The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-20

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| allowed. On an aye and nay vote I
was decided to require Mr.. Paimber,
TO look 10 the property owners for hi
money. some $50.
OF the bills presented by w A .GoodlI
for extra work one was for SEC. 10, foI
services performed on the Bfrch-Fi
first street improvement. Mr.. M0rtoI
expressed the belief that this claim de
noted loose work. which led Mr.
Leinenwebef 10 remark that the coun.
ell ought 10 employ clerk for the city
surveyor. In whose work there had beer
errors on inaay occasions. The claim
In question was referred back to ths
committee after having been ordered
paid.
Annie Johnson offered $40 In settle
ment Of q claim against her for the
Eleventh street drain. the committee
recommending acceptance of the sum.
The matter provoked long discussion as
10 the justice OF requiring the property
owners at large to bear the expense Of
improvements In certain districts. The
difference In the amount Of the offer
and the original assessment IL 1886.
and final action was deferred for a
meeting. that memoirs OF the council
may investigate.
The recommendation Of the surveyor
as 10 the manner In which Commercial
street could be improved between Four
teenth and Seventeenth was adopted.
The Improvement will be a complete
one. all new material being provided
for. Mr.. Burns called attention to the
fact that street work had been loosely
dnne In some respects in the past, with
the result that there were frequent
claims against the city for extra work,
such as those allowed last night. He
said more care would be exercised
hereafter.
The following ordinances were In
tro1uced and. passed under suspension
of the rules:
Accepting the drain on Forty-fourth
street between Bond and Commercial;
accepting the Eighth street improve
inent between Astor and Commercial;
establishing the grade OF Forty-third
street bet Ween Commercial and Frank
lin avenue. re-establlshing the grade
of Commercial street between Forty
third and Forty-sixth; re-establishing
the grade of Franklin avenue between
Forty-second and Forty-fourth streets;
accepting the Improvement Of Fiftieth
street from Cedar 10 Date.
rhe following ordinances were intro
duced and viii be passed at the next
meeting: Appropriating $3.50 to pay for
the drain on Forty fourth street; ap-
proprlating s272.45 to pay for the
Fiftleth street Improvement; appro-
prlatlng s492.56 out of the general fund
to pay for the improvement OF Eighth
street between Astor and Commercial;
appropriating s217l to pay for the inn
provement OF Eleventh street between
Bond and Franklin avenue.
The following ordinance was read the
third time and passed: Setting aside
$500 for the city park fund. The or
dinance granting 10 days vacation to
employees OF the fire department was
laid over for correction. 1t is the
councils intention to have the measure
become effective January /, II was
amended last night so as to include all
drivers, the engineer of the chemical
and the chief of the department.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
Providing for equalization of the as
sessments for the Improvement or
eleventh street between Bond and
Franklin avenue and OF Eighth street
between Astor and Commercial, and
fixing Monday. November 2, as the date
for the meeting of the board.
The report Of the committee appoint
ed to investigate charges of alleged
cruelty against Driver cordes was ad-
opted. The repert fully exonerated
the driver. The surveyors recommend
alton OF a re-established grade on Ex-
change street near Thirteenth was also
adopted, as was the recommendation
that the grade Of Ninth street be es-
tablished.
Liquor licenses were granted to Philip
hover, Dencx & Glaser and Carlson
Bros, and applications were received
from N. Simonsen, c. II. M. Greenwan
and steiner s. Snow.
Claims were allowed as follows: The
News. s92.S7; John Svenson, $3.50; G.
w. sanborn, sS,75; st, Mary's hospi-
tal S12; 0, Peterson, S,75; Mrs. H.
II. Scheel, S17 ga; Prael s. Cook, $66 so;
Astoria Box Company, $49.64; clatsop
county, 800; Fisher Bros, $S.S4; VS.
A. Goodin, s1SS,1O clatsop Mill Com
pany, sl2 20; Ferguson & Houston, 81;
Andrew Asp, $780, Foard & Stokes,
$40. 20: Gutta Percha Rubber Manu-
featuring Company. s657; Scholfeld &
lIauke, s4; r. Rogers, $2.55; Upper
town Transfer Company, sS.25; Holmes
& Seibert, s14.25: Reliance Electrical
Works, 81; extra flremen. $1O,5O; ]. H.