The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-12-14
NORTH COAST
WAR IS over
Council Passes Franchise Which
Will be Accepted by Strahorn
Line Officials.
FINAL ROLL CALL is
SIGNAL FOR ENTHUSIASM
Compromise Offered by Business
Mems Association and CONNER
cial Club IL Accepted as Solu-
ton to Big Tangle.


about by the Commercial club and
Business Mems association, the city
council, last night passed the ordin-
ance giving the North Coast railroad
company the right to enter and
transact business in this city. The
vote was unanimous, The compile
ton of the roll call, which failed to
record dissenting vote against the
passage, was the signal for probably
the greatest outburst of enthusiasm
that ever occurred in a council meet
ing in this city.
The ordinance adopted and. offered
to the North Coast, Is with but one
or two slight exceptions, the exact
compromise prepared by the Business
men and Commercial club organiza-
lions. In the subgrade or overhead
crossings question. one of which
must be so constructed as to permit
of use by the transportation COM
pany, the city will stand all damages
to AUDITING property and the North
Coast will pay all costs Of CONSTRUCT
ion over or beneath its right of way
together with the westerlys approach.
Common User Clause Settled.
The common user clause which
has been a big factor in the long de-
lay, provides that any transcontin-
entail or other railroad owning and
operating any line which extends as
far west as the summit Of the Cas-
cade mountains and as far east as
the Columbia river, may have the
right to use the North Coast tracks.
Mayor Schott called for considera-
ton of the franchise shortly after
$3.50 o'clock in order to accommo-
date the large crowd Of citizens
which had gathered for that purpose.
Chairman Carver OF the franchise
committee of the council, was asked
for his report He said: Gentle
men, the franchise committee at this
time recommends the final passage
of the ordinance with one or two
slight amendments"
The mayor then called for the
third reading of the ordinance, 1t
having been read twice in the last
meeting. Section by section the
franchise was amended either in
wording or title, until section seven,
relating to the crossings, was reach
ed. In place of the old section pro-
viding for the North Coast to stand
all damages, the new clause asses
sing this expense up to the city and
providing that at least one Of the
crossings be made suitable for use
by the electric company, was substi-
tuted. Three minor clauses were
inserted in the amended ordinance.
These provide that the North Coast
shall comply with the health laws by
keeping it's right of way clean; that
1T shall allow no bill boards on the
right of way and that it shall accept
sthe ordinance within 80 days.
Railway Will Accept.
When the noise that broke loose
upon the final vote had subsidized,
Right Of Way Agent Woods. the
North Coast official with the sunny
disposition who has struggled with
the council for the past four and one
half months, was called upon for n
speech. He said:
Gentlemen, I thank you both on
behalf of the North Coast railway
company end personally. This has
been a long hard struggle. There
were many complex and difficult
,problems to be served and theses
things always take time. In this
franchise which you now offer to the
North Coast, feel that both the city
and the railway company are pro-
itected. l am well satisfied and
am sure the North Coast officials will
be fully as much So"
Out Of order as usual, Councilman
Wenner, the real comedy kid of that
august body, broke into the speech
column. saying: 'How about that
pass you promised me. Woods?" TIC
those familiar with the fact that
Councilman Wenner has from the
first mention of the North Coast
franchise, been staunch friend OF