The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-12-11
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Usual Little Joker At the Close.

AT the council meeting last night
liquor licenses were granted to A.
Nicholas, Boentgen Bros, Grosbauer
and Brach, upon approval of the bond
by the mayor
A petition from J. w. Conn and F.
w. Newell, asking for franchise for,
double track railway for 80 years
from the western boundary of Astoria,
on Third, West 9th, Cedar and other
streets, was received and placed on
file.
A remonstrance from residents on
Main street against the acceptance of
the Main street sewer, was referred to
street committee.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the report Of Ross & Wirt's
work on Washington street reported;
report adopted.
The city surveyor also reported,
certifying to the performance of GER
tain street work by II. G.. Van Dusen.
The report Of street superintendent
for November, was referred to street
committee.
An ordinance authorizing the AS
toria Gaslight company, to build a
wharf in front of lots No 3 and 4, blk
3, McClure's. was read and referred TO
committee on wharves.
An ordinance regulating the hang
ing of electric light wires aud other
wires, was read and referred to street
committee.
An ordinance appropriating SO, 3,185.-
60 for the benefit of w. III. Smith,
from funds applicable thereto, was
read first and second times.
An ordinance granting a franchise
for street railway as reported above,
was read first and second times.
An ordinance authorizing the street
committee to enter into a contract
with J. G. Trullinger to furnish %
street electric lights, was read for the
seventh time, and lost by vote OF 3
to /.
An ordinance declaring the probable
cost of constructing a sewer on Main
street, was read third time and
passed.
An ordinance amending sec. 80, of
ordinance 991, was read third time
and passed.
The following claims were ordered
paid: III. G. Van Dusen, 1920; Ross
& Writ, S377.65; Clatsop Mill COM
pany, $3.65; w. w. Belcher, S10.75;
Il. r. Marion, S63; sundry persons,
5000; Carruthers & Co., $3.50; As
toria Gas Co, S23.60; Sunset Tele-
phone Co., So; Electric Light Co,
SIG; Ross & Writ S96; Z. r. Hawes,
So. Geo. Evans, SS; Astoria GasHght
Co., S1I75; S108.60: Fred Sherman,
80 cents.
Up to this everything had run along
smoothly, but as the council was
about to adjourn, councilman Cleve-
land handed the clerk a resolution to
read that was amendatory to a pre-
vious resolution, and which resolved
that the judges in the first ward at
to-day's election be @. G.. Fulton, John
II. Smith, and Thos. Boiling. Council
man Welch rose to a point of order
claiming that as councilman Cleve-
land had been absent at the time the
former resolution had passed appoint
ing judges and clerks of election, he
could not now offer a resolution that
was practically a reconsideration of
the resolution that had been passed.
Mayor Page overruled the point of
order, and the resolution was declared
passed by a vote of three to one;
councilman Welch, the only Repub-
ican councilman present, voting no.
The clerk stated that the judges and
clerks who had been duly appointed
at the meeting of the council on the
9th ult., had all qualified, The
mayor claimed that made no differ
ence that the last resolution would
prevail.
1t is likely that the judges and the
clerks so appointed at the previous
council meeting, and none others,
will officiate in the first ward to-day.