The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-08

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work eaxsy this wsek 10 make Seattle =
westerns tsrminaL The city council ~
serIay paesed The ordinances granting IL
noeeoenxy fight-of-uaJ and terminal teeiaI-
ties
The Nofthssn RacsDc made anna spge1
nss0fs tns commisses q sne vnose. Dos
ga nos pa ~ - sple1enes = "a
ing seem0n- wnen tnc -. osatnsnes =
rssd CoSorea EnneeS teenkea - counc.
tor - peueus 80 intea'geus nak, ma
~ 0nefo0so cs ~
ysecuo
Aasogssner 80 .sss mn 'so! oI0s-
nancss pessea ysssuay, w. a.sssss NUM-
Der On sec0su.
conArT1Er % rmE WHO'LL
He men,befs met IN the morning -
o0mmissss Of the whole and spent two
hours locking ovsf the maps OF the railroad
company snd comparing The lines on which
previous franchises hsve heen given. City
Attorney PiIes read the nfst ordinance
which emb0djss Etghf-of-way along Kali
road avenue. and ~ agrcemens With the
Union Pacific the width Of the strip vas
reduced from twenty-five % fourteen teet.
leaving = cleer eight fee6 Tne ordnance
Vas Amended ~ other sections % meet
this ehan6e. When Tie ordinance MAO been
read through u wss proposed to read Il
again b. sectsons.
roErHxRs PACIFIC.
Mr.. John II. Michel appeared ~ coun-
81 for the Northern Pacific. and asked that
the council take up consideration Of the Pc
t5sion presented BY that road and consider
Il 81 che same time. He submitted several
propositions 10 either OF which his road
would agree. One was that the council
amend the ordinances under consideration,
and arant the franchise 70 tha Union Pa
cific. Northern Pacific and OREGON I'm
provement jointly. the ordinance naming
the three companies. Or. he Was WILING
% ioin with the oregon Improvement
Company and the latter would exchange
u original rirht-of-wry for q new conces-
sion provi i'd the improvement COMPANY
vas placed ID the same relation to the pub
lic. 10 the city authorities. to other rail-
roads, and 10 prorerty-owners OF abuttinr
property - they were under the terms OF
The Old rixiit-of-wav.
Another proposition / submit Ia that
The aprce now renaaining-the tventv-two
feet--be given to the railroad first con-
struggling track Ia connection win an On
Grating iin~.r
II know. said Coloue, Ef1inrer. when
Mr.. Mitchell had concluded THAT thu
Northern Pacific has always been the fast
and sirsu trent Of Seattle. II has always
been with ssatslr--with grip on its throat.
and III purpose Is 10 continue its hold il IL
can. Every time another road offers to
come II turns up with Its old obstructive
policy. Tacoma. Olympia and other cities
have given to the Union Pacific, through
It's cooperating company, all the terminal
facilities u asked. The Puyaslup reserya-
ton has been opened through its Efforts"
II always advocated that interrupted
Mr.. Mitcaesl.
1T Was our bin that passed through con-
grexs. l drew itup, answered Col. Elm
ger.
And than it was submitted to me. /. re-
tortcd Mr.. Mitchell
when Ne come 10 SEATTLE" resumed
Col. Efangpr, "this old friend Of the city Is
here ready to block the way With any one
81 half 3 dozen propositions and any ex.
cuse for DELAY. Tho Union Pac.f desires
10 come in. 1t only asks such facilities a
IRE absolutely necessary 10 conduct ia bus
hn<ss. and unrcservesilv conoedes evsrv
consideration required Nv The city council
Ii has even agreed 10 construct 4 line for
The use al other railroads perdinr connie
ton OF in own line. for one section Of ths
ordinances rua rantees TO anv other road The
r;cht In usc the tfnion Pacific tyaeh -
raxr~.r r.,~.~wx.n
cnane,,,.an usvsn.l. .,,.. -
1870. ..sa =, - ss so a. ue-
vsctses, sh.s ~. f7,;r,, passs, .ha,,ss ~.
granted the franchise. Norrmavks sv.ins a
the Northern Pacific would ,nflnene. him
That road Il here Wa are ~, r,aa h 4 h..
and in granting 4 franchise to anofhsr
road We ksee .uch eontrol AZ can pynver,
injustice being done other roads Ths
Portland 4 Puget sound road has x;.,.,s.,
every point Ne have - ada for m. CITY = q.
tsrcst. and thers l. ~, reasar l.ft lar ~;,h.
holiin. what i ssk.a
IA Was decid.d 4, vsrou,,,.r5 ,h., N.
council xr.nt she franchiss .slsI
Two oth., fr.r.h; - w.,. .,s., 1890, A.,
us,b vsrh.l .r,s,.,sra,,s tn. ,,.,.,r
greeted that rrnv,sIo,, ~ mad a., sw,,sss.
.crosx the rrn,,os.s, s-a.,t "a s,nsh So !,
str~et ana Il "a. .ce.,,s., Ths .s-.,s'
names. r,v.- N. \ ar,l psi,-,.,, .~sa...
Ss,ush
Mr. Mitehe,i ha.a heen an .tt.n,;v. liz.
fener. when tne lines a. IN. Ps,,ra.a a.
eaue sossth franchise were er,lsin., A.
him Il rnnntnv an ts~ e....rsv "a. s..,.,
Yes,sr avenue Ia Railroad sv.nn. s,,,.h
he exclaimed.
.sEyrrv ssen NJ that shirtv.soos .,r,r "a,
d contvs,.,t Thev viii ns~s . ro.r,.ir
house on everx nile.
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