The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-02-07
Petition to Amend the
Franchise OF the Seattle
Cataract Company


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Ell % the city Of seattle;
Gentlemen. -sa merchants and
business men 81 this city. We re-
srertfulfy ask that the Application
~ the Seattle Cataract company for
certain amendments 60 its franchise
be- granted. In making this request
Ns know exactly shat We are asa :
Ina aud as are FIRMLY convinced
that to grant theea amendments
wuaii be for the beet Interests II the
people II this city. The amend
meats requested By that company
are ~ follows;
L 50 that uork may be done BY
the company Whenever n perfaif u
WORKS. Without having To walt uatfi
the city council shall have approved
that permit.
: 30 that the easnpany may raise
or lower tts prices In arrordence
with general business conditions. and
providing that Il shall never charge
rlofe than Afteen CENTS fitcl pet
kiiowRtt hour for any n~rssce.
Every other company In this rity
~ free Of the annoying restficfion
sought To b. eliminated by thu Abovs
amendment. and only this company
alone Il harnascd IN this way. II H.
handicapped in this manner. this
company canao, compete with the
other company IN any substantial
fashion The result IL not alone
detrimental 90 the seattle Cataract
eomrany. but u II great injury to
the people % the city. ~ II dcpriesn
M ~ that competition which Ne are
entitled 70 have and l. necessary for
our business. IL seems clear that no
one derives any benefit from refusing
these amendments except the oppoa-
ing company.
We therefore humhly pray that
your honorable body VIII give us the
relief asked for. and wiz grant thees
amendments. We have not a dollars
interest In the Seattle Cataract COM
pany. and tn this matter We are only
looking after our own interests a.
citizens 81 Seattle.
Seattle. Washington. June n. 1905
Hainiet-Csnnd Hotel Go.
The HacDousau a Houthwlck Co.
NJ. Seller q Co.
STANDARD Furniture Co.
4. &. Miles a Piper Co.
Etauiton Carpet Co.
\ The Quaker Drug Co.
John r Kelly.
Seattle Wuuilen Co.
Seattle Paint a Varniah co.
Three Little Tnilora
Arlington Hotel Co.
Hotel Victoria.
Baker and Richards.
Keystone Liquor Co.
Waldorf Hotel
J. A. fiailiRrgeon a Co.
Globe Wall Paper CO.
independent Telephone Co.
w. r. Thomson.
Stewart a Holmes DruE Co.
Empire Transportation Co.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co. OF
New York.
The First National Bank OF Seattle
The seandinavian-Ame Bank
Hotel Northern.
Denny blaine Land Co.
". ID. Hoiius a 60.
Puget Sound Machinery Depot.
Dexter Horton A Co. Bankers.
Cooper A Levy.
The GoidberE Bros. Inc.
Horse Shoe Liauer Go.
Tokias. sinscrmqn q Co.
J. NJ. Lang a co.
Pacific Meat 20.
The Delmonico Restaurant.
q. Beuinshaueen-
Louch. Augustine a Co.
J. Friedman a Sons.
The Louvre Cafe.
1tN0FN ftuft DNNAtf ~
Pacinc Coast Clothing Co.
The Fix Cafe.
| Gill a GIL.
J. Hedeisheimer.
Brown Bros
FriHch Bros. Jewellers.
The Washington Rubber Co. Inc.
H. y. Bennett,
H. Lewis a 60.
Grant q Williams.
Hobb a Moore.
Hardy Hall Arms Co.
Edward &. Gheuaty.
Smith a Kennedy.
The Chicago Clothing co.
Dimock a Pendleton Co.
Nj. Prayer A. Go.
The National Bank Of Commerce.
| Plymouth Shoe co.
| Sherman. Clay a Co.
The Fulton Market.
Lees Pharmacy.
Seattle National Bank.
| ". 4. Gates. Jeweler.
Northwestern Shoe 60.
/ j. w. Hughes.
NJ. a. Goldman.
y. 8. Johnston co.
Berlin Cloak Co.
Rival Clothing co.
i =. Leopold.
| EEEert Ehoc Co.
Adams 4 Blanchard.
Jos. Mayer a Bros.
X. fartori n Go.
Mccarthy Dry Goods Go.
q. l.. Holmes Furniture co.
Iliiagaf a Hartman.
Mehanus A. Co.
u. A. II. Chesbro.
The paily Bulletin.
J The Ivy Press,
| James I.evlg0f.
/ w Vs. Hutchinson ca.
MAX HHgiey Drug 60
Geo. ~ WoodhouHe 60.
Tho Bon Milrehe- Nordhoff 4 Co.
Spclger 4 fiurihert.
STONE, Fisher 4 Lane.
Frederick A Nelson
Hotel Stevens cor
4 Seattle Hotel
Crescent Manufacturing co.
i Pacific printcfB supply Co.