The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-02
A LONG And
TEDIOUS SESSION
The Common Council Net Last Even
Ing and Transacted consid-
cradle Business.
CASINO THEATER LICENSE
retitIOa, Sisusd By Several AInisiers Of the
City. Mas rrssenisd. rfsyina coanell
to keifaIn From Cfsntlsg Lieease
20 This Establishment.

/
Tho common council met last evoning
ai ~. all present but afr. scherneckau.
| There wort quite a number Of ladies pres.
ont. owing, no doubt 20 the fact that
/ two Communications were 20 be read.
praying tina, license be not granted 20
tho Casino Theatre.
Petitions for iieuor licenses from Alex.
/ Campbell and e, N, Hines were granted.
Report Of the committee OF grade on
Exchange street was read. adopted. and
ordered iicd.
Petitions for the Improvement OF Thir-
iy-ihird street, from Duane 20 Harrison
avenue. referred 20 the street committee.
Petition foe tho improvement Of Frank
lin avenue IRON Seventeenth 10 Eight.
committee
Petition for tho Improvement Of La
fayetie street. which was numerolsly
signed. azking that a twenty-foot road be
built 20 Young's bay, was referred 20 the
sirogt committee
Tho following Communication was then
read, and followed by one from the W.
G. 4. u. which was Of the same Import.
both OF which were referred 10 the COM
mittee on health and police;
Whereas, II has come to our knowledge
that tho license granted 10 the managers
Of tho Casino theatre, located on Bond
street expires on Feb is next: and
whereas. We learn that lt Is tho IN
tcntion OF the managers OF said theatre
10 mako application to your honorable
body for a renewal OF said license; and !.
Whereas Il h tho common report that
thero Il a violation Of Section O. OF Or
nance "a Page sos City Charter. perpe-
,ratcd almost every night OF the week In
allowing the admission 90 minors 70 said
Casino, and also into the bar-roon which
la thereto connected. and
Whereas since tho granting OF the ex-
iatinK license az a special meeting Of our
honorable city council. held on Feb, 18th.
isoa there has been a continual violation
on every Sabbath day, OF tho laws Of the
state Of orcRon-scc HilrH Code, Section
PAGE -. which are supposed 90. ana
should. regulate all such matters within
the City OF Astoria. and 10 the purity OF
our boys and girls; and
Whereas, The common report IL that.
directly or Indirectly, through the bane-
fui influences OF this Casino Theatre.
some Of the young people OF our city have
been. and others are being led away into
vice and sin and shame, which Is casting
blight OF sorrow upon many OF our
otherwise happy homes;
Therefore. We the undersigned minis
tcrs OF the city OF Astoria, most earnestly
protest against the continuance OF this
curse and menace against the public
morals 6. our fair city. and We do earn
cstly pray your honorable body TO consld-
cr tho importance and urgency os our
nlea, aud that for the sake Of the homes,
mothers, boys and girls OF Astoria. you
win decline TO grant any further license
for such variety theatre.
The protest was signed by the following
gentlemen: Rev, Robt. Liddell. Preshy-
trrlan church, Rev. T.. w. Garner. Pres
bytorlan church. Rev ]. j. Waiter. NJ
" Church. Rev. l. J Trumbull. Baptist
church: Rev H. L. Bollingcr, congrega-
tlonal church.
A Communication from the mayor con-
corning the manner IN which the anditor's
Office should bo conducted. was read and
referred to the ways and means commit
tee.
Two communications from outside firms
concerning the sale OF Astoria warrants.
were read and referred to the ways ana
means committee
Ways and means committee report was
then read Claim of Miss Arpdt for ssi
for eight days services not allowed. hut
the young lady'E services have been em-
nlnNtN. Win tNluNN ol eaN Ter iuoUNilt
the above mentioned eight days work to
be paid for at the rate OF so per month,
Tho recor -,cndation that the city books
be exported was adopted. The bondsmen
Of y, $, pllIrger and tho Evening News
were approved,
Health and po'i~e committees report
Claims OF Judge Al ereromble II. II, Mel
son ami r. ]. Carney for drawing the
Jury list. were referred TO the county
court for prv'nont Report on the u.
conse OF the u poster was ordered illcd
Report az the l''m OF NJ c, Crosby OF
ylse5 was approved and hill ordered paid.
Report of the committee on streets and
public ways, concerning the John Day
road, was adopted,
The hre and water committee reported
on the request Of the water commission
that a telephone he placed In the clerks
Office. The committee reported that the
request be granted II the telephone be put
IN Tree OF charge. The report was adopted.
Report OF the same committee on the
relocation OF all telephones In use by
city cllcnls was read and ordered fled
Tho oosmittoe reported that the bids OF
clinton q sons, SSi650. and sit per thous.
and feet OF lumber, and Victor Sander
son. $3.50, and st2 for extra lumber, were
both too high, and the report was
adopted,
Recommendations OF the committee on
public property, concerning the improve
ment OF Clatsop Cemetery, was adopted
The regular monthly pay rolls OF the
engine companies. and the police depart
ment were read and ordered filed,
Petition OF FrederiSa Peterson. asking
that she be reimbursed for work done on
street crossing was ordered filed.
The report OF the city surveyor on sew
oral street grades was read and ordered
referred to the street committee. with
instructions to report their findings.
The pay roll OF tho street superlntend-
ent siiS5, was referred 20 the street
committee,
An ordinance appropriaiing Sl7 ont OF
the general fund for the purchase OF he
laws OF OregOn was read first and sec
ond times and referr "a to the ways ana
means committee; approprlatlng 800 CUT
Of the general fund FOR the benefit CT
Frederika Peterson-mOtlon b reter TO
committee on streets and public ways
was lost prohibiting women from fre-
quenting saloons and gambling houses,
and Imposing a fne of n)t less than So
nor more than $50 for such offense-mo-
tion TO suspend rules and place the ordl-
nance on It's final passage was lost: ordl-
nance fixing license OF bill poster at $40
per quarter was read Second and third
times and passed; ordinance making al
lowances for the officers Of the fire de-
partment was referred to fire and water