The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-07
City Council
In Session
Sweeping Ordinance Passed Max.
Ing Property Owners Respon.
sible For Condition OF
Sidewalks.

| tnc Fufsn WHICH tnhheh ~ tue rutS W
the owner or occupant OF city property
TO keep the sidewalks In front Of such
properly clean and unobstructed. lie
must also keep the sidewalks In re-
pair. II he iegiects to do 10 the city
can do II for him and assess the tx
penses against the property, with 25
per cent penalty added. Failure to
pay up makes him liable 10 fine cr i'm
prIsonment.
But more than that. should an acci-
dent occur as the result OF a defective
sidewalk. and the city be required 70
pay damages to the victim. the amount
Of such damages can be recovered from
| the properly owner or occupant whose
unsound sidewalk made possible the 40
| cident.
Not In months has there been such
life In the council chamber as was man
fest when tho question OF improving
Sixth street came up. Progressive
citizens we're present and when invited
by Mayor suprenant TO speak said they
did not want their petition pigeon-hol-
ed this time, They wanted street.
The resolution calls for concrete ssdc-
walks. brick cutters and macadam
street from Bond 20 Irving with pilirg
and plank between Commercial and
Bond. The petition is signed by DR..
W. G. Logan. Foard 4 Stokes Co.. r.
A. Stokes. NJ. d. Staples Father Delhi
man. Jas. Tatton, Sisters Of Convent.
Mrs. u. Grant. T.. w. Tallant, Mrs. N.
o connor. f.. p. Noonan. Mary p.
Thompson. Grace Church, j. N. Grff-
lin. Mrs. ]. A. Deviin and Mrs. T..
0'connor.
Martin Foard, Father DeIhlman and
DR.. Logan made spirited speeches In
support Of The petition. They stated
that they had wanted Il for years,
the improving Of property depended UP
on II. and Il should be done. The re-
monstrance which called forth their
Ire contains the names OF lone r.
White. Mary r. sirang. Taylor Estate.
Mrs. c. Van Dusen, 81. Mary's Hos
pital. Mrs. John A. Devlin, J. w.
welch and Land & Building Associa-
tlon.
Es A. Taylor took the floor In the
negative and explained how the propos
ed Improvement could be dispensed
with and characterized the expense
sought to be incurred as equal TO con-
rscation OF the property TO be assess
ed for Its payment.
The resolution TO improve was adopt
ed.
Resolutions were also passed as fol-
lows; TO improve Franklin avenue be
tween Fifth and Ninth streets by plank
ing to a width OF 1s feet, and between
Ninth and Twelfth streets with crush
ed stone,
To build a system OF box drains COM
mencing on Forty-fourth street In
Adairs Astoria.
Requesting the city surveyor to make
surveys and prepare plans and esti-
mates for improving Ninth street from
Franklin 10 the top OF the hill, Ex-
change street from Fourth into the
Hinman tract, Franklin from Thirty
second east and certain other streets.
An estimate was submitted by City
Surveyor Tee showing that the pro-
posed improvement Of Franklin avenue
in Adair's Astoria could be made for
sll, ,O60 and recommended that It be
done. as II would benefit all Of Adairs
south of Duane street.
The following bills were ordered
paid Ia
Pay roll of street supt,,..,.,. .slss, 10
Pay roll Of city, surveyor..,.... 1890
c. q. Palmberg. for repairs to
auditors office. ....,...,... 22S. 90 |
A. w, Lues and c. L. Perkins
witnesses in case Of city VS..
Book, each .,.....,....",... $500