The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-05-02

bers being present except Belland.
II Petition from Chas, f. Wise and
Nelson 6 Case for liquor license was
referred to the committee.
| Petition from property owners for
a sewer on S5th street was referred to
1.-THE street committee.
| Petition from property owners on
Irving avenue between 18th and 4Oth
lstreets was read and referred to the
Istreet committee.
Communication from Matilda Ber-
endes relatiev to street assessment
asking that thA assessment be cut
Idown, was referred to the street COM
lmittee.
Report OF the experts relative to
1.-THE city books, reporting the books
Icorrect. was filed.
Committee on ways and means rel
lative to the demand Of F. C. Reed for
house rent. reported that gambling had
been closed in Astoria Report was
ladopted.
on the petition OF E P. Parker OF.
fering to pay the city 50 per cent Of
the assessment against his property
lthe committee reported that the Pc
Itition be rejected. and that the assess
lment be collected as shown on the
books.
Liquor license was granted to chas.
Neimi
The street committee recommended
that Ninth street from Astor to the
water front be improved.
On the PETITION of C. G. Palmberg to
cut down trees. the committee recon-
mended that the petition ibe granted.
On the petition from Mrs. J. w.
Babbidge to construct cement side
walk the committee recommended that
the petition be granted.
On the Letition Of property owners
in Uniontown for improvement Of
streets. the committee recommended
THAT the petition be granted.
Building permits: C. r. Higgins
house, $4,000. and to Jas. w. WEIGH.
1.-TWO houses at 5000 each. were grant
ed.
On the petition Of DR.. c. Il. Linton
to lease certain property Of the city.
the COMMITTEES reported adversely.
Report Of tie auditor and police
Judge for the money received during
the month OF April to have been s171
received was referred to the ways and
means committee.
Ordinances confirming special as
sessment rolls for Duane, Rorty-fi fifth,
Forty first, Commercial ana Forty
fourth streets were passed.
Ordinance appropriating $4,000 for
1.-The benefit OF Ferguson and Houston
as part payment on city hall, was laid
over.
Ordinance appropriating s1sS.l2 for
the benefit of John Harry, as the pre-
clnct where his saloon was located
was dry, was read and laid over.
Ordinance. fixing license on cloth
ing, dry goods and boots and shoes
was read third time and was In
defn. tely postponed.
Ordinance authorizing the city to
sell $4,000 in municipal bonds, pay
able at the First National bank, the
bonds to be in the denomination of
$500 each, was passed.
Ordinance appropriatiDg SSl4.5O for
the benefit of W. A. Goodin, was
passed. Ordinance approprlating
$3.50 for the benefit Of s. s. Dill was
passed.
Ordinance appropriating 1882 for
the benefit Of S. S. Dill was passed.
Ordinance appropriatin gthe sum of
s14O0 for the benefit Of w. A Goodin
was passed
Resolution that the committee on
public property to install wires In
the city hail building at cost Of S66.5O
adopted
Resolution that the committee on
1
fire and water be instructed TO keep
all the men in the paid fire depart
lmeut at a cost Of SAB per month, was
adopted.
Resolution to improve Hume ave.
nue. was adopted.
On motion the council adjourned
until next Monday night.
The mayor appointed committee
of three 10 draft an ordinance to i'm
pose license on all the merchants,
and professional men In the city TO
report next Monday night. The fol-
lowing were appointed: Burns Lenen-
webber and Kaboth and the city at
torney.