The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-28
OFF With The
GLUE FACTORY
Common Council Grants the Petition
Praying the Institution lie
Not Allowed.
ALLEGED POLITICAL DEALS
Several Timely KssolHtioas BY a Candidate
Tor the Legislature Cause no fnd
VI Annsement More
fire hose.
POLITICAL DEAL

session last evening, with Thompson.
Young. scherheekau. welch. schIcbc ana
bergman present The meeting was very
Interesting. and politics was plainly In
evidence Tho mayor and President Me-
0rcgor being absent. Alderman wclch
was elected chairman.
Petitions for liquor licenses from Alex.
Grant ana John kopp were referred 10
the committee on health and police A
petition TO establish the grade OF SiA
street was referred 10 the street commit
tee. A petition from the First National
bank 10 pay taxes delinquent on the as
scsumont OF 1892 and 1898. amounting to
tii2N. was referred TO tho ways ana
means committee.
petition from Noland Thomson,
calling attention TO the condition OF the
city lien docket. and recommending an
examination thereof. was referred TO the
ways and means committee. A petition
from W g. Twilight and wife asking
that tho levy on lot ;. Block 4. McClure'H
Astoria. for the Improvement Of Duane
street. bo cancelled. was referred TO the
street committee. petition from r. \.
Trullinscr asking that he be granted the
privilege Of paying the assessment for
the Improvement Of 18th street In Install
mcnis, was referred TO the street COM
mittrr.
A petition from John ~ Grimm asking
that tho taxes erroneounly assessed
against Lot 2, Block q. be refunded, was
referred TO tho ways and means commit
tee A petition from property owners on
Irving avenue asking for the Improve
n - -
10Th street WAS referred TO the street
committee The owners OF Block lQ3,
Adair'H Astoria. presented a petition
agreeing to donate sufficient property to
establish street In place OF the alley
way now there II such street would be
constructed without cost to them. The
petition was referred TO the street COM
mittce
A petition from Columbia Engine Co.
No. :, stating that tho discount on the
city warrants made the allowance made
quate. and asking assistance. was re-
fcrrcd TO the ways and means committee
A petition from ", q. kelSo, stating
that he had paid his taxes for 1879 anu
asking receipt for the same, was re-
fvrrcd 10 the ways and means committee
A petition from the Finnish Lutheran
church. setting forth that the church
had been overchRrged for the improve
ment OF 18TH street, was referred to the
street committee.
Berg & co. asked and were granted
permission 10 transfer their liquor license
to another location A communication
from the mayor calling attention 10 the
limit OF the pier-head line. and suggest
Ing that the council take immediate steps
to establish wharf line. was read The
communication also suggested that the
council pass an ordinance providing the
manner In which wharVes shall be con-
structed. and further that public land
ings be built at the foot OF several streets
II was recommended that street grades
be- established In those portions OF the
city In which improvements are likely
to be made. The matter was referred TO
the committees on streets ana wharves
and watcrfrontage,
The ways and means committee report
ed favornbly on the following claims II.
W. Sherman. 81; J. $. pelllnger, 81; j. s.
Dcllnger, sSs II, Strauss, $40; Astoria
Gas Light Co, $3.50. Evening News. &c.
tlA76 s2c. sec CSC, and &c. The bill OF
the Morning Astorian for S4i3 was recon-
mended paid In the sum OF $3.50. The
same committee reported on the remon-
STRANGE against the payment OF the as
sossment on tho drain In AdRir's Astoria,
and recommended that the auditor be in
structed TO enter the east half OF Lots
and against the government. The
report was adopted.
The health and police committee rec
ommended payment OF the following
claims; James Petty. s4i5o; Griffin \
Reed, tGS5: Astoria Wood and Coal Yard,
ts25. Astor House. $685.. The same COM
mittee recommended that George BARLEY
be granted liquor license. which was
adopted.
Then the proposed glue factory was
killed. The health and police committee
recommended that the remonstrance
against the factory be granted. The
chairman (Mr. Welch) took Issue with
the council. stating that he thought all
enterprises should be encouraged, The
report was adopted The street commit
tee suggested the establishment OF the
grade along the railroad at Is feet, and
reported favorably on the bill OF Grimm
n Reed of $3.50 A majority report from
the fire and water committee recommend
ed the purchase OF 1000 feet OF hose for
the fro department A minority report
recommended the purchase of 1900 feet.
and the committee was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the latter amount.
The following claims were paid; NJ c.
0'.1Nv, Sht0; Portland Electrical Works
$780, Flnlayson Shipping Agency, &25;
Astoria Iron Works $lS,6S.
The Are and water committee, of which
W. F. McGregor, Republican candidate
for the legislature, Is chairman, recon-
mended the extension of the fire alarm
system in West Astoria. MIR Bergman
wanted to know II the suggestion was
an election dodge, and thought II advls-
able to lay the matter over TN the next
meeting This caused considerable amuse-
ment The matter was referred back to
the committee for further consideration.
Poor McGregor and Parkerl | pity
thcml" said the tender hearted council
man from the Third Ward, Mr., Young,
An ordinance approprlatlng S6575 for
the benefit of j, s. Kitchen, was read
first and second times. An ordinance in
structng the auditor to issue $1,000 war
rants for the Improvement of Bond street
was referred to the street committee An
ordinance authorizing the issuance OF
$1,000 bonds for the Improvement OF Nth
street, was read first and second times,
An ordinance authorizing the auditor TO
issue warrants for the collection of the
assessments remaining unpaid on the
drain In Adair's Astoria was read first
and second times, and, upon suspension
OF the rules, placed upon its final pas
sage. This assessment will be contested.