The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-09
FORK STOPPED.
Pacific Terminals
Suspended.
FRANCHISE NEEDED.

~ FRANCHISE NEEDED.
$50 stops Imprevements-At-
Mitchell Points Ont the
Reads Needs.
IN suspended on the Seattle In
q the Northern Pacific railroad.
III viii finish the trestle-wosk, for
- been driven, and win then Be
~ engineering force will also be
A3ocharged.
= b due to the injunction obtained
xuction Of the road across Kin
q the head Of the bay, BY George
cd D. C. Brawley, who claim to
~ 70 the island, which Is under
- tide, and is therefore tide flat.
I'D provision pf the constitution,
lrms the rights of those having
- patents to tide land.
"a he's now made all OF its terminal
71<ufs In the city except where IL IL
~ injuncti0ns. The new pile tres4-
- built on its thfrty-foot franchise
80 avenue south to the city limits,
ACROSS Kinnear's island. The rail-
y wanted to widen ont its rfght-of-
y Point to sixty feet, but Messrs. Kin
- Bnwley have stopped it an soon
- Oh the city street and be-
~ eai1d on what they claim a.
uupersy. Soon after reaching the
~ drawbridge I'D feet long across
a6nnnel Of the Duwamish, the raiIroad
Sfa6ns out 70 130 feet. on which will be the
ltk sheds, water tanks and coal houses.
Mouse viii be on . triangular piece
81 tlkx2 009xl,o0 feet. Beyond this the
GH connect with the present line south
~ powder house. All this ground has
onNni1ed By condemnation proceedings, On
dee In satisfaction of judgments was
= Monday. The trcstling has also been
r IL Railroad avenue Y and on Railroad
Wet and drawbridge has been built
- main channel OF the Duwamish river.
40p1kfng Of this suspension to PoST-ISTEL-
I'm reporter, John II. Mitchell, attorney
IoNWthern Pacific railroad, said yesterday:
S1cse got to such . point now that we can
lheut great expense successfully prose-
x0w improvements in continuous line un-
~ Injunction and condemnation cases In
~ fought through to . finish, as con-
80 upon isolated and disconnected por-
III ~ line would involve great expense in
1ng material and occasion the mourning of
- ~ the contractors for LOSE OF time and
11n0onal expense for construction not contem-
- In their contracts, for which the COM
Ef Nould be held responsible. The righf-of-
~ nd land already obtained for terminal
Eooee has cost % much beyond the reason
( value and amount Of damages actually sus-
~ hat The company does not care to involve
EElfj - any further unnecessary expense"
II. Mitchell proceeded to point out ut some
~ the defects in the franchise granted TO
- Northern Pacific railroad on Railroad ave-
- He said: ssOur present franchise on Rail-
- avenue south to the point of junction
VINE Il curves to Railroad avenue West IL not
s1sucA character q 70 admit of the construc-
- of Y which can Be operated ct all. The
~ = that there IL no point or tail to the
Which would enable trains to be turned from
oeline of direction from which they approached
'lAe city from the south. In going north they
e1nnot Be turned to the west BY the use Of the
- conssructed In conformity with the fran
ohise. The Northern Pacific began to construct
across Railroad avenue Ct the point OF its curva-
ture west IN osder to connect with the Terminal
Compauyt iino b West Seattle, but was en-
toined n The seattle 4 Montana, though that
road be- oono no construction Mt that point II
D1nsoo 70 raise the Injunction unless we signed
eecntraee couceding 1t the right-of-way, which
s3oup o0ehe road first constructed, and agree
- y put n and maintain the frogs and cross
m secured this injunstion, though we
Ii perfect right under our franchise 10 con-
uancs crossings across the tracks of other roads,
- ~ should, by constructing our crossing
-, hove saved Il the expense of so much con-
o6Def1ou. We naturally refused to sign any
~ coutsact, and shall fight out the injunction
nik
sAt present wheat has to be hauled along the
inf tack to the depot, where there 10 no freight
md, tzansterred to the Terminal company there
- heuled by the Terminal company westward
oauo Railroad avenue, where there are half .
e1ooa iranchises, with space for fifteen tracks.
HI then hauled eight blocks southwark and
~ Railroad avenue West TO the elevator. II
- Northern Pacific had its new freight track In
e3uefion-all Of IL having been built on Rail-
~ avenue South, Railroad avenue Y. and
1ntIuod avenue wcst-and had q tail to the Y,
eeeud haul wheat directly to the without
efne around its present track to the depot and
naking the many crossings on Grant street. and
enyse II to the Terminal company at the Y: or
- could haul it over our own track from the
IeFer Railroad avenue West
befwecn the at Town street and the south
Nmtnation OF the Lake Shore road at Yesler
eoaue there is hiatus in the Northern Pacific
Mnthtse which prevents a connection with the
lAks Shore, or with any warehouse or water
Ieat facilities. Thus, even il we had fran
49, which would allow the construction of the
~ height that VIC could haul over the lines
oeSructcd under our franchise, az we have no
ennection with any of the repositories of any
elAef freight in the city. We now reach the
vefcf front by the old rams horn right-os-way,
~ - lar IS that freight is concerned, our fran
A1e over Railroad avenue South is useless, as
does rot enable the Northern Pacific 10 reac.
0ce repositories.
Al present there is q vacant space of thirty feet
= Railroad avenue between the north point OF
g - at Town street and street; from street
Weller street it is all taken up from Weller
sueet to Yesler avenue there is again vacant
Pace Of thirty eight feet
we want to get all the facilities which will
suaoae US to get from one part OF the city to
.Getnsr In such a way as TO avoid the great
seaays and inconvenience now encountered BY
~ operation OF line in conjunction with
sautifr line on the same roadhed aud right-of-
Before the present schedule scrty- six
sAas Gay were operated on the joint line be-
ssssn Seattle and Black River junction. The
ssEoes Is increased by the new schedule
re company would be very glad If the coun-
= vouid provide some way out of the difficulty,
. g totuk it is a matter of rs much Importance
. ne city es TO the company. 1t is of the ut
importance to the city that the only rail-
4 company doing business in the city, and
80 sAse WA fsecaois pe uolhs uti>i-
~. ~ the city for the next two years, should
81 facilities for doing business, or those rner-
- sa.an Who are trying TO 10 business here VIII
- me effects great deal more than the rail-
!. furthermore. the company feels that i,
~ AHeacy paid enough for franchises here 10
xe1imoeaie its business for years 10 come,
4 sossoec Il were in condition n make use of
s1sca' which il can only do by having free,
- and connected line from one par, of its
s.saa0s TO another. OF all the railroad COM
y9o1e4 which rrofesSa,! a des;r,, IN Dsv To- go