The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-18
CITY COUNCIL MEETING,


At the regular meeting NJ the city eoun-
eli last night Mayor Bergman presided
and all the councilmcn' wcrc present cN-
ccpt Trulllngcr and Parker.
A netltion from property owners asking
for further time In which 70 pay the as.
scssment for the Noung's hay Improve.
mont was granted,
A communication rrcm the city Surveyor
giving tho estimated cost VI hcnts and
plankiTg Tor the Seventeenth strcet cross
INK was read and fled. and motion was
passed tnstructing the committee ON
streets and public ways To advertise for
bids for the same.
A communication from Councilman Par
ker rendering his resignation as eouncil.
man from the Second ward was rcad and
the same was accepted
W, |. Rohb and Gus HIldcbrand were
nominated to an the vacancy, The vote
was; For Ro-bb-Cllntop. Rrlx. Cod.
dard McGpeor and Fulton For Hlde-
brand-UtEinsrr and Hansen. W. l.. Rcbb
was declared elected and after takinR the
oath ot Office took his scat
\ report from the committee on ways
and means recommending payment OF
hills and salaries of city officials was
read mad adopted.
\ rrpor, from the committee on health
and police recommending the issuance or
liquor licenses 20 Hoch Il Gillette and
Alex gilbert was rrad and adopted.
\ report from the committee on streets
and public ways recommending the pay
mcnt Of claims was read and adopted
\ report was read from City Surveyor
Hickman stating the cost nf the work
done ON the Noung's Ray Improvement
TO be SliS@ and asking Tor payment OF
same
A motion was passed that s6Si Tor the
Improvement Of Lafayette street be paid.
and that $i6Q be dlsallowed
A report from the same committee rec
ommcnding the passage of the ordinance
for extension of time FOR Young's Bay
Improvement was read and adopted.
on favorable report from the same com.
mittee the usual batch OF bills was or
iercd paid
The committee on public property re-
ported fayorably on the payment OF bills
An ordnance amending section OF or
iinance No. 2s2 and authorizing the com
mi,tee on public property to regulate
burials in the city cemetery passed the
third reading under suspension OF the
rules.
An ordinance authorizing the auditor
and police Judge TO issue and sell bonds
for the Improvement Of Duane street from
Sixth to Twelfth was read the first time
and referred 10 the committee on wavs
and means.
An ordinance FOR the issuance OF bonds
for the Improvement Of BOND street from
Forty-second to Forty-ntth was read the
first time and referred 10 the committee
on ways and means
An ordinance transferring from the gen
eral fund TO the special street fund the
sum OF s2Ol6O for the improvement OF
Eighteenth street from Exchange to
Grand avenue was read the third time
and passed
A resolution declaring the Intention NJ
the council To improve Thrty-nrst street
between Franklin avenue and Grand ave-
nue. was read and adopted
a resolution declaring the intention OF
the council 10 improve Twen,y-nlnth
street between Franklin avenue and
Grand avenue was read and adopted.
a resolution declaring the intention Of
the council to improve Grand avenue be-
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirty-thlrd
streets was read and adopted.
a resolution was adopted that. whereas
it has come to the knowledge Of the coun-
eli that the planking OF Commercial street
is not OF uniform thickness. the su-
perintendent Of streets be instructed 20
see that the work Is done according to
the ordinance governing the work. on
vote the resolution was lost. Goddard
UtZinger. Hansen and Brix voting No"
Brix stated he wished to reconsider his
vote. and on motion the vote was re-
considered and the resolution adopted
Brlx voting Aye"
4 motion was passed to appoint COM
mittee TO investigate the work being done
on Commercial street and report at the
next meeting Of the council Counclmen
Brix, Goddard and Robb were appointed.
A motion was passed authorizing the
committee on public property 10 eXpend
$50 for furnishing the mayors new Office.
RequisitiOns for supplies for the audi
tors offices were granted. and the coun-
oil then adiournpd