The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-04
PROCEEDINGS In
COMMON COUNCIL
Number Of Important Ordinances and
Resolutions Passed.
THE WATER RATES REDUCED
City rays Water Commission $500 rer
Annum for Fire nydrants On It's From
ise TO Redaee Consumers Rates.

An important council meeting was he'd
last night at which many MEASURES loag
deferred were passed under suspension
Of the rules.
The Commercial street extension is now
an assured fact. and the public wl'l next
year receive a reduction of 23ls per cent
in the water rats1.
Mayor Taylor presliel and all the mem
bers were present except Trulllnger.
The petition Of II. Alber, for the re-
demptlon OF property in Columbia addi-
tion, sold for taxes in 1899. was referred
TO the ways and means committee. The
petition OF Nelson Pratt relative TO the
payment Of Hlx= was also referred to
the same committee
A communication from the mayor stat
ing his reason foF Vet'lns me ordinance
relative 10 the issuance Of bonds for the
improvement OF Bond street was reld
and the veto was sustained by a ahanlm-
Gus vote Of the council.
The reports of the committee on ways
and meas on the peu'i'n ot W. b. Aaaif'
for the improvement Of Thir'y-third
street, and recommending an ordnance
for the issuinee Of street bonds for
SiS4n for me improvement Of Fourteenth
street were ad'P'~i'
Inc committee on heeith ana ponce re-
por'ed faV''aoiy on me petition OF H.
ii''''olg' lot = Fe-A'' 'puo license ne
po' "1op'7d'
me committee on stress ana puoie
ways reported IAN'Flo'y on a number ot
on'S ana 'h7y "'Se ordered pa'd
On favorable report from the commit
Tee on nre ana water a NUMBER oi claims
were ordered paid
Inc committee on STREETS ana puohe
ways presenter report releasing , Nor
i"i'e ''''i '"e contract 'or 'he improve
"eht oil b'Ad streeI Adopted
a report IRON the same committee rec
or'nehaihs an ordinance Tor the appro-
pF'a''oh ot w IN iaVor Of ~ clinton Tor
the Improvement OF the slip at the foot
o' rour'es l'h S'ree' lot puolle landing
was auop'eo'
An "'uihahee providing Tor the time ala
manner '' Vne lmproV"1eh' OF CONNER
'''' s''e'' ir"i' Se'ea'een'" street 20
IWenty-'htrd' ana rwenty-third to Ell
e'''''se WIS re"u ir'' ana Sec'oo ''neS'
anu N''Ne' suspense" '' '"e rules was
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Pie''u oE apr" ISL
-' u u''''''''' 'u''o''Ai'S '"e commit
'e' ''' '''o anu wafer 10 pp'"'''se suppl's
''O' 'N''sO''s wv l'r 'ie ''Fe department
WIS fe'u 'ri'u ''ine ana paSSed under suS-
'''S'O" u the 'u''s'
y" oruir''hce app'opF'aI"s ~ out OF
Tue seneFa' lunu IN ta'or oil " CLINTON
'o' Tue construction OF a ooa' landing al
'"e Ioo' o' fodr'e>A'h street. was passed /
unuer suspension OF the rules.
An ordinance eohHrn'ihg the assessment
on assessment roll NO Tor the eonstrue-
uon OF drain IN MeClure's Astoria
passed the third reading
An ordinance authorizing the auditor
and police judge to issue street bonds for
$SS62' for the Improvement of Fourteenth
street in favor Of L. Lebeck passed the
third reading and an ordinance authoriz-
ing the auditor and police judge to issue
street bonds for $Si7.29 in favor of L. Lee
beck for the Improvement of Irving ave-
nue. passed the third reading
An ordinance appropriating $25oO out of