The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-02
Rises the Temperature in the City
Council.
HoTwoRDs BETWEEN MEMBERS
Argument Gives Place 60 Cri0ina-
Over the Substitute Ordinance
RsgaraInG the EiGht-H6ar Labor
auaImte Falls Power Company.

There are other causes than the weather
70 account for the excessive heat that
uarrsa the ahgrt-sIeeve3 session OF the
city council last night I'D be more def
mite, the city fathers came very near los
ing the dignity Of iheir tempers and for a
while cloud Of war hung low. The gen
tlemen referred 20, while involved IN a
heated debate. grew intense, 20 Intense
that II was not long before argument gave
way 10 elimination aad cross-argufDeB. 70
feesiminat Ton.
The trouble was ever the passage OF the
substitute ordinance regarding the eight
hour labor law.
On motion Of Criehton the amended or
AlnaBee granting franchise 10 the Eno-
oualsnis Light ana Power Company was
placed Oh final passage. The result. by
vote. is as follows:
Yeas: Casilaman, Crawford. Crleh.on.
Dlller. Gil. Hill. James, Muldoon. Rude.
Taylor. Reinhart. Nays: McArdie. Navia
Ill for and against.
Navia asked the privileges OF explaining
his vote. II was given. and he said:
Il am opposed TO the granting Of this
franchise. ! expected TO be able 10 vote
for 1t, but the framing Of the amendment
" such that ] cannot eosscieHtiously do
~ My main object IN approving the org
inai ordinance was 30 give the city OF Sc
attic cheap power Now. however, this
council has told the company that In order
10 gain tho privilege OF supplying the city
with light and power IL must lay double
eogduits and erect duplicate poles. IL Is
perfectly obvious that this unreasonsbly
Imposed cost will have TO be paid eventu-
ally. not By the company. but by the con-
sumefs lii the second place, the city is
fiuing the company at ;he same time III Is
asking them for cheap service Is TINS
right? IL ii natural? Is IL honestg The
city OF Seattle has plenty Of natural re-
sources: all that is needed TO develop
them is "a little brains and common sense
In this council"
Here James interrupted SavIn by rising
70 a point Of order. lie was oyerrnled and
Navln was allowed TO proceed. lie con-
tlnued:
''By pursuing this course we are simply
showing cur Inconsistency to the world
We ask for cheap service and then charge
the company for giving II: but in the end
the city will have 10 pay this charge In
brief. my reason for opposing the passing
OF this ordinance is my desire TO assist IN
the building up OF the city. II We would
develop We must give labor employment.
We must give free water and hsh., But if
this ordinance liz passed as Is now pro-
posed Il will lie impossible 10 do either"
Hil said II don't want 10 80 on record
"a opposed to cheap power. / am going
To vote for this ordinance but under pro-
test. II doesn't quite euit me. but ! am
not going TO act the dog in the manger.''
Crawford said: II echo Mr.. iiiifs sem
tments. | am going 10 vote for this oFJi-
nance, hut under protest
"Oh." aneered GIN. 80 you are going 10
vote down your conscientious scrIpses.
Well. thata a spectacle
This brought McArtile 20 his feet with n
point of order, and IL was ruled that the
vote he called.
As tn Days Labor.
The committee report fayerng the pass
Rge OF the Substitute ordinance limiting q
days labor on any city Improvement work
90 eight hours. and fixing q penalty FOR the
violation by either contractor ar laborer.
was read and adopted, but not until a
storm Of words had ensned. James opened
the battle ~ stating his opinion that il
was perfectly right ana proper To- restrict
contractor 10 the length Of the days
work, inasmuca as iahorers were paid hy
the day. bat he held II to be an Outrage TO
cay thai no man should have the privilege
OF working more than eight hours I'm one
day. when he might have an opporsu nity
10 earn much needed money fer tne sup
port Of his family by working longer
hoars the point being that eight hours
should constitute tho equivalent fo- one
days pay. hnt 4 man should have the
right ~ wark longer ana earn more money
Il he desired taa; Ia refuse this right Vas
Interfering Vita personal liberty ana going
far beyo the jurisdiction OF the council
James asserted In conclusion that the or,il-
nance. as proposed was not I'm accordance
with tho city charter
McArfle replied ny telling James that as
he had always been such "A pronounced
siiekier FOR chatter rules. he would en-
Tighten him regarding The tTur wording ~
the Instrument, aad prooeetied - read It.
This brought about highly interesting;
hut somewhat rambling discussion. n
which she old law. six days shalt thou
labor and - all thy work. VAS brought
into prominence by personal application.
The ouic' Mr.. ilill. growing weary Of the
hahe'e. ~ lcnsth Interrupted ty stating
In a concise form the real issue ~ stake.
DO We mean What We saw. or are Nr
going - itt ourselves - kncwu ass a Nacii-
latins set % moo swayea les t}se wishes of
interested oQtsiaeTs' r. niSht hours vau
can set ou: of "a man an thai you have a
right IN Eet out - h.m that's the iong
ard the shcft ~ it.''
NsNin repeated fts charge 90 u~e5rstitu-
;loral.ty. and sircw d9wp ont~ more the
righteous wrath ~ O.ti woe cried.
at s. perfectly evident. Nj Nees!I, nf
tAat this Is nosA'ug noFr ror less than a
venting . political 4uerrele MeArale ana
Nayiu have been taa ioEg }n this council e.
- 5NNt fndtaE cut that fhs ctfg'S charter
Us acing dtsregar'ica, A. th2s spoutinr as
raati~e 81 nNihsrS h0t au oeho OF the ,s,s
CIV 1f thst 1efea ted sat tisrrlatesa crow 1,
~ rvrn's@t@ ~ho wrnt "apsl0g over "a
Olympia nat so 'auK aze - tueos Disgrace o.
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