The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-15
RAMS HORN AGAIN.
il Causes ! Sputter Of Trouble
on the Water Front.
AL WILL BE SETTLED TO-DAY.
Groos Nepthern Wen Arrested Ter Re.
lsyi.e Nssrev Gauge Rails with
est PesmIt-A Trnee.

The rams horn rot another twist yes
tsrday and e occupied the mayor, the en-
tire board Of public works, Alderman Nil.
Ter, Chief Jackson. two policemen, Assist
snt Corporation Counsel Howe. Andrew
y. BurIeigh and telephone for two or
three hours. Even then they had to let it
70 till 10 o'clock this morning. when Cor
poration Counsel George Donworth ex.
pscted 70 unkink it.
Tho Great Northern had torn mp the
track of the Columbia d Puget Sound
road, between Yesler avenue and WASH
1ngton street, which caused the last fracas
between the Oregon Improvement Conn
pany and the city, a. we'll - one further
west on Railroad avenue between Washing
ton and Main streets. This was simply
for convenience in laying its own tracks,
and yesterday the section gang began re-
laying both tracks. Officer Baldus. having
received no notice that any franchise or
permit TO either lay or relay the track had
been granted, ordered the men to desist,
but they went on, acting under instruc-
tions from Assistant Engineer A. G. Sour
field. He then placed four of them under
arrest, namely. Frank Pierce. Thomas
Carroll, Edward Charter and Edward G.
O8til0s 8uu tclCVuOucQ lOE tho RdttOi
wagon. at the same time telling the chief
what had happened. The patrol wagon
went down. accompanied by Capts. Willard
and Hogle. and they took the focr men to
headquarters and booked them on charge
Of laying track without permit. Baidus
was about to arrest Scurfield also. but
Willard said it was not necessary.
Then Acting Mayor Sweeney, Alderman
Miller. Assistant Corporation Counsel J.
h. Howe and the whole board of public
works were summoned by Chief Jackson,
and they having called A. F. Bnrleign,
counsel for the Oregon Improvement Com
pany, to join them, went down to the
scene Of the dispute and talked the matter
over. II developed that Mr.. Jackson had
been instructed by the board of public
works to allow no tracks that might be
torn mp to be reiaid. Ii was explained by
Mr.. Burleigh that the city had been en-
Joined from interfering with the tracks
south Of Yeser avenue at the time that
the Oregon Improvement Company was
enjoined from extending them north Of
that thoroughfare. On behalf OF the city
1t was explained that it was not UNDER
stood that the company, or the Great
Northern in its behalf, had any right to
relay the track under tho order of court
allowing the Great Northern to make
crossings. and therefore the work had been
stopped until the question had been de-
termined whether permit from the city
was needed. Mr.. Donworsh was at the
time engaged in court on another case, but
Nayor-Sweeney agreed to refer the matter
to him. He will give an opinion this
morning At 10 o'clock as to whether q
permit for the relaying Of the track is
needed.
In the meantime the work was sus-
pended by general consent OF the parties
to the controversy, the board of public
works agreeing not to remove the rails and
the Great Northern promising not to spike
them, 90 that neither party may steal a
march on the other. The four men were
released and returned to work. complain
ing that ~ they had been carried away
against their will. they should have
. ride back.