The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-24
COULDN'T AGREE
COUNCIL PASSED OVER ELECTRIC
FRANCHISE AGAIN LAST
NIGHT.
Will Be Taken Up at Next Regular
Meetinn-Grading of Main Street
Alley Also Delayed.

For sundry reasons the council last
night failed to get the ordinance
granting the Walla Walla Gas com
pany a 25-year electri franchise past
its second reading, the principal one
being that Smith saw several defects
| in the ordinance as it was read. HIS
| chief objection was that the rate per
year the company is to pay the city
is entirely too low in consideration OF
the fact that the company is paid many
| thousands of dollars Of the city
| money each year for street lighting.
Chairman Mclean of the Judiciary
| committee which had the handling OF
| the ordinances urged its passage on
the ground that the company was anX-
| ious to secure the franchises as soon
as possible Upon Smiths objection,
| Manager Burrows of the company.
| who was present. said it did not mat
ter if the ordinance was laid over a
couple of weeks and then passage was
deferred until the next regular meet
ing
\ little ancient history was thresh
ell out in the discussion Smith calling
(
ordinance was hastily passed once
upon time This reference to the
famous franchise seemed to be a
timely hint that city election was
coming On closely and il might be wise
to defer action until after that import
ant event had passed.
The rate per year the company is
to pay the city as provided for in the
ordinance as read last night is as fol
lows:
$50 per year for the irst ) years.
5000 per year for the second ; years.
$500 per year for the third years.
$500 per year Tor the fourth ) years.
500 per year for The fifth years.
The gas franchise, which is similar
10 the electric franchise. also provides
for the payment Of similar amounts
each year. As several amendments
will in all probability be offered before
the ordinances are finally passed, It'll
was ordered that the city attorney
furnish each member Of the board |
with a copy of the ordinances.
Alley Ordinance Tabled.
After getting past the second read |
ing it was discovered that the descrip- |
tons Of property in an ordinance pro !
viding for the creation of an assess |
ment district for the grading and i'm |
provement Of the alley between Main |
and Alder street from First to Fifth, |
had been omitted and it was necessary
TO table the ordinance until the de
scriptions could be properly filled in
This Will delay the grading Of the al
ley for which the contract was let. |
for some little time
College avenue from Isaacs avenue
to AlveredO terrace and Isaacs avenue
from North Madison to North Divis-
ion were accepted as graded streets,
the work being done by private enter
prise
Ask for an Alley.
Property owners and tenants of
| store buildings on the north side of
| Main street between Second and where
Mill creek crosses East Main called
attention to the fact that there is no
alley in that block, making it impos-
sible to properly keep the rear Of
| their premises clear of rubbish and
| perishable goods The rate of insur-
ance is also greatly enhanced by the
| fact that there is no alley. Attorney
BlandfOrd urged immediate attention
to the matter and thought the defect
| could be remedied at an expenditure
OF not to exceed $500 which would in
! Clude the building of a bridge across
Mill creek.
Heppner Committee Reports.
| Chairman Mclean Of the Heppner
relief committee filed the following
report which was adopted:
To the Mayor and Council
Your committee appointed to visit
| Heppner and report conditions of the
people suffering from the appalling
atfiictlon which they suffer under re-
port that some 400 lOaves Of bread and
four sacks OF bacon was purchased
and delivered 10 the mayor Of HeDp-
ner who fcelingly returned thanks to
the Walla WaIIa people for the
thoughtful kindness. Further the
mayor was informed that material aid
would be rendered in money. the then
conditions existing demanding that
form Of sympathy from your commit
tee. Since returning home We find
that our people have generously con-
trlbuted to the needs of our sister city.
which has suffered so serious from
. flood, the calamity which Heppner has
suffered under has not been Overdrawn
: by the public prints and the help
| needed Is justly due stricken city
: |
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