The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-08
PLANS ARE TO BE PREPARED
Committee Limited to Structure
That win Cost $25,OOO-
Other Matters Acted
Upon by Council.

the council can not incur any furth,
Indebtedness. Most OF the councilme
want to put $4,000 into the bulldin,
but others say $4,000 Is enough.
Alderman Hansen declared himsel
for a $4,000 building. He pointed ou
that the city is not a temporary instl
tuition, and said II would be wrong 10
the council to invest any OF the people
funds In a shack. He thought perhap
the school board might buy the bricl
engine house for $4,000 or $4,000. II
which event the city hall fund woult
attain respectable proportions.
City Attorney Smith explained thai
the council would have to be careful
In computing liabilities, he said the
officials of the city could not take cog
nizance OF such assets as outstanding
street assessments, and that. with the
work now under way. the city Is close
to its limit Of lndebtedness--sl25. 25 600
He thought there was about 500 900
margin. He also stated that the city
could not establish a special fund and
issue warrants against that fund with
out increasing the liability showing.
Mr.. Nordstrom was opposed 10 n
$4,000 hall. He said receipts were
greater now, but that salaries had been
increased. He thought that $4,000
was enough to put into the building,
In view Of the financial straits of the
municipality, and expressed the idea
that the council should try and get
rid Of the brick engine house. Mr. Bel
land was also opposed to any improve
ment scheme which would add to the
debt, and called attention to the fact
that more receipts would merely be
money with which to pay increased
interest.
When Mayor Surprenant suggested
that limit of $4,000 be placed upon
the public property committee In its
work. Councilman Lein-
voiced his protest against
building a shack. IF we can not put
up decent building, let us move into
he old brick engine house." said he. |
Finally, the council adopted reso-
ution authorizing the public property
committee to prepare preliminary plans
or the construction Of building to
.ost not more than $4,000. Architect
schacht, who was present last night
will assist the committee In the work.
The Fireworks Ordinance.
A substitute ordinance regulating the
lse Of explosives on national holidays
vas presented last evening. The bill
,rovides that 1t shall be unlawful for
my person to fire off any gun, pistol,
evolver, bomb, toy cannon, ordnance,
orpedo or any other kind Of detonat-
ng fireworks or articles Of any kind,
Excepting that on national holidays
not longer than five inches
nd not more than two inches in di-
meter may be exploded on streets, but
ot on sidewalks, and skyrockets may
e discharged. The bill provides a
ne of IS to $50 for violation Of its
erms. 1t will be enacted at the next
egular meeting Of the council.
Street Matters.
Ordinances providing for the i'm
rovement Of Thirty-sixth street from
rankin avenue to Duane, and Thirty
eventh street from the alleyway be-
ween blocks IA and Is to the street
ar track, were passed under suspen-
lon Of the rules. An ordinance for the
of Duane street from
'hirty-seventh to Thirty-eighth was
lso passed under suspension Of the
lles.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
roviding for equalization Of the as
essment for the improvement Of Ex-
1ange street from Thirteenth to Four
zenith; accepting the bids Of w. A. 4
oodin Of $5O71.29 for the improvement ,
Ninth street from Franklin to Je-
,me avenue, and $4999 for the i'm J
-ovement of Franklin avenue from the I
est line of Adair's Astoria to the
Ist line of Thirty-sixth street; de- /
airing the councils intention to i'm
-ove Duane street from Fourteenth
Thirteenth; declaring the intention
the council to improve Duane street
ON Fourteenth to Seventeenth, ex-
pting the crossings at Fifteenth and
xteenth. 4 resolution for the i'm
'ovement Of Commercial street fromI