The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-05
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Various Measures Proposed and Acted
Upon.

AT meeting Of the city council last
night all Of the members were present
President Bergman being in the chair
The minutes of the last meeing were read
and approved.
A petition to improve Grand avenue
between 9th and 18th streets was pre-
sented, signed by large number Of prop
erty owners. Referred to committee on
streets and public ways.
Petition to make license of frst-class
theaters 800 per year. Referred to COM
mittee on ways and means,
Communication from ]. N. Dolph re-
monstrating against improvement Of EX-
change street; referred to committee on
streets and pubic ways.
Remonstrance of property holders on
Exchange street to its improvement, re-
ferred to same committee.
| Proposition from Astoria and Columbia
River Railroad Company for the city to
| join in the construction of the Young's
bay bridge by constructing wagon way
on the payment of S25,000 In certain in
stallments, was read. Resolved that the
proposition be not accepted for the rea-
son that at the present time it is not ad-
visaIble for the city to incur the indebt-
edness and that the city could not meet
the requirements in the specified time.
Remonstrance against Improvement OF
Hemlock street referred to committee on
streets and public ways.
Bill of DR.. o. r. Estes referred back for
1temized bill.
Committee on streets and public ways
given more time in the Bowlby matter.
same committee in Sunset Telephone
| matter were granted more time in which
to report.
Proposition Of Pacific Paving Company
to furnish crushed stone for paving pur-
poses referred to committee on streets
and public ways.
Report of committee on streets ana
public ways as to the opening of 18th
street, stating That water commission do
not want to open their portion of the
street. Report filed.
Report of committee on streets and
public ways that Leander Lebeck HAD
completed his contract for the improve
ment of 14th street was adopted.
Same committees report that same con-
tractor had completed the wooden box
under the crossing of Irving avenue and
14th streets was adopted.
Same committee reported that Gus Kip
pey had completed contract for sand
ing Young's Bay road. Report adopted.
Petition of property holders to have
tween 18th and 23d streets, adopted.
Pay rolls of the city department were
allowed as follows: City surveyor, $27O.5O;
superintendent of streets, $17375; police
department, $623.5O; auditor and police
judge, $965.OO; fire allowance, $4,000; Il
brary allowance, $40.
Report of city attorney that the pro-
posed ordinance, relating to the distrb-
ution of advertisements upon the streets,
must be made general and cannot be ap-
piled to particulal trades or classes of
business was filed.
Various ordinances appropriating mon
eys for various street improvements pass
ed second reading.
Ordinance for Improvement of S5th
street passed the third reading under
suspension of the rules.
Ordinance for Improvement of 35th
street passed third reading under sus-
pension of the rules.
Ordinance for the Improvement of S7tb
street passed third reading under sds-
pension of the rules.
Ordinance on the alleyway west line
3Sth street to east line 42d street, passed
third reading under suspension of the
rules.
ordinance for the construction of 18th
street sewer passed third reading under
suspension of the rules.
Ordinance prohibiting distribution OF
hand bills passed on third reading.
ordinance extending time for comp,e-
ton of Irving avenue referred back to
committee.
Btlls or c. NJ. Cutbirth for $3.50 ana
W. H. Warren for $40, were ordered paid
Ordinances passed second reading were
as follows: Appropriating $6124O for Le-
ander Lebeck. Appropriating to general |
street fund all moneys collected from IL
censes upon teams; licenses upon merry |
go-rounds; appropriating $241 to N. Clin-
ton Il Sons; appropriating $1567S6 to L. |
LeDeck; approprating $3.50 to C. NJ. Cut |
birth.
Resolution for the Improvement of 14th
street north line of Grand avenue to
north line of Bond street, passed.
Resolution providing that special notice
be given of the filing cf the special as
sessment for the improvement of 42d
street. Passed.
Resolution directing board of assessors
to make assessment for the Improvement
of 18th street in Shively's Astoria, passed.
Councilman O'Hara filed his resigna-
tion, which was accepted.
Council flied the vacancy by electing
Perry Trullinger.
Resolution passed instructing city sur
Veyor to survey alleyway running through
blocks 102 and 103 in Adair's Astoria.
Resolution passed instructing auditor
to publish notice that all po.es erected
IN the city must be painted within 10
uays from date OF publication of notice.