The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-02-03
REQUESTS FOR SALARY
DOG CATCHER NOT Salts
FLED WITH HIS PAY.
City Attorney Holds Other Views
Drains and Other linz
prOyement Matters.

| Astoria's dog catcher In not 81 all sai
isiied with the emolument attached to
his office, and IN communication to
the council makes an appeal for more
money. His letter recites that his
calling liz an extremely HAZARDOUS one,
requiring great valor In the perform
anee Of his duties, and that ne can not
make living under existing cirelBn.
stances. In view Of the daily risk that
he runs and the Importance OF his Gu
ties, he thinks there ought TO De a Ftip-
ulated salary In his department, and
he has requested the council to make
m appropriation that win enable him
TO properly discharge the functions Of
the office which ne holds The matter
has been referred to the committee on
health and police.
In a report to the council, prompted
| by frequent complaints made to him.
City Attorney Smith intimates that the
dog catcher Is not Inc martyr he makes
himself appear. The report Of the
city attorney with reference to Pound
master Peterson's department is a.
follows:
Some measures should be taken to
enforce the license ordinance taxing
dogs. Business men are continually
annoyed with dogs on the streets, and
| judging from the number Of logs 10 DC
seen in the city, and comparing them
with the license money collected foi
dogs, you will surely come 10 the con-
| clusion that this particular ordinance is
not enforced as 1t should Oe. Wn.:c
the revenue is Of some consideration,
the question OF the public health and
convenience Is also Of great importance.
| would suggest that an additional
p0undmaster be imported who has no
sympathy for dogs. ind It may be that
the law will be enforced.'''
A petition was received from proper
ty owners calling attention TO the fact
that the roadway leading from Eigh.
tenth street to the east end was iarge>
ly Of public benefit rather than Of bene-
fit particularly to the persons who are
taxed to maintain 1t, and requesting
that the council make some. provision
to throw part Of the cost upon the gen
elal public. The petition was unani-
mously signed and has been referred 10
the ways and means committee and
city attorney for report at the next
meeting.
The ways and means committee, re-
porting on the ordinance referred to
at the last meeting and having for its
object increase Of the salary OF the
city treasurer, recommended that the
original ordinance. the committee re-
ported, is not sweeping enough. The
recommendation was favorabiy acted
uLon and a substitute measure VIII be
presented two weeks hence.
The street committee submitted a re-
port showing the equalized assessment
for the improvement of Franklyn ave-
nuc and Fourth street in West Astoria,
the total cost being S1226; The assess
ment for the construction of theThirty-
fourth street drain, at a cost of S1lsi y,
and recommending that no cham IS DC
made in The original assessments; and
the assessment roll for the Boui stree,
Improvement, at cost of $SOS4 20. Or
dinances confirming those assessments
were introduced and passed under sus-
pension of the rules Some OF the
property owners had objected 70 the
Thirty-fourth street drain assessment.
but the committee reported that the as
sessment was fair and equitable. A
report from the board of assessors sub
mitting the assessment for the inn
provement Of Thirty-fourth street
showed that the cost of the work was
$3.50 60. This assessment will be
equalized at meeting of the board to
be held on February 16.
\ resolution declaring the intention
OF the council to construct q drain ON
Eighteenth street was adopted.
Auditor Anderson reported that the
police court receipts for January
amounted to S752 and that the receipts
from the cemetery fund were S..
The committee on public properly re-
ported favorably on the recommends
ton that repairs be made 10 the street
department workshop, An ordinance
covering the matter was passed.
An ordinance appropriating $7s2,2O
for W. A. Goodln in partial payment Of
the Franklin Fourth street I'M
nrovement and an ordinance appropri-4 !
ating the balance due him, 1857 so, for
the same improvemert were present
ed. as was an ordinance approprlatlng
$2gaS for c. @. Palmberg, for the Bona
street improvement.
Claims were allowed as follows; AS
toria Electric Co., s3i5.75; Budget. s51.1b
Clatsop Mill Co.. slL26; street super
ntendent's payroll, s15S75; supervisors
payroll. s3s60, Mrs. Rowan, $3.50;
Charles d. Reese, So, Suomi Temper
anpa sopletv "a, w. A Goodin $40