The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-26
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RAILWAY RINAS.
Amended Ordinance to Be
introduced Monday.
LIST or LINES COVERED.
Sir Systems to Be Joined IN One
Under Single Management.
DetaileA statssest GOVERNS All
ytseess Over which Company
Asks PssviIsses-rerty years the
Tern ~ sAs Tsasehass Desired
Extensaons Of the FIRST Avenas
Cable Both North and South
r~-.~AA-~ yf~>~ VIII latte
Sir Systems to Be Joined IN One
Under Single Management.

The amended ordinance granting 10 ia
cob Fursh ard J. -. Lowman consois-
dated street railway franchise VIII In M
probability be presented 70 the council at
its meeting Monday might The fuH tsxt
Of the ordinance. Describing In detail the
routes covered In the franchise and the
Ines involved Is here printed for the nrst
time. Details OF the franchise TO De APP
piled for we're Only perfected yesterday ~
the consolidation managers.
As the ~fntefitgencer has fully told
OF sha progress OF the consolidation OF the
six Inca involved In the railway combine,
It il only necessary here TO deal with some
OF the principal features Of the enterprise.
Because Of the fact that the consolidation
covers the six principal lines In the city.
reaching nearly all the best residence Sec
tlons Of the city and centering In the heart
OF the business portions. the franchise. II
granted. will be a most valuable one. These
are the lines which are covered by the con-
solidation, and which, II the franchise or
dinance II passed, viii become part OF one
huge system:
Seattle Traction Company. Madison
Street Cable Railway Company. Third Az
enae & Suburban. Union Trunk Line.
First Avenue Cable road. ard Western Az
eune a North End Electric road
The new lines 20 be built cover extern
Sons of the First Avenue road south 10
the city limits. and north on Queen Anne
hill to Caller street. also the construction
OF line waiting the Broadway line with
the Traction cosnrsny's line ON Pike street..
and other connections In the business sec
sion OF the city.
The greater part of the funds provided
for improvements ard bet,srmen:s will b.
expended In rebuilding and staudardixin6
the electric roads Of the Union Trunk Line
system. ard in rebuilding and e.ectrifying
the First Avenue road.
Following II the fui, text Of the ordi-
nance:
An ORDINANCES. granting ,o J, y. Low.
nm ana Jacob Fnrsh ana. Their sue
strnct maintain and operate street rail-
ways In the CITY OF Seattle
Re II ordained BY the CITY OF Seattle az
fellows:
1ha. there be and hereby is granted 10
J. D. fownsAa and Jacob FNarth, their sue
crssors ana assigns. the right. privilege
and authority to locate. lay down and
maintain tracks. conduts and all neces-
ssry equipments OF every sort. and to
erect poies and string wires, for street rail-
wsss ana . 70 rons srss si,a ana n,S S
tho City OF seattle upon the routes herein
after designated. ana to carry passengers
and freight thereon and to charge and
collect fares and ffelxh, therefor subject
10 the right OF the City To- reguiase by or
dsnancs the routes on which freight may
be carried. and 10 enter UPON any and all
OF the streets. or parts Of streets or alleys,
comprised In the rse1tes hereinafter desis.
mated. for the purpose OF constructing.
erecting. locating. maintaining and repsir-
ing all tracks peles wires. ccsiaiss and
equipment Of every sort. and Of operating
said system OF ssrecs railways ana any
part thereof. and for any and ali purposes
contemplated by this ordinance.
The routes above referred 20 are as fol-
lows.
DETAIL. or ROUTES.
beginning a, a point Ion feet South %
the somth line Of Columbia 81 en- West
crn Ave. running thence along and upon
Western Ave. 10 Denny Way. thence
along and upon Denny way TO First Ave,
West. thence along and nnon First Ave.
West. to Msrrer 81, thence asofsg and up
ca Mercer ST. 10 Beach Drive thence
along and upon Reach Drive to Flltot 81,
shsnee along ana upon Elliot 81. 10 k1f-
secnth Ave, West thence along ard npon
Fifteenth Ave West. to TfcrnaYke Ave.
thence along and upon Thornsiyke Ave 10
upon Tesirteensh Ave Nest. 20 the
NorsAcrn city Limits IA Salmon Fay.
Also beginning ~ the intersection ~
FIRST Ave. Sossth. and the Southern limits
First Ave. South ard First Ave ard FIRST
Ave North, 80 ttarrison 81. sAsrre along
aud apem Harrison -. 10 Queen Anne
Ave- thence aloig ana upon ,saepn Anne
Ave, To Galer 81. thence along and aecu
Caller ss 80 seventh Ave. We'd
Also beginning AZ ths Intersection If
9us-en Anne Ave. ana Acrrer ~ running
thence along ana upon Mercer ~ 10 FIRST
Ave West
Alsa beginning az the intersection ~
Queen Anne Ave. ana Roy ~. ruuHln..
Ave. West. sAsrsse alens an. usaa See.
cisd Ave. West. - Olympic Place. thencs
ssang ana ulsan oaympto Place % I'TospeeG
-
Asa beginning Al point iae fee, sos,h
es tho South live q Coaaaseis 81. sn West.
ERA Ave. raaassas thence alenx and agsssa
along anA open Ysslsr Nav Is James 81
Also beginning So she Intersection -
NsilVeas ace, saS Main 50, running
tasnee a'es,s saa apeu Main e. TO seessss.3
AVE Soush.
Also, beginning Al The intersection u
Wrist Ave ana Gssfsr ST. s4nasax fAenaa
Atone an3 Nss@r tsssssg SO In FIRM Ave
taesce a!oag Apa Ssssa rita Avs ara
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Theme asoSag AID asSaa NirSsula - 10
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= Sse~&st - - ssata Ave. tAsssxe Asssag
s.ss tss-s@ ttEhsh Ave. IL HaanSsnsfa 81
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ssst@sA AVA std fene~A So surassSs
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