The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-29
blocks o. the road. He sad shss sor about


tro years the company had no. operated
! the last eight or ten blocks. although The
sewers IN that section were completed and
| the streets graded When the people pur-
| cfi4ses homes In that section they paid
prices that were calculated cn the atsan-
| saxes arising from facilities for franspor-
saszon The company claimed the He
could noS he operated ri q profit but
would the company divide its earnings
when she road became rroEtabses TIE
statement that only few people were
benefited hy the south end OF the ROAD was
false; over 10 people were affected
J. r. Brown ard MIR Springer also spoke
OF the aIlege4 injustice Of the Trunk lire.
Jorasan added that the petitioners corld
not hope for Justice; they had been fooled
50 often. He then turned 20 the Front
street cable road and said that at the time
q sewer was run or Front street the road
said Il would mold the city responsible for
damage 10 the road Jordan investigated
ire matter and found out. he said. that
the rails Rad spread three inches ia places
before the sewer was mentioned and that
tbs road had sent 10 81 Louis for car
wheels three inches wider than those In
common use. Ii vas the company's IN
tenfloa 20 sue the city. when the real
fault was In the construction OF the road
As a final compromise the matter OF COM
periing the Union Trunk Line 10 operate
the Beacon Hill line was referred
EeIc az Aruwssry.
After long wrangie over the commit
tee report favering the granting OF the
contract for feeding the city prisoners
to Harry Watson Of the Queen City res
taurant. It was decided 20 reject all bids
ard call for new ones. The city Is in
honor bound though not Legally 10 give
TIE contract to Watson. There was an
agreement about the matter arising out
OF the Krug shortage. Watson agreeing
20 furnish food until certain debts were
iiaufdated. When the BIDS were called
for Watson's was Il I-2 cents q meal.
There was one lower bid at 10 cents.
New saloon Ordinance.
Mayor Phelps message. vetoing the
fades entrance ordinance was read,
and the new ordinance to cover the sub
ject was on the clerks resk. II repeats
ali other ordinances relating to liquor
traffic and prcvsies that no saloon or
otaer place where intoxicating liquors
are sold shall have any entrance except
S up5n 3 public street, nor more than one
entrance upon the same public street,
AM all entrances must open into the
saloon proper. All signs. such as ladies
entrance or Family entrance or Private
entrance are prohibited. Elevators orr
other sitting devices for taking liquor
from the saloon to other parts OF the
house are put on the black list.
Ths Telephone franchise.
The new telephone ordinance, the pro-
visions of which have already been pub
lfshed. and which was the outcome Of
committee meetings between the alder
nsen and delegates. was not reached. Lee
Hart was at the meeting 10 fight the or
dinance and when asked for his reasons
said:
As ] understand 1t, the Sunset Tele-
phone Company is now and has been op-
Grating In this city by sufferance only.
Their pretended rights arise from an as
signment of a franchise which I believe
10 be absolutely void. Now 1 hold that
1t would be shortsighted .pollcy at
THIS time TO grant them a lease of life
Tor The next twenty-five years, which
would work monopoly or this kind of
communication for that period of time
We are just now at the threshold OF
competition in the telephone business,
and don't think IL would be jadicious
TO in any way hinder or liscountenanca
such competition as Is sure to develop
Let the present company continue to live
as they have for some years past. leay-
Ing the doors for competition wide open
that ne may receive all the benefits In
this matter that an expiration OF their
monopoly patents Will surely bring
Inc finance committees report showed
that CITY treasurer Atkinson had cash
balance Of $iol.as7 January Is.
Claim OF Mary Collins for $3.50 for
broken arm was referred.
Prices Cream Baking Powder is always