The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-07-21
POPE LEO XIII
IS NO MORE
Pool Room Not
In Great Favor
Council Votes Down Ordinance TO
Repeal License on Tables
Routine Business

The city council last night dealt
bly blow to The ordinance to repea
the license fee on pool tables, Burns
Hansen a-sa rt> ,uO.l voting in favOl
OF It's passage. and Lelnenweber, Nor.
ton, Nordstrom and Wright lining W
| against t. In the discussion that pre-
ceded the walloping Chief Of Police
Hallock was prodded for not using
more discretion and less partiaIity in
the performance Of his duty. Burns
sald that the license fee on pool tables
is an imposition on the owners mas
much as there are not enough deyot-
ees OF the game in the city to make the
tables pay, and he inferred that only
few Of the operators are compelled
to contribute to he Golfers of the city
for the privilege Of running the tables
In connection with their business. He
also hintei that II is possible to get
something that they make in the noun
tains of Kentucky not very far from
here" and he said that he had never
heard of that institution paying for
the privilege. The same institution
also owned pool tables, too, he said.
Hansen said that II the councilman
knew of places where pool tables are
running and not paying license it was
his duty to see that such licenses are
collected. IF the chief of police won't
collect them / suggest that we take
steps to have them collected, and If
necessary, to cut his salary off until he
does collect them" This was the sub
stance of the remarks of the gentle
man from the First ward and Leinen-
weber backed him up with an emphat-
ic approval. Then they nailed the or
linance.
Property owners on Franklin avenue
between Eighth and Ninth streets pc
titioned the council TO improve that
thoroughtare with niaeadam instead of
planking, and Mrs. Matilda A. Beren.
lcs also petitioned for the privilege of
putting in a cement sidewalk and curb
on Ninth street, and to be exempt from
paying for that portion of the improve
ment.
Or. j. A. Fulton and A. V. Allen
also petitioaed for similar privilege
in front of their property on Frank
lin avenue between 11th and 18th
streets. The petitions were referred
TO the proper committee.
City Surveyor Alfred S. Tee report
ing on the INST practical grade for the
improvement of Ninth street between
Franklin and Irving recommended
that the grade of Ninth street be es-
tablished with the certain avenues the
grades of which are already establish
ed. He also recommended that Ninth
avenue be not included in any contem-
plated Improvement owing to the steep
grade, but that the block
between Irving and Jerome be includ-
ed for the utilizing of the excess of ex-
cavations from the portion of the
street between Harrison and Irving av
enues,
Reporting on the resolution to ascer-
tain the most practical manner of inn
proving Franklin avenue, City Survey
or Tee in communication stated that |
the ordinance passed in June 1891 is
signed by Isaac Bergman, president of i
the council and is an Illegally estab-
Iished grade, which would have to pc
re-established prior to any improve
ment on the street.
The ordinance providing for the con-
veyance to Gushing Post, No. IA. GA.
r., of lots in Ocean View cemetery
vas passed on suspension of the
'ules.
An ordinance was passed providing
or the payment of $1,000 for 1000 feet /
# hose recently purchased for the fire
department,
New ordinances We're introduced as
ollows; Accepting improvement of
4th street from Bond to Astor; Bond
treet from Ninth to 18th; CONNER
ial from17th 10 Goth streets, Estab-
shing grades on Exchange street
rom 18th to 18th street.
confirming the assessment rolls for