The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-28
Council Adopts Corporation
Committees Report.
TRANSFER SYSTEM ExAcTsD.
Hserosed Grant Most Comprehensive
Ever Made by aity-Pians Of A.
y. Burtetxh and Associates
Eieefrietty to BE Used ON Jack
son street Division Another
STREET Halfway Franchise Asksd.

Al amended ORDINANCES granting 10 a
= Berletgh winthrop Smith anA Albert
Espfe 3 franchise Tor a street railway
upon The safYsa sfFests uoss sfes1p.ed hy
TIE fesler gsg easfle line vas adopted by
the sits esssnesi last migft IA Reported by
the committee "a corporations
The n@w frsaacfise. which wifi without
naslsia doubt s,e accepted ~ MIR HurlsagE
ard his associate. r., according "a g'aun-
sslueY Jaffass. NJ tie CORPORATION cssssl~
snattee. the most adsas1ta geoslz ever es-
aSfesf from a afnset RAILWAY company ia
Seaisle Mir. Jausss spent CONSIDERABLE.
time H. explaining 81 the coufau.f the off
frTsns CONCESSIONS Efhich had heen made
hY both PARTIES 20 the franchise before the
terms we're anasig agreed afsor The d.
eisssien consumed the greater part Of the
egening.
While the plans Of Sir Barlelgfs ard hts
assotistteS were nos aisulged In the eoun-
Oh meeting last ntesst II l@ u0w quite
gsEsEails known what they are. Several
radical changes from tlae present system
are contemplated Il they obtain tie new
franchise The road viii be a0tlgie-frackesi
md operated e8ble road on Yesler
was from Pioneer Square 10 Lake Wash
ingtnFI. The present cable line on Thirty
iirst avenue from Nexler way 10 jackson
Stfset. and IN jackson street Ia Occidental
assnue, VIII be abandoned az cable line
and reconstructed with aauLzie tracks To
bs operated by electricity N CONNECTION
With the cable division by means OF "a
Nsstssn of transfers. The Jackson street
hiil viii probably be overcome by q eousl-
ferDolse system. such a. r. n use on Wash
inxtpn street ~ the Rainier avenue Ieiec-
tfle Hsae. The new franchise gives SIR
i.afiesEh and his associates Ii they sle-
eept the franchise fuii discretion ~ ase
either ratsa or electricity for purposes Of
propulsion
One of tAs r,oss important provisions Of
lse Lf.l,stsea franchise is that I requires
Mr. Barlaish and his associates. or whe-
ever shall accept the franchise Ia give
transfers ia all passengers 50 desiring
Eooa sE;ltts All other lines giving ard ac~
sepiang transfers. and ia accept transfers
from ali such lines This provision ~ IL
70 into Hrftei at uijen and ~ a step to-
ward 8 he snastEgFaties, sf n uniform trans
fsf system throughout the city. ~ pres-
eat esiy one other road the Seattle Con-
esiHiafeds has this provision lu It's fran
rhls#. and ia that franchise iha provision
dpess net become operative until the city
shas have attained population ef i2s.tsga
Tbs new franchise VIII ran Aat twenty
five years, lfEgead Of thirty, a. wA@ pre-
ps#e ia the 9figiaai ordinance TIE
estg ia tHa matter Of carrying city ems
ri3neN free Of charge. a.ss further sfip0-
iate TIA a ene-baIf fara snail IL allowed
NJ sssl1oe children IN retssgn for 10 Ehssr
eunret@i0gs The city. hy the amenasd or
sSnanet abandanS rs demand f3r tna
Eat after ien xftfs - regulate or FeducH
fares
Thp amended ordinance. affer its aaoI.-
ton as$ by resolution referred 20 the
slss eomp'ra'lef for publication. Ia &c
fssraa i1ee with 5hs terms ~ the charter.
ye4usfinR all ffaaea.sas 20 b advert t~s-si for
sale 81 the highest h'sdef tn ths Fnatter OF
slsfirg Sfa The eiSy che grcss earnings
~ ~. read This p4h'icatfon will re-
uilife 1an days. after whIch the ordinance
vii aeHaa come bsfor. the council sss IT.
isisas paesage Naytn. wiao has essaislasaet:
record as an essstrueflofgisf opposed the
fssossitseh publishing ihe ertsmAErA
AZ application f0s street railway fran
shase. the pufp,@e q ~hish T. MOI appar-
ssss. ssss presented IA the gcufssli fsy Rich
af5 Chii0ett. liz asks permission - con-
ksruet ana MAINTAIN street car lines Oh
fesler Nsy from First avenue south Ia
tsveidertuI avenue. on pcriisssiai avenue
from fesser way Ia Jackson street
jathsast etfret from Decide nsal avenue 10
FRS ayensie south. on Fifst avenue south
ffpu frs'er way 80 Connecticut atr@et. oa
fannsctlcus street from fSrss avenue
s1sth 80 Kaiira8d avenif.. or Railroad
aseiue from Connecticut street To a point
~hsfe Railroad avenue $ inter~eoiei bs
tAa west boundary of The city. lie leaves
60 ne ciis % say what shaft be the siEns
aud terms os the lraaeisse-
fso important memorials - she tsgiS-
hsstge were Introduced by frichteu AMI
nssssd by tns first the c5tF assks { tFe leg
aslature 20 paAs sisH bgii uox penalne b.
fore it author ins the e.ty 80 iesy tfe
sa0sahia eS7e af ordinary distributing
water maine agsins; abuftsuC property,
lie tssames - ht pai6 from tl}N svustti
fsa5, precisely as sewers err uoS psad for.
Efsss provision wSs embraced n ease ot
sha ehsfter anl adfusgis carried ai fhe
rsrsat city gsreiEcu hsss deeeafR8 on sccl-
ntesl groahls \ sali'ar Hsll failed Ia tas
'ss7z1At0fes tao years 4g5
The ssxci'a iuefuarAi urges TIE Passage
% a hsl 1aW p-Ddiis bsfsge fhr 1sgiSA-
afara providing fer 3hs better care az thr
fsH atd indiRegt fst tA& larger ssatnt tps-
\ naspsss'r II s8fssAW HespaA ana street
trade ordinances we're }Hlc.dssestf ara read
sev tie Wrgt time Au ordinance awpTo-
FsAirE f'intEs GOV use payment of tss
ssts tuensns expenses aUFins the com.
ne tgIrNf.s Ha. sssese&