The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-14

Extension of the city car line
into ballard with money gladly
planised down by the people ~
Seattle was assured early We'd.
n~sday morning. when the open
sale of bonds passed the nsses.
sary Si0. 900 mark
The ISSUE will be ovcruuhscrihci
away above the needed amount
After approximately $4,000 had
been turned away. Comptroller Car
roll was instructed 20 continue tax.
ms subscriptions until stopped by
The council
Corporation Counsel Caldwell ar
ranged with tho comptroller TO pre-
psre stfidavi,a showing the $40 600
income to the car fund was assured.
lie will so before Superior Judge
Hall Friday and ask that the last re.
naming restriction 10 the car line
construction be- set aside.
This prompt absorption Of the car
line bonds has demonstrated 10 Ger.
tain financial interests opposed to
municipal ownership that the pro
Pile can think and act independent.
ly." said Mayor Gili. 1T proves that
there is confidence in the car line ex.
tension. which Is. without a doubt. a
sound. money making proposition.
=. y. Ignored Service
"The traction company has no
franchise over the Ballard bridge,
and made no early move 10 obtain
one, ignoring the demand for better
services into tho city.
AS "a result. the people viii have
their own line. ride on 4.ccnt tickets,
and go back and forth In ten min
utes less time than on the corpora
ton line"
The sale Of the $40, 900 bonds be-
came necessary when a fight was
launched against the car line OK.
tension. Affidavits were filed by
Councilmen Hanna and Thomson
that there was no sale for the
bonds. and therefore the car line
fund was not solvent.
The only proof open to the city
authorities was to refute these affi.
davits by selling tho bonds.
Fear of a pre-arranged opposition
from professional bond buyers, who
have more than once held the city
under their heel. caused the coun.
ell to place the issue before the peo-
pie directly.
Tho following list Of subscribers were
among those To buy car bonds Wednes-
day
Katheryn FundeI. 1900: Lizzie Khuf-
man. 1900; Fred Kaufman. 1900 Mrs.
Clara Hawkey, ,7b0i Pauline Schnltz'
1900. ChFh Baker, 100. chas. ldnde,
$500 W. 4. owen, 500; Caroline Loom
is. 1850: Gertrude Mitchell. $50. VIM.
Brown, $50. Helen Grooio. 1900, ChaR.
Alden, $50. r. . sinder. $500, Nelson
Erkdahl $50. MrH. W Drewes. $500
Mrs. Kate MoNally, sboi Anna Person.
5000 Alfred Rosewood. $1,000. Alec
Maiin. 1900. Margaret MuiiiFsn, $50.
byron Thomas. 500 WIN. Schultz, 1900
q T.. Burns. 500, Bernhard Christen-
sen. 500. Musicians association, $500
I T.ydia johnson, 500 Mrs. j " kpudson.
$50, Myron Fogh, $50; Geo Roberts.
500; WIN. r. FouckeH. 800. Mrs, Frank
berry, 500. IAzzie Kaufman. 800, chris
9erich oxthelm. i100. Rose shearer and
Geo. pufreHne. 400 Chaa. " Gordon,
$50. chris Christensen. 5000. Mrs.
Frances Coaey. 800, H. X Allen, 1905
r. q Samson. 500. Mrs " Murray, 1900
W. " sufter. $50. y. ". rromlet. 500.
r. n. Olson. 400. EmR bowman. $500
O. NJ Hansen. $500 ". Hoffman, 1900;
K X Grunland. $50; Inez Grunland.
$50. Marie Moore. 5000. n 4. Haw-
thorno. $50: ThoH. l.. oAiarnum. $3.50, G.,
Aicxson, 5000 u. " Schneider, $500
r. r. GOODWIN. $50, v. l.. BALDWIN.
1900. surley F'iaRer $50. l.. = Bouohard.
400 J. !. Mafcoli. $500. Mrs. Archie
wyard. 800. a. q. Graes. $500 j. II.
I,sunett, t400; MIR. ana Mrs. q. A.
tlSo.