The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-09


blocks at Twenty.third, Twenty.
fourth and Twenty-6fth streets, alsc
on Forty-second street from the alley
to Bond street, and on Bond from
Forty second street east as far as
the trestle runs on that street, There
is also bad place at Thirty-seyenth
and Commercial Mr. Kearney stated
| He urged that Bond from Ninth ia
Fourteenth be either closed up or re-
paired. This matter will be looked
into,
THE IRVING SLIDE.
! OF course the Irving slide had to
come up, City Engineer a, s, Tee
sent in written report as to what
may be done. Mr.. Tee recommended
that the area covered by trees, shrubs
etc. be cleared; that a main ditch be
excavated OF sluiced into the side OF
the slide, and lateral bitches made;
and after being drained il may be
necessary TO break the surface OF the
soapstone by the use of explosives;
the sluicing would necessitate the re-
moval OF a large amount Of dirt,
which could be used to advantage in
making fill below, The report seems
to be an excellent one.
Councilman Belland voiced an OBJ
lection that has been made frequent
" before in this discussion, namely,
that the city would be establishing a
dangerous precedent il ii commenced
work on private property for the
needs and to the benefit OF private
property owners, Therefore the whole
matter was referred again TO the city
attorney and city engineer to draw
up resolution arranging for priv
pte district or districts to handle the
work, presumably with the under
standing that the property owners
don't object TO the whole plan. The
Council seems finally to have arrived
at the conclusion that the city is not
responsible in any degree for the slide
and that if property is damaged as a
result OF the grade and the fill that
the owners must submit to the dam
age as best they can. This principle
was enunciated very clearly last night.
NEW PETITIONS.
Petitions for saloon license for the
Worlds Fair" saloon, Commercial
street, by T. F. Schneidnagee; refer
red to committee.
From John A. Shaw and others ask
ing that Cedar street be improved
from 5lst to 54th streets, and that
Sind and 53rd be improved from
Birch to Cedar; referred.
From Van Dusen Investment Co,
asking that the grade be established
on Cedar street from 53rd TO 54th;
referred.
From F. V. Conkel to improve by
private contract a portion OF Jerome
avenue; granted.
From A. R. Foote, asking for ex-
tension OF time in which to improve
Commercial street, from Third to
Hinman tract Filed.
From l.. Larsen, saloon license at
Fosters Exchange" Referred.
From los prominent property hold |
ers asking the Council not to propose
any seawall project in the proposed .
charter amendments; referred to com
mittee on charter.
Petition from f. Z. Ferguson, H /
G. Van Dusen and +. L. Evans that
Irving, Jerome, Kensington, Lexing-
ton, Madison and a portion OF Mia
CARA street, be exteded as shown on
an attached map; for the better pur
poses OF the proposed new electric
street car lines; and that such parts
of Irving, Jerome, Lexington, Madi-
son and Summit streets as be in
Shively's Astoria be vacated; referred .
Petition from +. L. Evans, promot-
or of the new electric street car line.
to grade and improve to full width
certain streets, and that their grades
be made to coincide with the grades
OF the new street car line, as sur
yeyed by +. L. Evans; the petition /,
covers many streets; referred.
NEW COMMUNICATIONS.
y Remonstrance from Lena F. and
D. H. Welch against accepting i'm
of Irving avenue, 18th to
Shively's Astoria; fled
From county court, urging that the
improvement of Cedar
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