The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-09
TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
rnacie About Ycsler Avenue Road
The Deadlock Is Unbroken.
sortly after the board OF aldermen
esagsned the report Of the committee on
naroads granting the receiver OF the Yes
M avenue cable road an extension OF one
ysar from May. 1885 In which TO double
,sek its line Mas taken up, and caused
saeated and lengthy discussion. The re-
sort recommended that the petition OF
Pred T.. Sander and lightweight others
fcg the enforcement OF the ordinance re-
eairiag the Yesler avenue cable track 10
Be doubled be not granted and that the
PETITION OF the Seattle City Railway Com
pany praying for an extension OF one
year be granted, provided that when the
/ company does build that the roadbed as "A
whole shall be built in the most modern
manner for cable railroads and OF iron
and steel instead OF wood. as now.
Al the conclusion of the reading OF the
report Or. Jordan Jumped 20 his feet and
ehampioned the cause of the petitioners.
He said he did not believe In granting
the millionaire owners, living in New
York any longer time In building a
parallel line. when they might just az well
put the money in now when It would do
SO much good liz stated his connection
one of the large stockholders the road
was making 500 a day easy. and said IL
fpst nothing To build f.. and id
night less" for that matter. tie told
Aor people were compelled 20 wade in
mud 10 reach the down line. and ac-
used the council of standing in with
tas railroads..
pr. Sweeney. chairman OF the commit
r.. said that the road had been robbed
former owners. and stated that the
snmittee believed that Ia granting the
txber time the city would enable The
sssars 10 put in "A steel track, properly
A4sted, and not a wooden one, as at
rsent
Jefaan said that. although the road was
fHsidered al the time II was bsi!t 10 ne
anor one n IL better than the much
,.snsed Front street lire az the present
tme. He said the parallel line Is already
hu hat IS covered UP With earth. ana
liz EXPENSE would he small In opening u
us He said that the former owners, OF
Witch he was one. bonded the road Tor
fr9o and never sold cent OF the noh'is.
4, iris statement Or. Sweeney Jumped
Il his feet and read from a report SUD
niitei a couple OF years ago ~ ~ =,
gsnaer and others. In which they stated
A.t Aiaaoo I'm bonds out OF an issue
aus0tSo had been sold the balance OF
fEsn being held.
10 this statement Or Jordan had
reihnE 20 say, except that the statement
was nimsy.
I.oyejoy spoke IN favor OF granting
further time He said he believed the
sarporatlon. which for the past two years
las been losing money on the road
thoald be granted further time. as at this
tine the city needs tho help OF these
rsn m heIplng us out on big schemes.
saeh as the canal. He said: Il think
these generations should he helped At
tbs time. and | also think IL bad grace
~ former owners to try 70 crowd out
he present company. now that II Is los
ing money ana the former one feathered
n nest"
The report Of tho committee Vas adopt
e Jordan voting no.
ne committee ON police reported ad-
sssely on the passage OF an ordinance
fFeAietinE parades and professions. eE-
sef funerals. military. etc, without
permit from the mayer The report
fssed that anything Of this kind was
szpotc ana not ft for a free country.
vas a majority report, panlton and
sg1an voting ayt aud elise nos
sria0 jumped 50 his feet and said:
rs ordinance. I understand. Was ia
Esaced hy Noiet tn tho house. where
es-Fthlng vicious comes from. am
assHsd It is for political purposcs-in
AsoF OF Republicans and against Dom
waits This remark caused loud laugh
he repor, Of the committee was adopt
AID ths ordinance defeated. elise gave
ss.sse q q motion - reconsider.
she ballots were taken loy president
sAaeui choice. I'm the nth Sweeney re-
go :. Mtller 8. and elise, paulton and
.SfeloY each After this Miller dropped
@.'st cur ~ sight ana Sweeney and An