The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-14
Council In Doubt as to Where II
viii Establish Temporary
Quarters.
ENGINE HOUSE TO BE MOVED
VIII BE Taken From Court
House Block to Foot OF Fourth
Street--Other Matters
Acted Upon.

Tho council did not act last night o
the special matter for which the ad
iourned session was provided. A wee
previously the improvement OF Com
mercial street from Fourteenth to Sev
lenteenth was brought up ana laid owe
until the adjourned session for action
but, after long discussion az 10 IN,
manner In which the improvement
should be made, the ordinance provid
Ing for the repair went over for !
week. Ordinances providing for III,
time and manner of improving the fol.
lowing streets were passed last nigh
under suspension Of the rules:
Forty-fifth street from Commercial
to Bond, Forty-ffth from Bond 10 ths
alleyway between blocks ios ana iO4
Commercial street from Forty fourth
and Forty-tlfth. Duane street from For
ty-third to Forty-fourth. aud Forty
fourth from Duane to Commercial. An
ordinance was introduced to pay c. Il.
Johnson for a drain.
Mayor Surprenant was not present
at the meeting, and President Hansen
presided. The city hall proposal was
brought up early In the meeting, when
Councilman Nordstrom presented q
written statement to the effect that he
had secured an option on the F1avel
brick and would release II In favor Of
the city. The option provides that the
Flavel brick may be bought for 5000.
Mr.. Nordstrom wanted the matter re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means and the committee on public
property, and his motion was carried,
6 to 3. Messrs. Lebeck and Kaboth
could see no reason why the committee
should be delayed with consideration
of the Flavel offer.
Mr.. Nordstrom expressed himself at
some length with reference to the city
hall proposal. He said the proposed
new hall would run the city 10000 in
debt. He also called attention to the
fact that the statement had been made,
some time ago, that warrants would
fall below par IL the city were to be
compelled to pay $4,000 toward the
Franklin avenue improvement In the
EAST end. He believed the same thing
would happen II the city hall PROPOSE
Ion were carried through. "The cost
of the Flavel brick is certain" said
Mr.. Nordstrom, but that Of a new
hall is most uncertain. We have three
years In which to pay for the prop
srty; could easily pay $4,000 year,
Ind rent one floor Of the building for
more than enough to meet interest"
Mr.. Nordstrom says the city can
'pend $4,000 for brick building"
laid Mr. Lebeck, but he says we can
lot spend $4,000 for new city hall.
would like to get onto his system of
calculation. 1t will cost US $4,000 to
properly fit up the brick now offered
or sale. It Is feet in the street and |
2 inches too low. To move 1t out OF
he street would entail an expense of
5000 or $1,000.
Where viii the City Coz
AS to where the city government will |
'e located for the next six or eight |
months the council is more or less at
ea. The school board has agreed to
'llow the city to use the brick engine
louse at Third and Astor streets until
September 1. but the city would then
rave to move again. Mr.. Hansen sug-
rested that the building on the north
ide of Bond between Ninth and Tenth.
low occupied by shooting gallery,
De secured, but Mr.. Burns informed |
lin that the fire chief had ordered the
structure torn down.
The city must at once move No. / |
lose wagon house, and the council last
light made provision to have the struc-
.ure removed to the foot of Tenth |
street. AS to the jail location, Mr..
Hansen reported that tha oount,, oo,rt |