The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-25
City Council Adopts Report Of
the Rlnehart Committee.
GILL THINKS IT GOES roo FAR.
ssoaaaImf~ Falls Power Company
Franehis~ sheaId Not Re RevekeA
--HessIusfon 10 That Eject
Passes lnansmoasIy--rSsy Fathers
Resns~ tn He Ignored by Ii.

rnIr~z the aaoquasnsfs FsI.s Power Gem
rsaay appears before tbs city Crunch ~
MaFssay Night next. 81 osc.2ek. and
gives Yessuns 20 the contrary. sae cfiE
eaGa1ii proposes 20 iastraes the corpora
,scFs e0gss&~ei 20 take gu.rneGsat@ steps 20
cause ita franchise to re revoked. This
IL she substance II = resolution adopted
hy ire eosscll iax, highs. 90 rae r~esrnnnsn-
Gasiou Of tfs IISeAaFf Investigating CON
susttee.
Evidently the council aees not propose -
modify III Esand relative . the Baker COM
pany rs kong as proceedings continue Ia
court the ohJect Of waich - 81 prevent
she city from building 10 Cedar river.
This wAs the spirit asAd terror Of the re-
marks made by ths coanclsmen last night
during the discussion 81 she report sf the
REnekarf committee ard the resolution ac-
companying 81 A unanimous vote Was
given 20 fhs resolution. although Council
nam GIN suggested thar In his opinion.
in the absence OF evidence that tho COM
parry had violated The terms OF is fran
csis@. the council MAS going a little too
far.
The action of the council in dealing with
the report % TN. Eiuehsrt committee war
probably the naost important item Of bus
meas transacted The committee report
was reached ia It's order.
Tbs report recsfaz the date and number
Of the resolution creating IL. also the pro
eeajlHss On "Wednesday night last when
TIE hearing was called and no Witnesses
appeared Taen the report recites that the
committee adjourned 70 the following day
10 meet al the office of the corporation
counsel
Report and R~soIutioa.
After due elaboration. proceeds the
report. The committee being Etlii Of the
opinion that tho sEoqlsaimsa Falls Power
Company Instituted the SAT- hrough, By
Tracy Robertson against the city OF 81
attic and others. the corporation counsel
vac directed TO prepare resolution cit
ing the 2noluainis Falls Power Company
10 spraar before the city council and snow
cause III any IL has why the franchise
heretofore granted IL by the city II so-
assIe should NOT he forfeited and thar upon
The failure of said company q appear be
fore the council, or upon appearing and
failing 10 give the council geed and SUM-
Gent reasun& why said franchise should
not be forfeited. tao beard ~ public works
be directed 30 fpf1sss 10 grant 10 said Sno-
gaaiEnIe Falls Power Company any per-
nit 10 erect poles. wires or other struc-
lures Of any character whatsoever or 10
make use 10 any manner Of the streets
and alleys ~ TIE city Of Seattle. and thu.
corporation roar&e be directed 20 take
Immediate a!eGsa 30 have said franchise for
feita5. which resolution accompanies this
report ard Is made part hereof
THE report was signed hy the Emu com
nliitre, consisting of Rinehart chairman:
Jarass. cr.chton, psiier McArdie ana Rude
Attached 20 the report was the following
resolution.
fls Il resolved by the city council IL the
city ~ Seattle.
FIRST rhat the city clerk DO ard he Is
hersby directed ~ serve notice upon the
hnuiiissifnss tsEis Power Company ~ b..
ami APPEAR before the city council on the
ist dsy nf May 1893, and ~ % clock = m
and then and There show cause II any II
has, why the Franchise heretofore granted
20 Il by the city OF Seattle should NOT be
forfeited.
Second That upon failure OF said Sno-
anainlis Fails Power Company H. appear AT
said time. or upon II appearing ana falling
"a gixe the ccuucil coed and ssff~aeni rea-
sufS why said Franchise should no, b.. for
fcstS-d. the board % public works j. hereby
directed to refuse 50 grant to said Snosgal-
snie Falls Power Company any permit 20
erect poles. wires or other structures ef
any character Whatsoever rr n make 1txs
counsel be directed - take Immediate stems
eff the city Of Seattle. and tho cornara tom
counsel II Directed To take immediate stenS
10 have ssad franchise forfeited .
Debate the He.ainti.a
James started The debate on the rusolr.
ton by moving tiiat ,he report b. adopted
Gin vas the first 10 speak on the mo
ton.
Il oauncs agree with that report he
sad. We are getting beyond eur limit
Think, IN taking ttHss action | aa nos ace
s,siy reason why the franchise - !hfz com.
lssny should b. Eevpkest-~if there Is any