The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-04
MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
Large AmOuRt Of Routine Business
Quickly Disposed Of.
TO RAISE CITY SALARIES.
0fdiSsast lstfodussd 10 Increase ray Of
rublie Officers Large Auabtf on
Street Bohds Authorized.

A. tho regular meeilng u the common
council Lao, nlgh, Mayor bergman pre-
sidtd with ali no counsllmcu present ,r,
cop, TrIllingcr
Petitions from kean'y and Grlbbler
Johnson and Carlson and August Dan.
lelsou. for liquor llconsc were rofcrro1
to tho health ana police Committee.
4 petition from the CiAtsDp Ailll Com.
pany for i2.year ieh-~ - tina, portion
q, TNcnu .thlrd street occupied by por-
ton Of tho Boiler bol,e ~ an annual
rental of 8 per month. and agreeing "a
remove tho same u 20" expiration Of ,h'
leare. waa referred 20 toe committee on
streets ana public Vaye
Tho committee on w8ys and m"ans rc-
ported on the petition %: Mr.. Ma,,son for
isn,p ,or iniurloe sustained by her son In
failing through The roadway ln Union
town. r~commendlns ,ha: tsc claim BE-
not allowed
Tho same committee rceommcndcd the
paymcu, O, a number of usual claims
A report from the health and police
committee recommending the bid OF H.
schc,ls u II cents per meal sor boarding
prisoners confined IN ,he city jah durinF
tho year ies. wan rad and adopted
Tho same committee reported fayorably
on thc payment q a number Of regular
monthly claims. ana also on the applica-
iion of Carlson nrote,crs and Alex Camp
bell for liquor licenses Reports adopted.
\ rrpor, from ,hc committee on streets
ana public ways wus read. recommending
iae paymcn, Of rs 10 tho superintendent
of streets and warrant On the road and
crossing fund was crd,Tcd drawn Tor the
same
Tho claim Tor tho ei'y Ss0cyor FOR 's''
was. on motion. orirr,-l referred 10 the
street committee.
Claims againe, the s'-c.' assessment for
tho Younw's BAY s,rcc, Improvement
wrrc ordered paid
The claim OF y. C1in,on Cor uiN foi
services while supcrIn,coAen; on the Com.
mcrciai street extension was allowed
The came committee recommended that
the petition Tor an electric light on the
corner Of Fourth and Exchange streets
he not granted. and also recommended
that the light on the corner OF sixth ana
Franklin avenue be moved to the corner
NJ Firth and FRANKLIN avenue Reports
adopted
The committee on nrc and water re-
turned ,hc repor, ~ ~, water commits
-lon AMI thc same WIS placed on Me
The same committee reported having
purchased thc mr. he'll ~ authorized and
tho report was ordered placed on nle.
Tho report rccommendnS the payment
~ the usual batch oi bills was adopted
\ report from the committee on public
property recommendlrg payment Of hill.
VAS adopted
\ report from John Matter stating that
tNc rccclrtr cf thr city cemetery FOR the
month of January were So. was referred
TO tho committee on pp,Ntc property
An ordinance authorizing the audito,
and police iudgc 10 issue bonds for the
Improvement ot Wall street and West
sixth was read the nrst time
An ordinance authorizing the audIto,
mud police iudcc to Iesic bonds for the
lmprovcment ~ p,nd street from Forty.
second to For,y-Ntth street was read the
first time,
An ordinance authorizing tho auditor
ana police Judge to issue bonds for the
lmprovcmcnt Of Duane street from Thirty
NTH street TO ThIrty.soventh street was
rend the t,rst time,
An ordinance authorizing the auditor
and police Judge to issue street bonds for
tho Improvement OF Irving avenue from
Fifteenth street TO EicNtcenth street was
read the first time.
An ordinance authorizing the auditor
and polce Judge to issue street bonds for
the Improvement Of Thirty-nrth street he
tween Franklin avenue and Duane street
passed the i'rst reading.
An ordinance authorizing the auditor
ard police judge to issue street bonds for
the Improvement Of Thlrty-seventh street
hetwcel Duane ana Commercial street
passed tho first reading.
The following ordinances, to take effect
March /, introduced by Utzlnger, amend
Ing tho ordinances governing the salaries
Of city officials were read and referred
to the ways ana means committee,
Fixing tho compensation of the chief ol
police at $50 per month,
Fixing the compensation of the city at.
torney at $50 per month and travelling ex'
penses.
Fixing the salary Of the superintendent