The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-29
CITY COUNCIL.
1llroad Franchises Referred
to Committee.


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~ common council 81 is session Ias'
Il roceised several propositions from
- epmpanies concerning tbs ksiir0sd
1ruo cDmpdjeefion. Ill Of which w~re -
(1u4 - the COMMITTEES of the whoie. which
Il - ksVe ; nsesting next Wednesday svsa
- qusstton n Chief MitebelIss sac.
uoor ~ solved BY The election Of II q.
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~ efsy eieYk read tbs petition Of the
o1l1oud = PuGst Sound Railroad Company
~ - ordnance granting them m entrances
~ ~ city.
4 lIo1s sotd there had been other franchises
- ~ eooG1de91ffCn bsfors the COMMITTEES
- - Nholo. and ~ tbere US psrplsxine
cutfuD foe The council 10 consider with
1Qoct 70 Railroad avenue. be would
Gn0B1Dt that this petition b. also
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- that the officials interested IN
- railroads b. Invited TO attend the
1oo1inx. The petition was accordingly re-
1ofxo6 - III committee Of the whole eosin-
q. q h considered 1T meeting 10 ~ held
- ~ hall next Wednesday evening ~
9mokDros ELEcrxp cnfsr OF POLICE
To election Of : chief OF Police was
&ellod up b. Durse Immediately upon the
comp3oticn Of routine business.
Philips placed the name 0f James
Xeo1osy before the council. the nomination
6oInt seconded By Twicheli.
o11tnxfOfd nominated H. q. Thornton
- Dufis promptly seconded the nomins-
lfon.
o. u,otton 81 Dnrss and Wallingford
nomfno13ons wsrs thsn closed.
h ballot was taken, resulting in tie,
6oeb man receiving four votes.
n. q. Thornton y elected ehies 81 po-
H., .ssiA Mayor Moran. casting the dscid.
1ng vole.
3 Hal raised The question OF the right OF
~ n1ayor 10 cast the deciding vote In the
go q IN election. The city attorney
1plnion Was asked and he decided. after
soodfne ths provisions Of The charter, that
~ mayos had the right Mayor Moran
TN again announced Tbornton's election.
Thu council chamber WAS crowded with
n<ortntgrs, large number Of them being
especially interested IN the election OF the
ctinf. Ex-Chicf Butterfisid and captain
"a Ktniey were In The front row and led
~ applauss over Thornton's election.
While the Butleslield men werc jubiians
- MltchelI crowd VS. downcasl
sTnEkr HALFWAY raAxcmrsx ASKED.
There WAS Z regular epidemic Of petitions
- strsst railway franchises. They were -
lulloss:
Vines II. rabsn q ai.--For . street rail-
way franchise over certain streets. begin
afne - the point q the intersection Of
ccuet street. with the south limit line Of Ss-
SUE, thence north on Scott and Rainier
streets 10 Florence street, wcst on Fiorrnce
- Rainier. north on Rainier 70 tho north
boundary Of Whites addition. north 10
Youns's addition. north on sprasue and
rAetpe 10 Hayes street. east on haycs 10
Wyckod, north on wyckoff 10 Carey street
md north to the city limits: street COM
MITES.
Lake washington Cable Railway Com
Yany--For cable railway franchise from
o. potnt Of intersection Of tho center line
~ YeGler avenne with the center line OF
eouth second street westerly on said Yes
ter avenue to Railroad avenue In said city
n1eo from the point of intersection OF the
oonter line Of Jackson street with the CEN
~ ltuo Of antd South second street westerly
On raid Jackson street 10 Railroad avenue
b sid city Of Seattle; also from the point
u Intersection Of the center line OF Jack
son street and Rainier street In said city OF
Eeattis northesiy along said Rainier street
y The center line Of Yesler avenue iudic-
iary committee.
b. r. Whittier ct ai.--For o street railway
heGinning ON Yesler wharf. running east.
efly on Ysslef avenue to and across the
pubic square 10 James street. along James
- aud along Broadway 70 Terrace, along
Terrace 10 sevsnth. along sevoath 10
James, through the pubic square and YES
tef avenue 10 Yeslef's wharf: also st the
intersoctlon oi James and broadway along
Broadway to Yeslef avenue. across tp aud
a1ong South Eleventh 10 Main street. along
Main 10 and along South Fourteenth street
- Frederick street, along Frederick to and
along south Sixteenth IL Lander.
aiong Lander Ia and along Sherman
etfess 70 The city limitss also along Broad
way 10 and along DeForress street. thence
- Oak street. along Oak to So Lawrence.
Main and 70 the northern limits OF the city !.
also along Jessie street from Broadway TO
Ne eastern boundary of Eastern addition.
thence TO Wyckoif street. along wyckot, 10
end along Division 10 Lincoln street. thence
- Lake Washington by the most direct
Houte. street committee.
Rainier Power and Railway Company.
lox franchise for street railway over the
following route: Beginning at the inter
oooeton Of Green street with the north
boundary line Of the city. In Green's aa.
1ttton: running thence In a soatheyiy ssirec-
oian b Lake avenue. in Kittens addition
thence along Lake avenue to Amy street /.
thenoe along Amy street to Elaine street ;
thence along Elaine street to filhers
street.: thence along FlIhert street 10 Pro-
hihition street; thence along Prohibition
street 10 Morse street thence along Morse
street 20 Mclske street; thence ALONG
Moltks ssrces Ia Republican street. thence
o1one Republican street 10 Victory street,
thence along Victory street 60 Olympic
avenue: thence along olympie aveaec "a
ll)inois avenue. Second. BEGINNING os.
aforementioned routes At the intersection
q Republican street with Lake avenue
Punnins thence soathwesisrly along Lake
avenue TO Water street.
The Rainier Power 4 Railway Company
olon retlliozted FOR . franchise to srres
onA maintain system OF poles and wires
r The streets and alleys IL the city, for the
purpcse III transmitting ard furnishing O.
consumers electric light. heat AMI ROVER