The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-08-19
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Considerable fiuslness Transacted and
Manv Petitions Read.

The council being called to order by
the Honorable Mayor the minutes OF
the last meeting were read and adopt
ed. The following petitions were
read:
Petition against animals Of various
kinds running loose In the streets In
and about Uniontown. Referred TO
committee on health and police.
Application for retail liquor license
were read from Victor Carlson and
DeGuire & Brokos. Referred to health
and police committee.
A protest was read from 10 property
owners on Thirty-fourth street against
the awarding Of any contract for the
Improvement Of said street. Said pro-
test states that the land Is sliding,
and without proper drainage any I'M
provement will be detrimental and
only OF temporary character. The pro-
test was laid on the table.
The following Offers were made TO
settle old street assessments From o.
Sovey. SIS; from J. Palmer. $3.50.
These offers were referred to the ways
and means committee.
The following communication was
read and referred to committee on
wharves and waterfront:
" The Civic improvement League of
Astoria desires 10 thank you for your
prompt action In regard TO the build
ing at the corner Of Ninth and Ex-
change streets. II would, at the same
time, call your attention TO the old
opposite the creamery, on
Commercial street. above the depot
on the south side, which is unlnhab-
liable and unsightly, and which. on ac-
count of its prominence is detrimen-
tai TO the appearance Of the street, and
we respectfully ask that it be remov-
ed. Also the old building on the
Grays dock, which is already partly
demolished"
The following bills were ordered
paid:
A. Lieberman. SS250
Daily Budget, SS0OO.
Griffin q Reed. 1886.
II. II. Shield. 1880.
Foard & Stokes, $3.50.
O. Peterson ST50
Piael & Cook, SIL5)
Sherman Transfer Co., $500.
Astoria Box Co, s4Si0,
Astoria Ele, trlc Co, $40.
\ tsp SIZES.
Fisher Brothers, s9Sdj.
Commercial Drag o., srTS.
Sthoetield & Haule. Sl5a9.
c. \. Leinenwebar. S2j.
$ II. Rullett, $2.I5.
5. II. Willette, $2G,
N. Grant ST.
Il. c, Foster, 81.
NJ, Mayne, 81.
w. Eigner ST.
p, Hadden, 81.
The report of the health and police
on the request of the mer-
chants to be relieved of tax on deliN-
cry wagons was that said tax was irn-
posed to relieve the properly owners,
and as the wagons assisted In wearing
out the streets their owners would be
required to help keep the streets UP.
Report adopted.
Retail liquor licenses were ordered
to be issued to c. r. Wright, Charles
Wise ana ], Hendrickson.
The report that the sidewalk on
street from Franklin TO
Harrison avenues be improved.
The report to re-establish grade on
Franklin avenue from Fifth to Twelfth
streets was adopted.
The report Of city surveyor of survey
made OF Thirty-seVenth street from
he north line of Commercial street
to the north line of George & Barker
,annery was read. He ends that the
I'D mess house and part of net rack
md warehouse on outer wharf occupy
parts of said street. 70 improve and
build the street viii cost $1,000.
Grades on west end OF Commercial
street recommended.
Board reports that the cost for Inn
proving the two blocks on Fifteenth
street will be 1851.
An ordinance providing for the clean
mess of the city was passed al 80 the
'nllowing other ordinances:
Extending time for completion of the
of A StOr street from
sixth to the west line ot McClure's
astoria, and Fifteenth street from
Commercial to Exchange, time to be
xtended to goth of September.