The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-24
Council Takes Action Against the
First Avenue Railway Go.
CREIGHTON BOASTS The ROAD.
ton at = Resoiutton IstrsdoceA
BY Rnde, He ssys the service In
the Most Miserable I'm the city
Away the observation-disclosures.


The city eouaea. 81 SIS regular meeting
sast Elght, ~ addition 50 listening 10 =
Sr0traere0 debate. passed resolution far
fssi1us the franchise ~ fAe FsrEs Agscas
Railway Company. adopted ths rs@e<t os
the committee on poisee. license aad gsv-
eaus. faFgrfDg the granting % a Agsaor
license 70 B2stx * Henigg At ~ Seeond
avenue corner e. TeassF way. g&aesf q
resolution Geprecsting iAe enactment % tbs
safs-aaien .aw by me British Columbia par
Lament, and transacted q large amount %
SECULAR business.
The action which probably deserves. most
promaEsDc~ fsosp q news point u view IN
the adoption 81 the resolution dseiaFiog
forfeit the franchise Of the First Ayehas
etrees railway. The resolution sas intro
Guced By Rude. Gr4chfoB AZ csses took the
nocr In as support he saia.
ia seems 10 ne thai in the policy Of
cur city government toward the street.
railways We have about Gems 20 sae part
ina Of the ways. One read Isads uE in the
direction Of requiring a f.asona big decent
street car servtee. tts oshsr points sowsrd
total neglect. We must either protect the
tntsreess Of the city and her citizens or se
must act in the interest OF corporations.
''0f asi the roads thai have been dere-
iicf, think there IL not 8 member OF the
council bat vii agree that he f4rss av-
enue read has been the greatest villain.
year pr tao ago sc had the entire road
standing Idle because fhs management re-
fused t. secede to Tie demands OF - eul-
pioyss. Now people are actually afraid 70
ride on the Rad because they do aaf con-
s.der their Hives safe Fer the sasg twenty
days 70 reasonable attempt has been made
10 operate the road regularly. / think that
II the council ever had eause 10 revoke
franchise. IL has III this case. / do not
think 1t vii be necessary &c refer The reso~
luton TO a committee. / feel sure that
every member OF the council knows how
To vote on this question"
Crlchfon's speech gas followed promptly
by the roll call on the adoption Of the
port, and every one Of the twelve members
present voted aye.
DiiIer followed this up by serving notice
that one week from last might ne would Of
fer a similar resolution declaring forfeit
the franchise Of the Puget sound 4 Column
bia road.
yexatioaa Problem.
The matter which gave the coaeeii most
tronbla uas The report OF the committee
OF police. License and revenue. recommend
ing the granting OF iignas license - Bolsz
T. Wefigs al 81 Second avenue. On the
corner of yesler Nay. recently occupied
by George Sirth with fruit and eonfee-
tionery store. The san,a committee also
I3ftseI rae kfd&ifHE o. lssEzteEa 10 - neg
ginger. ]. T.. Davis. ard q transfer OF To-
eaten 10 Walter 4 DE Rosa Ivy vote the
several reports were segregated. ana al
we've adopted without debate save that az
fectlng the mo0ts9 corner, concerning watch
An active opIsosition has been waged for
days past. Among the documents fiEe. Iii
relation 10 the case last night were sav-
eTai nuueroussy saxaed protests % which
appeared the names IF large number al
women and many influential property own
eTs and business men az the city.
When the report OF the committee On the
Boifx ii Wsnxg license was before the
house separately. Rude moved and Dilier
xecosldssi ltn adoption. cF!chton made a
strong speech against The adoption OF the
report. saying. however. hat be dsd no.
hop. 10 influence the vote az any council
E1an by his remarks. and that he judged
by the way the saloon tnen were goinS
ahead with their fixtures and eslsgiumsEi
that they must understand pretty well
how the Individual rnefsz1- r. of the council
stood on the question.
Diiier suggested that all WHO had pro-
tests to' present should appear before ths
committee on police Ileensa and revenue
lie advocated the poiicy or granting iieonse
to any applicant s4thtn The saloon limits
established by law. and II the man con
dlactea dssordesly place. tsari revoke hz<
license. C'Tlchsoa said hs was perfectly
wiling 10 adopt tic nlan Of having tie
protsssants appear before The eanniiter
Plenty of speeehmm king
Sssfn raised me pa.ut thas lae cral.
naHc~ granting a Acerss egssi3 have - lie
over oae week anyhes ana shat this
would give ample time fur presenting pre-
tests. Mutton moved ~ a ~tsiswtsswfe fer
tie nseten ~ eJepf she report taat tha
whole matter b re-refesrea 10 fAe cou.
nasftea AMI aaFt ~ an fssFb s.fiv~ - Et..-itf
a. appear before t5ie ea1nn.tfv~ t31i NOV
Ell 10 table ghs sissssfF SUITE. hit up.4n ine
chars Announcing thaf thh natfgs1 "a
table carried sAa whole msat.ey wlth Il
only Cwehtan. AuI1e0n apt Taylor voted
for a. TaNioT fhe0 oppressed she substitute
on thc ground taHt qsTfles IN Interest
shauld Pc heard before she whole counea
niiser NsIgrTsse8 ihas they ~ heard al
oace CtsEiepsan took the sar3e MN aaa
the substitute was lest t'ffehtanrs nv
fzon 70 aeFer ceaes3 evaflen cog Gre xsek
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