The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-02
20 one HAS ENOUGH
..IrY xGT MENTIONED AT
TIE CITY COUNCIL
~~~ Bum~.. Nor Atkinson, Nor
- Ha. the Necessary Seven
~~~-Lsoks More Like n Dark
rsrse-6en~ral Business Matters

- uayoraIfy question was rot a1sz-
ne regular nesting Of tAe esfy
,..s night. and the crowd when
- asn9 Elfa the expscsaiIsa thzt
~or;a - sosns FIR wsnf away Dis
- rs esunc.l lad good re4ssn
.~-~-snx ths question Tire supporters
r1s~e knsw that they ala no1 have
=. xs.es 10 elec. ain: TIE supporters
-s,,usrssr Judge Hgmes knew taAt
"a pss have a. much strength as
rs... n~oose. Both sides have aopes.
rsg.hsr has zuficzsnt strength IL
- Sea,zssss advisable 70 let TIE matter
5ss -, - r-,ss. ..,-..o-,.
/ :. a.erestlrnafsd taeT strength when
- ---o.srrec several days ago thai they
- epcazn yotes 70 aiske Use Hlasof-
/ - "a. shev stznS 5uss where they
r. nlzhs q the original caucus.
nsxa s,5st Eve votes Buues has
4.e else people have figured On
- 80 f-naualan ard Dosssts and Rudy.
~ s-ssnu1an eHngs 70 the belief that hss
sr-g.sanegIrnan William so3gt, can
- FOR fhat reason ne viii not
- s-fsxs. Cha p1nan, Is is stated ass
49, - would vote for elise X the
- - -.r.se erss get a sixth man. 80 thar
- max tie seventh. Do1flS y Greet
= ws,h having said TIE same ming 30
= a fhey basa held out elise wAl 70.
: nxyeg There II one hope TOT lhs~.
- = nrsug#ed a position On the hoard
sasss .. = u,arss /. nav be the CSsse peo-
tat Chapman VIII vote for him.
ao@~ ard Dodds or Rudy comes
- fag~a afH have enough votes h1t
80 r,eoule are already admitting ffsaf
-. -h.nres ~ egecting their man are TOT
- .h4y once we're. and II y not IN
-. "a; .hsy will agree on apsns ofasr
= All be J. ". = Atkinsoa or
- s,hsr dark serse.
=. rasres people. too. have cofasstiosa
- .sev aanasf elect their eanol"&te.
- ossrssed last nlght before the meet
!. .cd there vas talk ~ dropping Zines
=, .~s~srg Steve Meek, rf1s ex-fiFe COM
- rNsw aqureG that probably the
q. pars.lssfS McArdls and SATtn- would
=. 49, Mrs. One more vote would es
s.s - n vas suggested that PROB
- ssstzor Mould leave elise and join
-. s,-~s. psst the Maek men were not
- .hennxAlves. and for that reason
- 80 attempt 70 introduce The mayor
- r.,,s-r ms. ~les.t hv next Monday. OF
10 he charter there will have 20 ne
-,~f.axs eaen aay thereafter nnth tne
-.sss- Is settled Council last night aa-
errasa until next Monday night ~.
a. IA meeting there was some talk or
800 ArfIas Mayor Criehton 10 call
$50 Ear tonight. When the members
: sae eopncsl left me city hall no agree
/ - ssa beer reached. but Acting Mayor
e-sssass stated skar re stood ready 20
- - meeting n several members would
u sd hsn 20 DO 50.
That Lake Union Obstruction.
Ys@ bard Of public works sent COM
-arsrattos4 % the council relative 10 tne
s.sss.oo 81 ] 8 Brace & CO. Tor the re-
rxal al certain Instructions IN the shan
~ AZ Lake Union The board said We
80 Ae~s oh<tructtors 10 consist OF pile
ss~s driven under the bridge spanning
d channel Of Lake Union AZ Brooklyn
rss<e piles were driven under this bridge
y he Third Street and Suburban Rail-
nd Company July ! last. damage
~ was Instituted by Dr. Filksns 70 enj0in
ak work ard suit brought In the ssf-
ssrCr cauTt Tor tina; purpose. The rail-
iaAi company won the suit on the grounds
ast any suit for damages or for the pur-
Gase ~ entosniug any work ohstrucsing
nssRzhie channel must BE brought BY the
as1ty prosecuting attorney. DIR Ftiklns
aM applied % the prosecuting attorney.
&c fhe latter refused 70 undertake 20
sz'atatn channel 81 greater width THAR
s<'F feet az this point r. forty feet VIII
saf'c-eas 70 accommodate Brace & Co.
y hase 10 doubt such channel can b.
MsaFed y application 10 the nrusecuting
ssorrssv~
~ Chapman made sneeeh IN which he
esssfed that fortv-enof channel would
q sufficient 70 enable the min com
So . gef their logs through We "a
~ sause action which would compel
= FaiITgad company 20 make the channel
as'iclently wfde % allow tAse Western nsF1
- ntner min COMPANIES - do business.
g taAnHan thought The city engineers
So was e b condemned K 4 author
e ne railroad company 20 put IN ths
een's thus obstFigctinE navigation.
Thomson save the detailed history of
= a-ake Union bridge and explained that
aNing TIE railroad company % repair
Se y putting IN pies he provided
- sSYlration should not ~ obstFuetea.
- sAisrpAe company had stated az the
- sat the Western mill was a thing y
- past ard that thereafter there wns4ls
sa NAVIGATION by way - the channel.
- TACT Hr. Thomson said. that TIA
fa It'll wss not daiax business at
| = 4a'e ard e VAS generally underssnaa
- has sore out % business Nr,
sess'son Explained thar his idea had been
save TIE hrlaEs proper repaired. 20
- re city would net suffer sach p ais-
80 = mar witch happened AZ Ntcter7a.
= = esieh would cost the city thousa nsls n
.seAFaas wanted the r,ebts a. the CITY n
natter lnvessirafes
1ea asllsVed fhat there wene wave %
@4~s ne railroad company % epea %