The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-04
THEY WANT TO
SEE THE CIRCUS
Aldermen Parker and Bergman Make
Touching Appeals for a Redue-
tiOn Of License.
VERY INTERESTING MEETING
Water Commission Wants $2.500 per Noath
iOr hsntal Of rire nydfants Sew
eai Streets Are Ordered
lmpfoyed.

Alderman Young's smiling countenance
was missed last night. but. despite this
fact lhr meeting of the common council
was quite interesting Mr. sehernecau
WAS also absent.
Petitions for liquor licenses from Cole
a Wright and John HendrickAon were re.
ferTcd TO the committee on health ana
police. A petition from Bend Bros, the
circus mon. was rcad. asking that the
license be rcduced for ths.r appearance
here In conformity with the general de-
preston and the fact that they are 10
show In Aldcrbrook The present license
for each performance Is So WEIGH moy-
cd that the petition be not granted. as
every circus that ever came 10 Astoria
asked the same reduction. Parker evi-
IDENTIFY wanted 10 see the show, ana
thought Il advisable. II possible. to grant
the request. Mr. Bergman also wished
10 sec the show. and made touching
appeal for the granting OF the prayer.
lie told Of tho amusement the circus
would be- for children and servant girls,
ana begged the council to be easy on the
poor circus man A. the conclusion OF his
speech the other councilmen were in
tears. McGregor said he had all the cir
cus he wanted the past few days. ana
didn't care lick whether the petition
was granted or not. Weleh's motion pre-
vailed and MoHarn Bond Bros will ante
the ira ri
anccs In Astoria. Parker made Welch
guarantee that the circus would shsw
here " the petition was not granted.
which proved conClusively that he wanted
10 see the show the worst kind.
petition from Alert Hook and Ladder
Co for AN increase In the regular month.
~ allowance was referred 20 the iire and
water committee
The water commission gave n0,lce that
ninety fire hydrantH were ready Tor use.
and asked that $500 De paid In monthly
installmcnts by the city for the use OF
the same to December 81. 1886. This COM
municntion went to the iire ana water
committee.
communication from ]. \ Eakin.
asking that some action be taken 10 re-
licNc the county from liability for the
purchase OF property on tax sales, was
referred to the ways and means commit
tee. The public library presented
statement showing the uHe made OF the
allowance, The ways and means
committee recommended that the petition
OF holland Thomson. relating to cor
reetlons In the city lien docket. be M ed.
and reported fayorahly on the clRlm Of
the News Tor s26e The same COMMITTEES
recommended that the petition OF Jno
N, Griffin asking that moneys paid by
him on erroneous assessments be re-
funded
The same committee recommended
the petition OF W. q. Kelso
who applied for the redemption OF A
tax deed. Alex Campbell and John Kopp
were granted liquor licenses. The health
and police committee recommended the
payment OF an item OF IS on the survey
or's payroll. and the hill OF NJ. c. Cros- ,
by for Sl2.66 was ordered paid. The street
explained the attitude of the
city toward J, X. Writ In regard TO street I,
work. and recommended that no street
srades be established along the line OF
as has been prayed for, because I
such action would be an injustice to the 4
railroad people. This elected the re- |
mark from Mr. Welch that Il seemed |
strange the town could be run by one
man.
The street committee recommended
payment OF the city surveyors payroll OF |
iias5, and the bill OF the West shore
Mills Co, for tSSS In the sum OF Sas7 e5.
rhe claim OF c. s Gunderson, 81. and the
,ayroll OF the street superintendent,
1880, were ordered paid. The proposl-
ion OF the owners OF Block l0S Adalrs
astoria. agreeing to dedicate sufficient
property for q street II said street would
'c constructed without cost to them, was
accepted, Formal acceptance OF Tenth
treet occurred and the cost OF the
treet was shown to be sl7OS9s Report-
ng on resolution for the establishment
u grade on Columbia avenue, West
storia. the street committee recommend
d It's adoption. 4 petition from property
owners for the Improvement OF sSth
treet from Duane to Kensington avenue,
vas granted, upon recommendation OF
he street committee.
The public property committee reported
avorably on the surveyors claim OF $95.
A requlsition from F, NJ, Green. asking
or nine new nozzles, was referred to the
Ire and water committee, and this COM
nittee was granted the sum OF $500 for
purposes,
The following ordinances were read
rst and second times: Appropriatlng $s5
or the benefit OF ], s, Delllnger; author
hing the auditor and police Judge ana
mayor to issue bonds In the sum OF
l66S92 for the Improvement OF Tenth
treet' authorizing the issuance of war
ants for the collection of assessments
unpaid on the 18th street as
essment.
An ordinance providing for the issuance
{ bonds to pay for the Improvement OF
street from Tenth to Thir-
eenth was read the third time and pass
d, as also were the following measures:
'reating n fund for the Improvement OF
irand avenue from 9Th to 18th streets;
reating u Franklin avenue street fund;
reating n fund for the Improvement OF
Exchange street from 10th to 18th: pro-
ldng for the issuance of $2500 bonds to
ay for the improvement of Franklin
venue from nth TO iSth;, providing for
he issuance OF $500 bonds to pay for the
Improvement of Irvine avenue from 18th
D 18th streets; providing for the issu-
nee of $1,000 bonds to pay for the Inn
rovement OF 1ith street: appropriating
MO for j. s. Kitchen.
The following resolutions were adopted:
the assessors 10 make an as
on 10th street: lnstructing the
udltor to make demand on the county
ourt for the balance of the road fund
amalning to the credit of Astoria dis {
'ict; instructing the chief engineer of the [
ne department TO procure the necessary
)ols for the use OF the fire hydrants,
nd inStructing him TO mako n reoueat | :