The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-11-28
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

I Council was called to order at 7:4s
P. NJ, Mayor Page in the chair. Pres.
ent, Councilmen Cleveland, Bergman,
Robb, Welch, Auditor and Police
Judge Jewett and City Attorney No
land.
Minutes of last regular meeting and
of special meeting read and approved
A petition from property owners, tt
improve West-Fifth street, from Ce-
dar street to Wall street, was referred
to committee on streets and public
ways.
A petition from residents in the
vicinity, to have an electric light
placed at the crossing OF Madison
and Second streets, was referred tc
committee on streets and public prop
| erty.
A communication from owners o!
the building occupied as Salvation
Army barracks, through their attor
neys, was read as follows, and re.
ferred to committee on health an6
police:
To the Honorable Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City of as.
tOriG:
GENTLEMEN:-Asa attorneys for the
owners of the building situate on the
southwest corner of block No. 60, in
McClures's Astoria, being at the cor
ner of Jefferson and Cass streets, We
desire to notify You that said owners
propose to hold the city of Astoria
responsible for all injuries to said
property, which result from the unlaw.
full acts of unlawful assemblies in
that vicinity. For sometime past i,
has been the practice Of large num-
ber of men and boys to congregate or
that corner of the street, and almost
every evening, and assail the building
with missiles and explosives whereby
the building has been greatly dam
aged, and is constantly in danger of
being more seriously injured or to-
tally destroyed.
We understand that the courts
have uniformly held that municipal
corporations are liable to property
owners for damage sustained to prop
erty within the boundaries of the cor.
Il pOIhblOu, az buO AduuS VI uuldWlul
assemblies, and it is the intention oi
the owners of this building to avail
themselves of this law, as they are &c
individually unable to protect their
property, and one of the objects OF
taxation is to secure at the hands oi
the taxing power protection not only
to the individual, but his property.
Very respectfully,
FULTON Bros.
A communication from the Astorif
Electric Light Co., proposing to re-
duce their bill for street lights fol
October, So per light, was referred to
committee on public property with
instructions to investigate the matter
and report.
An adverse report, signed by the
chairman of the committee appointed
to consider the petition of the Asto.
ria Street Railway Co., to have their
franchise extended to ninety-nine
years. was read. A motion to adopt
the report was lost by a tie vote.
Welch and Robb, Aye; Bergman and
Cleveland, No.
The report of superintendent oi
| streets for October was adopted.
The committee on health and police
recommend that the auditor and po
lice judges report for October, be re
turned for correction; adopted.
| An ordinance amending ordinance
No. 453, for the control of contagious
diseases, was read second and thiri
times and passed under suspension o
the rules, and the auditor and polio,
Judge, instructed to have the sam
published for three weeks.
An ordinance to improve Ceda
street between West Sixth and Hem
lock streets was read third time ant
passed.
Chief of police Barry took his seat
The following claims were ordere,
paid: Astoria Gas Light Co., S104. .4O
$22.O5.
Sundry bills were referred to com
mittee to report.
A resolution by councilman Welcf
that policemen be instructed to re
port when street lights illuminate
amended by councilman Cleveland Il
report when they do not illuminate
was adopted as amended.
| The bid of W. III. Smith to put i
terra Gotta sewers at crossings on tn
). line on east side OF Benton street 6
S1.13 per lineal foot, was accepted
and the proper committee instructe
to award him the contract.
i In the matter of the old sewer u
the east de of Benton street, it wa
, reported that the city and the prnI
erty owners adjacent had cleaned
ont. with the exception of that poi
tion opposite the property of ". |
Gray, who refused. Referred to con
mittee on streets and publi
ways, the city attorney and stret
superintendent, who were instructe
to look into the matter and advis
3 what action should be taken.
i The city attorney called the after
3 ton of the council to instances {
i a humiliating misuse of ancient an
> classic language in conspicuou
: places, and incoherent use of moder
< English where perspicuity was indi
b pensable.
ell A recess of fifteen minutes wa
| taken, during which there was gel
eral and lively discussion Of des
= languages.
I'll Chief of police Barry wanted i
4 struction as to his course with col
l. tagious diseases that might he r
e ported outside of city limits.
g Adjourned.
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