The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-20


cry Company and Others to pay street
assessments by installments was grant
ed.
Petition from Elizabeth Young rela
tive to sewer on her property, was re
ferred to the street committee.
Petition from Mrs, NJ. II. Lienenwebei
asking that she BE- allowed TO pay hei
street assessment less the penalty and
interest was referred to the street com.
mittee.
Petition from o. +, Morton asking Ia
redeem property on Bond street, less the
penalty. was referred to the Ways and
Means committee.
Petition from II. H. Ingalls,, asking
to redeem property, without penalty and
interest, was referred to the Ways and
Means Committee.
Remonstrance against the construction
of drain on Thirty. eighth street, wa.
referred to the street committee.
Remonstrance from property owners
on Thirtieth street against the improve.
ment of that thoroughfare, was filed.
Communication from Portland Iron
Works, relative TO screens for the city
hall, was read and the committee in.
structed to purchase the same at cost
of s44OO.
Communication from Kelly Transfer
Company offering to furnish slab wood
for 3 the cord, was referred to the ways
and means committee.
Bid of Christensen and Morris Of Port.
land, to purchase $4,000 Of city bonds,
offering to buy the bonds and pay a
premium of Sl76, with report Of the com
mittee recommending that the offer be
accepted, was filed.
The committee on Health and Police
recommending that liquor licenses be
issued to Sandstrom. johnson & Cook,
Frank Manson, Norris Staples and Swan
was adopted.
On the petition of the Astoria Box
Company for the improvement of the
alleyway in Upper Astoria, the commit
tee recommended that the city surveyor
make an estimate of the cost Of the i'm.
provement.
Building permits were granted to J.
A. Marrh, Mrs. Louise Nelson, Standard
Oil Company and August j. Jacobson.
Committee on Public Property, rel.
ltive to the petition of the Woman's
Tub for the improvement of the Hill.
tide cemetery, recommended that the 40.
ion be postponed. The report was ad
,pted.
Bids for the improvement Of Ninth
treet, from Astor street to the water
ront, were as follows: W. A. Goodin, |
'l4lO; Birch & jacobson, $lSj5.5O; Ill
Iagman, $3.50; Dlil & Young, sls35.
IN motion the contract was awarded to
Y. A. Goodin.
Report from the city surveyor on the
proposed improvement of Irving avenue
tating that the cost would exceed $20,-
100, and recommending that the street |
Ne not planked, was placed on file.
Ordinance establishing the grade Of
Columbia avenue, was carried over.
Ordinance authorizing the committee
N Public Property to purchase furni.
ure for the new City Hall, not to cost |
0 exceed $500, was passed.
Ordinance to improve Commercial
treet, between Twentieth and Twenty
bird streets, was passed.
Ordinance appropriating s34sO for the
'enefit of Dill & Young, was passed.
Ordinance appropriating $6667.53 for
he benefit of Dill and Young, was pass.
e.
Ordinance appropriating S23069O for
he benefit of Birch & jacobson, was
,assed.
Ordinance appropriating sl77O for the
eneft Of Birch & Jacobson, was passed.
An ordinance providing for the i'm.
,rovement of Fourteenth street was
withdrawn.
Resolution authorizing the Committee
n Public Property to insure the City
Hall building for $4,000, at a ra,e of
ot exceeding 2 per cent, was adopted.
Resolution, that the members of the
ommon council act with the mayor TO
repare a program for the dedication
the new City Hall, was adopted.
Resolution to improve Exchange
treet between Twenty first and Twenty.
bird street, was adopted. u