The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-06
WILL NOT RAISE SALARIES.
city Fathers Defeat Measures to In
crease Pay Of Oficials-Other
Business Transacted.

aries for the city attorney, city sur
yeyOr a1d auditor were defeated. the
mrs, two being voted on and the third
Affecting the auditor bei1g Withdrawn
by Councilman Hansen at the request
Of Judge Nelson. The defeated ordl-
nances VIII probably come up at the
next meeting u the council In another
form, providing for the Increases 70
take effe,t on January /. 1902. Instead
NJ upon their paasage. and In the re-
vised form win probably pass without
any considerable opposition.
city Altorn'y y Smith reported ,ha, the
Pacific States Telephone AMI Telegraph
Company had proposed the substitution
of franchise ordnance in lieu of the
tax oa telephone instruments now In
force and the same was read for the
frst time and referred 70 tho committee
on streets and the city attorney. The or
dinance provides for a franchise 10 be
granted to the company for term Of
thirty years f0r the maintenance % a
telephone system. on or before January
!. 1902. the company promises 10 pay
into the city treasury the sum OF $500
also on that date and N the hrst day
Iof January u each year for fifteen
years pay 10 the city $3.50 and on each
hrs, day o. January 1f the succeeding
fifteen years he sum Of 500 The coun-
ell. by the provisions u the ordinance.
agrees not 10 grant similar franchise
within the lfe ~ the one granted to
thePacIhc States Telephone Company 10
any other company IN terms more ad-
vantageous than those set forth in the
ordinance.
Direc.or-General G. c. Fulton, who
has charga Of ne street fair feature Of
the regatta, WAS present ard addressed
the council or The ordnance introduced
by Councilman Utzinger authorizing
the committee on streets and public
ways 20 make a contract with the West
Shore Mills Company .or fifteen arc
lights and IN Indefinite number Of in
caadescent ligh.s sor Duane street for
the week enilng Angus, 81. Mr.. Fulton
explained iha; the lights would not be
used by the show people bu. would be
for the proper Illumination Of the large
arch 20 BE- built Al Eleventh street and
that section Of he enclosed space to be
occupied by the merchants ot the city
who intended erecting booths. The
mayor and several members OF the
council spoke in favor OF the measure
and it passed with the amount Of the
city's contrac, Limited at 5000 all ex-
pense over and above to be borne by
The regatta committee.
The committee also presented a petit
tlon asking permission 10 fence of
Duane street from Eleventh to Sixth
streets AMI such cross streets as would
be needed for the distance Of one block.
The petition was referred TO the street
committee and later was returned with
favorable repor: md was granted by
the council. An ordinance bearing on
the same subject was introduced in
which the city granted to the regatta
committee he right 10 use the streets
with the prjvision .ha, passageways on
the sidewalks be kept open. The petit
ton Of the regatta committee to drive
trap piles in the river to which to moor
turning buoys vas referred to the COM
mi,tee on wharves and water frontage
with power to act.
City Surveyor Tee recommended that
anordinance be passed providing that the
city surveyor shall. after recommending
grade and before its final establish
ren, be required 20 set upon the. center
line Of the street or streets TO be estab-
lished. stakes plainly marked with fig
ures setting forth the amount Of the
cut or i'll required by the establishment
NJ the grade as recommended, The
communication was referred to the COM
mittae on streets.
The ci,y surveyor also reported that
he had examined the location of the Mn
creek bridge on ;he John Day road and
had found ;ha; :, vas between 800 and
400 fee, east Of the city limits and un-
der the jurisdiction Of the county au-
thoriJes
a communication was received from |
the school board, by ]. E, Higgins, call
ing the attention Of ;he council to the
fac. yha, owing 20 he increased num-
Der Of pupils the lower floor of the OIL
ney district schoolhouse, formerly En-
glne house No /, would be needed and |
asking the city to Iave the fire appara-
tus and other articles stored there re-
moved Referred 10 the committee on !
fire and water, Similar disposition was
made OF the communication from Fish |
Warden H, G. Van Dusen protesting |
against the employes Of the fire DEPART
ment throwing sawiust and other refuse |
IN the river in violation Of the state Law |
bearing on the subject.
Councilman Cook introduced a reso-
luton. which was adopted, authorizing
the mayor to send invitations to the
mayors Of all cities in oregon and |
to attend the IT gatta. Two
protests were read and 'eferred to the
street committee against the proposed
of Thirty-fourth street,
one communication objectlng to the
present grade on the ground that It was
too high, and The second protest being
against the construction Of the sewer
as proposed 1t being alleged that it
would be built on sliding ground and