The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-01
Council Meets IN COMMITTEES
Of the Whole.
ey.es IN INTEREST nEARD.


M city council met last night IN COM
-x,.4 AZ the whole 10 consider the reso-
s -. rassed recently by the former coun-
s. ~svi.g warning as 10 the forfeiture Of
=. front street cable railway franchise.
-, ~ the members OF the old council.
A1veyer. who are a.so nambers OF the
...s.n, body, were absent, and at Crich-
-. suggestion the whole matter went
1~.y for consideration until next Monday
...rsng al . O'Clock when 1t IL made the
.uectai order Of business
ne absentee members were James.
x.vsn. McArdle and Rude. Kinehart was
the chair. and the parties in interest
ssre represented In the lobby by Maurice
reNieken. president Of the First Avenue
nliway Company. successor to the old
uupany; @. ID. Gown. receiver OF the Old
<umpany. and corwin 8. Shank. who APP
sos.sd for Eastern stockholders. These
essssemen appeared BY invitation. the
asnes Of Mr. MeMlcken. who In n COM
nanication to the council last week urged
rpnn them that the former action of the
esancil had been taken without hearing
bonn any OF the parties concerned In the
o9Esrship or management OF the road.
When invited hy President Rlnshart to
address, the council On the question in
hand. Mr.. MeMicken prefaeed his remarks
Nth this same consideration This he
foI,uwed BY pain and succincf statement
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road, and subsequent events. lie stated
that on Sunday. February Q. at o'clock
q m. the gripmen ard conductors on the
lne walked out on account OF q difference
between them and the management Of the
road as TO the rate OF wages, the road
paying 10 cents and the employees demand
Ing ~ cents. Receiver Colvin was In Ia
coma al the time and did not reach home
tnfn , o'c.ock that night conference
Vas arranged with the men. bu, no agree
ment was reached. Next morning new
men were secured and an attempt was
rssGe to operate the road: bu, Just at
this juneinre the engineers struck, and for
various reasons the management found
u much harder 10 get men to take their
places. However. Mr.. Coivin teiegraphed
70 Portland. Tacoma. and possibly What
com. and by Thursday had secured sufYi-
esent force TO resums operations from
o'clock that morning unit! In the az
wrnoon That evening two serious Gu
Gfuctions were discovered on the track.
enc at Harrison street AID Second aven.s
ahd another at Vine streN and Second ave-
nGe and with the state of feeling exist
mw Just then the road did not consider IL
FuHeht 10 operate the ears after dark.
Cable Gives Trouble.
Next DAY the cars were run from II
:scioek a. m. 10 6 y. m, shutting dowr
y dark again fer the same reason. Next
.oty Messfs. Gibson and coIvln were ar
rested. and after trial before Justices
inrsrsoii ard Austin were acquitted. Ry
Friday. February II. three ears were run.
ashy over the road. giving a fifteen-mfsute
srsise from n. IN. TO 10 p. M. Just 81
tfis Tine trouble began with the cable a
portion of which was found 10 have heer,
carried In and cut on On SATURDAY. how.
ever. three cars We're rum giving a fif,sen
minute service until $50 O'clock n. nj. ard
siter that Two cars until midnight ON
sunday three ears were run, and on Mon
DAY regular fifteen~mlnute service was
given throughout the day. Since tha,
TINE The road has given regular elgh,
Or ten~ninute service. except when is one
fai'on sas been interrupted by ,roubla
with the cable
With regas! 10 this trouble with the
cable Mr.. MeMicken explains that the old
cable had been expected 10 last until yuly
l. lNs. but that In order TO be on the safe
side the company had decided 10 renew ~
ta's spring. Suddenly X went to pieces
The company spared no expense or effort
to set Il renewed temporarily. and bv te,a.
graphing 20 San Francisco secured two
experts 90 cenie and put IN about CO. feet
which had been obtained from Tacoma and
elsewhere, lie was Informed by Receiver
Ceiv!n that the new cable had been
fnippea Yesterday and would be promptly
pai I'm place on tts arrival In this Isty
S Nr. VI cMIcken further showed that the
ROAD had fer long time been 4 losing
property. I'm which investors had nut
samsshing like Ssea na and that certainly
II would he FAR from their wish or pur-
pose I, do ANYTHING which would Justify
TIE forfeiture Of franchise on the
eesiz Of which they had spent 80 much
rsaney
A Proposed Consolidation.
of all times. he argued the present was
sae most lnopportune for any legislation
lending 20 emharrass capital looking to-
ward such investments. at Is an open Sc
eTst," said BE. THAT for the ,aS, four or
I've months negotiations have been pend
. es looking toward tie consolidation az
81 TIE street railroads in the city, rep
stNsnunS total capitalization OF xi09-
or sSe1tss the greater rars Of the
ssoes holHa held hv local owners. The cor
ssmh'aiion of shat plan now seems prob
sae. tne a The first steps which will b.
s.seaaptsd under the consolidation is the
.ttaHk"nehi Tor a general transfer sys-
YEN ihroughout the city. such as has lsnx
.rVh ts's 70 be desirable. II such leEisfa.
sea As that ROW proposed IS taken. IL will
~ eniN defeat thar plan. but IL ssll up.
seenfeaty tend ~ keep outside capital
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