The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-22
/ STREET IN DISPUTE
- Cable Road Lays Rails on
Commercial Street.
nOuelE TRACK IN THE CENTER
81. c.sIe Company steals lGsseA -
- Electric Road. which Also
Claims . Franchise.

- Front Street Cable Railway Com
- - Night took possession Of Com
1870 street By laying double track
s.~. = street wherever IL has bssn raised
s ~s6e b. the street commissioner.
~ actiou OF the company II the out
- II long and vexatious disagree
- hotuesn that corporation and the
s~11.e Electric Railway and Power
n~.any, which also holds .
! 1870 over portion Of tbs
- Negotiations have been IN progress
ss-unn the two companies for some time
1919 solution OF differences being
's1-I.ed. and last night the cable company
~ docisiye steps toward bringing the
1rouIs 70 an issue.
Nh Be remembered that before and
- the day Of the fire the Seattle Eiec-
p Reilwsy and Power Company operated
I Nnod upon loop. commencing ~ what
~ its present southern terminus, ~
iu1asd and James streets. running Themes
- second to Yesler avenue, along Yesler
- 70 South Second street, along South
eurusd street to Main street. along Main
- 10 Commercial street, and thence
- II Commercial street. the Occidental
-, and James street TO the place OF
9rlrning on Second street. The fire de-
md the company's tracks In this por-
I'D the city, and since that time this
= hm not been operated.
I'M the burnt district vas replatted
II Ia % IS q -
I'D lines OF street railroads that had
I'D traffic in and about Occidental
snp. Accordingly the electric road was
"a to give up the loop above described
= 3 accept in lieu thereof franchise for
aiev running down South Third street
~ by the replat was made an extension
I second street-and back on South
fueoad street. Acting N line
~ this policy the council
metsd TO the Front street cable road q
insehiss to extend its line across the pub
s square into Commercial street. and
n1sco dong that street to King street
~ fsasons assigned for granting this
tnehiss we're two: First. to get rid Of the
N turntable OF the cable road which
- kockei the public square. and. sec
"a, 10 give the cable road connec.
6ou With its steam motor line
onuss the flats, south Of King street
n electric company refused TO give up
miranehise around the loop, and in this
" he companies were placed in opposi-
- 10 each other.
essssa weeks ago the managers Of the
0uroads met for the purpose Of making
NJ arrangement by which the roads
vosd not conflict with each
IN. Several plans were proposed,
h cable company says thai
uvugal agreements were made, only 70 b
ksksn BY the electric road. The electric
mnpany denies this, and charges bad
III on the part Of the cable company.
vhils these negotiations were In pro-
cWs the street department commenced
- work OF raising the grade Of CONNER
- street and the track OF the electric road
- torn up to admit Of the improve
mt Yesterday afternoon the cable
enpany decided to drop all negotiations
~ force Of men were accordingly
a1neod In the street to take pos.
u1iea Of IL At 1 O'Clock this morning
~ portion Of the street over which
- dsctric road claims q franchise was
asssed with the rails Of the cable com
paay wherever the condition OF the street
vuuA admit of il
~ L. II. Griffith, president of the
aGesyic roads Was informed Of the action oil
Hs cable company about o o'clock. lie
appeared 70 be greatly surprised and
nd that the action had broken q fair and
pen agreement. I'VE had agreed with
" cable road people. said Mr.. Griffith,
list neither company should do any
Aing on Commercial street until
ssrtsin pending negotiations between the
Two companies we're completed. The caple
Md has broken faith with us. We have
franchise over Commercial street
which the simple seizing of the street
" the other company does no.
AXE from US. The courts, have no doubt,
WI decide the matter in our favor. II the
able road people wish to'act the hog with
We shall put ten cars on the North Sc
We branch and give them q taste of CON-
Dstition.s
d. A. p. Mitten, general manager OF
ne cable company. was seen later in the
Nsning. He said that his company had
made many agreements with the cleo
nc company, all OF which
hid been broken by the latter.
'VuR last agreement, said DIR. Miiten.
vas to the effect that We should divide
usckins privileges. our company giving
Helrs part OF our right-oi-way and our
smpAny taking part OF theirs. l had
ns city surveyor make q diagram showing
mis- tracking arrangement. They took
me diagram. saving that IL was
mol correct and that they would
aaW another made They then had
suasfam made placing our two tracks on
ne west side OF the center lire Of the street
snlle they reserved the whole eastern hall
The street for their one track. After
usanining this final diagram. notified
~ Griffith by letter that we would
Immediately begin work oa Com
aefcial street. having abandoned all
s0Ie Of arriving at q set,iemes Then
lst The men At work, and we shall hold
@s road. The work Of completing the
wa Tor cable cars viii be pushed with
roper diligence"
SHE OrINN-cAMEHoN MATCH.