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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1904)
PAGE EIGHT. ASTORIA, OREUlrt, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1D04. CITY BUDGET FOR 1905 PRESENTED TO COUNCIL Carries Total of $63,970, Including $17 OOO for New City Hall Tax Levies Decided Upon. (Continued from Pag 1.) more than It was at the commencement ot the year ISM." The Tm Levy for 1905. Mr. Nordstrom also presented an ordinance fixing the tax levies for 1905. The levies are the same as those for 1904 10 mills for municipal purposes and H a mill each for the library and the city park The levy Is based on an assessed valuation of 91.8S4.66S. As Compared With 1904. Last year's estimate of receipts was $49,400, of which 17.000 came from the municipal tax of 10 mills, $1700 from the park and library levies, IS500 from fines and forfeitures, $17,200 from li quor licenses and $3000 from sundry licenses. As a matter of fact, receipts for 1904 will be much greater than the estimate, as police court receipts will exceed $10,000 and sundry license re ceipts will go well above the $5000 estimated. The committee has been conservative in its estimates for 1905 and the year's receipts will probably be $6000 or $7000 In excess of the amount guessed at For 1905 the auditor's appropriation Is $200 more than for 1904; the treas urer's appropriation Is $240 greater $100 more la set aside for the Janitor, fuel and lights; the appropriation for the police court and the Jail is $100 less; the surveyor's office gets $100 more; $2000 is cut from the appropria tion for street repairs, and unforseen expenses are estimated $320 lower. The appropriation for the office of the street superintendent is $120 less than it should be, while the appropriation for the police department is $240 less than the salaries will aggregate. The light ing appropriation remains the same, but there will be a small amount to make up in this item, as new lights have been installed. Committee Is Conservative. Mr. Nordstrom explained that the committee had followed its usual con servative policy of appropriating only such amounts as would be absolutely essential to proper conduct of the city government In some of the depart ments reductions had been made, he said. He pointed out the street-re pair fund reduction, explaining that many new streets had recently been built and that repairs would be less numerous than heretofore. "We have striven to provide some money for the new city hall," said the chairman of teh ways and means com chairmah of the ways and means corn years we can have paid for the new hall and not increased the debt, and this, too, without adding any addi tional burden to the taxpayers.' Trouble in the Third Ward. The Third ward is again in trouble. Since the great storms have raged All over this Coast, Schilling's Best is in every one's mouth : Co baking-powdr flavoring extract! led They go far to make living comfortable. Ax your grtcr's; moncyback that part of town has been deluged. Back in the hills there originates a stream of water which spreads pro miscuously over the country, washing away property and playing havoc with street Improvements. The people liv ing there last night petitioned the council for relief. They want drains or something else, and if they don't get them they may Invoke the aid of the law. They even went so far as to recommend the employment of a drain age engineer to. prepare some scheme for betterment of conditions. Mr. Lebeck wanted to know why those people didn't make some effort to help themselves. He said other peo ple were required to build their drains and streets, and he couldn't figure out why the city should be asked to spend Its money in the Third ward. He said the people of the east end had fallen Into the habit of fighting like cats and dogs, and that all effort to assist them had failed because of this lack of har mony. "Let them do as we of the west end do," declared the councilman. "When we had big slides in our end of town we formed a club and made the necessary repairs." This prompted Mr. Nordstrom to de clare that the west end was an excep tion; that the people always acted con certedly there, because they were all of one race. "In the Third ward we have Americans, Chinese, Norwegians, Swedes, Italians, Irishmen, English men, Frenchmen, Germans and people of other races," said he. "We find it Impossible to agree at all times." Mr. Morton believed the people should meet the street committee and talk over' the matter, deciding upon some plan of Improvement This sug gestion finally took the form of a mo tion, and the committee will meet the property owner of the district next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Ma lagamba's place In the east end. Must Get Off the Street When the Grand avenue improve ment was undertaken exacting property owners demanded that all bulkheads be removed from the street The Catholic church bulkhead was a few Inches in the street and a demand was made that the church be requested to remove it. A similar demand was made because a bulkhead inclosing the Gray property was slightly in the street Neither bulkhead interfered with the street and the objection was purely technical. The Catholic church people expressed their willingness to remove their bulkhead, but last night they presented a remonstrance against the Improvement until such time as all obstructions were removed. The re monstrance came from Father Waters. It was referred to the street commit tee, which will require property owners to remove all obstructions. The really funny phase of the situation Is that several stonewalls owned by erstwhile remonstrators are on the street, and their removal will be very expensive. Two Ordinances Killed. The ordinance providing for the an nual election of a fire chief was killed. The story goes that Third ward council men asked for this measure, which provided that the council should elect a fire chief at the first meeting in Janu ary of every year. Under the present law the fire chief holds office during good behavior. When the bill was called up for third rending Inst night Mr. Holland said he was opposed to pol itics In municipal affttlrs: that he was opposed to such measure ns had been presented. The ordinance was killed by the following vote; Ayes, Mesm-s. Hansen. Kaboth. lebeck and Morton; noes, Messrs, (turns, Bcllaml, Lelnoii weher, Nordstrom and Robinson. Mr. Hums deserted the Democrats and voted with the Republicans. The de feat of this ordinance was another dis tinct victory for the minority. The bill Increasing theater licenses. s fur as they apply to 10-cent shows, was withdrawn by Mr. Kaboth. He said he had Introduced the measure in the best of faith, and believed it was Just, but he was given to understand that it could not pass, and, therefore, wished to withdraw it. Mr. Itelhnd wanted to have the vote taken, as It had been stated to him that the coun cil would pass any ordinance intro duced. He wanted to show the people that the council wouldn't pass anything offered. Mr. Hums came to Mr. Ka both' assistance and his motion for withdrawal of the bill prevailed. , Other Measures Considered, An ordinance extending until Janu ary 15 the time for the completion of the sewer on Sixth street from Ex change street to Irving avenue was passed under suspension of the rules, j An ordinance to confirm the assess1-1 ment for the Improvement of Ninth street from Franklin avenue to Jerome avenue went over. There has been con siderable objection to this assessment. An ordinance providing for the Im provement of Forty-third street from Franklin avenue to Duane street was passed under suspension of the rules. The street Is to be planked to the width I of 20 feet It must be completed by April 1. An ordinance authorising the com mittee on public property to advertise for bids for the city printing for 1905 was introduced, but went over. An ordinance establishing the grade of Irving avenue between Eleventh and Fourteenth streets was passed under suspension of the rules. An ordinance appropriating $1945 out of the special fund to pay J. A. Fasta bend for the Improvement of Duane street from Sixteenth to Seventeenth street was Introduced, and went over. Resolutions were adopted providing for equalization of the assessments for the Improvement of Commercial street from Fourteenth to Seventeenth, Grand avenue from Twelfth to Seventeenth and Duane street from Thirty-seventh 10 imriy-ejgnin. a resolution was also adopted to establish the grade of Hume avenue from Bond street to Commercial street. The council adjourned until tomor row night, when the Ninth street and Franklin avenue Improvements will be considered. Some alterations must be made In the plans for the improve ments. 0 ALL CLOTHES BOUGHT AT WISE'S KEPT MESSED FBEE OF 011 A KG E Oh, Yes Certainly, 9 The Ladies Invited. What is more beautiful than u grand display of fine china, glassware, bric-u brae, etc. Such a dlspluy is dear to the heart of every woman who pre sides over a home. All the newest creations collected from the markets of the world can now be seen at the store of the Great Amer ican Importing Tea Company, where visitors will be shown most courteous and considerate attention. The coupons now appearing In this paper are worth as much as $7.54 each. Worth Investigating? 1 carry one of the largest and clean est retail stocks ot drugs In the state and I am in business for TOUR health. Charles Rogers, druggist. MICE IS NOT EVEKYT1IING. QUALITY COUNTS. WELL, HOW ABOUT OVEKCOATS, BEARING THIS LABEL Suits $17.50 to $30 IjjdpcnjaiTiins MAKERS ttMWyoRK Overcoats $17.50 to $30 llfftdgenjainirirj AAKLR3 ACVyRK Cor rrct Clothes ArMa EH" Kb ;- '' A uA 4 nand Tailored v.vvv,Ha;.- Have you anything in Astoria to beat it, or to equal it? There are a good many people from old Missouri in Astoria and you've got to show them. What was con- jpji sidered best in Astoria two or three years ago ain't in it now with such garments as are made by Alfred Benja min & Co., of New York, and which are sold in Asto ria exclusively by, Smilingly youra, yillitdgeiijainins Cerrwt (Mrs far Men ft ' vULifrw ''".." 1 m 'Vw- Mm Hand lallored HERMAN WISE The Reliable Clothier and Hatter r. S.-Thereduction on OVERCOATS is still on. : 1 . Doesn't Respect Old Age- It' shameful when youth falls to show Droier respect for olJ age, but Just the contrary In the case of Dr. King's New Life PHI. . They cut off maladies no matter how severe and Irrespective of old age. Dyspepsia, Jaundice, Fever, Constipation, all yield to these perfect pills. 25c, at Chan Rogers' drug store On Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday. Nov. 24, the Red Men will give their annual masked ball at the Foard & Stokes Co. hall. A costumer from Portland will arrive on Monday so that all who desire may secure suit. The dance this year promise to eclipse all former events of the kind in the city. Removal Notice. Dr. J. A. Regan ha moved dental office to room over A. V. ten' grocery store. his Al- Smoke the New Size LA IMPERIAL, CIGAR ALL HAVANA. (No imitation goes with us.) Save the Bands And get the diamond in Seymour's window, or the $20 gold piece or a line suit of clothes. : J. V. BURNS, Save the La Imperial band and get the diamond stud. A It c s4 'a Locer V? WII 11 1C41 U O Beer. Information Wanted of the customer who did not get his money's worth and entire satisfaction from Brown Shoe Co.'s Shoes. They have all that is required to make a good shoe Price, Style and Durability Men's Shoes from $1.50 to $3.50 Ladies' Shoes from $1 to $3.25. Children's Shoes from 50c to $1.35. I Misses' $1 to $2. "Good for Bad Boys" and "District 76" Shoes, the Kind that wear, $1.10, $1.35, $1.75, $1.90, $2 and $2.25. We are showing a full line of Slippers in Felt, Vici Kid Plush, etc., elegantly trimmed in Fur, Beads, etc. THE SALESMAN'S NAM IS BUSTf BROWN. '?,?7'?J THE BRIGHTEST LITTLE BOY IN TOWN. jQTXltff i'Z'm VHEN DAlNTYJANfc COMES IN TO BUY ( U JlTftj. HE KNOWS THE VERY KINO JM'VL TRY, ( (LXJfVi t , JF And makb thf.m look is trim ahdnsat. " A UL1 itjtVVv HUinuMM NowWANTTHtJoeTOrjHM lVA si ?K-I ('( TmatJanI and Dutis ALWAtt um. 0,CjfVv'jlj cnpymaHT by th hkown twor eo STAMPED LINENS Wo are offering a beautiful lino of Stamped Linens Center Pieces, Doylies, Tea Cloths, Dresser Scarfs, etc. Also a largo assortment of Uattcnberg, Tenerif. Cluny and Embroidered pieces. In the line of Cushion Tops wo can show you the latest novelties in Lace, Uattenberg and Denim. Now is the time to prepare things for the Holidays, and we cortainly can pleaso in the Fancy Work lino. FURS We are showing all the latest Furs of the season Bear, Sable, Fox, Mink, Martin, etc , from $1.50 tn 820. We also have n luloudid line of Children's Far hfets Boa and Muff. LADIES' WRAPPERS Our line of Wrappers is full of the newest, styles In Flannelettes, Sntoen and Percule. Prices, 75c, J0o, $1, 81.10. $1.35, 81 45, f 1.75. NIGHT GOWNS Outing Flannel Gowug, nicelv trimmed mid of good qualitv, inmle by the Peerless People. Prices. 6()c,'75e, O'xj, 81, 81.16, $1.25, 81.85 to $1 You can always buy cheaper at H In MWE