The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-05-17
A Fair Amount Of Business Quickly
Transacted.
NEW ORDINANCES INTRODUCED
The BARRIERS Heard From Olsens Claim
Against tho City Held To Be Invalid
Other Matters.

the minutes Of the preceding meetin
a petition for liquor license fror
%. ]. Hendrickson was read, an
granted.
Petitions for liquor licenses were al
so granted to Jacob Reifel and Thoma
Graves.
A petition numerously signed wa
read, asking that an ordinance b.
passed prohibiting the opening of bar
Der shops and bath houses on Sunday
The petition was granted
A communication was read from tn,
chief of the fire department asking
that the council confer with the watel
commission and make some arrange
ment about the water used by tn,
department. 1t is claimed that SHOULD
the fire department be compelled t
pay for water out Of the allowance
from the city, the sum so allowed
would have to be increased, otherwise
the engine companies would be com.
| PEELED to shut off the water and thus
be left with cold water in the engines
in case of fire.
1t was moved that the matter be re.
ferred to the committee on fire and
water. Councilman O'Hara spoke al
length on the question and objected to
delay on the ground that there was
always danger of fires, and for that
reason it was better, the councilman
said, that there should be something
done at once. Mr.. Barker said that he
had seen all the members of the water
commission, and had been assured by
them that the water would not be
turned off. He was convinced that the
commission would give the fire depart
ment water as soon as the proper steps
could be taken in that direction. He
asked that he be permitted to report,
for the committee on fire and water,
that it is the opinion of the committee
that the water should be furnished
free to the fire department. Mr. Berg
man here launched into TRADE Of
abuse against the superintendent of
the water commission, stating that
he was as well qualified to be superin-
tendent as he (Mr. Bergman) was
qualified to be a Methodist preacher.
1t seemed to be the unanimous opinion
that Mr.. Bergman was quite correct in
implying that he was not qualified to
engage in the ministry, but Mr.. Bar
ker defended Mr.. Smith, and stated
that he Ghe superintendent had to
work under instructions. The motion
was then put and lost, and Mr.. Bark
ers report was adopted.
A communication was received from
superintendent of streets Chadwick,
stating that his predecessor had taken
up the plank in front of Block Is, on
First street, but failed to replace one
half of it. He suggested that he be al
lowed to replace the planking on the
south side and purchase a small
amount of lumber to make a fair job
Placed on file and the superintendent
instructed to do the work
The committee to whom was refer
red the claim of Fred ShermaN recon-
mended that the claim be referred to
]. w. Welch and w. +. McGregor,
members of the street committee at
the time. Mr.. McGregor favored pay
ing the claim, but finally the motion
prevailed.
The street committee recommended
that the city surveyor file estimates of
the probable cost of improving West
Ninth and Arch street.
The same committee recommended
that the remonstrance against the i'm
of Eighth street be placed
on file and that it be considered at the
proper time.
In the matter of the estimate for the
of Seventh street, the
street committee recommended that
the auditor furnish a statement show
ing the amount each lot in the district
was assessed for on the last city tax
roll. The report was adopted.
Similar action was taken in dealing
with report on the estimates for i'm
proving Eighth street
The city surveyor submits his re-
port of work done by H. NJ. Thatcher
on the Chenamus street extension.
The report was adopted.
City Attorney Hamilton, in COM
stated that L. Lebeck has
brought suit against the city in the
justice court for $162.5O and costs for
extra work claimed to have been done
on Chenamus street and for extra gut
ters claimed to have been put in on
Court street.
The city attorney was instructed to
defend the suit.
The street committee reported in fa-
vor of letting to T. M. Sutherland, as
the lowest bidder, the contract for
the Young's Bay road. For
ty-four cents per foot was Mr.. Suth-
erland's bid.
The report of the city surveyor on
the Elm street grade was referred tol
the street committee.
The city attorney reported, in sub
stance, on the matter Of the claim of
Olsen, the smallpox patient, for per-
sonal effects destroyed by the health
officer, that the city was not liable.
The report was adopted.
An ordinance was read a first and