The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-01


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sOne lamp. ~: above Il lamps.
lsc each. in stores and houses.
Sc)
The average price OF the highess esri-
mate Of these sixteen different cities =
but 81. csFKs per light. and the average
estimate OF TIE lowest - ahous 81 cents
per light. | would not be 80 iiHoera9 -
10 p1t the lowest estimate as q criterion
COR uz te regulate oar elzy contracts %.
r43F should IL be expected mat eontfaS&
work should DE let for fhe same tndt =
municipal plant could light - city
fair margin should be aliow~t. dno = l9tt
living price should b. paid the contract
OF. glFs more Khan that We nafe ~ 81
tnofity. as guardians 81 the city - -
isw We, cannot assume power 70 ko ne
sand what i legitimate. and 90 % otnsI-
wise "a certainly violation et our tf1St
ara udxorthy the representatives OF the
ps0ple.
tf4etius win two companies for ID candle
lower fnsAndesHeFSiSs at an average price
~ ux per month for sS9 lights. which
makes the round annual sum OF si4.5t3 "
Il good it,s auaeacent plant tsuperinel.
win some power. could be built Tor ss9
to 50 per Iigtgf. / hereby estimate from
the highest figures e1a9. and me result -
that We could have bought gilt-ease
plant running the same by steam. Tor
81 rs "a less than what we viii have acfu-
ally paid for contract lighting this year.
TIE arc plants and machinery are IN
approxfnnafe proportion Much has been
doTf and time freely given. 10 Dfing the
eity ogf OF me old, exfravasant Thts OF
lighting 10 a betier and more sconomicst
method Of lighting. which / trust VIII ~
demonstrated 10 your honorable BODY
s.'fess the bids shall be opened.
There r. another leak In the fnsnce OF
Axhtlng the city. Valuable franchises for
street railways have been granted by for
mer councils. with certain privileges ana
stipulattons Those obligations should be
kept and most sacreslly lived up 10 py
both parties.
The city obligations are rightly enforced
By the corporations. but rs soon a. naru
ssgnes come they unbiushingiy demand or
yoaf honorable body tnat Ieleass =.
given them from their obligations Many
OF these companies have promised 70 nKni
~ the line OF their route. not more tnAn
- feet apart. with - candle power 10 ~
candle power ffEffts ana OF lttb 1hEf ~
she beat ~ our knowledge. Is living up TO
the agreement for which these valuable
franchises were given. Not only nave
they ignored such obligations. but IN one
from the city for the past year and haif
for the same lights they themselves were
obligated TO supply
Having the Enforcement OF these fran
etiss.s In view aud saving 10 the tax
payers round sum IN The cost OF street
3lghtsng. OH Octeber Z addressed COM
fnuniesttton 10 the corporation eounsel
asking him for an opinion as 10 whether
the city could enforce the provisions %
several of the street railway companies
franchises. requiring them 10 hsni tue
streets along certain pertisns %, sn.ir
lines IN reply l received the following
communication: 80 ,soe
Hon William Chapman. Chairman
Street Lights Commiftce--pear Sir: An
swering your fsvar Of ossoher I. ] would
say that IN nay opinion there Is no legal
obstacle 10 the cSty's insisting upon tne
compliance ~ the Rainier Elestric Rail-
NV K Power Company and us success
ore with the provisions Of the francnlse
under which they are operating their ran
me fact that the city has. since the
granting 90 the franchise. contracted Win
the Ihird Street 4 Suburban Railway
Company for the furnishing OF street
lights over the territory, incluaea ln tne
franchise. aud has paid said company.
might be eniharr8 ssing 20 the CITY should
ID nov attempt 10 strictly enforce the
FERNS ef The franchise. bat believe mat
Ia the future the company could DC made
20 strictly comply with all the terms
which II agreed 20 in its acceptance Of tho
JOHN X BROWN
Corporation Counsel
! therefore recommend that no contract
Ne let for lights on streets which should
~ hghscd by street railway companies
under their franchises, and that said
companies he required 10 light such
EgfeeeS. This viii effect a substantial saw
Ing 10 The city. When these mpanies
are notified 20 live mp 20 their obiigafions.
they AZ once solicit sympathy on the
grounds that the roads are not paving.
These roads were not expected % pay
when ilrst constructed. hence long fran
81 thr end they mlSAt bring rtea returns
80 their owners.
CfeutieEnen this order % things should
pa stopped 81 once. or remetlled bv
amendments 20 The franchises There Is
10 reason or ordinance that should ex-
empt the roads from performing thesr
part or fhe convenanz With the city II
tn aE De nrEed THAI we are living ia very
Hard times. or perhaps the road 81 rot
fsayiHEr Therefore they rush 80 extremes
and make niii and void all obligations.
aad eNpe,-s mercy az tae hands OF the city
eaancil. such argument ard excuse Ia an
everyday business proposition would ~
eHHtAed ~ the mauspaA1oFS IN making
contracts VITA others than city ceun-
covenant breakers sssonid De stopped ~
aace. and the city thereby saved tif,plsae-
NMt annoyance AMI extra expense, which
tfhe depletion Of lights the high amount
natss pev contrast. and the large number
- fiaueuts fao frequently burned cut
ART not reported 20 the board OF p4hli.,
NofAei figures ~ 70 an enormous sum
per annun.
These irregularities arc AZ the expense
- fhe cffS, AMI 81 faVoS o. the coupa-
Aies mHese 0hsft ~hfetN apneAfS 90 be 10
ssse Rs astie rs pessihle To- the most re-
vTavea To uSe fhe expression - A writer
,fi tftE csifstfact otas They have for years
h4c0 SktgHnflHr rae creR m while tnss tfss,.
i'e aeaeres Fhsy have SKINNED 50
deeply tsHt &he wilk has turuea sour"
TIE cay HEhtlug Investigation mus ~,
rfrattsf4 10 fise NE utssrra 81 shss last ess,
ganhfsi, ~nfeh IS noted for startling ths,
ball g rWtrsrf~f,fnsr1 rolling hnf : Re-
nsetnea fer fae mewbsrs 81 ans .s,,,s
tftE cnlsncH - seat0fgsl rate tl7s, IS ,stsgsrstl
ttt7itsifHss ess FtefesffstftE ternslE7s tsa e.
plant ~ wAtcf aUa NsSE owned - M
m0att tpstl EaTeFWsuent SHc.h an ueiinsst
81 snUfer - water feuwer ftnat wauf4 IN
tHrn KeuvRste an ample smouus III sl-r-
tftc aEnt 10 be atstFntltef ia fa 90
hoalrsf rneSt snep sa}ve Cur bonded sisns
isfsskie.a s4ne paaf into the cry frsa.,tr-,, =
F. fetenae taaf VIII cNeeef the YreSf san
81 removes.
&ae Feasrk Nas rtscf9et rs the commit-
sac hesdtas sae ta&s
Sharfnan saea a7oves she ADOPTION Of the
following reso5ass1as
sereas, Severa' ssrret railway com
naa,es eeFe net eeen l{ratinx tha.r Gncs
aeeer,7sns te taear fgaachfse. ana
y aersas TaV stases demand ssas ne
tNFsases fer Ukaf NJ - fsts cs.v - g.
aitse ee re.tsce4 fer ere year ISL ara
" heftsz, Tee k.gatiaE pian asoasvs ~
eaH eitF s7oaHcsl a. fts tsss r1ess-rs sasSss
neS contemplate shs f3ehtsns ~ sfrss-sx -