The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-14

I refunded az az low a rate of interest az
or ncr cent A bln regulating the re-
funding OF county debts h pending IN
tho legislature and may contain n
provision enabling tho counties VI tho
state TO 80 refund their debts II viii rc-
suit In soving an enormous amount TO
the OS payers Of the state
In It's Efforts to SECURE hcltcr highways
Tor this no-rcads county, the Push club
has the hearty support " tho cyclists "
Astoria. AZ the council meeting last
n'gbt q, g. fulton appeared Tor tho
cyclists and explained plan he had IN
View to build blcyclc paths and Incident.
ally secure hcucr rnads Hts "uchcme q"
aH he called H. h to IN amend the
city charter as to provide Tor tho appoint.
uent by Mayer bergman ~ a bicycle
commission. or road commission the
namo Is immatorol, he said, rhs cOm-
mission Il to hc composed " three mem.
eors. who shalt bo empowered to license
bicycles and spend the funds thus derived
on bicycle paths, uudcr the direction ~
tho council which shalt merely soc To- It
that tho money Is pvopery expended
Mr. Fulton wants a uccnsc ~ say s. a
year On bicycles, hoping IN this way 20
raise about NaN q year with this
money paths could In time be- constructed
10 the ocean beaches. to the hcadwatrrs
% Bear creek. OF south toward olney
Mr Fulton emphasized tho n,ct that.
where there are bicycle paths there. al,o
viii DC found good roads In very short
time He wanted tho council TO ask tho
legislative delegation to oltcr such an
amendment and Councilman Clinton in.
tr'Siuccd resolution covering the mat
ter Tho resolution was passrd unau.
imously and the bnl providing for tho
alteration of the charter Will probably tc
introduced Immediately ln the Legislature
and passed. The matter Is one " rrcat
interest and Importance TO cyclists who
viii probably Keep at Il until they have
good paths, This is simply another phase
of tho good roads movement which ihc
Push club has under way
James W. wclch. who has served thc
city as councilman Tor many years. ap-
pcarcd az lasy nights meeting and oi.
lcrcd two needed amendments TO tho city
charter lie said that ay tho prysen,
time Il was impossible Tor the ,I,, 60
lcgally patch streets, although iha super.
in'endeni OF strvcts did SO, lt was his
idea TO make such work legal and hs
recommended 20 the council Jhat 10
change the charter 30 as 20 provide for
the expenditure OF money collected from
rvad taxes within tho city limits ou
street patching, Hc also advocated an-
other change. rXcmptlng factories from
taxation for a period OK fyy years. It
explained that manufacturers have pre-
tcrrcd locations outside tho city Units
where the taxes were low. Tho chamber
% Commerce, no said. had paid tho taxcf
% the Pacific Can Company for the nrs,
year as an inducgmcut tor that company
TO locate here. and ho was Of the opinion
that, II the council were given power IAN.
der an amended charter. 20 exempt ln.
dustr.cs from taxation Tor hyr years
many outside companies could BE- Ia.
duccd to locate here AZ the prvsrn,
time he said. the city gv,s nothing from
manufacturing concerns. and could th,r
fore. loss nothing His recommendation
was that factories employing 30 or more
white persons De exempted. but he said
Il was merely an idea. and that tho coun-
ell might. after consideration. SEQ ~ 10
reduce the size " factories affected -
those employing 8. or. perhaps. 10. men.
Mr. Welch's idea met with much favor
n.
the council viii ask the legislative dele.
CATION 10 make the necessary changc To
the charter. The drst OF Mr wclch's sug.
gcstions was referred TO tho street com.
mltice and the other to the ways and
means committee for reports al the next
regular meeting.