The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-05
Wants Use of
OIney School
Council Petitions Board for Brick
Building During Vacation as
City Headquarters.

Inc committee on public property o
the common council yesterday took
steps to remove the municipal head
quarters from the present building I,
the brick engine house. at the corner
of Fourth and Astor streets. The com.
mittee held a meeting during the day
and decided to request the school board
for use Of the building. and during the
afternoon the letter was sent TO the
board.
In his letter making the request,
Chairman Hansen asks for use OF the
olney school building during the va
cation period. He agrees that the city
win find other quarters In time to
permit the board to continue the school
session in the fall The letter requests
permission to establish the offices OF
the auditor. surveyor and street SUI
perintendent in the building. and like
wise requests permission to locate the
hose wagon on the ground floor. The
council viii likewise meet at the
school building and the headquarters
OF the municipality set up and main
tanned there.
Mr.. Hansen has asked the board TO
take immediate action, because or the
councils promise to vacate the city
hall as soon as possible. and Il Is like
ly special meeting Of the board win
be called to consider the request.
While the school directors have not
yet committed themselves, II Is prob
able the request OF the committee III |
be granted, as the building is the |
of the municipality and not
of the school board.
I'VE will want the school building
only during the vacation period" said
Mr.. Hansen yesterday afternoon. II
am not yet able TO state just where
we will establish ourselves after the
school session is resumed. but we can
make arrangements In the meantime.
have no doubt that the request OF
he committee will readily be granted"
The committee also decided to con-
er with Architect Emil Schacht in ar
angling for the new city hail. Yester-
lay Mr.. Schacht was asked to be In {
astoria next Tuesday to confer with q
he public property committee and s
ffer such suggestions as would assist
ne committee In presenting the scheme a
the council Tuesday night. II Mr.. a
chacht can not be here on Tuesday. q
ne committee will meet with him at
later date, and, If necessary. a spe- "
Ia meeting Of the council will be
allied to hear the committees state
tent Mr.. Schacht has designed sew
'al large buildings in Astoria, among
lem the Louvre and the North Pa 4
ic brewery. He is a resident OF <
:
At Tuesday nights meeting of the
'uncil a special committee, consist .
g of the public property committee K
nd Mayor Surprenant, will be ap-
'lnted to get the city hall PROPOSE
on under ay. This special committee
III confer with Mr.. Schacht and de- !,
de upon plans for the structure.
fter the plans are approved by the
'uncil, bids will be invited There
a general determination to get the 2, y
'oposal under way as soon as possi- :
e and save rental.
Members Of the council have been
ged to separate the city hall and
e city jail, and 1t is probable this
III be done. The experience Of all :
ties which have jalls in their public
Iildings Is calculated to influence the a
uncil against such an arrangement,
It the matter is to be passed upon
ter the architect is conferred with.
is argued that separate fall will =
cessitate patrol wagon, but this
a luxury which is plainly needed.
le spectacle Of police officers drag
ng drunken men through the streets -
scarcely edifying, and frequently
1en the offender happens to be an
ator the spectacle is quite embar- :. -
ssing. -