Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-11-22
COUNCIL
GRANTS
BOTH
Willamette Valley Railway,
and Automatic Telephone
Company Get Franchises

night, and when the smoke had cleared
away it was found that the city Of
salem had granted a franchise to the
Willamette Valley Railway Company
also one to the Home Automatic Tele
phone Company, and transacted lot Of
other business.
The first franchise was granted with
out any opposition, but when The
friends Of the other attempted to take
the ordinance from the table, a storm
Immediately threatened The factious
minority under the leadership Of Gcs
ner. at once started in to flibuster but
was squclched by the mayor, who an
nounccd that he would not stand for any
iockeying. "You will either pass or re-
icct this ordinance, he declared, eve
are here 20 do business, and not to mon
key"
After that, it was only a matter Of
making the required motions and count.
ing the votes. each ballot resulting 9
20 s IN favor Of the ordinance. A pc
tition signed by a long list Of business
men and patrons Of the present com.
pany. and asking that tho franchise be
granted, was read to the council.
Those voting Tor tho ordinance were
Acheson. Baync, Churchill Crosson.
Downing. Goodale. Frazier. Jacobs and
skaife. Those voting against were
Bakcr, Gcsucr Hughes stouslon AMI
Wallace.
Tho business Of tho evening In detail
was as follows
Tho ordinance committee reported "a
vorably upon tho railway ordinance ne
amended. Tho report was adopted, che
ordinance placed up its third reading
and passed without a dissenting vote.
A communication was fcad from thc
woman's Club, In which thoy asked
that the city council take over the d.
brary which tho ladies' have established
and conduct tho samo hereafter ~ a
city library. A committee from Tho
woman's Club waa present, and at the
suggestion Of tho mayor, Mrs A. r.
Kolliher addressed tho council. She
saidi
81 come not here 20 talk, but never
theless / will proceed 10 do 80,
"Wo do not want 90 turn this library
over TO you because Il is a failure, but
because Il has become such success
that We cannot handle ID longer"
She then proceeded TO give detailed
statements regarding the condition Of
the library, aud submitted a budget, In
which Il was shown how the library
could be maintained at a cost Of $1,000
per year
Tho communication was referred 10
tho committee on ways and means, with
instructions 70 report at the next regu'
lar meeting.
The committee on hFe and water was
authorised 20 purchase 100 bushels Of
oats for the use OF the fire department.
The street committee recommended
that the street commissioner be In
strueted 20 clean the mud from the
streets in the business portion OF the
city, but no action was taken.
Tho sewer committee reported that
the new sewer in CaFtwTight's addi'
tion had been completed.
Chairman Frazier, Of the COMMITTEES
on health and police, stated that he
had investigated the Densmore stock
yards near the depot, and that he had
found them in good condition. Not a
nuisance, but a public necessity, and
his motion 20 not take favorable action
upon the communication was carried
unanimously.
The FIRE and water committee was In
strueted 70 purchase and install the
four hydrants, as per report.
The committee also reported favor
ably upon the stoltz petition for a ny
drant, and said that the water com
lpany had promised TO lay a six-inei
main TO that place The hydTant wal
be located at the corner Of summer ana
Mill streets.