The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-03

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,r-'i ~ss.rxrx hsysnx she sErty-foos right
ns-wsx ~. no yessea rights ia ,aat street
stst ~snncs te modified or changed where
he interests Of the pszh.sr require u. The
ase.tscn then l. il il Is for the h<sf inter
s<xs Of tie community 20 modify this
Frarrhsse so that a terminal company
can Be operated there. or II one conn
uxny shall have q monopoly ard
dictate terms 70 all roads coming in.
Then. further, shall tie city taxa Away
she rssht-of- xsv 81 the Columbia 4 Puget
aound, which the city gave severas years
age. and upon which tracks were built, and
give nothing in return thsrefors This
rSrh.-of. var yos1 have riven to the Seattle
A Montana from Yesier wharf soath 70
King street. il inst where the tracks Of our
company are now located and where cars
are now runnsng- You take IL from as
and give IL 70 them without saying .. much
as II thank you for IL IL seems 20 me
that you should give US q franchise on
Railroad avenue or dismiss this in5unc-
ton ard give rs oar old right-os-xay. In
good conscience you should give the old
companies that hare been here for years
the same rights and facilities you give these
companies that only promise 70 come
here.
IF ron cannot reinsfase us in old right
of-xay, then give as what IL left Of Rail-
road avenue. and not give il to a company
that has not the courage TO come here TO
Join In asking for terminal facilities. II
ron cannot do this We are willing TO enter
into terminal company with al restrictions
necessary to protect The other companies;
or we xre willing 20 allow al. railroads TO
enjoy Railroad avenue IL given Us our old
right-of-wsy: or we are willing. If the Col
ufnbia & Puget Sound viii Join us, TO re-
iinqnish our vested rights in the old right
of-way and the two companies viii move
jointly into Railroad avenue and occupy
the remaining thirty feet oaly, and 70 let
the 6rea: Northern. with only half the
number of ears and half the number of en-
gines and half the earnings OF our COM
psny, take the sixty feet !"
Mr.. McSsught here entered into dis
eussion Of certain statements made by
Judge Burke in an interview concerning
the noncompliance of the Columbia &
Puget shore road with the terms OF its
charter, which noncompliance wodla
work the forfeiture of the company's fran
ehsse.
Il believe. Mr.. Mayor" continued Mr..
MCNeugif. "tnAf seattle has not had q
warmer friend than have been. DO not
believe that in ali your efforts 10 build up
your town any OF you have said any
friendlier or kinder words for this town
than | have. And il Is my hore and
expectation IL should resign my position
with the Northern Pacific to return to
Seattle and remain here until I have my
bones laid away upon the hills between the
lakes, and when come here as | do to-
night | hope / have heard for the last
time that have come here as an obstruc-
tionist or ia do anything against the
interests of Seattle. | know that Mr..
Burke and Mr.. Gilman know and believe
that the position they assume is not for the
best interests OF the citv. They assume
this position because they were
smart enough to get in here
and get valuable rights which
they now wish to maintain.
/ say this. assuming that they are opposed
to the formation of a terminal company"
Mr.. Mcknight. after referring briefly To
4 solution Of the difficulty in taking awav
the vested rights of the Seattle. Lake
shore Il Eastern to certain PARTS OF Rail-
road avenue. closed his remarks by calling
for an expression from the Oregon I'M
nfDYemfff
Colonel J. q. Haines responded on behalf
OF the Oregon Improvement COMPANY.
This company. he said. is owner OF the
stock OF several corporations. one of which
Il the Columbia a Puget sound. Its posi-
ton is not the same as the other roads. rs
il is not seeking an entrance. but is here
and has been here operating its road for
years.
..rhc Oregon Impreyement Conpanv y
said Mr.. Haines. sis one of the largest tax-
payers In this city. and is disbur.ine over
81 90 dav In the city II has wat.r front
of over 4 600 feet through which this nj.
legged Railroad avenue extends II there.
fore does MOI speak As one SEEKING a fran
chise hut A a taxnaver Now II il n-o.
posed 10 Grant a frsncbi.s tnyongb This
oo feet of the O,e,op Imnraven,e,
fo,,naDx,. wh;le IN. cI,v nss az ;n;,n.
t,o, .ys;,st the co,on.nv r.s,r.;nsn. !,
from is,,iy,. ,-sctx 80, H. ola r;an,e,,
vav Ibe ors,.on I,anroxe,,sn, can,,,a,v
A. r,l,i,. 10 ~, ,n !. ,.rr,;r.l eo,,,,sans
that viii ,iv, Ia ali rsi,,o,a camrar;..
coufar IN thu ci.v a. ,n,,c, ~ Pai,,o.a
axcnus a. "a ,ecesasrv 10 Al i,s h,s,o.ss
Tn. connanv CLAIMS ,has !, 10. 800
r,~hts =, ,bs old r;,h..of-w.s h,. = = ,ss,,
i,r :. !, .Iwsrs hs. ha.r - n,ra ne -.
rsrht.o,. vsv ara co nv, 20 Ra;,rosa sve,n.
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While the couranv Is w;Il;nr IN 40 rh,.-
ever is necessary to allow all railway
eompanieS To- sn,er the ci,v Il vii,
resist bv every legal wav. the efforts ri any
campsnv IN taxa any n.yt Of gaitroaa