The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-02
n LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
......;on Of the Regulating
Powef Of the City.
8, SPENT ON THE CHARTER.
...,. 20 be Regulated a. to
~..-Important Amendments
b. the Commission.

nv the COmmfssaVns
....., commission held two sessions
- the morning sitting the only alb
Iohn Lesry and W. R. Andrews,
- .i,erroon there ives further falling
~ - - ..elork the heat had become almost
~ and the commission adjourned un-
~ Ills moraing. the aa'isaoih'y u e'eh'
ss~sus was talked o.
=. ,,,roduc,ion of committee reports
...s.ion proceeaed with the article on
lxsatufe.
q mi to regulate gas companies charges
..~,.hIshed by the retention OF the TWO
= ~aiel formed the point OF dispute.
s.surs,ica Of prohibition was also raised
~, ssutstirely and without any manifesto
:. X rsdicsl designs
~. lev Is said he had been credited with .
.ss,d solution OF the problem which should
~ q Judge Greene, and that was that the
- 4 irrespective and there could be no
- 4 lie mower of the city TO provide that
1910 hereafter permitted to supply gas or
100 sbouli be subjtc: 70 the control OF
80 s,nuciI. Fer himssh, he had no doubt
a. .,,thorify of the countil, but this pro-
- you'd ace it beyond all question.
-, Greene said the council would be SUBJ
<bfsSsou
80 rive said no corporation could exer-
-,evs. not conferred By the legislature, and
-.s.Ileueed the committee to snow that the
-, assumed was justified by the statute. He
81 "A doaht that the city council hal the right
-srve such control at any future time before
.r.ine any company privileges to open the
-. hat would be a contract wherein any
s.sstIops sgreed upon might be included.
s-a,e Rochester said that any power the city
8, i 70 exercise it must receive through the
s.sp Iteould undoubtedly make such pro-
slsu q that proposed. and the question is
.setter Il would be good public policy. With
. 4 uperieDce OF the last quarter OF this CEN
= More them they won d not be faithful to
| sstw. reposed in them II they did not adopt
| 4 roposed restriction. He expressed his be-
q III the exclusive privilege OF the gas com.
- !syoid, there being nothing in the charter
rauisng the council to make an exclusive
rs.ract for Lighting the stres,s. He emphati-
aav declared that he would oppose the motion
| tfrks out the provision.
Jcdre Greene quoted the constitution in sup.
rde the claim that the city should exercise
hruposed power.
n Collins said his reason for proposing TO
a!Es out the words was that the proposition
= rtchiesous. He spoke in the interests of
rdiw the protection of the citizens of Seattle.
xsw commercial commodity, and the city
Mo right to determine what rate or price
run producers ard private consumers should
~ upon. he referred 10 the fact that Judge
.nsve one of the projectors of the Spring
HlUnpany, whose rates were regulated.
4 Donworth pointed out that the commits
n had decided to regulate the charges to be
u1sicr private wharves. and he supported the
ususnt In favor of retaining the restrictive
s4tk
n yeas and nays were called for with the
thwins result:
lus-Colins, Furth. Nixon, Strive.
Igs-Adair, Cslligan, Donworth, Greene,
lnis Rochester, sheaie. Young. Jacobs.
lsdss 6truve then moved to insert the words
1a1er the authority of this charter" SO as to
ne Il unmissakably prospective in its opera
Ia
hdge Rochester opposed this. He insisted
- ,he city should have and exercise the right
8 nsulste the charges by both old end new
ompanieA He did not believe In making fish
tne and fowl OF another.
hdge Lewis also resisted the Interpolation.
nile be did not wish to introduce politics into
kcomuission be did desire to see observed
kueat Republican principle that corporations
~ be regulated. He felt sure that Q large
n4ai,y Of the people OF this city desired such
Esulatons - this section allowed. The charter
~ make any stipulation not inconsistent
VI the general laws. He quoted the cousti-
taon which said you "shalp regulate railroad
acses but the legislature which should have
eat i was in the grasp of railrosd corpora
hn which said ''you shall not" For his part
~ not in the grasp of any corporation.
Issy morning they are met by the threat of q
ezrossion that 1t will go into the courts. Well,
hu meet 1t In the courts. We should not be
fHsd Of . little litigation. He had been one of
g incorporaiors OF the Spring Hill water works
% IN Us charter there was clause regulating
ae prce II should charge. 1t was put in by q
asa vso believed then, and always does believe
snything he does. that he is working In the
aRfess Of the people. HE was in the council
neg and" continued Judge Lewis, would to
% We had more men like him in the council
nsan John Collins"
aa1ge strive said he was not interested in
2! corporation TO be affected, but he desired to
vac the language clear so that there could be
2 HNmpt on the part OF q council st
s4aspectiye action. The highest courts have
"a mat such action could not be taken.
saoge Greene thought the amendment use.
a The words were either mere redundancy
7 they were dangerous, and he did not think
zen merely redundant.
ne amendment was rejected.
suese strive thereUpon moved to add the
NluA But this provision shall not be held to
npsf any contract heretofore existing"
Aaisision was called Tor and the amendment
y avoie OF eight to five. The fifteenth SUBJ
.'s'on Oh the section was then adopted without
nsntment
sls sixteenth subdivision, as to regulating
'etee' weights and measures, and seven
su'a' as to establishing hospitals and pest
uses we're adopted.
"a me eighteenth. as to establishing work.
ae*s for working prisoners, and ID being
aosn BY Mr. Donworth thst under the sta,s
~, ~ no misdemesnor was punishable "by
' :, those words were stricken ont
49,. ae nineteenth, providing for reform
= ,or juvenile Offenders. on the suggestion
oaiying name for such institutions, the
o,s.. VI training schools were accepted, on
oaon OF Mr. Collins.
.as twentieth. Tor the establishment of a lib.
20 was passed; twenty-frst. rs 10 cemeteries:
,.astecond, as to regulating offensive trades:
= .snird, providing for a FIRE department
- 70 regulating combustibles; twenty.
a' no IRE limits and building regu atious.
'ss!'ni'h. as to party walls: twenty-sixth. as
:. spchlng or changing of waterways. etc. /;
-! seventh. as to regulating mooring and
1 swenty-eighth, as TO fixing wharfage
!, 80 cksee storage added on motion): twenty.
49, - 20 tugs; thirtieth, as 10 sanitary regu.
- lnirty-irst, as 10 nuisances, were ALI
!. ~ without material amendment
,as tair'y-second subdivision authorizes the
= 10 regulate the selling or giving avay of
A. S as liquors" When 1t ives reached
-. ofeene moved to amend By adding the
,'1s or prohibit"
,ssss Lewis said he was in favor OF local
=. 'a . and he should vote for the amend.
- !ass as he would vote for the power 10
: 80, oa' ne did not expect to live TO see the
eu public opinion in Sc tie would be
, ssuca'ed mp TO Prohibition.
ss ereene said they were iegi,lating for
yssh, poweS TO be held by the city and he
s "a" power should be included, In case
,.a peup'e ever saw &c TO exercise IL. Tho
.e "a' not Contrary to the laws of the
~. yeas and" nays were called for M 70
.s.s n The words ito prohibit" Yeas
~, rSwn, sheafe, Young, Jacobs. Nays-
~, Salligan, ponworth Ep-,h ~.