The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-27
RAMS HORN TANGLE.
Meeting Held for the Purpose
Of q Compromise.
DAMAGES CLAIMED eY OWNERS.


The troublesome fight over the rams
horn right-of-vay 10 now ia fair way of
satisfactory adjustment 70 oil parties con-
esrned according to the amended ordi-
nance prepared by the railroad committee
Of the hoard Of aldermen and submitted to
the various railroad corporations and
property owners along the line At . special
meeting Of the committee held in the city
hall yesterday morning.
The meeting yesterday wae called to
order by Alderman J. P. Sweeney. chair
man OF the railroad committee, with Alder
men Lovejoy and Daulson, Of the same
committee. present Those present inter-
estsd in the strengthening Of the rams
horn were Andrew r. Burlcigh, repre-
senting the Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern
road and the Northern Pacific road;
b. F. Bush, general superintendent
and chief engineer. and &. ]. Smith,
general manager OF the Oregon In
pYovement Company: p. p. Shelby.
general manager, and Thomas Shepard,
attorney for the Great Northern; w. II.
White. attorney for the property owners
Of that district: also the following prop
erty owners along the rightof-xay: Law.
renee ]. Coiman. DIR. E. c. Kibourne,
Capt. David Gilmore, II. H. Pease, Capt.
Hopkins and son, A. G.. Landers. Mayor
Phelps, several members Of the council
and large contingent Of interested c:ti-
Gems were also present.
Alderman Sweeney read the new ordi-
nance, No. 4S4, being an amendment to
ordinance 262 II provides for straighten-
ing the rams horn in both of its curves,
north and south; the one south Of Yeslsr
avenue where il crosses the railroad tracks,
commencing on the west line Of CONNER
cial street, thence in . north westerly
direction from the center line of CONNER
cial street. making sharper curve and
bringing il ON the inside of Railroad ave.
nue. to the east of the present right-of-way.
From Washington street, instead Of going
northeasteriy. curving inland and follow
ing the old rams horn, the route curves
slightly and comes inside of Railroad ave-
nue. proper, crossing in succession
Yeslsr avenue. Columbia. Marion,
Madison, Spring, Seneca, Union,
University to Pike. occupying the
eight feet heretofore unoccupied
by any franchise and also the twenty-five
feet proposed to be dedicated by the prop
erty owners east Of Railroad avenue, thus
making right-of-way Of thirty feet in
width, avoiding all the crossing of tracks
anddoing away With the rams horn as now
occupied by the railroad. From Union
street north It occupies the same relative
position % formerly. the exception being
that 1t connects with the Water street ex.
sion. the new right-of.way going q little
more to the west and making a slight
curve to the northwest At Pike street,
thence continuing on to its old right-of-
way line, which is the center line of Water
street to Clay street
The new right-of.way will cut of TWEEN.
ty-two feet from all the property owners on
the east side of railroad avenue from Yes.
Ter avenue to Union street, making Rail-
road avenue l42 feet wide.
Mr. Burieigh, for his two companies,
agreed to the changes, provided 81, 700 was
granted by the city for damages in remov-
ing tracks. The property owners have in
the main agreed to tho propo sition. and
deeds for right-of-way for nearly all the
property Is already in escrow In the hands
OF A. A. Denny. The directors to
the plan are Capt. HOPKINS
and A. @. Landers, who want damages for
their right-of-way. Property owners in
the block north of Union street also raised
objections, but the committee believes
these parties will all finally fall into line
and permit final settlement of an old
and mucn-vexed question. The passage
of the new ordinance next Monday will
give the railroad companies ninety days
in which to accept or reject the PROPOSE
ticn.
Tho same railroad committee Of the
board OF aldermen will meet again next
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. to discuss
the question of damages to the various
claimants and protect the city's interests
ir,t the