The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-20
A NEW SANITARY
MEASURE OFFERED
Common Council Viii Make II Mis-
demeanor to Spit on the Street.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS
No Action win BE Taken TIL Next
Meeting Police Salaries Not 10
B" Reduced.
FIRE DEPARTMENT MATTERS

Last nights meeting of the common
council was very importaat one. sev-
cral momcntous measures being acted
upon.
The firc department prevented pc
titlon asking that an allowance be- made
for rental OF It's apparatus. consisting
OF hornch and harness and aiseo that
the city supply iumbsg for bell tower
In West Astoria. Alert Hook and Lad
der Company asked that the city settle
itH outstanding debts for feed, etc as
the appropriation was not sufficient 90
run that department. Both petitions
we're referred 10 the nre and wa1er
cpnmottec.
The chamber ~ oommsac" presented
II l,sbT thanking the council for its
action In reducing the running expenses
~ the city.
The police commission asked that the
bond Of the chief OF police be reduced
from $4,000 b. $1,000.
This Astoria Fircmens Association
gave notice that a piece Of property had
bcon secured for the bell tower of
the West Astoria nre department.
The dispute with the county over
Rad taxes collected In the city was
settled by compromise whereby the
county ~ 10 pay 10 the city S5ii.j9 on
1896 collections 1895 taxes. and arrange
with the sheriff 10 collect the 1896
taxes, amounting 10 S5,3s0O7. for the
city inasmuch as the county expended
the greater part OF the 1926 taxes tcol-
lccied In 1880 on ryads whhin the
limits of the city. Il was deemed ad-
yisablc 20 accept the compromise.
The report of the health and police
COMMITTEES on the ordinances 20 repeal
the ordinance prohibiting animals from
running M large. which recommended
that the ordinance be- not repealed. was
adopted, although wclch made q strong
and touching appeal for the poar widow
whose only means of supper, was her
COW. Cows must not run at large on
certain streets
Wcich introduced an ordinance 10 Tx
the salary Of the chief Of police at SO
and ,hose Of patrolmen RI SEQ, He
moved 10 pass the ordinance under sus-
pension ~ the rules. but Thompson
and Slevcrzon would not agrce 10 this
An ordinance nxing the salary OF the
auditor and police judge at 1910 n
month was read FIRST and second times
This will reduce that officers salary
n Il becomes a law.
Mr. Thompson introduced a meas
ure fixing the salary OF the chief OF
police at sSb and those ofpatrolmen
at s75. II was read first and second
times.
An ordinance reducing the salary OF
the surveyor from s. a day to 81 day.
and those OF his assistants NJ 50 so. was
introduced.
Then a fatheriess spit ordinance was
read, II was introduced by request,
The ordinance provides that the act
OF expeotorating on the streets or other
thoroughfares shall be considered a mis-
demeanor. and that fine Of not less
than 81 nor more than $40. or impris-
onment for not more than FIVE days.
shall be imposed for every violation
OF the ordinance. II also provides that
the police force shall see that the meas.
uro is not violated. After first and sec.
ond readings, Welch moved TO suspend
the rules and put the ordinance on It's
final passage. The motion did not pre-.
vail Mr.. Stevenson voted no.
An ordinance for prohibiting public
parades mot including funerals) on side
walks, and fixing the tine for violation
at not less than $40 nor more than $lOO
or Imprisonment for not more than fifty
days was passed. Clinton BIix. Trul
linger and Thompson voting no. Al
ordinance limiting the pay Of the work
men IN the street department to 81 4
day was passed Trullinger and Welci
voting In the negative.
Thompson then moved a suspension
Of the rules for the passage OF his or
dinance fixing the salary Of police OH
GERS This measure also reduces tn,
number OF patrolmen by one The vot,
on suspension was smooth unit
Wo'ch's name, the last In order, wa
called. He hesitated for quite while
and then voted against suspension
Having settled Mr.. Thompson's meas
ure for the night. at least, Welch thel
moved n suspension OF the rules for tn
passage OF his own ordinance. whicl
was agreed to. Then a lengthy discus
sion took place on the merits and de
merits Of the bill. McGregor took tn
police commission 10 task for discharg
ing the only republican ON the fore
Chief Loughery) and hinted at polit
lcal dealings. Welch made a rathe
sensational speech for his measure. II
said he could find hundred men VIII
would accept positions on the fore
: for $50 per month. and men who woul
not play cards in saloons, as he wa
told certain OF the present force ha
done. He compared the citizens admin
istratiOn to the present city govern
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