The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-08
JOINT SESSION.
The General Expense Reduction
Bill Passed.
4 MODIFIED CAR FRANCHISE.
Discovery Of street Only six Feet
Wide-Aiderman Korn Indignantly
Repeis an Accusation.

short Joint session OF both houses OF the
city council was held last night for the purpose
Of opening bids for franchise for a street rail-
way. The James street or Union Trunk line
was recently granted franchise to run me
over certain streets, but now desires to make
change OF several blocks. abandoning several
sfreets because OF unforeseen difficulties II De-
came necessary TO 90 through the same form rs
for new franchise The chief diHicuitles were
the discovery that Oak street was only SIX iees
wide, owing 70 detective surveys, ana that SEN
ator Squire has changed bis plat III accordance
with the requirements Of the council, 50 that
She railroad could not run over Jessie street, AZ
contemplated. The proposed route Is as follows:
Commencing tipon and al the intersection OF
DnFoFreSt and Oak streets IN the city OF seattle,
King county, Washington, ana running thence
along, through and upon oak street 70 Case
street. thence along through and upon Case to
Walnut street: thence along, through and upon
Walnut street 10 st. Lawrence Main street. Also,
commencing at the beginning OF I1ngard street,
or the south line Of Broadway second addition
20 the city OF seattle, King county, Washington,
and running thence Elong, throngn ana upon
crrarneugtrv al the Intersection of Broadway
and Barclay streets in said city OF Seattle. and
ynnnfug thence east nleng said Barclay street
svenre To McfsIasre street; thence north along
said Mefiaire street 10 Willow street; thence
east along said willow street anu Willow street
MIlwausea street 10 Carroll street and Carroll
svr..et aTtauded. TO the north line Of Albion
Heights addition 70 .1e city OF seattle, and
xhrnr1rh the alley in block % OF iesicr IL Nc
tfiyrass addition 10 the city oil Seattle.
The clerk announced that the only bid put in
<as nv the James street Construction Company,
ere grafton being 81 and the relinquish-
xatns II wTtain rights acquired under their
prestr- srnnehise.
Tfs reading of the minutes were called for,
e4st 6ffrEaerk Miller announced that he had
sI1apu 1tsrk
routse shezn, although he had said he had done
&C. Nf Miller was unable TO find the notes, and
npon ntetion the reading was dispensed with.
ne ordnance granting the franchise was
xnsaad fof and read. Mr.. Wittler, of the con
nfrurs lon company, addressed the council, ex-
plsinlng tIat the franchise asked fos covered q
xpufa to compensate for those portions proposed
81 he sAtaad. One reason was that Jessie street
wss not 5aaicated, and that Oak street was only
plx feet sale. Ia reply TO Mr. ShipIey, he said
H had neyer promised anybody on Division
bfrsef tsaattiie road would run there.
Mr. MaiGoon said He considered 1t only fair tn
~krd sh4 franchise at the nominal price of 81
y hsk ed or He eaid all that Mr. Whittier stated
has true#
Isl Nj shI1eey said the only doubt he had was
fhsther Hgision street had not been graded al
Sssreafer xsense than intended solely for the
z,uryosa il having such sgrade as would allow
Slse road Il be over It,
S# Hf. JOINS explained that the change OF grade
$1saa not h6Bn authorized By the board of alder
nen. TIN old Division street grade had been
flushed tf4Dggh the old council, one of whose
5nslnsAszFas deeply interested In it.
III AlasfT11n Wilcox said he intended reporting
<&Kain a TIN change Of grade
~ The aeztion was put and the franchise
I<antea
The 4 tsrrnen met after the joint session and
took up tie general retranchment ordinance as
khe Speeds order of business II was read and
tn i've minutes had finally passed and was
eikneu b7Fresident Hail. The board did not
taks M he salary retrenchment bill for con-
eszrrenca h the amendments recently made by
the hoasa
Mr. kern said he had been charged by ex-
Eqancs l11an Young with defeating the bill 70
zextenG dfe limits. The matter did not concern
baaa rfiyssaly but Ii did concern him as mem
Der thai lm had been accused OF influencing the
fouutiI.
Nr- su1der said the man had studied the
1ecor1s 70 little effect IL he thought Mr.. Korn
pr sny cher one man was able to influence
that body The matter dropped into desul-
nry conyersation and il was agreed TO let the
matter ret without action.
1ha board adjourned until Monday night