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Columbia street will not be closed; 1t
will be open to the same extent that 1t is
now. If no passenger station is built the
passenger business will continue to be
done as It is now, on the four tracks Inn
mediately to the west Of the present de-
pot. II the station is constructed the bus
mess now conducted on these four tracks
win be conducted on tracks inside the sta
ton yard, the trains being cut at Columbia
street, az they have to be cut on the pres
ent tracks. In other words, the city would
have the same control over Columbia street
after these improvements are made as it
now has and can insist on the street being
kept open, except for the very short period
of timo Immediately after the arrival of
trains and Immediately before their de-
parture
Sixth-Complaint Is made that all tho
freight business Of the entire city will be
done In the freight yards. which will pro-
duce a congestion on the streets surround
ing the station and that all the Oriental
business Of the company will be done In
the warehouses fronting on the space be-
tween Madison and University streets.
which will necessitate an immense train
Of cars to receive and deliver the cargoes.
The freight facilities which are contem-
plated by this company are for the receipt
and delivery of goods in less than carload
lots, with two team tracks Immediately
to the west of the station for the accom-
mediation Of such merchants as would have
full carload shipments in the immediate
vicinity of the depot. Tho large storage
and distributing business, not only Of the
Northern Pacific, but of the Seattle & In
ternational, will be done elsewhere The
Seattle & International Company has at
Smith cove as much, and more, ground
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submitted plans for passenger station.
the complete practical details of which are
second to none west of Chicago. and whose
architectural beauty is inferior to no de-
sign in the United States.
The company asks. for the necessary use
of the property acquired:
Ffrst-A franchise for an extension OF a
single transfer track on Railroad avenue.
from Yesler way to University street, with
turnout to its own wharves.
Second-A franchise to cross YeSler way
and Columbia street with the passenger
tracks running into its station. crossing
for one track on Madison street. and q
franchise to cross University street with
tracks leading into its freight station.
Third-The vacation of Marion. Spring
and Seneca streets between Western ave-
nue. and Railroad avenue, and change in
the plat Of Western avenue from Marion
to University street. by which the entire
street would be moved east to Post street,
making Post street 1o2 feet in width, In
stead of an alley as 1t now is.
In return for this the Northern Pacific
Railway Company proposes to do the fol-
lowing:
Ffrst-To build with all reasonable dis
patch q station substantially upon the
plans submitted to the city council
Second--To build and maintain q pas
senger subway under Marion street. from
Western avenue to the western side Of
comfortable crossing Of Railroad avenue
such as does not now exist.
Third-To deed to the city sufficient
ground to make Madison street 100 feet
wide from Western avenue to Railroad
avenue. instead Of its present width Of
sixty-six feet.
Fourth-To rebuild the University street
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incline and to convey sufficient ground
to carry 1t to connection with Western
avenue, 240 feet north of University street,
and also to convey a triangle of ground on
the corner of University street and
Western avenue sufficient to make an easy
turn for vehicles.
All Of these matters were submitted to
the city after every criticism was asked
and met, and 1t was naturally expected
that the proposition would be considered
intelligently and from business stand
point On its merits think 1t will, but
the proposition has been met by an OPP
position whose statements confuse the real
issues and attempt to divert the entire
question into sentimental channels.
The main arguments of the opposition
are these:
Ffrst-These improvements will cut OF
the water front, and create a wall against
commerce.
To this want to say that such an In
jury will not be created by these proposed
improvements. It already exists and has
existed ever since Railroad avenue was
laid out and railroad franchises granted
thereon. Eight tracks are now laid In
front of this property, and the use these
tracks are given will, II anything, be less
ened instead of increased, because of the
business being transacted In yards instead
of on Streets
second-The mosquito fleet will be driven
away.
This mosquito fleet was built UP and Its
business handled across eight existing
tracks, four of them belonging to the
Great Northern. two to the Seattle & In
ternational, and two Jointly owned by the
Columbia & Puget Sound and the North
ern Pacific. The subway on Marion street
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luuabia, Marion and Madison streets Prac-
tically the entire fleet OF Sound steamers
land there, bringing their products from
all over Puget sound to be delivered on
those wharves. and taking hence the sup
plies which are furnished by the city.
There are now seven tracks on Railroad
avenue. The establishment of the pro-
posed passenger and freight terminals Of
the Northern Pacific at this congested
point will add from five to nine additional
surface tracks in that vicinity. In view
OF this situation, the objection to establish
ing either passenger or freight terminals
at this point ought to be obvious to any
one To carry on traffic over these wharves
at the present time is far from being an
easy matter. but with the establishment
there of passenger and freight terminals,
and with an increasing population, the
difficulties of the situation would be multi
piled many fold Not only will Marion,
Spring and Seneca streets be wholly closed
to traffic, but Columbia and Madison will
he practically so, because every transcon-
tinental passenger train coming in or 60
ing out must stand across Columbia street
and thus block that important highway.
The additional track proposed across Mad
ison street, with the increased traffic
which freight terminals would necessarily
bring there, would effectually close that
thoroughfare. Hence the proposed project
of the Northern Pacific Railway Company
means practically the complete blocking
up of the entire space between Yesler way
and University street
To relieve in some measure this situa-
ton the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany proposes to build a so-called SUBJ
way extending from Marion street. under
Railroad avenue. to the westerly line of
Railroad avenue. This would be but
mere makeshift, affording no substantial
relief. When this city comes to have 200,-
600 or $4,000 people, 1t would be preposter-
Gus to think Of running that part Of che
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Seattle, Dec. 80. 1899.
To the Editor: The Northern Pacific
Railway Company is seeking to obtain
from the city council OF the city OF Sc
attic certain rights and privileges upon
the city front between Yesler way on the
south and University street on the north,
and between Post street on the east and
the western line of Railroad avenue on
the west, a space comprising the busiest
part of the city water front. The rights
and privileges they are thus asking for
may be briefly stated as follows:
/. The vacation, for tho uses and pur-
poses of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company, its successors and assigns. OF
the following streets:
(a) Western avenue from the north
erly line of Marion street to the southerly
line of Madison street. and from line
"a feet north of the northerly line Of Madi-
versity street;
Cb) Marion street, between the east
line of Railroad avenue and the present
westerly line of Western avenue;
(c) Spring street, between the easterly
line of Railroad avenue and line paral-
lei with and lo2 feet westerly from the
sasteriy line of Post street:
(d) Seneca street. between the easterly
line Of railroad avenue and a line parallel
with and 100 feet westerly from the east
erIy line Of Post street.
e. To raise the grade OF Marion street
at a point 2l4 feet west Of the west margin
OF First avenue. 2.6 feet above its present
grade.
8. To raise the grade of Madison street
at point ia feet west of the west margin
of First avenue 13 feet.
l. To raise the grace of University
street at a point 1l2 feet west of the west
margin Of First avenue two feet, and to
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will provide safe passenger access which
does not now exist on any street. The ap-
proach by Madison street will have only
one additional. track and this street will
be widened from 66 feet to 100 feet. The
University street incline will be so placed
as to be much safer and to accommodate
the business on Union street and Elliott
avenue to a much greater extent than at
present.
1t may be added in passing that the
purchase Of these same terminal grounds
was undertaken by the Great Northern
Railway Company a few years ago but
given up, not, as understand, on account
of the mosquito fleet but because tho
price of the property was considered ex-
cessive.
Third-The grounds are to be used for
coal bunkers
the grounds are now being used for this
nlents will do away with the bunkers now
there and do not provide others, this
change, from a CRITICS standpoint, will
prove material benefit.
Fourth-The party asking the concession
is the Northern Pacific Railway Company.
That is true, but the Northern Pacific
has for years past done business with Sc
attic. is now doing a majority of its rail-
road business, and It would be peculiar
frame Of mind that would wish to hinder
and embarrass the merchants and travel
ing public of this city with comfortable
and satisfactory facilities because some
one connected with the company fifteen
years ago sighted Seattle.
Fifth-Columbia street will be closed by
the use Of the proposed passenger tracks.
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transcontinental railways running into
the city of Seattle. They will necessarily
enter the city from the south. Suppos-
ing, now, that we had nine or ten rail-
ways bringing their passengers to and
taking them from a union passenger sta
ton at the foot Of Marion street. Leav-
ing out of view altogether for the pres
emit the question of freight yards there,
how would It be possible to do business
over the wharyes by way of Columbia
street, Yesler way, Washington street or
King street. with all the passenger trains
crossing those streets to and from the
union passenger station at Marion street?
st. Paul is city of 10000 people. 1t has
a union passenger station. The number
of passenger trains that leave and enter
that station daily is over 200. Surely 1t
Is not unreasonable to suppose that in
side of five years the city of Seattle
will have more than the population which
st. Paul has today. and II We believe
that, how can there be any question Of
the folly Of attempting to build a union
passenger station at a point on the water
front at or near Marion street?
But when you take into view the whole
scheme of the Northern Pacific Railway
Company, freight terminals as well as
passenger terminals, you have then a sit
uatfon which must strike any candid OBJ
server as altogether unreasonable. Ac-
corulnB 10 tne plans OF the NOTtnern "a
cihc filed with the board of public works,
1t will be seen that every freight train
brought to the proposed freight terminal
yards between Madison and University
streets would have to run along the water
front, crossing King, Jackson. Washing
ton. Columbia, Marion. Madison. Spring,
Seneca and University streets, then back
ing UP In order to get into the yards be-
tween Union and Madison streets. It Is
not difficult to imagine the serious ma
ture o. the obstruction which these
freight trains alone would produce. con-
SANITY passing along the water font ana
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then backing up into the yards. All We
hicles and pedestrians crossing Railroad
avenue between Yesler way and Univers-
ity street, except such pedestrians as
would pass through the subway. would
cross with the greatest difficulty and at
the risk of life and property.
1t Is urged. however. that for the vaca-
ton of the proposed streets for the use
Of the Northern Pacific Railway Company
and its successors, compensation is made
to the city by reason OF the widening OF
Post street and the building of an incline
at University street. The widening of
Post street would have to be made by the
Northern Pacific Railway Company in or
der to carry on Its passenger and freight
business; 1t would be impracticabie for the
business to be carried en- without an open
space equal to that which 1t is proposed
to dedicate as part of Post street. The
Northern Pacific Railway Company. then,
simply allows the public to use the space
which 1t is proposed to dedicate as part OF
Post street as q public way, because, with
out giving the public the use of 1t, they
would practically be sealing up the freight
house and the passenger station. The city
incidentally gets the benefit OF the use OF
the street by reason of the necessity on
the part of the company to have adequate
approaches for the public TO its freight
sheds and Its passenger station.
II the city Of Seattle should give to the
Northern Pacific Railway Company the
streets. and the approaches which 1t asks
for, 1t would be surrendering to that COM
pany the complete control without any
practical limitation OF this important space
between Yesler way and University street;
1t would be investing that company with
an absolute, uncomfortable monopoly over
the commerce of the city within those linn
it's Such an extensive grant of power can
not, I submit, with safety to tine public
interests. be granted to the Northern Pa
cinc Raisyay Company or 70 any other
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point ga feet west Of the west margin of
First avenue 6.5.
s. The right, authority and franchise to
lay down and operate a railway track or
tracks on the westerly side of Railroad
avenue extending from near Yesler way
to University street. with the right to
lay spurs therefrom to the wharves.
6. The right to lay down and operate
tracks and turnouts for the purpose OF
afford ding facilities for its passenger and
freight terminals from Yesler way be-
tween the easterly line OF Railroad avenue
and the westerly line OF Western avenue
north, crossing Columbia, Madison. SEN
eca and Spring streets to University
street.
Z. The right, authority and franchise
for the construction and maintenance Of
passenger subway extending from Marion
street, under Railroad avenue. to the
westerly lire of Railroad avenue.
The demands of the Northern Pacific
T.silway Company in respect to this long
list of important proposed grants and
franchises have been embodied by the
company in five proposed ordinances,
which the company has submitted to the
city council and which tina. body has now
under consideration.
The Post-Intelligencer has asked me to
state the objections, II there are any. to
the granting of the rights Qncluding prop
erty rights. privileges and rranchises)
thus asked for by the Northern Pacific
Railway Company.
There are so many solid and substantial
objections to the whole scheme Of the
Northern Pacific Railway Company in
VOWED In its application to the city coun-
ell that one Is at a loss in the statement
OF them where to begin. The space along
the water front which would be covered by
the proposed grants and franchises, II
made, Is the busiest and most frequented
part OF the city front. More than 10000
pedestrians and upwards of 1900 vehicles
now daily cross Railroad avenue from Co
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railway company or to any NAV
any combination of Individual .S Il ~;
But It may be said that ~ ~ 2x: 4
Pacific Railway Company han
at large expense the Wn1ky a..
Yesler way and UnaverMfy W. .s;2
the property adjoining th012 4 IS I'D. 5S
that it ought to have the riynt Y ~
property as It sees At, and tnnk n S..sz
intending to use these wnaf - 3Ss
local commerce only. but fof ~ !1!1 ..:,
commerce as well. It u nue q n ~
owner OF property has the n.y. -. -
his property as he sees IT. n!tn a -
portant limitation. however, ~ .:..i1.
and enjoyment OF 1t must - s5
and such as win not pretuoies ~ n
the rights of others or the pupns' n
this case the railway company r. ss51i
tent to use its own properU ~
seems to many q way pre1uae Il
public, but It is asking for pupne a
for the same use.
The maps filed by the Nofn " 771s'
Railway Company with the "a ~ + 1
lie works seem to show that + = = Il 81. Z III
intention TO use these whatyey ~ 4.
traffic. The wllarves arr .-ss n
with short slips as TO inoic1tS ~
are not designed for the !e.s.S
of large ships, because iarxs - 9:sjlI
not enter them; ard. to ne 49, 49,
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tense that it intended 70 q " ~ ~ n
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il would not. Tacoma has II, "
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pense. provided IT. shippan9
has its extensive car shop .s b ssS 4
minals there. And when. ~ ~. s. +
since. the shippers Of this e. &
TO the Northern Pacine 6Il
pany to land even one SrII
steamers here, the snswef
II would allow one ~ ~ ~
hare upon oandition -
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-27
PFTERSBU rig.
The Death Rnte-Strect-Car Matters
Personal.

PETERSBURG, VA. October 26.-(Spe-
cial)-Thore were only thirty-three
deaths in Petersburg during the month
ending to-day-siXteen among the white
and seventeen among the colored popu-
lation. OF those who died six were under
3 years Of age. and eleven were over 90
During the month the bodies OF nine nom
residents were brought here for inter
ment i'm the cemeteries. With popu.d-
ton of 1000. the above figures snow Il
very small rate Of mortality.
Al a meeting OF the Board Of Fire Com
missioners. held last night. it was de-
cided 10 purchase for the sum OF SJpJ a
lot near the head Of High ana south
streets. on which TO build a fire station,
for the protection of property IN mat
portion of the city. The plans for the
station will be prepared as soon as the
Common COunci. authorizes the purchase
of the site
Mrs. Louisa Scroegns. well known in
the western portion OF the city, ded last
night at her home on West street
Ii is reported that a suit for damages
Is 10 be instituted against our new Elec-
trio Street Railway Company for the Kill
ing of "a valuable dog
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Wright and MISS
Annie Watson, who have been spending
several months in Europe, returned home
last evening.
The Street Railway Company has re-
CClNcQ a. NUMBER OF new Nllt'i 'il =, gu
others are on the way. The large building
for the protection Of the company cars
is now in course of erection near West
End Park
Air. W. f. Robinson a former citizen
of Petersburg. is here on visit for the
first time i'm thirty-thrce years.
The Atlantic east Line pay-car was a
Welcome visitor To our city to-day
Among the guests OF the Wednesday
Music club. at its meeting last evening,
were Mrs T. L. Valentine, of Richmond,
and Miss Grandv. of Norfolk.
Judge W. II. Mann and wife went up
to their home. in Nottowav. this morn
ing The Judge expresses himself as GER
tain of c.cction 10 the state Senate from
his district
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-27
HEAVY SENTENCES.
IMPOSED At NORFOLK on POLICY
OPERATORS.
BIG PINES And IMPRISONMENT
Tho Case of Coke, Charged win
Shooting RidgcweII-sfrOng state
ment-The Daughters of the Com
federacy-The Second Day.

NORFOLK, VA, October 26.-(Special)
The sentences given by PoHce-Justice
T.mlin to four policy operators in the
Police Court to-day were not light They
were intended 20 break mp a lottery bust
ness which has been carried on extensive
ly though secretly. in the city and
suburbs. W. +. Taylor Edward Moore.
and j. J. WEIGH were fined S4o0 each and
given two months imprisonment. and
George Taylor. who has previously been
convicted on the same charge, was fined
So9 and given four months. All four
prisoners appealed TO the Corporation
Court and were bailed in the sum of 81 900
each
Tho trial OF the sensational shooting
case Of W. A. Coke Is still I'm progress in
the Corporation Court. The testimony of
four coi0rcd witnesses. bearing upon the
relations between Mrs. Coke ana Mr.
Ridgewel. who was shot by the formers
husband occupied the morning hours.
The testimony most damaging 90 the de-
fence which has yet been introduced was
that Of Mr. John Tilt0n. "a prominent law
ylr. who EwOre 10 q conversation between
Mr. and Mrs. Coke after the shooting
wherein the husband spoke of "a suit
against Ridgewen. Tilton testified that
Mrs. Cokes reply was: If Mir Ridge
well were worth millions. and / could get
IT, ! would not defame an innocent man.
You are trying to keep out of the States
prison NJ the expense of my honor" The
casa will Sun be I'm progress saturday
The FIRST hour of the second days ses-
zion of the Virginia State Convention,
obi ff na
WAS devoted 10 memorial services. The
principal topic for discussion was the eN-
u.dieucy Of uniting with the Grand Divi-
zion OF Virginia, a kindred organization
having slightly larger membership. inc
question OF unity Is "a legacy from the
appOmattox convention, which mad It's
origin through a suggestion emanaung
from the Grand Division OF Virginia.
When the matter was introduced to-day
uueor the head Of unfinished business. "a
lively discussion ensucd. the prevailing
opinion crystallizlng i'm the statement of
.rrr Alexander, Of Mary Lee Custis
ChaQter. OF Alexandria. who said that
To combined organizations would Prove
uuWi..dy and cumbersome, and at pres
eft BE- was undesirable.
1ff. Anthony Smoot delegate nom
tn seventh Regiment Chapter, OF Alex
audria held the minority view that Union
was bound t0 come. sooner or later ana
rat it might as we'll be now. By the
combination the Virginia organization
would have the prestige OF vastly out
Numbering any similar organization IN
tla Southern States. and could Doe ona-
Did 10 do more effective work, The OBJ
1..,s and the work Of the two bodies be-
a., Identical In tho vote token Mrs.
s-~oot cast the five votes of the Seven
-..nth Regiment Chapter ~ favor or
combination. the opposition mastering
s.rt,,-seven votes. Mrs ". A Tanner
a. Kirkwood Otey Chapter, LynchhUrg'
was appointed to advise 'hs Grand Diyi-
s.or that tho convention consider union
81 nLAl-nd.