The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-05
Nights
Council Meeting.

The regular meeting Of the city u
ell was held last night. Mayor Crosby
was in the chair for the first time
since his illness, and he was heartily
welcomed by the members. There were
also present Councilmen WEIGH, Berg
man, Barker, McGregor, Lewis, Thorn
on, O'Hara, Weber. and Langworthy.
The minutes of the previous meeting
we're read and adopted.
A petition for a liquor license was re-
ceived from Pete Dourell.
Councilman Bergman moved that the
license be granted.
Councilman WEIGH said that Dourell's
was one of the worst dives in the city.
and one of the most notorious in the
country.
Councilman Lewis moved that the
matter be referred to the committee on
health and police.
Councilman Bergman said that there
was a receipt for $500 in the hands Of
the treasurer and he didn't see that
Pete Dourell was worse than anybody
else.
The matter was referred to the conf
mittee.
A petition for a liquor license from
Swan Wilson was granted.
John Stevenson was given permits
| sion to move his saloon from the corner
Of Inst and Washington streets to
First and Lafayette.
A petition from residents of Benton
| street for the establishment Of Il grade
was referred to the street C mn:ittce.
A petition from several responsible
taxpayers to improve the county road
from Hillside cemetery to Young's Bay,
Councilman Welch moved that the
matter be referred to the committee
on streets and public ways.
Councilman Thomson amended with
instruction TO the street committee tc
ascertain whether a public street could
not be opened through, in lieu Of 9
county road.
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Councilman McGregor thought thai
something could be done with the roat
at once. 1t was only delaying matter:
TO refer it hto a committee. The roat
was being used every day of the week
Councilman O'Hara urged the i'm
provement strongly.
The amended motion was carried.
A petition from Wright, Wood & Bell
stating that on account of bad weather
the Fifth street improvements had beef
delayed, and asking for an extension t.
August 31st.
The matter was referred to the stree
committee.
From several taxpayers asking TO
the improvement of certain parts o
Lafayette street. Referred to tn
street committee.
From several property owners of Sew
enth street asking that it be opene'
and improved to the full width fror
Olney street to Polk street. Referre,
to the street committee.
From the w. C. T. U. of Astoria a
follows:
1--WE the w. c. T. U. of this city d
most respectfully demonstrate agains
an ordinance licensing gambling In AS
toria, and also reiterate u forme
petition that an ordinance be passe
in conformity with the state law pre-
hibiting gambling.
Received and placed on file.
A committee from B. S. Worsely err
closing a circular from the Pacifi
Coast Association, of fire chiefs &C
vocating the appointment Of a fr
marshal in every city or the coast.
Referred to the committee on fire an
water.
The reports of several committee
were received and adopted.
The special committee to report o
the condition Of the cemetery bulkhea
reported as follows:
We your committee appointed for tn
purpose of investigating into the como
, ton of the new wooden bulkhead o
. the east side of the city cemetery, be
leave to submit the following report:
We have made a personal examine
ton of the work and have found 1t
be in a very delapidated state. We b.
lieve. moreover, that under the existin
conditions it was impracticable frol
d the beginning to put a wooden stru'
e ture sufficiently strong to Withstand II
d pressure to which it would necessari
be subjected.
: The height of the bank is from IL
e 20 feet for a considerable portion OF
length. The distance between u
h street street boundary and the lot I'm
in the cemetery is but ~ rect.
c naturally assume is about l IL hoi
D zontal to 1 vertical. A wooden bull
head. to support this bank should ha'
: AT least. a slope of 6 inches to the fot
IL II can thus be seen that a wall IA re
high standing IL to ] would take {
7 feet of the 10 we have. We still ma
the surcharge standing from 4 TO
G feet above the top of the wall. and !
n nuiring from 6 to 8 feet more TO Dr1l
the ground to its natural slope. II,
Saving nothing of the anchors. II
TO would bring us from IL feet
a. te feet inside of the block line, a
50 from 2 TO 6 feet inside Of the lots. !
of which have been sold and many
which have been occupied for a co
ne siderable time. The effect of this wou
at be to necessitate the removal OF a nul
her of the bodies, or the dissertation
9 the graves.
s. without expressing an opinion as
of the legality of such a proceeding
On believe 1t to be very impropaple u
the parties interested would suDnl
The mistake seems to have been IN U
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