The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-13
EIGHTH OF AN INCH.
Madison Street Railway Rejects
aFfanehise.
WIDTH OF me cAslE SLOT.



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Carie, ingram and Cram. Who wss c1iaed
upon TO preside. Alderman SwseDay
called m his bin. tabled Lass February, ~
cus,;re thaf Al ,eiexrsnh. teserhone snA
: ~-s.se ss-at ~;-.. eh.II - raarex1 under.
eec.lss 49, ss...N -. - - 3. p -, :. =
GROUND. Ans sssssi " s.s s...' = -
quirs al companies 70 MATE ~ sne cum
strucsiOo Of conduit which shall oe used
in common. 10 il to b confined 70 the
ere limits and the subway Is 70 Be built ~
49,. :. n,.~s;r.h,e NJ sxernev ssid i
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.nsen "'uss oe eoI 49, =. 80 :.
ne remarked snas snese vefe tnfes ms %
wire not authorized b any franchise. The
bill VS. passed.
The f,iIovinr communicates Vas n
..;,~a f,c,, Iu.,e. n q asruve rresident
~ shs Msdi.on s,reet Cahle R,ii.av con-
pany:
Your honorable body uas pleased -
enact ordinance No. 299B. which VS. ap-
proved on the 18th day Of July. 1891 This
ordinance provided fof the extension Of
the present franchise Of the Madison
Street Cable Railway Company 70 the
original charter. upon the terms and con-
ditions. and under certain restrictions and
limitations therein -: forth. The said
ordinance Vas the outGYowth Of petition
Of the Madison etreet Cable Railway Com
pany for such extension made 20 your
honorable body few months ago. and
uhich petition vas accompanied BY an
oner Of the company to PAY certain per-
csnsags Of it, gross earnings - ses forth
In said ordinances TO the city for its use.
commencing during the life Of the present
franchise and continuing 70 the end Of the
whole period, - . consideration
for such extension- The payment
Of this tai would undoubtedly become
city. and. therefore. your honorable body.
acting in the interests Of the pubic.
granted the request: however, coupled
with certain conditions and restrictions
mot contained In the original franchise Of
the company. or in the petition Of the
cahls company 10 accept the new fran
chise and surrender it, present one and
6Is it acceptance within thirty days after
the approval Of the ordinance. The COM
pany has very carefully considered the
provisions Of the new ordinance, and e.
pecially the new conditions and ressric-
lions imposed upon the company. and.
after such consideration. finally concluded
70 accept the came. excepting the pro-
vision in the third section OF the ordinance,
which provided that '.the slot shall not Be
more than three-quarters Of one inch,
except whore construction requires
3 greater width, but in NO case
shall exceed seven-eiGhths Of one inch"
An investigation showed that in case the
company accepted this restriction it would
Be compelled ct very large expense to re-
build . portion Of its road TO bring the
slot within the required gauge. In the
second place the maximum width Of seven
eighths Of one inch. which would suffice
In . city like San Francisco. having
mOIo Square cnmate: would nos ~ "a
p . - snc ss 49, 49, Io1u
r.rs;nc ~ she s - IN mi. c,i,n.,s 49,.
fhe ertremea f,f temperafnrs ars farther
apart. To obviate this dif1icuity the cable
company asked your honorable body to
amend section Of fhe ordinance oy insert
INF In iieu OF the part sooseo quoted tbe
'o. ..I - a. ..r.
cf s.;a comr.nv the sioe shsii net :.
more than three-ouarters Of N inch in
width, except where construction requires
. greater width"
An ordinance making this amendment
passed unanimously the house OF dele.
ss.ss, uus ia'ieu " Que sose ~ sne OoAtu
Afssr ~. f.;,ur. IN. cocn.rv r.,rct.
antIv Concluded not 70 accent The aid
ordinance for the reasons above stated,
and instructed me to notify the mayor and
city council OF it action. The company
has been anxious TO procure TINS exsen-
son, a. upJn !" unssu sIs .ueSsss =. me-
Sh;ch ro,ia haws h,or.hs = i.rc. s,,nnn;
Of money for distribu,ion in this CITY.
THANKING YOU in behalf of the COMPANY
for the patience and attention accorded
BY you TO the omceEs ana agents OF this
company IN tue presentation % snen ap-
P'e.s'o"'
Aicefmsn sweeney PROPOSED 20 refer
the iet'er 20 commit.ee OF the who'e. ous
Was tesoaveu 20 refer u 20 tue committee
On pubic cummings VI WHICH Aioefmsn
S1an - ena'' nian'
A1aeIman Ssa" presented report IN
'avor Oh putting one Oh the new nose carts
on queen anne mr. ana tue board agreed.
Inc genera appropriations biu was
passed - io'io.s: uenesaa 'und. A.zSLl3;
wafer inna. 30, ios.' o' nre department
Iund' $Soo0.' street iuna' S.sB 20;
sewer ana orainass iuhu, N,21A
ponce department. iund. $b1ol:
broadway ana Ds forrest street improve
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