The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-16
CITY NEEDS CLEANING
PUSH CLUB ENDORSES CRIT.
ICISMs OF "a PILGRIM"
President Kendall Says UnsightIy
Garbage and Refuse Heaps
Should Be Removed.

The communication 0f n Pilgrim"
In ytstsrday's ABtOrian was Lhe subject
NJ considerable discussion at the Push
club last night, and the MEMBERS were
unanimous In agreeing that the city
presented wretched appearance 10 a
stranger owing 10 the 8ccumulatiOng
Of refuse and girbage that adOrns many
Of the streets and vacant lOtg Oa prom
inent Streets As 4 member put II,
everything from broken down wagons
% battered tin cans were % be S.en.
President Kendlll stated dat several
members Of the WOmdns club had
called him up by telephone and asked
II the park committee Of the Push club
could not act with them In cleaning
up the city. so that II would present
a more slightly appearance. The pr gi-
dent stated that he wna With the Ia
dies In their demands for improving the
Clty'h appearance. Il never saS such
n disgraceful condition Df affairs" said
the president. "and some action look
Ing towards the betterment u the citys
condition is necessary. / viii Ycntura
10 say that a similar condition does not
prevail In another city m the country"
Other members expressed themselves
In similar vein and inbt1Bced lOca-
lions in the city wher. the view was
mos; unsighily. President Kendall ask
I'd SIR T.. H. Ferguson of the park
committee II II would not be- possible
TO o. away with The refuse and gar
bagc heap nuisance. Mr.. Ferguson sug-
Rustsd that some man could b. en-
ployed by houmhollers at 4 small Zee
each month 10 make periodical rounds
and gather up accumulated rubbish.
No definite action was taken but tn
members of the club are interested in
the nee ,Hsi:y for improvement. and Mr.
Fcrg ison viii no l0ubt bring tn mat
iar before the park committee At an
early date.
Presid mt Hendall appointed the COM
ri'i"r tp nominate q regatta committee
and report on the necessary preliminary
arrangeme nts. There r. cash balance
20 be turned over 10 the treasurer OF
this years COMMITTEES amounting 10 sew
cral hundred dollars. which VIII be
available for the preliminary work. Mr..
Kendall stated as the reason Tor making
the appointments at this time that h
thought the work was started rather
late In the season last year. when the
members We're not named until the lat
ter part " May The following mem
bars OF the club were appointed on the
committee to report at the next month
ly meeting: Messrs. G.. G. Fulton. A.
Scherneckau. J. ~ Griffin. o. /. Peter.
son, NJ Copeland, Harrison Allen, r. NJ.
Gaston. Herman Wise and u. Y, Fer
guson.
The agricultural committee was au-
thnriZed % prepare and send out a
circular letter to obtain opinions on the
feasibility u establishing a Farmers
Exchange N this city The plan. as
outlined by he chairman of the COM
mittee, is 10 rent a stolS here where
the farmers could leave their produce
IN storage TO be sold TO local mer-
chants at prices indentica with the
ruling quotations In Portland for that
day. In addition. the merchants are
to pay an amount. Equal TO the freight
rate from Portland here. 10 be used 10
defray the expenses of the exchange.
Mr.. CASTOR called attention TO the
fact that the county commissioners had
not inserted in the specifications for
the Nehalem road any provision for
partial monthly payments for work
dore. Mt CASTOR said that this would
work a hardship on the small cOntrac-
tors who lacked sufficient capital TO
hid on the road unless they could OBJ
tain some OF the money as the work
was completed. He stated that the
commissioners intended paying for the
construction with county warrants
bearing six per cent interest and that
local bankers had agreed to take them
at par II IL could be arranged 50 that,
say, seventy-tive per cent OF the amount
due could be paid each month local
contractors with small capital could
undertake 10 bid on part of the road:
The members Of the club We're in
formed that County Judge Gray was
In favor Of such section being in
serted In the specifications but that
Commissioners Young and Peterson OPP
posed II. No formal action was taken
but II was agreel that the members
should do what they could 10 convince
thA two commissioners OF the necessity
and fairness Of the proposed section.
The prospect OF the original plans for
Fort Stevens being carried out was al
sn discussed and the members Of the
Oregon delegation will be interviewed
upon their return from Washington.
with a view to having the matter push
ed as rapidly as possible, The plans
as first drawn provide for a station
twice the size Of the preesnt fort, and.
as the policy of the administration Is
towards increasing the army and forti-
feat tions OF the country, the club does
not want congress to lose sight Of the
fact that Fort Stevens should be COM
= III II.