The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-22

| The Improvement of Irving ayenu,
between Eighteenth and Thirticth street.
Will 90 through, ii the aactiun Of The
ti'y council, at its meeting in the city
ball last night may be accepted with d
degree OF certainty. The resolution was
read, practically adopted and ordered
presented with certain modification al an
adjourned Session Saturday night.
There was considerable discussion over
this resolution in which city surveyor
Tee and Councilncn Hanson and STANCE.
land figured prominently and nj par.
tleulnr moment sufficient tension was
manifest To promise some personal re.
marks, If not fight. In his remarks
bearing upon the equalization of the
assessment Mr., Tee In explaining. that
assessments were based upon the lowest
valuation OF the butting property,
cohtendsd, believing no changes had
been made in the text of the resolution.
that I. :, Cornelius had promised 10
alter what he thought was an unjust as.
sessmcnt, and in so fnr as this had not
been done, he suggested that the coun.
ell deliberate before adopting the reso.
lution, Couucilmcn Hanson aand Strange
land Immediately construed this TO he
n reflection on the word of Mr.. Cor.
nelins and asserted mutually that the
county assessor had assured them the
change had been made and they were
satisfied such had been done.
Mr., Tee made haste to explain that
he did not intend to question the word
OF Mr. Cornelius, but being ignorant as
to the fact that the change had really
been made he wished to guard against
what might prove eventually an indis.
erect move. Mr., Tee stated later that
all assessments were based upon the
lowest valuation of the property abut.
ting the improvement and that in the |
of the betterment of Irving |
avenue between Eighteenth and Thir.
ieth streets, property on one side of the
lhoroughfare was worth twice as much
rs that on the other and that II would
'e grossly unjust to those owning the
ess valuable land to impose the assess
ncnt previously provided in the rcso.
ution The matter will come up Satur.
lay night alond with other resolutions
pertaining TO street improvements.
A resolution was introduced by Coun.
ilmon Koboth recommending that the
ommittee of public property be sauthor.
zed to sell to the board of school di-
ectors of district No. |, for the sum of
en- thousand dollars, Engine house Nol
N Bond street or to lease the structure
o any applicant at the best rate oh.
This resolution was adopted.
Associated with this was ordinance
uthorizing the committee ON public I
roperty to lease from the O. r. r. &
I. company, a piece of property, 5Ox7O 5
'et' Just east of that company's road.
ay for period of ten years at the rate :
$OO the year 1t is proposed to erect
fire engine house upon this property, d:
such plans as to provide for the tu. {
Ire requirements of the city, possibly \
'e housing of a police patrol. The or. !
nance was passed. 8
Among the ordinances that introduced :
: Mr. kaboth, appropriating $3.50 for }
e account of the Reliance Electric /:
mpany, was tabled; ordinance intro. &
iced by Mr.. Hanson extending the time \
the improvement of Exchange street 4
ON the East line of Twenty.first street &
the West line of Twenty. third to 8
'tober one and another extending the 8
ne for the improvement Of the same
rect from the East line of Seventeenth s
the center line of Nineteenth, like. 4
Sc to October one were both passed; 4
ilnance appropriating $74 for the ac.
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