The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-22

night In the introduction of the following
ordinance IN the city council:
BE IL ordained BY the city of Seattle as
follows:
Section /. That the board OF public
works be and is hereby authorized and
directed 20 Immediately construct a road
Way slons the eaSteriy margin of Railroad
avenue between Jackson street and the
angle III said Railroad avenue near Gen.
nsc;icut street, thence along railroad av-
eaue produced over block - Seattle Tide
Lands and along Titan street. TO isoiEt
midway bet ween Connecticut and Atlantic
streets. Said roadway 10 he twentyfour
feet in widtb. provided the total cost and
expense OF said roadway do not exceed
Section 2 That there be and hereby is
appropriated the sum Of $ 013. or so much
thereof may be necessary, from the
general fund. TO defray the cost OF such
Improvement
This ordinance was referred to the street
committee and viii be reported back at
a special meeting called for this evening
at 30 O'Clock The ordinance was drafted
by City Engineer Thomson and was pre-
scented at his request by Councilman Ray
mond. II is understood that the ordinance
viii be passed tonight.
This seems to dispose of the much agi-
tated problem OF railroad facilities for the
Centennial -four mill in a very simple man
ner. After the roadway is built. the -four
MIL people, cooperating with Moran
Bros. A. 5. Kerry and other naanufactur-
er5 on the tide fats. viii haze tracks laid
10 their plants. Ii is understood that
Moritz Thompson agrees for the -four mill
TO bear half the expense OF the tracks. the
other manufacturers standing the remain
ing half The Great Northern franchise
which raised such a storm OF protest, VIII
be quietly bat effectually killed.
1t Was said last night that the PROPOSE
ton conveyed by the ordinance is salts
factory 10 Mr.. Thompson, who. annoyed
by the delays and the apparent indif-
ference to his arrangements by certain
property owners, had determined to
abandon entirely the building of the mill
II Mr. Thompson Is satisfied, then Seattle
has its geographical location to be thank
ful for In the bringing Of the enterprise,
and not the encoura cement offered by the
citizens. Yesterday Mr.. Thompson told
Mr. Leary representing some of the prop
erty interests. that II the latter would
relieve him tMr. Thompsenl of the land
upon which he had advanced So 900 to
make payment TO the state, and would
also relieve him of his obligation TO the
dredger people. then he (Mr. Thompsen)
would cali the deal off and return to Spo-
kane The only condition to these terms
that he asked of MIR. Leary was twenty
four hours In which TO telegraph the peo-
pie in The East. of whSs ne had ordered
his machinery, TO see If he might also
be let out of that contract. The terms
were agreed to. il is said. because Mr..
I.eary could not secure signatures ofprop-
erty owners for a roadway 10 the MILL
over which material might he delivered
to the site which road should be built
on the assessment plan. In the mean
time all sorts of excuses were offered to
MIR. Thompson for the delay in Killing in
the site of the mill. The action OF the
council has saved 20 Seattle a great in
dustry. bat IL was very close call.
Mr.. Thompson said yesterday that he
had selected Seattle because he wanted
to come here to build his mill. He aid
not want 10 20 to Everett as he could
do business only with the Great North
ern. nor did he want to 40 To Tacoma.
because he would be tied up TO the North
ern Pacific. In Seattle ne found both
roads. and a prospect of the Seattle &
international being extended into the
wheat country of Central and Eastern
Washington. For this reason alone he
was willing TO pay for a site when other
cities offered not only sites for nothing.
hut premiums. The price for the claims
against the site by the tide land people is
said 20 have been IS 0sn and the contra Z
with the waterway people for the iill was
$l2eoa small part Of the filing has
been done. but the amount was one of
th1 disCoura Eemenfs which confronted the
Spokane man. which with the tardy ac-
ton az the councH and the absence Of any
roadway proposition that would he likely
- materiallze. determined him 10 ahau-
don his Seattle mill project.
smctter Protest.
Another feature marking last nights
couucn meeting was a formal protest
against the location OF the smeIter at
hoo aF
fect of the smoke. The protest was signed
by :. r. Mtiham, s. II. Crockett q Il.
Adaig. George kinneay, W l.. Green.
John " Bumsey and ! r. kinnear. and
vas presented to the council IN the follow
tus terms:
Ne, the undersigned. residents of the
cts Of Seattle. ia the Vicinity OF Smit n
CoRe, hearing that certain parties con-
Jrfupjatcd locating at the cove q snlf>If II
tor she reduction Of oTes. desire % most
earnestly protest against she location II
SacA Stnt!tcr al $Uch point there hein-
many other more suitable locations a}oiFt
/ the C'ty rot 30 near the residence portion.
Many of US have heretofore lived IN cities
where smelling plants are situated and
kncN from actual experience that th,
smoke. carryiRg sliphnr and either dele
ter7ops Substances. drifts for several miles
from such s5uai'eE - TIE great injury
and iuconV~utel~e If People IN the xfcln-
i1y- and tie smoke from sHseltsr located
at that point wouid probably affect the
city"
This matter was referred 70 Glson
Chapman and RAYMOND Gibson was cho-
scD aS being resident o: the district La
( i}e - br Affected Chapman as chairman
- the committee On hs43tH an} Saaltats,1.
ea3 Raymond IS chairman OF The COM
m.tsce On paris.
spw"rts irsgur tonNrnGlou.
Taa gFovt 20 secure for Seattle fhe. En-
uorgn League convention et lsss AIS a{f,
- - ghe passage o. lae following resola.
gsen:
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rifre ta HHtd Auc@l . gathering s-d ut
utoTs teit> yttssf city for *ssre e Earse~{F..
( }n Sos ss.Hluaer usentnS: therefore ~ Sc
Resolved YAas So -GoSs cor&lHIsV trF.s,
are Apg.o rfS lsa@fes ta &ot4 t1si- ceuNan
+ fssH tar thu Near Lssa sac th5a CIV aut
. as~isr ,Hen Use yaYs| welcome - s.G sh5
stfates ot tatA czr ctsy ans assure sfss
& te rske ;he gathering eere signal sac
t.emeral nasiae>~
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! e,euurji to f'e Ess}er NAV slt}e was5 81
+ Seventh a$enue. III = resolution "A ases1 ln
3 sfesscta,t gh@ c5t& engineer 81 Hgegssre psau
8 aTt ~Fees~ 81 c-s st0CS ~ prevent tia si.st :
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