The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-26
|R1Il|ON SUPREME COURT.
uro9 ON STREET RAILWAY
ynAsci1sn xsKED yoR.
ihb>s Of Commerce Passes neso-
orlssn Respectfully Cailing On
- sustices for Announcement Of
stssm1nation Injunction Appear.

- 1ustices Of the supreme court Of
I is2I down. as quickly as possible, their
Erf11oa IN the injunction proceedings
& 1lHof he street railway franchise grant
FL ~ NE council Of Seattle last winter.
- actiou was taken at the regular
,1S11nx OF the Chamber of Commerce
Xf~&ay afternoon. II Is believed 10
S116e inc inpatience OF tho majority OF
~ members OF the chamber AZ well as Of
1llusns generally. but the action was
<eninst the advice Of a. number Of at
i1rneys and at least one former member
Z 4 the state supreme bench.
~ reiafed in the Post-Intelligencer last
4Aaysday. the matter was brought before
- Chamber Of Commerce at Its meeting
~ vesk. by a resolution introduced by
111r6W Knox. II was shown that all re-
0frB and rebuilding on local street rail-
~ lines were delayed and would not
y hnr1n until the determination OF the
rsvromo court was made known. Tho
- was taken up on appeal from the SUI
6r5ef court Of this county last spring and
~ heard. as an urgency matter. BY tho
eupfsme court May IA. 1t was also stated
IL jhst weeks meeting that II was known
i 0oclelon had been arrived NJ ana all
~ Yemained to be done was for the
o5(nicn to be drafted by the justice to
VA0n that duty was assigned. Notwith-
olaudl0G the fact that the matter Is most
6xyp0f and the resolution was couched In
4noet respectful terms a number Of at
|Nsnsys advised against its passage and Il
~ laid on the table for one week.
Gaming up ~ yesterdays meeting in
~ regular order OF business q motion was
nade that the resolution be passed. Hon.
JoAn r, Hoyt formerly chief Justice OF
80 maprema court, was asked for advice
T. ~ premises and stated that while
~ resolution was not one that could
f4S1 ORense to the Justices and since the
1tr1sjon had been reached was not In
to4dcd to influence them. he felt assured
1tat II could not serve 10 the desired
~; inst the announcement Of the de-
tk5on would not be hastened letter
NJ road signed by the attorneys on both
9ooe OF the litigation. expressing iden-
~un1ly the same opinion. when put 10
vote, however, the motion prevailed.
~ resolution which war ordered trans
6sted to the supreme court, Is as fol-
&ws:
whereas. During the past winter the
~ o seattls granted g q number q
ftrccts Of our ritv an which @trsrt railway
tn4s are now operated. ana
whereas, by Injunction proceedings In
- <."t,Et nHft tFuu'BtSt BhS bte0 rem
Nred imperative and the said proceedings
ofe now before the supreme court - This
late on appeal, having been heard on
LAY ~. i9Q. ~ an urgency matter and
- decision having yet been rendered, and
whereas. Many OF the lines over which
Md franchise would become ouarative.
md especially the line operated on First
avenue, one OF the principal streets OF
MT city, are completely out OF repair
rnd no attempt II being or will be made
y rebuild or repair the same until said
PAUSE II derided, because, II favorable
1ecition Is rendered II involves the re-
building OF certain lines. among them said
FIRST avenue line, and
Whereas, This chamber disclaima any
Intention OF attempting to influence said
court either for or against said franchise
but believing that an early decision would
compel the company operating said roads
10 either rebuild or repair them, In either
axanf 10 the material cemfort and welfare
n usir citixens. therefore. he IL
"Hrnolved hv tn Chamber OF Com
msrcc OF the city OF Seattle. That we most
respectfully ask the Judges Of She supreme
rourt 70 hand down AZ soon as possible. a