The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-23

pauy had not - yet Informed the city
ssTefals fnat X wonit comr1snce the HofE
a. required by ire provisions % is fran
chfae Re stated that tire receiver 81 INC
rad. Mr. Backuz bad beer tafoFnea
ard knew weil wtat was Required. D1!
BE- seems IN 10 hurry % comply.
Cr3ohfar sass ~ wzs e. favor % com
reE4rz me railroad % comply with 80
Franchise. but circumstances alter cases
Ee aid the company waS probably ave
- % the work bat tseHEhf 3 committee
81 tne council SHOULD meet ulth TIRE rail-
road officials ard hud ouf the exact
status of thc affairs 8f TIE company
whether the road was able a. taas iille
to Do The work
I.ittie STATED that Receiver Backus in
formed him that he ~as heartily ~ "a
ror of complying wlth IRE franchise. thas
the read sas about 70 recrEaniEe. sHA
rs thought tbe company ~ouia 20 WA,
vas required o. il. Nr. Little stated ia@t
this kind % talk had been going or foF
come time and thought 4 was oniy
ruse 70 pat N ths work. He said me
council had been very ieuleut with AL
ooruo-atIous. and thought y time 20 MAKE
them comply with their franchises re
said the corporations were trying 70
shoulder everything onto the city
Crfehton said ~ I'D Tot want % pe IN
derat0od as favoring the railroad com
many. but wanted 10 know positively now
tire company was fixed financially 70 go
z ahead with the work. II the oonehof1tts
we're wealthy men he believed they shodlG
b. made go live Up 20 me franchise tNt"
n it squeezed them
vo}gr said ne thought the road should
be made 20 live up 20 SIS frauchlse- ne
stated that Receiver Backus haa atatt.'
IN conversation that ~ thought the "oFk
should be done Ar once
Csoodhue thought that the paving %
the street vas q public necessity. ana me
..orooratlon should De made 10 DO us
mart. and an once he thought the as
sassnaent for street improvement shouid
b. paid a. quickly as taxes
rFard stated that the officials OF the
eouospy asserted that the WORK
shoald and would be done, and
that they would not axe an.
advantage Of technical points. bn'
A. no same tine they were beating about
the bush and delaying the matter as
r,u~h "a possible He was In favor OF
compelling the company 70 live up TO the
provisions OF IFS franchise.
The following ordinances were acted
upon:
Approving assessment roll Tor improve
raent of willow street passed
Aueprovlng assessment roll for improve
nent OF Pike street, passed.
Authorizing the opening and improve
rnent OF a roadway between Fremont and
Green lake. passed
Authorizing the city comptroller 10
Mace the name OF William Fiizhenry on
su~tloneer's license ISSUED 10 ScoOnes a
co. instead Of Wiliam Parker; passed
Granting permission 20 &. p. Smith TO
use portion Of South Fifth street near
the gas works for the satuFat!ng or roof
Ing falt with tac: passed.
Authorizing the LAYING Of a water pipe
Il a al
lows cemetery. passed
REPORTS Of committees.
ary-RccommeUding an ordinance
on regulation OF elevators. adopted.
Railroads Recommending passage of
ordinance prohibiting persons from get
ting OF and CT railroad cars when NOV
ing adopted
Streets and judiciary Recommending
passage Of ordinance opening and i'm
proving a roadway between Fremont and
Green Lake. adopted
Streets Rec0mmtn ding the approval OF
the plat Of Stafford addition; adopted.
Fire and water-.Reporting unfavorably
on establishment OF hydrant on corner
of Third and Pine streets; adopted.
Fire and wafer Recommending that
free water be granted from date to Jan
nary l. 1Se5, 10 Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Blair
and Mrs Rooney. widows. living In
shacks; adopted.
Fire and water Recomme ndlng the ex-
tending Of water PIP 20 odd Fellows
cemetery. adopted
The following other business was tran
sacfed.
Petition % Louis Newman asking that
city grant him permission 10 move his
house on Third street 10 adjoining block
- enable him 10 place his lot on same
grade as sidewalk from the house;
granted.
Petition from property owners on Mar
| kct street for sewer from Yeslcr avenue
/ 20 Cullen street. referred.
Petition from property owners on
squire avenue for water main referred.
Tho following bids for feeding city prls-
onars were received: g. A. u. Feazcll.
! Tia cents per meal; ". J. Larkin, T.
/ cents. T. L. Wilbur 1913 cents, .. ".
| DALEY. ll4 cents AIRS L. Gerson. l2ie
/ cents. Mrs Mary =. Soper, u cents, Mrs
/ J. nm. II cents, referred