The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-25
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Consolidated Street Car Franchise
Passed With Material Amendments

Passed With Material Amendments.
In the board Of aldermen the Consoli-
dated Street Railway Company'S nfty-
year franchise was made special order or
business. and considered in connecoon
with the amendments submitted by che
Western Central Labor Union and the
Street Car Employees Union.
The petition related 10 arbitration, en-
ployment OF competent men. definition of
competent men and stipulation that the
pay of employees be not less than twenty
cents an hour; that two men be employ
ed on each car and for repeal OF previous
legislaa ION.
Sweeney said the rSllroad committee
refused TO consider she twenty cents an
hour clause After a long argument the
amendments were taken UP one by one
The first clause. relative 10 competent
men being employed. and stating that
competent men were those who had serv-
ed az least three days under old men on
regular lines and one day on side lines.
was killed after long fight.
Lovejoy said that the city must be care
full about loading down the franchise, so
that the company would reject II.
Compton said ne favored some OF the
amendments, but II the one under consid-
Grafton was adopted. what would be done
IL all the employees quit work? There
would be no competent men, under the
amendment: TO run the cars. III. a. Wood
fn one OF the union committee men. was
allowed 20 speak. and said that the rail-
way company asked for a franchise worth
at least 81 90, coo, doing away with the
lighting clause was probably worth Slo,-
Ooo The employees had not protested
against the franchise. They simply asked
that certain points DE embodied. The
men had been told 10 go to olympia Tor
legislation. ten-hour law was passed.
but one man was discharged by the Seat
tie Consolidated company for asking thad
4, be put in effect. All the petitioners
wanted was fair treatmem' ana 30 ASK
for competent men, clause was fair
He was willing TO have any unfair amend
ment proposed left out.
Brewer said that 1t was wrong 10 as
sumo that three days service would make
a man competent. One man might. De
come competent an three days. and an
other wosili not be competent in six
months II the franchise tried TO teil
what constituted a competent man. con-
tentions would Tie continually arising
The company strove at all times 10 get
fconne;efft men, because 1t was Tor nS IN
teresst to DO 50.
The amendment calling for arfbitra ton
on mooted questions was adopted unall-
i-nously, and provided for a committee or
three. the third peinS uisHi'e'es'o
party.
Iovefov opposed the proposed amend
merit requiring the company to pay not
less than twenty cents an hour. lie saff
4, was unfair to call upon the company
40 agree 10 pay a certain sum or not less
shan that sum for fifty years.
Sweeney thought the arbitration clause
covered the one under consideration. and
s-Ifsa ard Brewer agreed. The amendment
was voted down.
Jordan was anxious 10 have the clause
compelling the company 10 place fwo
Sweeney additions TO section to place
,he matter IN the power Of the council
were adopted.
other proposed amendments We're tabled
as beirxr included IN the afbSirasion
clause. -,
The Mercer street part Of the franchise
syas Topped Oft.
THO vote by which she franchise was
adon.es9 was as follows: Ayes-Anderson
brewer. elise Compton. Iovetoy, d'aul-
ION. Nav-Sweeney. Jordan was excused.
e no said ne had not heard the franchise
read.