The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1883-11-14
THE CITY COUNCIL.
General Routine Business.

The city council met in regular session
| last evening: Mayor Hahn in the chair;
present. Councilmen CarTuthers. Cooper,
Hume, Johns and Trenchard; in attend
! ance, I. S. Jewett. auditor and clerk, T.
| D. Winton, city attorney. c. W. Laugh
rey, chief Of police.
After the reading Of the minutes OF the
; last regular meeting and OF the last spe-
| cial meeting, a petition from West Sth
street property owners was referred 70
! committee on streets.
Ordinances regarding Cushing's, Court
| and West 7th street were returned with
| the mayors veto. These ordinances were
| declaring the probable cost Of improving
| these streets; the communication was re-
| ceived and placed on fle.
A request from Carl Adler asking for
permission TO erect a clock in front of his
store, was referred to street committee.
A communication from the Independ-
ence fire department asking the price OF
a secondhand engine, on motion of
| Councilman Hume was referred to fire
4 committee with power TO act.
A proposal 10 blild a crane back hose
carriage, 10 carry 1000 feet of hose, fol
$3.50. was received from the Gutta Percha
| manufacturing company of San Fran
cisco. On motion Of Councilman Trench
ard the proposal was referred to the fire
| committee.
The street committee reports on the
| Hamilton street improvement. and the
/ GenevieYe street improvement, were ac-
cepted and placed on file.
The cOInmittee.tO whom was referred
| the charges against Police Officer Hun
ter. reported that the evidence did not
| sustain the charges. On motion OF Coun-
| Gilman Hume, the report was adopted.
The reports Of police judge, street
superintendent and city attorney. were
referred TO appropriate committees.
An ordinance making appropriation
| out of street fund 10 refund assessments
to Lillian Crosby and John Hobson was
read first and second times and passed
under suspension Of the r8les.
An ordinance making similar apprO-
priations for the Improvement of the
Cass and SqUemOqCa street crossings
was passed undes the suspension OF the
/ rules.
An ordinance making similar appro-
| priatiOn for the improvement of the Cass
and jefferson street crossing Was passed
under suspension of the rules.
An ordinance making similar appTo-
1 pAlut4OAA ~ POP VIZ nfaAhA. va AAAI vi y
treasurer was passed under suspension
of the rules.
A similar ordinance To pay bill of
! West Shore lumber mills was passed IN
| der suspension Of the rules.
An ordinance declaring time and man.
/ ner OF improving GeneYleye street was
read third time and referred back 90
committee.
An ordinance making estimate for i'm
proyement OF Hamilton street was read
the third time and passed.
The veto Of the mayor Il ;he ordi-
nancas declaring probable cost of i'm
proving Cushing's court and West Sew
cnth streets was sustained by unani-
nous vote of the council.
The following bills We're ordered paid:
Wilson d Fisher, $50; Astoria Iron
Works. $72.S9; w. A. Sherman. 1926;
G. II. Cooper, S2.35; Surprenaut d
| Ferguson. S2i.2j; The AsTORIAN. $47.9j:
$5S,3S; J. g. Hustler. $23O2l: NJ. Conley.
50: T. Dunn. 50: II. Ellis. 50: Gutta
/ Percha Rubber Co.. S66.G5. S665.j0.
| 5000: C. Alexander. $50: :. q. Fisher.
SS20.90; Gus Lingo. $3.50; Gil & Clinton.
| $3.50; A. Ahl, $3.50: West Shore Lum-
Der Mills. $3.50: w. B. Headington. $3.50;
Mrs. Jane Badollett, $50; W. i. Head
ington. 1922: Il. Carruthers. 81: A. W.
Berry, so; j. ID. Meryman, 50; L. j.
Taylor, $50; w. W. Parker. 81; G. Adler
S25; %. L. l.. d B. Association. $29.JO:
Jay Tuttle, 81.
On motion council adjourned.