The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-09-13
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interests they continue submit absolute
ton of the w Co in particular affecting the
submit such dictaon in the matter of lighting city
by the council action on the Monroe st. bridge
matter late Yesterday afternoon.
selecting engineer to plans for the construction of
bridge at Monroe St. estimates to be furnished
No provision whatever made for repairing the
ent condemned structure.
That is, provision made In the resolution passed
Such provision made elsewhere however and
upon faithfully last last night os by Mayor Moore Councilman
soner Roy ''p
They tied the that Mayor
City to submit estimates on the cost Of repairing the old
bridge if the Old one cannot be PREPARED
And the city is to pay whatever wadden will cost
imposition that have yet been inflicted the w
The % to the on o the
expert repairing the bridge il is to be repaired
building if a one is built.
mayor that the company declines to expend
anything and tear its street car service
Of them 'D'' 'D' p'' ''' ''~''''
The asceralned this by acting 60
between from the city hall to the company.
Pres Richards informed him that the see no
for repairs erection of new structure And there the
If the city wants new bridge let the city build it.
Everybody believes the old They will presently
prefer bearing the entire sking their lives See
In anticipation protests
this ngsardy policy the part of the ingenious
has been outlined protect company what
waddell is the W W. P: first proposed through
ing upon whether the Monroe St bridge could be prepared
When the time approached for him to materal.e the
This was pointed out in The Press and commotion i'm
citizens sides of the river managed to impress
the fact the council that bridge demanded and
The committee delegated to the
a name 6f e Hs OF e
for its purpose 1t has accepted he entire of
The company has it's tracks laid the bridge.
The taking s see em Se so the m to re-
nep sased s the g on the ator s s
he is the company's choice.
The company's permission has practically
Here, then, is the proposition OUT
The The city city is to bear bear all expense
the bridge repaired and falls down, the city is to
new bridge is built the COMPANY is merely put to the
slight expenditure OF laying rails across it, Its franchise pro-
And this proposition has been agreed to BY Mayor Moore
acceptable to Pratt the council of the Graves
Of the other of the committee nothing
knocked down, the hypoctica efforts the
s"n and board of public ba make OF col
Perhaps Mayor Moore to be pItied 1t is plain that he
the he Was to bsS Of the
man on the job he is evidently helpless
He is not be held responsible to the board of public
works nor the council but by the determined exercise Of the
forced onto the public.
In such stand the public will be behind him earnest
ly effectively in the election
One inexpHcable feature the attitude is that
he is willing entertain the acceptance of W. w y
gneers report the Monroe bridge when the
gneer had also the decaed Howard bridge
safe.
His dismissal element of grave doubt theory
that all engineers will mistakes something
that defes comprehension in official charged with pons
blity for the safety and government Of a city.
Does the realize 1t is than 100 few to the
riverbed Monroe St? Does he mistake th:-Ae?
The people have demanded a bridge al Monroe St
money pay the it, consruc-
tion
Their only apparent hope of getting lies in
demonstration sufficient influence
p Co. has been able to at the city hall