The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-06
No Ordinance Defining Ills Duties,
But He Draws His Salary
With Regularity.
SEVERAL ORDINANCES PASSED
Protests From Property Owners
Against Accepting Certain Street
Improvement, Which Do Not
Please, Filed.

The common council met In regular
session last evening, Mayor Surpre A.
ant and all the councilmen being pres
ent.
Petitions for liquor licenses from
I.axell & Co. and John o. Tyberg
were referred to the committee.
A protest from Alex Gilbert against
the improvement of Grand avenue was
referred to the street committee.
Protests from d. H. welch against
accepting the improvement Of several
streets upon which he owns property
were turned down.
Councilman Burns stated that these
protests coming from property owners
who seemed anxious to avoid street
assessments were enough 10 give a
man that tired feeling
Protest from Margaret A. Ball
against accepting the improvement Of
Ninth street, was filed.
Communication from Alex Gilbert
relative to Grand avenue improvement
was read Burns stated that the COM
mittee had examined the improvement
and accepted it, and there was no cause
for complaint.
A communication from the Civic I'm
provement League. via the water works,
was read. 1t was addressed to the
water commission requesting thcm to
purchase several lots for a city park
(not AoteD. The petition was referred
to the public property committee.
Petition from Martin Franetovicn
asking for transfer of his liquor H.
cense was granted, as was a petition
from Ed Edling for a liquor license.
The committee on streets reported on
the protests Of Father Walters, p. L.
Cherry and F. C. Reed.
In the matter of the petition of d.
Malagamba and others for a drain IN
upper Astoria, the committee reported
that meeting of the committee and
citizens was held. and teh citigens pre-
fer to build drain and save the ex-
pehse OF advertising and surveying.
The payroll Of the street superIntepl-
ent amounting to $321.75 and engineers
payroll. $2sS.25. were ordered paid.
The committee on public property
reported on the building Of spur to
Ocean View. cemetery. recommending
that 1t be built, and estimating Its cost |
at $4,000, asking that the report he for
warded t9 the railroad officials. was
adopted,
sn.rde..l!n.s.Sice q. appropriating $4,000 out Of
the city hall fund for the benefit Of
Houston & Ferguson was read a sec
ond time.
An ordinance confirming the special
assessment for the improvement Of
Duane from Twenty-seventh to Thirty
seventh streets. was passed.
An ordinance confirming the assess
ment for the improvement Of CONNER
cial street from Fourteenth to Sew
enteenth, was passed.
An ordinance appHopriating s3tsO
for the benefit of VIM Book was read
= second time.
An ordinance extending the time for
the Improvement of Duane street frcm
Fourteenth to Seventeenth to Febru-
ary /. was passed.
An ordinance confirming the assess
ment Of Grand avenue from Seven
teenth street to the west line Of Shiv-
leys was passed.
An ordinance accepting the improve
ment of Ninth street from Franklin to
Jerome, was passed.
An ordinance appropriating s175 for
the benefit Of J. c. Barneburg for re-
pairing fire alarm was passed.
An ordinance authorizing the COM
mittee on ways and means to adver-
tise for bids for the city printing was
HiluUIdNn " ia NiAN Niiiig VI NRSaiA'ab
bids. 1t will come up at tae meeting
next Monday night.
An ordinance appropriating $l9i5
for the benefit of j. A. Fasteband was
passed.
An ordinance appropriating 1896 and
s1OOS. 40 for the benefit of y. Clinton,
was passed.
A resolution instructing the city at
torney to draw resolution for improy-
ing Birch street from Fifty-first to
Fifty-third streets was adopted.
A recess of Is minutes was taken to /
give the council an opportunity to get
their second wind to tackle the plumb !
ing inspector. Councilman Hansen