The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-25

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WIlmn ruckar ana n n. Cox apDlied 20
the city council last nignt for . franchise
for . dOubse fJ1ek electric street railroad
beginning ON Queen Anne hill and pro
cecding thence 70 Ballard. With branch
extending 70 the army past At NagnohA
bIuf and another 20 woodland park
This makes feur franchises that have
been apDiied for rsceutiy. the ordinances
granting them being nov IN the hands Of
the corporations uummtttse.
II was 70 this committee that The appls-
cation presented last night b. Councilman
Crawford was referred. The initial point
u the Proposed road il n the intersection
Of Queen Anne avenue and Highland drive.
running thence 70 Third avenue west.
thence north On that avenue to Albert:
thence 10 Hawthorne avenue. and north
On that avenue TO Margin street From
this p0dnt the proposed route follows Fifth
avenue ease 70 Fern addition. ana thence
70 A street. In Ballard
Provisson 10 made for . branch line to
the army posi- and also to Woodland park
The streets covered In the line 10 the
army post are: Third avenue west. Nick
er$on avenue. Thorndyke avenue, Gilman
avenue, Thurman, Prospect and Garfield
streets
The council was not suffered to adjourn
without . tilt between Counc1lmen GIL and
NAvin- Gui has . unique faculty Ia the
delivery o. = rsa.s" aud Z . council
speech BY the Third war3er, which has
for tn subject the GhcrtcomingH Of tho rep
resentastve Of the First ward the alder
men count II wonderful.
Last night. while the counc1lmen were
Discussing several ordinances Approprtai-
ing money for tie construction OF water
mains Navin. with assumed knowledge OF
supreme court, ana ended by attacking the
sincerity OF the corporation counsel, Mr.
Humphrey. GIL replied to him. He said:
The gentleman from the First ward II
about his honesty. he has gone out Of his
way to cast some reflections on the corpor-
alton counsel and has ended by telling us
how honest he H. Mr.. President, my own
experience Is that when these people
tell % constantly Of their own honesty 1t
= time 10 put your hand on your watch.
They are usually the kind who run away
with the Sunday schools money or worse.
II the gentieman's quotation Of the supreme
courts decision II TO be taken as a criter-
ion. his knowledge OF law Is apparently
on q par with his conception Of the facts
In this case"
Navin replied later. but not at length.
He carried his point, however. In one par
ucuIar making = motion to refer the ordi-
nances under dtscussion-back to the finance
committee. At the time his motion was
made. the council was considering an ord-
nance appropriatiEg 1850 for the con-
struction of a six-inch water main on
Twenty-third avenue. Twensy-srst avenue
and East Marion street. The motion pre-
vailed by vote Of to 4
The council appropriated 80 from the
general fund to pay for two-inch water
main to be laid on Fairview avenue be-
tween Roy and Valley streets. also $3.50
from the water fund for q two-inch main
on Denny way between Fourteenth avenue
and Thirteenth avenue: Thirteenth avenue
from Denny way to East Howell street and
north to East Thomas street.
A resolution was passed declaring Il to
be the councsis intention to improve West
ern avenue. between Union stree; and Den
ny way by replanking and residewalking
This Improvement win cost approximately
$ 000
J. H. Cannon and twenty Others peti-
TONED the council 70 place in all street
railway franchises . clauee compelling the
companies TO sell commission tickets at
s per month. Referred.
Gffs ordinance prohibiting persons from
lettering on public school grounds to the
annoyance OF pupils and teachers was
passed without debate. Violation OF the or
dinance . made punishable by q fne of
not over SO or imprisonment not to exceed
twenty days. Adjourned.