The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-03

CITY MAKERS
In SESSION
Lively Discussion Of the Warrant
Question on a Motion.
WATER FRONT BILL IS VETOED
Veto Sustained by the Councll-Amend-
nient 10 the city Charter Proposed
by the Mayor
WATER FRONT BILL is VETOED

The city council held its regular SEES
sion last night. Mayor Taylor being In
the chair
A communication was read from the
mayor. recommending the amendment
Of the city charter In order to make pro-
vision for street improvements other
than on the credit OF the city. The
mayor said that the legislature would
meet next month. and that steps should
be taken at once in this important mat
ter. on motion the mayor appointed
committee OF three from the city
council, who are 20 select a committee
from the outside. for the purpose OF re-
vlsing the charter.
on petition s. Harris was granted a
liquor license. on petition Andrew
Rauma was given permission TO trans
fer his liquor license TO 622 Commercial
street.
A message was read from the mayor
vetolng the ordinance regulating the
building OF wharves and other improve
ments on the water front. The grounds
OF the mayors veto were that the terms
of the ordinance were indefinite and
other inaccuracies appeared In the doc
ument. The veto was sustained.
The committee on ways and means
reported that no bids had been pre-
sented on city printing for the ensuing
year. the daily papers having apparent
ly made combination, and asked for
instructions TO re-advertise for bids to
be opened December IL at ? .. m. The
report was adopted.
on favorable report OF the committee
upon the petition OF Sidney Dell for re-
demption tax deed, the claim was al
lowed.
The report Of the committee recon-
mending the issuance OF redemption tax
deed upon petition OF George holland.
was adopted.
The report OF the committee recon-
mcnding the issuance OF liquor license
to Harry Hamblett was adopted.
Ellis OF the News Publishing Co,
amounting to seas. were allowed.
The report OF the street committee In
regard to the slide on Grand avenue,
and the complaint OF property owners,
was ordered aled. The committee stat
ed that the work OF sluicing down the
hill was progressing well, and that a
little further work OF the same kind
would probably prevent the sliding OF
the hill
The street committee reported ad-
versely upon the protest Of Mrs. c. A.
Gearhart against the Grand avenue
improvement Report was adopted.
The committee on fire and water pre-
sented petition asking TO have the or
dinance so amended that from time to
time, as demanded by circumstances,
arrangements could be made 20 reim-
burse the members OF the fire depart
ment for amount OF the discount on
their warrants below ninety-ive cents.
This brought on general discussion
upon all warrants. Mr. Bergman was
OF the opinion that the members OF the
fire department should get 100 cents on
the dollar on their pay warrants. Their
work was risky and uncomfortable, he
said, and believed that the city could
not do less than pay their wages in
full. Mr.. Parker agreed with Mr.. Berg
mans proposition. and Welch said that
he thought all bills should be paid in
full by the city council, particularly
Are and police warrants, He said that
when the change was made last spring
to issue salary warrants against the
general fund instead of against the
special fund, as wes the custom there
tofore, II was done with the distinct
understanding that the banks would do
certain things which they have since
failed to do, and that for his part he
was in favor Of going back TO the old
system. Mr.. Bergman remarked that
according to his recollection Mr.. Welch
had guaranteed that all warrants
should not be worth less than ninety
Ave cents. Mr.. Welch replied that he
had not made such guarantee, but did
agree that police department warrants
would be kept up to that figure, and
that his committee was going to see
that they were The report Of the COM
mlttee recommending the petition of the
fire department was finally adopted.
The committee on public property re-
ported against the renewal of Jarvis
Stones contract. Report was adopted.
The committee on public property re-
ported recommending that the city sur
veyor complete the grading at the city
cemetery and the Improvement of the
fifteen acres. Adopted.
The payroll OF the city surveyor
amounting to $14S, was approved,
The following ordinances were read
the first and second times: Establish
Ing the grade on 18th street; establish
ing the grade on 10th street.
The following ordinances were read
the third time and passed: Confirming
the assessment on the special assess
.ment on Grand avenue from 9Th to 18th,
and providing for the method of pay
ment OF same; establishing the grade