The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-26

For alra~s three hzara yesterday the
essFpcf rlars committee Of the city council
iMeees 20 arguments fer assd against fA@
application ~ tsssrx- T.. Aacnuna,ey an.
otswYs for Gfky-ysaf franchise covering
F1rH avenue. F9rst svsau* south. queen
Ann~ sssssss and other streets on Queen
Assea hilL Before sae commss;ee had
hesyd tha fass a. fire arguments the whole
sak3sc. Of street railsay consolidation To
GsnGie had besn 0Sesss3 W. The COM
ru.afse adfournas about go o'eiock, after
most OF its mernbefs bad missed their din
ners, without taking definite action
a remark made by Chairman James. OF
she committee. 10 Mr. Maconsbev- Illus
traers hsst.r than anything else the TIM
noetaax3s at tae matter ies being cgnet2-
eyeH ~ sse r-sy4nafssee 'sYoa are tho
third party" he said TO Apply fps fran
efsiae ever First avenue. which b the prtn-
c4pai business street Of the city Two
either franchises are asked for. How aFe
We 70 KNOW which Of taess n best for
the psopie ress1sng sIong fnc sns which
yom prog1&r 10 opsrats. and which b also
less sas the city,"
Mr. Maeprnbers arguments In his own
siesssw~ we're broken inc from time 10
time by lie statements Of prominent rsx-
dents Of ajueen Anne bill. wso appeared
bafors rs committee 10 insist that slssore
any francliise be granted IL Should be stip-
Hk2tS0 kH&f kIBzs &EgFtSe HOAf1 lSs rem
desed. both In Summer and winter. and
that this present line would be materially
offended Ia the n0rshwars and eastward,
~ ~ TO accommodate n dss,r5ef at present
snsissly without stree; railroad faciissser-
II. n elise. Charles z, cranss Georse
Dopworth, Lyman r. Knapp and Angus
Yeuug. All residents OF the hiil spoke To
she question before The committee.
Mae~@her states His Case.
Mr.. Maeombsr. who lives at Augusta.
Ne. ard who IL a street railway oper-
Ator Of wide experience. Told The commit
tee that he acted In the interest 1f the truss
tees of the First Avenue Cable Company.
and that he was prepared 10 build an
electric line covering the prss~rl, risht-sf-
way and the Auditors and exsenssons nam
Cd In the ordinance granting ;sse franchise.
which was introduced at the council meet
Ing Monday night.
II arm very anxious 10 get away this
Fc~k." said Mr. Macambes. II have never
seen such condition prevailing among the
Iron and steel mills and car factories a.
eNisiA today. IL II necessary that we
Should knew What the council with do az
taa sarisers pnsNbis date To illustrate:
] have Inquired Of the manufacturers bow
eonu eauid get electric cara for thiH line
Thsy win not promise THIN before August
!, and pFohsbly Hili not guarantee 10 de-
liver them before isetob<t l.
20 steel saiis. The mills are overrun with
orders. In all my experiences In street
railways I have never seen 3ast such
cossaIsinn prevailing as exists Today.
people Irving On Queen Anne hill I have
his 10 say Wa viii undertake 10 give
them the best possih,e service. Two prop
10 gradually sat.~,ltu;s the siecsr.e ears
fer the cables Under such circumstances
we could not guarantee first -clh~ scr
Vice The othsr. proposition ia In suspend
the operation sf this cable road until We
had euynpEetsd the overhead work and had
sncufed the rars In this CASE traffic
svoald have To be entirely suspended for
Mr. Macomisef was aaked how lie expect
ell "a climb Queen Anne hin and By wha;
means he proposed to overcome the silfif
ssaisies an thai Part Of the rod in ,h''
counter weigh, SYSTEM, commencing a.
Ray street and Queen Anas avenue he
replied. ''A~ To the extensions demanded
hy the people an ths AIN. | cnn only say
thai wa vii, give them the best service
possible affdef THE circumstances The own~
ers az the FIRST avenue line have never
Ing snvsstment FOR ttiest right aiaag.''
Ctfts~ns Take y Hand.
Charles T. Crane. H. r. elise Angus
Young and George ieonwosh zach asked
Ia be- heard In the raatier before she corn
fasster decided 70 take definite action Mr.
pon~erfh brought up an important matter
when he called attention 20 shs fact ;nas
air Aseufstsr was asking for u franchise
fer a read which shssszsi fsa reads far sary
te. September /. 1905 aud IL the ssancsi
granted the application there MRS nothing
60 prevent hITa ard hia associates from
closing 6own this cable Vine and At r2ine
all service between The date az she fran
eAssa ard tbs TIME naE9esf. Tfe INSISTED
that tins residents ~ North Seattle ard chs
aneen Aasi- hin d.ssrSsi sheula b. protect
sd tn thss matter.
Nj. frame EaggsstsJ that TIE company
should Txsefisf It's fire thNt il would a.
cSffinsssste the psssstse isvsng heyesaa the
present terminus fSsesvn Anne avenue ANA
Highland sfFtFet. and ~ 30 are compelled 70
y Afk fFsFsu tAfGs 20 afs9sn btsskS under
yTsssssfs c1saiitass tlss wAsa that ira ter.
minus ~ The lire should pYopsFfs 80 es4an
isAesi al seventh asamiie NsSs ard gaysar
stf"efs III" ftWxfttssss ~ see that tsasst Dc <
avenue. between Queer Annc avenue assA
FIRM avrnsss west wegiss hs. grsies sh "a a
the sssarany hsiiit that WAY
Aasas teans ara ~ II ssise mad ar
Gusnesifs ess,ssS the sse the I-74ay A..