The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-07
CITY ATTORNEY ALLEN
WAS VERY INDIGNANT.
Charged That he. Like Senator Quay.
Was the Vic:im OF Political Enemies
Fulton and the Surveyor

At the regular meeting OF the counci
last night Mayor Bergman presided. an,
all tho counc.lmen were present. excop
McGregor.
petition from Fisher Brothers askn,
I permission 10 Improve the west half o
/ Twelfth street beginning at the corner o
Bond ana running 10 feet north. was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
public ways
A petition from G. W. Lounsberry
agent of the o, r. & ~ company. asking
permission 10 drive i2j piles at the east
end OF the dock for the purpose OF ex-
tending the same % feet. was referred to
the committee on wharvcs and water
front.
A petition from c. r. Thomson. on be-
half Of Ada Carlson and James Anderson. .
rendering payment OF delinquent taxes
due for the west half OF lot s. block l3s,
also lots and S. block %, shlveleys was
on motion not accepted.
A communication was read from Coun-
Gilman Ctzlnger. chairman Of the com
mittee on streets and public ways. In re-
gard 10 the Improvement Of Columbia and
Alemeda avenues In East Astoria. stating
that the contract had been awarded TO
Leander Lebeck for the Improvement OF
these streets, but had not been signed.
nor drawn up by the city attorney. owing,
that official stated. to the press OF other
business. Accompanying the communlca-
ton was an affidavit from Leandcr Le-
beck corrOboratlng the statements made
In the communication. A heated discus
sion followed. In which City Attorney
Allen characterized the communication
and affidavit as a small piece OF work,
done FOR the purpose Of injuring him po-
litcally Mr. Allen stated the common
council was Judge OF his work and he
was responsible TO II for his actions The
discussion became general among tho
councllmen and II was stated that the
g. at ~ 1 n srly established and
also that the chairman Of the street COM
mittec AT the time stated that the
property owners adjacent to those streets
did not want the Improvement made. The
grade was established some four months
ago. The argument, which at one time
threatened TO terminate In Il scene be-
tween Councilman Fulton nnr he city |
surveyor, ended peacefully. The communl- |
cation and the AFFIDAVIT were on motion |
stricken from the files.
a report from the health and police |
committee recommended that the claim Of
County Judge Gray for El2 pound rent be
not granted, and the same was adopted
An ordinance was introduced approprl-
iting t3O2 Tor the benefit Of s. Normile
FOR the Improvement Of Thlrty-nrst street,
and read the second time.
An ordinance was introduced appro-
Driatlng RlO2.1 for the benefit Of s. Nor
nile for the Improvement Of Grand ave-
luc, from Twenty-nlnth 10 Thirty-thlrd
streets, and read the second time. An
ordinance was introduced approprIating
AGi.8 for the benefit Of l.. Lebeck for the
Improvement Of Twenty-nlnth street and
cad the second time.
An ordinance was introduced authorlz-
ng the auditor and police Judge to issue
,onds for the Improvement Of Grand
venue from Twenty-nlnth to Thirty
bird streets, and read the second time.
An ordinance was introduced authorlz-
ng the auditor and police Judge to issue
,onds for the Improvement OF Twenty
llnth street from Franklin to Grand
venue to the amount Of $1GO, and read
he second time.
An ordinance was introduced authoriz-