The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-08


Petition from the Astoria City band
asking permission 10 Use the attic OF
the new City Hall for rebearsals. The
petition was referred TO the committee
Oh public property.
Petition from A. g. Anderson asking
permission TO construct a sidewalk on
Sixth street was referred to the street
committee.
Petition from the school board ask.
ing for room In the new City Hall
for the superintendent Of schools was
referred 70 the public property commit.
tee.
Remonstrauoe from the property own.
ers on Eighth street against the i'm.
proyement Of that street in the manner
proposed and asking that il be improved
TO It's full width and macadamized with
cement sidewalks, was referred 20 the
street committee. The city surveyor
stated that the property would not
stand the assessments. City Attorney
Smith stated that II the street was i'm
proved. two Of the houses would be un.
dermined, and the property.owners
would not pay the assessment and the
city had no isnds 10 pay the excess.
relative TO the drain on his property,
was referred TO the street committee.
Communication from H. Spellmire,
relative to the sidewalk on Franklin
avenue. asking that the walk be repaired,
was referred to the street committee.
Communication from Ben Young rcla.
tive TO cattle running at large in Upper
Astoria was referred to the chief of
police, with instructions to catch the
cows and put them in the pound.
Report Of the committee on petition
OF Frank Patton, refunding Sl2 for
street assessments, was adopted.
NJ. German was granted a retail liquor
license. aud Lee Herring was given per.
mission TO transfer his license.
The bill Of Emil Schacht for $500, bal
ance due on experimenting the construc-
tion Of the City Hall, and $40 railroad
fare from Portland, was ordered paid.
Ordinance appropriating money out OF
the general fund for the benefit OF Rob.
inson & Hilderbrand and Charles He'll
born 4 Son, for furniture for the new
City Hall.
Ordinance establishing the grade of
Alameda avenue was passed
Ordinance providing for the time and
manner of improving Eighth street was
withdrawn.
Ordinance providing for the improve.
ment Of Fourteenth street from Grand
to Jerome avenue was passed.
Ordinance providing for the improve.
ment Of Columbia avenue was passed.
Ordinance providing for the repairing
of Commercial street from Twentieth
street to the Clatsop mill by redecking
the street, except as to the street rail-
way was passed,
Ordinance providing for the improve
ment Of Duane street from Tenth to
Twelfth streets was passed,
Ordinance appropriating $s53,S6 for
the benefit of Emil Schacht was passed
Ordinance appropriating $l,6O7.5O for
the benefit Of William G. Mcpherson &
CO. was passed.
Ordinance appropriating $6,453 for the
benefit of Ferguson & Houston was
passed.
Ordinance appropriating S4,26S9l for
the benefit of Ferguson & Houston for
extra work on the new City Hall was
laid over for investigation.
Resolutions authorizing the board of
assessors to make the assessments on
Third street, alley way in Upper AS.
loria, Ninth street, Hume avenue and
Commercial street, in Uniontown, were
adopted.
Resolutions for the improvement of
Alameda avenue was adopted.
Resolution providing for the improve
nent of Seventh street in Hustler 4
Aikens addition to width of l6 feet
through the center was adopted.
Resolution providing for constructing
a drain on Sixth and other streets was
laid over
Resolution referring the matter of the
Improvement Of Irving avenue to the
street committee, ways and means com.
mittee and city attorney. was adopted.
Resolution providing for constructing
a sewer on Thirty.afth street was
adopted