The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-03-20
Ordinance introduced Providing
for Five Cents Per Rodent.
MOREsTREET WORK ORDERED
Goddard Suggests That Street Goa
tractors BE AlloNed to Cool
Off-Claims Allowed.

oeilNeren 10 lne cnltt OF ponce Wltnin
the next thirty days At the regular
meeting held last night an ordinance
was introduced appropriaiIng SO from
the city treasury TO defray the demands
for the bounties. II was stipulated,
however. that the rats must be caught
In traps and not poisoned. The fund
Is TO be placed AZ the disposition Of
the chief OF police, to whom all rats
must be delivered. and those deliyer-
Ing the rodents TO that officer will re-
ceiye an order for the amount due.
The chief Of police is to have discre-
tlonary power as TO the validity Of all
claims. Provision is also made that
the rodents must be destroyed by fire.
A special meeting OF the council will
be held this evening for the purpose OF
pushing the measure % final passage,
as no ordinance appropf.sting money
from the city treasury can be introduce
ed and passed at the same meeting
The couacllmeh appreciate the neces-
sity OF immediate precautionary meas
ures TO prevent the possible appear
ance OF The bubonlc plague in this city.
hence the determination TO lose no
time In putting the bounty in imme-
diate operation by calling a special
meeting.
The city board OF health made rec
ommandation that bounty OF two
cents be paid for an indefinite period
but this was not acted upon Iurther
than to be fled In the regular way.
II Is understood that the $50 proposition
was the only one Of many upon which
a unanimous action of the c0uncilmen
could be secured, a variety OF fixed
opinions existing as 10 the advisability
Of offering the bounty a.,d ihe condi-
tions defining the expenditure ot the
fund.
Another ordinance relative . nrecau-
tionary methods OF preventing the
plague was passed regulating the land
ing OF vessels here from infected ports.
II empowers the city authorities TO pre-
vent the landing at any OF the city
docks OF all vessels believed to be in
fected and orders that should evidence
OF the disease be found to exist after
such landing is made, the city officers
may compel the vessels to receive again
such part OF her cargo as has already
been discharged and proceed to the
quarantine grounds. War vessels of
the United States are exempted from
the provisions Of his ordinance.
An ordinance was introduced estab-
fishing the grade on Thirty-eighth
street from the south line OF Duane
street TO the south side Of Harrison
avenue.
An ordinance was introduced with a
view to preventing any interference,
by cutting or otherwise. with the cleo
trio wires and gas pipes in the ci'y,
imposing tine OF not less than s. nor
more than $50 or Imprisonment for a
term OF not more than twenty-five
days. Objection was raised to This or
dinance, as II was contended that in
many instances, such as moving and
repairing houses. etc, it would be nee
essary frequently TO interfere With
both the wires and the pipes. II was
suggested tina. II would be wiser to
give the street committee discretionary |
powers in the matter and or vote of |
Ave TO three action was deferred III
the next regIlar meeting. The orGi- |
nance was conceived in response to a |
determination to discontinue the pos
sibility OF fire which coull easily be |
caused by the tampering with wires.
Councilman Utzinger offered a reso
luton, which was carried, to improve
Ninth street from the north side of |
Bond street to the south side of AS
tor street. Councilman Goddard OBJ !
tected to the resolution, oasiug his 1
opposition on the statement that the
city was already having large amount
of work done, that the contractors
were busy and, as a result, the cost
to the city was much higher than 1t
would be later on when less work was
being done and competition for con-
tracts was more keen. Goddard stated
that the work now being done on
Franklin avenue is costing the city
much more than has ever before been
maid In the history of the city one
block alone costing $3.50. He thought
the city should go slow so as to al
low the contractors to cool of a bit.
After that, he said, he was in favor of
every improvement that should be
found necessary. The vote resulted in
Ave in favor and two against,
A resolution for the improvement of
Fifteenth street from the south line of
Exchange street to the north side OF
Irving avenue, excepting crossings, was
carried by the same vote as was the
measure.
Petitions for retail liquor licenses
were presented by Nelson Hursey and
Owens & Carson Retail liquor liz
We're granted to Peter Dourel,
August Erickson and Owens & Carson.
A petition was received signed by
forty teamsters in he city, asking that
the council take immediate steps to
improve Grand avenue between Fourth
and Seventeenth streets. 1t was repre-