The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-08

Maria c. Olsen filed a Temonstrance
against her lots-1.2 and 31--being in
cluded In the assessment for the i'm
proyement OF Thirty-elghth street. M
the contention that her property did
not border on that part OF the street
benefited. The matter was referred TO
the street committee.
Councilman Utzinger then presented
the following resolution:
Whereas. the Daily oregonian. OF a
recent date. criticised the resolutions
OF the common council Of Astoria as the
product Of ignorance or prejudice for
claiming that Astoria, as a cheap
charter port. would add millions of
dollars annually to the pockets Of the
producers who trade in Portland.
"And. whereas, Councilman Cook, in
our behalf. did, on the Sd inst, send
TO the Oregonian an answer to said
charge and did therein set forth rea-
sons why It is to the mutual interest
OF Portland and Astoria to demand
that the Union Pacific system shall at
once make Astoria a common point
with Puget sound ports on all exports
of this basin.
Resolved. That the Oregonian be
and 1t is hereby respectfully request
ed to publish said communication from
Councilman Cook and to allow a free
discussion in its columns Of this most
important public question. to the end
that all the people may be fully in
formed as to the merits Of the claims
made in behalf OF Astoria as the sea-
port Of the Columbia BASIN"
There was some objection to the pas
sage OF the resolution on The ground
that 1t was a matter which ought more
properly come before the commercial
bodies Of the city. The discussion drifted
into decidedly humorous dissertation
on what influence the Morning Ore
gonian did not have as well as the in
fiuence the Only Harvey did not WELD
and, after the members had argued
one another into the conviction that
both were harmless "bogies." the reso-
luton was passed.
The council then took up more ser
ious business. City Surveyor Tee rec
omended that, inasmuch as the i'm
proyement on Thirty-eighth street
could not be made under the fifty per
cent assessment rule because of a lack
of sufficient frontage property. the
north half of blocks 81 and 5S be in
cluded in the specifications.
Chief Of Police Hallock reported that
but SLIGO had been paid out in boun-
ties for rats under the terms of the
ordinance and the council voted to re-
turn the balance of the $50 appropriat-
ed to the general fund.
Under suspension of the rules ordi-
nances were passed extending the time
in which to complete the contracts
from June to July l on the follow
ing street work; Seventh street, from
hte west line of Tenth to the west line
of Eighth Seventh street, from the
north line of Bond to the south line Of
Astor. An ordinance was introduced
for the Improvement, by July l, of Fiji
teenth street, from the south line of
Exchange street to the north line of
Irving avenue, the planks TO be laid
upon the stringers already being used.
A motion to pass the ordinance under
suspension of the rules was defeat
ed by the negative vote of Councilman
Parker.
The ordinance regulating re-inter-
ments in the city cemetery from the
old Hillside burial grounds was pass
ed with the amendment that no charge
would be made by the city as long as
those making the change provide for
the expense of the work done. All
such work, however, must he done un-
der the supervision of the city's SUI
perlntendent.
An order was passed transferring
$22O,9S from the general fund tc the
Adair drain fund.
A resolution was passed changing the
specifications on the proposed improve
ment of Thirty-eighth street, from
Duane street TO Harrison avenue, so
as to reduce the width of the street
FIVE feet.
Councilman svensen was granted
leave Of absence from date till Au-
gust 10.