The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-16
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AGAIN
Nine Councilmen Brazen-
ly Vote to Give Jim Hill
Tacoma's West Water
front. II

For the people --- Stewarts
Russell. Lynn.
For the Northern Paclfic-Turn.
bull, Rankin, Giblett, Wilkeson.
Hawley, Chapman. Hberly, Brand
and Bell.
Absent - Hawthorne, Kreger
Armstrong.
The foregoing lineup shows how
the councilmen stood last night
when they rushed through the
Northern Pacific Point Defiance
franchise in order to get 1t passed
before the new charter can go Into
effect, by which the people would
have chance to stop 1t.
Move TO Save Shoreline.
Chairman Jameson in reporp-
ing the ordinance from the judi
ciary committee recommended m
amendment to require the COM
pany to keep east of the west
waterfront, thereby leaving the
waterline for mills, docks and
other Industrial and commercial
enterprises.
Seven for Jim Hill.
But jim Hill had his mem
there. TurnbuH voted with jamie
son, Lynn, Stewart and Russell on
this recommendation, but there
were seven on the other side. The
councilmen did not want to 10
anything for the people that Jim
Hill did not want. Later Wilke-
son came in. He Is the city dad
who was elected on the platform
of compelling the N. p. to play
fair with the city. He WAS tho
fellow who before he was elected
declared pompousIy that for every
dollars worth of franchise the
city gave the N. =. Jim Hill
should give to Tacoma waterfront
property for city docks.
Wilkeson For Jim Hill.
But Wilkeson lately has been
the supine supporter of everything g
that Jim Hill wants. He rails at
the men who insist that the city
get its Just dues and his advent
in the council last night gave the
N. p. eight.
1t needed one more to pass the
franchise on final vote.
Reid Whispers to Turnbull.
Judge Reid was there and he
knew the man that could be ap-
preached.
Leaning over the council rail ne
intently whispered for few min.
utes to Councilman Turnbull.
And the day was won and the
whole west waterfront of this city
that boosters say is to be q greaG
commercial metropolis, was turns
ed over to Jim Hill to tie up as he
pleases for the next 90 years.
Turnbull's Excuse.
With a view to showing some
excuse for Topping to the side OF
Jim Hill Turnbull, when the
franchise came up for final voet,
asked about the viaduct across to
the Flyer dock.
Giblett to Rescue.
Giblett hastened to the relief
of the N. P. and declared that ID
must be built in two years undeH
the depot settlement. This was
a deliberate misstatement as there
is not word about building the
viaduct in two years. 1t must be
built when the Point line is fin-
ished and not until then. But
all Turnbull wanted was an sx-
cuse and as this was as good az
any 1t was all right. When the
roll was called his strong resonant
"Aye" sounded over the council
chamber and the ordinance was
passed.
| Lynn's Stand for City.
Lynn tried to stop 1t. He calf
ed attention to the fact that tbs
city was giving the N. p. strets
worth hundreds of thousands Oh
dollars. He recited the fact that
when the depot ordinance was ,lp
the N. p. then practically agreed
that when the Point franchise
came up 1t would then be ready 10
swap horses an .dwould give soms-
thing to the city, but now 1t q
up they refuse.
All his talk was wasted. Th0
railway had its men. It was de-
termined to get that franchise
through before the new charteR
would give the people q chance to
say whether or not 1t should ~
and IL was passed as Jim Hill