Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1909-10-07
COUNCIL STANDS 6 and 6 ON
UNION PACIFIC FRANCHISE.
A Notable Council Nee ting Last Night
Hail Filled with Representative
Citizens FavOring Railroad Fran
ChiSe Has no Weight with the
Solid Six. Routine Business.
THE LINE UP.

Alexander. Wiley.
DOlan. Bailey.
Furth. Newell.
Ingram. C'Hare.
QuackenbuSh. Stalding.
Weatherwax. Crivyea.
The city council room was packed
| to the doors last night by as repre-
sentative a gathering of Aberdeen s
citizenship as ever foregathered in
the history of the city, and the OBJ
ject of their presence was to urge the
passage of the Union Pacific fran
chise through the city, and to show
! the council that the sentiment of the
city was in favor of the railroad
meeting no further delay.
Mayor Benn called up the fran
! chise out of the regular ORDER, on
account of the number present who
were there on that business, and in
vited an expression from the citizens.
NV. b. Mack was first called upon,
who said, emphatically that the Or
dinance should pass; that foot paths
on the bridge would prove a nuis-
ance; that the railroad was needed
badly and that the company had con-
ceded to the city all that should be
required of it. The applause that
! followed Mr.. Mack's remarks show
ed the sentiment of the audience
clearly.
| w. J. Patterson was then called
for. Mr.. Patterson made calm but
| forcible speech in favor Of the fran
chise being granted, and said the
railroad was going to stand upon this
ordinance; that the city had driven
sharp trade and should not risk
farther.
M. r. Sherwood endorsed the pre-
vious speakers, and spoke OF the
danger of advantage being taken OF
this franchise dispute by Hoquiam,
and said that South Aberdeen was
not much interested in free foot paths
but wanted free traffic bridge so
that it's people could trade back and
forth freely.
Frank G. Jones made an eloquent
plea for the passage of the ordinance,
and told Of the immediate benefits
to accrue to Aberdeen upon the ad-
vent of the two new railroads.
Ed. C. Finch, being called upon,
said that he was originally of op-
Union that the city should drive a
good bargain out of the railroad but
that since hearing the previous
sneakers he had changed his mind,
and was now in favor of the passage
of the franchise as soon as possible.
Mayor Benn called for an express
sion of the big audience, and asked
those in favor of the franchise TO
rise. The house rose as one man in
response.
Jas. A. Hood argued in favor OF
the franchise, and recalled the diff
culties that beset Aberdeen in early
days in getting the Northern Pacific
railroad into the city, and reasoned
that the bubble now going on over
the admission of two roads, that ask
no bonus or anything but permission
to go through the city, paying good
prices for all private property need
ed as absurd and detrimental to the
interests Of the city.
At this time, Quackenbush moved
the council go into executive session,
and they retired to the mayors Of
flee, where the six insurgents re-
mained for nearly an hour.
Upon reconvening, Chief Engineer
Holman, of the railroad company,
addressed the council, saying that,
while the company disliked very
much the idea of building sidewalks
on the bridge, yet they had agreed to
do it, out of Difference to the wishes
of council, and expressed his opinion
that the government would permit
the walks without requiring wider
span.
Councilman Wiley, who led the op-
position, moved to lay the matter
over a week. which was lost on tie
vote.
A vote was then taken on the
massage of the ordinance, which re-
suited in a tie, to G, votes being
necessary for its passage. Quachen-