The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-11-14
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Yesterday evening, the city coun-
Gil met in regular session. Mayor
Page in the chair. Present council
men Bergman, Cleveland, Sherman,
Welch and Robb, auditor and police
Judge Jewett, city attorney holland,
and chief of police Barry.
Report OF committee ON streets and
public ways, on condition of street
lights was as follows:
ASTORIA, Or. Nov. 12, 1888.
To the Hon. Mayor and Council:
SIRs:-Your committee to whom
was referred the matter of city lights
would respectfully report that we
have made a thorough examination
of all the lights.
As for the Gas Light Co., we find
they have plenty gas and coil oil, but
find that the man employed by said
company does not attend to his bus
mess in keeping the lamps in repair
and lighting them at the proper time.
Because the moon shines part of the
evening is no reason that. the lights
should not be lit when the moon re-
tires. We also find no clause in the
contract allowing the lamps to be
lighted by the calendar, but make no
objections, providing the company
has the lamps Lit when they are need
ed the latter part OF the evening, and
that no lamps should be put out un-
til 6 M.
As far as the Electric lights are
concerned, we find they are in very
bad order, and recommend that the
auditor be instructed not to audit
any more bills for said contractor un.
til said lights are properly lighted
and placed in the best of order, and
80 reported by this committee.
JAS. w. WEIGH.
f. SHERMAN,
/. BERGMAN,
Committee on Streets and Public
Ways.
The committee to whom the peti
tion of John Allen was referred, find
that the residence of John Allen and
the premises complained OF, are in West
Second street. We would therefore
recommend that the street commits
sioner be instructed to have all of the
Instructions and houses moved of
from said West Second street.
The board OF health to whom was
referred the communication from the
superintendent of streets regarding g
sewer on Main street, recommend
that no action be taken in the prem.
ises, as We find it about the same az
the rest of the sewerage in the city.
The committee to whom was re.
ferred the petition of property hold.
ers for an electric light, to be placed
at the foot Of Genevieve street, rec
ommend granting the petition.
The recommendation was adopted
The petition of the Astoria Stree
Railway Co., asking that their fran
chise be extended to SO years. was
referred to the committee on streets
and public ways.
Committee on health and police tc
whom was referred the petition ot
VIM. Beasley, for an allowance Of
salary while disabled from duty, re-
ported recommending that no salary
be allowed. Report adopted.
An ordinance prescribing time and
manner of improving Cedar street
was read first and second times.
An ordinance granting permission
to property owners on Benton street
to construct terra Gotta sewer from
Eighth street north to the Columbia
river, was read first and second times
and passed under suspension of the
rules.
The following claims were ordered
paid: Sunset Telephone Co., So
Clatsop Mill Co., S19S5; $14.4O
S1440; W. W. Belcher, 81; sundry
persons for labor on streets, $3.50
sundry persons for labor on No. 2's
engine house, S21.40; G. Olsen & Co.
$3.50; THE Historian, 1885.
The following resolution was unan
imously adopted:
ReSoloed, That the auditor and
police judge be and is hereby
ordered to give due and lega
notice of city election, to be held
on Wednesday, December u. 1888
for the purpose of electing one conn.
Gilman from each ward therein, tc
serve for a period of three years.
That @. 81. Stockton, G.. G. Fulton
and P. W. Weeks be and are hereby
appointed judges, and F. l.. Parker
and T. G. Boiling clerks of election
for the frs. ward, and ID. HI. WeIch.
Fred Wickman and B. Gibson judges
and @. w. Shively and J. P. Hynes
clerks of election for the second ward
That Holt & McCurtie's shop, stu.
ated on Jefferson street, between
Genevieve and Hamilton streets, be
appointed as the place of holding
said election in the first ward, and
the Office of Welch Bros, situated on
Water street, between West 8th and
West 7th streets, be appointed as the
place for holding the election in the
second ward. JAS. ". WELoH.
Council adjourned.