The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-13

~. city council. at meeting neid las,
ss IN n resolution notifying the
u svsnue & Suburban Railway Com
lc ssst II IL the intention OF the coun-
L \. scrseIt its franchise. This action
s-rsn as the result Of petition OF
ss N the company's patrons that 1t
.relled to furnish a more adequate
~ council meeting was for the ex-
llIs. .s,rpose OF giving the patrons OF the
~. q nnportunity to air their griev-
...s me lobby was filled with resi-
&.ss 81 Brooklyn and Latona.
- nayis. Robert Abrams. Prof. J.
- smith. q. N. Hodgdon and M. j.
IN vsrs the principal speakers. The
e'ss,crs which they made to the COM
y.r,ss service was that Its cars are d.
l..sxstsd. its roadbed poor and Its power
s.,50cisnt to operate not only the cars
SSss n present, but rendering Impossible
~ piaclng OF additionai cars 81. on IN, tno
sften shut down for hours at time.
z Srssident Graves' Receptions.
-. ~ the statements made by the
..sssinuers were amusing. Rev. clark
S..sS csused laughter when he told OF q
sss"tion given by President Graves, OF
~ University, recently
sop the evening Of the recepti ca,;ed sa In
~ mSnaeement Of the line and asked
~, 4 snecial effort be made to operate
49, 6efWeen Z and O'Clock. The re-
IN az his request was that no cars
q q gu Sstw sIseost tn9I faiI huv anu
sinofher thing continued Mr.. Davis.
- That one OF the cars used on the line
~ only single truck under 1t, and the
sSsuit i that the passengers are treated
ssfes light headed people seasick:"
prof. Smith told Of how he rode In q
~ one day this week that had good
ia hole In the. roof. through which
iks rain poured freely: He also
xro,gh which the wind blows freely. to
IL 8ecomfort of the passengers.
waiter Jones read a letter from Re-
criyer Grambs, of the line, in which he
attributed the alleged inadequate service
Inc 70 get q sufficient amount Of power
icr the operation of its cars. The letter
stated that negotiations were pending be-
tween the company and the. Snoqualmie
sy s b hSpsd e ses adequate power and
o1vate much of the trouble which the
mtrons complain Of.
Fuhrman to the Rescue.
Henry Furhman. who lives along the line
ia owns q considerable amount OF prop
sty in the district which 1t feeds, took
BE- floor In defense of the company.
The great trouble is" said Mr.. Fuhr-
nan, there are so many curves before
YOU reach the car barn, that the rolling
sock cannot stand the wear and tear.
h my judgment. the proper thing for
ihls council to do is TO grant a franchise
ID cars from the car barn to the city
ever the Lake Union line. I am told that
y this Is done the company Is perfectly
wiling to give a ten-minute service from
nom the car barn on to Brooklyn"
This remark of Mr.. Thurman brought q.
n. Hodgdon to his feet with protest over
the granting Of any more franchises. He
made speech for municipal ownership.
II YOU believe in that. Mr.. Hodgdon."
come here tonight and ask that this COM
pany be forced to live up to it's fran
y am here" was the reply. .'just to
NOV the utter uselessness OF this pro-
n ]. Lund replied to Mr.. Thurman.
1T Is understood" he said, among
ether statements, that Mr.. thurman
rides on pass. Naturally he would be
disposed to defend the line."
This statement was denied by Mr.. F>uhr-
nan.
Talking of passes." he declared, amid
laughter. "Mr. Lund asked me not very
long ago TO see If couldn't get him one.
Mr.. ThOmsOn's Views.
qty Engineer Thomson, upon being
ssled to explain the condition Of the
franchises held by the road, stated that
ne road, considered by franchises, was
divided into four sections. The franchise
nf the first section includes that portion
q the line between Yesler way and Fill
neft street. The franchise requires cars
q be operated between those two points
every twenty minutes until 9 o'clock at
msnL The second portion OF the line,
~ Thomson stated, includes that section
between Filbert and East Lynn street,
ever which cars are required to be OPP
The third portion of the line, Mr..
Thomson declared. extends from East
lynn street TO the north shore of Lake
tynion For this section, he said, the line
nas no franchise, the reason being that at
NE Time the road was built the land in
ms section was owned by d. T. Denny,
ms protector of the road. He was re-
y yua 70 have no franchise for building
lyon MS own land. Afterward, however,
We and was plated and annexed to the
.r Inc fourth section of the road, as origin
~ crowded for in the franchise, said
run from the north shore Of Lake Union
broadway. In Brooklyn addition, and
%S s,ce half mile north on Broadway.
t s",s t,ianchise was granted by the county
sw..,siohtTS. AS matter or TACT, how
ssel, Mr. Thomson explained the COM
Hny found II impracticable to build on
ars'oaoway, and they bought a small strip
81 or and and ran their line to Columbus
s Avenue, one. block further, and thence
ssvns Columbus avenue and Columbus
Avenue produced to Ravenna park. From
w ~s intersection of the line with Broad
~ N brooklyn addition. to the end of
Sss nne, Mr.. Thomson declared, the line
nas no franchise.
Resolution of Forfeiture.
~, councilman Gill moved that the corpor-
, rsvh counsel be instructed to draw up a
sosss,,h,u ~. declaring it to be the intention
X. ue council to forfeit the franchise for
Ing reason that the line was giving an
tin are9uate service. In making his mo-
w ttsi, M; Gill explained that II the road,
NAM NAN !ne twenty days allowed by law,
iha g oue efforts to improve the service,
ms.a ssssoMtion of forfeiture need not be
fln IN he argued, however, that his mo-
mo-. pointed out the proper method of
M N, nS, under the circumstances.
minr,. ulil asked Nj. Davis If n thirty
ve,is service. provided II be regular.
n won, ne adequate. Mr.. Davis replied that
b" o shu De during the middle of the day,
univsrasas!s mornings and evenings, when
-esslg students and people doing
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