Show FRANCHISE IS UNPOPULAR Mayor Conroy Vetoes It and the Ithe the Oregon Short Line De Declines Declines Declines clines It The street franchise question que tion came before ore the council last las night In n three different forms and the entire proposition prop is now in the hands of several committees in its original form First the mayor vetoed the ordinance passed a week ago because he believed the railroad company should maintain the entire surface in addition to the structure structure structure ture The veto was sustained Then a aletter aletter aletter letter was wag read from General Manager W vt WH WH H Bancroft of ot the Oregon Short Line LineIn In which he rejected the franchise for forthe forthe forthe the reason that the railroad was called upon to maintain of ot the surface of at the viaduct Later a new application for a franchise was presented by the railroad people This application con consists consists consists of ot the provision that the city shall maintain the roadway and the railroad company only the structural part After two readings the application went to the laws streets and railroads committees the engineers and the attorney The mayor sent a communication to the council claiming that complaint had been made by a large number lumber of ot taxpayers about blocking street the proposed viaduct site by the railroad company comp ny and asking that a special off officer offer er be appointed to enforce the city or ordinance In this regard The mayor was authorized to appoint such officer at The auditor reported that Hiat t at he lie had been asked by the to audit the books of the treasurers office claiming that the present prel ent treasurer had refused tp tit make out an itemized statement of all business transacted to date Council instructed In Instructed Instructed the treasurer to furnish his Ills successor suc successor successor cessor the statement called for |