The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-20
DURIE'S NEW PLAN.
Scheme for Settlement Of Rail.
road Avenue Trouble.
THE WATER BOND INJUNCTION.
The Council Cannot Yet Award tho
water-Pips Contract-Recess
untii Monday Night.

At the meeting of the city council last
night the most important business was the
introduction of a plan by Councilman
Durie fer the settlement of the difficulty as
to Railroad avenue.
The salaries of the chief city officers were
arranged for the coming year, or such part
of il as the new charter allows them to hold
Office
II was announced that the test suit on
the validity of the water bonds had been
instituted; and the question as to right-of-
way of the Seattle Terminal railway was
decided permanently.
The fire and water committee found the
bids for supplying pipe so complicated that
they were unable to report last night but
will do SO at the meeting on Monday even
ing, until which time the council took
recess.
RAILxoAD AVENUE
Mr.. Durie moved that an ordinance De
drafted for submission to the council on
Monday. The resolution is as follows:
That the city attorney anc the judiciary COM
miftee be instructed TO prepare an ordinance
ana submit the same at q recess meeting OF the
council to be held on Monday, July n, which
ordinance shall grant JOINT franchise On the
thirty feet right of way on Railroad avenue,
heretofore granted 20 the Seattle, Lake
Shore Eastern Railroad Company. 10
the following named companies, to-wit:
The seattlc, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad
Com many: the Northern Pacific & Puget Sound
shore Railroad Company, and the Columbis &
Puget Sound Railroad Company. condiiionedes
follows.
First-Thai the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
Railroad Company surrender TO the city all the
franchises which it now holds 10 right OF way
on Railroad avenue.
second-Thas the Northern Pacific d
Puget Sound shore Railroad Com
pany and the Columbia Puget
sound Railroad Company surrender all OF
their alleged claims to q rignt-ofway under or
dinances 262 and asa, and across and along GER
tain streets in the.eity OF Seattle.
Third--That the Northern Pacific d Puget
Sound shore Railroad Company and the Column
bia a Puget Sound Railroad Company pay
exch 10 the Seattle, Lake shore d
Eastern Railroad Company one-third OF
the appraised value of the tracks and other i'm
;,rovcments which the said company has con-
sfruefed on the right-of-way Aforesaid, said APP
praisement to be made in the manner which
may be agreed on by said companies; provided,
thst should the said companies be unable to
agree on the manner of making said appraise-
mept, or on the terms under which the said
rightof-way shall be used and operated by the
said companies, then all matters of dispute
the city of Seattle.
Fourth-That all of the companies aforesaid
agree when requested SO to do by the city coun-
Gil, to enter into terminal company and TO sur
render to the city OF Seattle ell rights granted
under this sale joint franchise, due conipensa-
ton being provided for all improvements which
may have been made BY said companies OH said
joint rightof-way.
Fifth--That said ordinance shsll contain all
the safeguards for the rights of the city which
have been provided in the franchises recently
granted 10 the railroad companies on Railroad
avenue.
sixth-That said ordinance shall provide for
the extension OF the time for completion of the
Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad Com
pany TO Eastern Washington to July /, 1895, and
the privilege OF crossing the Cascade noun
tasns by any pass north of the Stampede pass.
Seventh-That the Northern Pacific & Puget
Sound shore Railroad Company and the Column
bia L. Puget Sound railroad, be granted right
of-way on Railroad avenue soIth from Yeser
avenue to the north end OF Railroad avenue,
thus connecting the old right-of-way of the
Seattle, Lake Shore d Eastern Railroad Com
peny with the franchise of the Northern Pacific
4 Puget Sound Railroad Company on Railroad
avenue south, and also with the tracks of the
Northern Pacific & Puget Sc und Railroad Com
pany and Columbia Puget Sound railroad on
King street.
it his duty to make some ,notion toward a
settlement OF the difficulty as to the ave-
nue.. as there had been ali usions made to
conversations with himself and the mayor
in the injunction proceedings instituted by
one OF the roads concerned The request
OF the Seattle, Lake Shore &. Eastern for an
extension of time was virtually for new
grant, They confess that they cannot COM
y,ix rrx-sfh 4 he If tha OH
at was reported, he continued, "that
the Northern Pacific had acquired posses
sion of the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern,
or at least running rights over the tracks,
and as all the companies except one had
agreed to join in running tracks, the time
had come when harmonious settlement
The Columbia & Puget Sound and the
Seattle. Lake Shore g. Eastern would get
all they asked for, and the Northern Pa
ciiic more than ii asked.
"The opinion was general that terminal
company was the best solution of the diff
Guilty. This plan is fair to all the COM
panies and fair to the city of Seattle. The
franchise TO the Union Pacific has been
granted on such terms that the council
could compel them to go into such terminal
roads. l believe that if the council gran
pies with this question now it will not be
long before the whole trouble is settled
Mr.. Mckenzie desired TO include the
Seattle 4 Montana road. IL that could be
done the council would accomplish one of
the grandest things possible for the good of
the city. They would then get Railroad
avenue where they wanted it,
Mr. Hall said IL thew e.,nld .,at 49,. Ill
roads into such an arrangement the first
step would be taken. They could then
force the Seattle & Montana and the
Union Pacific into the same agreement
Mckenzie said the roads would be foolish
to agree to it. This would place them in
the power OF the Seattle & Montana. and il
was useless to attempt it. The only solu-
ton was to vacate the avenue and give il
up to the railroads. Unless the Seattle &
Montana is included he would oppose the
proposition. All advices from railroad
men are that the road does not need sixtv
ieet. III that railroad was disposed to be
friendly Colonel Ciough would be willing
to meet the council committee.
Mr. Durie said the Seattle a Montana
franchise is entirely foreign TO the matter
The intention is TO settle difficulties with
several roads. including one with which
there seems PROBABILITY of long litiya.
ton. lie earnestly appealed to them. on
perhaps the last occasion he would address
them on that floor, not to do anything
that viii bring lasting disgrace upon the
city. The matter can be settled IN some
other way than by casting a stain upon the
fair fame of Seattle.
Mr.. Iwicheh suggested thatit be referred