The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-11-03
BIDS OPENED
FOR NEW SITE
Many Locations Are Offered by
Property Owners for the
Proposed City Hall.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO ACT
Will Examine the Property and
Hold Meeting on Wednes.
day OF Next Week
mt City Hall.
SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO Ac1

tee yesterday opened bids for the pre-.
sent city hall site and offers OF sale Of
other sites. Two proposals were re-
cciyed for the present site and nine
offers were made 10 sell the city sites
at other locations. The offer Of y. g.
Gordon OF $4,000 for the present site
was not altered. This proposal speci'
iies that new building OF three stories
be erected on the property. The second
offer comes from NJ. S. Copeland, who
agrees to pay ti5.i25.
The offer OF other sites were an fol-
lows:
From William Tarrant OF Portland
Lot at the northeast corner of Com
nercial and Eighth streets. now oc-
cupled by he residence Of c. $. Wright,
$500.
From y. L. Ward-Iyot 2. block &C.
McClure's. adjoining Asp's blacksmith
shop, $500.
From II. u. prael and Mrs. Julia
Kinney--Lots 2 and 3. block III. Shiv-
e!y's, at the corner Of Duane, Exchange
and Thirteenth streets $1,000.
From Mrs. Laura Adler--Lot 10OxioC
feet ut the southwest corner Of Ex-
cnarigo and Fifteenth streets, part OF
the site OF Fort Astoria. $4,000.
From Il. A. Taylor-Lots s and g.
block lis, shIvelys, 5000. This prop
erty ls bounded by Fourteenth, Elk.
change and Duane streets and Is now
occupied by one OF Foard & Stokes
warehouses. II ~ l00x125 feet.
From l.. Mansur and Alfred Gray
lot 3, block 81, Mcclure's. the property
between the First NJ. +. church and the
the Astor house, $4,000.
From II. @. Van Dusen-Lots 5 and 0.
block 81. McClure's. $500: or lots s,
. and 10, with the dwelling on lot 10,
5000. This property Ia at the corner OF
Twelfth street and Harrison avenue. ,
From T.. A. Taylor-Lot 10Oxl25 at
the northeast corner OF Sixteenth and
Exchange streets.
From James Flnlayson--Lots s and 8.
block II, Mcclure's. including house,
$1,000. The propertyis at the corner OF
Eleventh street and Grand avenue.
or the offers received those of II. A.
Taylor for the property at Fourteenth
Exchange and Duane streets and Mrs.
Adler are considered the best. Many
persons favored the site at the south
west corner OF Commercial and Seventh
streets, but Mayor Suprenant received
telegraphic advices from Charles Par
ker that this property was not for sale.
The property offered by Mr.. Taylor Is
held at $1,000, but It is one-fourth larger
than the Adler property. The Adler
lot Is favored by many. owing to Its
excellent location. However, 1t faces
on but two streets, while the Taylor
property faces on three.
Mayor suprenant said yesterday that
he would be opposed to the construction
OF q building that would cost more than
the city could realize from the sale OF
It's present site. The lot will bring
$4,000 and the mayor has been offered
$4,000 for the building. Repairs to the
present tumbled-down structure would
entail an outlay of fully $4,000, while for
$4,000 or $1,000 suitable new building
could, the mayor says be erected. He
would also oppose any plan looking
to an extra tax levy for city hall pur-
poses.
Chairman Leinenweber. of the public
property committee. favors the con-
struction OF a good building, and is Of
the opinion that the Adler site is the
best, 40 far as location is concerned, OF
those offered. He also regards the
Fourteenth street site owned by e. A.
Taylor as good one, especially as II
faces on three streets.
The present city hall was built In
1877 by Balm & Ferguson. 1t cost
$500. The city paid $i10O for the prop
erty on which 1t stands and is now Of
fered almost IA times Its original cost
The public property committee last
night submitted all the offers received
to the council, with the following re-
port:
while we make no positive recon-
mendation, we think 1t worth while TO
consider the advisability of purchasing
lot 8. block III, being 125x5O, for an en-
glne house, and dedicating the north so
feet of the lot for street to connect
Duane in Shlvelys and Duane in Nc
Clures; and also of purchasing either
lots r and 8, block 100, or the north 100
feet of lots and 2, block 115, shively's'
Tor city hall site"
A motion byMr. Leinenweher that the
matter be referred to special commit
tee consisting Of the mayor, city attor-
ney, public property committee and
ways and means committee prevailed
The committee win meet on Wednesday
night Of next week at the city hall at
7.sO. The proceedings will be public.
Meantime the different sites will be ex-
amin ID.
r. Vance Hutehlns, editor Pacific