The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-05-05
NUMBER OF CITY STREET.
LIGHTS PLACED AT FIFTY.
Council at Its Meeting Last night Au.
Ihorircd the Street Committee to
Contract for That Number.

! The regular meeting OF the common
council was held last night. all the mem.
ecrs being present Mayor Bergman prc.
| sided
| communication was read from the
county court requesting that commit
tee Or the council hc appointed to jotn
the county court today In viewing tho
foung's bay bridge Tor the purpose ~
arriving az an understanding as 70
whether the city ar county. or both.
should bear the expense ot building the
approach, The mayor appointed com.
mi,tcc consisting ~ Schcrucckeau u.
ainger and clinton 70 mcc, az the cour,
house at i;M this afternoon \ motion
prevailed glvtng the committee full pow
er 10 act
\ communication from the Yves, Shorc
Mills Company seating that the company
would llgh, the city with 5o arc lights
during the mex, year at $40 a ligh, and
would furnish incdndrscens lish, TO the
I cI'y hall building free. was read ami
placed ON tile.
A.f' ANfsaa Nhf - AftN'Ah ~ NH tue Wy treas
urer, auditor ana water comm,ssi were
reported on tavorably by the ways aud
means committee.
\ r,por, was read from the ways and
means committee stating that ,he water
commission and the committee though,
% are lights OF A,o candle power would
be- sufficient Tor the present needs OF the
city This Is a reduction of y lights. the
present number being ~ The report was
adopted
The committee on streets and public
ways reported favorably on the following
claims, and they were ordered paid West
Shore Mills Company $5I6 for street
lights. less N29 for lights out: Clatsop
MIL Company, &l2. city surveyor. 81. and
superintendent OF streets SO
An ordinance was introduced au hor.
Eing the auditor and police judge TO
issue quilt claim deeds to ]. +. Ferguson
and J. W. suprenan, for lots and G.
block Is, McCiurc's and lots = and I.
block Il. onley's Astoria, The ordinance
was read the third time and paweI.
under suspension OF the rules.
An ordinance was introduced author.
izng the ways and means committee 20
enter into contract with the West shore
Mills Company FOR furnishing the clty
with jo ligh;s al $50 High, and any
additional lights required at the same
rate for the next year commencing NAV
i. 1879, After some discussion II was
"a ..tar..F h..
10 make the contract instead OF tbs, ways
and means committee and the ordinance
was changed accordingly. The ordinance
was then read the second time and welch
moved that the number Of city lights be
reduced TO ~. Goddard moved that the
lights be kept up to the present number
% Neither motion received second
so Mayor Bergman called for vote on
the suspension OF the rules, on whlcn
Welch voted no Since the rules Gun
be suspended only by unanimous vote
and as the present contract for lights tx.
plres on May Il this action would have
necessltated the calling OF special meet.
Ing. A general discussion on the nnal
passage of the ordinance took place In
which the Push Club and Taxpayers
league came In Tor some criticism. After
some persuasion. Welch was Induced TO
change his vote and allow the ordln.
ance to come up for third reading. after
which 4, was passed with but one dissent.
ing yote-that Of Welch.
An ordinance was introduced to accep,
the Improvement on Astor street and read
the second time, A motion to suspend
the rules and pass the ordinance was lost
Parker voting no"
An ordinance was introduced permitting
the Oregon Telephone 4 Telegraph Com
pany 70 erect poles In a southwesterly
direction between Taylor's Astoria and
the harbor line, for the extension OF its
line to seaside and was read the second
time. A motion to suspend the rules and
pass the ordinance was lost. Schernec-
keau, Welch Goddard and Parker voting |
mo"
An ordinance permitting f. p. Parker
to extend his wharf out TO the harbor
line was read the first and second
times
An ordinance appropriating $40 for April |
and $40 for May for office rent for the
city surveyor was read the first and
second times.
An ordinance 10 enforce the collec-
ion Of assessments remaining delinquent
IN the Young's bay Improvement passed
he third reading.
City Attorney Allen stated that he was
Informed by the county court that about
800 was due the city on account Of the
Dad and poll taxes collected before the
'ity limits were cut down. II is claimed
hat about $500 in all IL que the city
rom this source. but Mr.. Allen thought
I best to accept the $500 rather than take
he matter into the courts.
Councilman Goddard suggested that
his amount be presented to the county
'ith the understanding that the money
q used IN building the approach to the
'ounR's bay bridge. The county assessor
as not yet completed the assessment
oil and Mr.. Goddard's suggestion was
OF acted upon. The council then ad-
burned