The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-10
TEE SAITH THURSDAY. AUGUST 10 INA
CITY MAKES / PROPOSAL,
C0xsOLIDATED rnAxCaIsE xEAn-
III coMrLErkD NJ COMMITTEES
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neeF - Car Conductors n Exaee-
eA-TAe Consolidation NanAaers
say TAis weula De Duraenseue.

The long pending negotiations between
the special committee Of the city council.
having In charge the proposed eonscls-
dated street railway franchise. and Jacob
Fursh and w. y. Perkins, 81 Boston. rep
rrSentinK the consolidation uaanAGefss
hare reached = critical point
Yesterday the committee notified III.
Fnrth and Mr. Perkins that II had rsach-
I'd an agreement concerninx thu terms of
the proposed franchise. a conferences was
held ~ the city hail. ~ the end Of which
that IN their opinion the conditions laid
Down In the franchise would not b. ac-
cepsed by the men who are financing the
consolidated company.
This does not mean. however. that me-
Eotiasions were broken on. for later In the
day Mr.. Perkins decided TO leave At once
for Roeton, where he viii lay the matter
before the banks and financial ageats who
are intrusted by the eapitalists interested
Ia the enterprise with the details Of the
formation Of the company. In an tntar-
stsw yesterday Mr. Furth said:
TIVE P~fass - difference.
The two conditions In the proposed
regulating the rate Of Wages ' to 5 b paid
by the employees on the lines, and lxin9
thu fare AZ cents or rather compelling
sn 70 ;s ;oass &c ,ss
committee OF the council that the fran
chise would be reported having these con-
siitions In II. We regard them - burden
posai from the city VII hardly meet with
the approval OF the Boston men.
However, after considering the matter.
4 va. decided to send Ar; Perkins sn $3.50. Eat
committee. Matters will be held In aeey-
Anee until! he il heard from
II can be stated that AL the other terma
t.. ~ <~a. xx<b~a A<ska hAR tSa -
drafted by the committee have been prac-
tteally agreed TO by Mr. Furth and Mr..
Perkins The Post-Inteliigencer has
nsy e ass ss.n q
time to time In detail, however, the
terms OF the franchise are In possesston
only OF she special COMMITTEES and Messrs.
After the Post-Inteliigencsr had obtained
the above statement from Mr. Furth Mr.,
James. chairman OF the special commit
are carried in the franchise other than
those named He said:
"Inasmach rs the franchise p only q
,sntasy re- tS ds oi g,
ed to the council. and consequently not In
possession Of that body. II would Be man
ifessiy improper for me TO disclose iss
provisions The committee has felt that
In being charged with tho task Of draft
Ing this franchise, Ii has undertaken prob
ABLY the biggest proposition ever handled
az the Committee realizes that hss inter-
esfs are at Atake--fhat the true solution
Of the problem hears q close and vital 70
lation to the welfare Of the people Of -
attic.
Work of the Special Cennsittee.
THE consideration Of the franchise
has involved an immense amount ct work
and has consumed much time. Meetings
have been held frequently until late ct
ability imposed upon tf all through the
negotiations. and has endeavorAd 70 con-
serve the city's interests at everv point.
We realise. however, that no matter what
we do, there will be some who will criti-
ssThe committee decided to place In the
franchise a provision that for the hrst
should pay its car operatives not less
than y cents per hour. and that after
that. the scale OF wages, II less than the
ngure named must be made so ~ arbi-
traitor between the company and it, EN-
ployes. We. members OF the committee.
have felt that while we would have liked
10 make the E-cent scale last through the
the carmen ample consideration and All
they were entitled TO tn the provision
have named
CITY Engineer Thomson; whose time nas s
past two months In assisting the commit
tee Tn It's work. will for the time being
devote himself to other work. Al the city
a ace unsus II Srinsins the commisses
and the consolidation people TO an under
standing, even II two points are In dis
n is beiieyed. too. that the differences
between the COMMITTEES and the cnnaolf-
dated company will yet be hArmoni9ed
and the franchise. which viii bring With
= sysss .n % m a,mns,
cry line, viii BE- agreed to BY both par
ties