The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-04
SPUR FRANCHISE GOES
Council Passes Last Of the Rail-
road Ordinances.
END OF THE RAILROAD MIDDLE.
Last Obstacle TO Construction Of Term
finals Removed -Noigt Proves
Bone OF Contention.

IRE last two ordinances providing for a
final disposition OF the famous rams norm
ard Railroad avenue question were passed
bv both houses OF the city council last
evening ana the only steps nov necessary
are the signing by tne mayor and the &C
ceptAnee OF the whole rs the companies
With the signatures u the several pres
dents Or vice presidents and secretaries
under the corporate seals OF eacn company
The first ordnance grants franchise
to he Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad
Company and the Northern Pacific 4 FV-
get Sound Shore Railroad Company 20
build the Yesler wharf spur upon the
routes previously published. differing only
in sections S and 9. Section pToNides
that II AZ any time the city shall grant 2
franchise 20 any new railroad over the
same streets, the city council. In case or
"a dispute. may have the right by ordin-
suce 10 remove the tracks Of the compa-
MES 20 the space Immediately west OF that
provided for in this ordinance. Section
requires that the Columbia & Puget Sound
Company accept the rams horn ordinance
ny accounting this one. and that each must
file IFS acceptance within sixty days after
approval.
The other ordinance relates 10 the Co
lumbla e. Puget Sound spur 10 the Ocean
dock and has tho same requirements IN
sectio.s 8 and as the sDrevious one.
Both ordinances had been reported as
new ordinances by the railroad commit
tee but by the advice OF Corporation
Counsel Scott In the board OF aldermen
they were changed 10 substitutes to avoid
the thirty days delay required by the
charter. The board passed both by the
following vote: In favor. Anderson. Brew
er. Compton. elise. Loveioy and Sweeney:
against Jordan and Miller
In the house Of delegates they were
rassed unanimously. CITY Engineer Thorn
GGf a hF tvs
tected in the provisions % the franchises.
md explained, by means Of a large man.
the route OF each. James IN making he
motion &c pass tho ordinances. paid Mr..
Thomson very pretty little compliment.
He said he. for one. was willing to abide
nv the decision of the engineer. who had
never deceived the city in the past. and
did rot think he would now.
In the board Of aldermen an ordinance
appropriating g. zoo 10 carry out an agree
ment Of a year ago to pay the Seattle.
Lake Shore < Eastern railway for por-
tion OF its right Of way. given 70 the Co
lumhia e Puget Sound in lieu OF the rams
horn was referred to the street commit
tee with instructions TO report next Mon
day night
Andrew r. Burleigh. for the Lake Shore
road. stated that by an agreement Of n
year ago the city vas Ia pay the company
that amount to reimburse IL for changes
in the grade and the removal OF portions
Of the Seattle Coal & Iron Companys
hoist leading to the coal hunkers. AS tho
hoist had fallen recently the cosi and
iron company could now proceed nicely 10
the removal before rebuilding. and 81 200
r. necessary for that purpose. The agree
ment had been made because when the
property owners had given twenty-five
feet. that space owned by the Lake Shore
company could not be legally condemned
Lawrence Colman, for the property
owners. conceded i'm Mr.. Burlelgh's views.
stating that the company should be al
lowed the appropriation by the terms OF
the agreement.
After an unsuccessful attempt to amend
the ordinance by reducing the amount for
the present 10 $1,000, the ordinance was
finally referred.