The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-01
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right 10 consider IT, Chapman said that Il
the bid had been opened by the light com
mI.tea IL would have looked as though
there was something wrong He did not
care TO be mixed Gp In anything OF mat
kind.
Nayin said that he was one Of the two
members OF the lighting committee that
signed the report and he regretted to near
DIR. Chapman talk US he did He stated
that he had taken great pains TO get a tire
truth of the lighting business. Information
on the subject be said. had come to him
in plenty He had read data from the va
rious cities Of the United States. Canada
and Europe DR. kiibourne, Navin said,
had told him that his bid as low as the
average bid in the United States. That
was true. Navin said. but the great trouble
In a ma jority of the cities of the United
States is that the light companies have
combined and are engaged in robbing the
people. What Navin favored. he said. was
10 get competition and thus get down the
price 10 where il should be.
II have reported in favor Of rejecting
these bids said Navin, land I will vote
that way until we get a bid that is al
right. believe that this city should be
lighted for si5.n0. There is no reason why
IL should be-
James Opens Up.
James answered Chapman's speech.
You would think" said James that the
chairman OF the lighting committee was
representing these two electric companies
instead OF the city of Seattle Il does not
make any difference to this council what
may he the trouble on the outside. 1t
makes no difference to us IL Collins did
not get in his bid in time. lie should have
gotten IL there In time. / can see no reason
why We should bother about II. cannot
see that Collins would have had any ad-
vantage over the other companies ii his
bid had been accepted by the board of
public works. He may have II now II these
bids are rejected. but he would not have
had IL IL the board had consented to ac-
cept the bid. even though it came a few
minutes after the hour of 10 o'clock. There
Is but me thing for us to consider ard that
Is the bids before US. / think they are too
high.'
Ii was while James was making this
speech that he and Chapman INDUCED in
their merciless exchange of repartee
Chapman was on his feet half the time.
and every time James made a remark that
he thought reflected upon him he cried
out
You're trying to cast reflection upon
me-. he said once, and James answered
In voice of thunder: IF IL reflects on
you. take it,
Chapman interrupted James at another
point in his speech, and the white-haired
James yelled. .'Ah. keep quiet
II won't keep quiet" answered Chap
man. Hurry up and get through and let
me get at IT, You're talking through your
hat You're talking about something you
know nothing about
Before I get through you will think |
know what 1 am talking about" said
James.
James finished his speech. but Chapman
was almost constantly on his feet making
some answer. James made the statement
that the light companies are very anxious
to get the contract. He said that they had
been interviewing members of the council
and having others Interview them. He
had been approached all day long by men
who wanted him to vote for the electric
companies. He insisted that the city should
have cheaper and better light. 1t might
be true that the two companies would not
make much out of the city. even If they
got the contract al the figures submitted
but that was because their plants are old
and cost three or four times as much as
they would at present.
Chapman, singing under James re-
marks, made speech in which he char
acterized him as huidozer.
Rudy favored the acceptance of the joint
bid of the two electric companies. For
but last year 1t got bid which seemed
satisfactory, and il was then hoped that
the matter had been settled for years
Now the matter was up again. notwith-
standing that the companies bid this year
Is over Sl.2oe cheaper than last year He
favored the acceptance OF tie electric COM
panies' bid. Live and let live" said
Rudy. II don't believe In grinding this
thing down until our home people cannot
make anything"
Mr.. Collins was allowed the floor, and
spoke in detail about what he termed this
unfortunate matter" He simply told that
already related.
Dodds iDovsd that the report Of :ho mi
notify COMMITTEES be adopted. An amend
ment was offered tat the board OF public
works b instructed to accept the joint
bid il the Third Street & Suburban Rail-
way Company Will come down in It's price
to that of the Union Company
Navin approved the amendment, He
sid that he believed in men doing busi-
ness on business principles The Third
Street Company's bid. he said was in
reality lower than that OF the Union Com
psny. True said Naviu. "the Third
Street Company wants more money for
its lights, but IT proposes to light I'm ous,y-
ing districts and the work requires miles
Of wires
James thought II n marvellous thing for
the council 20 bar out the gas companv
by telling the other companies that they
may have the contrac, II one % them
viii come down In It's price. II was n
wonderful proceeding
Hnrd said that Chapman had thorough
~ investigated this lighting business
ana II he vaid that tho electric comma HES.
bids are all right. he would stand BY them.
The motion 10 amend carried Those
Who voted Tor = were Chapman, Herman.
'Taylor Rude Rudy Raymond Hurd and
s,riehton. Those who opposed IL were