The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-19
BLANKET TAX DEFERRED
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE FOR
CONSIDERATION.
Short Session OF City Council at
Which Routine Business
Was Transacted.

With out any discussion whatever. the
blanket license ordinance was recon-
mltted at last nights meeting Of the
council Mr.. scherneckau, Of the ways
and means committee. stated that the
measure had not given general salts
faction in It's present form and that M
was anxious 10 have It gent back 70 hlg
committee. Thls was done without OBJ
lection.
II appears that several features OF
the ordinance are Objectionable. and all
Efforts thus far made by the committee
10 arrange a bill which would prove
satlsfactJry have failed miseTablY. Yes
terday the members Of the committee
mad Il long meeting. and the matter
vas dlscusssd d at length. NOtwithstand-
ing that ths committee usually agrees
on every proposition that comes up,
the license ordinance caused an Internal
disagreement that bade fair for a time
10 XIII the bill.
I'VE have been looking up the legal
status Of the measure" said Mr. Scher-
n-ckau tO an AstOrian reporter last
evening, "and we find that much care
Wili be required In preparing a bill
which VIII meet legal requirements. We
have be n given another two weeks
In which to discuss the matter and
nope 10 b. able, al the next meeting OF
the council. to present a measure which
VIII b. satisfactory"
The council meeting was very brief,
lasting only half an hour. and was un-
Co.. ffFs q
business men whose places Of business
are rear the corner Of Commercial and
Eleventh. In which they asked the city
10 establish light at that corner, was
referred 20 the street committee. The
present light has heretofore been main
iained by private subscription. The
communication from J. q. A. BOwIby.
~ 10 the relocation Of city monuments.
was referred TO the street committee.
Larson & HageblUm were granted per-
mission 20 drive fender piles at the foot
" Twelfth street.
The street committee asked further
time In which to report on the request
" Samuel Elmore for the Improvement
~ Franklin avenue. Mr.. Utzinger Of
the committee. said that the matter in
volved the improvement Of the entire
. .thOroughfare from Ninth street west.
and that the committee wished further
time IN which 10 examine the matter.
The request for time was granted.
The assessment roll for the improve
ment Of Twelfth street from CONNER
cial 10 Franklin has been filed, and will
be equallzed on April at D. m. A
resolution by Councilman Wright, in
structing' the surveyor TO report the
best grade on Franklin avenue from
Thirty-ffth street to Fortq-fifth street.
was adopted Claims were allowed as
follows:
Griffin & Reed. 75 cents.
Fisher Bros. 65 cents.
!. J. s. 4Dellinger, $40.
F.lT Dunbar. $l7.
! H. u. Nelson, IS cents.
%. Peterson, $3.50.
, II IT! Scheel. 1906.
Prael & Cook Transfer Co, Sl425.
4. Lelnenweber S.75.
w. McCrosky and George Davis. $3.50
Astoria Electric Supply Co., $3.50.
Holmes & Asp. $l0.25.
F. Saz, 70 cents.
Astoria Gaslight Co.. SIG.
F. Damaut & Co, $3.50.
Retail liquor licenses were granted to
Wilbur & Coyne and Peter Dourel. and
license will be granted TO August
Erickson at the next meeting.