The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-15
THE CITY COUNCIL
i New Propssition From the
NoFthern Paci6c.
n WANTS TniRTs-NassE FEET.
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n WANTS TniRTv-NlssE FEET.

AZ shs seeding q ~ csmnen council -
nsxht she xorzhern pnrt6c ma0e peuVoGtz5on
whIeh Il sid had pracsicas1y been agrsed uyon
q eouseTenxe hsd With Gfeak Northern a1d
Unsos Pacific e@e.aak Il vas - foaIovs:
That sne councu lop oil Of To eea<fie = Mon
eseaas foar - az fee1. making Il thirsy- seven
o. fAizsv-nine feei and that this be given - -
companies aakine fSnochises Thof wo4id
make thsee tracks With Is feet cent<n Tor us
Cusnsfe conpan5ss. an1 lssse forty -nins lees Sor
the seattle Montana.
This proposfficu wn made b. Attorney
Ni.eheIl Of the Northern Attorney Costor. Of
the Union Pacific. sold he did rot know any
thing about the alleged agreement He said I'll
his company wanted was IN assurance that It
would be given . rigkf-of-way over the avenue
whenever II arrived here. and frnnchise over
scuGh Second street - 10 terminal grounds now.
Manager MeNesli spoke IN favor Of . terminal
company.
Az ordinance granting . franchise Ia the
Portland & Puset sound Railrosd Company ossr
south second street 70 Norman street. IVES
rrfc-red TO he judiciary committee and the city
attorney 70 report on this afternocn q o'clock.
II MAS voted - the senss Of the council that
franchise b. granted The Union Pacific over
ssnh second street
TIE franchise sskcd by the Northern Pacific
over soush street from the scashegn city nmifs
referred 70 the Judiciary committee and city
attorney.
An ordinance esfabiishinx Railroad avenue
from in point Of detection. west 70 West se-
attic, was Also referred 70 the judiciary eosainit
Tee.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
I'm moson the mayor appointed Waliingford
Hall "a Twicheil . committee 70 invesfis a'e
the hayEes Of defaication of sl0o made against
.suZk 49, IL ~ A.
Tsper
The ordinance providing for the appointment
Of diteen enumerasoss for the city census, which
hsd been considered by the committee OF the
wro'e IA the afternoon. Was passed
The council win meet ~ O'Clock this alter
sufExaxyEEpssr or PIPE GauR
White called up the election Of . superiu
teniens Of construction for the pipe line
waliingicrd placed in nominAtion T. r.
Andrews, who he said hsd been employed by
the Spring Hin Water Company for two and .
hall years and who Was recommended By
Manager shepherd. Of the Spring Hill water
Company. II Was stated that he combined oil
the necessary qualifications for the position.
White and Niesx seconded the uomination and
Mr.. Andrews was duly elected. His salary was
fixed at SIS ger month.
srrERrSTExpKST or FIREBoAr.~
Applications were fiIed for the position OF
superintendent Of construction OF the dreboat
By J. r. r. Mitchell and Gait r. W. Lake.
councilman Hall said he thought Mr.. Mitchell
4 very competent man and he therefore placed
him IN nomination. wsllingford seconded the
nomination. and Mr.. Mitchell vas declared
day eiecsed His salary was fixed Il IS day.
PETITIONS rErExKEp.
rhun Ching Hook Protesting sgainst the -
taaished grade Of Third street between Yesler
avenue aud Washington streets Referred to
n street committee and city engineer.
J. r Kinnear ct ai.--Against granting fran
chise over olympic avenue 10 the Rainier Power
Company Referred 10 the sire 4 committee