The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-13
DEADLOCK on LIGHT.
Council Rejects the Union Flee
tric Company's Plans.
TO ABATE THE POLE NUISANCE.
More Time for street. Light Bids ssd
Bfddsrs Wni Try Again-Msvs
Against street Forests.

held last evening TO consider the street
lighting question. but nothing vas done
IN the board OF aldermen except to extend
the time for fling bids until next Monday
week. The delegates passed the same or
dinance. and il was signed by the presi-
dents OF both houses Lsssie introduced
an ordinances designed TO lessen the electric
light pole evil and 10 open . way 10 COM
petition in street-iightlng contracts By
making the poles already erected subject
TO use by anyone who viii pay just COM
pensation.
The board of aldermen passed an ordi-
nance providing that the time for filing
bids for street lights on plans and specifi-
cations A and b. prepared by the city
engineer and board of public works
and revised by the city council, be
extended until October -. At this
time the house of delegates reported that
il had adopted plans and specifications
of the Union Electric Company, as re-
vised. but the aldermen would not listen
to q reading of the plans. DIR. Jordan
opposed them on general principles and
did not want to read them. elise Was
also opposed to them, and said that II the
council could not secure bids on the plans
submitted by the city engineer and board
OF public works. 1t Was time to Quit trying
TO do anything. IL he could not get light
according 10 those plans he would 60
home. Compton announced that be Was
OF the same opinion Jordan's motion 10
adjourn was carried by vote Of to 8.
and no action whatever was taken on the
plans OF the Union Electric Company.
In the house of delegates the ordinance
extending the time Till October y Tor filing
bids under plans A and was passed
without discussion and signed.
Little introduced an ordinance amend
ing section 6 of ordinance l. 29s. granting
to +. c. Kilbourne and his assigns the
right to erect poles and stretch wires
thereon for electric purposes. BY Its
terms the city reserves the right of amend
ment or repeal whenever it may lie
thought necessary, having regard to
vested right: to substitute provisions that
the wires be placed in underground con-
Quits and to compel the removal thereto;
aud also that any person or corporation
may have the right to use the poles be-
longing TO the Union Electric Company
for the purpose OF lighting or the trans
mission of heat and power on max
ing just compensation; and in
case OF disagreement as to what compen-
sation is just the question is to be referred
to three arbitrators, one to- be chosen by
the company, one by the person or cor
poration desiring the use OF the poles and
one by the city council. Ii was referred
to the street eommitte and the chairman
of the judiciary committee.
James called for an ordinance some time
ago for the licensing of auctioneers. saying
that the license collector wanted the ques-
ton settled one way or another. The
ordinance bad disappeared. Ii was not in
the hands of tho clerk, and none of the
committees had seen or heard of il. No
action was taken.
An ordinance to regulate the hauling or
carrying of garbage was referred 10 CON-
mittee on sanitation and the chairman of
tho committee on streets. 1t fixes the
hours for transporting offensive matter.
An amendment will be introduced requir-
ing covered carts TO be used so that papers
and refuse will not be scattered along the
streets.
An ordinance TO regulate shooting gall
leries was referred TO the committee on
police, license and revenue.
In reference to the new ordinance, Mr..
Little said to a Posr-IsTELLIGEScEa re-
porter:
THE object Of the measure is two-fold,
10 decrease the number of poles lining the
streets and TO admit competition in the
bidding for light contracts. Under pres
ent conditions new company Is COM
PEELED to put up its own poles, adding TO
the Disagreement Of the streets and erect
ing additional barriers. In many places.
particularly st corners. there are six,
seven and even eight poles, and TO permit
any more to be put up seems out OF
the question. II bidder for street
lighting could figure from the standpoint
of a Discriminate rental for the use of the
poles 20 be paid the companies now hold
ing franchises. competition would be open
and think the city could made advan-
tageoas contracts. This ordinance will be
followed by others. covering all the fran
chises heretofore granted bv the council.
The companies have signified their will
ingness, aud Two of them have even solic-
tied that such DO done"