The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-06
BELT RAIL LINE.
Northern Pacific and s, L s :
\. Railway Contract.
JOINT OPERATIONS or ROADS.


Astorney J. II. Miteheli, of The Northern
pncf6c. Who hss heeu ia the city for ses-
esnl days. soceived tsfekram wednesday
evening from Counsel 8 r. NcNaughs.
who i IN kew Yesk. - the efEsct inst the
Northern Paci6c and The Seattle LAKE
ehofe 3 Kss:syn railway companies nsd
that day catered into contract for the
coustructiou and operation OF belt hne
asoamd IAke Washington. Attorney
Mjscbosi Va also inssrucfed toebta;n from
80 city council he franchise 70 construct
! rnifusy % ths west thirty feet Of Rail
rad avenue. from YesleY avenue north 70
- eIty limits.
Attornsy Mitchell had ALREADY prepared
. psfffipn. accompanied By ~ ordinance.
for fling With the city clerk. asking the
city council Tor s railway franchise Tor
thirty fset On Railway avenue norIn o.
Yssier avenue and on the west side OF Kali
road avenue. On rccsipt Of the telegram
from New York be wired 70 Counsel Nc
Eaughs. inquiring whether il was desired
thai be sisouid apply for what remained or
Tor thirty feet on Railroad avenue Tor
which b. had prepared an ordinance.
Late Yesterday afternoon Ar- Mitchell
received telegram from New York xu-
thosfxinx him 10 apply for the remaining
twcuty-two feet 81 Railroad avenue. COM
naencing at poins 30 fest south Of fesier
avenua and running 70 the north city linz
lie and vest on the west thirty eight feet Of
Railway avenue West He accordingly
prepared . petition. accompanied by .
draft OF an ordinance. which wiil be sub
rr5tfed Il, the council 1t lis session tonight.
ThA ovd3nance a anou the sama lines as
- -. .ss-.,sI., .-~,,tir. . frsnchi.e 10 the
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ution
fssxslereNs Your peusioner. the Aofsnefn r.
ctne = rusef sound snofc hs'foaa .o.n
would most respectfully peilsson youS Doncs
able body 70 Grant % u ara 20 iss ssccessoss s'
ansI9nt tho westerly twenty-five feet o. nSasfeso
avenue. - said avenue extends ana - ieiu on.
and established from lac northern exffsmhy =.
tne northern city limits o. tne city o. seAu's I.
- point 30 feee south of me Intersection u
as1a Railroad avenue WITH the south line OF
fesi<F Avsn1e - rtthf-oi-Wsy fof snc con-
sffuetson. operation and maintenance fherssn
al one o. mora tracks OF standsr0 gauge rsti-
mad. in the manner. 20 tbe extent ana upon tne
tefma aud conditions mentioned IN the bereunto
attached copy Of ordnance which II unlimited
herewith
Your petitioner win arceptthe franchise asked
for h<rssn In conjunction with the Portland 4
Puget sound Railroad Company aud the Oregon
Improvement Company, IL either or both Of
aid eouapau!es are willing o. desire TO occupy
the rixhs 81. way a*kcd for IN conjunction with
mis- pcsiflouey
The atsesfiou II your honorable body h re-
sp&ctlnily called 70 The following facts:
First That the franchise air. ady granted ON
psfiraad aveuue north Of ! point asn fec south
-
two fret in Width on the west aide Of said ave-
nus undlspoocd al. the asid avenue north Of
"a 80 a. i,efue only I'm feat wide
eeeond-44ha t tha width Of aid aveuue from
ensd !. stnt nenfh 10 he poant where Il inter-
ssstx Raslrond svenue west. or curves towards
West neats1e Il only - seet vide: that from
v@aisr ssr,t e. rls s.tnt az the carve The fran
raisa sranx.1 =, Rhnnbnt ana hia assuctates in,
eludes s ifIth az 40 feet on he veet side 81 thu
sxrn,s~, ti.st tn a - a spoce tmued1sae,y
.ess 81 n. a,sanhnf frenrhiso II covered by the
q. a<h4ne Ia tho seafe1n 4 Nonenna Haflrond
Ssrwneuv 5000 4 $500 a. = fe~f N the east
wsrd a said - named franchise. that any
sre.rhsss ernnted e anv rnilroad compsuv
,..st - ess 49, e<s,sh a. yeslnr exens.a vonld
r..o.l,e fhe raIlroad az zach coyn psuv. con
ss,n~tsd soush 81 thst posnt 10 be constructed
.r,o~s -. srsrchase 81 the seattle q Montsn,
p.s1...d ss,., ,...v - sor.a v,,fus hesxcer m !.
.lrs .,a w.sser ssrsss :, - 10 s~curv the oni,
ss.li.h,. sreca III, a, aai,,o.d svap.,c betx
"a ,-a,,, "a tho rctns = Mar, R.ii1o.d svsnu,
s.sxss ,.1th. vsss
Tnssa ~Ts., ,hs. ..t,.o.a =, any railroad s.or,
...s .sc,svfr,- |. f,-rahs.a ~, ,he mir STIR,
go .s,..s.ss,s q, the go .,ss NJ Railroad ave
80 nss,-.sr ss,a ,~,ns ana tbs r.oint rh.rx
u.l,.n.a s.sr,.. c.,,xa. ,s tha u.ssw.ya xxou,g
re-. - +. conssruc,ea AZ extended 70 ives
1890 -. =. shs,sv g.. .,ra.s, .,.r,.., ),
-this petitioner from Railroad avenue south d
West Seattle.
foarth-Thst the center line of the franchise
20 the Seattle 4 Montana ksslrosd Company Y