The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-03
IMPORTANT WORK
OF THE COUNCIL
Mcclure Drainage Ordinance Passed
Over the Mayors Veto.
COMMERCIAL STREET MATTER
rrolresS Made In Niuht Direction Bond
Street West ui Niuih 20 be Improved
rlre Protection Question,

Last nlEht the city council passed a
number Of very importnn, measures ana
Hloppod into tho brvaoh u city affairs
IN manner which indicated = deter
nilnation To maintain the reputation nul
oretlI Of ASTORIA Mayor Taylor pre-
Hldoj over the meeting, ana az roll call
u,ury mrmhcr waa IN hin seat
The usual number Of petitions. commu-
niratiuna ana committee reports approv-
Ing the ordinary bills ami pay rolls for
The month Of June, were presented hnd
approved.
The most important action taken during
mayors veto OF tho ordinance authorx,
lus tho Mcclure drainage system a live.
iy 'ivuato followed the mayors eommuni,
cation. participated On by Parker. Wtleh.
MoGr,sor Thompson and others. AIT.
Parker took tho ground that tho proper
ys"wn"rh In The district wvrv entitled 10
the roliof sought by the pasHaso OF the
ordinance. Sir Thompson agreed with
Parker. and said that uho nlnsor to
tho Fourth nlrot school premises niuno
warranted the expenditure Or The amount,
uf money bcvsnssTy O. romplvl, the
work W,lrh supported the mayors veto.
un the ground that lrsh toehnlcalitloh
had nDt hocn properly complied wltb,
although no wah anxious TO ncr the Inn
p0osymrnt made. Parker remarked that
A O. q
apt,lo tbs whole question, frgardlrsn of
The irEai points raised AcGrcguf stood
by W.lch for conservatism. bat wanted
60 a"c tho Improvement made 49, soon
as possible 80 all ot the valuable prop.
vrty IN the district o0nc,rn-d Was IN
great danger when tho question was
put. the vote fur the ordinance stood
lirN Cilnton MrGrvguf. Parker achrlhc.
Thompson and rrulilngvr Nays Sivcr.
son and wrlrh The ordinance MAS de-
,iafvd PASSED over the mayor'H yoto.
The chief Of police reported that IN
collecting the warrants ror ncnonts as
nrssad agHlna, property y-ownrrs Tor Tho
extension of Commercial street. be- bad
to,n given ,hc following written orders
against iamagva In aol,iemen, nf the
bencnt collections " " Parker. oaj tg.
john " wcirh JiU u a. wclch.
ulG &C. James v Wclch. J.ii Sarah =.
Wood. SEES. John McCpnn tss sydnry
Dell. sy.5 ~. Elton \ Cherry. Isn. George
II Durham. nuu The report was re.
rrrrrd to tho committee on ways ana
invana
Mrs T. v Fulton. the Astoria and Co
inmma River railroad ami others al,d
communication Co the effect that Com
mcrrial nirro, had already been dcdi.
ca,cd to tho city. and tina, Therefore u
Was somewhat out of placu To attempt
10 collect damages from property.
upon "a rnnLe mnatiou OF the niroct Tho
communication was accompanied hy the
original decd " dedication, signed hy thr
principal propcr,y.oWurrr along the pro.
posed strrvt The matter was referred to
t- bummi,t,c on rucuta and public
works
The dos license matter WAS taken up
IN the SNAPS of report from the COM
miurcs recommending that tho ordinance
proposed at the lhst meeting. to keep
dogs or the streets, hr not passed.
adopted,
Tho following ordinances wcrc acted
upon: Authorizing the Issuance ot war.
rants fOr tho collection of tho unpaid
assosumrnia on the Second street sewer
passed unior suspension or the rules
Aipruprlaung $40 out the road ANA
crc4ing fund Tor y. Clinton y Co. read
SECOND time
Authorizing Improvement Of Twentieth
street from Exchange to Commercial,
read second time
Providing Tor prevention ot nrcs amend
INK ordinance No. go making It missile
mohnor To disobcy IA notice ~ officers
TO clean of roofs. ctc passed undcr sus'
pension Of the rules.
Prohibiting the erection OF poles aud
The public streets without properly hitch
INK Them: read once nnd referred to com.
milcr ON streets and public ways
Regulating the erection Of poles and
hanging OF wires FOR electric light power.
telegraph and street cur companies;
pasvcd
Approprlntng saCo for n. clinton n Co,
Faa~'d.
Approprlaung SgwS for l.. Lchcck
pus.rd
The following resolutions were rnssed
Extending the thanks Of the council to
chief Engineer J, q, Jameson Tor his
assistance In the matter OF the Mcclure
drainage system
Instructlng the nrc and water commit
toe to investigate the matter Of protection
from lire In the district east OF Han
thorn's cunncry
Authorizing the chief OF police and city
treasurer to accept the orders given by
proporty-owuers against damages In the
matter OF Commercial street extension In