The morning call., 1893-11-07
LICENSE FOR RAILROAD CARS
Bills for the Waterfront Liti-
CATION.
THE GATES COME UP AGAIN.
Speed Ordinance Finally Passed
Matters Considered by Alameda
County Supervisors.

comfortably ullcu ldol ulSnt dt LILO
meeting of the Council.
The first business of the Council was to
listen to paper read by City Attorney
Johnson and coming from the Associated
Charities, in which the wish was ex-
pressed that work would be given to the
unemployed of Oakland at remunerative
wages, to be fixed by the Council. on pub
lie works.
Rabbi Friedlander appeared for the
Associated Charities and begged that the
Council give cogniZance to the petition and
do what il could in view of the coming
yinter and the number of needy people
in the city.
Regarding the claim of Assessor Leckie
for fixing the city assessment roll, the City
Attorney advised that the bill be paid.
The amount of the bill was little over
$1,000, and the Council thought it was eX-
cessive, and although it was approved with
a number of other claims, Chairman
Barstow of the Finance Committee insisted
that it slipped through without considera-
ton and it has since been under consider
alton.
The Council allowed the bills of Cotton
Brothers. the lpile-pullers. aggregating
$500.
A bill from the Special Water Supply
Committee for S125 was opposed by Mr..
Smell, who said that there was a little
Joker in the bill of S25, which. Mr.. Smell
said, he was asked by Chairman Barstow
of the committee, who was sick and ab-
sent. to object to.
MI Barnard said as a member of the
committee be knew about the item referred
10, and would favor its payment
Mr.. Manuel said that the item referred
to was for necessary printing. He said
tie Finance Committee was favorable to
the bill. and he thought the gentleman
from the Fifth at large Smelly or any other
gentleman of honor could vote for the
item.
Smell says that it was stated by Mr.
Barstow that the 500 was for engineering
and the S25 was printing steal.
Manuel-ThIs covers no bill not con-
tracted Now, the illegal bill, or steal,
was not introduced by ME. and l will not
have my motives impugned by any man.
DoW-When did Mr. Smell speak to Mr..
Barstow?
SDel-At 90 this evening.
Dalton-I cannot uuders tand why Mr..
Smell speaks so for Mr.. Bsrstow. for / am
confident that he himself favored the bill.
Dow thought that the bill was a small
one at any rate, and lie had great faith
in the committee.
Hoffman wanted the whole matter re-
ferred to the City Attorney.
On vote the resolution to refer was lost
by vote of 10 3.
The matter was then sent to the Finance
Committee for further order.
The car licensing ordinance Was then
read a second time, and Mr.. Barnard
moved a substitute, which changed the
license tax on steamcarS to the same as
streetcars-S10 per year, excepting those
steamcars having terminals outside the
county.
Mr. Smell wanted the whole matter re-
ferred to the City Attorney, so that the
legal status of the matter might be looked
into.
Mr.. Manuel said that the $50 license
proposed was compromise, and was
little enough in view of the fact that fares
were being charged on Seventh street.
Mr.. Smell did not think that the ordi-
nance would stand the test of the courts.
"Why this indecent hastc?" said Mr.
Smell. Cant we wait a week."
Mr.. Shell said that on waterfront m at
ters the Council was unit; but on these
little annOyances against the railI DAD and
side issues he thought some members were
showing too much zeal Mr.. Smell said we
have the best ferry system In the world,
and characterized the ordinance in ques-
ton as clnch measure.
Mr.. Dalton interrupted and asked the
chairman what the entleman was talking
about.
The matter was here brought to a vote
and Barnard's ordinance beaten by vote
of to 4, Snell Barnard. Hoffman and
Watknson voting aye. The house ap-
plauded vociferously when the vote was
announced.
A vote was then taken and the Council,
by the same vote, amid applause, refused
to refer the original ordinance to the City
Attorney. as was moved by one of the
members.
Speaking on the original ordinance Mr..
Barnard said that we had already had too
much railroad legislation, and for his part
he did not see why the steamcars should
be made to pay higher license than the
streetcars.
Manuel said that some valid reasons why
the tax should be greater on one than the
other was because the steaHcar is larger.
makes more noise, had a more valuable
franchise and Gagged its passengers. Laugh
ter.
Mr. Smell asked if the business on the
Sevenrh-street line was as large as that of
any streetcar line.
MIR. Manuel said that there was ten
times the amount of business done, and
besides. the Seventh street line was in no
wise streetcar line.
Towle-Mr Manuel, l want to remind
you that the fare by the creek route is 21b
cents, while the fare from the mole to
the IODb VI MdIh6b Sttttl WUuIu also ne
2b cents hence the difference between 2L
cents and 10 cents is what falls to the rail-
road company for its Seventh-street line,
making TX cents, or more than street.
cars are allowed to charge.
The City Attorney appeared and stated
that il the same rate was charged as for
licensing streetcars the railroad company
would put itself on the same level as a
streetcar and fee that it would be en-
titled to charge fare, and this the City
Attorney said he did not believe it had the
right to do.
Mr. Barnard again spoke for his pet
scheme of the same price for all cars.
Manuel said railroad man had told him
that the company was willing to pay
license.
A vote was here taken on tine $40 amend.
ment to the ordinance and it was carried by
a vote of to 4, Mr.. Marshall reversing his
vote. The four votes against were as in
the other cases.
A vote was then taken on the ordinance
as amended to $40, and the ordinance was
passed to print by vote of to L. Those
voting for the ordinance we're Capell,
Manuel, Dow. Dalton. Marshall, Towle.
Those against were Smell. Barnard, Watkin-
son and Hoffman. Absent Bars.ow.
The ordinance allowing Messrs. Davis
and Fill $1,000 for fees in waterfront
for oil yua far l.