The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-09-07
STREET WORK
IS DISCUSSED
Council Spends Several Hours
Considering Repair Of City
Thoroushfares.
PLANS FOR TAYLOR AVENUE

Street Will BE Improved So as TO
| Afford Connection With the
Road to the County
Bridge.
The time OF the council was occu-
pied last night almost entirely With
consideration Of street matters. Coun-
Gilman Belland had a sarcastic streak
on and his biting remarks caused con-
siderable amusement. Perhaps the
most important matter brought up for
consideration was the legislation es-
sential to the Improvement of Taylor
avenue. Mr.. Burns offered an ordi-
nance providing for the time and man
ner of making this repair which spe-
clfies that the street shall be 30 feet
wide as far west as the Seaside cannery
anu ~ lOCA Niut bSNoiid NHdt IOllit.
Mr. Belland did not like this feature OF
the bill, saying that width OF 20 feet
throughout the length of the street
would be sufficient. He believed the
property would not bear the cost OF
the improvement and feared the city
might be stuck" for part OF the eos,.
Mr.. Lebeck said the property owners
wanted the improvement as the or
dinance specified, and he was of the
opinion the cost would be less than
the estimate of the city engineer
s914I25, He added that the people OF
the west end intended bidding on the
work. and believed the contract price
would be little more than $1,000. Mr..
Belland agreed to suspension OF the
rules, but opposed the ordinance when
it came up for final passage.
The Taylor avenue improvement Is
part OF a general scheme to afford con-
nection with the Youngs bay bridge.
Last evening Mr.. Burns was author
ized to instruct the engineer to report
the grade of Sixth street from Olney
avenue to the bridge and this stretch
will be repaired The county Is i'm
proving Olney avenue and il is the plan
to extend the improvement around
Smith Point to connection with Tay-
Tor avenue where the eity's work will
end. When this general improvement
is completed practically all Of the traffic
from the country south of the city
will be over the Point road. Mr.. Burns
will consult with the county court to-
day regarding the matter
criers Ordinance Passed.
The ordinance prohibiting the sale
of goods by crying, except licensed auc-
tioneers or hucksters, provoked lengthy
discussion. Mr.. Belland opposed 1t.
It's too much for America he said.
80 far as ! am concerned, 1t makes
no difference to me from what part OF
the world a man may come When he
lives in America he enjoys the right
OF free speech. A measure OF this sort
would go all right in Russia, but not
in the United States" Mr.. Leinen-
weber shared Mr.. Bellands belief. Mr.. |
Burns felt very much the same way
about it. He complained that the
merchants of the city had failed to APP |
pear before the council and state their |
side of the case, and added, 1T goes
against my grain to vote for the bill.'
Mr.. Nordstrom said there were two
sides to the story. He pointed out
that the local merchants were here all
the year around, while every summer
outsiders would come in to reap the
harvest. He believed the merchants
were entitled to the consideration
which the ordinance showed them.
Mr.. Belland could not see that 1t
would protect the merchants. He was
willing to levy license against timer =
ants of $500 a year, with the UNDER
standing that any business man re-
six or eight months should be
given back his license money. Mr..
Hansen favored the measure as 1t stood,
and it was enacted, sIessrs. Belland,
Kaboth and Leinenweber voting in the
negative.
New Ordinances.
New ordinances were introduced as
follows:
Providing for the time and manner
Of improving Taylor avenue
Appropriating 81. :. out of the spe-
cial fund to pay S. S. Din for the