The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-03
THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Protests Against Cedar River Resolu-
tion-New Railroad Franchises.

In the house OF delegates last night the
resolution passed by the board Of aldermea
last week denounc.ng the people In case
they should reject the Cedar river water
ordinance and pledging the council not TO
make a contract with any corporation Civ
ing It or them the right TO own IN whole
or in part jointly with this city or other
wise. any part OF the Cedar river gravity
system came up for action.
Little moved the adoption OF the resolu-
ton, and James seconded. The latter said,
however that the resolution went too far.
II was perfectly legitimate so far as water
and Eight was concerned, but heating need
not have been included. and there was no
occasion for hitting at the newspapers.
However, Il was hardly worth while NOV
ing an amendment 10 II.
The motion was put and IN explaining hia
vote Voigt said: 1--WE have shown that wa
do not want any corporation 70 bring either
water or light or anything else to the city
so long as the city can prevent II, and
there Is therefore no need OF this resolu-
ton, and for this reason / reluctantly
vote aye"
Crichton-I would Ike to explain my vote.
I believe the resolution Is entirely uncall-
cd for IN every respect II the ordinances
we pass go for anything at all. our votes
show the opinion this house holds. If we
pass resolutions for fun and do not intend
20 live I'D 10 than, II may be necessary to
pass resolutions constantly 70 show when
we are in earnest. This resolution goes
too far; great deal farther than the or
dinance itself, with It, electric lighting.
electric heating. and I don't know what all.
il IS not framed 10 give the people en- IN
Outstanding Of what the ordinance is, bus
what Il Is framed for ] do not care 70 say.
except that II IS as far from that as Il cau
be- ! believe the people Of this city IN
derstand US and understand how this coun~
ell feels. am willing 20 abide by the or
d.nance. to carry out the ordinance; bat I
am not going 70 votefo ? this resolution.
The resolution was adopted by a vote OF
TO . For: Chapman, Gleason, Goodhue,
James. Kistler. Little and Voigt. Against:
Hurd and Cr!chton.
Corporation Counsel Scott took Nd the
resolution and read Il over with a broad
enlng smile on his face.
The committee on railroads, to which
was referred the petition Of the Seattle
Consolidated Street Railway Company for
franchises. recommended that only such
franchises be granted as asked In the pe-
t.t.on as win conform with routes covered
by tracks now, and for some time past, IN
operation by the road, and that ell p0r-
lions Of the petition relating 70 new routes
be rejected James said that there was no
objection to the two or three blocks ex-
tension OF the line to Kinnear park. but
that the extension over Fifth street from
Pike % Willow and 70 the Great Northern
railroad depot was a new line He d.d not
wish IL TO 90 out that a franchise for this
had been rejected and asked that the re-
port be referred. and to this the house
agreed.
The amended ordinance asked for by the
Seattle & Montana Railroad Company for
franchise 10 is terminal grounds between
Jackson and King and Commercial and