The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-16
MEETING OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
Numerous Petitions and COmmunica-
tIOns Presented and Acted On.
AuCTIoNEERs' LICENSE FIXED
Must Pay tl20 Annually. Quarterly in
Advance Printing Contract
Awarded by Ordinance.

At the meeting Of the rity council
last evening. being the hrst meeting
under the new ordinance establishing
the first and third Friday nights ~
meeting nights. Mayor Taylor WAS In
m" chair. and Councimen BriS, Clin-
ton McGrcgor. Parker. Rchicbc. Siver-
son Thompson. Truillnger and welch
were present The following jury list
was reported. as drawn boy Auditor "
y. Nelson, Justice of the Peace John
Abercromble, and Frecholdcr Charles
H. stockton 20 serve until the first
Monday In January 1898. In the justice
court Of Astoria precinct, Clatsop c0un-
~. state of Oregon:
W ~ Sherman. Thor Dcaly. Louis
u Peterson, J +. Higgins. WIN.
Chance. Geo Kabo;h. c. II. CuthbiTth,
Duncan stuart. @ - Mncn. Angus Cor
W II. Barker. Il r Allen j. u. Arndt.
c. H. Gribble. John Enberg. Dave
Campbell. ChRs stockton. August Nel-
son. c. S Wright. Frank Patton. J.
W. Conn. W. @ Cowgirl. u. p. VII
llams. p ] Mcauy. o. +. Morton.
r. o. Trullingrr. Geo II George. chas.
Rogers. Frank Gum. j G, Swope. W.
y. smith. Harry Hamble,, II. II. In
gals. 4. c. Hughes. Chas s. Brown.
Harry Bell, W u. Adair, O. W. Dun
bar. John Fox. 4. ] Montgomery, A
@. SpcSarth. W. T. Chutter. c. A.
MnSkrcy. W r schsebe ] v wyatt,
r.. W Tallant. GEO. Hnl, W. T. Bev-
cridgc. VIM D. Gosslyn. Geo, c. Fla
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Following are the detailed proceed
lngs of last nights session.
Pctiiions-Pcterson 4 Anderson for
change in liquor license; granted: Alex
Grant. same, granted. property own
crs of Uppcrtown FOR re-cstablishing
grad. on Irving avenue, referred Ia
street committee: Chas II, Page 10
cancel on lien docket the lien against
10, l.. Block ~, shively's. referred TO
ways and means committee
Communications Budget Publishing
Comp1ny stating that II was ready
to do the city printing on the basis
OF It's former bid flcd; county clerk.
calling attention 20 the proper method
OF pesitioning the county court for the
vacating Of roads, referred to the COM
mitt@e ON public property with In
structions TO properly petition the
road through Clatsop Cemetery.
Vetoed by the mayor'-ordinance en-
titled. AN ordinance authorizing the
mayor and city auditor and police
Judge OF the city ot Astoria to execute
deeds for property redeemed from tax
sales. and repeating Ordinance No.
2076:" An ordinance 10 amend Section
I. OF Ordinance No 2i34. rcorganlzing
the city fire department and providing
for the purchase Of necessary supplies.
on the ground Of It's being contrary to
dinancc To provide for the time and
manner OF constructing sewer on
Second street" on the ground that the
ordinance and original resolution do
not agree.
Ways and means committee reports
Approving bill Of oregon Improvement
Co. for s., ordered paid.
Health and police-Approving appl-
cation for liquor license by c. Francis
covitoh and Carlson Brothers, adopted;
fixing the annual license OF auctioneers
upon the execution OF bonds In the
sum OF $3.50, adopted; recommending
making a contract with the Astor
House for the boarding OF city pris-
oners. adopted.
Streets and public ways-Approving
the report OF city surveyor on re-es-
tablishing grades in McClure's addition
between I'd and 10th streets. adopted.
Fire and water--Approving bill OF
Fisher Brothers for s42S. adopted; the
committee given further time to re
port on other matters referred to them
The report Of the city surveyor on
the drainage district In McClure's ad-
dition. was referred to the committee
on streets and public ways.
Ordinances read first time-Amend-
ing the ordinance on liquor licenses, re-
ferred to the committee on health and
police,
! Ordinances read first and second
time-Authorizlng contract by commit
tee on health and police for board Of
city prisoners at the Astor House.
Rules suspended and ordinance passed
third reading.
Ordinances read third time and pass
ed-Appropriating $32l.05 from the
street and crossing fund to the street
lighting fund; authorizing the commit
tee on ways and means to contract
with the Daily Astorian for the city
printing; approving the report Of the
city surveyor on the Commercial street
extension to the depot; authorizing the
committee on ways and means to con-
tract with J. S. Dellinger for the print
ing OF city blanks
Resolutlons-To improve Fifteenth
street, referred to the committee on