The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-23
NEW FRANCHISE COMPLETED.
Aldermen Pass IL and Final Action
Comes on Monday.

The new franchise of the Consolidated
Street Railway Company, after an almost
interminabie time in committee. has at
last passed through the first reading IN
the board of aldermen. Yesterday after
noon at 3 o'clock both houses OF the city
council met In special session 10 consider
the ordinance. but the aldermen offered
numerous unimsortant amendments in
considering the matter section by section,
and II was after o'clock when that body
adjourned. In the meantime the delegates.
who had been present during most of the
afternoon, had met and adjourned The
ordinance will be taken up on second read
ing In the board OF aldermen tomorrow
evening at $780, and on passage viii imme-
dately be transmitted to the house OF del
egates II is thought the franchise will
finally be acted on tomorrow evening.
The parts OF the proposed franchise over
which there has been the widest discus
zion are the percentage clause. the paving
clause and the clause relating to trans
fers. Minor changes were made in those
provisions yesterday. For each year from
and after January ]. 1900, until January 1.
1870 the company Is to pay the city per
cent. of the gross receipts. and from the
lattsr date until the expiration of the
franchise on December 81, 1914, the per-
cen,age is fixed at per cent.
Most OF the discussion as 10 the paving
clause was over a provision that when the
street car company shall have once laid
down n pavement according 10 require
ments the city may not In it's discretion or
der Its renewal or change its character
while IL is I'm good repair and condition
Some OF the aldermen favored striking the
provision from tho ordinance, and a mo-
ton was made TO change may to
shall The paragraph was finally al
lowed TO stand as read
The clause relating to transfers. orig
inally drafted by elise, came in for ex-
tended discussion. II provides that when
the city shall have a population Of f25 600
the company shall be required 10 issue
transfers TO cross lines and to accent
tickets from such cross lines. good only
on the first connecting car. and within the
city limits, and for one continuous pass
age In a general direction TO the end of the
line crossed within the meaning Of the
section the Third Street and Suburban line
shall be considered cross line so far as
concerns travel i'm either direction SO far
as the state university Dr. Sweeney. in
discussing the provision. remarked that
the phrase cross line' ought to Se
changed 20 "cross-toWn line" and inter-
preted TO mean any line approaching with
in 10 feet of the line under consideration.
a motion TO that effect was lost.
A great deal was said rs 20 section Is or
the forfeiture clause and the provisions
of the ordinance are now in such shape
that forfeiture Of The franchise will not
occur for a frifiug cause. such as a fail
ure 20 cut wire in case OF fire. hut only
for n substantial violation. as neglect 20
pay the percentage. or to run cars prop
erly. Judge BURKE addressed the aldermen
and introduced a provision that the reser-
walton by the city should not he held 20
authorize amendment modification or re-
peal OF tho grant in such a manner as 10
impair the value Of the company's rvor-
erty without just compensation. and with
due regard 20 present and prospective
earning capacity Or che road. Such a pro-
vision. Judge Burke said would he OF
value in dispcsing 81 the bonds and would
not in the slightest impair the rights of
she city. The proposed amendment was
voted on. hut was lost.
The franchise Is 10 he granted - the
seattle Consolidated street Railway Com
rany. ant is in the form 81 an amend
rnent 20 an ordinance granting franchise
10 the Seattle Electric Railway AMI Power
Company. under tire old charter OF iSsa
The discussion was general. ami was taken
part in by love tOy. else Sweeney Rrayv-
~ and Anderson. naulfon was an the
chair Compton. who was present wfer,
the meeting was called 20 order. asked "a
~ excused before the session had con
+inuei any length 81 time Jordan am
Miller we're absent. the latter. - IS sail
having hccn unweii All 90 the delegate
were present. ana We're extended the priv
iege ~ the foor CORPORATION Counsel
Scott and Falcon 1nslln ant Gearra
Hyde Preston. attorneys f1- the t,,rnua nv
BESIDES Iuasa Burke were also r-rxerqs
ard watched Proceedings With dcca inter
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