The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-06
Council Will Probably hot Pass
tho Navin Resolution.
SPECIAL mEEr,no TONIGHT.


Tonight the city council Will meet In spe-
cial session to consider the question. now
uppermost In the public mind. OF the con-
solidAted street railway franchise, as OPP
posed 20 municipal ownership OF street rail-
ways The matter viii be brought up IN
the consideration OF q resolution intro
duced by Councilman Navin at the regular
council meeting May 81. and which pro-
posed q plan for the submission OF the
whole question to q vote OF the people.
A the resolution Is to be considered In
committee Of the whole. 1t y probable that
no definite action will be taken. Indeed.
"a far - indications 20. there 10 no likeli-
hood Of the advocates Of the resolution
asking for q nnal vote on the question to-
night. a. they do not claim to have . ma
jority Of the council in favor Of the reso-
luton, az introduced.
On tho other hand, there Is . bare pos
sibility that after the council has agreed
as to the terms Of franchise to be grant,
ed the consolidated company. the people
win be asked to express by their votes
their approval or the contrary. This.
N.x y osy Draya.. IN effect
for the submission OF two distinct PROPOSE
tons to the people. One Is . plan for
municipal ownership Of lighting, power
and street railway plants. the Ways and
tee. consisting OF the chairman Of the cor
pprations committee Of the council. Mr..
James: the corporation counsel Mr..
SON. and three citizens to be named. one
each, by the Chamber OF Commerce, Real
Estate Board and committee Of one hum
dred.
The other proposition which. by the
TERMS OF the resolution. It - proposed to
submit. Is the question OF the franchise
for the Consolidated Street Railways Com
pany. to be reported by. the corporations
committee. the people being asked for an
advisory vote on the matter.
A poll Of the council shows that q ma
.y OF = Is to are aa to f
vor the passage OF the Nayin resolution.
namely: Navin. McArdle. Hin and Craw.
ford. all fusionists DR.. Crichton p said
this time. although he has never explicit
II defined his position in the council on
that question.
There is much speculation concerning
the position occupied by Councilmen Rude
and Castleman. Both are said by their
friends not TO favor municipal ownership
reported, stands ready to submit to. the
people the question of the granting OF the
consolidated street railway franchise. He
has Indicated az much as that to his
Mr.. Rude's position is not known in the
matter. further than has been indicated
In his eepousal of resolution placing re-
str1ctions in the franchise relative TO q
wage schedule and municipal control of
rates of fare after ten years. Taylor. Null
doom. Rinehart, James. GIN and Diller
are counted. at the city hall. as being op-
posed to municipal ownership at this time.
Therefore, either Rude or Castleman. or
both together. are In q position In which
they can determine the fate Of the Navin
resolution.
II Is practically certain that no final
action will be taken tonight.
&. A. Stone. one Of the representatives OF
the consolidated company accompanied
by ID. B. Robinson. Of Boston, an expert
on electrical roads and power stations,
They are at the Butler. Mr.. Stone says
that he will remain here but day or
two. and that the future Of the consol-
idated scheme rests with the council.