The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-28

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msnt company. were present at the
mestinE- President Hunter an
uOunssd altsfwArd that the com
pany AZ the next eoaneil meeting
Soaid Introduce another fFanehiae,
offering both fusl ana iliumlnafins
zAs n Is cents per loo feet II
that - TUNED dosa he said he
Wuuid tRkn the franchise before the
people tn = special sleetion
Harry Ciias. IN behalf Of the So
attie Lighting company. explained
% the couaeii nat TIE company tn
tended % supply Eaa % al ths sub
urhs 81 the city. in support ~ whirh
assertion he mentioned the fact that
arrankemanta Mre nov being made
20 extsnd mains % Green Lake lie
said the company was wiitsax % en-
tend mains 90 any as.fiou from
Nhssh there - = rrasoaahie demand
'~Thr Seattle LiEhflnK company
would BE- wliliuK % submit 90 any
ameuau1raf whlah would compel u
60 sell 9as ~ o. u IL we're given an
exclusive fisid he explained after
ward % a reporter. We cannot 40
IL. because IL cannot legally he done
Oar agreement = oniY good ~ LONG
a. no nex company enters the
field
Councilman Jahnsfan presented
70 The cuaHcil . resolution p4aaad
June - hy the board % trustees 81
the Seattle Lighting company. bear,
ina the seal % the company. prom
i4lng to furnish Eas az 81 10 the
CONSUMERS Of the rltx 30 bong a. u
was allowed 10 remain unsiiaiurt~d
in the toeal field The resolution
was Inscribed In the minutes Of the
euunwil
Johnston said ~ had ben pre-
scented with a enpT % the RESOLUTIONS
nn Informing ] " elise that he
wanted something more substantial
thar . verbal promise 70 furnish 81
Eas from TIE eonpany.
= have steadfaasiy supported The
Americas Improvement eompany's
Franchise up q the present time
he said. sherauae M constituents
demanded cheap Esa VITA the a.
anranee that the present company
uill give 1, 10 them believe they
are satisfied
Mullen made q motion that the
frnnehise BE- referred back 10 the
corporations COMMITTEES. hut u VAS
lost.
The COMMITTEES nay SAINT 20
amend n or amend the franchise %
the Seattle Lighting company. he
said.
Bowen wanted to know Why Null
len wanted Il referred baek
Because don a believe there are
enough votes In this council o. pass
Il tonight vas the reply 4 wauld
like 70 SEE the present Eas company
held down 20 an agreement And
while Mr. elise f. hers would ike
TO ask him whether the Seattle
Lighting company u operating I'M
der the Seattle Gas and Electric
eompany'a franchise or the Citizens
Light and Power company fran
ehiae n now owua both"
Mr. elise dlG not reply Mullen
asked the same question Of Chair
man Bowen. Of the corporations
committee. but the latter parted BY
stating that Mullen. being an older
member OF the council should know
more about that than he.
Daaltou Was the only other eoHn-
Gilman who held out for a binding
agreement from the company Rude
made a stab Ia the same direction.
but. az he expressed u. 4 am On
the minority and might AZ well take
my spanking gracefully. I have
worked hard 10 make the new fran
ehise % benefit 20 the people and
I would like % see the present com
pany be similarly bound"
Daulton said. 4 30 not want 20
see this Franchise placed on IA final
passage until an Amendment pro-
Ylding for 81 gas In incorporated In
the Seattle Lighting company'a
franchise Will vote for the new
franchise until some such safeguard
is made for the citizens in the pres
ent one"
DR. Crichton made a little speech.
explaining Why he had decided 10
change his previous vote in favor Of
the new franchise against Il. lie
said.
Il have openly maintained from
the beginning that my position IN
regard 20 the matter would be de-
termined as soon as the present
company reduced lts price 20 81.
Two Of my chief reasons for now
not wanting 10 grant the American
Improvement cOmpany'a franchise
are that Il would result In a tearing