The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-04-21
COUNCIL MEErING.
The Bay Railway Fsanchlse Passed
Unanimously.

Last nights council meeting was
probably the most interesting and I'M
portant assembly of that body for
some time, as several important meas
ures came up for action.
Roll call found two members absent,
O'Hara and Young.
Petition of Peter Durant for liquor
license with requisite bondsmen, was
granted.
Petition of Messrs. Tallant to have
assessment for opening of certain
streets cancelled, referred Ito city attor-
ney.
Reports from the three fire compan-
les, showing the past months expenses,
the amounts allowed, and asking for a
sufficient increase to cover such ex-
penses, were referred to committee on
fire and water, as was also a commu-
nication from the West Shore Mills
Co. to to charge $25 per month for the
city's use of their electric light poles to
carry fire alarm wires.
A remonstrance against the ordinance
ito change the pound limits On Adair's
Astoria, referred to committee on
streets and public ways.
A communication from the Bay Rall-
way Company settling forth THAT they
would have to give their present right
of way to Messrs. Bonner and Ham,
mond, and asking the council to pass
al ordinance granting them a fran
/ chise for a street railway on certain
streets, was referred to the commit
tee on streets and public ways, with
instructions to report as o as pos
s.ble.
A communication from the chief of
the fire department stating rthe impos-
sibIlity of operating paid department.
as cheaply as a volunteer, referred to
committee ON fire and water.
Report recommending certain changes
in the city hall rooms, by 1.-THE commit
tee on public property, was adopted.
A report estimating the probable
cost Of improving Bond street between
49d and 45bh streets, referred to the
committee ON streets.
Ordinances read first and second time
as follows: Extending time for COM
pletion of improvements on 35th, 37th
and Duane streets; to allow Aberdeen
Packing Company to drive piles on cer-
tain blocks and streets; relating to col
lection of delinquent taxes of 1892.
Mr.. O'Hara came in and took his
seat.
Then came the important event Of
the meeting, namely, the first and sec
ond reading of an ordinance granting
the Bay Railway Company a franchise
TO run a street railway beginning ON
west end of Bond street, thence on
several cross streets to finally end on
Franklin avenue, at 17th street. At
the conclusion Mr.. WEIGH moved to
suspend the rules and place it on its
final passage, but Mr.. Sc~herneckau OBJ
jected TO doing things 50 hastily. Mr..
Thomson said to go slow and keep
out of legal difficulties. Here Mr.. F.
]. Taylor asked permission ITO address
the council, saying they did not want
The franchise unless Mr.. Hammond
made railroad connections with Port
land, agreeing 10 do their part one
year thereafter.
Mr.. O'Hara arose to speak, and in
order to get matters Strengthened out
somewhat, THE mayor declared a re-
cess of five minutes. During the re-
a similar ordinance introduced last
year was hunted UP and inspected,
and the committee on streets and pub
Nc ways reported on Mr.. Taylor's COM
municatson.
Order was called, and the report
read, proposing new ~provisos for the
ordinance, and as matters seemed
somewhat mixed, Mr.. osburn came to
The rescue by re-reading the report,
md telling the committee to put the
new provisos in proper place in the
ordinance. Mr.. Thomson moved that
Jhe rules be suspended and the ordl-
rance placed ON final passage, which
unanimously, Mr.. Welch say
.ng that this was an Important factor
n the railroad matter, and Mr.. O'Hara
moving that anyone voting against the
ordinance should be shanghaied. The
ordinance was read the third time and
unanimously, the principal
being that Mr.. Taylor will COM
Jiete the street railway by June LIST,
.S99, thus making 1t one year later
han Hr. Hammond's, which is 1898.
Ordinances read third time and pass.
city TO issue warrants for
building sewer on 9th street; appropr1-
tting $40 per month for City Library;
Improvement of Irving avenue from
5th to 18th streets in Shively's; ordi-
rance defining and %forbidding nui-
Iances, such as oil factories, slaughter
louses, ETC., Mr.. O'Hara remarking
hat they should be a little easy on
he butchers; ordinance repeating sew
,ral sections Of the cattle ordinance.
eavfng the original in force. !
Resolutions adopted-Improvement Of
4th street in shiveIy's: improvement
4 Jerome avenue. between 18th and :
18th streets. and for seewr on 18th
'treet. in shdvely's; improvement OF
Bond street, in Adair's.
Report Of surveyor showing plan and
OF grading streets and draining
anne in Shively's and Adair's Astoria,
vas adopted.
Claims were allowed and warrants
rdered drawn in payment as follows:
MIL Co.. $7427; r. Marion, 81;
&. stenstrom, sL.75; Astoria Box CO.,
27.50; Daily Historian. s1.26; ]. s. Del
niger. $3.50; Griffin and Reed. 1885,;
:. Sherman. $3.50; F. simonsen, s2.25;
l. V. Allen. IS cents; Mrs. o'Braen,
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