The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-05
ORDINANCE
is PASSED
Final Action Taken In Street
Railway Matter.
THE FRANCHISE AMENDED
Car License Increased to S30-Street
Lighting Contract With West
Shore Mills Co.
THE FRANCHISE AMENDED

The street railway franchise ordl-
nance. over which there has been so
much wrangIing the past few weeks,
| was made law at the council meeting
last evening. and II Is believed that
all parties concerned are satisfied with
the ilnal disposition Of the matter. The
company can now go on with IT'S con-
ttmpiated improvements. and It Is safe
10 assuIGe that within year or two
Astoria gill have street car service
unsurpassed by any city OF It's size in
| the country.
The franchise ordinance. as passed,
carries some amendments Of the orig
[ inal measure Tn .se changes were dis
cussed and practically decided upon at
the conference Of councilmen and the
c)mpanys representatives Saturday
night The street lighting clause was
stricken out and an ordinance intro
juced by Councilman Scherneckau
passed. by which a contract Is entered
into by the city with the West Shore
Mills Company for five year,. during
which term that company is to furnish
the city at least IS arc lights Of 1900
candle power, at the rate Of Sc per
month for each arc light, and as many
incandescent lights as shall be needed.
The company lis TO furnish a bond Of
1880 for the faithful performance Of
/ its side of the contract.
Section 6. Of the original franchise or
dnance. on motion Of Councilman
Wright, was stricken out and amended
so as TO provide that the street rail-
way company pay to the city license
rate Of $50 instead of $50 FOR each mo-
tor passenger and freight car operated
for hire by the company. superinten-
dent Coolidge, Of the street car COM
Dany. was present and addressed the
council on the matter Of the proposed
Increase Of car license. He held that
the increase was unjust and declared
that the company had been fair in its
dealings and its propositions. and re-
fcrred 10 the frequent hedging of late
ON the part Of some Of the council COM
mittees. Vote was taken and the amend
mcut passed.
An ordinance introduced by Coun-
Gilman Hanson providing that hereafter
the telephone company pay to the city
4 license fee Of s. for each instrument
in use was referred to the city attor-
ney.
A resolution was introduced by Coun-
Gilman Brix amending certain sections
q the city charter. II was approved,
and Mayor Bergman appointed Council
men Cook and Scherneckau and City
Atty Smith a committee to go to Sa-
lem, present the amendments to the leg
islature and urge their passage.
A petition by Johnson & Carlson for
retail liquor license was presented.
The committee on ways and means
recommended payment Of the following
claims;
The Daily Astorian, claims amounting
TO s6a.59.
Astoria New and Secondhand Store.
slOO.
H. n. zapf, s1.5o.
The claim Of Emil Peterson Of 50 for
service was reduced to 50 and allowed.
The committee on streets and public
ways recommended payment Of the fol-
lowing claims:
Prael & Cook Transfer Co.. $3.50.
West Shore Mills Co., $S22.2S.
Foard & Stokes Co.. 40 cents.
Clatsop Mills Co., $S9.Ss.
Supt. OF streets, for January. sS3.
City surveyor for January, $50.
The fire and water committee recon-
mended payment Of a claim Of Prael
& Cook for $S25; adopted.