The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-02
THE crTY COUNCIL
A Large Batch OF Miscellaneous Bust
ness Transacted at Last Nights
Meeting.


AIT the regular meeting OF the city
council last night, the mayor and full
council were present.
The minutes of last meeting read ana
approved.
Fred Grimm was given a liquor IL
cense.
The petition Of d. X. Warren and
A. @. Fisher TO extend the wharf IN
McClure's Astoria was referred TO the
committee on wharves and water
front.
The petition of property owners on
Duane street between 37th and 38th
streets to remove the bulkhead Of dirt,
made by the Improvements on 2Tth
street. was referred to the committee
on streets and public ways.
The mayors veto to an ordinance on
nuisances, on the ground that ordi-
nance No. 1909 covered the ground, was
sustained.
An invitation was read from the o.
r. and N. Company for the council and
their friends to join an excursion to be
given by THAT company today at
1880 on the new T. J. Potter to Flavel
and Fort Stevens, was accepted.
The committee on fire and water
asked more time to look into the petit
ton of the West Shore Nils Co.
The same committee reported recon-
mending an allowance OF 500 to the
Hook and Ladder Company. and En-
CINE Companies and 3 each 5000; En-
cine Company No. 2rS19o per month.
The report was adopted
The motion to adopt the recommen-
datlon of the committee on streets and
public ways to improve 18th street by
an extension to the water front, was
carried, after considerable argument.
The payroll for the different depart
ments for the month OF April were ap-
proved.
The rules were suspended and the
ordinance to improve 42d street in
| Adair's Astoria was passed 10 the
third reading and adopted.
Ordinances for the Improvement of
16th street in Shiveley'e Astoria and
45th street In Adair's Astoria, were
read first and second times
| The ordinance extending time for Inn
provement OF parts OF Duane, 37rh ayf
| 35th streets, In Adair's Astoria, passed
] third reading.
| Ordinances fixing the monthly allow
ances of fire companies in accordance
with committees report, passed third
reading under suspension Of the rules.
Ordinance authorizing auditor and
| police Judge 10 issue warrants TOR col
lection Of certain taxes of 1892, referred
| TO committee on ways and means.
Ordinances allowing Aberdeen Pack
ing Company to drive piles In front of
blocks 147 and 14S referred to commit
tee on waterfront and the city attor-
ney.
The claim Of r. ]. Taylor for attor-
ney's fee of 500 In case Of Hlnman,
was referred to the city attorney.
a resolution was passed to advertise
for bids for remodelling the city hall.
A resolution was passed to give no.
tlce of construction Of sewer on 14th
street in Shively's Astoria.
Resolutions were adopted that the
! committee on ways and means be au-
thorlzed to expend 800 In repairing
the bulkhead at the 18th street ceme-
terry, and to declare the intention TO
improve Irving avenue between 14th
and 18th streets, Shive1y's Astoria.
After much discussion the question
of the sale of $4,000 city bonds to
Hayes & Sons, Cleveland, Ohio, was
referred TO the finance committee.
Messrs. Welch and Slhively were
granted leave Of absence from the
next meeting Of the council, and the
adjournment was had.