The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-21
1T NOW REMAINS TO "a WHETHER THAT BODY WILL
FORCE rW SEATTLE ELECTRIC COMPANY TO ovE TRANS
FER AND rHAcKAoE RIGHTS TO TIE NEW MOORE LINE

J. A Moero aud u. H. Gilman.
baekers Of the proposed nov street
railway system. madu formal pro
test aealust tho granting of tho
franchise asked by the seattle
Electric company for lines 60 Fort
iawtan. GA Meatlake hauley ard. On
Frem1nt avenue and GA Ewing
street az the meeting OF the council
last uiEht.
Mayor uatilnEer returned the
Fort fawton franchise vetoed 10 the
couneit last utght because 81 lta sx-
CesalNa time limit bat Moore and
Gilman ohiert % che other three
franchises on different grounds.
Their objections are that the fran
chiass should not be granted until
the seattle Eiertrie company agrees
uot unly % amend ita present but
its proposed franchises 80 that It
will be obliged 90 accept transfers
frnm the Mouro system. and vice
versa. and also 10 allow the cars nf
the Moore system u run over its
tracks
That the objections are just no
one doubts In fact. theY are the
same ones that several members Of
the council have showed an inrlfna-
I tinn 10 use as excuses Tor not Erant=
I Ing the Mnoro franchise. claiming
that the Seattle Electric company
could not be f1rcrd 60 aeeede 20 the
[ trnnaler aud joint track arrange
meat These cnunellmcu nov have
The eiub with which they can wipe
away some Of these distractions 10
a -ew competitive street car sys-
{ tenn
/ VIII they use them
Many persons ennvrraant with
. city ball affairs DO not believe
{ theY will A week or two viii tell
I 10 the majority OF the members Of
I che council arr honest they will
Z force the cobra % submit 90 such
amendments II they are not they
viii aiioW The franchises 20 alp
through with only the change de-
handed by Mayor naiilnFef There
win b. no hall way ground. EY-
cry memheF 81 The council in this
matter viii prove eoncluaifely and
for Al time whether or not he .
absolutely cnntrulicd by the Seat
+ Gle EIeetrte company.
Moore and Gilman pointed out IN
i their mmunirafion THAT the
routea nos asked b jacob Furth
are in large part the same uneH as
f they have already asked for. II
+ waa pointed out that portions q
f these routes. particularly Wvatlakc
f boulevard we're absolutely essential
90 the Moore system. n the Seattle
!. TIaetric company IL given a tran-
f rhlae over them ahead 81 Moore.
/ the latter would hs closed out an
f less the city could force the seat
20 Electric company 20 aftow Moore
% aae rs tracks through means Of
+ long and expensive litigation
F Moore requested that II the So
attic EiectFis com uany vas given
+ Franchise over Waatiake boulevard
/ that u DE- allowed only one track.
I n1 that hc could have track u his
+ uwn. If that was nos desirable he
was WiilinE - enter into an agree
meat with the Seattle Eleetric CON-
uauy for the Joint use and main
teranee o. the tracks.
Moore also pointed out nat the
council nov bad ths means u fore
Ing the Seattle Elertric company
10 agree g the transfer arrange
meat hssween the two systems -
much desired b. the public such
a provision could be Inserted In the
fraueh iaes nov under consideration.
which could - held up II the com
panY did net aEres 10 he amend
meat o. is present franchises 80
that a transfer arrangement could
Be made over all fha lines
Taking time hy the fnreloek.
Purth last uiEht presented % the
council an amendment - the Fort
Iaaaon franchise. FsmoyinE tho OBJ
ir,finn found BY Mayor Ballingsr
I Furth did not wait for he council
20 At on the veto message. which
must BE- published 10 DAYS before
being acted on By the council tie
evidently thought that the council
would not pass q over The mayor. 3
veto. and 70 save time introduced