The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-11-22

Placed on file.
A message from Mayor Crosby was
read, in which he nominated ]. A.
Ealin for the Office of city attorney,
made vacant by the resignation of Mr..
Hamilton and the refusal of Hon. +.
]. Taylor to accept the position when
elected. Mr.. c. r. Thomson then plac-
ed in nomination the name of Mr. j. H.
Smith. The vote stood Smith 4, Eakin
3. No further vote being taken, the
office was declared to be vacant as be-
fore
A remonstrance signed by John Ste
phenson, j. l.. Carlson, Chas. Johnson,
Charles Wirkkala, L. Anderson, ".
Bergman, Wright G. Harris, and L.
Larson, was presented, against the pas
sage Of the ordinance providing for the
payment of liquor licenses in INSTALL
ments.
Placed on file.
/. The street committee recommended
that the street superintendent be in
structed to notify the persons who put
in the Fourth street flume to make it
safe or remove 1t altogether
The same committee reported in fa-
Nor of making temporary repairs to
West Ninth street.
The street committee returned with
cut recommendation the ordinance APP
propriating $100 for the benefit of Fred
Sherman for the filling of the crossing
of West Eighth street and Summit
avenue. The report was adopted.
In a report Superintendent of Streets
Chadwick called attention to the fact
that the Court street fill has closed the
outlet to an old drain in Sh!vely's As
tt ria, causing the water to force its
way through blocks il AMI -. rte ,ec-
that he he authorized to-
divert the water at it's source, near
block 20, into the West Ninth street
sewer.
The report was adopted.
The city surveyor filed his certificate
Of work done on Wall street by Lean
der Lebeck Adopted.
Surveyor Harry also reported that in
making the estimates for the excava-
lion on Wall street, mistake had been
made by which the contractor was en-
titled to pay for an additional 81 yards
n front of lots 4, 8, 6, block II; also
hat in front of the lots named on ac-
'ount of the slope 40 yards had been re-
moved, and that in front of lots and
0, block 115, the embankment slope
an out to the amount of 1856 yards.
Referred to the street committee.
An ordnance was introduced by Mr..
Thomson providing for the appropria-
ion of part of the military and other
'Gblic roads for the use of water pipe
or the purpose of furnishing the city
18th water
Referred to the committee on streets.
An ordinance appropriating out of
he general fund the sum of $S6.40 for
he benefit of Marion G. Thatcher was
eferred to the street committee.
An ordinance authorizing condemna-
ion proceedings to be brought for right
+ way to ditch and lay water pipe be-
ween the city of Astoria and Bear ii
'reek was read first and second time.
Mr.. Welch offered an amendment
hat all expenses incurred in this con-
ection be borne by the water commits
ion. II
The ordinance as amended was then
,ferred to the committee on fire and
'ater.
An ordinance appropriatins
ut of the Wall street fund for the
;nefit of l.. Lebeck was read first 1
I'd second times.
The ordinance for regulating the
idth Of tires for certain vehicles was |
ad a third time and referred back TO Il
cond reading. 1t was subsequently
i'd over until the next meeting L
An ordinance appropriating the sum ]
$39S out of the street fund for the
,nefit of Leander Lebeck was read a
ird time and passed.
"a uuiilDCl VI CldlillS WCIC OIutItQI
ia, while others were referred to APP Il
opriate committees.
The superintendent of streets was by a
solution instructed to fix the surface cl
wer on the crossing of Main and Sec
ID streets. r,
The auditor and police judge was in l;
ructed by resolution to advertise for
ds to do the city printing. tt
Notices of appeal in the cases of M. b
Kinney ct. al. vs. the city of Astoria,
d Mary H. Leinenweber VS.. the city el
Astoria, were read, but no action was st
ken. "a
rhe complaint and summons in the
Sc of Ross G. Writ VS.. the city of H
toria were read by the auditor, ard 9
e city attorney ordered to defend. N
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