The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-07
City Water Board Holds It's Mon
thly Meeting,
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Monthly Payroll AMI Bills Are Allow
Recommendations From Differ
ent Sources Are Read--0ther
Items Discussed.

The water commission met last even
ing in the city hall for their regular
monthly meeting, The statement OF the
Treasurer for the month of March was
read and filed and showed balance on
hand of SlOl35,ll The report of the
water superintendent for March was read
and filed, and also the inspectors re-
port,
\ communication from the ShiNely
Improvement club was read asking that
the commission make low rate Tor
using water for grading and Nluiclng
purposes, The matter was referred to
the rate committee to look after and
report.
The monthly pay roll amounting to
S79l 40 was submitted together with
the bills for the month amounting 10
S402 80, all of which were allowed.
The commission decided that lor all
purpose in which the commission was
concerned half day, work should con
stitute any time between the hours of
6 a. NJ and noon and from twelve o.
clock to six p. III.
In response to an urgent communl'
cation from the Shiyely improvement
club asking that the commission take
steps to clean up the property around
the reservoir, the commission instructed
the Superintendent to prepare plans for
grading the grounds around reservoir No
l. and for installing stone coping on
the north and west sides OF the prop
erty.
The commission has run against a
snag in the shape Of the labor unions
of Astoria, and last night the matter
was brought up by Water Clerk Louns'
berry, who informed the board that a
walking delegate from the union had
waited on him and conveyed to him the
information that the unions would not
stand for the hiring of non.uniOn help
in doing the janitor work for the water
office. The union representative stated
that steps would be taken to DO some
thing to remedy the matter if the COM
mission did not see fit to act.
After some discussion il was decid |
ed to refer the matter to the city coun-
ell, for them to act as they should see
fit. 1t seemed to be the opinion of the
commission that one ianitor for the en-
tire building was sufficient.
From outside sources it has BEEN
learned that all has not been harmony
among the three janitors now employed
in the city hall. The library janitor
and the water commissions ianitor are
at outs with Janitor Anderson who at
tends to the other portions Of the build
Ing.
If the commissions janitor or the Il.
brary ianitor sweep the dirt into the
hallway onto the premises of Janitor
Anderson a dispute arises. Each all
leges that the other is trespassing on
his individual rights and premises. How
the trouble will end is a question, but
rumor has it that Janitor Anderson is
behind the present move of the union to
oust the MongoIian employees at the city
hall.
A petition from the residents Of Har-
rison avenue between Fifth and Sixth
streets asking that a larger main be in
stalled on that street was read and re-
ferred to the superintendent for inspcc-
ton and report.
The commission last night after a
lengthy discussion raised the water rate
Of the A. & c. R. r. from S35 to $40
4 month as after an inspection it was
found that the company was using
greater amount Of water than when the
lower rate was made. The new rate
was made effective the first of May.
The clerk reported that warrants had
been drawn and the money paid over
to the owners Of the twenty-five acres
which the commission has purchased for
a reservoir site, and the action of the
chairman and clerk in 50 doing were