The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-04
COUNCIL MEErINa.
The Clty's Law Makers Hold Another
Long Session Last Evening.

The City's Law Makers Hold Another
Long Session Last Evening.
"a regular meeting of the council was
held last evening, Mayor Kinney in the
chair and all members present.
Petition from Martin Olsen for an
auctioneer's license was referred to a
special committee to investigate and re-
port.
Petition from property owners adjacent
to and in the neighborhood OF 18th street
and Grand avenue, requesting that the
grade as recommended by the city sur
veyor be adopted; referred to committee
on streets and public ways.
Report Of committee approprlating the
sum Of $S,O6S72 for the benefit of l.. Lee
back for Bond street Improvement.
Adopted.
Report approprlatlng the sum Of $3.50
for crossing improvement upon same
street, for benefit Of l.. Leback Adopted
Report Of street committee asking that
Clinton & Sons time for completion OF
Bond street improvement be extended.
Adopted.
Report of committee on streets and pub
lie ways stating that the. Duane street
remonstrance was not received until after
the work had been accepted. Adopted.
|
lie ways recommending that petition for
AN electric light, corner of And and
Bond streets be granted. Adopted.
| Report of same committee on the 45th
street matter asking that further time
| be given them for consideration. Adopted
Report of same committee recommend
ing that the street commissioner be In.
| structed to take neces sary steps towards
removing dirt from streets. Adopted.
! Adopted
Report of committee on public prop
erty, who were instructed to investigate
| the condition of the floor of Engine Co.
| No. !, that they had made a careful in
vestigation and find that the lower floor
on account Of poor ventilation is In a
rotten condition and recommending that
1t be Immediately repaired. Adopted.
Report of committee on streets and
public ways that the James street ex-
tension Improvement be done after the
winter months and then be put in thor
ough repair. Placed on file and city sur
veyor instructed to report on grades and
width.
Report of police officers for June was
read and placed on file.
Request Of Chief Foster that IA new
suction hose be purchased for No. 3's
engine. Adopted.
Report of Surveyor Harry asking for
further time on grades on Irving avenue.
Granted.
Ordinances appropriating $2l7.S0 for the
benefit of Matilda Berendes, regulating
the use of bicycies on the public streets
Of Astoria, 1ppropriating $40 for the bene-
fit of A. g. Spexarth, appropriating 800
for benefit Of F. j. Taylor, were read first
and second times.
Ordinances were passed extending time
| for completion OF 14th street sewer; ap-
| propriating $8S8 for the benefit of l.. Le-
| back, for Duane street Improvement; ap-
proprlating $3,O6S.72 for benefit OF l.. Lee
back, for Duane street improvement; ex-
| tending time for completion of sewer on
| 14th street; approprlating $526 for benefit
| Of N. Clinton & Sons for 42nd street Inn
provement extending time for compile
ton OF improvement on Irving avenue; (;
extending time for completion OF Bond
street improvement; approprlating sits 36
for benefit of Clinton & Sons; authoriz-
Ing the auditor to issue alias warrants,
for the collection of delinquent taxes on
1852 roll; re-establishing the grade Of 18th
street from south line OF Exchange to
south line Of Grand avenue.
An ordinance granting the right Of way
to the G. r. r. r. Co. through and across
the streets of Astoria was referred to
the committee on streets and public
ways.
Resolution that the committee on public
property be instructed to have the fence
around the hillside cemetery repaired
Adopted.
Resolution that the committee on
streets and public ways be authorized
to construct a step on the crossing Of
Duane and 35th street In Adair's AS
toria. Adopted.
The following claims against the city
were ordered paid: Astoria wood yard,
$3.50; M. e. Crosby, 50; George Gore, 81;
A. l.. Fish, $4O w. ]. McCann, 50; H.
M. THATCHER. S87.