The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-16
CHANGES MADE.
|z15 AncaJsE FOR GREAT NORTHERN
READY FOR PASSAGE.
- CITY CossriI colsiaers . view
nrntnnnee section by sectIou--
Net wfth Opposftion by Crtehfon,
xcAr6Ie and Navfa-AIl Features
- Abe Old Fraaehts< objection
a,pse 10 the Great Northern Enzai-
ne1sA-Te Ne Passed To-day.

NTH the exception Of two sitght
12knnees IN dates the city council last
rhk adopted the ordinance giving a
| 6ncnf4c to the Great Northern. or .hc
& HcAf@I1 e Montana as that branch %
s4h0 Rad II known. from Ia present ,errai-
z1nx on Jackson street to the cast water
way The ordinance Was adopted sec-
& 1ton ~ section. and 40 q whole, hB, was
1T 6aAlIy passed IL war carried throsgh
%M khe formalities preliminary to s}ansags
Nh undoubtedly 20 through this al
1nopa At a meeting 20 he called for
O'Clock.
:RR s throughout. the sordlnacce was push
ss1d ~ Councilman james He seems,1
anxious TO get the thing setf.ed. Judge
Burke limited at difficulty In getting tic
Great Northern 10 accede TO its terms
Cstchtef. WAS opposed 10 the ortfiaasee
lk0na the start. His opposition was 2troEg
Gl6uxh 10 call FORTH several aias.p re
S. SnaSks from Jame&. EavIn and sIcArdis
$3.50 opposed the ordinance 1afoF
kood'z attitude showed that he regart-
e. thf ordinance unfavorably. two or
M - feMeAArne9ts a9sred by the mayor
Is MO voted down Til. absence ne the
nst IAoinent Of Raymond, McArdie ard
u chapman prevented final vote. Had
x& full council been present the orsinarse
4 &esaid undoubtedly haze passed. TIE
80 last named courefirn~r had beer *
y e11ssd owing to the lateneaB ~ the hour.
b he xbsence OF CITY Engineer Thorn Soa
uas severely felt when the tceenical
eetcs and bounds OF the proposed right
e-v.ay were under consideration.
There wera fwo ordinances or PROPOSE
U3G nfen4nfed 10 the ceunfli Orc vas
ADMITTED By Mayor Wood Ia The shape Of
u N amendment 10 the original francAi%e
g M The other a complete franchise pre-
4 r4red by sudge rnrf.. eliminating The
8 4estures CT the Ordnance objectionable to
s the Great Northern. Mayor Weeds prop
81 o4ltiop did not cone s4p at al.
n feNl4eht CricAien sugs esssd that In OF
z4|ef 70 prevent susnhcrtnE the ninusrs, iiie
Council 20 Into committee or the whole
This was done. Mayor Weed was granted
1hA privilege OF participation liz the asiib-
s esntf0ns Of the committee.
The ordinance was taken tp section by
section. The tarst pcessinB. giving tho ssetss
and bounds Of The rtght-ai-@ay, was ief.
s Until the last. the cosincis desiring To nave
present ammo representative Of the city en-
81 aiue<fs office while this part Of II was un-
& der consideration.
The second section presisei that the
Great Northern. or the Seattle & Montana,
I ~ II Was termed Ia the ordinance. should
construct spur TO the min site before
January ], 1875. on condition that the city
should arrange that the Seattle Terminal
! 1s97. the tracks wtach run for block over
the right -uf-way bf tie Great Northern.
burke explained that III building It's tracks
to West Seattle. the terminal company bad
BEEN obliged to run oat around the block
severed by Moran Broa plant, and thus
Ter one block had run along the old right
{ of~Way given the Great Northern. In or
der to use the right-ofway the Great
Northern would of courre. have to AJAX
the Seattle Terminal Company 10 vaease.
They had 10 go around blacksmith shop
belonging to the Mofans," explained Judge
Burke. BLACKSMITH shop, muttpred
z CTiehton. ut was tho whole Moran PLAN"
Hurd moved that the clause allowing the
railroad to delay the completion of its
8 tracks until January |. tsas. DE amended 10
{ September !. 1897. Burke complained that
this WAS TOO short time ard. ON further
oiRcuHefon. the time was extended TO Sep
teu1ber Is. The extension WAS not formal
Z ly made ny Motion and when vote was
taken crichton insisted that the amend
merit carried was to September |. the orig
lnnl motion. James took very vigorous
exception 10 this. crlchtnn stuck 10 HIS
point. He said he would leave II TO the
minutes To show whether or not he was
right. James said sharply that minutes
we're not kept of a committee OF the whole
meeting. and II tho president knew any
= thing az his bushes heAkould understand
t.s;ats A retort from cfteh,on led James 90
continue: There arc a great many
shtnas soa dom know. Voc seem intend
s trts To hfack iaSs. Neu' re not running III,
tcrlluistec CT the Whole
Rudy ~ this point Gated Jea ecs sharply
20 orsler .syine thai pcraenai controversy
8 NrH our of order In the COMMITTEES CT fhc
.w.soic. 20 we'll rs In the ccancli The
pciat OF order Is welt taken. aalI Dr
Crschton. COOL natoreiiy. The notioa
Was then amended 20 September ~ Tho
asss..s sxa. .-ts,a ~
1 Terrsinai Company IA abandon the portion
OF The Gfen' Northern sight-nf.way xses
extended 10 JET, Is As thus amcu.sJ aoe.
sien . Was adopted
Section three, giving The city sontr,. Il
sise streets touched ny tAe right cf ~sss
was adopted without question. To Esctlon
four. allowing the city to rvgslsa.e .ho
teecd Of truina. McAedle added an amend
nens. giving the city power - compel tha.
company IL psit fafn,ra. s. tex OF guards
Ed lights at rtcssines whenever she Ntai-
mess demanded II judge Rarkr Objected
that tho council hsa the rich. to con1nel
sise Railroad ~ dn this hy a general orsl.-
nance. james aSkea since lsiig. unrka
Objected, whv ssseh am asneY(ifacf; aho4,gl
be Insisted Npan. TudN wanted 20 kroy.
what the council met Tor II u was - ac.
reps onc mans esilnance Nithes,t ouaq-
ttan IeArste ar-ssd hts amendment anA
Was supported hv Rudy a8a t'rlefstou -
vas stated that oalt are street Connect.
cut vtreef~was crossed along SEQ Fosa
McArftie withdrew his amendment on ghe
suggestion Of James That general 0rai-
nance sach az the council has Butharft y
20 pass. he drawn ua ma submitted AZ the
Gext regular snceiisas OF the council. COY
rr.ng this point
Section four was adopted without amend
mant AS was section I've. riviaa tho rau-
road the privilege 80 choosing its own mo.
tive power md se'tien six relating 20 th.,
3 construction of spurs 20 whsrees
Section seven gave the right 10 ether
roads - cross the Seattle ana Montana
right or way subject % reasonable rulea
and regulations. II MAS adopted. n yverc
the following;
Section seven and oT1c~half. nrovtisre Tar
Improvement. and repair by the company
of any streets crossing the tracks q.
grade.
Section eight giving i riSh; tn any asher
standard range railroad company "a enjoy
the tlsa Of the Seattle s Montana,
tracks upon payruen; Of \ nionthiy rental
any contest rs 90 the amounts eharEed ID
be Sattirss ny arbitration as provided Il.
the state laws
Sss-,san g suhtccttnS thr franchise grant.