The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-19
STREET CAR TERMS.
Proposed Encouragement of
Franchise Conditions.
BATTLE BETWEEN THE HOUSES.
House OF Delegates Disagrees With tho
Board Of Aldermen-Ths General
Appropriations Passed.

At meeting of the board Of delegates
last evening report was submitted by .
special committee, consisting of Delegates
Drew, Kloeber and Ryan, appointed to
confer with the several electric railway
companies whose franchises compel them
TO light certain streets of the city, and to
report some plan upon which to settle the
matter of lighting in order to place the
electric companies On an equal footing
with the other railway companies OF the
city, so that the council can consider the
proposition of extending the terms OF all
the franchises, unembarrassed by any in
equalities in the several franchises.
The report recommended that the Seat
tie Consolidated Street Railway Company
pay to the city $50 per month until the
next census. then 81 for each 1000 inhabi-
tants until the next state census, and IN
that ratio per 1000 based upon each sue
cessive census until the end of ten years
from the date of such contract. The Union
Trunk Line and the Rainier Avenue Elec-
trio Railway Company are to pay in the
same proportion on the same plan. The
Grant Street Electric Railway Company is
to pay the same proportion or light in &C
cordance with the terms of its franchise
for term of ten years, and the Rainier
Railway & Power Company likewise.
The provision is added that these con-
tracts be made only on the condition that
the city grants the petition of the railways
for an extension of their franchises.
Delegate Caliigan offered an amendment
to the report, providing that the railways
shall continue 10 pay at the same rate be-
yond the term of ten years and until the
expiration of their franchises, or else light
the streets. This brought out q general
discussion, In which Attorney ]. +. Hale
addressed the house on behalf of the
roads.
Delegate Brace stated that he would
vote for the amendment if Calligan would
have it read so that the companies could
have their choice of paving or lighting.
This was agreed to by Delegate CalliSan
and his amendment was carried.
Another amendment, submitted by Mr..
Caliigan, to strike out the provision that
these contracts can be made only on con-
dition that the city grants the railways an
extension of their franchises, was voted
down, President Kloeber deciding tie by
voting in the negative.
The report as amended was then
adopted, Delegate Drew alone voting nay.
Corporation Counsel Donworth's opinion
regarding street grading. which has already
been published in full in the Posr-INrELIL-
GENCER, was read and placed on file.
The communication of w. E. Wilson,
superintendent of the water works, regard
ing the laying of sixteen-inch salt water
main to connect with the pumps Of the
Seattle Heat and Power Company, was
ordered placed on file.
The claim OF f. T. Smart against the
city of s.. $500 alleged to be due for work
done in grading Fifth and Republican
streets. was read, and Mr.. Smart was
heard. through his attorney, IN reference
to the justice Of the claim. The commu-
nication was referred to the street COM
mittee.
The committee on sewers and drainage
reported unfavorabiy on the petition of
Il. A. Smith and others for a sewer on
Fourteenth street.
The ordinance for the appropriation OF
money from the different funds to pay
audited bills was brought up, as amended
by the board of aldermen. The house
went into committee of the whole to con-
slider the matter. with Alderman Drew
acting as chairman. 1t was voted to ap.
prove of the entire number Of bills in tho
original ordinance.
President Kleober made a vigorous
speech against the acceptance of the alder
mems amendment, declaring it shame
and disgrace that bills that were legally
contracted and audited properly should
not be paid.
A motion to concnr in the amendment
of the board of aldermen was voted down.
The entire body voted against the amend
ment with the exception of Delegate Cory
ell, who asked to be excused from voting
on the ground that he had not heard the
bills read and was not prepared to pass on
them. Afterwards the original bill was
passed by unanimous vote of the house.
A recess was taken to confer with the
corporation counsel concerning the ex-
tension of the street railway franchises,
but no action was taken.
An ordinance appropriating from the
general fund a sum of money sufficient to
redeem a lot in Denny's Home addition
from sale for delinquent taxes in the year
1890 was passed.
An ordinance providing for the placing
of two mooring buoys in the harbor was
passed.
An adjournment was taken until Thurs
day.
The Tables Turned.