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


members being present.
Petition for retail liquor license Matt
Sandstrom, johnson & Cook Norris |
Staples and Frank Mansen were read and
referred.
Petition from Mrs. Z. 7. Parker ask
ing to redeem property, rendering $500. |
for redemption Of property sold for de.
linquent assessments, was accepted
Petition from taxpayers for the con.
struction Of sewer on Thirty-eighth
street was referred to the street commit
tee.
Communication from Ferguson & Hous
ton TO furnish railing and platform in
the new city hall for $3.50, was read and
laid over
Communication from the Woman's Club
calling attention Of the condition OF the
Hillside cemetery, was referred TO tho
committee on public property.
Communication from W. r. Hume rel
ative to the condition Of the alleyway in
Upper Astoria, also TO the condition Of
Exchange street from the Clatsop Mill
west to Seventeenth street, stating that
the street was in dangerous condition.
was referred to the street committee.
Communication from Astoria Box Co
relative to alleyway in Upper Astoria
and Exchange street, was referred to the
street committee.
Communication from pound master
asking for an allowance of $50 per
month for rent Of pound, was referred to
the committee on health and police.
Communication from Chas. Yerschuren
relative to the dangerous condition of
Ninth street was referred TO the street
committee.
Communication from Olof Anderson
asking for three days leave of absence.
was granted.
Communication from Olof Anderson,
stating that he had turned over to the
chief OF police the delinquent assessments
of streets, with warrant attached thereto
for collection, was placed on file.
Bids for electric fixtures for the city
hall were read as follows: r. r. Car.
ruthers, $665.35; II. W. Cyrus, $1,000;
NJ. j. Welch, S4s0,75; Electrical Appli.
ance Co., S4s6.25. The bid of H. w.
Cyrus was accepted and the committee
instructed to enter into contract for fur.
nishing the lights.
Committe on ways and means report.
ed on the petition of Matilda Berrendes
recommending that the claim be allowed,
was adopted and she was allowed $40 on
her assessment.
Committee on health and police recon.
mended that liquor license be granted
to John Harry.
The cOmmitte on streets and public
ways recommended that the grades asked
for by the Peninsula Land and Trust
Company be granted and grades estab.
lished.
Building permits were granted to Ben
Ekoss, Andrew Asp and V. Boeling.
Councilman Kaboth stated that ne
would appear before the city attorney
and swear out warrants for Alex Gilbert
and c. II, Page, and the Standard Oil Co
for failing to take out building permits
Councilman Hansen called attention to
the fact that three houses where fire had
occurred were putting on shingle roofs,
contrary TO ordinances.
The auditor reported collections for the
month of May amounted to $40.
A. S. Tee, city surveyor, reported that
no estimate had been made for the i'm,
provement of Fourteenth street from
Grand avenue south. Councilman Han
son stated that the kind of improvement
demanded could not be made for tn,
amount Of the assessment. The matter
was referred to the street committee.
City Survey Tee reported that tho
property on Eighth street would not
stand the assessment and the matter
was postponed
Ordinance appropriating SlS5 out of
the city hall fund for the benefit of Aug
Carlson was laid over
An ordinance allowing the committee
on public property to enter into contract
with the Reliance Electrical Works for
lights in the city hall for $50 was pass
ed
Ordinance accepting the improvement
of Duane street and Franklin avenue was
passed.
Ordinance providing for the time and
manner of improving Ninth street from