The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-03
A BUSINESS SESSION
The City Council Get Through a Lot
Ut Rustiue Work,
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PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES
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Several Street OrdipaaeeS Mere Introduced
and a Large Number NI Miscellaneous
Claims We're Ordered Raid,
PAID FOR THEIR SERVICES

members were present Mayor kinney IN
the chair, aud CoWncilmCn langworthy,
Thomson. and Trul,ingcr were thcrc, sip
ping the Few remaining sweets OF alder.
manic life that remained, while Frank
Parker. & W, HOLT and Audttor~to-be
Nelson watched tho proceedings gathering
up the flowers ot Rhetoric and a few use
fuN pointers Tor future reference
Attvr the minutes % tho preceding meet
Ing had been Rad and approved. liuUor
licenses wcrc granted to tho following
G~rcsbaucr \ Brach tsuretics, John Stc'
vcnson. Theodore Braekcrl; John Steven
son tsurctics, Theodore Nrackcr Charles
WrighO and Harris 4 Wright tsUretIcs, },
W. SurprcnanL ", Il, ClipIon)
When the rcadtpS 81 petitions was
reached. Auditor OSbUrn uucovrfVd a plea
from Clinton Il son asking Tor further
time on their 18th street contract which
should have been completed on the last
day 81 the year, ~SChcruSckau objected
vigorously TO any extension % ttrlr, lie
said that Providence had granted to Clip'
ton \ sons four weeks ot u weather
and Il they hadn't taken advantage ~ Il
they had nobody to blame hut thcm'
selves. The matter was referred 70 the
street committee
a petition from several cltiscus for The
Improvement OF Franklin avenue from the
west line OF EiEhtccnth street TO the
west line OF Seventeenth was referred ~
the SAME committee.
Morris s Whitehead, through their
agent. Frank Patton. had m a comuuni-
cation informing tho council that as their
bid for S0ut OF city bonds had not been
considered by 'your horocahlt body,
they desired 10 pull out and withdraw the
cNrr This information did not svrm tu
materially trouble the couucll when or
dcrcd the communication to be placed ON
nlr.
The water committee reported. ln the
matter Of the SeciO water works clam,
that the clerk or the water commission
and the city auditor should gvt together
and have an accounting The committee
On streets and public ways recommended
that tho petition OF the Pacific Postal
Telegraph Co. for permission TO construct
a line {, It's protected clhcc ia the city
be granted, and that the route OF such
line should hc agreed ON by the COMPANY
ard committee Jointly. the former being
given the same rights IN the matter as
had hccn allowed the Western Union In
tho matter Of the remoustrauccs against
the Astor street and Cedar street Grades
the street committee recommended that
no further action hc taken towards iht
establishment OF grades on either thor
ourhflr, The sluit committee r'r5s.-
mended the Improvement OF Tenth street
from Commercial 90 frankie avcnne
The committee on health n police re-
commended that tho petition praying t1r
the suppression o. q proposed saloon loo
the west cpd Of ,hc city Dec referred To
the inrom'rz co"gsll Al tho reports
were adopted
Auditor Oshurn uut 90 hls regular par
roll report calllnE Tor the following nay
ments. Police department. G.Doo. street
department. <ia'. surveyors, N6I Thu
accounts were ordered paid The auditor
then announced ,rr REPORT on salaries
FOR the mayor and council We WAS asked
10 read the list iu detail. and every r1vrn-
Der OF the chamber lrlrvd up 20 hear his
fate. The amounts had he"n reach "a On
the deduction piCn-a 500 penalty Tor
every mcetinc missed. Tho followios are
'Nc figures. Kinney. So W. rru'l rGrr.
seS~ Young. $40; Bergman. ',lt.
Sshleha. 81 r. S~.hffusekpu. e. H. Sjrv.r-
son $50, Thomson. yN25I. LaNgw1r,hy
1920. Wolrh. 500
WEIGH was on hl, frrt Immediately M.
ter the reading OF the report ard with his
heart swelling with emotion. q condition
probably su~psrinduced hJ M" recollection
OF holiday cheer. moved hat the whole
business he donated To IN" city. lie was
very nearly mohbed Kinney rose and
remarked that Weich might start In hy
donating his own mite first and letting
the balance do what they wanted 20.
while Young sail that for his part he
preferred TO keep his share Tor himself
Bergman moved that everybody hc paid
Young seconded. and all voted aye" and
looked happy.
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asking that the 4-th street nssessm nj roll
be confirmed. and one by Thomson trans-
ferrinE SJg5G out Of the general fund into
the Lafayette street sewer fund, 10 meet
an outstanding warrant. were carried to
their second reading.
The ordinance FOR the establishment Of
a grade on Exchange street In MoCIur 3
10 the west line OF Flfth street, between
McCIurc's and Shlvcly's. was read n
third time. Wolch objected to the final
passage. He said.
The charter provides that you can only
change a once established grade where
improvements have been made, by a pc
tiiion. We've got TO be careful how we
70 with those Bergman ordinances /
find ir the charter Of 1891 that a grade
was established and improvements made
m this street. We ought to go about
hIItHf Allliha lthhlAN 80 ~ i''I'A'l
Lor property owners who want TO get
out Of legitimate assessments"
Thomson agreed with Wcloh. So did
Kinney. The ordinance was moved back
to its second rpaIi~' anl finally referred
TO the city attOru0j .Ur report.
Bergman rose a. state that the "ErrE-
man ordinances seemed to be buRbears
with some people, and Kinney remarked
that they were worse than the Monroe
doctrine.
The ordinances establishing q grade on
18Th street IN Adair's and confirming the
'"gt Irving avenue assessment In Shivc'y's
.ra passed their third reading. The third
reading OF the ordinance providing for the
% amer ~ improving Irving avenue from
18th 10 2ith street was, on motion OF
W.',h. laid over I'll the next meeting.
The following claims were read and or
1ered paid: C.. H.. Foster. $50: H. r..
Prael & Co. $500; Portland Electrical
Works. 1896. J. W. Conn, f321S; X. q.
KYLE, $500; j. s.. Kitchen. s2i; ]. s Del
Ilnger, $1,000; Foard e. Stokes. Sj75, c.
n. GribbIe, 1863: ] W. suprenant, $G7j:
Mrs. O'Brien, 3ll.73: general labor on FIRE
alarm system $1,000; Historian, 1858; }.
W, Welch, $500; Judges and clerks Of cleo
ton, 5000.
4 resolution was introduced by Young
directing the auditor 10 Glyc notice Of the
establishment OF y grade on Aston street
in Adair's from the west lire Of 4ith street
10 the east line Of 10th. Welch accused
Young Of introducing this resolution sim
ply to get round the previous remon-
STRANGE on the subject. by adding two
more blocks TO the Improvement. Young
wanted 10 know whether that was any Of
Welch's funeral even II that vas the in
tention. Thomson asked Young n It
really was a subterfuge, n II he ad-
mltted the charge made by We'ch. Young
said he didn't, and on vote the rcsolu-
ton was defeated by FIVE votes to four.
The council then adjourned 10 Monday
next at ! p. m.
NEW YEARS BEACH PARTY.