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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1904)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. TUMDAY, DlCiMMK 1WM. COUNCIL MEETS Regular Session of City Fathers. the INSPECTOR IS IN IT No Ordinance Defining His Duties, But He Draws His Salary With Regularity. SEVERAL ORDINANCES PASSED Protests . From . Property . Owners Against Aoeepting Certain Strtet ' Improvement, Which Do Not Please, Filed. The common council met in regular session last eveninf. Mayor Surpre.v ant and all the councllmen being pres ent Petitions for liquor licenses from Lsjtell ft Co.. and John O. Tyberj were referred to the committee. A protest from Alex Gilbert against the improvement of Grand avenue was referred to the street committee. Protests from D. H. Welch egamst accepting the Improvement of several streets upon which he owns property were turned down. Councilman Burns stated that these protests coming from property owners who seemed anxious to avo'.j street assessments were enough to give a man that tired feeling. Protest from Margaret A. Ball against accepting the improvement of Ninth street, was filed. , Communication from Alex Gilbert ; relative to Grand avenue Improvem-nt was read. Burns stated that the com mittee had examined the improvement and accepted it, and there was no cause for complaint A communication from the Civic Im provement League, via the water works, was read. It was addressed to the water commission requesting them to purchase several lots for a city park (not hotel). The petition was referred to the public property committee. Petition from Martin Franetovicn asking for transfer of his liquor li cense was granted, as was a petition from Ed Edling for a liquor license. The committee on streets reported on the protests of Father Walters, P. L. Cherry and F. C. Reed. In the matter of the petition of D. Malagamba and others for a drain in upper Astoria, the committee reported that a meeting of the committer and cltisens was held, and teh dtie-in pre fer to build a drain and ave the ex pense of advrtlslng and surveying. The payroll of the street superintend ent amounting to 1321.75 and engineer's payroll, 268.25. were ordered paid. The committee on public property reported on 'he building of a spur to Ocean View, cemetery, recommending that It be built, and estimating Us cost at $J,000, asking that the report be for warded 9 the railroad, officials, was doptd, ...... ;'0T!!!l!!nce appropriating $5000 out of the city hall fund for the bonetlt of Houston A Ferguson was real a sec ond time. An ordinance confirming the special assessment for the Improvement of Duane from Twenty-seventh to Thirty seventh streets, was passed. . . An ordinance confirming the aasett ment for the Improvement of Commer cial street from Fourteenth to Sev enteenth Waa ftasted. .. An or&nahct appropriating $$4.$0 for the benefit of Wm Bock was read a second time. An ordinance extending the time Tor the Improvement of Puane street frcrn Fourteenth to Seventeenth to Febru ary 1, was passed. An ordinance confirming the assess ment of Grand avenue from Seven teenth street to the west line of Shir ley's was passed. An ordinance accepting the Improve ment of Ninth street from IYanklln to Jerome, was passed. An ordinance appropriating $175 for the benefit of J. C. Barneburg for re pairing fire alarm was passed. An ordinance authorizing the com mittee on ways and me-irn to adver tise for bids for the city printing was withdrawn to fix the time of opening bids. It will come up at toe mewing next Monday night. An ordinance appropriating ?19t for the benefit of J. A. Fasteband was panned. An ordinance appropriating $3935 and $1008.40 for the benefit of N. Clinton, was passed. A resolution instructing the city at torney to draw a resolution for improv ing Blr"h street from Fifty-first to Fifty-third streets was adopted. A recess of IS minutes was taken to nMl n nnnnrtunitv ia Aftt thai aeonnri wind to tackle the plumb-1 fug Inspector. Councilman Hansen started the ball rolling by motion that the city engineer discharge th man that was receiving $J per day for Inspecting the $txth etreet sewer, am' Instructing the plumbing Inspector to Inspect It. Burns objected, as he considered H the duty of the city engineer to see that the eewer .was properly construct ed, as he was the person to accept It. Kaboth stated that the plumbing In spector was a friend of his, but wanted to know what he was drawing 121 I month for. Burns asked for the' read tng of t e last report of the plumbing ItiHevtor. but was Informed that no report had ever been filed, b?;t he had always signed the payroll for his sul arj. Burnt then asked for the read' ing of the ordinance defining the duties of the Inspector. He was Inforced that Uure was no such ordinance in exist erce. Tne oniy owinanec was me p-o vldlng a sjvlary of $25 a month. Mayor Suprenant suggested that it wm not the duty of the plumbing Inspeuor to construct sewers Kaboth e'-fctej that if the salary was too small It ought to be raised to ITS a month, especially as he had nothing to da He state that he wouldn't work for $25 a month, as that was less than Chinaman's wages. After a discussion participated In by all the councllmen, Hansen motion prevailed, and Jimmy will nor be plumbing Inspector and sewer Inspector ai welt Kaboth stated that the matter of substituting plate glass windows in the ne wcity hall had been suggoet.-d end he desired to present It to the council. The difference in the cost was $700. No action was taken. Morton suggested that the city printing contract ought to be let by the yard Instead of the inch, and the council Immediately ad jorned until next Monday night. LADINGS NON -NEGOTIABLE. Decision of Bankers Is of Interest to Eastern Shippers. New York. Dec. 5. At a conference of bank presidents, It has been decided, according to the Journal of Commerce. that the uniform bill of lading which the Trunk Line Association of rail roads proposes to put into general use in the east on January 1 Is not negotia ble. Following this decision announce ment was made to shippers that the banks represented at the meeting will not accept the bill of lading as col lateral for loans. It could not be learned Just what bank officers were present, but It Is known that the president of one large Institution recently submitted a copy of the new bill to the bank's legal rep resentatives and got the opinion that with the words "non-negotiable" print ed on It the bill most certainly could not be accepted as collateral. This opinion will be submitted to the Interstate commerce commission dur ing its Investigation Into the workings of the uniform bill of lading In Chicago! this week. I HIGH PRICED PICTURES. Romantic Discovery of a Genuine Rom ney Painting Is Msde. New York, Dec. 5. What is believed to be a genuine Romney, done In that artist's best period, has Just been sold at auction for $34,000, says a London dispatch to the Times. The painting was part of the estate of a man who lived Jn a miner's cottage at White Haven, Cumberland, and who had a hobby for buying and cleaning pictures. Every picture he cleaned, he spoiled. For some reason he did not clean tne Romney. and after his death It was found tied up with two other pictures which, with the Romney, be had bought for lees than $5. One of the three Is believed also to be a Gainsborough, thought It brought, only $200 at the sale. The Romney canvas measures 40x47 Inches. It is a portrait of two children walking In a landscape, accompanied by a little terrier. After the Dough. San Francisco, Dec. 5, The detec tives of Wells Fargo ft Co., have been turned loose In search of the man or men guilty of stealing the $15,000 which mysteriously disappeared week ago from the forwarding depart ment of the Eipreas company, Re port have been received from all Mints to ' which eoln ' tares were shipped on the day the coin disap peared. The money has not been ac counted for. The detectives are said to be work ing on the theory that tome one from Inside I to blame as the officials are positive in their statements that It would be practically Impossible for an outsider to get at the money In any way. Succeaful Air Ship. ' Alemeda, Cal., Dec. 5. Oeorge E. Heaton, the Inventor and designer of gtart you would make an heroic effort the airship "California ' Messenger," t0 get away with the whole thing, shell has demonstrated not only that h1" land all. The meat of the egg would be flying machine will fly, but likewise , wnat you needed, the shell rather sup that It wll go where It Is bidden, re- ern0us. In fact, as a matter of nour gardless of conditions of wind. Thel,,,nment not quite the thing for your airship made another ascent Sunday, 1 gloma(;h. Heaton spending an hour in the ftlrj "There you are with cod liver oil. In and traveling at will in any direction lt you nave a medicine, or rather In he desired. The mechanism for dlrec- 'tne iver 0f a iVe cod there Is a medl- ting the ship worked without a hitch - of any sort a A D Puter. prominent in tne , land fraud cases, will doubtlest drop the periods from his numerous In nitlala after the trial ia over. Spirited Fight Commenced Over Location of State Line. TERRITORY WORTH MILLIONS The Case Is One of Whioh the United States Supreme Court Has Original' Jurisdiction. Jackson, Miss. Deo, S. The attor neys engaged In the celebrated MU slsslppl-Loulslana state boundary dls pule completed the preparation of their briefs, and are In readiness to deliver arguments before the I'nlted States supreme court setting forth the con tentions of the two commonwealths. Beyond any doubt this will be the most notable controversy submitted to the nation's highest tribunal during the present term, and the arguments will attract widespread attention. The case Involves disputed territory esti mated to be worth from $8,000,000 to $10,000,000, the value being chiefly rep resented by some of the world's most valuable oyster reefs, to which both states claim title. The controversy Is also of excep tional Interest on account of the fact that the oyster beds of the Atlantic coast, especially In the vicinity or Chespeake bay.are being rapidly de pleted, and the I'nlted States Is now looking to the Mississippi sound for Us principal supply of the luscious bl valves. The oyster output of the gulf coast has shown an enormous Increase during the past few years, due to the Inability of the Baltimore market to furnish Its usuul supply, and the Bayou Cook species Is becoming almbst as well-known as the famous Blue Point, The Mississippi-Louisiana boundary dispute has been In progress nearly three years, although It assumed a tan gible shape and reached the courts less than a year ago. The case Is one In which the United States supreme court has original Jurisdiction, and the tak ing of testimony on behalf of the two commonwealths was before special commissioners appointed by the su preme courts. Not only Is the testimony to be sub mitted before the tribunal at Washing ton very voluminous, but It Is accom panied by hundreds of maps of various sorts and sixes, many of them dating back more than a hundred years, and the supreme court Justices will have nearly a carload of stuff to examine before they reach a derision and estab lish the title to the territory In dispute. The maps will be submitted In their original form, n motion having been granted by the supreme court Betting aside the usual rule which requires printed copies In reduced form to be made of maps submitted as exhibits in evidence. This not only save Loulsl ana several thousand dollars In print er's fees, but enables the Judges to obtain a nearer and more compre hensive view of the disputed territory. However, the maps will fill every bit of null space In the supreme court con sultation rooms at Washington, and the nation's great Jurists will not be able to consider many other cases While this case Is under deliberation. A Mr. Chas. Rogers Gives an Apt " ItlustrattonV VIEWS PN VIN&L HI8 WORTH ThW Ihe Preparation That It Being Much Talked About A reporter asked Mr. Rogers the urns nuestlon that . hundreds have asked him hi the last few days, "Just tell me precisely, please, why Vinol U better than cod liver olir Mr. Rogers replied In hit genial way, "You have given me a rather difficult task. I can explain to you In a few minutes the advantages of Vlnol, but to do It In a half doien words would hardly be possible. Perhaps I can Illustrate Itt value, however, In a brief manner. Suppose you had never seen a hen's egg. A man who knew of them should tell you to eat three every day. I do not say that you would, mind you, hut I am Inclined to believe at the )ne known to be valuable for certain forms of wasting disease, a great re constructor. Doctors have adminlt- terea it ror years, i ir wro nc man who had never teen an egg before. m t ,a fi(, patient tiiflt as 1 lit gflbVQ IV w .... they found It The grease was utelese Pit mm and at bad for the stomach, almost, as would have been the shell of the egg The kernel, or the meat of the remedy, the vital principle that they were af ter, were contained In It. Science has stepped In and done exactly what the man with the egg might have done found a way to separate the healthful Interior from the worthless husk, "Now we have the active medical principles of the cod's liver. We have thrown away the useless encumbrances that formerly encloaked It. namely, the objectionable tut. We have taken this extract, placed It In a delicious table wine, and there you are. Patients who have needed cod liver oil and could not take Iti have no trouble In taking Vinol Why, you would enjoy drinking It yourself, so pleasant Is it. If I did not tell you It waa anything but a mild table wine. If you needed It however, for a medicine, you would soon find It to be something different The tnedl clnal properties of the cod's liver heal damage done by diseases that are of a wasting nature, and the same prlnct pies glvs strength to the weakened digestion and enables the poor suit er's worn out stomach to digest and obtain nutriment from everyday food. These same principle are also active disease germ nimlhilatore. "Yea, T am glad to have you come any time that you care to learn any thing more about Vlnol, It has al ready proved Itself to be a winner." Comet ClothesfirHen A t; rucencM of drew it !so very proper .mil becoming al your age; as the negligence ol it implies an indifference about pVating, which, doe not become a ) cung fellow. iorrf Vhrslrrfitul to kit to. 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