The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-09
Time Occupied
With Streets
Little Else Of importance Brought
Before Council at Last
Nights Session.

The entire time al last nights meeting
OF the council. although Mr.. Burns
started something when he suggested
that the city ought 20 give firemen an
annual vacation. Mr.. Hansen took IT,
rue with him. saying that the council
had been altogether too kind to tts EN-
ployes and that they should be treated
just AZ persons employed by private In
dkiduals are treated, Mr.. Burns
thought the fire laddles had pretty
hard row TO hoe and manifested his
interest IN their welfare by suggesting
the installation of baths. II WAS agreed
that the suggestion was a good ono,
but the condition of the clty's ex-
chequer was held 10 be Of more Inn
portancc than the fire boys convent
enee.
The street committee reported that II
had entered into contract with the
county court for repair OF the bridge
at the city limits. on the Nehalem road.
Ilquor licenses were granted To Vic
tor Carlson and c. Il. Wright, and an
Application for license was received
from l.. Larson.
The board OF equalization reported
an the assessments for the Improvement
Of Flfty-frst and Bond streets and
Commercial from Seventeenth TO Twen-
tieth. Both assessments were con-
Armed. similar action was taken on
the report OF the Cedar street assess
ment. a certificate Of the completion OF
which improvement was fled.
An ordinance to accept the improve
n,ent OF Forty-hfth and Cedar streets
went over, The sidewalk is not COM
pleted and the contractor viii be re-
aulred to remedy the defect,
Ordinances confirming the assess
mcnts for the Improvement OF CONNER
pial street from Seventeenth to Twen-
tleth and Flfty-Arst and Birch streets
we've passed under suspension OF the
rules.
Ordinances we're introduced 10 pay w
A. Goodin 5000 for the Cedar street
Improvement and 1850 for the Fifty
frsi and Birch street improvements
An ordinance 10 pay G, q. Palmberg
sl4l5 for the improvement Of Fifth
street. wns passed,
Resolutions were adopted az follows:
Directing the board OF assessors 20
levy assessments for the Improvement
u Eleventh street from Bond 10 Frank
i'm avenue. the cost being S2i1l: Gxing
Saturday, september 10. as the time
fnr the meeting OF the board OF equai-
lgalion 20 consider the Cedar street as
sesslneat: directing the surveyor 10 re-
port the most practicable method OF
improving Franklin avenue from the
Adair claim line 10 Thirty-sixth. Ninth
street from Franklin to Jerome avenue
and Commercial from Fourteenth TO
seventeenth: directing an assessment
10 pay for the Forty-fourth street
drain. costing $3.50: directing ah as
for the Improvement ~
Franklin avenue from Ninth 70 Twelfth
costing s3674S, directing nn assessment
for the Improvement of Franklin aV-
enue from Fifth 10 Ninth. costing
Sa0T005. directing an assessment lor
The Improvement Of Eleventh street
from Astor to Commercial costing |
Sl3AS, directing an uHSCSHh'S"N - 49,
Of Exchange street from
Fourteenth TO Seventeenth. costing !
sgosi, directing an assessment FOR the
OF Fiftieth street from
Cedar 10 Date. costing s27245.
Claims were allowed as follows; Dairy
News. SIPS .9S: c. c. Utzinger. 50; FREQ
Glllis, s,7b; George Margavitch' $3.50
L. Lebeck, $50: Astoria BOX Company
sIi .se; Astoria Electric Company, SSiS'
IJppertown Transfer Company wv
scholfield & Hauke, $40 46; ] NJ ELS
worth, 81. .95: city surveyors payroll
sl7E5o; street superintendent payroll
sleO, i
There was an effort on the 9art OF
Councilman Burns to have the poor
table license repealed, bit the matter
went over until the next meeting.
Mr.. Hansen brought up the matter
cf the plumbing ordinance, and the
council adjourned unit! Thursday night
to take up the measure In committee
Of the whole.