The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-11-07

committees We're Rad in sequence, aud
adopted; the import OF each finding ex.
, preston in the later work Of the even.
ling,
\ communication was rad, as coming
from NJ. J, Radollett praying for thirty
days further time in which to meet the
, payment of rcriain stre,t improvement
assessments and same Was granted
The legal opinion OF City Attorney A.
NJ. Smith, upon the matter OF providing
tor more than one police commissioner
on the ballots of the pending elections.
was reported back by the Committee on
Ways and Means, aud upon motion.
placed on file, In this relation, Auditor
Anderson reported tile receipt Of the
joint opinion of Attorneys Taylor, Ham.
ilton and Noland, upon the same ques,
tion, and coniirmatory Of Mr.. Smiths
findings. in the premises. This an.
noancement brought MIR. Belland to his
feet with vigorous protest, a. chair.
man OF that committee, against recog.
nizing such joint opinion in any manner
as claim against the city. He declar.
ed the committee had sought the opin.
ion without authority or his knowlerye
and he repudiated it In toto. Mr.. Ka.
both, OF the same committee, resented
The imputation Of lax action or bad
faith and declared she committee could
not find the chairman when he was
wanctd for conference ON the subject,
and that the committee had acted for
the best interests of the city in pro-
ceeding as they had. Mr.. Peterson sup.
ported Mr.. kaboth as his colleague ON |
the committee, and Auditor Anderson
being appealed to said the suggestion of |
City Attorney Smith that the council
seek further opinions than his own, had
been simply referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means at the adjourned
session of the Council Mr.. Morton took
u hand in the controversy deprecating
the attack ON Mr.. kaboth, and wound
up with motion that the reported joint
opinion be filed, and the motion pre-.
vailed over the negative vote OF Mr..
Belland
The following ordinances, framed and
reported by Chairman Hansen of the
Committee on Streets and Public Prop.
erty were read first and second times 6
and duly referred:
Providing for an appropriation in be.
half OF G 6. Palmberg, contractor, in
The sum of sl7lO.GG balance due upon
The improvement Of Exehsnge street :,
rom Seventeenth to Nineteenth street.
A similar ordinance. to same party
lpon the same improvement, in the sum !,
{ $1,000. .
A similar ordinance. in favor of Dill !.
Young, contractors, upon the same
Improvement, in the sum Of s263.25. "
A similar ordinance, in favor OF Dill =.
Young, upon the contract for the i'm.
ovement of Exchange street from
wenty third street to Twenty first :,
treet in the sum Of S349l.79. =
An ordinance providing for the issu., @,
nee OF bonds in the sum Of $500 TO 90
rovide for the payment Of q balance
ne upon the contracts for the improve. m.
ent of Exchange street, from Seven. u,
'enth to Nineteenth street, by reason "
the fact hat certain persons liable TO Ia,
'sessment therefore had ayailed them. n.
Ives of the five. year installment priv. tn
,ge. a.,
An ordinance appropriating the sum an
$'325, in favor Of w. A. Goodin, up. rio
his contract for the improvement Of po
street. as balance due.
An ordinance providing for the time =
d manner of improving Exchange
'eet from Twenty.frst TO Nineteenth
'eet.
An ordinance providing for the issu.
ce of bonds in the sum Of .$4G7. 80, in
'or Of Dill & Young, contractors, in 10
, matter of the Improvement Of Com. :,
rcial street from Twentieth 10 Twen. -
third street, as partial payment due
An ordinance providing for the issu.
re of bonds in the sum Of $s07 80, in ar
'or Of Din & Young, contractors. in -
matter of the improvement Of Ex.
lHge street, from Twenty.thirG to
'enty-first street, as partial payment
In ordinance providing for the time -
manner Of improving Alameda ave. ne =
} from point 10 feet west Of the =
ter line Of Columbia avenue to the i'''
It line Of Ilwaco avenue. A motion o
suspend the rules and place this ordi.
Ice upon its third reading, failed up. gnu
the negative vote of Mr.. Belland, -
D claimed the assessment district es