The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-26


ass one eompany- I say hefe. and
pie<3ee you my vusd. gentlenen, tha1 that
statement hos no foundstson IN fsct. and u
wss susde for the p<zrpose q injufing the
comranses- The reason Why the Seattle
a Montana Railway Company was formed
ras because there vas no law 81 that time
fhat would authorize the Great Northern
to coue into this state l I'm happy 70
say. however, that bill was passed yester-
dsy that has remedied that matter"
Judge Burke then referred to the posi-
tion Of the Lake Shore & Eastern. which
was 70 take care Of Canadian Pacific rail-
war, which line would soon Be here. He
had been anxious 10 hsve the Northern Pa
cific here and in years gone by hsd even
come IN. bzi. IL had not kept its word. He
did not want 20 Sc the Northern Pacific
shut out, and he wanted to see the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific here. and
they would be here in short time. Con-
tinuing he said:
I'm regard 70 the Northern Pacific ask
ing rights OF this city | would say that
believe after the fuii and ample privilege of
getting into the city has been granted. you
have given all they can rightfniiy ask, and
as property owner / viii assist them ell
can wish to empha:icaily repudiate the
assertions made by President Cakes and
Counsel Mcknight to your body yesterday
respecting Mr.. Hills road and the inten-
ton to make Seattle terminal. ask you
that you 90 not consider the proposal to
interfere with the rights granted to the se-
attic Il Montana. Is on the faith OF that
contract Ne have bonded properties for
terminals, and II the position is rsceded
from the action would be most unjust and
might possibly drive the company out Of
the city.
One word more. II the council think
there Is an absolute necessity to the North
ern Pacific to circle around the city front
clear to Smiths Cove-while / do not be-
lcve they ask it in good faith--I would re-
mind you that there remains twenty
feet on Railroad avenue, and ali the North
ern Pacific requires for track purposes
from their terminals along the front is
thirteen feet. At all events il would be an
easy matter TO get the additional five feet
from the property owners and build IS
much outside, the same as the Seattle.
Lake shore Il Eastern did when il crossed
the wharf property. After the Union
Pacific. Southern Pacific and other roads
get here terminal company will be neces-
sary 70 all the lines, but as for the city
owning the terminal company, I want to
tell you IL would be entirely too expensive.
II want to impress upon your minds
this fact, that every moral obligation and
good faith require Us not to heed the
allegations of those wicked men who de-
sire 10 lead you to interfere with the rights
you have already granted, and | am
amazed that such infamous suggestions
have been made. To show you the good
faith OF our company, l will read you .
telegram 1 received today from Mr..
Clough. at 81. Paul:
ST PAIL, Mimi, March "a We expect TO have
a locating party on the ground in few days. so
that active operations can be BEGUN at the
earliest possible date. W.P CLousH
II did not consider it was necessary to
slap them in the face in return for their in
suits, but if any gentleman among you de-
sires proof of the intentions OF the Great
Northern, think could stand able TO give
him proof Of their good faith
Durie said he had brought up the matter
OF the remaining twenty-five feet and the
eight-foot sidewalk and explained the mat
ter to the Northern Pacific officials, and ex-
planned that both the Seattle & Montana
and Seattle, Lake shore Il Eastern were
willing to shift their tracks over to the east
side of tho avenue.
Judge Burke said while the companies
were willing TO move across it would BE-
very costly. As for the sidewalk, he was
strongly in favor Of keeping il there and IL
would he an injustice to the people, whose
lives would be endangered and the avenue
made . deathtrap II the walk were re-
moved
Hall called attention to the fact that in
the contract with the owners of the shore
line 1t was stipulated that the sidewalk
would he maintained.
Judge Burke said that he remembered
that such was the fact, now il had been
called 10 mind by Mr.. Hail.
In reply to enquiries. Judge Burke said
the serpentine right OF way claimed by the
Northern Pacific had been forfeited years
ago. and the company knew ii or it would
not now ask q franchise. As for the rights
under the act OF congress. it was simply q
bluff. The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
had complied more fully with the act than
any other road and yet they did not con-
slider il sufficient and asked right along
the avenue.
Phillips remarked that he thought il the
Northern Pacific wanted more than the
twenty-five feet on Railroad avenue they
should buy IL.
The matter was then dropped without
further discussion.