The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-20

concessions committee were OF Tenth
Eleventh and Fourteenth and CONNER
cial streets, and Eleventh and BOND
streets,
4 petition was presented by \. lleikku
asking the council to allow his residence
to remain in the street on Melbourne
avenue until the street Ia Improved, and
referred to the committee on streets
and public ways with power to act
The property owners on Fourteenth
between Jerome and Lexington petition
ed the council TO postpone the proposed
Improvement of the block bounded BY
Jerome and Lexington until next spring
as they thought il too late TO do the
work this season, Tho request was
gmntel,
A communication was received from j
II. Whyte Of the Chamber OF Commerce
attaching his letter to j, H. Thatcher
and the reply 10 same, Councilman
Hansen said that the council and the
people had heard the same story years
ago and moved that the city attorney b.
directed to examine the franchise with
a view of declaring Il forfeited II II had
not been fully lived up 10, The motion
VAS carried unanimously. Mr.. Whytes
communication was placed on Ale.
A communication was received from
Dora Badollet representative Of the
Badollet estate OF this city, asking
the council to accept Sl6sSs In payment
OF street assessment for which property
had been sold. Referred to committee
on ways and means and city attorney,
Regarding the property which the city
wished 10 purchase for engine house,
MIR G, W. Roberts, agent Of the o. r,
( n Co. sent a communication 10 the
council stating that the tax and right
of'way agent had not as yet been able
to take the matter UP on account OF his
absence from Portland but that II would
b, taken up aud Astoria would be treat
ed fairly in the matter The communi.
cations was referred to the ways and
means committee.
A communication was received from
st, Mary's Church through Father Wat.
ers, stating that the church would pay
the amount OF assessment Sl22354,
before advertisement and on favcr-
able report being received from the
ways aud means committee and the city
attorney the proposition was accepted
on condition that all claims on street
be waived.
The ways and means committee re.
ported favorably on the petition OF es.
tate Of l.. Dielmann rendering payment
OF street assessment and the report was
adopted. The same committee reported
that they had examined the report Of
the city auditor regarding appropriations
and expenditures and recommended that
it be placed on file also accommodating
that the protest of Anna Minar be
placed on file. The report was adopted.
The council then ordered the following
bills paid as approved by the same
committee.
E A. Higgins, 81; Daily Budget,
$3.50.
A refund of $40 TO P. A. Peterson was
also recommended by the ways and
means committee and allowed.
The health and police committee to
whom was referred the matter OF the
transfer OF liquor licenses Of johnson &
Cook and Chas. Wise reported favorably
and the licenses were ordered trans.
ferred.
They also reported favorably on the
following bills which were ordered paid:
Chas. Rogers, Sll00; Prael. Eiguer CO.,
1925; d. H. Welch, $l5; Sherman Trans.
fer Co.. s.; John Carno, so cents; Phil
lips Transfer Co. 81; Central Drug CO.,
S4.s5.
Liquor licenses were granted to Vic.
tor Carlson and d. j. Cummins.
The committee recommended that the
petition OF Chas. Wirkkala be granted
and that the following bills be ordered
paid: Prael- Eigner Co., S73l3; Astoria
Hardware Co., 25 cents C. W. Holmes,
$3.50; Astoria Crushed Rock Co.. $2s;
Foard & StoSes Hardware Co., 55 cents;
L A. Carter, $40; City Lumber Co.,
$72.52; Geo. W. Sanborn, $ls; John
Corno, 1915; Astoria Lumber Co., $3.50;
r. NJ. CASTOR. 5000; Prael. Eigner Co.,
$40; Chas. w. Holmes, $G75; Frederick
son Bros, $50.
The public property committee report
ed that the applications for building per-
mits from w. j. Del.ashmutt John Res
wick and Frank Il. johnson were approx.
ed and all were issued. The petition Of
j. H. Whyte was approved by committee
and the use Of the lower floor of engine
house was granted for the county fair.
They also recommended the payment
of the following bills: J. A. Montgom-
cry, $50; Troy Laundry Co., s5 cents;
Warrenton Transfer Co.. SO; Foard &
Stokes Co., $l435.
The fire and water committee reported
favorably on the following bills and they
were ordered paid: Reliance Electrical