The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-06
CITY COUNCIL MEETING



Az the regular meeting or the common
council last night Mayor Rcrwman pre-.
sided, with all the councllmen present
\ petition from the residents aud owners
" lots In the district concerned Tor aig.
inch sewer from the north line of Elcv.
enth street. McCmrc's, accompanied by
a communication recommending the Same,
nom chief Aalock, was, on favorable
report from tho street committee, np.
proved
communication from the mayor ~.
turning with his veto the ordinance ap.
prOpri0ting @.15SM for the bcnont " l..
Lobeck Tor work on Commercial street,
was on a vote " tho council unanimously
sustained
\ communication frcm Nelson 4 Gocdiu
on the bids submitted Tor the Improve,
ment OF Grand avenue and Thirteenth
streets, claiming their hid to Nc lower
than that of = Ncrmilc. was placed on
ale and the contract was, on motion
awarded 10 $. Normllc, BriN and Goddard
voting mo"
The ways and means committee sub
mlttcd the quarterly report or the an.
ditcr and city treasurer. and the Same
were placed on Tile,
The same committee submitted a re.
port on the resolution declaring the IN
tention ~ the council To improve As,or
street, recommending that the work hc
indefinitely postponed. which was adopt.
ed.
A repor, from the health and police
committee recommending that liquor
license be granted to John kopp was
adopted.
A report from the committee on streets
and public ways recommending the pay.
mcnt Of the payroll ~ the city surveyor
and superintendent of streets tor the
month OF April was adopted
The quarterly report ot the water com
mission was on motion adopted
The report ~ the Astoria public library
showing the disbursements tor the month
ot April was on motion placed ON nlc.
An ordinance approprla,ing So Tor the
benett OF l.. Lcbeck tor constructing an
apron on Twenty-thlrd street WAS read
the first and second times,
An ordinance authorizing the auditor
and police Judge to issue and sell bonds
for the Improvement ~ Commercial street
TO the amount ~ Al5tA was read tho
first and second times.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
approprlating Ss.a'S for the benefit of l.
I.ebeck FOR work done on Commercial
street, so as 10 read an ordinance appro.
printing g OQq N due for said lmnr0ypuont
10 be paid In warrants was read the first
time.
An ordinance appropriatlng $50 hi tor
the benefit OF l. I.ebeck. being the bal.
ance due on the Commercial street i'm.
provement excepting street crossings.
was read the FIRST and second times and
referred for amendment
An ordinance was introduced providing
Tor the time and manner Of improving co.
lumbia and Alameda avenues IN Taylor
addition. and fixing the time FOR lts
completion at September I. and passed un.
der suspension OF the rules
An ordinance was introduced providing
for the improvement ot Twenty-nlrth
street from Franklin avenue 10 Grand av.
enue. to be completed September /. and
passed under suspension Of the rules
A report from A. McPharlan giving the
probable cost OF repairing the floor OF
engine houses No. and as tli.N and
So. 80 respectively. was read and the
committee on public property was au
thorized TO make the repairs,
Council then adjourned