The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
F. M. JORDAN,
s - 9 Celoalnl Dleek.

request and provides that In case any
portion Of the system shall not be con-
structed. maintained and operated the
whole franchise shall be forfeited.
The franchise does not provide what
amount of the gross receipts of the sys-
TEN shall be paid into the city treasury.
The fixing OF this matter does not belong
to the city. The consolidation company
will be required to bid for the franchise
the amount OF its gross earnings II viii
be willing to pay, not less than 2 per
cent. The council Is not obliged to grant
the franchise IL the bid Is not satisfac-
tory. and therefore has IT in its power to
dictate terms TO the bidder.
One of the minor provisions inserted in
the franchise as X now stands Is that
the minimum rate of wages paid to en-
ployes by the consolidation company dur
ing the first ten years OF the life Of tns
franchise shall not be less than % cents
per hour. After that the matter OF
wages Is TO be left open for arbitration.
This provision is a substantial recognition
Of the petition filed in council by the
street car employees when the matter OF
the blanket" franchise first came up Cor
discussion
Important Extensions.
The most important extension OF exist
ing lines which the company will be re-
6uired TO make II 1t accepts the franchise
Is of the Pike street electric line from
Eighth avenue east TO Fifteenth avenue
and thence north on Fifteenth avenue to
the fire engine house near the City park
This extension will open up a large resi-
dence district to settlement which has
been hitherto neglected on account OF
lack Of transportation facilities. The
promoters OF the consolidation were will
ing to extend the Pike street line to
Broadway. The further extension was
required by majority vote Of the COM
mittee.
Next In Importance Is the extension OF
the North Seattle electric line. At pres
ent the road Is not operated even as far
as Kinnear park. The new franchise
provides that not only shall the Olympic
Place extension to the park be made. but
that It shall extend beyond the park and
that on top OF the HILL which Is TO be
surmounted by CONFERENCE.-The. a branch
line shall be built down Highland drive
toward the present terminus of the North
Seattle cable road.
number of small extensions OF the
present Second avenue system into the
district surrounding the Denny school
are also provided for. The franchise will
require the present Union Trunk Lines
system Rainier Heights branch to be
built around tho Thirtieth avenue slide
and operated to its former terminus.
The city by the franchise as proposed
by the committee reserves the right TO
compel the consolidation company at the
end Of four years TO extend the Fifteenth
avenue extension still further, to the City
park: to extend the Beacon Hill branch
Of the present Union Trunk Line system
to the South City park, at present not I'm
use. and to extend the North Seattle line
to the Odd Fellows cemetery, on the
slope of the hill toward Ballard.
provision Of the proposed franchise
inspired by prudent members Of the
committee is that all existing franchises
for lines coming under the consolida
ton shall be given UP absolutely to the
city and Cancelled. X has been limited
that some OF the existing franchises
were so valuable that the consolidation
company might make an attempt to re-
tain them under the consolidation
The request of the Boston people for
permission to extend the lines of the
consolidated system 10 the coal bunkers
on the water front. at the foot of King
street, was denied by the committee on
the ground that II was not advisable to
allow street car traffic on the water
front. The company desired these ex-
tensions principally for convenience in
hauling fuel to its power house.
The committee on the blanket fran
chise consists of Councilman James.
chairman. and Counciimen Muidoon.
Taylor, McArdle. Crawford. Gin and
Dflier The regular corporation COM
mittee consists Of James, Muldoou.
Dilier. GIN and Rude.