The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-07-16
MEETING OF
THE COUNCIL
City Lawmakers Attend to Routine
Business Of the Mu-
nlcipality.
LITTLE INTEREST MANIFESTED
Eighth Street 0rdinaaes Not Passed Oyer
the Mayors Veto. but Laid over
Lntil August --Suadry Claims
Aad Bills Allowed.

council last night Mayor Taylor was
In the chair. Councilmen Young, Nc
Grcgor. Parker. schlebe. schernccknu,
Welch. Thompson and Stevenson were
present. The minutes Of the last meet
ing were read and approved,
The petition Of C. c. YanEtten for
tax deed was referred 10 the committee
on ways and means.
A petition Of property owners 10
change the grades of streets Rt 9Th and
Grand avenue. was referred 10 the
street committee
The petition Of A. V. Allen for tax
redemption deed was referred TO the
committee on ways and means.
The petition OF II. Helms for change
Of liquor license. was referred 10 the
committee on ways and means
A remonsiIance OF property owners
agains, a change OF grade ON Jerome
avenue was referred to the street COM
mittee.
rhe report OF the committee on flTr
and water recommending the location
OF a hose cart at the Astoria Box Fac
tory, was approved.
The veto Of the mayor on the Eighth
street Improvement was read. Mir.
Parker addressed the council and stat
Cd that bond buyers had attempted TO
run down the price Of warrants be.
cause Of the issuance Of street bonds
which are not charge against the le-
sal indebtedness Of the city. He said
that the street improvements Of the
city only make the city's property that
much more valuable. and he presented
a petition or statement. signed by prop
crty owners on sth street. Offering TO
pay cash for the proposed improve
ments. He further stated that ;he AS
srssments on this improvement would
be So low that under the charter the
property owners would have TO pay the
Assessments In cash The city win only
have 10 issue bonds for half OF the ex-
pensc. and Mr.. Parker said that he
would agree that II the ordinance was
passed over the mayors veto. that the
work would be done at less than the
surveyors estimates. and that the only
expense 20 the city would be the cost
OF the crossings. or about $1,000. Mr..
welch said that the parties interested
had made application TO sell these
bonds or warrants. and had been re-
fused. and that he believed the mayors
position should be sustained. Mr..
Thompson said that he was originally
with the mayor on the question. but
that since the lucid statement made by
Mr.. Parker, chairman OF the committee
on streets and public ways, he was In
favor OF making the improvement. as Il
could not In any way injure the credit
Of the city and the assessment would
be light, MIR, McGregor said that he
believed In improvements. but he
thought the time had come for halt,
or else that the property owners should
give an additional guarantee that the
city Rhould not be called upon Cor the
expense OF said improvements. Young
made a telling speech in favor Of the
veto Of the mayor. and on motion OF
Parker the matter was laid over until
August 9Th
The report of the ways and means
approving the following bills
was adopted; r. Strauss, 50 cents;
News Publishing Co, seventeen bills
a cents each. one for IS cents, two
Tor Ga cents. and one 90 cents.
The report OF the ways and means
on the adoption of new
blanks was approved,
Report Of the ways and means COM
mittee allowing the bill OF James Pet
Zee. $3.50; Astor House, $Sl,6l; F. b. |
Elmer, 81; A. Paulson, Sc; the Astoria |
Transfer Company, 81, approved.
The report of the health and police |
on tax on laundries, referred |
'or further action. Report of the COM
nittee on streets and public ways on
completion OF Franklin avenue i'm
S2O7O15, adopted.
Report of the same committee on the
Of Grand avenue, at a
'ost of $500, was also approved.
The report of the committee on
streets and public ways, approving the
ollowing bills. was adopted, and the
,ils were ordered paid: Astoria Box
Company, s12.52; NJ, c. Crosby. S14.4O;
irlffin & Reed, N.75; street assessors,
2S: Astoria Box Company, $26.96; j. H.
dansell, $l2,
The petition Of the Finnish church for
payment of its street assessments on
he ten year plan, was approved.
The report of the fire and water COM
nittee approving the bills of b. u.
Johnson. 1880 ], g. Long, 1920, was
adopted.
The city treasurer's report was re-
erred without reading, to the commit
zee on ways and means.
The report allowing $40 to the public
library was ordered filed.
The report of the assessment on Ex-