The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-27

may deer the roads from going in Or
GirArlSy TREY corne IN begging for fran
ca3se. bat Is Is not 50 IL this case | know
taas Il we get thls Touring NIL we viii
with Mr.. Wilcox. % Portland. and ne has
assured RE tina; Il other Touring mills
come here. bis people snail DO So"
Tide Land Owners Object
r 4. RoweA was present, representing
COMMITTEES OF ne tide land owners. We
have examined the franchise" re said,
and there are two very material oojec-
tons" lie wished she mobilization OF the
clause providing for trzckage arrange
nents with other roads and naming sr5i-
trafi0n as a means o. settlement IN case
OF conflict. He wanted. In that case. the
city council named as arbstsr. The second
objection was the running OF through
freight and passenger trains along v hat
com avenue. a. that would destroy the
street as a business thoroggnfArs. This was
evidently The Intention Of the company. he
said, 20 get a through track 40 they could
run regular trains through 20 Tacoma.
Mayor wood.
Mayor Wood objected 20 describing the
strip Of righf-of-way by rnetes and bounds
as he thought x might seem TOO much ike
an absolute grant He though; the three
roads asking for rigat-of-way 70 the mil
site should Be able 70 use the same tracks.
As 10 traekage rates. he considered high
~ Objectionable the phrase: "As may be
consistent with the prior rights"
There should be no prior rights" he
said, save the rights OF reimbursement
for investment A road should not have
the right 10 rent the use of its tracks. but
should have right 10 charge a fixed fig
ure based on the cost 10 which the COM
pany had been put In construction.
Arbitration BY the city council he con-
a. IL -
had gone b. when any new roads coming
tn should be obliged 10 accept rights sub
jeet 20 prior rights. The Northern Pacific
has been trying long time TO get a fran
ehise which should AFFORD a connection
with IT'S terminal tracks. Now. IL the road
was proposing 10 build along that route at
once. he thought Il would be wize 10 take
the matter up"
d. +. Durie urged that the council use
expedition in making a decision. as the
hoaring mill company wished 10 begin
operations as soon as possible. The Seat
tie a. Lake Washington Waterway Com
pany had a contract to MI in the mill site
forty-ive days after the time the millmen
were notified OF the completion OF railroad
arrangements. The matter OF time was all
important as the company wished to com
mence shipping -four next fail. Whatcom
avenue was designed. he said. as the prin-
cipal artery for entrance into the city in
that portion OF town. and he thought
right-of-way should be granted with par
ticular attention TO the traffic On that
street
Navin asked why II was. II the spur to
the mill was all that was wanted, the
Northern Pacific desired a franchise clear
through.
d. Mckenzie replied that Il was because
the Northern Pacific knew when Il had
good thing This vas the most important
fTa ~ tn rke ssr.sz
been asked OF the city, as a right-of-way
In the southern end was very valuable.
There was no necessity. he thought for
granting such an extended privilege 10 the
Northern Pacific when the only object de-
sired was 10 gain spur TO the Touring
mill.
The councilmen were plainly beginning
10 think that the Northern Pacific was
asking entirely too much. Raymond said:
Il should like to ask Mr. Durie. since there
is no representative OF the Northern Pa
elne present. IL the Northern Pacific In
tends 30 oh in that 20 feet OF Whatcom
avenue"
Il don't think they intend TO pay for any
OF the MI replied Durie. THAT viii de-
volye on abutting property owners. and
the Northern Pacific viii lay It's tracks on
the sand after the nh Is completed"
James Against Ii.
II don't think this proposed franchise
here Is worth considering for FIVE min
uteS." exclaimed James. Let the COM
panies get together and prepare something
practical for submission 10 this commit
tee He moved that the matter be re-
ferred back to the committee on corpora
tons. with the city engineer and corpora
ton counsel added which should confer
with the various railroad companies and
see what arrangements could be made for
a track 20 the proposed mill site. Crichton
amended this motion TO refer TO the COM
mittee on corporations without the ad-
visory officers added. He said that hence
forth he would oppose the mingling OF the
departments. The question 10 be decided
was one for legislative action. and should
be acted upon by a committee OF the coun-
ell II the advice OF other officers was
needed they could be called upon. bat not
as members OF the committee.
This precIpit8ted a prolonged and heated
discussion. during which several cutting
personalities were delivered The matter
was finally settled on a roll call eight be-
ing IN favor OF Crlchton's amendment and
four against. The meeting then ad-
iogrned