The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-06

FriKhtencd Into dcceney BY an
angry gathering OF citizens that
crowded the lobby. the couu Il
Tuesday Hlght referred the lilsmeil-
ing franchises for exclusive street
ear privileges on Second and West
lake back "a the corporations Gem
mlttre instead % granting them
Judge G r HemsberF. 81 Fremont
speaking for J n. Denny. = G.
Gauss. d McMuilen. George niil.
Eugene Alien Il H. Bennett and
others comprising a committee 81
Fremont and Green Lake citizens
appointed to appear before the coan-
Ell and protest. made a ringing de-
nnuciaiion ~ the eouncilmen and of
tho impending franchise grab. while
the lobby applaaded
II Vas with difficulty that Coua-
Gilman Murphy succeeded In setting
a hearing for hia constituents
President Gili tried 20 shut them off
aud Mullen tried TO brinK about the
same result by ErttinK she matter
referred Immediately back TO the
corporations committee. bat they
we're unsuccessful.
As the indignant north end cit.
Keng urudded the knife deeper aud
deeper into their alleged representa-
tlvea. the solous became worried.
Mulien closed hin eyes. threw hla
feet onto a table and swallowed a
cigar
Gill stuck to his PEDESTAL. but
seemed 70 b. fidFety.
Cole waa as uncomfortable a. y
sehooibeY who has robbed an apple
trc, lie tried several times to get
up and relieve bis conscience b
saying Nhat he didn't think. but
Glll would not give him chance
to square himself
jacob Furth. president 81 the Sc
attic Electric cumptny. sat in a cor.
ner. hooking as though he had Lost
his last dollar
In face 81 the big protest. the
council will probably not grant the
Westlake franchise. although there
is san a strong probability that the
Second avenue franchise will be
srantsd Both would be II the coua-
Eii was not AFRAID.
Murphy and Bowen are the onIY
members who are standing flat foot
81 for the comman-use clause Rude
wants Il ON Weatlake but not on
Second BENJAMIN. Mullen. Zbinden
and Crichtun want TO give the oetu-
pus everything Il wants Gan. Bur
nett. Johnson. Cole. Conway and
Daulfun wont commit themselves.
which means that they would vote
for the franchises II they dared
GIL and Burnett are sreseryinRs
their opinions. Johnston has been
so sick during the last week that
be has not had time 10 "inysatl-
gate Cole has not fully made
~" his mind. and Daulton wanta -
hear the subject discussed on lts
inertia
In speaking 10 the council Judge
Remsberg asked for a single reason
Why the Westiake franchise should
be granted. but received NO answer.
In speaking Of Weatlake boule-
YARD" he aald. tho thuroughfare
should be considered as running all
the way from Pike 10 Ewing street
In Fremont. NJ the survey for that
portion Of Il lying along the Lake
Union shore ~ already made That
thorOughfare Is the only means Of
reaching the Fremont aud Green
Lake section. which. including Bal
lard. comprise population OF
$1,000 Fully half OF the popula-
ton OF the city will soon be north
Of Lake Union In 20 years GOO 600
people will reside there There
we're only 200 People the district Is
years ago
Are you going 10 allow such an
important artery aB this 10 be
monopoilzed by one company for 20
years because 100 property owners
a.ong Weatlake want the car liner
Il this Russia. and ~ the city OF 8e-
attic to be ruled by a plutocraey7
Are you going to cut off all hope Of
better street car transportation for
Al. 900 people 10 please 100?
we are here begging that you
do not.
we are even now being victim.
lied by the Seattle Electric com
pany. It's present service Is made
qnatc For two years We had 10
fight to get a car line on Fremont