The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-21

The Common Council met in regular
session for the second time in Novem.
Der last evening. The full board of nine
was in evidence, with Mayor Suprenant
in the chair, Judge Anderson in charge
OF the records, and the following city
officers in attendance: City Attorney
A. NJ. Smith, and Superintendent OF
Streets J. F. Kearney. After the read
ing of the minutes the following matters
were presented and disposed of, in Sc
quence:
A communication was read from City
Attorney A. NJ. Smith which was. in
effect, an opinion from him on the ques'
tion heretofore referred to him by the
Council, as to whether land, which does
not abutt upon a street which it is
proposed to improve, can be legally in
cluded in the assessment district made
for such an improvement Mr., Smith
states that the charter, in addition to
prescribing the territory specifically
abutting upon street under process OF
improvement gives the Council the right
to assess "such other lands, as in the
opinion of the Council, may be benefit
ted BY the improvement" In his opin-
ion any lands that are amenable to the
proposed improvement, may be included
in the assessment, provided the Council
shall deem them susceptible of the bene-
fits accruing. The report was filed.
Communications from the following
people were read and duly referred;
From C. Norman and eight Others pmy'
ing for the improvement of Birch street,
from Fifty first to Fifty.third street:
From P. R. Davis, in relation to the
building of a sidewalk along his prop
erty on Irving avenue.
From C. Paulson and Others praying
| for permission TO construct a shed, IL
by l2 feet in dimensions, at the slip at
the foot of Fourteenth street.
From p. A. Peterson and A. G. Snow,
asking for renewals Of saloon licenses.
A remonstrance from A. Gilbert in
the matter of his assessment for the
Improvement of Third street, from Du-
ane to Commercial stree6 was read
and referred to the Committe ON Streets
and Public Ways.
A communication from Clerk G. W
Lounsberry, of the Astoria Water Com
mission, advising the Council that the
lcommission had no hydrant on hand al
present for installation at Exchange
and Sixteenth streets, was read and or
dered filed.
A communication from Jacob Kasky
complaining of an unjust assessment o
his property for the improvement %
Hume avenue from Bond TO Commercial
street. was read and referred TO th'
board of street assessors.
A communication was read from ). {
Norton complaining Of the accumula
,ion of lumber at the corner Of -Four
teenth and Exchange streets, in term
at once forcible and sarcastic, and tn
matter was referred to the Committe
on Streets and Public Ways and tn
Street Superintendent, for adjudication
Under the head OF reports from com
mittees. the following matters were di-
posed of as hereinafter indicated:
The protest of Mrs. Badollett again-
the payment of accumulated interes
on delinquent assessments for street i'm
. provements, as against certain Of he
property, was not allowed.
The matter of the purchase OF an ad
: ding and listing machine, was reporte
: upon adversely and the report adopted
. Bonds we're approved in the matte
of the saloon licenses, and the latte
allowed. in the cases Of \. Siemensei
lWilliam Book, Henry Jones, &. II. \
lGreenwall and Curtis & Bartelsen.
The following bills were rePorte
, back from the several committees hay
ing them under reference, as duly audi
! ed. and same we're ordered paid by Il
I Council:
: Prael 4 Eigner go. ...'''''''s ~
n Foard & Stokes Co. ........... :
. Astoria News.H Herald 80. ..... IT,
!. John Engberg -. -. ....''.''' Oh
= lO. Anderson 80. -. ....,.,.. ~
Astoria Budget -. 80. ......'' lo'
!. IL. S. Dellinger Co., ......:..... "a
n John Syensen -. -. ....... d.
y" John Stott go. -. ........''' Zos'
!. Foard & Stokes Co 80. ......... J..
? Troy Laundry -. ... ......... :