The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-08

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city hall with all members present en-
cept Councilman Delland, who is out
OF the city. After the reading OF the
minutes OF the previous meeting Il
communication was read from Frank
Parker, and others conveying the title
to certain property to the city, for
street purposes, and the auditor was
instructed 10 file the deed for record.
The resignation of George Etfler as
sexton OF the city cemetery was ac'
cepted, and the committee on public
property was advised that their ap'
pointment of man to fill the place Of
Mr. Etfler would meet with the ap-
proval OF the council.
4 communication was received from
the water commission together with an
application for the position OF janitrcSs
for the water commissions rooms, stat
ing that the commission desired the
council to appoint one person to do all
the ianitor work in the city hall; that
in the judgment OF the commission, the
present situation, where three janitors
are employed by the different bodies
who occupy the building. is unsatisfac'
tory, and the source OF constant fric-
tion, and for this cause one person could
better do the work. There was consid.
erable discussion regarding the com
munication OF the commission. and
finally the matter was referred to the
committee on public property to confer
with the water commission and endeav-
or to come to some satisfactory ar.
rangement. As it now stands major
it OF the council seems to think that
one ianitor could not do all the work
required, and from expressions made
last night, the opinion seemed to be in
favor of having one head janitor and an
assistant to aid him in his labors.
A petition from the property owners
living in the district bounded by Harri-
son, Niagara, Eighth and the claim
line of McClure's Astoria, to re-estab'
lish the grade was read and granted.
4 petition for a liquor license by
Enquist and Hendrickson, was referred
to the committee on health and police.
4 petition for the improvement Of
Harrison avenue from Tenth to Elev-
enth streets was granted.
The committee on ways and means
reported favorably on the quarterly re-
port of the city treasurer, and it was
ordered filed. The bill of Charles Gam
NAL Of S. for postage, was allowed on
the recommendation Of the committee.
The following liquor licenses were
reported favorably on by the commit
tee on health and police and granted:
/. y. Vansel, Charles Wise and Fred
Nielsen. The bills Of Robinson & Hill
debrand for $3.50 and Olof Peterson
for $22.j0 were allowed.
Regarding the communications from
the Shively improvement club asking
that the sidewalk be repaired on Harri-
son avenue, the committee on streets
recommended that the request be
granted, and the recommendations was
adopted
The petition for sewer on Harrison
avenue which was referred to the COM
mittee on streets was granted.
The following bills referred to the
street committee were allowed: City
Surveyor, $lj3.5O; Street Superintend-
entfi, $3.50; Astoria Electric Co.,
S35O.l8; Street Assessors, $l4; J. G..
Clinton, $3.50; T. S. Cornelius, $3.50;
City Lumber & Box Co., $3.50; and
Leander Lebeck, $ll0.
The fnal bill of Councilman Lebeck,
was for rent of a shed belonging to him,
for the use Of the street superintendent
to keep his tools in. The bill which
amounted to $40 was for period Of
twenty two months, at S. q month. A
number Of the councilmen thought this
was excessive, and queried why the bill
had not been presented long before.
The matter was finally adjusted to the
satisfaction Of all the cOuncilmen pres
ent, except Stangland who voted not
to allow the bill.
The following bills were reported fa-
vorably on by the committee on fire
and water; Andrew Asp, $465; Holmes
& Siebert, $l6; Ross, Higgins & Co.,
$4.9O; Uppertown Transfer Co., $3.50.
The committee on public property
having reported favorably on the bill
of the Astoria Electric Co., for $32.45
and that of Foard & Stokes for 20 cents
we're allowed.
City Physician Mohn stated that he
had received favorable reply from the