The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-03
COMMON COUNCIL IN
SESSION
ROUTINE BUsINEss--DR HEN
DERSON, IN THE ABSENCE
or HIS HONOR MAYOR WISE,
PRESIDED ~ CLARA REAMEe
ELECTED CITY PHYSICIAN
FOR NEXT TWELVE MONTHS

The regular meeting 81 the Com
mon Council was held last night al
7;30. Councilman Henderson, presid.
ing In the absence Of his honor
Mayor Wise, who Is detained at home
BY Ia grippe. The records of the Iasi
meeting were read and approved
Petition for the improvement Of
Ninth street from Jerome to Ken
sington avenue by A. X Anderson
Granted,
Installation application OF D. II.
Welch Assessment ls6. Granted.
Remonstrancc against the district
for improving Twelfth street, Com.
ncrcial 10 Duane street from J. II
Mansell and p. L. Cherry. Referred
10 street committee.
Bills Of G. w. Cottam, Sl2; L. A.
Higgins, 95 cents; Budget, $4855
Paid
Report Of Expert O'Brien & Crov.
er Utzinger for year ending 1907 rec
ommend to be referred to committee
appointed by Mayor to prepare and
consider amendment to the city char
ter Report was adopted.
M. G. Franteoyich iiquir license.
$40N
Bills Of Alex Johnson, s43; H.
Humbrel, $2l80; Central Drug Store.
So.7s; Phillips Transfer Co., SO cents.
Communication from Otto Peter
son in regard to petition in regard
70 animals running at large. Adopted.
Pay roll. Report Of work, Il8l.55.
Statement Of city surveyor for
month Of February, amount, $3.50.
Bills Of Suomalainer Coop. Co., so
cents; City Lumber Box Co, 5000.
Petition from John Dahl and Others
asking that the north one-half Of
block 5S, Shivelys, be exempted from
paying assessment for improving Irv-
ing avenue, Eighteenth to east line
Of Shiyely's. Referred to street as
SCISSORS
Petition for street light on 34th
street and Irving as heretofore grant
cd. Adopted
Petition from Mary G. Holmes and
others asking that the street arc light
now located at Saith street and Grand
avenue be not removed. Adopted.
Bills OF Fritz voss, 81; Saarin &
Haga, SiS35; A. G. Long. $3.50! A.
" Allen. s23.40; City Lumber and
Box Co. s4s.o3; Saarin & Haga,
SIPS; S. Elmore & Co, $24; Hill
deband & Cor, Ss3.73; Zapf Furni-
ture Co, S72.3s; Geo. Kaboth, 81
cents; G. L, Stewart, $40; Mcguire &
Jamison, $S7; P. S. Tel Co, S4.75.
Paid.
The bill of H. ]. Foster Of $32 was
laid over.
Street assessment No. 100, Ninth
street sewer, $l0ol.60. Filed.
Certificate Of ownerships from ]. c.
Clinton
Statement Of city surveyor Of work
performed by Heckard Bros, on 10th
street during February. 1908. Filed.
Certificate of approval of the COM
pletion of Commercial street from
l7ht to 10th. by Birch & Jacobson,
$3.50, Filed.
Resolutions.
Directing assessment to be made
for improving Exchange street, 18th
to 18th street, $685. Adopted.
Directing assessment to be made
for improving Exchange street from
10th to 9th, $625. Adopted.
Directing assessors to make as
sessment for improving Irving ave-
nue. from east line Of Shively's to
40th street, Sl5.s3o62, Adopted,
Directing assessment for construct
ing a sewer on 9Th street from Har-
rison to Lexington avenue, $l57s,
Adopted
To improve Grand avenue, 9TH to
sth; plans and specification. Adopted.
To improve 9th street from Frank
lin to Harrison avenue Adopted.
To improve 9th street from Jerome
to Kensington avenue Adopted.
To improve Jerome avenue from
l4th to 18th streets. Laid over to
next meeting.
To cqualize assessment roll No. 100,
Ninth street sewer from Harrison to
Jerome avenue. To come before the
board of assessors, March IA.
Adopted,
Ordinances.
Accepting the Improvement Of
Commercial street from 18th to 10th.
Rules suspended and passed.
Providing for the time and manner
Of improving 9TH street from Grand