The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-21

: Petitions from Axel Jacobson an,
$ John Harry for liquor licenses were re-
+ ferred to the committee on health ant
police.
A petition from the property owners
lon Seventh street, asking for the I'M
provement OF that street was referred
to the street committee.
A petition from the residents to
o change the arc light from Grand ave-
nue. and Thirty eighth street to Frank
: lin avenue and Thirty eighth street
q was referred to the street committee,
A petition from O, Sovey to con-
Istruct a sidewalk on Bond street be-
tween Twelfth street and Fourteenth
street was granted
A petition from j. II. Duncan TO con
struct sidewalk on Sixth street was
granted.
A petition from the Astoria Crushed
Rock Company for financial aid to Inn
lprove Jerome avenue between FIJI
teenth and Sixteenth streets at cost
of $780, the city paying half, was
lreferred to the street committee.
Communication from A. r. Cyrus Of
fering to pay the original amount OF
lhis assessment against certain lots II
the council would throw of the pen
jalty and interest was referred to the
commlttee on ways and means and the
city attorney.
Applications for positions In the
street cleaning department from h
Gallagher and John W. Welch, were
filed.
A communication from w. l.. Me
Crosby agreeing to furnish his own
team and man and keep the streets
clean for $40 a month was referred
to the street committee.
The committee on ways and means
reported adversely on the petition OF
the Pioneer and Historical Society TO
exempt their porperty from assess
ments. Burns stated that the city |
now contributed money to support the
public library, and i the petition was
granted the city would have to pay
1t out Of the general fund. The report
was adopted.
A communication from Frank Splttle
to pay assessments on Franklin avenue
1
Peter Dourell and Chas. WIrkkala
were granted liquor licenses.
The committee on streets and pub
lie ways reported on the petition Of tHe
City Lumber & Box Company asking
that the street ordinance be amended
so as TO include hemlock lumber, rec
ommending that the ordinance be
amended in accordance with the prayer
OF the petition.
The committee reported favorably
on the petition of the county court to
defer the Improvement Of Duane street
Building permits were granted to
John Svensen for building a store; C.
G. Palmerg for building seven houses
and II. Herbert for building a house
Report of the city surveyor on the
Of Niagara avenue from
Eighth TO Sixteenth street at a cost IA
of $4,000 was referred TO the street
committed
An ordinance to establish the grade !
of Exchange street between Second }
and Fourth streets was passed. lc
An ordinance confirming the as
sessment for the improvement Of Tay-
lor avenue and fixing April 20 as the
time for making payments was passed
An ordinance extending the time for !
improving Franklin avenue from ;
to Thirty-first street to
May was read a second time. Lebak
objected to suspending the rules and
passing the ordinance and It went
over.
An ordinance providing for a street
sleaning department was passed.
An ordinance appropriating 1920 for
the benefit of ]. A. Fasteband was
passed.
An ordinance licensing bill posters
fixing the llcenes at $50 per year OF :
SIS a quarter and prohibiting bill
boards being fastened to the streets
was passed.
An ordinance appropriating $8O3.75
for the benefit of w. G. Mcpherson was
passed.
An ordinance granting w. w. Whip
pie and ]. r. Clinton a franchise for
gas works, fixing the price to be
charged for gas at $1.75 a thousand
feet, and requiring $25.OOO to be ex-
pended within Is months, was passed
An ordinance granting w. W. Whip.
pie and ]. r. Clinton franchise for
a telephone and electric
light system, requiring them to pay
$500 a year license for the first u
years and $1,000 a year for the re,