The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-02-06
LEGISLATORS OF
The CITY MEET
No More PROFESSIONS to BE AllOwed
on the Sidewalks Of Astoria.
NEW BOND SCHEME PROPOSED
Amendment TO Charter to Be Drawn
by Mayor and Ways and Means
Committee

At a meeting Of the city council last
night Mayor Taylor presided and an
members we're present with the excep-
ton Of Mr.. Ross Clinton. The session
was an interesting one and the galleries
were filed with spectators. After the
reading and approvsi VI the minuteA
the business ~ the evening eommenced
Petitions Joseph Gribbler and Ang-
DanIeson. for liquor licenses; referred
TO committee on health and police. Res
ldents and property owners on Taylor
avenue for extension Of the street; re-
ferred to street committee. Owners Of
property on various stregts to be i'm
proved. referred 10 street committee.
Communications-From citizens oblig-
cd to turn out from public sidewalks TO
permit the passage Of parades, process
sions. etc, and reciting that expecto-
rating on streets was dangerous 10 tho
health Of the community. and recom-
mending prohibiting the same ON the
streets. in street cars. and In public
places; suggesting that the transfer Of
liquor licenses from one person 10 an
other Is being made against the law.
The communication ordered filed and
that part OF 1t concerning liquor licenses
was referred TO the committee on health
and police. and the other portions To
the city attorney with instructions to
draw up ordinances covering the same.
proposition was submitted from the
West Shore Mills Company to light the
city at an expense Of $12.50 per light for
one year: 81 for two years: 81 for
three years: $40 for FIVE years; $3.50 for
eight years. and 50 for ten years. II
was represented that they had over
$4,000 invested in the electric light bus
iness that the members Of the company
were large tax payers and were never
ON the delinquent list, and that the
water commissions proposition to light
the city at an expense Of $3.50 per month
was an impracticable one, and that a
deficit would have TO be made up By
tdNPt4tIH b1lc way VI diiOtiei. AZ va
represented that Portland now pays
$3.50 cents per lamp for $50 lamps. The
communication stated further that on
cash proposition further reduction Of
so cents would made on each light The
jcommunication was refer.ed 10 the COM
mittee on streets and public ways
From the mayor, concerning the health
Of the city, and reciting that the num-
ber of contagious diseases was much
less than was supposed. There were
five cases Of diphtheria, only one PROV
ing fatal; seven cases of scarlet fever,
all the patients haveing recovered or
being now convaleseent. There were
several cases of typhoid fever resulting
from defective sewerage. Property
owners were notified to clean up their
premises. The communication was or
dered placed on file.
Ways and means committee-On the
request of the committee further time
was granted on the Page tax matter.
BY request Mayor Taylor explained the
question as to the issuance of new
bonds. He said that under the charter
as at present constructed, the city
could not issue new bonds even for
the purpose of taking up old bonds or
warrant Indebtedness, but that II would
require an amendment to the charter
to change the city Indebtedness. The
mayor recommended that all indebted
ness Of the city be reduced TO a bonded
Indebtedness He said there was
proposition before the officers from GER
CONTINUED on Fourth Pare.)