The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-17
THE REPAIR
POSTPONED
Franklin Avenue Improvement
win not Be Made Until Spring.
and Perhaps Not Then.
PROPERTY OWNERS OBJECT
Mayor Says They Need Not Ex
peet to Have the City to
Bear the Cost Of the
Improvement.

The matter Of the Improvement o
Franklin avenue IN East Astoria occu
pied much OF the time Of the council
at its session last night. A remon
STRANGE against the Improvement wal
presented by the owners Of seven
eighths Of the property. one Of the re.
monstrators, F. G. Reed, being present
to urge the council TO defer the con
ternplated Improvement.
Mr., Reed said that the Improvement
would be Of little or no benefit to thf
| property owners @ho would be COM
| PEELED TO bear the cost. and when ht
asked Mr.. Nordstrom TO explain just
what benefit would be derived, Mr..
Leinenweber jumped to his feet to in
tcrpose objection to what he believed
10 be personal difference between the
gentleman from the Third ward and
the remonstrator Mr.. Reed hastened
10 assure the council that there was
nothing personal about the matter and
the discussion continued.
The climax was reached when a COM
munication was read from the Astoria
Box Company, suggesting that the Inn
prcvenent from Tbirty-second 10 Thir-
ty-seventh street be deferred, because
10 undertake the work at this season
Of the year would result In a hardship
To property owners. Commenting on
the communicat on. Mayor Suprenant
said that II was just about as easy to
make the Improvement during the vim
ter as during the summer, and that
failure on the part Of the property
owners TO permit the Improvement
would merely have the effect OF cut
ting the city In two.
"The property owners may rest as
sured that, If they do not wish to pay
for Franklin avenue. the city Will not
make the Improvement for them"
The mayor then issued explicit in
structions TO the street superintendent
10 expend no further funds in repair
work on the street, and the council has
given up hope of putting through the
street until spring.
4 remonstrance was fled against
confirmation of the assessment for the
construction Of the drain on Forty
fourth street. The. demonstrators al
lege that the drain has been improp-
erly constructed. and they object 70
having for it. The matter was re-
ferred to the city engineer and street
superintendent for investigation and
report.
A communication was received from
Rev. Henry Narcotic, Of the First
Presbyterian church. protesting tha'
the assessmnet for the Eleventh stree'
drain was excessive. The council has
been having all sorts of trouble WIFE
this drain, and the cost of the worR
win fall in part on the city. The mat
Ter was referred to the ways and means
committee.
County Coroner Pohl called the at
tention of the condition Of HILLSIDE
cemetery, in which cattle are now per-
mitted to run. He recommended tha'
repairs be made to the fencing. The
pubic property committee will make
report to the council.
Alexander Gilbert protested that ms
property at Fifteenth street and Grand
avenue is being ruined by the overiio"
Of water at the point and asked tht
council to afford some relief. This
matter has also been referred to Inc
street committee.
ON recommendation of the street COM
m,ttee. the council granted the petitlon
s,r the establishment of light at Flt-
ta.nth street and Summit avenue. a
netitjon from the vestry of Grace
church for a light at Sixteenth street
and Franklin avenue has been referred
to the street committee.
The park commission gave notice Oh
its actioni n levying half-mill tax
for park purposes.
A laugh was created when a COM
munication was read from Contractor
Goodln demanding $500 for damages re-
sulting to a Sixteenth street empanK-
ment which he has recently construct
ed Discussion of the claim brought
out the interesting fact that the city
has already been compelled to pay OUT
several amounts for repairs, and tne
end is not yet. Members of the council
are agreed that any further repairs
shall be paid for by the property own
ers.
Resolutions were adopted accepting
the bids of Birch & Jacobson for the
;mproyement of Thirteenth and Duane
streets and several less important mat
ters were attended to. Adjournment
taken until Friday night, when street
Improvement matters are to be dis
posed Of.