The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-03
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NEW STREE
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The Council Makes Pr
Connect East Endei =, 49,,
the Business Center.
REGULAR SESSION IS HELD
Franklin Avenue to Be Repair.
ed From Thirty.second to
Fourty.third-Other
Street Matters.


council resolution was adopted pro-
ylding for the improvement Of Frank
lin avenue from Thirty-six to Forty
| third street. Councilman Hansen OPP
posed the resolution because the pro-
posed new street will run over the
house Of a man who lives In the gulch
on Thirty eighth street. However, the
Improvement Is necessary In order that
the Fast End may have connection with
the business part Of the city.
Councilman Wright said that, unless
the council Immediately took steps to
improve Franklin avenue between
Thirty-second and Thirty-sIxth streets,
there would be little use Of making the
Improvement between Thirty-slxth and
Forty-third. Franklin avenue between
Thlrty-second and Thirty-sixth is now
impossible. and unless repairs are
made the people Of the east end viii
be entirely shut off. with no other COM
munication than by water. While no
action was taken last evening looking
TO an Improvement such as was suggest
ed by Mr.. Wright It Is probable the
necessary ordinance will be offered at
the next meeting.
The petition OF property e-"ners for!
the establishment of street light at
Fifteenth street and Summit avenue
precipiatad a lengthy discussion. The
petition was a peculiarly worded docu>
ment, alleging among other things that
there are good many residences In
the immediate vicinity who have no
protection from light" Mr.. Nordstrom
was OF .he opinion that the petition
could not be granted, for the reason
that there were other places where
lights were quite as badly needed and
because the city could not afford toI
pay for more lights. Mr.. Wright was
of the belief that several additional
lights were needed and ne thought the
city could well afford to pay for them.
The lights in use cost the city 25 cents
a night. while the contract specifies
that additional lights shall be paid for
at the rate OF So month. The petition
was referred 70 the street committee,
with power to act.
The following ordinances were pasted
under suspension Of the rules: Provid-
ing for the improvement Of Duane
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
and providing for the Improvement OF
Thirteenth street between Exchange
and Duane; confirming the assessments
for the improvement of Eleventh street
between Bond and Franklin avenue
and Eighth street between Astor and
Commercial.
Ordinances were read the third time
and passed as follows: Appropriating
s272. As for G. G. Palmberg, who Inn
proved Fiftieth street; appropriating
s217i for Mr.. Palmberg for the Eleventh
street improvement; appropriating out
Of the general fund s4s2.5S and out Of
the special fund $755. A for Mr.. Palm
berg, who improved Eighth street; APP
propriatlng $3.50 for W. A. Goodin for
the construction Of the Forty-fourth
street drain.
Resolutions were adopted directing
the surveyor to report upon the grade
Of a sewer on Twelfth street and Grand
avenue: providing for equalization OF
the assessments for the Forty-fourth
street drain and Fiftieth street i'm
provement: establishing the grade Of
Exchange street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth.
w. A. Goodin submitted a proposal
offering to construct drain on Six
teenth street for s12O, but it was not
accepted, the members of the council
being of the opinion that the offer was
excessive.
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on the proposal sub
mitted by Anna Johnson, who offered to
settle her Eleventh street drain assess
ment for $40.
LIQUOR licenses were granted to
Steiner & Snow, Nels simonsen and G.
H. NJ. Greenwall, and applications were
received from William Book and Harry |
Jones.
The following claims were allowed
Board of assessors, $50: Astoria Elec-
trio Company, $S45.SO; Uppertown
Transfer Company s12.75; j. c. Clinton
s2s; Astoria Box Company. $11.42; Clat-
sop Mill Company, slS.S5; w. A. Good
in, 500. 10; Foard g. Stokes Company,
&.N: street superntendent's payroll,
s16S.15; surveyors payroll, s2S2.SO;
Daily News, s79.7s; Frank Hart, s1.s5;
]. II. Hansen, $3.50; Frye-Gerding
Company, $2.65.