The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-06
THE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE
CITY SoLoNS-oRDINANcES ARE
PASSED-wILL MEET AGAIN ON
FRIDAY NIGHT.

The regular meeting OF the City Com'
ell was held last night, all councilmen
being present excepting Councilman
Belland.
The minutes of the preceding meeting
were read and approved. The regular
business was then taken up.
The report OF the auditor and police
Judge for the quarter ending June so,
1907, which had been read and re-
ferred to the ways and means COM
mittee was approved, The report shows
that the total amount Of the warrants
outstanding June 80 was S6s,s4s,54 and
municipal bonds outstanding SlS9,Ooo.
All bond interest warrants have been
paid. Municipal street bonds to the
amount Of $525S,S2 are outstanding
The quarterly report OF the City Treas
urer was read and also referred to ways
and means committee. The report shows
a balance on hand June so of Ss5,330.Sl.
The report of the city treasurer
which had been referred to the ways
and means committee was approved.
The bills of the Astoria Budget
amounting to $3.50 were reported IA
vorably upon by the ways and means
committee and ordered paid.
The claims of Henry Humbelf s49.sO,
for meals for prisoners and Alex john
son, poundmaster, SIS, were ordered
paid.
The pay roll OF the superintendent OF
streets, $lSl.55; and OF the city sur
yeyor Sl39,25, were ordered paid.
The Astoria Electric Company pre-
sented bill for S440.l5 for street
lighting. A deduction OF ssl.6S was
made for lights being out and the bal
ance. S535S.52, was ordered paid.
Chief Foster, OF the fire department
recommended BY a communication, that
the hose tower on the new engine build
inc be built 5S feet, Also that a walk
be built on the east side OF the build
ing, for washing hose and that dool
be placed on the east side of the build
ING near the rear. The recommendations
had been referred to the committee OF
public property who reported recon-
mending that the tower be built bu
that the walk and door be not built
The report was adopted. This commit
tee also recommended that the bills o
H. A. L. Spade, $3.50; 0. R. & N. Co
$40; Astoria Electric Co., $3.50 and tn
City Lumber & Box Co., SSl.73, he pal
and it was SO ordered.
The committee on public propert
recommended the payment of the foI
lowing bills and the report wa
adopted: Astoria Hardware Company
60 cents; Andrew Asp, $l.90, Lee
Gramms, 500; E. Newman, $500; GEE
H. Sanborn 50; Foard & Stokes Hard
ware Co., $50; R. NJ. CASTOR, S73.3'
City Lumber & Box Co., 1920; S.
Elmore & Co., $40; Andrew Asp & CO
S63.40; Foard & Stokes Hardware Go
$3.50; City Lumber 4 Box Co., Sl3'zl
Leo Gramms, 81.
Chief GammePs requisition for SUP
plies for the police department and Chit
Fosters requisition Tor supplies for Il
fire department were allowed.
A communication was received fro
Charles F. Wise asking that he be a
lowed to transfer his license from 2
Astor street (the Waldorf) to 400 Con
mercial street (the GEM. The cor
munication was referred to committ
On health and police.
A communication from the Regat
committee asking that the council graz
permission to use the lower portion
the new engine house for a county ia
during Regatta time. The matter VI
referred to the committee on publ
property with power to act.