The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
A Long Meeting Held Last Evening and
Much Business Transacted.

Much business transacted.
An adjourned meeting Of the common
council was held last evening. Mayor
Kinney was in the chair and all men,
bers present except O'Hara.
Petitions for liquor licenses from Meg
Ter & Wright and L. Anderson were
granted.
A petition for a new boiler for Rescue
Engine No. was referred to the proper
committee.
Remonstrance against accepting work
done on Duane street improvement was
referred to committee on streets and
public ways.
A communication from the city attorney
recommending that the petition Of A. G.
Spexarth be granted, was read and
adopted.
A petition for the improvement of Du-
ane street was granted.
Report of committee on Irving avenue
Improvement between 18th and 10th
streets, that no action be taken on the
improvement Of this street at this time.
Referred to proper committee.
Communication from the city attorney
that money paid into the city for Court
street assessment, by Matilda Berendes,
and which was paid under protest, be
streets and public ways.
Communication from the city attorney
recommending that the bill of $100 of
Frank j. Taylor for legal services in
the Court street cases be paid and ordi-
nance drawn up covering the amount.
Reports of City Surveyor Harry in
forming the council of the completion
of 42d street, was adopted. Report from
same of the completion of 9th street
was accepted and placed ON file.
Report from same of the completion of
work done on corduroying Young's Bay
county road; adopted.
Ordinance authorizing committee on fire
and water to advertise for bids for the
construction Of boiler for Rescue En-
gine No. 2, and also for construction Of
seme, passed.
Ordinance re-establishing grade of 18th
street from south line of Exchange to
south line. Of Grand avenue, read first
and second time.
Ordinance to amend an ordinance to
regulate the manner of issuing and col
iecting licenses in the city of Astoria,
passed.
Ordinances extending time for compile
ton Of 18th street until the 18th of Aug
ust and extending time for completion of
Irving avenue till August 1st and ex-
tending time for same on Bond street i'm
provement in Adair's Astoria, were read
first and second times.
Ordinances appropriating the sum of
$5S for improvement of 42d street and
$40 for Improvement of crossing on same,
were read first and second times.
Ordinance authorizing committee on
streets and public ways to build Young's
Bay county road by corduroying, plank
ing and grading at such places as they
may designate, passed.
An ordinance to improve 18th street
from north line of Commercial to a point
north 40 feet failed to pass.
Warrants were ordered drawn upon the
proper fund for the payment of the fol-
lowing claims: Clatsvp Mill Co., S12.06;
Liddlcoat &c Cribb, $50; Foard & Stokes
$9.45; M. Stenstrom, N.75; Clatsop Mill
Co., $l4.S5; Clatsop Mill CO., 1896; C. S,
Gunderson, $3291; H. f. Prael, 81; Clat-
sop Mill Co., $500; M. C. Crosby, 15 cents
r. r. Marion, 81; H. F. Prael 81; Daily
Astorian, $5445; Astoria Box Company,
$685. Fisher Bros, $3.50; Griffin & Reed
$.2S; Scow Bay Wood Yard, 50; Printz
Grain Drug Co., S1.75; A. v. Allen, 75
cents; Mrs, Il. O'Brien, 1854; c. H. Coop
er, $3.50; s. Danzger, SIS; c. G. Palm
berg, $3.50; Clatsop Mill Co., $27.66; Day.
ton ana ttall, $Sz.0; Poruand ELECTRIC
Works. $l3; Astoria Transfer Co., $3.75.
Resolution that the city surveyor be
Instructed to report to the council his
recommendations for grade of Irving ave.
nue. from center of 18th street to west
side Of oath street, adopted.
Resolution that committee on streets
ard public ways be instructed to grade
the crossing of Irving avenue and 18th
street, adopted.
Resolution that same committee be in
structed to expend 800 in banasting the
Young's Bay county road, adopted.
Resolution declaring the intention of the
council to improve Duane street, from
east line Of 9th to west line of 18th street,
adopted
Resolution that the auditor and police
judge be authorized and directed to at
once demand of Mr.. Frank Patton and
receive from him all bonds Of said city
that have not been delivered to him and
that are unsold, adopted.
A motion was made and carried that
the committee on public property investi-
gate the condition of the floor In No.
engine room, after which the cuncll ad-
journed