The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19

the several meetings already held there
has been no iiuliE 20 the arg amenf. but Il
has amounted to nttle In determining TIC
provisions o. the franchise
\ main reason for TIE care being exer~
c.se4 IL the preparation q ms franchis
les in The fact that Il ls the aFst one io
BE prepared by she present city cou1cil
and must serve ss model Ter several OH
e. requested franchises now pscaiag- The
COMMITTEES wishes TO place the council IN
a position - say - future petitioners
Here is a franchise Satisfactory 10 tAe
city: take I, or leave it
Such being the desire q tbe committee.
50 sAs been found difficult 20 accece % ser
tain demands 81 tae YsSler way fire. waic-
might Dc admissible II tho Individual case.
bar wou}3 es,a5l sh ba3 precedent in
dealing wt;h future srsnchises. l: : IN
eers.ao3 that tas provisions q the trar-
cn1Ee raw practically agreed up4D by to
committee wo8id te Gusst sfactorY u the
railway people snd Andrew !, EAEle.ge.
representing the company. IS sai1 - have
written - his people n re East ssklur
further instructions y tAls e TIE case 10
further ACTON ISL Ia ~ babe on the com
tI'i'tee's part unal NJ. BaTie.sa s9ai have
received q reply.
That portion = tae pt5pose5 tTanch Sc
on which THE committee so1 representa-
tsveS q re company cannot agree. has 80
50 wlfh the right 8. he city 70 insist a.
the expiration q ten years from tae
granting 81 tire franchise CT = re9s3cttcu
q fares cons1-1sr~ste wttN 80 Interest
ire ROAD s her rayirg CT the original "a
Yes;t--nt- The committee "a BOT d!s osej
te cons9Ge- IN IS estimate e ts@ or gina
investment The cost 4 lie present rca
IRE o.rrsuy INSISTS th&i :h'z bs t&Ae2 IN
70 accgun.
TIE ql1sstscn % municipal owEerss1p -
uysd for q ilr,e Il being tAe wen o. sew
erai counsi.-ren that he cssy sAa0la r
serve tNe eight 20 buy cat the roa3 az airy
tire Z alght - s eme3 advisable. This
has s~ea waived. however. in cons. teratton
ot The asrep'ance ~ fhe company c; the
provisions IN regard - Tetac.Eg fares
A!-oos; oeyca3 question the committees
report % tic city council AL recomneut
a franchise sor thirty years instead c.
s.gy. "a sought ~ 70 petitioners. A
&egIse tack o. Y~s.sr nay - sls8 Setter
mined uG1n. As for tAe jackson street
rsr, q. tas Franchise 3, III - or a. elsc-
trtc rg@ r7so1srg trVsa tng g~terss scr ot
] sS-ss ~zx sns occ4e,enta3 A<eaae- So. !
es Occidental ave-Gs 20 Jackson strive
east Ga Jackson s*rees - .'1.-ty-a-st aya-
re Hortn "a 7~sf-ty-SySe avenue - Yss-
leg e4y. - cae5e I.2& - yps.sr way az3
re FzSAeor street electric ne Wsli IS csa-
Ee-ccs1 b transfer system
Tw8 etHsv iyo c~a~faSt gectsls1s f-r fra
ca.ss ale nrw s~e5lng- ore Is 20 saver
re ~Nc1e c.ty. &z5 wu1i1 u2es- tAs co.
s2G4atson Z sx.se3ng Ines wH.le - ote g
- fcT r5wsts ~sthta - city lselss - tee
proposes s-a&st1~-'T,a ac-gsA I-e- Nsf,ae~ -
taSss w,.l - taxes - Gat4 tae Tes5~- wAy
franchise 8 e.xgcse3 9: &-3 z VII serve
as - uo.tsl sgr t2e otAars "a :As rnA&1-
TIE ire carszs1ttse is At SEA tntG~lt s.
ssRrce1 What tA4 co-GraGy So A@c~ps
Avsu ara tEe cswas ts&@ agrees tAa~e
Fay - a pr3.orgrs SCAT - t1e cgyY eoGr-
e.i es<era TIE G1a4 passage * az eg9-
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