The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-03

companies building electric roads had offered TO
| furnish lights free. Tne great objection 70 Ine
road VISA the poles. when would DC In the wsF,
or even dangerous, unless lights were placed
along the rosd. The lights could be furnished
By the electric road At nominal expense, w1lie
they would be q beavy cost 70 the city, The
road would need the lights for its own prosec-
ton and safety
Mr. Gilman said his company had already
ordered the lamps, and would perhaps ilgnt
them without charge to the city stili. ne
thought that as the road would pay for the
plant. the city should In fairness pay the bare
cost OF li.htisg. He did not know that the road
would ask even that, but nj any rate the burden
ought nos 10 be im rosed-
Alderman Mckenzie explained that other
roads had imposed on them the condition OF
maintaining lights, and this road sbonld 90
likewise. The road was willing TO put In lamps
but rot 20 maintain lights
Alderman George W. Hail thought the com
pany had negotiated bonds under the Old nan
cnise, and the change In the franchise might
eInbarrass the corporation There was no doubt.
he believed. thai the company would maintain
the lights Il the city didn't care to- for the road
wond be TIE FIRST to lie benefited by the light
Mr. Mckenzie said that because the city had
been eeugat mapping ON the Seattle Electric
rosd the city shouldn't be caught mapping
again, and II IN granting Mr. Gilman's road the
extension or ehange asked the common eouncii
did not tifak II best 10 put the new condition
as 10 lighting ia Ia new or amen ded franchise,
then new contract should be made with the
company
Finally tae petition Of Mr.. Gilman for the re-
moval Of The condition proposed was approved
by the committee Mr.. Hall. Mr.. Hull and Mr.
Miller voting for taking the restriction from
the road. and Mr. Mckenzie holding out for
compelling The road 70 DO the lighting.
Mr. Van Bskkslen. OF San Francisco. appeared
TO speak for the franchise for an auxiliary fire
alarm system. He sad the company would not
put M ffty poles in the whole city New poles
won be PIT mp only wien those already
erected could not be used Thecompany would
ask that the proposed franchise be changed so
that poles could only be erected when none
were Standing or those standing could not b
used. The new poles should be approved by
the street commissioner or other proper
authority.
The city attorney thought the interests OF the
city were protected, and so the committee ap-
proved the permission to erect po.es
Alderman Hail suggested that prices be fixed
by the council.
Mr. Van Bokkelen said that as for expense the
insurance companies would give rebate of
from 20 10 90 per cent. OF the cost of the box to
the user. The company would put In the boxes
at the lowest cost consistent with fair profit.
This would be 10 the company's advantage So
there would be no troubie on the ground of ex-
pensc. The rates. which would be low would
be cut still farther by the insurance rebate.
The matter win come up again before the full
meeting OF the council
The petition OF the Seattle. Lake Shore &
Eastern railroad .or an extension OF time, came
up and was referred.
The ordinance preventing berbershops from
opening on Sunday, was lai on the table.
The committee decided 10 recommend to ex-
tend the time of the North Seattle Cable Railway
Company for the completion OF the road 70 the
corner of Bradley and Temperance streets, till
March 1901