The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-19
Ordinance Limiting Oil Tanks to
5000 Gallons Repealed.
OTHER ROUTINE BUSINESS
Salaries Of Engineers and Drivers Of
Fire Department Fixed-larse List
Of Bills Allowed and Warrants
Ordered Drawn.

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Astoria met In regular session las
night Councilman w. +. Logan lille,
the chair in the absence OF Mayor
wise. The minutes OF the last meet
ing were read and approved.
The petition OF Silas Carrutners 10,
the removal OF penalties for non pay
ment OF assessments against lane
owned by him was read and referred
to the committee on streets and publ,
ways.
A remonstrance against the accept
ance OF the Improvement OF nth street
from Franklin avenue to Harrison
avenue was read and referred to the
same committee,
A communication from c. J, Cur
tis regarding his contract with the city
for printing and declaring his inten-
tion to furnish new bondsmen and con-
tinue the service in satisfactory
| manner was read and referred to the
committee on ways and means and the
city attorney.
The report OF the committee on
health ami police. favorng the grant
ing OF wholesale liquor license TO
the H. weinhard Company and retail
liquor licenses to Johnson & Eng
strom and Aug. DanIelson was ac-
cepted.
A petition for the improvement OF
Franklin avenue from Seventeenth to
32nd street was ordered placed on
file, as the Improvement would be Of
little benefit.
The communication of the Women's
Club regarding the placing Of signs
on telegraph poles was ordered placed
on file.
A communication from the superin-
tendent OF streets reporting that 1856
yards OF crushed rock are needed for
repairs Of various macadamlzed streets
was read and referred to the commit
tee on streets and public ways with
power to act.
The report of the committee on
streets and public ways as to streets
to be improved during the present year
was read and filed for future refer
ence.
The report Of City Attorney c. H..
Abercrombie, recommending that the
assessments against school district
No. be Cancelled and that hereafter
assessments against school districts,
the city Of Astoria, or the United
States government hereafter be salts
fed by allowing the city auditor to
draw warrants on the city treasury for
the amount was read and adopted.
Five petitions for the repeal of the
ordinance prohibiting oil tanks OF more
than 5000 gallons within the city linn
its were placed on file.
The report of the Board Of Equali-
zation recommending the confirmation
of assessment rolls numbers 143 and
144 was accepted.
An ordinance fixing the salary Of the
engineer of the fire department at $50
a month and the drivers at $50 was
read the first and second times.
An ordinance .canceling the assess
ments against school district No. l ana
embodying the recommendations Of
the city attorneys report was read the
third time, under suspension Of the
rules and passed.
An ordinance appropriatlng certain
sums Of money from the general fund
for general purposes during the year
was read the first time.
A resolution accepting the improve
ment of Eleventh street from Franklin
avenue to Harrison avenue was laid
over until next meeting because of the
protest which had been filed against
such acceptance.
Special assessment number 143 to
cover the expense OF repairing Mcclure
drain on 9Th street was passed un-
der suspension Of the rules.
Assessment number IA to cover the
expense Of constructing sewer on
37th street from Duane to Commercial
was also passed under suspension Of
the rules.
An ordinance appropriating 1852 of
the general fund for the construction
Of sewer on 37th street from Com
quantities Of slab wood from the can
time and passed.
An ordinance repeating ordinance
No. 1921, prohibiting oil tanks of more
than 5000 gallons capacity within the
city limits provoked the first debate