The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-01
THE STREETS ARE VACATED.
Both Houses of Council Clear the Way
for Moran's Improyemenfs


The ordinance for the vacation Of por-
tons of Charles Plummer and Norman
streets. to allow the enlargement Of Mo-
ran Bros shipbuilding plant, was passed
by the city council last evening, but the
discussion In the house OF delegates fairly
hristled with sensational utteTances. Mr..
Vo!gt made the main argument in favor
of the ordinance, in the following lam
guage:
The statement made by parties inter
ested IN the purchase of tide lands that
the action of the house of delegates in
not vacating all the city streets which
are not retained by the state plat is the
only cause that the state land commits
sioner viii not issue any contract for the
purchase of tide lands. and which opin-
ion seemed 10 Re voiced By the press. is
not entirely correct. As a matter Of fact,
the attorney general and state land COM
missioner stated to yopr committee, which
went 20 Olympia for the purpose Of urg
ing a speedy readiustment of the state
plat that the vacation OF the city streets
would advance ne issuing of purchase
certificates. that the suit now pending
as regards the appraisement had % he
brought 10 an issue first. This stIit has
not been tried vet in the superior court
OF King county. Therefore II needs no
argument 10 understand that M 20 date
# would he Impossible for any entitled
to purchase tide land 10 get a certificate
OF purchase even IL the city council had
vacated the city streets months ago.
Your committee received the assurance
OF the attorney general and state land
ccmm.ss.oner that the matter would be
urged with az possible speed. 50 that this
matter could be settled by the time a
decision IN the suits pending regarding
tide land appraisement would be bad l.
is therefore indisuu'able thar NJ Interest
IS suffering 10y not having The city streets
vacated before a readlusfnent Is mad
This rec djuStment IS urged because j. $
evident that Il would save the city vast
amount of money"
The attorney FOR Judge Osborn. ]. 9.
Reofmaa. ! NJ Frink. Schwahachcr Brcs.
4 Co. and the Dearborns. made q violent
attack on eN-Nayor Robert Moran and
the newspapers generally. He opposed
the Moran ordinance. saying that the
shipbuV1ing works would easily 40 in the
suace between two streets. There were
l26 claimants 70 one tract represented BY
him. ard none had less than thirty, and
the settlement must wait till these con-
tests were settled
fIa said that when Robert Moran was
MAYOR he pushed - ordinance through the
council providing for So ooo worth OF street
plankiDr. simply because he wanted -
Supply tie plank lie also said that there
wcs rot,-u enough for ten Moran plants IN
the SPACE * was proposed 70 give them.
Nocf in reply. said clients often 90
wrong by taking the opinion Of their at
tornevs-
Both Hura ard Goofhue insisted on the
attorney stating whom he represented.
and he finally with reluctance gave the
names as above stated. At thfs point Act
ing President kistier stated that only yes
terday afternoon two members OF the
Schw abachcr firm had urged the passage
Of the Moran ordinance
The representative then admitted that
his letter Of authority vas TWO months Old
and re had uot heard from the arm since.
H. r. Jones stated that he represented
10 one. hut as a citizen OF = years nc
wanted to give the facts he stated that
the tract IN question was the o!d Me-
Chauscs' square.
t.tv Engineer T hanson satd ilat ~ ne 81
the three streets mentioned went out any
y heTe near Mechanics square
''I say Jney do" said Mr. Jones. Charles
ttreet sfasseS GFech artcs square. bur VIII
admit fs- me sake q argument that y
does rot"
l. C. Gilman. In behalf o. Moran Bros.
pointed cat she great advantages 20 be
gained by the snip building plant AAs
council Knows IS u.nd. ard there - TO
danger from this particular measure es Al
oyeuiaS wedge p vas not IKE AZ slcohol
hsbst y 1.eh. started onee, eoA.a Aoi %
checked
chapman and Janss each spoke In the