The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-21
.IIUNLO ULlI
At COUNCIL
North Coast Attorney Charges
That Northern Pacific Is Be-
hind Dads" Actions.
WITH DISPLAY OF WRATH
COUNCILMAN REPLIES
Chairman of Franchise Committee
Says He Has Good Reason to
Be Afraid of Strahom-In
Favor of the New Road.

Openly declaring that Councilman
Henry Schott, as chairman of the
franchise committee, was being influ-
enced by pressure brought to bear by
the Northern Pacific, Attorney Henry
J. Snively, North Coast local counsel,
in an address to the council last night
declared that the Strahorn line was
being Disseminated against by the
city dads. With a display of wrath
the councilman branded the charges
as false, declaring that he was influ-
enced by no other motive than to see
that the people get what is coming to
them in the granting of the North
Coast franchise.
The debate, which lasted for the
better part of an hour, came after
the franchise committee, which had
met three times since the last regular
session, asked for further time, Chair
man Schott saying that the committee
had been unable to reach an agree
mcnt The councilman said that he
had been unable to get the committee
together Monday afternoon at the
hour set for final deliberation on the
matter and for this reason he asked
that they be given until Wednesday
next.
SniVcly Gets Into Game.
Mr.. Snively Immediately took the
floor and launched into a lengthy reci-
tation of the recent events concerning
the franchise He declared that the
council was counting disfavOr among
the people by their action and in for
chile terms gave as his opinion that
the Northern Pacific railroad COM
pany was responsible for the present
state of affairs.
The attorney explained that the en-
trance of the North Coast into the city
would open up three new transcontin-
entail lines, namely, the Milwaukee,
Canadian Pacific and the O. r. & n.
He cited the condition of the fruit
growers in not being able to handle
their peach crop and reminded the
council that it would soon be time to
handle the immense apple crop.
Attorney Snively declared that if a
mass meeting of citizens was to be
called they would demand that the
North Coast be given the same treat
ment after paying more than half a
million dollars for what the Northern
Pacific got for nothing, that it's rival
was given free. Mr. Snively said that
all the North Coast wanted was the
use of its own property; the property
il had bought and paid for.
This City On a Side Line.
Attorney Snively cited the history of
Yakima city, pointing to that place as
having engaged the Northern Pacific
in 'fro, l,{c hat II II
the fight that was waged against the
Strahorn road in Spokane and of the
ultimate action of the citizens in fore
ing the council grant the franchise.
Declaring that it is the intention of
the Northern Pacific to place North
Yakima on a side line, Mr.. Snively
said that within 80 days that road
would be running it's fast trains over
the Milwaukee tracks from Lind to
Ellensburg leaving this city off of
the main lines. In forceful language
Mr.. Snively declared that he was con-
WINGED that the action of the council
in not granting the franchise, was in
fluenced by the Northern Pacific
which he said, was doing everything
in its power to destroy the North
Coast in order to further its mOnop-
oily in this valley as we'll as in other
sections.
Attorney Snively had no sooner
given up the floor than Councilman
Schott was on his feet.
The councilman declared that seven
years ago Strahorn manipulated
certain water deal in the city in which
he got by the council in such a
way that citizens We're now paying
$50 per month for water. Shaking
his fist at the attorney the council
man said: "Why shouldn't we be
afraid of Mr.. Strahorn?"
Councilman SchOtt Explains.
Councilman Schott said that he was
anxious to have the North Coast but
that he proposed to see that the in
terests of the citizens were protected
and that he positively would stand out
for the subway insertion in the fran
chise.
Following a debate in which City
Attorney Allen gave as his opinion
that that a properly drawn contract
would suffice providing the North
Coast was sincere and did not see fit
to fight the subway construction when
the city was ready to build, the coun-
ell adjourned to meet Wednesday at
o'clock at which time a further eff
fort will be made to reach an agree
ment with the North Coast.
Declaring that he would assist free
of charge, City Attorney Allen Jn
making the Northern Pacific do it's
part in putting in the proposed Chest
nut street subway, Attorney Snively
declared that the council had every
right to demand such improvements
and in doing so, is invested with the
power of assessing the cost to the
railroad. Mr. SniVely, answering the
discussion which grew out of the
statement that the \. =. would not do
its part in constructing the subway,
declared that he had gone over the
route" with the Northern Pacific be-
fore and was prepared to do so with
out cost to the city, again.