The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-20
HEIKMANN
IS GUILTY
Removed From Office by the
Common Council Last
Evening.
NO DEFENSE WAS MADE
Accused Official Did Not Appear
Nor Was He Represented
by an Attorney.
RAYMOND TO SUCCEED HIM
Elected After Two Ballots High Hat
Ordinance Also Placed Upon Final
Passage ana Now Is Law.
RAYMOND TO SUCCEED HIM

City Surveyor Paul Z. Hclkmann was
removed from office by the council last
night McGregor was the only mem6e.
who was not In attendance. The Peat-
ing capacity OF the chamber was tsJeI
70 accommodate the crowd which had
gathered 20 hear the trial The defend
ant was not present. nor was he repre-.
sontod BY an attorney. The trial aas
conducted without an effort at defense.
Mr Hoikmann failing TO aDos4r. oithough
ho had been n0ihed OF the time Tor the
trial
As tho surveyor was not present when
the roll was called. the council proceeded
to other business IN the hope that Heik-
mann would show up. An ordinance pro-
viding for the time and manner OF i'm
proving Astor street from Sixth 10 Ninth
was read irst and second times. H. b.
Parker and n. Nowien had remonstr ues
against this Improvement. but rhe street
was ordered repaired notwithstanding the
remonstrance
The hat ordinance introduced at the
meeting last Thursday night was also
made q Law. Alderman 9fr4x moving The
reconsideration Of his vote against sus.
pension OF The rules az the last meeting.
The vote was unanimous on the recon
sidoration. and when the roll was called
an the councilmcn voted In the afiirma-
tive. Hereafter ladies must remove their
hats and bonnets In public entertainment
places, and can wear nothing but skull
caps. II they fail TO comply with the pro-
visions OF the law they can be brought
before the police Judge and fined not less
than $40, nor more than so. or sentenced
TO from Ave TO % days In Jail.
After the passage OF the hat ordinance
a discussion ensued as to whether or
not the council should send for Surveyor
Heikmann. Councilman Robb wanted to
proceed to business. City Attorney Allen
stated that there was no power under
the charter by which the council could
enforce the attendance OF Mr.. Hickman.
and. upon motion OF Mr. Fulton. the
council proceeded 10 business. The
charges, already published In the Asiori-
an. were read. setting forth that the
surveyor had overoharged the city s29eO
for work done during September
Richard Harry was the FIRST witness
called. He produced his timeroll, II, m
which Il appeared that he had worked
for the city surveyor ~ days during rnv
month OF September. receiving therefor
SIS OF that time, he stated two days
were rightfully chargeable to tho city.
but tho remaining 2,s days were put In
for individuals, lie worked only to Sep
tembcr s.
J. orton was then called He testified
that ho had worked only three-qua~ters
OF day for the city during the month
OF September and foud days for private
parties, for which he was paid by tho
surveyor Siilo, He said the payroll pre-.
sented TO tho city by the surveyor for
September gave his time at 4S days.
Asked II he had had any conversation
with Heikmann as to overcharglng the
city, orton replied:
Eyes, Heikmann said to me IN bis
ofiioe one day; The city is fghting me
pretty hard, and I'm going to get even.'
orton explained that part OF the work
was done in running lines for electric
light poles, and Councilman Goddard,
the Third ward Investigator, who always
hNs his eye out as il were, for little
irregularities, wanted TO know why the
city paid for running lines for the pla cling
OF electric light poles. Some Of the
other eouncilmen said they also wanted
n little Information on the subject, and
the conversation led many OF those pres
ent to believe that the city Is being i'm
posed upon. In this coansetion il may
not be amlss to state that the work must
be done by the city surveyor, or else the
poles might not be placed according to
the provisions Of the charter. The city
is not being imposed upon.
A. d. Ross was the next witness. He
said no had worked $50 days for Helix
mann in September. although he had been
paid for AZ days work He explained
this by saying that he enormously told
Hickman he had worked AZ days, and
when the error was discovered, delkmann
said no would allow him the AZ days. He
received sll.4O for this work, Asked II
he ever had any conversation with Helix
mann as to the latter overcaargng The
city Ross said;
"I asked Hickman in his office one day
if he stuffed the city payroll, He replied
that he had never stuffed the payroll, ana
added:
The city has put me - considerable
expense and someone must make It up,
don't give damn who 1t is, +"
Auditor Nelson was then called and
testified as TO the filing of the payroll for
September, which amounted to s1OS
Alderman Hildebrand, who was a mem
ber of the investigating committee ap-
pointed by Mayor Bergman to look into
the charges against Heikmann testified
as to the evidence presented at the in
vestlgation, He stated that the sur
veyor's accounts for September did not
agree,
Councilman RObb. who was also a mem