The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-18
bond of o.car Hin was granted,


bond of Oscar Hill was granted.
II Building permits we're issued 10 Axe
lohanson and Otto Dufner.
4 The report Of the city physician was
read and ordered filed. Dr., Mohn reported
,Ill eases Of measles ana one case Of
|, Idiphtheria,
| A list OF the material needed to put
the fences and gates Of the Ocean View
Cemetery in repair was submitted hy
the sexton. The committee on public
! property was authorized 10 order the
material and instruct the sexton to have
] the necessary gates and fences installed,
1 The street assessment roll for the
Improvement OF Forty second street and
the certificate Of ownership for the same
were read and ordered fled The certih.
cate OF completion for the improvement
of Grand avenue between Seventh and
Eleventh streets was ordered placed on
lhle.
] An ordinance regulating the construe-
tion OF macadam paving for the city in
the future was given It's first and
second reading The ordinance provides
that where the pavement Is to be u ls
inch depth the first layer shall be of
Icnshad rock inches deep ami to be as
nearly cnbical as possible and Of a
sire not larger than win pass through a
lfour-inch ring, the second layer to BE-
four inches in depth and not TO exceed
la inches in size while the top layer Il
to be 2 inches thick and IA inches In
size, In o.inch pavements the layers
Twin be 4, and inches respectively
land with the same size stone on the var.
ious layers as the l2.inch pavement.
1.-THE ordinance provides that the pave.
ment shall be rolled with roller az
least 10 tons in weight and shall be
done to the satisfaction OF the siperin.
Itendent Of streets, the city surveyor and
the committee on streets and public
ways. Where the city's steam roller Is
fused a charge Of $40 per 100 lineal feet
Twill he made.
i The ordinance regulating the licens.
ling Of saloons and dram shops was in.
'Itroduced and given lis first and second
fieadings. The ordinances provides that
after July lat the number OF IicensesI
shall not exceed one to every 500 In.
Ihabitants and that no licenses shall be
issued for saloons in the territory south
of Commercial streets between Second
land Twenty. third streets. This does not
lapply to saloons In hotels and does not
leffect the places Of business ON the
south side OF Commercial street.
Ordinances TO improve Irving avenue
from Fifteenth TO Eleventh street and
Fonrth street between Bond and Com
mereial streets were passed under a
suspension Of the rules as was the ordi.
nance to improve Harrison avenue from
eighth to Twelfth streets, Irving avenue
from Ninth to Eleventh and Tenth
street from Grand avenue TO Irving.
An ordinance fixing the salary Of the
city physician at $75 per month was in
troduced and read the first and second
times.
The ordinance confirming special a..
sessment roll No. l46 for the expense OF
improving Of Eleventh between CONNER.
cial and Bond was passed under sus.
Ipension of the rules.
An ordinance appropriating 5000 out
of the general fund Tor the benefit OF
A. g. Long to defray the cost Of 1000
feet Of hose for the fire department was
given first and second readings An or.
dinance appropriating $llj0 out Of a
special fund for the benefit OF Il. A.
Gerding for the improvement of Tx.
change street was read first and second
times.
In the matter OF the Sixteenth street
property owners who were given per.
mission to improve the street themselves
and who have so far failed to accomplish
anything owing to a squabble over the
manner in which 1t IL to be done, the
city auditor was directed to notify the
property holders, that if by July lst
they had not agreed and let contract
for the work, they would lose the right
and the council would 60 ahead and do
. the work.
The committee on public property
were instructed TO advertise for bids for
the painting Of No 3 engine house.
The committee on streets and public
ways opened the bids for street improve
ments on Saturday and recommended to
the council that the following bids be ac.
cepted which was done. John Slotte's
bids on the following streets were. low
and were the ones accepted: Columbia
avenue between Lincoln and Melbourne,
$235060; Lincoln avenue between Co.
lumbia and Duane, $l269.6O; Melbourne
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