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Show TUX Oil SPUR TRACK US BEEWJEMOVED A franchise for a spur track recently grafted bv the city commission to the Orrpon Short Line railroad was amended at yesterday's session of the commission, eliminating the. annual charge assessed against the railroad company for the franchise fran-chise gnmt The Commercial club. Real Instate association and many Individuals had protested to the commission against Imposing the tax and the railroad com pany bad declined to accept the fran- Ise with that condition. In deference to the wishes of the people the commission commis-sion receded from Its stand, with Commissioner Com-missioner Henry W. Lawrence voting no. Bmll Lund, building inspector, was authorized au-thorized to revoke permits granted for fences on sldewalkH in front of the new buildings at Third .South and Muin streets and the old Shubert theater site. The fences are no longer needed for protect tlon of passersby and are being vised for billboards, and will be ordered removed at once. James i. Mobley was confirmed In the position of city chemist and will have charge of the chemical tests of paving materials. Purciiuse of a motorcycle for the water department was authorized. This will be used by the meter repair man to effect sat ng of time in his work. |