The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-05
ADJOURNS TO FOURTEENTH
Reports on Streets, Communications on
Streets, Resolutions, Ordinances. Con.
tracts Appropriations, Bonds and
Surveys all for Streets, New and Old,

siding, Judge Anderson IN charge oi the
records, and Councimcn Belland. Lien.
enweber. Stranglend, Morton, Robinson,
Peterson, Iebeck, Hansen and kaboth
in the semi.circle. and Grief of Police
Hallock, City Surveyor Tee, City Attor'
ney Smith, Superintendent of Streets
Kearney. in attendance. The minutes
of the previous session having been duly
read and approved, the council got
down to its usual grist of street inn
provement work, in the following terms
and figures.
Resolutions of the following import
were presented and adopted; Award
ing the contmct for the improvement
of Alameda Avenue, from Columbia
Avenue TO llwaco Avenue, in the sum OF
s5l25.O0 to Henry Makela and John
wuopio; and awarding the contract
for the improvement OF Exchange street
from Nineteenth to Twenty.iirst street
in the sum of S4,770O0. To construct
drain on Exchange street, from
Sixth TO Fifth street and thence south
l2O feet: To construct sewer on
Thirty fifth street from the south line
of Franklin Avenue Ia the north line
Of Duane street and providing for the
assessment therefore; To make as
sessment for the improvement OF
Eighth street from the south line OF
Grand avenue to south line of Lexington
avenue: To provide for improvement
Harrison avenue from Thirtieth to
Thirty third street: 10 establish the
grade OF Kensington avenue; To es'
tablish the grade OF Birch street from
Fifty. Second to Fifty.Third street.
Ordinances were introduced in the fol.
lowing relations and were disposed OF
a. indicated: To protect the improN'
ed streets and sidewalks Of the city;
read first, second and third times aud
passed under suspension Of the rules;
Appropriating funds for the payment
Of +. A. Gerding, balance due ON i'm.
proyement Of Fourteenth street: To
pay Dill & Young in the sum OF $4,000
balance due on improvement Of Twen'
ty.sixth street from Enchange street
TO Franklin Avenue; read third time
and passed: Extending time for com
pletion of improvement Of Third street
from Commercial to Duane; read first
second and third time under suspension
, Of the rules and passed.
Committee reports were filed in thu
following matters and adopted; Pro
nouncing the Adair drain to be in bat
condition and recommending certain
remedies: From Chief Of Police Hal
lock reporting the custody Of two stow
aways on the schooner Churchill, thei
incaceration by Captain Hoffman, an'
the payment Of $3.50 for their main
tenance in the city Jail for ID days
From the City Surveyor in relation Il
the improvement Of Kensington avenue
from Tenth to Eleventh: And from
City Attorney Smith advising the Coun
ell Of the nevessity OF holding specia
session TO consider the annual levy o
the municipal tax for the year lsO'
and stating that the present revenue
we're not adequate under the presen
regime; that they were in fact $500
less than under former conditions; an
asking that three members of the coun
ell be added 10 the conference with tn
Committee on Ways and Means. tn
council then ordered an adjournmen
until the night Of December l4th TO
this purpose, and Mayor suPrenan'
i City Attorney Smith, and Auditor AT
derson we're added to the committee.
Communications on the follOwin
subjects were read and disposed OF
From the board Of street assessors CON
planning Of narrowness Of blank form
recommending others, and the purchas
Of a typewriting machine from s. Jer
sen: From the committee charge
+ with the duty of removing the lumb'
4 on streets complained Of at last meetin
s by S. G. Morton, reporting the lumb'
Eyone: From W. +. Dement, olferin
payment Of interest upon a water i
heretofore assessed for the improv
y ment Of Astor street. Referred; Fro
B Virginia Miller rendering city a cert
v fed check in the sum Of sl48.50 in pa
= ment of assessment due on street in