The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-04-02

/ have been constantly ON the watch
I Go prevent anybody eouing la and
I taklug cut franchises for the octopus
/ We don't want the Seattle Electric
/ company here. and Ne arU not EalnE 20
{ let il break IN II We know a. and l
/ guess We are wide awake enough 60
prevent their puliing the wcol over
I our eyes. This talk about stafkeS =
{ naneliae hciuE backed by tho Seat
{ tie Electric company has no teunda-
F tion whatever. We werc looking out
+ feF ,hat and We Investigated u thor
ouehlv There can be no possibility
% rueh game botag worked on us,
u think the people 81 ballard know
that Ne are honest enough g act FOR
I the best interests % the city. and also
that W are bright enough not TO be
taken In by any such deal"
Cauuc Imam iIawley made a similar
statement I'VE have every aaaur-
Anee that stsrkcy's franchise is not
for the seattle Electric company" he
said. hut We have gone further and
Insisted en- having provision IN the
proposed franchise 10 protect US from
iuGt such a game as this talk In all
ahout The whole substance Of the
matter II that there are certain dis
gruntled parties here tn town that
naturally aru not pleased with the
proposed franchise Everyone In Hat
lard knows that the ballard Electric
company cannot furnish sufficient
liNht and power for the city and that
business IL being hampsred and the
progress of the tewn hindsrcd b. the
failure II that company 60 fuifiil the
terms % their franchise.
ballard has got TO have better SER
vice. and we want 10 get an efficient
company Ia here 10 furnish a. Nc
don't want the Seattle Electric com
pany. We want an independent COM
pany. bat even II We should get tho
Seattle Electric company IN. Il would
be better than AZ present FOR we
eould have eur city properly lighted.
But ne all know what SeAtse has sgf-
fered from that company. and We pro
pose 10 protect ourselves FROM faiilns
tnto It's clutches. We have dene this
By the clause providing Tor the build
ing of the plant ard the generation %
the power right here Ia Ballard. A. 90
the alleged scshsms Of the Seattle
Electric company 90 use this franchise
to build a sab-ssation here 10 be ep-
GRATED ~ the Seattle Electric COM
pany. thcy could not Do any such shius
. AttAEN kNAN AFAAahMfNfH anu NN WYNN
D. safe In the ceurts.'
Seyessi ether members % the eoun-
eli we're interviewed. among them
Z Councilman ingalls, All Of them smiled
I when asked about the good faith Of
councllmen Twtx and Fitzgerald. IL
was pointed out that Fltskrrald was
! the one who had himself introduced
I thc starksy franchise ard been tn
fnost snthusiAsttc supporter until two
Z DAYS before Il sAa voted on. when he
/ switched and fought - bitterly.
Mr.. Fitzgerald vas strongly in
faver u IL. said Councilman HawIey.
when IL wNs Introduced under he
I 80 cash paymsnt provissoa. and he
/ stayed with u enthusiastically until
Ne had amended u and Eot chs pay
I merit np 20 tsao. with several ether
1 proyinions favorable 10 the city. When
I Il Was In good shape and all ready 20
/ b. voted on he took q violent tack
I ard fought u bitterly, This vas EbSat
the time that the Seattle Electric
company theory Was spTuns~
This theory. aecsrdinx 60 the Coua-
/ Gilman IIawisy azd Mayor Zonk fac
| ton. originated IA the office Of the
Ballard Electric company. which did
not desire competition and sought TO
defeat the ssarkoy franchise by the
cry Of octopus. The sudden change
os heart on the part Of Mr.. Fitzssr-
aid. they infer. was due 10 a suddenly
acquired interest Ia the Ballard Eice-
trio company. Perhaps q bunch of
stock. one councilman suggested
FltKxeratd says that he only dlscov-
erred the starksy franchise TO DO q
Sc heme OF The Seattle Electric eam-
pany when II wac on the eve Of being
voted upon. and that he Immediately
took up the opposition
Ballard IL much wrought up over
the matter. Leading citlzens express
Themselves as possesred n the strong
eat eonfidencs Ia the new council. and
SiztruHtful Of what is left u ths old
couueil. In which they had little faith.
Fitzgerald and Twig are ths only
members Of the cid council holding
over. and they represent the opposi-
/ ton TO the starksy franchise.
Postmaster Peils said this morning
that the citizens Of Ballard expected
macy things 81 the new council and
that they would be slow 20 believe that
there could be any possibility Of a
'scn out TO the Seattle Electric CON-
pany. Personally 1 have the fIrrnest
| belief IN the absolute integrity OF our
new council said Mr. Pells. and
/ beiieyc | voice the general sentiment
Of the city
| John Johnson. one Of Ballard'a lead
/ ing merchants. said in an interview
| that the Ballard peopis were just be-
| ginning to feel secure. having been at
/ the mercy Of corruption for q long
/ Time. Il am sure that our new coun-
/ eli Will protect u.s." said he. II be-
/ iievo that each one Of the new men,
/ bers Ia honcst and vide awake. I
know them all personally and ! am
satisfied that thsrs IL not a man
+ among them who could be induced TO
sell the citY out We have started In
a clean administration here. and re-
/ fuse to believe that this cry OF a sell
Il ottf has ANY foundation