The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-16
PUBLIC DUMPING LOT
WoMAN'S CLUB COMMITTEE
PETITIONS COUNCIL.
Club Offers Assistance In Cleaning
the City and Council Urged
to Act.

a committee from the Womans Club.
conn 1sed OF Mrs. n. T.. Kendall chair
man, Mrs. Isaac Bergman. Mrs. David
Morgan and Mrs. Nelgon TrOyer. APP
peared before the city council lat Light
and pctltl0ned for the establishment OF
public dumping ground, and such
other action as viii aid In the efforts
of the club 20 have the unslghtly rub
bhn heaps and garbage piles removed
and the city made more attractive.
Mrs. Kendall addressed the council
and stated that the WGmans Club
I stOod ready 10 do all In It's power TO
accomplish The desired md. After stat
inR :ne necessity for a public dumping
4 ground, where refuse and garbage
could be disposed Of. Mrs. Kendall also
spoke N the public park. saying that a
number Of offers OF trees and shrubber-
! ieg had been made but under existing
circumstances II was impossible 10 ac-
copt. A committee was appointed by
Mayor Bergman. composed Of Council
men Cook. chairman. Scherncckau and
! t'tZinger. 20 confer with the ladies and
report 10 the council on the situation
and what can be done 10 further the
movement.
! Retail lquOr licenses were granted 10
! Sea feldt 4 Wlrkila. Kenney & Gribler.
/ y. Hurssy. and VI. FranciDcOylch Li-
censes viii be granted 10 i. Peterson
ana August Nelson at the next regular
meeting. The resignation OF G. V. Nc
( Evan. janItor Of the city hall, was re-
ceived and accepted. The appointment
| Of his successor was deferred. The street
cOmmltte recommended that the peti-
| ton from the Astoria Box Company for
I improvement OF the alleyway between
/ Thlrty-nfth and Thlrty-sixth streets be
/ aled The committee also recommended
similar action on the report Of the city
surveyor as 10 the grade on Twenty
ninth street, between Harrison and
I Grand avenue.
/ The report Of the board OF equaliZa-
, tlon confirming the assessments for the
( improvement OF Tw slfth street from
/ Commercial to Franklin was adopted
/ An ordinance introduced by Councilman
/ Scherneckau authorizing the auditor to
issue warrants for the collection Of
assessments outstanding for street I'M
prJyements vas advanced to second
! reading. The ordinance confirming as
sessments for the Improvement Of
streets was passed under A suspension OF
/ the rules An ordinance was also pass
ed providing for repairs on Franklin
avenue between Seventeenth and Eigh-
/ teenth streets.
! The telephone license ordinance was
introduced by Councilman Hansen and
imposes monthly tax OF ten cents on
each instrument An effort was made
to advance the measure under a sus-
pension OF the rules but Councilman
Parker opposed the motion. The or
dinance imposing yearly licenses OF S25
on junk and secondhand dealers was
passed by the following votes: Ayes
Agren. Brix, Parker. Scherneckau and
Wright. Nays-Cook. Hansen, Svenson
and Utznger. Resolution by Wright
establishing the grade Of Franklin av-
enue was adopted. A resolution by
Parker for the improvement OF As;or
street from Sixth street west
was defeated. 4 similar meas
ure introduced some time ago was
property owners.
A resolution was passed instructing
the chief OF police to issue deeds 10 the
city OF property heretofore sold for
taxes. unless the property Il 20 'emed
before June |. Councilman Cook In
troduced a resolution instructlng the
city attorney to file a written opinion
as 10 whether or not ]. II. Mansell has
the right to hold position on the city
board Of equalization and also as clerk
to the water commission.
The following claims were allowed:
Fisher Brothers, 20 cents.
j. S. Delllnger. $26.
o. Peterson, $3.50.
II. II. Scheel. $51S
Sherman Transfer Company. rs cents
Expenses council committee to Salem
sI5.
Astoria Box Company. 2I.
Clatsop Mill Company S20,55
Prael & Cook Transfer Company, 80
Astoria Gas Light Company. $50.
4. " Allen. H.25
Fred Saiz, rs cents,
Charles Rogers. $3.50.
The claim Of the Astoria Water COM
mission for 1925 was ordered filed