The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-21
READY TO BE PASSED
YR.xrHrsE ORDINANCE HAS THIRD
HEADING IN THE COUNCIL
Section Amended 80 "a 20 Allow the
city Condemnation Rights Only
for the Purpose of Cresfing q Ter
mfnsi empany-Comnefim~n Hold
Private Meeting Before Appear
snx A., pubt,~-Bfli su.s he Pub
Is.hea Ten Days Before Its Final
pn..sxe-Hfnor Amendments

fux An pubIf~-BfIi Nust BE Pub
u.bea Ten Day. Before It's Ffnsl
pn..rxe-Hfnor Amendments
af,~r che excgttag srenes fl the council
x,~sax night eor1sth.nE more than or
d9rar4lv thrilling was looked Tor last
,sfgff There were no sensations. ols
there was plainly an untercurreft OF feel
ing that. once stirred ever - slignfiy.
would have resulted IN raging torrents OF
verbfage. Possibly the rough edges were
,nosthsd from each members wrath by
/. -s.s,tnx held IN the mayors room be-
fore ascending the stairs 20 the eosneii
chamber.
srha railroad franchise ordinance was
amended IN several particulars and put
On it, third reading. All that nov re-
,uafns = for the ordnance 10 De puollsnei
ter days. after which i viii % finally
voted upon. There are at least two men
IL fhe council who will probably vote
.xatust the ordnance as * nov stands-
one l. AfeArdIe and another Is >aVih-
There i very little doubt that 1richton
also will cast negative vote. 1ne most
important acton OF last night was fne
striking oBt Of that portion OF S@ctloh ~
which allowed tie city the right 70 con
denim a. any time. 4 substitution lot ts,e
part stricken provided that the city co1.o
eondeyan for the purpose of creating ter
ruinal company.
The cossncflrpen did not arrive with their
,ssssal profnptness Outside the rail- sat
small crowd ~ citizens Informally eiH
sasslng she franchise. Within the saefea
ureefnctr devoted 10 the city legislators.
assertion held sway. Clerk George n.
coryell sat with mis- minutes ana Ioh
book before him he looked tired An
other weary looking attache was Oct
geant-at arms BROOKS
,.yS,her.,r the councflg'' the latter was
asked.
ron. they're down stairs making up
their minds before appearing In pubic
was the reply and "a stified yawn from
the gallery sounded like an amen.
what did you let the eouneiimen on,
for last nigntg'' Was the next question
''Oh. the more 90 out the better was
the explosive answer. Tnen Things auise-
I'D down and the clock licked. When the
time reached sec. almost an hour later
than the time set by the cali. the members
nut IN an appearance. They had been in
an informal session In the mayor once
All locked more or less red In the face
The trial apin on the franchise had EVIL
IDENTIFY been fast.
James moved that the rules be suspend
ed and the franchise ordinance taken up
at OIlat. l fEH fiDtlfb war AtA1tAfR ~ 10
vor OF action on an appropriation ordi-
nance. After disposing OF this James re-
newed his original motion.
when the house adjourned last night
IL VAS considering section 10. said the
clerk.
James Amendm ent.
James wanted TO offer an amendment TO
sectIon ? that the time allowed for build
Ing OF tracks be changed from July l. 1870.
10 July l. IssN Ia order to do this II WAS
voted that the whole ordinance be recon
sldered.
Navin smoke against the amendment.
saying. MIR. Chairman, I'm opposed 20
the motion because I'm IN favor OF the
masses "a against the classes. II two men
were la partnership Gu ear load of
freight and one maa got tbs car on hls
track first the other man would have &c
pay switching charges In order TO get II
over To his own track
The amendment carried by vote Of :
10 T.
James offersd enothsr amendment. that
IN the second paragraph OF the secoEd
section the phrase ''or portions thereof.
be- stricken from the clause axing the
rates chArgesble on ears or car load lots.
An extension OF ten years was allowed
the railroad companies. AZ the expiration
Of which time the CITY council could com
pei the elevation or depression of tracks,
above or below the strees level
From section 10.
James then asked: lis there any one
else who has ans thing 20 offer before We
reach section f0F' There seemed 10 be
no one. and James continued, II wish q
strike from section 10 al after the words
TO the rights OF the parties and the in
tsTest of the public The part stricken
WAS the clause grating To the city the
right Of condemnation.
McArdle rose smmt dately and declared
that James had giv-n hts pledge IN the
council to support section 10. IN consider.
alton 81 the amendmeu. offered BY Mayor
Wood. which was intended 10 secure the
pioneer railroad from haviag its franchise
taken away and given 20 other compa aies
Il admit that ! did agree TO support
that section" replied James ''hut I hav,
concluded that tAls portion OF the sec.
ton Is unfair. After the railroads e
down there and build their tracks, an,
operate them. the city can take the track.
away and give them 20 another company
I ask IN all fairness IL tfis would be right
The railroads would not accept the fran
chisc. After the pioneer roads have gone
there, possibly operating a; a loss 20
some time. and then Just when bushes,
has grown SO they arc making money
some company can come 10 the city ant
ask 10 hay the franchise Then the cit,
could condemn the tracks az the pioneer
company. and sell the franchise on tina
principle I think that this portion is ab
solutely unfair"
Then Navln spoke 1T seems 10 M
there has bern a change OF heart here. an,
It's getting piainor ali tho time. Mr. Jane
g. not consistent. Don't the amendment
oYercd ~ Mayor Wood provide that IN
city, "a taking away the franchise OF an,
existing company. muut allow that com
pa0y the same rtsht aszgny other com
panies "a ease the ssnae' right -of-way b
again thrown spen 10 railroads. II
spoke against Jim Hal
WHY the Northern paeinc Is the or,
you ere working for" quietly sawgestc
James.
"Yes I am working FOR The Norther
Pacific because 7 believe In lerislatfne p
the test interests or the people. reptile
Navin. and 81 doing that ] kuow 10 On
euses and no friends let uS not strik
out the most valuable clause % this fran
chise"
when Navin had finished a vote O
James original motion WAS called p
and the liking euf a.. the cunferuuatf.,
clause was authorized by a vote 90 riu
e. four. these opposed being Dcdas. NJ
Ar6ie. Navta and Ruie.
View Amendment.
The following amendment % section
was then offered by ellison
'sThe right - hereby reserved g the cls