The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-18

The city council last night granted to
the Seattle & Montana Railroad Company.
more popularity known as the Great North
ern, a clean vacation Of the several streets,
blocks and alleys asked for by that corpo-
ration in the projection OF its improve
ments as already detailed in the Pos,-In-
.elligencer, involving the construction OF
docks, warehouses and elevators The sew
eral ordinances granting the vacation were
passed, with one exception. by vote OF
II TO !. Navin being the only obstructionist.
The proposed ordinances came up prompt
" at the outset of the session, from which
Crichton was the only member absent.
James az once moved to suspend the rules
in order TO hear the report Of the commit
tee on streets. The motion prevailed. and
the report or the committee, signed by
Muidoon, Castleman. Crawford and Tay-
lor. was presented. recommending that the
petition Of the Seattle & Montana Rail-
road Company for the vacation Of the de-
sired streets, blocks and alleys be granted.
James moved the adoption of the report.
huldoon seconded the motion, and it pre-
vailed. Then began the reading OF the
various ordinances TEOtiuiHS one Uy one
for the vacation asked for.
Two Of the ordinances which mentioned
Keokuk street had to be amended, as the
name Of that street has been changed TO
Caller. This change was made In due form.
Navin objected to the vacation OF this street,
raising the point that the council had but
recently granted a franchise extending over
hat *r tt,af ron of.iS
granted to the British Columbia. Seattle
& Pacific Coast Company. James answered
his objection by calling attention to the
time limit named in that franchise.
1t was. however. when Puget avenue was
reached that Navin raised his most vigor-
GUS protest. The ordinance read proposed
to vacate that avenue between Milwaukee
and Quinault streets. Navin argued that
Puget avenue was intended to bear the
same relation to the water front along
which il extends as does Railroad avenue,
and that vacatng 1t would bar the city
from access to the vicinity Of Salmon bay.
The ordinance. however. was finally passed
by the following vote: leas-Irller. Gill,
James. Muldoon. Rude, Taylor. Rinehar!-
:. Eays-Castleman, Crawford. Hill. Nc
Ardie, Navir-5.
In due time each Of the several ordi-
nauces had it's second and third reading.
was put upon It's nnaI passage and passed.
Navin explained his lone negative vote
on al the other ordinances by stating tina.
ne opposed 20 the vacation Of Puget
avenue Al another point IN the discussion
he in:eTposea the objection that while the
ordinances required the company 10 begin
work within thirty days. and 10 have Ta1
feet Of dredging done Icy March J. 1890.
ye: nothing whatever was said about the
further prosecution or completion % the
work.
On motion Of McArdle the report OF the
committee on sewers submitted and not
adopted AZ the last session. Was reconsid-
cred and adopted. providing for an arpro-
prtatton Of si,a for repairs 10 The sewer on
| Post street. Acting CITY Engineer George
F. Cotteril made a clear and, succinct
statement of The causes leading ~ The
necessity Of reconstructfng the sewer.
Crawford called NJ he bill providing Cor
| a sewer on Ienora street. between Eighth
avenue and the alley between Fifth and
| Sixth avenues. Ii had us third reading
| and final passage.
/ Tie on.y other hill PASSED was one au-
fhoEiziDg the payment of s7t.f "a Eva l..
| t,yaSse and George II. Preston trustee for
! damages resulting from the regarding Of
| First avenue
After Adjournment me members gathered
/ III animated groups a}.ouc taf cllamteer and
/ discussed the merits ~ the ordinances Va
eating the several streets Nothing Of
course. eau5e - thts discussion .xcant a
lively inte"chanSe 81 opinions ana \ glance.
! ar tao a. the map which LAY spread an FL
| sineer Ca'terils ,le~k with pins marking
! the boundaries 90 he newly acquired igr,r-
I erty OF The Great \or3hsru~
| Corles - the Weekly rast-Ia:e.Igoicar.