The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-09

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The street committee Is much annoyed
over the difficulty In fixing the cost
Tor the Improvement og the Rppraacn
on FIFTH street to the Young's bay bridge.
The property adjacent to the improve
ment Is owned by two parties. and one OF
them has already signed a remons,raneo
against making the improvement, which
Is enough to reject Il, so far as the
city is concerned, The county court has
been asked to bear portion OF the ex-
pense. and yesterday when the matter
was under discussion Chairman UtHingcr,
OF the street committee said that Il was
the opinion OF the court that the city
should make the improvement and take
the money cut OF the road fund for the
purpose. The street committee on the
other hand claims that. as about half
the tax levied for the construction OF
the bridge Is paid by the tax paying resi-
dents OF the city. the county should astlst
In making the improvement. but, as the
city receives about 1900 annually as taxes
from road districts inside the city limits.
II Is probable the cost Of the improvement
will come from this source.
AT the session OF the county court yes
terday two petitions for the laying out OF
county roads came before the meeting.
both OF which we're granted. John p.
Wherry petitloned for road beginning
at the corner Of sections !. 2 II and Il.
township 81. thence down the Nehalem
river via Grand Rapids and Red Bluffs
to the northeast corner OF section 6.
township ~. and T. j. Brown, Andrew
Young and Charles Miller were appointed
viewers and surveyors, to meet at Jewell
postofiice- Barney Gallagher and others
petitioned for a road beginning az a stake
on the county road easterly "a rods from
a point at the east end OF the east ap.
prOach OF the Lewis and Clarke draw
bridge. thence TO the north side OF the
school house in section TO- township III.
10 the southwest quarter OF section q.
township 10 A. 3. McMullcn, ]. C. Nur.
berg and John Fry were appointed View
ers. TO meet at the residence OF W. ].
ingalls,. J. ~ Gillette, OF Seaside. was
granted retail liquor license for three
months. a petition having being signed
BY a majority Of the voters OF the pre-
clnct The notice published By the county
judge calling for plans and specifications
for balance draWbridge across the John
Day was ordered approved c. G. Ut
ginger. chairman OF the street committee.
the superintendent OF streets, and the
city surveyor appeared before the court
relative 10 the county bearing a portion
OF the expense in building the approach
to the Young's bay bridge, but no definite
understanding was arrived at.
Henry and Jessie Gray were up before
Police Judge Nelson yesterday for va
grancy. The prisoners are confirmed
morphine fiends, and their condition Is
pltiful. They were arrested yesterday by
the police. who have been bothered a
great deal with them. Before court met
Chief Hallock found It necessary to pro-
cure some "morph" for them, or they
never, would have had strength TO climb
the stairs leading to the court room.
Both pleaded guilty to the charge and
Judge Nelson imposed a fine OF 800 or
100 days in jail agreeing to suspend SEN
tence II they would leave town. Gray
announced that they would have TO walk
out II they went, but Attorney Allen
said the municipality would pay their
fares. They promised to 90. Gray has
been in Astoria for several years past,
and has been up before the courts many
times. Recently he was given % days
in the county jail for larceny, and the
county officials thought they had cured
him Of the morphine habit. He had been
out Of jail but short time, however,
when he hunted up a gun and began
taking shots. He has used morphine for
long time, and the shots taken by him
are large enough to kill three ordinary
men. Ho uses blunt gun, and his body
is a mass Of red spots where he has In
jected the syringe. The only part Of
his body not perforated is his back,
where he now injects the drug into him
self. He told Chief Hallock yesterday
that he supposed It would be off with
him when he completed the circle OF sores
on which he Is now working. Gray seems
to have been reared well and his speech
would indicate that he has been edu-
Gated. Now. however, he Is worse than
a corpse, and probably will not live long.
Judge Nelson threatened yesterday, II
the couple ever again came before him,
that he would lock them up for 100 days
without dope. This threat Is dreadful
enough to the poor creatures to keep
them away from the city. The woman
has not been at II 50 long as her com
panion. When they are without dope
for any length Of time they tremble like
leaves, and are absolutely helpless.