The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-01-12
GOOD RoAps-ooop TiiiNol
PUSH TINE scilgME ALONG
Progressive Association Trying to Rats,
FUNDS TO nuild BETTER Highways
For tho Country

MIMI nllfnANss "A lHlN
lng pr,noaltlon frnm tho r,,.h rluh snr
better Nnda Mayor perwmen nresl1ea
all The connelim,n hel,y nrc.,n, Altar
the r,aalnv ~ ,he r,u cha,r,,sn r,nnL
4. parker -, an, pn.b sinh ,,nnmi,tea
Was invl,,a Ia o,clain ha n,or,sl,t,, ~
tho ,annrl
AR p,rker atatra that IA. p,.h riu,
wants morn money fnr r,.d nnr,osea
Al nr,sent n, aaid m, only nyallab,.
r,ad o,nds ara hos, acr,y,1 ,rcr nrnn
erty road taxes and from poi tnxes .rhe
tlea ~ Inc e,uh A. hnv. A., ei,y nrn AGE,
an tho nnu tnxn. which nny nnd,r a
now order ~ ,h,,ss ho ,n,i,ct,1 ~
tho mad nna which !. IA ha orenaet
under tho superyislnn M m, ,ountv
court
IA the nrosent fine " .aia Mr. Parker
",hls rltv a,r,vns ,o, NOR, ,h,n ,,,o r,.,n,
neu taxss, a,vh, ye,,. n,,,,h 1, ,h.
amount exceeds teo our oh,,e, and n,,n
IA 10 ind,,eo tho el,y Ia allow ma 10 use
the n,nds eolI,,,,I 4, the cltv from n,n
lnxea f,r tho n,rno.., az hul,dine gooa
highway. out.Ido tha el,y trl,s w.
hay, a n,an 10 mako tho nal, tax ,aw of
sufiiclcnt strength IN max, coli,e,ien,
possy,lo and ia compsl Inc peymen, az
poll taxes. We also have In Wow the on.
tahllshmonl OF tho roll tax AT A. which
shalt apnly TO an non. .taxpaylng residents
" the ely, This viii take IN an tho en-.
ploycs Of the canncrles. who now enjoy
the blessings or Eood STREETS and peace
and order without paving cent toward
those features ot tho city government
III Is hoped by tho Push club that we
VIII bc enabled TO raise annually te0o or
ieso and With this amount wo can baild
good roads We want tho council 10
asrcv To TIE use "t 'hla money for road
purposes ana 'ha' " the ohlce' OF our
presence hero 'on'sh'
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'he council
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p'" YAK "'u'u Vo ~" "uN'"onA. vN'N.''
on laNPNltIH' OUT 'het u "H'N''u only
those who az present pay nothing 'oward
,hc support II 'ho city ana county gov
rruENHuEH IuW IurM Club. nH mIlI. MA1
discussed tho matter ot good roais az
length. and u was tho unanimous opinion
~ the members that good roads were
absolutely necessary 10 the ss,ilomen,
oi The country south ot the ely To got
setllcra he said. We must hayo roads,
1, - the intention TO build only good
roads no matter " not more than a milo
OF road Is built each year.
CITY Attorney Allen. who Is also an on.
,husias,le member OF the Push club, ,hen
read tho report ot the committee ap.
pointed by tho club 10 examine into and
roport on the road matter. which report
has been published The report outlined
m, work and proposed tax % s. he.d.
II il tho purpos. To start frrt with the
oonstructlon OF "A road directly south,
following the course a. nearly as practie.
adj, Of tho present olncy road. when
this highway IL completed. Il II proposed
I 40 start ON a road 10 IN, west. and. upon
ia compl,tlon. 20 go east. giving Astoria
thrc, nne highways. A discussion fol-
lowcL IN, members from tho Third ward
with on, exception and one from tho
second ward apparently fearing that tho
city was going to lose a vast amount n
tho Push clubs action we're ratified SIR.
pnrk.r trird 10 explain TO them that the
citv would h. out Zoo n year Al the ex.
trem, limit while under tho now law
which ia proposed. ysooo Nigh, DO derived
for road purposes.
/ Mayor bergman stated that the council
shopid remember that Il was not dealing
| with outsiders whose object Il was 70
Mac. the city I'm financial strnlghtn. nor
vaa n dning buslnes, with or making
ngpr,printIons for. spapiaris. hut was
dealing ktth As,oriana. who were labor.
log Tor tho advancement OF the city OF
/ Astor,a- -cpterpriHlng citlzena
cou,rliman Parker az Pl then moved
,bn, tho council lndorse tho work OF the
push club for better roadda Clinton
s.co,alnp urlx thought IN. idea A good
an. but wanted some OF tho money cx.
n,ndcd within tho city limits The mo.
,,on vas never nut. the council taking d
rcces. while Mr. Parker r. t.) drrw Nc
n resolution Councilman Parker at
,.cbcA hls pame TO Il and Il was adopted
nv tho following vote: Ayes. ARrcn. Gin.
TON. Hansen. Parker. schcrncckau and
t,tzlneer. nays Brix Goddard and
wolcb
IN. resolution ls a formal indorscment
~ m. pusb clubs efforts 10 secure bet
tor roods anil will prosably result In. m
amendment 10 the charter. whereby IN,
cl,y win agree 10 tho expenditure OF pol
,axss collected within tho limits ON road,
ou,slde tho CITY.
Mr. Parker. OF the Push club. then an.