The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-04
RAILROADS ARE WARY
cry corxf1I. PREPARES = FRAN
crrrsE WITH NO TAKERS.
<s,x Engineer VIII he Instructed ia
survey n Road 40 Be Built by the
Cfsy-Teamssers Protest Against
Their Removal From Pioneer
PIace-Hayor-s Veto sussainea-A
Claim for sf7.5oo Personal DAM
ages sfaggers the Council.

Claim for xf7.5oo Personal Damn
ages ssaggers the Council.
The CITY councflrnen realize that TIE
railroad franchise ordinance over Whlen
so much time was spent bids tar 70 iaai
as dead letter because OF the an"iiil lll
ness of the railroads 20 accept II me
councilman want the public 70 kho" 49, 49,
the franchise II. and last nsgnt aatnoi -
its publication In the Post-intesAseleei
Sunday issue. In case the raliroaAs 20 Hoe
take some action before May - II Is prob
able the city engineer will be instructed 10
make a survey for Z road 10 be built oy
the city.
Another source OF annoyance 70 the
councilrnen IL a result OK the ordnance
prohibiting the standing OF transfers on
Pioneer place. The teansters are protest.
ing vigorously. and a special meeting OF
the committee OF the whole mas been
called 10 hear them. Mayor WOOD veto
OF the ordinance licensing peddiing from
wagons on the streets was sustained By
narrow margin 4 claim for sl1.So per-
sonal damages was presented TO the coun-
oil. Another week was granted president
Crichton in which to appoint committees
Let the Pubiic Judge.
Comptroller Parry reported al last
-.
nights meeting that none OF the railroads
had slgniiled their acceptance OF the
franchise on the tide fats. and the ordi-
nance had not been published James
thought that the council should have the
ordinance published. In order 20 let the
public see what the ordinance was Let
the blame be placed where IL should be.
ne said. IF the public thinks the council
has been too stringent. let them say so.
a general argument was precipitated
Gibson thought the Post-inteiiigencer
should be given an opportunity TO make
some suggestions as TO the franchise. az IL
had men of ability at its head. A mo-
tion by James that the ordinance be pub
nshed I'm fun In next Sundays edition of
the Post-InteiIigenccr was unanimously
passed. Comptroller Parry's report was
flied.
On this point Chairman Crichton intro
duccd the following resolution. which WAS
favorabiy received. but was considered
too important TO pass without first being
referred To the corporations committee.
with cricfton added:
.sWhersas. The city council OF this city
has. BY a resolution duly passed. pledged
itself TO construct reasonable railroad IA
ciiities which shall afford ample and COM
plete connections with all lines of railroads
doing business Ira this city, and shall also
afford complete connections with the Cen
tenniai MIL comrany's plant; therefore.
be 4
Resolved. That I'm the event none OF the
railroads doing business In this city and
which were mentioned In a proposed fran
sf3iFe s1aii accept said franchise on or
before May -. 1857. that the city engineer
BE- instructed to survey route or routes.
which shsiI afford connections FOR all
roads doing business In this city; that said
route shall extend from the several rail-
roads already In this city 20 the proposed
location Of the Centennial Mil company's
plant. or 10 that vicinity: that he shall
also furnish to the city council specifics-
tions as TO cost OF construction. and any
other matters Of importance bearing upon
this subject"
The Teamsters
Rudy. who was appointed some time ago
10 lock UP place where teamsters could
stand. said sarcastically that he had gone
10 thai southern suburb OF the city call
cd Tacoma. and had also visited Mukllteo
10 see where piece OF fat country could
he found for them to stand. The. team
STEERS objected. he said TO going 20 either
OF these suburbs. and he asked that the
fea9nsters be allowed 30 hold q protest
meeting before the council The team
stsrs have been making IL interesting for
the individual councismcn. Raymond
sid several had been to him. saying they
woaid he willing 20 pay license II al
loved to stand on the side streets leading
into the square. II was decided To hold a
special meeting OF the committee of the
whole next Friday night at 7.30 to con-
slider the matter.
a report from the Cedar river supply
aua.slng committee stated that at a recent
meeting there had been authorized the
dravfng Of a warrant for si25 i'm favor of
Thomas Dawson ard wife In payment for
n deed conveying tract OF land in lots Z.
and ii. section 81 township - north,
range @as.. said tract being is feet wide
fn lots and II ard 70 feet wide through
lat batHtr .trf.fs for rfxsf.f Of xr@, :.
purposes, james explained that l; was at
this polat the city engineer proposed 10
establish 4 station and Il was thought
that purchase would be cheaper than
condemnation. The report was adopted.
4 Veto stands.
the mayors veto Of the ordnance ito
license a,.1 regulate the sale OF articles
from wagons ora the streets Of the city o.
SeatlIs and 10 provide punishment Cor
tho Violation thereof" was taken up and
the vote ~ which the ordinances passed
was reconSsiered and the It'll was put on
fts final passage The vote stood IN "a.
vor. against. being a failure 70 pass oven
<he mayor veto.
A claim fer slT.soo damages was fled by
Frank Malms,rom. The claimant state1
fn bis petition that on November Is iSss
while crossing Railroad avenue at Mafr
street. fits right foct was caught between
v@o ties OF tho Northern Pacific Railway
tnmptfy's road. ana while 80 fastened A
train of Northern Pacific ears backes
over his right les. cutting Il OF below tbs
knee and above the ankle The amount
rather staggered the council. This va.
referred To the claims committee
In the case ef Harms 4 Dickman Va
the city es Seattle. A communication wa.
transmitted from tho attorneys FOR ~,
plaintiff. proposing thag $50 W paid hs
the city and tire ease be dismissed Cor.
porasien Counsel Brown recommended
The payment % this sum. The action 4,
one for damages arising out % a break II
the water pipe at the time OF the pavins
Of Pioneer place. The proposition was r..
ferrea II the claims committee.
A very dift-ataiues petition vas that
submitted hy number of taxpavers In.
varestef in the Rad from Fremont north
past Woodland park 20 tho north bounaar,
Of the city. The petition stated that tht,
PARTON Of the section tine road was veil
nigh impossible n greater part og the wear
while north Of the city boundary line Einr
county had made a good foad This wa,
referred - the street committee
The fire department has isisf completed a
tesf az st~ fire hase. 8nd thu results shosyea
that in the Judgment 81 chief Kelia-x ths
Paragon hese that has been I'm sat,Sfsnt
use Tor seven years could no iouxer y, A.
tcnsiesf tpon ard IN A communication -
she council he recommended thar nevr No.
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