The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-24

against the new franchise.
II am willing 10 allow the core
poration counsel 60 Indicate how the
agreement can b. made binding a
mlght be dome by an amendment Go
the Seattle Lighting Company q
ffunchlHe. Or franchises hy suit
able bond or ~ vote OF thr board
OF directors
Councilman naulton's attitude ~
much the same as that ~ pr. erich
ton. lie said
a DO not know that I would be
Ia favog 81 killing the new franchise
outright until the present company
Agrees % Accept a franchise conn
peillug n 90 sell Illuminating gas a.
81 ana fuel kaa az So cents the
rrices agreed upon by the American
Improvement company nut I be-
lieve the present council has already
accomplished more than the old
council would have accomplished in
ten years. II the present company
can be made 10 sell Ess a. o.. a. a.
promises, a great good viii have
been accomplished
a stand Just where I have always
stood President om said. 4 was
always willing e. vote Tor the new
franchise aa soon a. It's hackers
showed me that the company was
going 10 deliver Ens where a agreed
20 deliver a. Hut there IL no proyi-
sion "a the franchise that I can soc
compelling the company 90 furnish
gaa 10 the residents of the Third
ward who have made contracts with
the company under the impression
that they wauId set gas by next
September. I yin not veta for me
new franchise until this defect is
remedied. regardless - any promise
made b. the Seattle Lighting COM
pany"
a am waiting faf the council 90
receive official notification" sid
Councilman Rade I suppose its
true. but duat know g. what {
want. % course. Is cheap gas. but I
want O. make sure that arrange
menta are made ~ which We can
set "a
Mullen. burnett aud Johnston d.
ciined % discuss their flusltion re-
gardiug the change Ia the lineup 81
thr council
The history 81 The stars firht
for cheap gaa ln Seattle. Which viii
result In the establishment % a
permanent 81 rate August I. began
more than four years agn. A. that
time the Seattle Gam q Electric
compauy, which controlled the incai
field. wms charging g. Or Just twice
the rate that h nue pledged
Later the price was reduced 90
ti.sa but uneu tire refusal ~ sam
uel Hiii. president u the company.
10 make a further reduction the Cit.
izens IlRht a Power company.
through The stars support. was
granted q frans hlse % ssii Eaa "a
tt.so for illuminating purposes snd
ft.1s for fuel. The fIaht Nas q bif !
ter one. bot the aew company. back
"a b. J W. elise. q thia city. and
l.. q. smith. % Syracuse. y. r. won
out.
The Citizens eumpany erected a
modern plant at Interplay A. soon
an u began % distribute gas through
sho tiiy q Eaa gaHa Naf Waa prrrlu-
ifatri. Where th~ two companies
came Into competition on any street
the price eas re1ucsd - times &c
io~ as 90 cents. bat Whers either
company vas IN The field alone tn
price remained unchanged
The fight Vas necessarily a los
Ing on~. financially. for both COM
paniea but the new company.
through better management and thr
friendship 81 the consumers. got the
better 81 A.
About a year ago the two compa d
mics concluded ~ would be better
90 consolidate. The negotiations
s~rs prulsngea- IN the meantime
both companies attempted 90 swell