The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-20
RAISED THE AUDITORS SALARY
Majority Of the Council ls In Favor Of
a Police Commission Because None
Of the Members Reside In the
City OF Astoria.

SESSION aSt evening, the mayor an
8 all members being present.
d Petitions from John d. Manciet am
Frank Lindstrom for liquor licens
p was referred to the committee.
Petition from John W. welch, askini
for the iive-year installment plan Il
I payment OF assessments ON Grand ave
l nue., was granted.
Petition from j. q. A. Bowlby and
number OF other property owners. ask,
ing the council 10 widen Commercial
and Exchange streets TO so feet ant
take 40 feet OF Duane street, was filet
for future reference.
Petition from property owners &c
establish the grade OF Columbia ave.
nue., In Uniontown, the property own
ers agreeing TO improve the street. was
filed for future reference.
Petition from property owners for
the Improvement Of Columbia and Ala.
meda avenues, was read and laid over
Remonstrance by property owners
against the acceptance OF the improve
ment OF North street was read. Hon
G. C. Fulton appeared on behalf OF
the property owners and stated that
they wanted the improvement, but II
should be completed before It was ac-
cepted. The remonstrance was refer
red to the street committee.
Communication from F. C. Reed ac-
companied with bills for house rent
moving. necessitated on account OF the
Improvement OF Grand avenue, was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
A bill OF C. C. Utzinger for 80 days
work at SO a day for registering voters,
was allowed.
The committee reported on the appll-
Ication OF B. wistar Morris to pay the
lexpenses OF constructing drain In Up
lper Astoria, recommending that the re-
Quest be granted. was adopted.
The committee reported favorably
on petitions from Laxel & Co.. Otto
Nicholson and John Tiberg for liquor
licenses.
Protests from property owners
against the Improvement OF Grand ave-
nue. were filed.
The committee on the petition from
property owners asking for a light at
the foot Of Ninth street. reported
against the light.
Building permits were granted to
Birch & Jacobson, Sherman Transfer
Company and o. X. & n. Co.
The committee TO whom was referred
the communication from the Woman's
Club asking the council to purchase
property for park, recommending that
1t be referred to the park commission,
was adopted. This kills the petition.
The charter committee submitted its
report, recommending that the charter
be amended providing that property
may be assessed for 100 per cent OF its
value, instead OF 75 per cent. as at
present: that the police commission
act be amended so that commissioner
absent from the city three months
his office shall be declared vacant; also
extending the city limits on the east
so as to take in about two more blocks
Belland stated that he was In favor
of changing the time for the city cleo
tion from December to June, but the
majority Of the committee was opposed
to it. He was also in favor Of abolish
ing the police commission, but other
members were in favor Of keeping 1t
even II all the members lived outside
the state. The report was adopted.
An ordinance increasing the salary
OF the auditor and police Judge to $3.50
a month was read a first and second
time.
An ordinance confirming the assess
ment for the improvement of Ninth
street was passed
An ordinance appropriating $6492.6O
for the benefit of S. S. Dill for the i'm
provement Of Grand avenue was
passed
An ordinance appropriating the sum
Of $2183.40 for the benefit Of s. S. Dill
was passed.
An ordinance appropriatlng $34SO
for the benefit of William Book was
passed.
An ordinance appropriating the sum
of $175 for the benefit Of ]. G. Barne-
burg was passed.
An ordinance accepting the improve
ment Of Ninth street was laid over
until the next meeting.
An ordinance ,appropriating $4,000
out Of the city hall fund for the bene-
fit of Ferguson & Houston, in payment
on the city hall contract was passed.
An ordinance confirming the assess
ment Of Grand avenue from Shlvleys
to Seventeenth street was passed.
A resolution providing for the
equalization Of the assessment Of
Franklin avenue was adopted.
Councilman Nordstrom arose and IN
a few we'll chosen remarks rendered his