The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-02
MR..HEIKMAN
TO BE TRIED
Council InStrBctS City AttOr-
ney Allen 10 Prepare
the Charges.
OVER CHARGE IS SHOWN
investigating COmmiIIee makes
Out a Clear Case Of Dis
honest Intent.
aEIKMAN'S NEW ATTORNEY
August Feldman. Esq. Appeared for
Hin. but Was Called to Order
BY Mayor Bergman.
aEIKMANs NEW ATTORNEY

Last nights meeting OF the council was
quito interesting for the short time Il
lasted In anticipation Of sensational de-
yelopments In the matter OF the charges
against City Surveyor Hickman there was
large Attendance. and. while nothing
exciting was heard from the Investigate
ing committee. those present were treated
TO "A very amusing occurrence. All the
members OF the council were present.
Hcikman's case came up with the re-
port Of the investigating committee.
which set forth It's findings in the matter.
The report recIted that several witness
had been examined and Il was found that
Hickman had knowingly charged the city
for work which had been done for a pri-
vate party. The witnesses examined by
tho committee we're ]. orton. Richard
Harry and A. Ross, all OF whom had been
In the employ Of the city surveyor. These
mon testified that they had performed
certain work for the CITY. In September.
but the surveyors accounts charged the
municipality with other work The COM
mlttee found that this work had been
done for c. II. Page. the owners OF the
Cleveland bakery and man named
Owens The total claim presented to
the city by Hickman for the work done
by those three men was siO.S. an over
charge OF Sss@.
The committee further found that Helix
man had charged the city with ''the sum
OF t20 for work that had been determined
by the council the city was not liable
for" and which claim had been rejected
by the council. being for work other than
charged for
In concluding It's report the committee
recommended that said Hickman be re-
moved from office as city surveyor, All
that the city attorney be required to
prepare the necessary charges and al
legations. and that time be SGT for the
hearing" Tho report was signed by
tho full committee Messrs. Fulton. Robb.
and Hndebrand.
Mr., Fulton explained for the committee
that Hickman had been given fair and
impartial trial and that his accounts
were in such shape as to make a recon.
clllatiou OF them impossible, He regret
ted, he said to learn that Hickman had
been dishonest, but. under the clrcum-
stances, there was but one thing to do
the surveyor must be removed from Of
flce, He stated further that Hickman
had admitted having charged the city
with $3.50 for work done on the Young's
bay Improvement which amount had been
rejected by the council. The claim. he
said, was put In by Hickman for other
work alleged to have been done. He
therefore moved the adoption of the re-
port and there were no dissenting voices,
At this iuncture OF the proceedings a
man in the audience jumped to his feet,
and, striking dramatic pose, called
halt in the name Of justice. Carrying
himself dramatically he stepped for,
ward to the mayors desk and presented
a paper to Mr.. Bergman. The document
was dated Astoria, November 80, and
read as follows:
August Feldman is hereby appointed
my attorney in fact"
The signature OF p, e, Hickman was
attached, Curtis Kimball appearing as
witness.
The paper was read, after which Field
man rose to his feet and expressed him
self as being of the opinion that the whole
proceedings of the council was Illegal
He had in his hand u copy of the city
charter, and seemed greatly excited. He
went on to explain matters by saying
that he had been appointed Heikman's
attorney, and he was there to see that
his client did not get any the worst of 1t,
The question of the guilt or lnnocense of
Hickman was not matter for discus
sion, he said, but the proceedings were
not in accordance with the law, although
he failed to explain the circumstances
which rendered them illegal. He did
state, however, that the chairman OF the
committee (NIr. Fulton was directly
opposed" to Hickman, and that he had
no right to be on the committee; If Mr.,
Fulton had a spark Of honor or manhood
about him, he said, he would not act.