The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-16
A DULL MEETING
aHaa
DcSultOrN Talh TOOh Up Most OF the
Evening,
a
TUE MAYORS FIRST VETO
The Salaries OF the rirc Department Arc 20
Ne Cut poNu Considerably During
the Next Few Weeks,

The regular meeting " the city coun.
ell wat held la>t u,Hht There was q tan
~atrtndautG with Mayor Taylor Ia the
chair An the coupcilmrn seemed TO hc
ready for business, and most OF thcul
looked dcslrous or gcttlng through every
th,us IN the quickest posaihlc time, These
hopes. however Wvrc not realised, "a th,
mcoting proIrd ia hc ono ef the most
tedious aud loug-droWn'out That has ever
been held In the council chamber,
After the reading ot the minutes nv
Auditor Nelson, who seems TO hc cul.
tiya,lng a powerful and preacher ik,
,ei,,. "A |rrtitton Tor q liquor license FROM
kcnncy brothers. with NJ Schlunsel and
: pansIgvr ag uurytlrs. and a petition
for the same. Crom Fnard \ Stokes, with
A. II INGALLS, and Gus ttlldrbrund AS
surr,irs. were approved by the council,
4 communication from Auditor Nelson
asking that tho council take immediate
strps to- dcttdc concerning hvlp In his
office and tho assistance OF u typewriter.
without further delay. was rrad and re-
frrtrd TO tho committee ON ways ana
means
\ communication from a. a. Nanpu.
son. clerk ot thc water commission, ask.
lny In tho event ot telephones holug put
il for tho use ut the city. that one DC
allowed TO the water commission, was
referred to tho committee on nru and
water
\ communication from T. l. Dunbar.
county clerk. enclosing a petition from
several citizens. a-klus Tor the Improve.
mrnt " tho read ON the east side ~ the
reservoir. was read and referred to the
committee on u,rycts and puhltc way
The following communication a ~
cyiycd from Mayor TAYLOR,
herewith return without my approval.
an ordinance entitled AN ordinance
combining en-, assessment on Kohl No II.
rnr tho Improvement ~ 18TH street. In
that part OF the city ~ Astoria aa latd
out and recorded pv John Adaiy. from
tho south limo OF the ailryway running
through blocks iJ and lnL Co the north
lion " Astur street. and which passed
the council con- thr 'tA dsy OF January.
l,gt Tor tho rollovIng reasons
FIRST because said assessment ape
pears TO have been made, Ia the nrHt In
stance. by but two lFs,ssurr, while the
charter. Section - provides that Il shah
be made by "a board consisting 81 three
assessors
SECOND rhraus- the equalization N
said assessment was returned by a beard
OF equalization. consisting OF the commit.
tee ON streets and ways. which VAS ap.
pointed Cor that purpose. and one 81 the
board 90 assessors. when the charter
provides, Section el that the equalization
shall br made ty a committee Of the
council. appointed hy % for the purpose.
and ths board or as7rszarH.
THIRD. br,ausr tho time Is prescribed
IN this ordinance for the payment u the
yrycml special assessments. IN accord
ancr with Section ~ OF the charter, which
provides that special assessments shah
be paid ,n ,nsfailmcnts AE follows "Ouc
10 Dee paid AZ tho time FOR the payment OF
the special assessment. n one to b.
raid every year thereafter. AT such times
as the council shall order, togcther with
the Interest on tho portions still re-
NAMING unpaid. at the rate Of \ per cent
per uuuum, until the whole amount II
paid"
The mayors veto was unanimously sus-
tllnrl
The report of tho committee ON ways
and means ldoptlng the usual order Of
business. was received and passed.
The ways ard mraas committee hand
cd In tho bids Tor the city printing.
tor the ensuing year This report WAS
submitted without t"commcndatlon N
motion of Councilman Parker the report
was placed ON hlr. and the contract let
to tho lowest bidder on tho Nllng Of the
proper '"""' inc '''''"'"S "''o INV
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.i'' private phr'''- nj 'h'.t own 'Np,"H
.'tr .l'pf 10 prevent damage being zone
a. 'l' Quiet sewer htuh III NuaII =, on
me- ''ei 'I'' az ain street ana r'p'it,IS
nav 'N' council had incurred no IapIilS
n 'h' matter commenting that '''h-
on " sons h' granted an 'Ntenslon OF
hliiS DAYS To- complete thrlr coh'th't
'n l''h STREET recommending mat a
''in''r OF street assessment bullH De lhl1
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nI,''' handed ~ INC following Hthtem' nv
10 reporting on TINS claim OF asses orH'
or f.FNlr"H ON irving avenue h|sAeHttntIl