The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-25
FIREMEN AND FARES.
Must Pay When OFF Duty on
the Electric Line.
SHARP EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.
Better Facilities for Tfavel Between
the City and Fremont-More Pc
titions for Water Service.

= The board OF public works held meeting
yesterday, all being present but Commissioners
Hebron, who is out of the CITY. petition OF
residents and property-owners on and near the
western shores of Lake Union was read, asking
fer better facilities for reaching the city of Seat
tie snd the completion OF the roadway from that
point north TO the town of Fremont. The petit
ton. which was extensively signed, was referred
10 the city council with the recommendation
that the request be tayorably considered
The following letter, written on Thursday by
Secretary Hoibrook to the Seattle Consolidated
Street Railway Company, explains itself:
Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Company,
Seattle, Wash.-Gentiemes: Complaint Is made
to the board by the fire department that the
planking on your road has so run down below
the rails as TO be source of danger TO their APP
pssatnses in crossing The street IN m
Second street, the rails being too high TO permit
In many places of safe crossing by the fire en-
zines. You are accordingly requested 70 'aAe
action Immediately in remedy thereof
By order of the board.
F. W. D. HoLBRooK, Secretary.
In answer, the following communication from
the Seattle Consolidated Street Railway Com
pany was read at the meeting yesterday:
Board of Public Works, City of Seattle-Gen-
tlemen: We have your Communication OF the
Sd, relative to street planking, etc. as per COM
plant of the fire department. We beg TO INFORM
your board that this complaint was not made on
company's refusing to carry iremen as free pas
sengers. The city ordinance which requires us
10 lay "the latest improved pattern OF giroer
rail, makes ii incumbent on us to have and
maintain a step of hve-eighths OF an inch In the
iron itself which is otrequired in the planking.
We wish to state that we are ever ready TO as
sist the fire department in doing It's DUTY ana
will carry and aid its members during nres, OUT
we cannot carry them on the fres list any more.
When in the employ of the water department.,
sewer department, street department, etc., have
as good right to free transportation as nre-
men
We wish to further inform the board that If
any attempt is made TO block our road, as we
have been informed there Will De at the nrst OPP
portunity, we will willingly give way during
necessity but will not delay when that Is over
through the departments wllfuliy oosfrueting
the chief and one OF the commissioners that the
department could make US much trouble. all OF
which the board will recognize as unlawful:
SEATTLE CONSOLIDATED STREET RY. Co.
L. Fl. GRIFFITH, President.
The communication will be transmitted to the
fire commissioners
Sumner b. Woodman was called upon to ex-
plain why he had obstructed Lake View avenue.
He declined to remove the obstruction unless
compelled to by force of law.
Final estimate for improving McClaire street
from Yesler avenue to Eaton street was given at
sl.472.S0 as the property-owners portion, and
s2797 rs as the city's portion.
The switch placed by the Seattle Electric Rail-
way Company Mt Fremont, known as throw
switch, was reported as an obstruction to travel.
and the question of its removal was referred to
the street commissioner for report
A petition of property on Pearl street,
from King to Cullen street, to have the water
system extended from its present termination to
Cullen street, was referred to the superintend-
ent OF water-works for report.
The bid of P. w. Rochester for supplying the
city with wood for the pump house on lake
Washington, and which was declined at a recent
meeting, owing to certain changes having been
made in it, was permitted TO stand as originally
offered, it having been explained that the
changes made were unauthorized by Mr..
Rochester and were the result of Q misundsr-
standing