The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-11
THAT CROSSING CASE.


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] csa ssssS csss HassssA
The saeeisfos Of she snpssms coaSs ksss4
The 0}sAt Nogthegn Sniiroed hss 10 Tight
70 eosksmn sighe-ol-wsy aiong ~ tsssks
q he.Nogthefo Pacs6c end C0innbi4 Z
Puest Nouad roads soath Il YsslB sSrssue
and Etss sks city haA 10 power 70 sssrb-
Iieh RtIIrped svsnue was nstutssjy East-
~ of .nneh esstsneattos % Tie o1icjsss u
ne ssoosssfal eompaaiss. The Crest
xosthesn assoensys, Bnsks. 6hspara &
Wood. and Cofposnsien Counsel Donussth
wsss s.x psspassd 70 discuss The dscisssn,
. theSs hsd not yss rsrsivsd The sext ~ II.
bot III representatives At the Oregon sn-
pgevsIs,snt Company wers not % rstSc.at
1hs !isrislon seems % pms n end 70 sns
Ozisssfes Il Raiisosd svsnns - . strast.
end tAs railroads occupyine Il posssas IL
ssDpiH - . sight-of.way by su6srsnca Of
~ sts.A. The risht Of he Great N,ssh-
- tosccupy IT, sixty-foot strip norts q
Yesie; svsnos h not Affected. - iss -
ssGnsc. the property ownsss vssss
uhsssss wese removed 10 make room sos
u. - u bought deht-os.usy from tirsn.
- hlss9 ototY ~ 49, exsStD ~ hSe&s1s
~ f:nstis. LAks 6hoFs & Eastern. sos
vhsa that road wss built, the Lake secrs
C0mpfny obtained dssds Or dsdieatione Of
the 11sfoot strip - the city. 70 ~ laid aus
- Reiroad avenue. and then obssirsd
6ssdsfto itself Of its oun thisty-foos sssip
On thesavenue. besides obsalnihx frsnessiss
iron shs city 70 the same strip. IA re-
cards She part a Rasiroad avenue souts Of
Yssis avsnss. the decision seems 20 nssks
ths OtsGon Improvement Company. ~ she
pasty ss5sving vsiuabls tmprovemsntso ss IL.
nastsss Of the situation. The decis On
piscss The sitie 70 the property In the state.
- Il = tide land. but the Oregon Tmp.ese-
osns Company. OF rather the colun,bsa &
Puess Sound Railroad Company. ws3ch
n onefshsY name for the same compans s.. ~
decaafsd the occupisf pending sale bs shs
stata.s
THIS the Grsat Northern 10 cut of at
Yssiss' avenue without any way Of seaEh-
Ing III depot ground on Jackson street snd
~ ffd ght yard ground on the tide Eats.
uniesf jt can make some arrangement eith
The O3s3on improvement Company e. get
thsoskxh the strip IN question, or can sst
somss 1sw franchise from the city on up
land a,os occupied by any other road or
can SECURE right-ol.way from private rar-
ties. eth the right from the city 10 cross
inteFM estng streets. il would then prs.Da-
bly, hsss 10 cross the Columbia & Paset
Sound and the Northern Paciiic trucks,
bat the crossings could Be made nearly or
quite - right angles. and it, right IN do
this ss not questioned.
tn. Oregon Improvement Company has
alwsts eontsuded that the only pssser
solus4,u Of the railroad problem in sais
city Is the organization Of terminal com
psnyS which should own tracks TO Be used
jolsse, By ill the railroads and establish
frsieh. and passenger yards aud dspots for
thsiriIosnt Ne. Its olac,als regard ths .e-
cisiof - bringing this solution OF The
ds6lctaty much nearer and express ts,.ir
yeadtuesss 70 aid Ia e. General Nanagsr
q. J. amith. In speaking Of the matter 10 .
Posf-LN-KtIIoEScEa reporter. said:
''Ths effect Of this decision h 70 leave
railroad affairs In this city ~ they existed
PRIOR - the creation Of Railroad avesue.
Itis nov competent and advisable fcs all
parttss Interested to endeavor to adjust The
reiaQans bstwssn the railroads themselves
and fptwssn the railroads and the city on
perrls and stable grounds. whica. I
coEasJcr. should include some Of the
testsscs. Ut least, OF = terminal company.
The best say TO arrive ~ proper sol,slon
Of rpi!road matters would. think. be she
appointment. Of . commission, ~ outi...ed
In tie rscent report Of the city engines to
the souncit. We stand ready 70 aid In she
torpsation Of such commission ansi in
the preparation Of = definite plan for he
adjustment Of all difficulties which SOW
exist between the railroads themselves
andsbetween tho railroads and the city.
and: We believe such an adjustment san
now be arrived at with more case thass at
any, time since the creation Of Railroad
avcSus. There seems TO be q feeling saat
thi9. decision would proven: the Great
Northern from getting through to she
South. This IL not the case, but IL car not
getfhrough on lie own terms or wi,t.out
regard TO our rights. ~ IL has assumed to
do in the past"
r. =. Buricssh who vas counsel for
bosh the Oregon improvement Comp.ny
an:' the Northern Pacific road in the ease.
SAL;
1.-The decision was not unexpectes. on
m. part. for certainly thought We sad
thf right OF the case and would pre- all
Wien Ne got into court that Was tser-
tcssiy free from poraiae prejudice end
iesitna. II Is very satisfactory to US for
tfse court seems To have sustained the con-
tefation OF the Northern Pacific ana the
Columbia & Puget Sound roads on every
pant. as lar - can gather from the rs as.
paper reports. though cannot tel. sx-
sctiy until sc, the text regard il Az di.
rsct.y conducive 10 solution Of the rail.
r;,aa problem in this city on basis taa,
viii be fair aud ias, 20 all the raslrs.sd.
Ecrc and 10 come. The companies / sep-
resent are rs willing as they have #ser
cen to enter into fair terminal arraage.
4isnt."
: In consequence of the decision Cor; ora
siou Counsel ponwor,h yesterday inf,efaea
She board Of public WORKS sha; no wnali
prisr HE orinlon On the duplication os Re-
rsiver Brown. os the Lake shore roaA for
Srrmsssioa 10 lap tracks from lesl.r ave
snus TO Washington stree, until he mad
read the text of tho decision as O., the
Great Norihefn's right 10 lay tracks taere
!
sHIKLps HAS RESIGNED.