The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-31
Council VIII Impose Conditions
on N. !. Depot Grant.
MUST PAIRONiZe SEATTLE.
,.s1stop of Building Trades Council
Demanding That Hallway Com
.aay lie Required to Employ
rufou Labor and Use Home Ma
teriaIs Given ta~ornbie e0nsid-
eratfon-1auses Lively Debate.

a. fne.r hearts CgHtEHL a. tie regular
..ek,y session OF that body las; night TIE
o.nor,uni,y was given them through the
.,ssentatlon o. petition by tire Sea tie
sxuildiug Trades Council, ASKING the city %
.sks IL one Of IL. conditions 81 any fran
ebl.@ granted the Northern Pacific Railway
Germany FOR The erection Of It's proposed
Aenof that none bur union labor SHOULD Dc
smoioyed and tha; AL stone used s. 1ud
- cut and ali material reQusfed plrcaAA d
Ia this city.
Tn. petition was evidently prepared ara
urx.sn..e a. last nights meeting In the
sx,scfsfiou that the railaa$ company
x5lild al the same time apply for tnc vac8-
flor of the streets and alleys through It's
as,at slie az preliminary 10 the COM
,ssncsrnert Of work upon the building. No
sueh action VAS taken, but the councis.
nevertheless. granted the petition, COR
dit.cael upon Application oy TIE company
fe,ng made for the slerial privileges n
.srntla.ed 81 The petition. The grant, *
~ ,ge Request vas not male directly, the
pstllion being referred - the cnipoTAiions
Committee With instructions 70 turn 4
favorable report should the railway com
many seek any franchise or favor III re-
sard to the building.
Although on Tar. final vote only piiler
and James opposed an instruction for a
favorable report on the petition the re-
aue.t Of the Building Trades Council
net with much opposition from council
reu who. while IL hearty sympathy with
the move. regarded Il "a premature and
gi,imsa In view Of the fact that the
Northern Pacific had not yet applied for
any concessions and might never do 50
Among these members We're On. hul-
aaon McArde ard Crlchton. The cham
mons Of the petition from start 10 finish
we're Castieman. Nayin and Hill Dilier
and lanes were consistent opponents OF
the petition james for the reason that
# In his opinion. asked the city - die
tate 10 a private corporation concerning
It's business. and savored OF monopoly.
str- tx.yE not a
cal reasons
Text Of Petition.
Not the least Interesting portion Of the
debate Vas that IN which Tho lobby par
ticiysted Fred J. Ware. st"n"cutifr
ara member ~ tie trades council spoke
ai some length in favor OF the petition.
making logical argument that was iiS-
!sned 20 with close attention ana manifest
approval ny the majority OF the council
4 Seb.rt, btlckinnson, ana likewise
member at TIE buildings council. Was
the ether speaker from the outside. lie
also made a strong argument tn favor ~
The petition.
The petition. which came up for read
irg Immediately after Ihe pceseniatlon Of
MAYOR Humes' veto OF the Woodland park
purchase ordinance vas rs follows
The Building Trades Council Of the city
of Seattle COMPOSED az the following build
INK trades Carpenters. ottchiayefs, stone
cutters, Vlastercrs. fathers aud shtngisTs
plumbers aud gasrtterS. painters, electrical
wire workers. tia workers. building labor
efs.
"Reslectfuly call the attention OF your
honorable cody 81 the undesirable effect
q the failure 70 protect the several ia
dnsiriss herein represented ln your grant
Eg heretofore franchises 90 corporations
t9g the erection ~ buildings IN the city
contingent upon the granting of vatua7le
Franchise, few az which we here enum-
crate
The Sunset Telephone Company
granted a franrhis" 20 string wires, etc
This company erected building OF Third
avanue. the stone was cat ogt IF the city
and tia terra Gotta was imported from
California
THE Sno4ualria Falls Power Company
was granted a franchise by your honora-
bic body ia erect poles aHi string wires.
erected a hHii8'ug on South Second ave
Rte aud al the store used ia the etec-
toa % tfat butillng was shipped into the
city already cut from Fcnino.
Thereby ia ihs4e instances. after re
seiYlng 81 b, hands ~ the common COIN
I'll ~ ihls cify Ys,uable considerations,
Ee'al!a'e rs deriving IT, merchants.
tasiHesS man aHd mechanics Of this city
The rtgh'fnl retention az the industry
that sboa,d h~:ott lts citizens ty =cudtug
the same car ~ thr city.
with a >3tw ~ <=an remeay!ng thase
disastrous e1 e,ts ~ he building tfad"s
and merchants thi~ cauUtis efsp"r folly
Es4uest~ Setr heusrtAle body tina: e a
IEanehlse is .a les stten - she Northern
faciAe ,AH~sk usaic.s. fsr 1he V$cat or
ef eeel@ ARA alleys. FIR NJ ere tiyu of q
cr'--t buisut-t thaf As = partial r@turu a
piafisu he insert. Z therein providing ;iiat
unien 3a"rr A- eu39..sp3 in The csf,strac~
Asf thereof aaI ihat Bli stone used IN the
GERS fuft.'. "a. .Ht "a the ely. and an
ether s0a .ef as ssr} IN The cous1 tuetilu ,e
fa1'hasvs: frart fue s.Ntta merchants IA
'hs elty tarrNlfS tte material In Stock
Routine Matters.
petition wa- read fr.r" + II Butter
worth caftue 3nr attention ii the rnun-
81 So .