The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-15
THE QUID PRO QUO.
Councils Bargain on Extension
of Franchises.
LIGHTS AND FEES FOR TIME.
House OF Delegates Finally Makes Its
Terms With the Grant and Third
Street Companies.

The house Of delegates struggled with
the question of granting extended fran
chises to the Grant street line and to the
Rainier Electric & Power Company. and
concluded 10 give its approval to them.
The house went into committee of
the whole to consider the franchise ques-
tons. These came up in the shape Of two
bills. house bills No. 4s3 and No. 49l. The
first named was the one touching Fred
Sanders Grant street line. The bill was
In several sections and its purpose was to
extend the franchise of Mr.. Sanders road
to fifty years and to impose certain obliga-
tons upon it in return therefor. Section
requires the road to maintain electric
lights of 16-candle power at every 300 feet,
or at intersection of cross streets. MIR.
Braces amendment making this 400 feet
was withdrawn. Section 3 Of the bill was
the most interesting.
1t provided that the railroad should pay
license fee to the city of $25 per car per
annnm, over and above taxes, until the
year 1892. From 1902 to 1906 per cent. of
gross receipts should be paid; from 1897 to
1911, both inclusive. ~ per cent. should
be paid; and thereafter, to the expiration
of the franchise, 2 per cent. per annum. 1t
was adopted.
House bill No. 491 then came up. In its
stead the delegates considered substitute
measure numbered 503. This bill and sub
stitute related to the Third street car line.
officially known as the Rainier Power &
Electric Company. 1t was, in the main,
the same as the one just passed regarding
the Grant street line. 1t differed in one
particular, however. and that was that it
required this company to put up and
maintain 30-candle lights. John B. Denny
appeared in opposition to this PROPOSE
ton, speaking quite at length on the mat
ter. He said that 1t was unfair and bur-
densome; that it would probably interfere
still further with the sale Of bonds and re-
tard the business of the company If the
city would give any guarantee Of business
1t would be different. AS matter of fact.
any railroad in Seattle would today gladly
assign to the city if the latter would assume
the railroads unsold bonds. As for his
company it could not accept the extended
franchise at any such cost. Delegate Drew
moved to amend ny making the section
provide sixteen instead Of thirty candle
power lights. DR. kloeber resisted the
proposal. and said that it ill became any
member present to sock to make terms
easier for the roads than the latter them
selves proposed.
The amendment was finally carried, DR..
Kloeber and Delegate Calligan being tho
only ones voting against it. Delegate CAL
ligan then moved to strike out all the Sec
tiors that compelled the company to main
tain lights at all. He was not to be OUT
done in generosity to the companies. The
motion was lost.
Section three of the substitute provided
exactly the same method of paying royal
ties and license to the city as was provided
in the other bill. After this bill got
through, the committee rose, reported
both measures to the house, and they were
passed.
A bill passed authorizing the expendi-
ture of $32 for lumber for board walk be-
tween the Green lake school and the
Green lake car line, the municipality not
to be liable for hauling or labor in connec-
ton Herewith. The finance committees
report was approved. recommending dis
approval of some small bills. One was
from DR.. E. L. Smith for professional ser
vices, and was for $50.
The Seattle Transfer Company's bill for
$277.50 was after discussion sent back to
the finance committee.
In the board of aldermen the annual re.
port Of the comptroller was read and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The claim of II. c. BolIong for $3.50 for
the loss of a horse was referred to the
finance committee.
The claim of +. +. s. Coultes for $1O6. 80
was referred to the house of delegates.
The street light committee recommended
that the petition for lights on Lake street
be granted, and that the Consolidated
Street Railway Company be ordered to
light said street.
The following ordinances were referred:
Providing for the erection Ut lights ON Nc.
Claire street.
10 fix, regulate and control the use and price
OF the water supplied by the city water works.
Canceliing the assessment on the tax rolls for
the year 1892 against the Scandinavian bank.
Changing the names of Second, Third, Fourth
and Fifth streets in pontius addition.
The finance committee reported favor.
ably on the city comptroller's report
Following are the ordinances passed:
Approp,ating from the general fund so. % to
be paid to w. II. Read.
The board adjourned to meet Tuesday
evening. The delegates adjourned to
Thursday.
No Water for Delinquents.
Superintendent Wilson. of the water