The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-02-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Interesting. Session of the City Fathers
Last Evening.

Last EVening.
Inc city council met last evening,
mayor Kinney presiding. and the other
members present being Messrs. Berg
man. Lewis. Langworthy, scherneckap,
o'Hara, Webber. Thomson and Young.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved, after which
petitions for liquor licenses were grant
cd TO Aug. Danielson, johnson & Carl
son. Oscar Wiren and Alex. Campbell.
Residents of West Third street petit
TONED for enough lumber and nails 70
build an outlet from the river bank,
along West Third street, to the road
way" Petitioners set forth that on ac.
count OF the recent landslide, they
We're shut off from the city. Referred
to the street committee.
The following communication was
read:
united states Senate, Washington, d.
=, Jan. 20, 1S94.-Hon. Alfred Kinney,
M, d., Mayor, and Hon. K Osburn, Au-
ultor' Astoria, Or-Gentlemen: beg re-
specttuliy to acknowledge receipt of
copy OF resolutions of the common coun-
Gil Oh your city urging upon the hon-
orapie secretary of war the Importance
OF early and favorable consideration Of
petition plans and specifications for the
construction of bridge over Young's
Bay, l received Mayor Kinney's dis
patch and have given the matter my
pest attention, the particulars of all Of
Whlch VIII be found in a letter this day
addressed to the secretary of the cham
Der or commerce of your city, which
Please see. L am, yours very respect
fully, JOHN II. MITCHEIT,
The communication was received and
placed on file.
Mayor Kinney returned with a veto
message IAN ordinance amending sec
ton of ordinance 1922, entitled An or
dinance providing for licensing and
regulating bar-rooms and drinking
shops within the corporate limits of the
city of Astoria, The mayor found
that the section as it now stands, COW
ers all points in the proposed amend
ment. The veto was sustained.
remonstrance against the re-estab-
lishment of the grade at the crossing
of Fourth street and Candy avenuel
was referred to the street committee.
The surveyors report on the grade |
on Fourth street in Adair's was adopt |
ed upon the recommendation of the
street committee.
The report of the street committee onl
the petition of the rlght-of-way COM
mittee for right Of way for railroad
through the city was as follows 1--WE |
recommend that the petition be referred |
to the city surveyor to prepare a map
and field notes to form the basis of an
ordinance and matter of reference"
The street committee reported that no
permission had been granted f. Lin
strom TO remove earth from a certain |
alley in Adairs, and that it is not ex-
pected that there will be, The commit
tee recommended that the communica-
tion ba placed on file, and Mr. Feakes
be notified accordingly, that gentleman
having entered protest against the re,
moval
The same committee recommended |
that the remonstrance of property own
ers against change of grade at Fourth |
street and Candy avenue be laid ON the
table. Adopted,
The surveyors pay roll for the month
of January was read and warrants or
dered drawn when affidavit of surveyor
was obtained as to the correctness Of
the document.
Warrants were ordered drawn for the
payment of the street and road pay rolls
for January.
The police report for January on elec-
trio lights was read, and the auditor in
structed to make the proper deductions,
omdtting any deductions for the night of
the great storm, on which occasion, it
was the opinion of the oouncilmen, the
for the lights going out
could not be laid to the electric light
The surveyors report on the grades
in Taylor's was referred to the street
committee.
The report OF the surveyor on street
grades In Alderbrook was referred to
the street committee.
The officers pay roll and fire allow
ance reports for the month of January
were adopted and warrants ordered
drawn,
The police pay roll report was adopt
ed and the several amounts ordered
paid by warrant.
City Attorney Smith recommended in
The matter Of the tax cases which are
set for hearing in the supreme court
next week. that the city employ a spe-
,ial counsel and that in the meantime
! postponement of the cases until the
March term be allowed The report was
adopted.
The city attorney reported thai the
,ity was not liable fqr any part of the
,lai1a of w. a. Sherman for services as
assessor. Placed on file.
The city attorneys report ON the case
If Olsen VS.. the City Of Astoria and DR.
M. Walker was IN substance that heI
would lake an appeal. in accordance
With Instructions given by the council
o ex-Clty Attorney Hamilton.
Councilman o'Hara introduced an or
finance providing for the licensing Of
public laundrles within the limits Of
he city. It was referred to the COM
nittee on health and police, and the
,ity attorney.
The new ordinance regulating bar
'ooms and drinking shops was passed.