The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-15
1EEMENT AT LAST.
nAr HoRTHEHA TO GET A RIGHT
ow-wAY ON THE TIDE rLaTs.
- CITY Fathers Express Their In
4esfsen 10 Grant . Frss~hIse 20
fhe East Waterway. Practically
- de Terms Dictated by the Com
unsy-conncil ADprspriafes $500
~ the CeIebvatton-What sana
MlIl Was6s-city Asked 10 Take
ne EAtena Bridge


nll wasxs-city Asked 10 Take
ne E~sena Bridge
III 1G-tise sense Of the city council that
fnnchise be granted TO the Great North
ern from It's present terminus on Jarisoa
street TO the cass waterway on condition
that the Great Norfnern build q spur 70
sonnet WIKI the Centennial -four nlu
vffhsn the next sixty days"
2laas Was the expression adopted last
&1Cmf' by the city council after prolonged
M&emxsfon. only McArfiie and sasiu OPP
Be1atg. The council VIII meet tonsgsl. 10
eens3der an ordinance I'm accordance with
th&t resolution. The ssnession Of rziiroaa
f1ciIitics for the -FOUR mill IL AT last APP
Dr0achinS settlement. last n.gfts step
bejng the first decisive one In that dsrec-
H0u. 1t IN true that Mayer Wood spoke
~ though he might veto an ordinance
passed on those lines. There was some
oejection on the part OF President erich
ton and Councilman Chapman 10 allow
1ng the mayor TO participate IN the discus
ZION preliminary to the passage e a fran
thisc ordinance, 80 the mayors views On
the matter were nos obtained. He said.
bOwever, thas II he were allowed the priv
Ne4e OF discussing the ordinance IN the
committee n1eetiags. nc would promise 20
sign an ordinance that PASSED over his
1 yeto. In order to give tsse ordinance lulne-
date eject. The mayors evasion OF
J direct statement OF Ills opinions called
forth sharp remark froEa James to the
16cct that Il the mayer Intended TO Undo
BY veto what the council Was trying to
accomplish. he should make his intention
known ~ the start.
The meeting mas on The whole repiete
With interest. After some debate 500 WAS
appropriated for cleaning. decorating and
illuminating tha city streets during she
Fourth Of July celebration. a proposition
bridge across Lake Gniou Al I4atoiaa WAS
ounstdered. samuel Hill addressed. tbs
counGll In the interest Of the Seattle Gas
4nd Electrtc Light Company. These things
occup166 70 much tins that an ADJOURN
Esent was taken until tonight. leaving a
great part Of the routine business asatouch-
- There were present. beside a full rep
faHenfation OF the council ard advisory
board. Moritc Thompson Thomas Burke.
Samuel HUI. Aesu Lsary. w. j. Gramns.
y. -. Ddfie, uosaid Mckenzie. Newman
Kline. James Goldsmith and others.
Tie naisroad Franehise.
Tho railroad franchise was brought up
Uukler suspension Of Tire rules by James.
The bill had been on iss third reading and
N motion was returned 10 It's second read
Ing. % admit OF amendments.
ITO start the bail rolling" as he said.
1a1nee offered the motion which heads this
report. Once started, the ball rolled with
considerable spirit.
Rudy asked II. by passing this motion.
30 council would put itself in the position
of running after the Great Northern.
Counsel Burke replied that the Great
Northern was ready to cooperate with tho
council for thu eity's good. He believed
that. ratilAr than prevent the establishment
81 the -four mill. the Great Northern off,
cIais would consent 10 the outlay ncces-
eary In building spur. though the outlay
was considered unnecessary,
sThey will ccrae to an agreement with
You on a. liberal terms aay raiirog,i
ever accepted froIn Il CITY,. he said II;
WAS the establishment ny the Great North
Ern Of the Nippon Yilsen kaishs. reader
mg 1t pOsailsle TO ship hour frasn hars TO
the Orient. that indace,i the mif people 10
srck this az IA location for their plant.
would not the company which had dene so
much, further cooperate with The city In
obtaining the rsts aiwhgaent OF this mill
AZ no ure In she history of this cay has
there been a mere ieteriasned effort hy thu
Great Northern 10 concentrate In Seattle
said Judge Burke.
''.rhe city OF Seattle sas not given one
acre one foot Of ground. ono dollar. to
the Great Northern. The Great Northern
q paying today for property which the
city thought |, gave the company. Il was
like the devil taking Christ 10 the mount
ain top and Offering Him the whole world
II He would only como TO hla But the
devil didn't have the warla 10 give
Judge Burke began to warm IN his sub
1ecs and soon the council WAS being ear
gied away on a stream of s,awles eio-
Quence. coming As Il refreshing surprise in
the mAster-of fact disciASior.
James asked Burke II The Great North
ern had not already a franchise swo-thifds
Of tho distance to tAe east waterway
Burke reptile! that this was true aud ex-
pla!ted complications with the Seattle
Terminal Company IN connection with tho
franchise. which would have 10 he
etraightenea out before the right-of- way
oeuid be used. In order 10 connect with
The mill II would only need 30 feet added
90 the old franchise,
Speeches In favor Of James motion wer.
uande by Rudy. Chapman and iurtl Rudy
asked IL the switching charges would he
Axcd satisfactorily To the mill com,lny
and 20 the cits In case this cosncil
otratKhtennd out the old franchise aud
ave ne necessary additional 80 feat
Burke replied that the Great Northern
pevcr made q switching charge, save in
Instances which he specified
Mayor Wood WAS allowed the prlyifrxe
q the floor 20 speak on The subject h,t,
euch u disposition was shown To restrain
him from talking GA legislative matters
Whea he had the veto rowar that he r,s,sl
tated to express himself lie pYofnts.d
that II tho council passed the ordnance
over his veto he woasd sisa the franchise
- give II Immediate fierce. provided ha
we're allowed to discuss the matter in
committee.
When Nasia's turn came. he said that
on q visit 10 Judge Sneka'a ofFic,, with
Mayor Wood. Judge Burke had ssusnly
told them in 80 many wors;s thar M fran
chsse wouid he accepted unless II vasex.
aetiy what the Great Nortnsra Wishes
Furthermore. he lad declared SO Navsy,
Eaid that the city had ne legal rtrh, 81
build the spur on It's own account ars -
the city tried 20 do SO. the Great Northern
would entotn.
The question on James snoiiasa yyaz Esif-
ed for and X was passed. ensv MeAtsfga
and Nayin voting M.
James next moved thar a r.ssstfnr, >,
called Ter tonight at o'clock for IT,. y,,,r-
fso~a Of considering an nTtfisangr eeass.
rurkr was asked In present at thas s,,es !.
INK an ordinance which woulA p. aee..e...
cd by the Great Nertheya. Thsz casrlesl
The Fourth or Jsiy.
A. to the sloso appropriation askrs f,r
the Fourth Of july celebration fsss fl-,s .s..
committee recommended that the t.,ag,I ~