The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-05-07

own ground would the franchise DO
invalldated by their leaving the center
OF the street, The conccnsus of opln-
| ion OF the members OF the council was
that Il would not, providing sufficient
ground upon which to construct slde-
walks on the inside % the track, Also
that tho company would be compelled
, TO keep up the tracks and paving and
repairs. on their own property the
same as II they were placed IN the
public street
+, The main points OF the franchise
granted to Adair and Mcfarland give
them continued use OF certain streets
for period OF so years for which they
are TO pay the sum OF $50 per year for
each car operated over the road that
contributes revenue to the company, II
Is to consist OF single track line OK
cept for the necessary switches and
suea and the company agrees 10 re-
pair the streets over which their tracks
run. between the rails and one foot
on tho outside OF the same, The care
are to be, operated every is minutes and
20 start at 4 a, M and continue until
1850 ~ m. Under the franchise the
company Is given the right to oper-
ate It's cars by any other power other
than steam or animals, The fare rates
under the franchise are cents within
the city limits OF Astoria: 10 cents to
any point within the city limits OF
warrenton; 10 cents to Flavel; 20
cents from Flavel to any point east OF
the government reservation at Fort
Stevens
A resolution was introduced author
Izing the committee on streets and
public ways to purchase street sprink-
Ter, cost not TO exceed iSo The com
mittee were instructed 10 make the
purchase.
Resolution for the improving OF the
following streets were introduced and
adopted Eighth street from Harrison
avenue to Lexington avenue; Mel
bourne avenue from Alameda to CO.
lumbla; Hume avenue from Duane.
West to Commercial Lincoln avenue
from Columbia to Duane; Columbia
from Melbourne to Lincoln. Irving
avenue from Sixteenth to Eighteenth:
Duane, West. from Lincoln to Hume;
Harrison avenue from EIghth to
Twelfth; Irving avenue from Ninth 10
Eleventh and Tenth from Grand 10
Irving.
The ordinance for the Ninth street
sewer to extend from Franklin avenue
to the A. & c. r. right-ot-way. was
passed after suspension OF the rules
and the ordinance given Its third read
ing and final passage.
An ordinance fixing the pay OF the
engineer OF the steam roller at tae
Portland scale of 81 per day was passed.
The ordinance approprlating 1885,. so
out OF the special fund for Birch &
Jacobsen for work done on the Elev-
enth street improving was given it's
first reading.
The ordinance fixing the salary Of
the city attorney at Sis per month
dating from the LIST OF May was given
Its first reading.
The ordinance fixing the janitor Of
the city hall salary at SIS per month
was read for the second time. On the
third reading OF the ordinance fixing
the compensation OF the city treasurer
at $50 instead of SIS was passed by
vote OF 6 to 2. n
The treasurer's report was read and
placed on file. The report OF the
police judge placing the amount re.
ceived from fines and forfeitures at
sIss750 and from building permits SO,
making a total OF s1S9O.50 was read
4 nd y,lao1d an fiIa