The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-01-21

quarter ending December 81, 1907,
Filed.
Requisition for a typewriting machine
for the surveyors Office to be used by
the board Of assessors was referred to
the ways and means committee.
Bonds OF ], 0. Iiberg and Carlson
Bros for liquor license was reported
favorable and granted.
Petition from A. G. Miller and others
for street are light on corner Eleventh
street and Madison avenue was granted.
The Recommendation for q storage
battery system occasioned lively dis
cusion and upon a motion being made
to act favorably upon the matter His
Honor declared it out Of order and
action was postponed.
Application for building permit
from Charles vershuerin was granted.
Report of city attorney for year end
ing December 81. 1907. accepted and
placed on file.
Report Of city surveyor on work per,
formed by Heckard Bros, on Harrison
avenue was filed.
An ordinance providing for the time
and manner Of improving Exchange
street from Tenth to Eleventh street
failed to pass.
Ordnance for the time and manner Of
improving Commercial street from third
street to lot ! in block 8 in the Hin
man tract was adopted.
Ordinance to confirm special assess
ment roll No. l55. Ninth street sewer
on Commercial street to A. & G. r. X.
Co. right.of-way was adopted.
Ordinance appropriating out Of the
special fund for improving Harrison
avenue Eighth to Twelfth street. etc,
the sum Of $757.s0 for the benefit Of
Heckard Bros, was read first and second
times.
Ordinance providing for the time and
manner of constructing a sewer on
Eighth street from the north line of
Harrison avenue to the south line Of
Lexington avenue was read first and
second times.
Ordinance sppropriating out Of the
genearl fund sl4l.63 for the benefit Of
Steel & Ewart. Read first and second
times.
Ordinance to license skating rinks and
places of like character 500 per quar-
ter was read first and times.
Ordinance for the benefit of Geo. w
Sanborn $l2O for coal for city hall was
read first and second time.
Ordinance for the benefit Of John A
Montgomery for sl92.9O was read first
and second times.
The Bond street Improvement wa'
accepted.
Improvement OF Thirty ninth street
from Franklin to Irving avenue refer
red to city surveyor.
Voted to hire competent man tt
examine one Of the fire engines to as
certain approximate cost Of repairs. Th'
compensation is not to exceed $25.
The meeting then adjourned.
Councilmen Belland, Kaboth, Leinen
weber and Robinson objected to care
playing on Commercial street as being
just as much gambling as wheels an'
machines. Mayor Wise said: "Men viii
play cards If they have to lock them
selves in cellar or attic. We can seiz
machines and tables and wheels anc
throw them overheard or burn them
but we cannot throw card players over
board or burn them; you can arres
them and juries will not agree; but W
do not need TO wait on juries as b
gambling devices; we have stopped 8
per cent Of the gambling; we have close
the dance halls and that is prett
good record for one year. / have per
formance to my credit, not only talk
the world was not made in one day; lie
us be reasnable; sure, they say, ther
| is just as much gambling as ever; we
if there is why do they, theni bu
there isn't and you know it; If there
any place where young men are above
TO play cards, let me know the plae
and they'll stop; ii any councilma
knows OF better plan tell me howj
have shown that Pm not afraid to ac
when actions could bring resultsj the
have tried TO stop card playing in Por
land and elsewhere and have only su
ceeded in driving them behind clos
doors, where young men are inveigl'
while in the open the young man worl
ing in store or In an Office or M