The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-27
Council Discusses Hotel Bus and
Delivery Wagons.
CHARGED THAT They RESERVE FEES
CHIEF WILL IN VESTIGATE-COM
MITTEE FAvoRs LOWER Ii.
cENSE FOR VEHICLES.

| The Dacres hotel bus and the de-
livery wagons Of the r. F. Glafke COM
pany occupied the center of the stage
in the vehicle license discussion at
the city council meeting last night.
Members of the council and Chief
Alvah Brown spoke of complaints that
the Dacres bus was collecting fares
| for hauling people from the depot to
| the hotel and that the Glafke COM
pany was delivering consignments Of
goods to merchants in this city from
cars and receiving pay for the same.
| Neither of these vehicles pay license.
1t was finally decided that the mar
shall be instructed to look into the mat
! ter and report at next meeting. There
was considerable discussion over
whether the charge of 25 cents to pat
| rons Of the Dacres hotel would bring
| the bus under the provisions of the
| license ordinance. City Attorney
Blandford thought it would not that
| it was part of the hotel bill but some
of the councilmen were of the opinion
! that this was entering into cOmpeti-
| ton with hacks who paid a license
and was not fair.
Favor Reduction Of Licenses.
The special committee appointed at
the former meeting to look into the
question of reducing fees reported in
favor of putting down license fees
to $40 a year for two horse rigs and
SO for one horse rigs. This annual
fee to begin on April 1 next and take
the place of the present quarterly fee.
Councilman Durham who made the
| report stated it was impossible to
please all but that he believed that the
amount suggested would protect the
drivers of public vehicles and at the
same time not burden them
Councilman Tausick as minority
member of the committee dissented
strongly saying that only very small
proportion of the expressmen wanted
| the reduction and that the city needed
the extra money. They would not get
as much protection from the new rate
DIS lIolll lHe pIeStHt one.
The whole matter was left over for
an adjourned meeting next Monday
evening and in the meantime the coun
cimen will try to get the opinion Of
the vehicle drivers on the question.
Will Protect City Property.
Mayor Kellough and Councilmen
| Tausick and Durham We're appointed
a committee with power to act and
| make arrangements for protecting the
| city property above the city from de-
structiOn from the waters Of Mill creek.
| In Isaac's addition Mill creek is
changing it's channel and washing part
OF tie city's realty into the creek. An
offer from the county commissioners
to bear half of the $3.50 expense neces-
sGry to provide riprapping which
would put a stop to this was very fav-
orably considered by the council.
| During the recent freshet Garrison
creek overlooked at the Harvey farm
and flowed down Chestnut street. This
can be remedied by Strengthening the
creek and the moving of the Harvey
house. This will cost $3.50 and may
be undertaken by the committee.
! Ordinances admitting Mulkey's adj
dition and confirming the contract with
the Decarie Manufacturing company,
were placed on the calendar.
| The bill of Sharpstein & Sharp
stein for $1,000 for legal services was
taken up and discussed and laid over
| until next meeting.
| The report of Landscape Architect
lOlmsted was presented but Councilman
Mexican just as the meeting adjourn
| ed with Instructions that it be left I'M
| opened until next meeting.