The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-07
LIGHT QUESTION
STILL UNSETTLED
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Mayor Calls for a Special
Session.
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WILL MEET THURSDAY EVE
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RESISTANT Men Present a Petition
Mayors Recommendation for
Police Commissioner
Turned Dawn.
WILL MEET THURSDAYEyE


At last nights council meeting the
question OF lighting was again called
up and again laid over until the next
meeting, An ordinance was presented
by w, J, Cook authorizing the commit
tee on streets and public ways 10 en-
Ter into contract with the West
Shore Mills Company for sixty lights 10
be placed wherever ordered by the
committee. the contract 20 be for two
years. lights TO be placed In the rooms
and halls OF the city hall gratis. and
the company 10 be- paid at the rate OF
~ per month for each light.
The reading of this brought Council
man UtzlnRer 90 his feet. He remark
ed that tho lights were needed and
the time for action had come. but he
was not aware that Councilman Agren
had n few words 10 say on the same
subject. The latter gentleman said
that II the people wanted lights they
know what 70 do; that the council was
IN charge of public money and should
be careful IN the use Of H. He argued
that other cities had their own light
Ing plants and II was time for Astoria
20 come 10 the front and have one Of
It's own.
The mayor said. that he regretted
that Councilman Agren opposed the or
dlnance. but that gentleman cited a
few Instances whore the money OF the
city could be used 10 an advantage
He himself was paying taxes yet had
no police or fire protection.
/ In YUDlA a.. IA htae -. .so..
he said:
This matter must come 10 n head.
the people win demand Il; we must
have plant OF our own"
Does the Third ward want llghts?"
the mayor asked
Yes. but we want 10 have a plant.
II II Will be an assured fact that we
VIII have plant OF our own within
two or three years all viii be we'll.
but II we contract with this company
IL VIII have us by the throat" The
motion 20 adopt the ordinance was lost.
Mayor Bergman then called for a
special meeting Thursday evening to
further discuss the matter. and a lively
time Will no doubt be In order.
A communication was then read from
Mayor Bergman. recommending the ap-
poln,ment OF l.. Lebeck for police com
missioner. b take the place made va
cant by the death OF w. +. Schelbe:
the appointment 10 hold until the next
general election. Councilman Utzlnger
moved that the same be ratified but
the motion was lost. the ayes being
Cook. Hansen. svensen and Utzinger;
noes, Agren. Parker and scherneckau.
Absent Brlx and Goddard.
a petition from the restaurant and
lunch-counter men was read. II stat
cd that the signers were taxpayers or
renters In the city and felt that II was
no more than justice to them that the
council take some action regarding the
lunch wagons now doing business In
the city. The petition prayed that the
council would either order that the
wagons be kept on the move or high
license be imposed upon them. IL was
referred TO the committee on health and
| police.
The property owners on the south
side OF Commercial street. between
Fourteenth and Twenty-thlrd streets
presented a proposition to the council
In the form OF petition. II was to
the effect that for twenty feet on the
south side OF Duane street the signers.
who were the owners OF the property
mentioned, would give the same num-
Der OF feet TO the city for the widening
of Commercial street. Ii was referred
TO the street committee.
John Kinney petitloned the council
10 return TO him twenty dollars which
the petition stated was obtained In
the following manner: One Lawrence
| Florls was fined twenty dollars in the
police court and the fine suspended
Florls went to him and obtained work.
While laborlng for Kinney, Floris was
taken In charge by officer Stark. Kin
nney went to the police headquarters
and was told that II would cost the
amount stated, to get the man out OF
jail. He thought the money would be
bail money" and not a regular fine.
After ascertainlng the true state of af-
fairs he tried to get the money re-
, turned TO him but was refused. He
returned Floris to the authorities but
the money was not forthcoming. The
council took no action on the AFFAIR,
A claim Of the Daily Astorian for
printing was ordered paid.
The street committee presented claims
OF the boards OF assessors for $22;
superintendent OF police for S76.25, and
city surveyor for $l04.
The fire and water committee present
VI Nlullu ANI Fitu SUN AVl HosaVs
The report of the board Of asses
sors was submitted. II contained a
report of assessments on Franklin ave-
nue. from Thirty-frst street to the
claim line; on Commercial street, from
Eighth TO Tenth. and Seventh, between
Bond and Astor. 1t was ordered filed.
An ordinance for the Improvement
OF Seventeenth street from the south
line Of Irving to the north line Of Jer-
ONE avenue was passed,
An ordinance for improving Ninth
street from the north line Of Bond
street to the south line of Astor street
was read for the third time and under
n suspension OF the rules was passed,
An ordinance for the improvement Of
Commercial street from the west line
of Seventeenth street was. under a sus-
pension Of the rules, read for the third
time and passed.
An ordinance for the improvement Of
Eleventh street from the south line Of
Franklin avenue to the north line of
Harrison avenue was passed.
An ordinance for establishing a grade
on Duane street from the north line
Of McClure's Astoria to the east line
of Seventeenth street was laid over.
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