The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-22
SPRING HILL DEAL
The Company Wants the City
TO Come to Terms.
j r,asr PAYMENT WANTED.
! xhc f.sp.pzny Offers 20 sfake Extension
ard Repairs II an aevssee II
$50. eco IL Made.


TIE connll held . special .aeeting ~
n.r1t % complete the pafehase q ss'e
esssar HilI water plant. As0thifg go
6a,.s further than secesying pfVposss. -
5rsr.. Nj. Jacob Furtb- secretary 2 80
<s,s,basty, ard the apgosntmeas o. = es'a''-
nsittee If three % consider -
After stating the puFpoae Of the n.ses.isss
Havor Asran called upon n. kngtn y
,.,pak On behalf OF the water coit paisy.
II Furfh said that since the eouneh naa
sg.esa uuon the price OF us
r,tstl nothing bad ben dote
6.<tlnr toward tie concentration
81 80 deal. and - Mr.. Bassey aas1erts
xrusident 81 che company. va pfepaf'hs
g I<exe Tor Europe 70 lie absent two OF
fl,;.ee wears. ii vas quite important THAI
Il. j matter sh0gid be settled " soiiae az
81 other. His proposition % the eoafisA
,snx il folE9ws: II the city would fiay lac
cosnraisy So aG5l67 on sce0nrt. leaving ne
haItf1ce Of 500, 90 20 Sc paid whenever llss
1 eItx Is II. i condition TO issue bonds Mr.
Ftstl, said the company would use fbe
.spassrsf Maid on account in extending the
.xsfegn and making repaifa and improve
n,snfs shat we're Iapefatiyely demanded.
These Improvements would Dc mace u
fhb company under the direction % me
t3t'y engineer. the FIRE and water committee
81 any person or committee named p
shss eouncIl The company world q
colffse expect the city 70 reimburse =
uron she final settlement for ihese ex-
penditures. SIR. Furth suggested that The
city should pay the company the fitysodd
fhonxsrd dollars ard eDssr INTO contract
: hy which the company wouid be required
10 turn oves the plant upon The payment
IL the balance The matter sonid slen be
III 4 business shape. and Mr.. oatzert could
4, TO Europe and leave the matter wholly
s in Mr.. Fnrth.s hands
coaneilman Niesz could net see how the
cifr could legally enter into q contract 70
nav the Spring Hin Company the 500 GO,
a the amount exceeded the debt limit lie
thought perhaps no objection wotid he
xaiaed by Che people 10 such an agreement,
= everyone seemed well pleased with The
purchase. but IN event Of the question OF
ilts sisy,s power 20 sxertss such a contract
teing raised. he thought great deal Of
trouble might result
Aztec considerable discussion tn which
Hall. Tmichell. Dnrie and White aud Waii-
2
speedy settlement ef the matter, Mr..
Esi1th made q second proposition. % the
efset that II the city w0cid make nom-
inai payment upon the plant. aay
III Is, and would make the necessary
axicnsions repairs and improvements, the
company would enter into contract 10
refund the money IN event OF the city de-
ciding thai Il did not wish % purchase the
plant. Mr.. Furth said that the company
would much prefer keeping the plant un-
der ten-year franchise TO selling Il. The
emily difference between the two PROPOSE
tons was that BY the aszt The company re-
tanned partial control uf extensions and
repair. and by the second the city would
>1kssflfae S7rAxe control Of the work. The
only thing neeesnpany was anxious about
WAS 10 bind che bargain and gel matters III
nnch shape that necessary improvements
could be carried on.
On motion Of Councilman Jones', the
matter was referred to a special committee
Of nurie. Twicheil and Wallingford. which
was instructed 20 meet with the officers Of
the company and report upon some plan
II settlement al the regular Friday night
nssion
HS CtNfA ftasA = VIII 81 tHdtAafttH@ kren
the superior court, commanding the coan.
ell 10 either allow or reject the claim OF
Olaf Jacobson for 5000 damages on az
count Of personal injuries. or 10 show
cause why the same should nos be done,
before Judge Idchtenberg on January 81.
The plans and specifications for sha IRE
engine houses were approved upon the
recommendation OF the committee on
public buildings and grounds, and the city
clerk was instructed 70 advertise for sealed
bids, TO he opened two weeks fsosa next
Friday night Bonds we're fixed at 10 per
cent. Of the contract price, anu each bid
must be accompanied by certified cheek
for 8 Per cent. Of The amount OF the bid.