The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-22

thoroughly investigate the coal holl
up, and TO remove the tartfr on coal
go as TO make like robbery of trt
many by the few impossible, when
winter shall again chill us With iis
itcy breath
Thus, may the government Of thl
people, by and FOR the people, he v'G'
dicated. and thus may we discharsc
one Of the duties we owe to these who
trusted and voted for us,
(Signed) HERMAN WISE
Mayo"
Mr.. Hanson commended the message
and moved that the &aditor transrtt
certified copy of same to bo,h
houses Of Congress; this was ou'y
seconded and carried unanimously.
The committee on public property
returned the petition OF ]. +. Bstts,
for relief from certain street assess.
ments upon property heretofore as.
Sessed TO Mrs, T. O'Brien with ,hr
recommendation that the same be
granted, provided all subsequent es-
sessments are paid. was re-referrei
to the committee on ways and means
and the city attorney,
The committee on ways and means
reported back to the council. with the
recommendation that the same be
adopted, the following official reports
all Of which have been published in
these columns during the immediate
past, to-wit: OF Police Chief Gammpl
Of licenses receipted for during .he
fourth quarter OF 1906: the Statement:
OF Police Judge and Auditor Andersen
for the month Of December, and hi"
quarterly report for the last quarter
of 1906, together with his annual re-
port for the year 1906: and the report
OF City Treasurer Dealey for the las.
quarter OF 1906; and each and all were
promptly adopted by the council
The committee on health and poll e
reported favorably upon the applea
ton for licenses filed by J. Q. Tiburg,
Carlson Brothers, and NJ. Francisco
witch and the council adopted the re-
port and ordered the licenses to "a.
sue in due course.
During the course of the session
the following bills were returned from
the various committees. and We're ap-
proved and ordered paid by warrant,
by the council: Astoria Budget, $50:
Prael- Egnier Company. 5000; Morn
ing Astorian, s4l90; J. II. O'Neil, 81,
Sherman Transfer Company, $3.50,
John Coro, 50 cents; Prael- Egnier
Company $3.50; Emil and l. W. Pc
terson, S595; l.. A. Carter, $500;
ael-Egnier Company, $500; JoLh
Corno, $3.50; f. Hauke & .Company,
25 cents; Sherman Transfer Compan%.
sZ75; A. V. Allen. 16 cents; City L.
& B. Company, $77.09; F. and 5.
Hardware Company. $500: Relianca
Elec, 1915; Fosters Express, 81 -.
E. Hauke & Company. $50; C. NJ.
Cutbirth, $3.50; c. W. Holmes. $12,?5;
A. V. Allen, $2.2O; Andrew Asp &
Company, $3.50; Foard & Stokes
Hardware Company, s1.3O; B. F. Al
len, $2.25; Fisher Bros Company
s725; Birch & Jacobson, $125.Sp II.
H. Zapp, s4Z85 Andrew Asp, 1850.
Troy Laundry, 10 cents; Steel & Ewart
s175; A. Dunbar & Company, $4168
:. G. Palmberg, 1855; Reliace Ele3 I
300; City Lumber & Box Company, {
1913. ,
The communication from the Water I
Commission in relation TO the city car
ng for the surplus water on -Four :
.eenth street, heretofore sent into
committee, was returned with the sug ,
yestion that the same be filed as the
natter had been duly attended to ana =,
he suggestion was adopted.
The matter Of the street sign her r2to-
ore prayed for by the management Of q
he Astoria theatre was returned from I
he committee on streets and pnbli, '
Ways, with the recommendation that
he matter be sent to he commit az .
n ways and means and to the city at n
orney for an opinion, and the same u
vas done. f
In the matter of the bids for the g
Improvement Of Columbia avenue from n
he west line of Bond street to d point ~
02 feet south Of the south line Of -
'aylor avenue, the committee on :,
treets and public ways reported in ,
avor of the bid of August Hilstrom in
he sum of $745 and the council made
he award to Hilstrom at that figure.