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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 16, 1906)
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA. OREGON. TUESDAY, JANUARY ifc lac THE AIM REPORT Oty Auditor Makes His Yearly Official Statement MUNICIPAL BUSINESS SHOWN City Auditor and Polio Judge Andtr mi Complete Annual Report, Show ing Amount of CUima Allowed by City and Amount of Warrants Draw The annual report of th Auditor and Tola Judge of th City of Astoria, j Oregon, showing amount of claim al- lowed by the City of Astoria, for what allowed, and amount of warranto drawn! from January 1, 1903. to December 31. 1905. ia herewith given in full: GENERAL FVKD. Folic Department. Salariea ?. HW feeding prisoner 206.63 Fuel 4 K. T. C. 108.43 Total T.530.H Fin Department. Salariea . . 1000 feet of ho 1 bijrh pressure test pump... Shoeing horse Light ia No. 3 Enjfine House Feeding horse, fuel, A K.T.C. 5.424.90 800.00 30.00 144.00 76.00 2.050.47 Total 8.534-37 Health Department "Salnry . city physician 320.00 Salary, plumbing inspector... 84.17 Account tontagiou disease 49.50 Total 4o3.0T Auditor and Expert. Salary Auditor 1.800.00 Expert Total 1.880.00 1 Pound. Ralarr 135.00 Kent of Pound ToUl. 35.00 170.00 Stationery, Blank, Etc Po-tsjse tmp I.' Printing and tationery..... 708.33 Total WT. Janitor, Fuel and Ligbta. Salary Fuel, lights, etc 2.0 Total 730.30 Surveyor and Aatiataata, Amount paid 1.201.75 Street Lights. Amount paid year 1V5 4.707.79 Carri.Nl Forward 2l.084.tW Public Property. Rent of jail MM Kent of A. O. IT. W. building. 154.00 Power service 179.00 One flag .. Wiring in City Hall... Moving to new City llall (hauling) 28.75 Fixing cell in jail 84.87 Furniture (City Hall) 1.W0S1 Repair to Engine House Xo. 3 408.00 Fixing kwa (City Hall) 64.00 W. G. MePhersoa (part pay ment heating plant. City Hall) 803.73 Miscellaneous . . 133.30 ToUl 1140.53 Salariea. City Attorney 1,080.00 Superintendent of Street... 1.020.00 Treasurer -08 Sexton 5110.00 Salaries, Mayor and Council- men 8.10.00 Total." 4.2JKM10 Xitoellaneous. Election. SB-" Execs on streets 1.158.02 City property (street im provements) 4;W.40 Extra work on street 097.80 Installment on street 7,318.83 Refunding liquor license (tp- pertown) WW Refunding slot machine li cense 2 In-urane on City Hall 8O0.00 Bonds and expresasg.. .' 32.03 Sewer pipe 3i.t& Sundrie . K7i3 Total 11.842.80 Litigation. Leroy 8. Davidson vs. City of Astoria 109.00 Public Library. Twelve months at $70.00 per month WO-00 Carried forward 20.228.33 Total amount of general fund warrant drawa . 40.312.42 Bond Intoreat. Vrr.nl. drawn 10.804.84 Stmt Repair. Warrauts drawn MW2.55 Stmt Improvement, Warrant drawa 44.Si7.77 City BaU Building Fund. Warrants drawa 30.S27.I7 Total...:..... 89.883.43 To which add general fund warrsnt drawn 40.312-42 Making a total amount of warrant drawa fl.16.l95.8J Raeelpta (For Year 1003) PaciBe Coast TeL Co. 250.00 Shooting gallerie ' Tem. Retail liquor lieease 18.400.00 Wholesale liquor license.... 500.00 Lnundrie. S000 Pool table . I 00 Billiard tablea S0 00 Theater.. s,so Pawn broker 100 00 Auctioneer 2s- Hill posting 300 Wlwrflnger 18000 Peddler 2300 Fortune telling MOO Street car tWM Whipple franchise 500.00 Dogs Uvery stable N00 Exhibitions . .' 1000 Ore. 3500 Solicitor . . 500 Slot machine 1.147.50 Total license, sundry and liquor, for ye.r 1905 24.507.50 Fine and forfeiture 3.090.00 City cemetery W-00 Building permit I 00 Taxea, 1904 Sale of bond. 1WW.00 Interest and premium on same 2981 Rent of 8re hose M 0 A. A C. R. R. B, Co. tax 100.00 Boarding prisoner 22.50 Total 38.073.93 Total receipt general fund tor year im4 62.641.43 From street assessment paid 88,347.39 Interest on same 2,671.14 Total . . 62,01 8.M Total receipt for year 1903., 124.658.88 On hand Doc, 31, ItMM (c.h) 17,203.04 Total to be accounted for 141,803.02 Warrants Paid During Year. General fund, old account.... 12.87 General fund 41.209.08 Street repair 3.693.00 Street Improvement 32.781.83 City 1111 . Street bond , 2.873.74 Bond Interest 10.803.84 Interest on warrant and street bond . 3,203.19 ToUl dWburtement.... 118,936.1 Leaving balance on hand with Treasurer at close of year..! 22,804.85 Respectfully submitted, O. AXDKRSON. Auditor and Police Judge. At Faard k Stokn Co. PIQ TIN ADVANCING. 1 TIES rt aja m If mi u M 1 HI ll fa 8 AT 9 O'CLOCK Marks the Beginning of another and the Greatest If MB 9 BY SA WE HAVE EVER INAUGURATED OUR PAST EFFORTS TO PLEASE OUR PATRONS ALTHOUGH SUCCESSFUL TO A MARKED DEGREE, ARE REALLY HOT TO BE COMPARED WITH THE PRES ENT INSTANCE. THE PRODUCT OF OUR MOST RECENT PURCHASE, REPRESENTS THE Largest Quantity of One Priced Embroidery Ever Brought to Oregon, AND IK ORDER TO MAKE THIS SALE A SUCCESSFUL ONE, IT WILL BE NECESSARY FOR OUR PATRONS TO SUPPLY THEMSELVES WITH A QUANTITY SUFFICIENT TO LAST THEM THE WHOLE YEAR THROUGH. THE QUALITY OF MATERIAL USED IS PRINCIPALLY CAMBRIC, ALTHOUGH A GREAT MANY OF THE WIDER PIECES ARE OF HAINS00K. THERE IS PLENTY FOR ALL BUT, AS YOU KNOW, THE EARLY BIRD GETS THE FIRST WORM, SO BE OS TIME AND GET FIRST PICK YOUR UNRESTRICTED CHOICE OF THE ENTIRE LOT REPRESENTING ACTUALLY MORE THAU 11,000 YARDS IS A YARD SALE OPENS PROMPTLY 05 THE HOUR AND NONE WILL BE SOLD UNTIL THEN. The IF oard 8 Stokes Company Where the New things Make Their Debut, Supply Not Equal t Demand, Hnc the Sharp Riae, The following letter received yes terday by a leading hous In thla eity, fleet variou line of business and forms a certain predicate for aharp advanee in selling value ol flood in diKeiiou to thi market, notably the salmon trad her, which in conjunc tion with the Alaska packing concern. manire to use tip aouuv oww pound of hect tin anually. It cannot be sold yet just what the scop of the advance will be, but that it will materialy enhance the market ing rate of canned salmon, there U no reason for doubt, a th above quota tion are practically above last year eight cent per pound. Th letter read at follow) 'Dear Sir: "The market I rlslnir fast, tondun ha advanced about le per lb. since our of th 5th Inst, whilst Sing. pore' gain I even more. 'The bl operator continue to feel very bulli-h In regard to th future course of this metal and large buying has had the effect of advancing fu tures over 'simt. In other word the 'sNt' prii-e of tin May In London and Sew York is lower than delivery B'ty dav offa very unusual state of af fairs to say the eat. and one which betokens considerable strength. 'We should not be at all urprised to see the market advance to the high est price on record. In thi connection would in refer to the movement of 1HHH during which year the highest level wa reached (ubcmt lo per lb. above today' closing price). Uuring tbt ver when the spot market in New York reached 371c per lb. Ih.re was a 'backwardation' of 0c per lb. In 'futures.' To maM our statement clearer we would say that when the spot price in 1888 reiclied 37 le per lb. 'future' were selling at 3il- Hour tin ferent Is the situation today? New York spot tin is quoted now at 37c per lb. and 'futures' are a fraction over aid figure. "It goes without saying that the out look for an ea-ier market on the Pa cific Coast i anything but promising. Buyer very naturaly do not tun? Llmllv to the ide of paving for their requirement and are holding back until the lat moment. Nome will prob ably take chance on being able to 'pick up' uinicnt sixit tin when they actually requlr the goods. "We quote todayt Kpol. 3e Ue- livery February, 38lcj delivery March- April, 3Hle. "The advance in lw was the result of a syndicate operating in it tin. The present advance i due to nothing els but an actual carcity of metal the aupply not being equal to th de mand. Your very truly, "1L M. NEWHAIX x CO, i It'a conifif aoon. INSTALLATION SERVICES. The Re. W. 8. OIILert will be in stalled a pastor of the First Presby terian Church of this city on Wedne- day evening the 17th Inst, at 7:30 o'clock. The following minister have been appointed by the Presbytery of Portland to conduct the service i The B. J. IL Welch, moderator of Pre- bvterr. will propound the constitu tional question i Rev. Henry- Jlr ootte, of Westminster Church, Port land, will preach the sermon; Rev. Harry IL Pratt, of Portland, will de liver th charge to the people; Bee. E. M. Pharpe, of Portland, will deliver th charg to th pastor; oma of the city ptor will also take part In the ervlce and there will b special music for the occion by the choir. Th public U cordially Invited to attend. EEDU0TI0N3 REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS si THB BUST SALE Of all Great Sales Oping oo fJou REDUCTION REDUCTION REDUCTION Look at our Window and $4.65 Suits P.AaSTOHES )n3 ap REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS REDUCTIONS Taeeday, Jan. lOth, at a. m. : J$ X5f)C fejl. : ; The Great Sale at the New Bee Hive. Have you been treating yourself to some of these Bargains? If not come in arid be surprised. Bargains in every department. Special bargains ' tomorrow in women's coats, children's coats and dresses. Want Something Good For Dinner? Try a can of PARIS Ml WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT LINK OP CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 4.ST0RIAGR0CERY rhon Main CA1 823 Commercial St Th big embroidery aat. PERSONAL MENTION. See our window for millinery' "Any Hat 89" A lot of chil dren's hats t5c. Jv0 15ie Harry Van Tuyl. of the O. R. A K. serviie here, was an over Sunday vi'i lir In Portland. He won't say what h went for, but a little, saf guessing will supply all but "her name. Kveit that won't have to be guessed at some tlin. later on, J. L Mitchell, supreme eerrcterjr for th Order of Washington, with hca.liiuarler in PnrtUnd, w a busi- ne visitor In Astoria yesterday. Th data it art. REGISTRATION ao. Realst'ratlon In th City of Astoilaj and the County of Clatsop tip to noon. yesterday, show exactly 202 eiliaeti to have don their duty in thla behalf. Ky precinct the record I a follow: Astoria, Precinct No. I. 7 No. 2. 2; No, 8. 27( No. 4, 4I( No. , 32j No. fl, I2l No. 7, 2i .total for city. IC.7. In tlie. eiuntyt Clifton, No. J, 3s (lifton. No. 2, 3 Oiadwell, 3 Clatsop, 3; Kl ih, lt John Day, No. 1, 1; John Dy, No. 2, 3 Jewell, nonej Knpp. If MU-hawaka. nonej Melvilk 1) New Astoria, 8 Olney, 3; Push. 1) Seaside, u rn) Svenson, 1 Vesper, nonei West imrt, 2 Warrenton, 3) Walluskl. 2i Voting' River. I total 35; grand total, 202. . Caepar! Annual Oearanc Sale Ra COOOOOOOOOOOO I 3oia On. Don't Mlae It - 1