The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-18
ORDINANCE LICENSING
MERCHANTS DEFEATED.
Voted Down Almost Unanimously az
the Meeting Of Council Last
Night.

The city councll met IN regular ses-
sion last night. Mayor Bergman pre-.
sided and all the councilmen were
present.
A petition from Freeman a Bremner.
asking the council for 500 TO make
Improvements at the foot OF Eleventh
street was laid on the table. A COM
munication was read from J. Bouse. OF
san Francisco asking for the size and
capacity OF rock crusher needed by the
city 30 as 10 lgure on the same. The
communication was referred to the
street committee.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on the payment u
the following bills Griffin & Reed.
81. ]. c. Clinton. $3.50 and J. II. Man
sell 81. The report was adopted.
The following bills were reported on
fRvorably by the committee on health
and police; II. scheels,sl25s; Fisher
Bros. N.20; James Petty. 1850. The
same committee also recommended the
granting OF a liquor license TO John
HendFickson Both reports were
adopted.
a report from the committee on
streets and public ways recommending
payment OF the following claims w~
adopted lNoard q Stokes. 81; Prael
q Co., 81; Borthwiek Lumber Com
pany. S32.
The same committee reported fav-
orahle on the Improvement OF the south
side OF Commercial street from Franz
lin to Grand avenue. and the report
was adopted.
A report from the committee on fire
and water recommending payment OF
the following claims was adopted;
Fred Saiz. N.l5; Astoria Street Rail-
way Company $3.50: Bremner &
Holmes. sa9O: c. Lienenweber, $3.50;
West Shore Mills, IS; Columbia Elec-
trical 4 Repair Company 50; schoheld
q Hauk. SIS; A. V. Allen. $Si.65.
A report from the committee on pub
lie property recommending bills paid
as follows, was adopted; c. A. May,
70 cents: T. S, Simpson $3.50.
A Recommendation was read from
city Attorney Allen, relative to the
Improvement Of Astor street. The COM
munlcatlon stated that the city had at
tempted to widen the street to 90 feet
in 1877. A committee was appointed BY
the council for the purpose at that
time. whose duty II was to assess dam
ages and benefits occasioned TO abut-
ting property holders. The city at
torney recommended that the council
appoint a like committee at this time
also, and that It be directed to ar,
range with the respective property
owners on the street to move their
buildings or enter into an agreement
with the city that Il shall not be liable
for street improvements in front Of
their property, This recommendation
was agreed to.
Another communication was read
from City Attorney Allen stating that
the case OF ]. w. welch, ct al, VS.. the
city OF Astoria was now pending in
the circuit court and that the city
must plead, or bid the property In as
directed by the restraining order,
which limits the amounts that the city
can bid at the execution sale. The COM
munlcation was placed on file, but not
otherwise acted on.
An ordinance appropriating $1,000 out
of the general fund for the purchase
OF a rock orusher, was read the third
time and lost, welch voting aye.
An ordinance transferring S5O.22 from
the general fund to the drainage fund
for the purpose Of redeeming warrant
No. 4,iSs, was read the third time and
passed. Parker voting no.
An ordinance licensing and regulat-
ing all branches Of business and pro-
vlding for the giving of a bond in lieu
OF said license, was read the third
time and lost Welch voting aye.
An ordinance appropriating $3.50 for
painting the city hall, was read the
third time and passed,
An ordinance appropriating $3.50 in
favor Of A. MoPharlan for repairing
the city hall, was read the third time
and passed.
A resolution was introduced and
passed extending the time for the coll