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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1904)
V,.;.., PAGE EIGHT. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25. X. SETTLED BY COMMITTEE Named C E. Foster as Fire Chief and Council Had Nothing to Say About It ELECTION MEASURE PASSED Ordinance Define , Prvctm'ts, ." Polliiifr llacts, . Judges n'nl . Clerk of Election and -V Ileglatry Plan. Charles Edward Foster was last night declared" to be the new chief of the Astoria paid Are department. The' report of the committee on fire . nd water settled the matter, ' and while some o4 the couiicilmen bellev such matters should be left to the en tire body, there was no tangible ob Jections to the procedure. The report of the committee was to the effect that Chief Stockton had resigned: that the committee had met and ac cepted the resignation and chosen Mr. Foster as Mr. Stockton's successor. The committee, al opinion by City Atorney Smith, is Absolute in appointing a lire chief, so the report was merely filed. Councilman Nordstrom, a member of the committee, was about the only member whose remarks could be fol lowed. All the other gentlemen seem ed to be speaking under difficulties. Mr. Kaboth believed the council should name Mr. Stockton's successor and should also accept his resignation. Mr. Hansen wanted to know why the res ignation had not been presented to the council when it was handed in. Mr. Morton, a, member of the committee, said the committeemen considered the appointment a matter for them to act upon, wfthout consulting other coun cilmen, and was aggrieved to know that the committee's action had been criti cised. Mr. Nordstrum, as usual, got at the root of the matter. He said he fa-1 vored the appointment of Mr. V. J. Barry, but that Messrs. Leinenweber and Morton had agreed upon Mr. Fos er. He stated that the other two com mitteemen were old-time firemen and he was willing to accept their idea. Mr. Nordstrom said he knew Mr. Foster would make a good fire chief, and. while he had favored another man, he was satisfied with the appointment. . Mr. Leinenweber said something about the trouble the committee had during the past year and that the po sition of a member of the committee was an unenviab'.e one. i It seems that the fire and water com- mittee is empowered by .ordinance to appoint a fire chief, and that It is not necessary for the council to ratify such appointment. The council Is demo cratic, but the committee Is made up of two republicans Messrs. Leinenweber and Nordstrom and one democrat Mr. Morton. Mr. Morton could have thrown the matter of the appointment Into the council by presenting a minor ity report, and his failure to d6 so aroused the ire of some of the demo crats. Then, again, other democrats, among them Mr. Burns, were quite well satisfied, to have Mr. Foster ap pointed. The situation was rather com plicated. . The new chief will assume his duties November 1. He was formerly chief of the department and ts regarded as a competent man. - The EUoticn Ordinanc. The ordinance providing for a city election December 14 was Introduced and passed under suspension of the rules. It provides for the election of a city attorney and one councilman 'from tiie Second ward and om councilman from the Third word. The polling places and Judges and clerks of elec tion are specified as follows: Precinct Xo, 1 (polling place, Suoml hall) Judges, S. U. TrulHnger, Thom as Nelson and Harry' tteinonen: clerks. Frank Xorberg and Frans Kankon-'n, Precinct Xo. J (polling place, engine house Xo. 1) Judges, P. J. Goodman., C. I'tiinger and Isaac Bergman: I clerks. J. P. Itadollet and P. A. Trul linger. .' Precinct Xo. 3 (polling place, city hall) Judges, Herman Wise, H. D. Thing and B. F. Allen: clerks, A. Le berman and Max Pohl. ' Precinct Xo. 4 (polling place, Cen tral hotel )7-Judges, August Danlelson, A. Scherneckau aad C J.' Trenchard; clerks. D. T. Oerdes and H. D. O ray- Precinct ' No. ' "(polling place, en gine house No. J) Judges, Harry Jones, Chris Rasmussen and L. Lar sen; clerks, Peter Johansen and K. Manulla. . Precinct X.6 (pollingplace. Adair old school house) Judges, L. Agren, F. C. Reed and John Enberg: clerks, T. C. Frederlcksen and Ole B. Olsen. The ordinance provides that the reg it aDDears from a le- I istratson dook snail oe openea .-Noveiii WOULD HAVE " BRICK HALL II HI II II I ITTTTTTTTTTTm IimXIIIHTTTITTTTTTTTTl TTTHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT Members of Council Seem Dis-j posed to Make New Build- j ing Substantial. COST BUT LITTLE GREATER ber 8 and closed December 10. . Vot ers must have resided In the state for six months, in the city for three months and In the precinct for 10 days. Any person falsely swearing to an ap plication to vote on election day may be punished by a fine of $50 to J300 or imprisonment from 25 to 100 days; and any person falsely signing the ap plication of such man will be subject to the same penality. Minor Matters Considered. A petition for a retail liquor license was received from C H. M. Greenwall. It will be granted at the next mee ing. , William Bell called the attention of the council to the fact that in the Im provement of Franklin, avenue the con tractor had not removed some 200 yards of earth which the ordinance specified should be removed, and that reduction in the contract price should accordingly be made. The matter was j referred to the street committee. A communication from C. V. Shively regarding the cancellation of a lien against his property was referred to the ways and means committee and city attorney. A resolution declaring the intention of the council to establish the grade of Irving avenue from Eleventh to Four teenth street was laid over. The assessment for the Improvement of Ninth street from Franklin avenue to Jerome avenue was submitted. The total coat of the work is $3200. Committee Will Look Into Mat- terand It Is Probable the leof Wood Will lie Dispensed With. ... ,i YOUR LAST CHANCE for reduced rate Chlcago-St ' Louis round trip tickets. Sale dates, ' Octo ber 27th, 28th and 29th only.. Any route going and the same or .any other route returning. Call on or address B. H. Trumbull Commercial Agent Illinois Central Railroad Co. Portland, Ore. Councilman Beiland , started some thing commendable at the meeting of the council iast nlkht. He wants the city to build a brick hall Instead of a wooden one, and" his suggestion will probably result In the erection of a substantial structure. Coumlhi&n Nordstrom entertains a similar view, and, indeed, all of the councllmen seem ed friendly toward the proposal. The fine weather has created the sentiment that we should erect a brick hall instead of the wooden one," said Mr. Beiland. "It Is contended that the proposed new bulMIng shall have stone boots and Iron cap, but wooden stom ach, from which It is concluded that an attack of dyspepsia will result In the collapse of the structure. I have been asked tosusgest that the dif ference In the cost of a brick building and a wooden one be ascertained, and. If the amount is not too great, to re quest the council to consider the matter." Mr. Nordstrom, who made, a flnftt against the building of the new hail, said he would favor a brick structure. He wanted to see the city get a run for its money, and he believed a sub stuntial building ought to be erected He understood the difference In the cost would be only about $10,000, and that the city might just as well go in debt that much more. He moved that the public property committee and ar chitect confer with the contractors and determine Just what the difference In the cost of brick and wooden build ings would be. and to make a general Investigation of the proposal and re port to the council. The motion pre vailed. Mr. Beiland moved that the ways and means committee look into the matter of finance and repcirt upon the expediency of the additional expend! ture. This motion also prevailed. "In such matters," remarked Mr. Nord strom, "the ways and means committee is deaf, dumb and blind." If it Is decided to spend the addi tional $10,000, the new city ha'l will really be a fine building. The founda tion is substantial and with brick ground and second stories the hall would present an attractive appear- ance. The x-ontractors are quoted us having said, the difference In cost would be only $9000. OVERCOATS The Kind That Wear! The Kind That Hold the Shape! j ' We keep them pressed for you FREE OF CHARGE HERMAN WI Astoria's Great Clothier. 3 ruxinxxxxxxxmxxxixxrx uxinmuimxinxxni xxxxi rxxxixxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx PERSONAL MENTION. A Love Letter. Would not interest you If you're looking for a guaranteed salve for sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd of Ponder, Mo,, writes: '1 suffered with an ugly sc-e for a year, but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured me. It's the best salve on earth. 25c at Chas. Robert A. Hawkins, of Ilwaco, Is in the city. Frank Hart is laid up with An at tack of grip. Charles Raymond leaves today, for Victoria, B. C. Herman Wise,, the clothier, went to Portland on business last evening. Manager Gevurtz leaves today for Portland, where he will book some new attractions for the Star. John C. Pean, of Boston, a .veteran of the civil war, isjn the city, the guest of the Top Ylk tympany. C. W. Sprlggs has returned home from an custom visit. He visited the fair and other points of interest im l bad an enjoyable trip. W. E, Brlndley has gone to port- land, probably to locate there. Mr. Brlndley was on the telegraph desk at The Astorlan for some time. Mrs. H. H. fVhlft kelser, wife of Mr. Schllckelser. who recently purchased the 'Palace Turkish baths, arrived In the city from Portland yesterday, Mrs. Schllckelser Is contemplating the opening of ladies' bath apartment In connection with those in operation. Mr. and Mrs. James ('. Woods, of Forest drove, are visiting with Mrs. K. W. Gardiner, a sister of Mrs. Woods. Mr. Woods has disposed of his exten sive business Interests at Forest drove and Is taking a rest. He Is a brother of the Inte Governor Woods, of Oregon nnd I'tah, and a cousin of ex-Senator McBrlde and Judge McBrldev the lat ter of this circuit. 44444444444444444444444 Resolutions of Condolence. The following esohitlons of rondo. lence have been ndoptel by local No. 917, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America; "Whereas, It has pleased our Heav enly ( Father to cull from our midst the devoted wife of our brother, 1 An derson; therefore, be It 'Resolved, That, while we bow In bumble submission to the will of God we sincerely mourn the death' of our brother's wife and extend our heart felt sympathy to the bereaved hus'amrt in this, his hour of sorrow; ani be It further 'Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be presented to our allilet ed brother, that a page of our minutes book be set aside for their, Inscription, and that a copy be sent The Morning Astorlun and one to our official journal, The Carpenter, for publication. ,-ADOLPH JOHNSON, "T. D. 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