The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-27
THE FRANCHISES PASS
Council Disposes Of the Rail-
road Middle.
NO OBSTACLE TO IMPROVEMENT
Ram. Horn Passes Into History ana
Great Northern Can Build De-
rot-A Few Criticisms

60 far ss the city council Is concerned
the rams horn question has been settled
a. last and the Great Northern has been
allowed permission 10 enter us eepol
grounds.
The report Of the conference committees
o. the board OF aldermen ard the mousse
OF delegates substituting new ordinances
which are understood 70 b acceptaDle %
both the railroad coEnpa Fies and the city
council was adopted last night, ana both
houses PASSED three ordinances dsllntnE
the rlgfts-of-way under the final ar
rengement. The ordinances were fasSfl
without opposition. except that AideFp1an
Jordan made vigorous reply 10 General
Counsel Burke. OF the Great Northern.
the first one differs from the recent ono
rsszed by the aldermen IN granting 70 the
Columbia T. Puget Sound railway fran
c1ixc over that portion Of the ram horn.
extending from Washington street 10 the
fouth margin Of Columbia street. and eH-
tends the time OF acceptance rom Sky
10 ninety days.
The secorld ordinance differs by the a6'
dItior OF . spur on Railroad avenue.
reaching from AIair street south 20 King
street. and a spur 60 the city dock, and
Is amended so that the plankfng or paw
ing OF street crossings ~ 20 DC kept IN re-
pair ~ the companies for a width Of NJ
teen feet for each track.
The third ordinance relates 70 the fran
chise OF tine Seattle. Lake Shore n East
eTu Railroad Company. II IS simply
repetition OF a former one upon the Same
subject. with the amendment similar 20
the preceding ordinance regarding tho
paving % crossings.
Each ordinance - also appended 50 as 10
require that each company give an a.
ceptance Of the franchise in writing un-
der the corporate SEAL and executed by
the president or vice president and attest
cd by the secretary.
An ordinance providing for team tracks
belonging 10 the Columbia < Puget Sound
On Railroad avenue. between Jackson and
v ashingtou streets, spur 10 the Ocean
DOCK, and transfer track extending
along Railroad avenue from Washington
- Charles street, ~ recommended. Onto
this transfer track a spur 70 Iesler
wharf is % Re- attached. This Is COM
bnation of two ordinances into one, and
will come up for future action.
The ordinance granting permission 10
the Great Northern 10 enter It's depot
grounds WIS passed by both houses. and
in each Hon. Thomas Burke made a
spirited address Ia It's favor. He stated
that he was la receipt of numerous tele-
grams from the general manager and
other officers OF the company asking him
10 get the permission 20 go in and occupy
the depot grounds. The company had
been delayed By hard tiness but intends
10 get 30 work and improve the property.
IT never got anything from the city. ex-
eept a privilege 10 build along the water
front over ground that the city did not
own. He would take the credit Of getting
the company 10 come here and spend an
immense sum Of money. and the city had
refused 10 LET il build. Mr.. Burke said he
had been treated as criminal by the
council. and the company the same.
Franchises had been granted fixing
time To build the tracks, in which il was
physically impossible TO do the work. but
he had accepted them in his eagerness
He could not say how mitch money the
company would spend. or how little. The
company had done well To operate the
road In competition with two bankrupt
lines.
In the board OF aldermen. DR. Jordan
replied to MIR. Burke. stating that The
road had never kept any of it's promises
Tho present depot site was 10 have been
occupied but six months bat IL had been
used for three years. This depot Is no
better than an clubhouse. and cost about
SO. He favored compelling the Great
Northern TO do something Ia return for
tho many privileges granted. and wanted
10 exact the bond. Mr.. Burke had pre-
vlousiy told him In conversation that Mr.
Hi was a man OF his word and If left
IN do as he promised no would do more
than II bond was given. Too many ex-
actions would cause him 10 fiy the track
The company wanted 10 tie up the city
with ropes and have nothing stronger than
eobwebs surrounding a. The fact Is. the
company after getting in would not spend
one dollar. as the past record has shown.
II never did anything for similar faVors.
and why should II now II did build and
operate a road across the country in com
petition with two bankrupt lines. hut as
shown here IN court these roads were only
hsnkrupted by being robbed
In the board OF aldermen Iovejoy oh
tected 10 the franchises including A phrase
allowing the courts to decide when via
ducts are needed, and It was stricken out.
The ordinances We're passed by the follow
Ing vote: Ia favor Anderson. elise. Comp
ton. Loveioy and Sweeney Agaiust-Jor-
dsn and Ailller-cNccpt the Colunahie &
Puget Sound ordinance. when Jordan
voted IN tho affirmative
In tho house Of delegates tho vote was.
For-tileason. kistler. Coodhne. James
Hurd. Little. Noiet, except on the rams
horn ordnance. on which Noigt voted in
the negative
Acting Mayor }. Z. Crichton sent a spe
cial message to the council, in which hf
favored the granting % free city water
and RENTING the taxes for "a number OF
years 20 persons coming here with manu-
featuring enterprises. II Was referred 4
the fire ana water committees
To fost-iatelligencer reporter Naval
Srtchton said: This IS a Very irlnortar,
matter which should be given much nron,
tnence. Minneapolis Ia this way has So
cnred glass works and several large fac
tories. and We can DO the sarne In tn,
same manner W can secure the rcnstruc
tsoa ~ large wharyeS. which the city s.
much needs for THO Oriental steamship,
- land their freight as the lack O.
w0arvcs IS ore OF the principal OK -tses 70
ret coming here"
Cream of Tartar IS the foundation 70,
the best OF baking powdcrS-pr Prices