The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-08-04
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OnCOmmission
City Council Elects Former Police
Commissioner to Succeed
John Kopp.

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The city council last night turned
down the nomination of w, h, Hume
for police commissioner to succeed John
Kopp. resigned the first choice OF May
or Suprenant for the position, and sub
sequently confirmed the nomination OF
s. s. Gordon, who was named as the
mayors second choice, The vote ON
the Hume nomination stood five nays
and three ayes. and on the Gordon nom
nation seven ayes and one nay, Mr..
Gordon has served the city before in
the capacity of police commissioner
and established a splendid reputation
as painstaking officer. His selec-
ton will receive the approval Of cit
izens generally.
The business before the council hast
night was very heavy, and on the may
or's suggestion an adjournment was
taken till tomorrow night, in order to
take up the ordinances for street inn
provement.
In line with its policy of improve
ment, the council adopted resolutions
declaring its intention to improve 18th
street in Alderhrook from Cedar to
Date by grading and new sidewalks,
and Exchange street from 18th to 18th
street by grading and macadamizing.
4 resolution 20 reestablish the grade of
Franklin avenue from S1th to 43rd
street was adopted, and resolution
providing for the equalization of the
assessment for the Improvement of
Commercial from nth to Goth was also
favorably voted.
The ordinance providing for the Inn
provement of 18th street from CONNER
cial to Irving was introduced. This inn
provement will consist in part of plank
ing and in part of macadam. II calls
for the completion of the contract by
October Is.
WORK MAY BE DELAYED.
There is likely to be some little de-
lay in the improvement of Franklin av-
enue owing to the fact that the ordi-
nance prepared and voted rssSyides for
plank sidewalks the entire length,
which renders it legally impossible for
the council to grant the petitions of DR..
Fulton, Mrs. NJ. Berendes. A. V. AL
len and others to lay cement sidewalks
Unless the petitioners make some ar
rangement with the contractor for the
sidewalks it will necessitate the coun-
cil going all over its work again to
grant the petitions. The city attorney
stated that 1t might even necessitate
readvertising the Improvement, which
would cause tedious delay, and per-
laps result in the work not being COM
pleted this summer. The petitions were
referred to the committee on streets
and public ways, and a report will prob
ably be submitted tomorrow night.
City Surveyor Tee communicated
with the council in regard to certain
springs reported in the neighborhood Of
the proposed Franklin avenue improve.
ment between Fifth and Ninth streets,
Eighth and Ninth and Grand avenue.
He stated that there is an old we'll on
lot !, block 70, which has been filed up.
This we'll was fed from the spring on
Eighth street, and the outlet Of the
spring closed. Il am Of the opinion
that the closing of the outlet Of this
spring is to a great extent the cause
of the slide on Franklin avenue be-
tween Seventh street and Ninth street"
says Mr.. Tee. Continuing be said: Il
would respectfully suggest that the
water from these springs be conducted
into the sewers upon Ninth street prior
to making an improvement upon Frank
lin avenue between Fifth and Ninth"
Mr.. Tee also stated that there existed
originally small pond in the north
east corner of the school house block,
which was filed in without any provis-
ion for the drainage of the same. He
suggested that the matter be investi-
gated.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Adjutant Thos. Dealey Of Gushing
Post, G. A. r., thanked the council
in behalf of his comrades for the plot OF
ground donated the post for cemetery
PURPOSES.
A communication from Secretary