The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-11-22
THE COUNCIL MEETS.
Considerable Business Trans
acted Last Evening.

= M. C. Crosby in the chair and othe
members present being Messrs Barker
Lewis. McGregor O'Hara, Thomson
\ Welch, and Webber
After the adoption If the min
utes of the previous meeting, the pc
tition Of Henry Jones for a liquor Ii
4 cense was read and granted
Similar action was taken in the mat
ter of the petition of Victor Bergman
for liquor license.
A petition numerously signed by pro
perty owners residing in the vicinity
of East Sixth ana Pine streets, asking
the council to order AN electric light
placed at the intersection of the streets
named, was read and referred to the
street committee, with instructions tc
that committee to take a light from
some other portion of the city, and II
one could be spared put 1t at the point
indicated.
A petition of property owners to
change the grade at the crossing OF
Second Street and Ogden Avenue was
referred to the Street Commissioners.
The following communication, which
was read, is self-explanatory:
Portland, Or, November IS 1893.
To the Honorable Mayor and members
Of the Common Council of the City of
Astoria-Gentlemen: I desire to call
the attention of your honorable body
to the recent improvement of Fifth
street. l am the owner Of lots and
| 6, block H. in John Adair's addition
to Astoria, which lots front ON said
street, and have recently November
16th,) paid to the city of Astoria the
sum of $521.S5 for such improvement.
The work is not done in a workman
like manner, and in it's present con-
dition accidents are liable to happen
by reason of the sidewalk being in an
unsafe condition. The stringers are
suspended in the air, caused by the
settling Of the earth which was filled
in to raise the street, and the support
to the curb plank are about ready to
break Caused by the settling of the
earth and having no support) in which
event the sidewalk will slide down
the embankment. You are hereby no
titled that 1 will not be responsible for
any accidents which are occasioned
while the sidewalk is in such condition
| paid for first-class work, and trust
your honorable body will without de-
lay see that the said sidewalk is put
in a safe condition, Respectfully yours, |
ANNIE GATENS.
Referred to the Street Committee.
DR.. j. A. Fulton submitted com
munication as follows:
Astoria, Nov. 81, 1898.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Coun- |
ell:
l desire to call your attention to the
existence of scarlet fever in Uppertown. |
The form of the disease is a mild one
at present, but it may become malig-
nant later on. The disease has had
existence in Uppertown for over one
year, and is gradually spreading. The
health officers flag is often hung out,
but the people pay absolutely no atten-
ton to it. Children from the family
in which the disease exists go to school
as usual. The child that has been sick,
If able to go out in one week, at once
returns to school. The fever in -
family does not prevent the neighbor's
children from passing in and out of
the sick room a dozen times a day.
Cldldrea just recovering from the di-
seaSe are often on the street cars, on
the sidewalk, and even in the school,
The present form of the disease is so
mild that the people have no fear of
it, and those sick recovering so rapidly
leads them all to be careless. Scarlet
fever is one of the most contagious di-
seases of children, and freqL emily most ;
and l bring this to your
attention so that you may act so as to
protect the school children and those '
not of school age. The disease should /
be stamped out at once. Respectfully, s
j! A. FULTON.
A long debate followed the motion
to refer the matter to the COM n
mittee on health and police. Mr.. Bar +
ker said the chief of police was the PROF +
: person to look after the disease and
see that 1t was abated. Mr.. O'Hara
favored the engaging of a physician; y
Mr. Thompson thought the matter
should be looked after by the board of
health. Mr.. Lewis also took this view. <
Mr. O'Hara acknowledged his inability q
Lc distinguish scarlet fever when he
saw 1t, and he insisted upon the plan s
by him, to-wit the appoint b
nent of a city physician. Mr.. Barker
said it was the duty of the physicians ]
attending such cases to see that the a
proper flag was displayed, and that O
hen the chief Of police could take what t.
teps were proper in the premises.
The matter was finally referred to G:
he board Of health. A
From Hon. F. ]. Taylor, who was re- II
emily elected to TIE Office Of city at
orney, to fill the vacancy caused by
he resignation of ]. F. Hamilton, the
was received and read:
Astoria, Nov. 9, 1898. q
o the Honorable the Mayor and Conn M
mon Council of the city of Astoria: NJ
Gentlemen:-I have been duly notified Il
y the auditor of my nomination and ns
lection, at the last meeting of the II
ouncil, to the Office of city attorney, cl
lade vacant by the resignation of MIR. al
F. Hamilton, After giving the mat OF
er careful consideration, l am COM CT
elled to decline the office, for various al
reasons, and also because l 70
xpect to be absent from the city the or
reater portion of the time between IN
ow and the first of the gear, at which Gil
me the attorney to be elected at the DO
ming city election will take office.
Permit mo to thank. you for tue
,mpliment paid me by nomination and
ection, and assure you that 1t is with
.luctance that / have reached the nu