The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-11
AND SOME GOOD MEASURES
Burns of clatsop Introduces a Bill Re
curing Street Car Companies to
Pay a Proportionate Share for
Improvement Of Streets.


ducei in the legislature this week but
unless there is an urgent need for
them they win probably not pass. ],
N. Laws of Clatsop has introduced a
bill to repeal an act authorizing the
sheriff and clerk of Clatsop county
to appoint deputies, and states that
-inasmuch, as the said act is oppres-
sive and unjust, an emergency is de-
clared to exist. Mr.. Laws is evident
iy ignorant of the requirements Of
the two offices, and does not know that
the receipts pay the expenses of all
deputies employed. II simply trans
fers the appointing power from the
clerk and sheriff TO tine county court.
As the sheriff and clerk give bonds
and are responsible, they ought to have
the appointing of their deputies. Rep
resentative Burns has introduced bill
requiring street car companies to pay
their proportionate share of street i'm
provements. The bill is as follows:
Section 1. That all and any per-
son or persons Gas individuals. agent,
receiver or assignee), company, COM
panies, corporation or otherwise own
ing or operating any steam or electric
street cars upon any streets, alleys,
public roads or highways, whether
elevated or on solid ground, in the state
Of Oregon, shall be assessed and pay
towards the cost of all the improve
ment or improvements of any street,
alley. road or highway. whether in in
corporated cities or towns or other,
wise, and ordered improved by the
proper authorities at any time, tilat
portion of the costs of each and every
improvement of a street, alley road OF
highway whether elevated or other
wise, which is covered by said rail-
ways as are now or shall hereafter
be constructed the whole width of said
railways or rails and between said
tracks and for the width of one foot
on the outside of the outermost rail
and between the two tracks if there
be two tracks and said portion of the
cost of all Improvements shall be in
addition to any fixed rate by the prop
ct authorities for franchise as well
as taxes.
Representative Mayer of Column
bia has introduced the following bill:
Section l The common council, or
other body in any incorporated town
or city in this state authorized by the
charter thereof TO enact ordinances
for the government shall have the ex-
elusive power to license and regulate
all race tracks and turf exchanges.
and other places where wagering on
the result of horse races is carried On.
located within its corporate limits
Provided that no license shall be
granted for a term exceeding one year
nor any license fee exacted exceeding
the amount of $1,000 dollars for the
term of one year. or proporitionate
amount for any lesser term.
Senator Carter has introduced a bill
regulating barbed wire fences which
will apply to Clatsop county. It is as
follows:
Sec 434S All barbed wire fences
in any of the counties west of the
Cascade mountains in this state shall
nave board not less than one by six
inches, or a pole not less than four
inches in diameter, securely fastened
to post and false post not further than
eight inches below the top barbed
wire: Provided, however that a WOW
en- wire fence of height not less tnan
four feet and six inches with barb
attached 10 top and bottom wires
thereof, shall in any of the counties
west of the Cascade mountains. bv
deemed and held to be a lawful fence
and such fence need not be equipped
with any board or pole as hereinbe.
fore described