The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-05-08
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
A Tedious Session Which Did Little
Business Of Importance.
nor WORK OVER CITY LIGHTS
kes: Shore Mills kill Get Coatfaet BIZ
cycle Lieense-NeN Team oi Horse, TO
Be rurchassd--i Adjourned 20 aondsy.

~" HFFlNlF ot the COUNCIL last nUht
was long and tedious aud only Few
maticTu u importance were acted upon.
All 1he members were In th.ir seats
when ia" roll was called.
The report of the ways and melrs
comuatioe on the proposition u IN.
West Shore Mills Company 10 furniss
the city with sixty lights for $3.50 per
month ocrasio1"d considerable iisrus.
Hapn. 1'ho committee recommended ,haa
the company should be- given a contract
for the work. Mr. Parker made a plea
for tha adoption Of the rsporg. He t,l1
" the benefits 90 be derived. and said
hc wanted an rxpr,rHlos from the coun-
eli on the matter lie wanted t,ie
water oHnmisrion TO release the coun.
eli from 10 agreement 10 pay $3.50 for
the maintenance Of a city plant. lie
E,id the 1'rullingcrs ware willing 10
llauldate any expense that the com.
mission might have bc-n put to In get
ting Information IN the matter
Welch wanted thn whole matter re-
fcrrod % the commission. He dld not
care 80 80 back on the position already
taken by thn council He said he had
bcen elected 10 work for the city. and
10. 10 assist Individuals He moved 60
amend the motion to adop; by making
Il 90 refer 90 the commission.
Mayor Taylor then raised the ques-
tion as 20 whether or not the city had
agreed to pay tho commission on this
sum. He was Of the oplnlpn It had no
He said hc believed the idea was 10
ascertain whether ~ not the city could
Operate !,s own plant
Thnmpspa was opposed TO Increasing
the bonded Indebtedness. which Is now
soc 900. by the issuance OF the bonds re
qulrcd to construct the plant Replying
20 the remark ~ wclcA. h. sald that
he aisn was elected to work for the
htercss OF the city but NOT necessarily
20 harm anyone. Hc was IN favor VI
entering into contract with the light
company. Mr. McGregor was OF the
same opinion.
Mr.. Trullinger explained the position
OF the company. and In the course OF
hls TNsmarks stated that three members
had resigned when the majority agreed
60 light the city for $3.50. Personally.
the action NJ the council is a loss 20
him Of 5000 or 5000, He further said
he was positive the commission could
not furnish lights for SO per month.
Parlter's motion that the report Of the
committee, which was favorable to Civ
Ing the contract TO the Hight company.
DO adopted. then prevailed by the fol-
lowing vote Aycs-Clinton. McGregor.
Parker. Trullingcr and Thompson.
Nays-Brix, schiebe, Stevenson and
welch.
The following claims were ordered
paid: Oregon Improvement Co.. Sc; II.
Il, Parker. $S6SS and SSi.S9; Astoria
Box Co. $975: Astoria Stree Railway
Co, 81; Clatsop AIM Co. 1884; We'r
Shore Mills Co. s59575; ], a. Stlnson,
s.; ]. $. Delllnger, Sil6O J. Strauss,
$3.50.
The officers of Engine Co. No. | Of
fered their horses and apparatus
which originally cost $SiO for sale ior
NOo and It was decided to make the
purchase.
II was decided 60 act ravorably on
the report OF the viewers appointed by
the county court. who recommended
to the city that a new rUad be estao-
lished near the city cemetery. II was
also decided to confer with Mr. Ham
mond with a view TO having the rail-
road extended 50 that uhe cemetery
may be reached,
The street committee was empowered
to enter into contract with j, A. Fas
tabend for the construction of cross
ing ON Bond street
An ordinance providing for the lioens~
ing of bicycles was read first and sec
ond times. The measure provides thai
wheels shall be taxed 81 per annum'
Another ordinance. providing on which
sidewalks wtheelmen may ride, came
up. Both measures will be finally act
ed upon at the next meeting.
The committee on fire and water was
empowered to purchase n team OF
horses, to cost not more than 5000, t.
replace those recently poisoned,
The amendment 10 the gambling Or
dmance giving one-half the fines to the
informer was defeated.
Numerous either matters Of minor
Importance were acted upon. after
which the council adjourned till Mon
day at O'Clock.
WHAT THE FARMERS CAN DO.