The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-09
POWER OFFS. E. COMPANY
OVER CITY COUNCIL

IRON ltN domination or the council
which kept Mr. Baker from the Sc.
attic market for electric light and
power current Mr.. BaKor, by the
way. IN now IN court seeking 10 on.
Join the contamination ~ this vi.
gentlc merger unul his own inter.
eRts have been satisfied
Nothor sae which the Seattle
Electric c"rnpany made OF that
council was the suppression OF the
popular outcry agniust it's made.
quate street railway service This
Icry was most yoclferoualy emitted
/ by the residents OF the Fremont and
Green Lake districts who we're be.
/ Ing carried 20 and from their homca
daily In what were then known ne
cattle cars" great barge like box
affnira made especially for carrying
strap changers. In ldo council Il was
voiced by Councilman Murphy who
porslatently sought 10 have the
council exercise rs power under the
franchise to fix car schedules.
by January. 1909. this cutlery had
become 70 great that II threatened
20 become n dangerous political ~.
sue for the campaign OF that year
when the obllglnE Mr.. Parry intro
duccd a resolution that a meeting
OF the committee OF the whole be
called for the purpose OF consider
Ing street car schedules. aud inyit-
ing the representatives OF the com.
pany TO be- present and present their
side OF the matter. Coming az ID
did from the president Of the coun-
ell the movement naturally aroused
some little suspicion OF he good
faith. but II was not until the meet.
Ing was held that the black cat
hoped out OF the bag. Then Il de.
veloped that the zeal purpose was
20 afford tho officials OF the com.
pany an opportunity 20 make one
Of their semi occasional promises 20
improve Us service,
According 10 Program.
n was all pulled or IN a some.
what dramatic manner. The meet,
ling Was held on the evening Of Jan.
Iuary 81 Within elk weeks proceed.
/ Ing indignation meetings had been
held Ia score Of places 70 protest
against the company's poor service
and crowded ears. and the lobby
was filled with committees Of
lpro,csianta representing residents
scattered all the way from beacon
/ Hill 10 Ballard.
Hut none Of tho proteHiants were
called upon. Mr. Parry called the
committee 10 order and Jacob FHrth
was asked 20 state the case for the
company. he alde.aiepped BY intro.
lduciug. Ia his stead. Mr Stone 81
Stone a Webster who had come all
the way from Boston" 20 help In
she effort TO quell the threatening
uprising.
Mr Stone told tho committee that
the company was making every 81.
fort 10 fuifll 10 promises 20 the
lefty but that Il was simply impoa.
slbie He explained the difficulties
Encountered Ia this effort and cx.
|plalned that the trouble would soon
b. az an end a. the company had
ordered "a new cars some Of which
would soon begin TO arrive
The company'a c0uncilmen OK.
pressed themselves az highly graft.
fled even delighted az this AZ.
'nonuCement Mr. James the watch
dog wAa especially pleased 20 know
that "thc object o. the meeting had
now been accomplished" and urged
that the matter be dropped Other
members were equally agreeable
though perhaps less effumFc and
the committee resolved 90 take no
further action. Thus ended the
first effort 10 induce the council 10
perform a plain duty placed upon u
BY the franchise that OF establishing
car schedules on the company's
lines.