The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-05-07


was associated with that section of
the council, that their vote was the
result Of tholr honest convictions In
believing that when they voted that
the Independent cumpuuY'u fran
ehisr WAS drad Ito further added
that II their motives were question
81 it dti not bother him that he
had dome what he Thought Was
right. Thcu there was another
laugh in council. The painful ef-
tort 20 laugh 1t ali down was really
amusing
Then Councilman James aaneuacs
ed that hs believed TINT when he
voted fur thr Independent Company
that the Automatic franchise could
cover mo- other Hyatem than the SOC
called automatic HYHtvm.
Pot to . Vote.
other cracks were nude pro
ana con among the eounellmcu and
the matter was finally put Ia a vote
which resulted ar before stated. In
victory for the solid seven. Later
on On the evening the resolution di-
rectlnE the corporation counsel 20
prepare tho appeal Was passed. and
The solid seven had accomplished It's
purpose
la THIS connection IL might be we'll
On Eive short history of the cuHc
TINT has caused So much comment
ana such reputation to Sunset Blake
and hla associates.
little hiatofy.
Last summer residents of Seattle.
feeling that they could not endure
any longer the poor service Of tho
sunset Telephone Company. de-
a
compelled 60 furnish better service
az more reasonable prices or
lose It's franchise but no ne
ton WAS taken. \ blll Co ns make
mum charges was referred Go the
corporations committee. bat that
committee never reported lt TO
council. although several demands
were made upon them.
Ia the faii the popular demand for
q new company was 80 strong that
"a attracted the attention ~ EaHt-
gfn capitalists sueirY and Hunt
applied for franchise. but before
any action was taken John q. Ne
Gruariy. ben the name Of himself and
George g. Blauhnsf. made applica-
ton Fer 4 franchise. GA November
4 an ordinance o. Issue franchise
20 Mcaraarfy and Hlanknef was In
tHoduesd ard referred tu the eoH1ur-
attunH COMMITTEES. where q was dead
iur s. while on December 10 the
Seeiey and Hunt franchise otdin-
aara waa introduced and also re-
ferred IL the corporations commit
tee New the committee had two
measures ta Investigate. which. ae-
cardina 10 their own statements.
they did not d.. On December =
the AeGrnHrtY bIit war reported 70
council. and on December u IL Waa
passed.
Against the Privilege.
city Engineer Thomson warned
ths council against the priViieEes
that the measure Etssa. hut the
warning Vas not Needed. ON tanu-
AIRY ths Serisy and Hunt hiil was
reported and the minority report -
blake and Vincent SO adopted and
the bill Vas killed. That same night
Mayer HumrH vetoed the MeGruHrty
bifi pointing out that there WAS
nothing in the ordinance Co furnish
even satisfactory service and many
other things Of importance. priBct-
pal % watch Vas that % did not
provide that the franchise could not
BE- Transferred 20 the Sanaat COM
paay OF any other company. AisB
that IL contained privileges that the
sunset company tunNed for. On
January n. 1901. ths MeGroartY
m~a sure NHH uaHard over the may
or's veto. the only dissenting voices
being BENJAMIN. James. Murphy
and nlHsbnrt.
Not to BE osteons.
The s-eley and HUNT people. NOS
90 Be outdone. bought the stock %
the Automatic company ard thus
acquired a franc hiHa. The Mcs
nroartY company tried to have
council disregard its extension 81
time to the Automatic company and
declare the franchise void. The
Automatic company. however. pro-
eeeded with lts work. When is pc
tlttona 10 crest poles came up before
the board 81 public works. this solid
seven appeared and tried 60 have
the petitions turned down. After
hearing the arguments q both sides
city Engineer Thomson said that 20
end the debate he would move TO re-
teot the permits and thus get the
matter In court. And the permits
were rejected. on petition 81 the
Automatic company a temporary
restraining order was issued against
the boards Interference with the
placing - the poles. The McGroar-
~ company asked that the iniunr-
ton be dissolved. but Judge Tall
man would not grant a.
The franchise lsKal
on February 81 Judge Taliman In
n decision held that Tire Automatic
enmpany'a franchise was legal and
that they had a right 20 go ahead
with the work.
And this in whore the matter end
81 until last night. when the solid
seven voted to appeal the case % n
higher court and thus postpone fur
Their the o.ident desire Of taxpayers
to get a telephone system Of better
service and better rates.
cow ORDINANCE