The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-07
COUNCIL PRocEED1NGs.
A Lively Time and Much Important
Business Transacted.

| edcH OIIleT imam usual, anu IfOlH IL leW
remarks they dropped the subject Of
their frequent conversations seemed to
be the extraordinary high water on Salt
Creek. Bergman passed the big blue
water pitcher over to O'Hara quite Of
ten, while Pat spent great deal Of
his time sharpening his lead pencil and
making figures on waste paper. These
figures were supposed to be imaginary
majorities.
Mayor Kinney called the meeting to
order and Judge Osburn read the min
utes of the last council proceedings,
which were approved.
Petition of Victor Bergman to change
his liquor license from No. GA Ninth
street to $40 Commercial street was read
and granted.
The petition Of number of citizens
residing in Adair's addition to allow
cows to roam at large above Shivelys
claim line was read, and raised quite a
discussion. Mr.. Baker related enough
casualties caused in Uppertown by un-
ruly cows to make an accident reporter
for city paper think it was the day
after the Fourth of July.
The petition was referred to the prop
er committee.
Report of committee on awarding con-
tract for painting 1000 street-corner
signs stating that the lowest bidder as
b. f. Allen at $S5, the highest l.. a.
Larson $16O. B. f. Allen got the job.
Report read Of Surveyor Richard
Harry on the sliding ground west of
Third and Madison, and recommending
that a drain be laid from Third street
| west to point about $50 feet west of
the west side of that street, depositing
the water thus picked up into the sewer
at its crossing with Duane street. Re-
port referred to street committee
Supt. Chadwick's street pay roll re-
port was then read for work done on
the streets, amounting to $9450, also on
roads, for $3.50. The report was ap-
proved by the committee on public
works and ordered paid. So was the
Of the city officers for May of 1866, fire
department 1915 and police $475 for the
same month
Then came the reading of letters from
two different parties bidding for the
issue of 100000 Of bonds dated May l, !
1894, followed by a verbal report by the
committee on ways and means recon-
mending that the bid of Frank Patton,
agent, be accepted.
This brought several of the more con-
servative m ambers to their feet, among
them being Mr.. Schernakau, who gave
it as his opinion that the council had
better wait and see whether times were
going to improve or not
He was backed up by Alderman Bar
ker, who insisted that this was mat |
ter of importance, and that the council |
report Of the committee, and he, for
one. would insist that they take the
time.
Alderman O'IIara said the city needed |
the fire boys and the police boys, and
other employees; that the best thing to
do was to get the money from the sale
of these bonds and lift the city war
rants, instead Of having them hawked
about the streets at so cents on the
dollar. (Mr. O'Hara did not stop to fig
ure that there is $iS0O0 worth of city
warrants out now and that the money
from the $40 900 bond issue sold
some time ago and the 100000 from the
bonds in discussion would make but
$40, 600, thus leaving $4,000 old warrants
still unpaid, and the laborer who got a
warrant the day the $4,000 came in
would still have to discount it at so
cents)
Alderman Bergman said If the city
owed money it ought to be paid and as
he city was now paying s rer cent in
.erest on the warrants and the bonds
'alled for per cent the difference would
be a saving.
Alderman Langworthy was not in
'avor Of selling bonds now, Business F..
vas to duh and he wanted more time
lie said he had not attended enough
meetings to understand the matter
thoroughly.
Mr. O'Hara gave him a pretty hard
hot by saying that it was his fault If
lie had not attended the meetings and s
,ept better posted.
Alderman Barker said that 1t would be j
good thing to make the bond issue
100000, instead of 100000, and again \
that they take little more
me to consider so important n matter. u
Alderman Ben Young, who is consid-
red a rather shrewd business man,
wning a cannery. as well as being a di-
ector In a bank. said the council had 49,
'aited long enough, and while he did
OF wish to run the city into debt any -
lore than he would his own affairs, yet D.,
e believed the city should raise the -
ioney and pay of what It might owe.
nd he also remarked something to a.
lie effect that II the committee of 2l =
ming up and paying their taxes as
ley should the city would have more ~
oney. and that he was tired anyway -
such delay. and for two cents he -
ould resign. ~ ~
The vote was then taken 20 adopt the nc
port OF the finance committee. and tn
as carried, there being only two mega
We votes. -