The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-22
MORE BOTHER
| NOW BREWING
Third Ward Wrought Up Again
Over Proposal for Sewer In
Adair's Astoria.
WANTED, SOME EXPLORERS
Drain IL to Tap Wild Country
Where Indians Lurk and the
Topography Is Most
Uncertain.
WANTED, SOME EXPLORERS

II Lewis and Clark were alive today
. they could get job that would as
9 completely lmmortalize them as their
long jaunt across the country. the an
niversary OF which Is to be eommem-
Grated at Portland town next year.
Students OF American history have
supposed that Lewis and Clark dis
covered all the country hereabout. but
II seemed the famous adventurers fail
ed to explore the wilds OF the Third
ward--which Is again In trouble.
After all OF the regulaf business had
been finished by the council last even
Ing, Street Superintendent Kearney
made speech. He called attention TO
the fact that the Adair drain was not
what 1t should be. as the country which
II should drain was flooded. endanger-
Ing the new street improvements there.
According to Mr.. Kearney's vivid mar
rative, a terrible condition OF affairs
exists In the afflicted region, and he
appealed to the council to do some-
thing for the sufferers. Il. C. Ford.
Samuel Adair and d. Malagamba were
present to back up Mr. Kearney In
his oratorical effort and to urge upon
the council that some relief be granted.
They explained that their property was
flooded, and that, as new streets would
soon be put in. the drain should i'm
mediately be provided for.
Mr.. Nordstrom cast some light on |
the subject. He related that there are
two different factions at loggerheads
In the squabble over the drain-the
people who live on Thirty fourth street
and those who live on Thirty eighth.
1t seems the natural course of the
water is down Thirty-eighth, but the
people there win not stand for any
proposal intended to send the torrent
down their street. Mr.. Nordstrom was
charitable enough to content himself
with the mere statement that the peo-
pie could not agree.
It's a peculiar country" said Mr..
Belland. who halls from the Third
ward, and 1t ought TO be explored.
Nobody seems to know what IL needed.
and 1t Is my belief the whole council
and all of the city ocers should get
together some week and make the
exploration. Then we could decide upon
some plan Of campaign and eight It f,
out along that line If we never saw ,
the back Of our necks.'
Yes, we ought to send out recon- ,
noltering expedition" said city Attor- :
ney Smith. We all ought to go up ,
there-take camping outfits along and ,
prepare for stay. / am informed +,
hat It Is a bowling wilderness. and ,
mat many Indians may be encountered !
here"
Mr.. Leinenweber discussed the pro- !.
oosal that a petition for the improve !
nent be presented to the council. Let =
he Thirty-fourth street gentlemen who
circulate the petition go up on Thirty
'ighth and ask for signatures" sug-
rested Mr.. Leinenweber, with an eye
0 starting civil war. II venture the
ssertion there win be something doing :
the petition is presented to those
streeters." ;
1t Is matter of record that when :
ne Thirty fourth street drain was put I
n the people living on Thlrty-eighth ,
treet presented long remonstrance d
gainst sending the water over their Z
'ay which would indicate that the b
roposed drain viii stir up more strife b
han has already been created. q
Finally a resolution was adopted in
tructing the city engineer and street
lperintendent to report the most feasi-
lie plan of draining that portion of vi
1e United States. This was done once d
efore. but the plans are cached away pI
the auditors Office, silent reminder OF
the utter inability of the good peo- ii
lie of the Third ward to get together.