The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-22
Two Railroads Seeking an En-
trance Into the City.
ASK IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS.
Corporations Commifsee Cousfaevs
Both Applications and Thea be-
e5d~s 10 Grmat Neither 1T This
Tfme-Th~y May ne Modified TO
Adopts = Conservative Pesfey.

Last night the corporations eo5niftgs ~
the city soasesi eopsifeTesi t;ss applications
Of the ssaftsa Il Tzeefsa Railway ss9s7~
yany and tssa sestsie Hallway 4 NAvgn
ton Company fof railroad trans hs>sa esY-
fersng tie city and srarersing EA2iread
avenue 20 the cegter Of town.
While I'd dss4nlts action was saker In
either case. II Ma 10 effect zgres5 % tn
fer the applications hack 60 The csuSfsss-
nsez nanaeg Scr she reAssn that tine E1sr-
nsttsea bsiieys. the best Interests - the
municipality demand that taes hS Hsase-
rally changed In their gensrai scope. In
fast. the committee hauditd bath appflca-
tlons very singeriy.
Councilman James. chairman oe the com
snttfes. revealed the sentiment tnat APP
psares 20 sesaat@ the committee IN sseaisag
with rallroaA franchises waen he said
THE tiEas has come. IN my opinion. wen
tins city council should caust4er very thor
oughiy this matter Of granting railroad
franchises. The policy of the city should
b. not 10 grant sAch rights 20 present ap-
pileanta ar will make IL difficult for ether
railroads coming later - have full and free
inyTess 10 and sgYe~s from tbs city. ONLY
when she details have baeG aefllesl WITH
reference 10 some well defined sian should u
franchise 10 any company De granted.
Two important cnnesssi0ns are asked by
TIE Seattta Railway a. Navigation Cam"
pang. which proposes TO build a standard
gauge railroad 20 It's coal mines short
distance beyond Black Diamond. In this
connection Is will be recalled that there
has b.@n more or Jess talk concerning a
Northern Pact.ic iatersst IN the new eom-
pauy. and a Burlington connection mas
been limited at. both. however, without Off
cal authority.
The company proposes 10 enter the city
BY way Of Duwasnlsh avenue WhaScom
"a Es8fr ~ ~
cross the canal waterway and have It's
rlght-of-way extended across Railroad ave
Dsse and taence over the east waterway.
Two afawhridEes would be required II the
present scheme were carried out
The committee decided flrst. that before
any franchise should be granted "a the cum
pasy carrying drawbEs4ga across these
waterways. which furnish The key To the
raiifosi situation Of The city. IL should be
stipulated is the franchise that the city
should have absolute control In the mat.
ter Of street railway franchises and
wagon roaf and fo9s path over the draw
bridge. Whether The company Will accept
thssa terms OF not rsmasns 10 he seen.
The committee also agreed that a strip
sxty fest wide on the wesi SIDE OF What
com avenue should he reserved from use
b. any railroad.
al present there remains az Railroad
avenue sixty~eighs and efe-half feet along
Its western side from TIA. east waterway.
through the center Of the city There IL
small stsip thirty-s;glst feet wide left on
the east side OF the avenue ffosn Dearborn
TO Jackson street.
The committee doetied 10 ask tha Seat
tie & Taeoma Railway Company to intro
ducs a greatly modified ordnance, carrying
"a franchise not being satisfied with the
present Application. John CE.ilns and Hen
ry Esscey represented the company. which
proposes 10 hnsld an electric uno between
Seattle aad Tacoma.