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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1906)
THE MORNING ASTOUiAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. TUESDAY, APRIL 17, igo& COUNCIL MEETING City Fathers Transact Business. 1 MANY ORDINANCES Council Passes Large Number of Bills For Street Improvements Bills Are Allowed Oil Ordinance is Knocked Out. teenth street fiwm Franklin to Grand avenue. A petition from the Vet Knd Im provement Club, that the street cur company he required to equip nil their I eari with fenders, was rend and refer Much red to the committee on streets and t the city attorney. petition for a newel on Harrison ; avenue was referred to the street coui- 1 niittee. :; A petition to extend (Irand avenue PASSED in MeCltirc's Astoria was rend and re- 1 f erred to tlie eitv attorney, J A petition to improve Harrison live- ! nue wax lVfenvd to the street com mittee. The eomniittee on way and mean reported favorably on 'the hills which were allowed: J. i.00; J. Svensen, $4.."0 toiian, $44.0.1. ' On the recommendation of the eom- j niittee on health and oliee a liquor It was a dull session last night at ' Vvtnn was granted to the Chinook the city council for visitors, though sa,wm- . The following bills sported considerable business relating to tlte favorably on by the eomniittee on different street improvements was trim-j nw,,h a1"'' IM),i'''- wc,e "1,"'I: s'""r acted. All eouncilnun with the execp- "'' Transfer Co.. $5.00? Ross, Iliggins tion of Councilman Belland who ha Co- -M Central Meat Market. $1.35? been given leave of absence, were pies-' vt ern I'nion. :U cents; F. V. Mohn. $3.50; Prnel-Kigner Transfer Co.. Sl.no? I X. Schliwsel, $8.85. The eomniittee on streets and public jys reported against the improvement of Melbourne avenue, with the recommendation that it be tiled. The report was adopted. The following bills approved by the committee were allowed. Astoria Lum ber Co,, $:.SSs City Lumber Box Co.. $J4.:tt); IWl-Kigner Transfer Co.. $l. The following bills approved by the committee On tire and water were al lowed: Fisher Bi-os.. $:l.23( Morse IV paitmcut Store, $1.00; Seholtleld & llanke. $1.25; S, Klinore & Co., $22.50. The special committee appointed to Investigate the Bari-y-Ctoodin ' contro versy, reported tavuratily on the lull of 0. '. Carleton for stenographic work for $2l..r).", which was allowed. The committee on public property re- following j ported on the following building per X. (Jritlin, j mits which were allowed: August ent. After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting a petition was read and referred to the street com mittee for the improvement of Four- . B. WATSON I 1 x r. t - v ' K - V - " ' 1 . J " ' , - f - , ' - s Morning As-1 Umte, K. tlustafson and Sam , Berg The following hills having lieeu approv. ed hv the committee were allowed: Troy Uiundry, 50 cents; City Lumber k Box Co., $:U5. The chef of police reported that for the het interests of the eitv. three sub-stations should be established in different portions of the city, where all persons arrested during the night could lie put. without causing the policeman on duty to leave his post. It was stat ed that as it now is, a patrolman is 'compelled to take any one arrested to the city jail, which necessitates his absence from hi beat for an hour or longer, and that thus that part of the city is temporarily left without proper police protection. Kstimates gave the cost of constructing such sub-stations at $100 each. The report was referred to the committee on public property. The city physician reported one case of measles in the family of Mr. Settem I on the remonstrance There is no element of th coming primary ticket to be voted on the 20th of the present month that requires so much deep and deliberate thought as the selection of a candidate for the long term federal senatorship. It is. obvious ly, the most important phase of the long list of aspirants that will be sub mitted for popular approval and de termination; and the man who desires to see this distinguished office filled by a man of acumen, of power and dis cernment, who shall confer dignity and honor on the office it-elf and on the state, will consider yery carefully the potent claim of Hon. E. B. Watson of Portland, one of the profoundest law yers of the Northwest and an ex-member of the supreme judiciary of Oregon; a master of the livest and broadest questions of great public concern and ail ardent and loyal exponent of the best and highest of Republican princi ples; one in whose hands the largest and gravest matter may be left with the positive assurance of its exact and conscientious disposal, to the credit and distinct advantage and honor of the people at large. E. B. Watson as United States Senator for the long term will be a renounce of endless value and pride to the people who shall contri bute to his wearing of the toga. have been at work for last night wonderful change In opinion cai about wiin me ivsuir imii lue onlinJhee wa defeated. 1-rom quarter which are mipposed to lie well Informed it is stated that eer tain eouneilmen have a grudge ngainst one of the oil companies in the eitv and the action last night ! wan aliuply mean, to satisfy the ill-feeling, An explanation of the council's action In vetoing the ordinance could not be oh taiued hist night, but this will proh ably be forthcoming at the next meet ing, when It Is rumored that the mutter will be brought up. The ordinance relating to the lieens ing of slot machines, was on motion in definitely post poned, An ordinance regulating the emit met ing 01 iinieitietines nv the city was passed. An ordinance- appropriating $.IS2.5(I for the Improvement of Kighth street from (irand to la'xiugton avenues was reatl the first and second time. An ordinance fixing the aalary 4f the Hiundmaster at $.50 per mouth we read the first and second time. An ordinance authorizing the Mayor and auditor to execute a deed eiveyng all the right, title and interert of the city to lots 3 and 4. block 110, in Shively's Astoria, wa paused. An ordinance providing for the Im provement of Bond ittreet from the West line of Sixth street to the West line of McClurc's Astoria, was passed. An ordinance providing fur the con struction of a sewer" 011 Fighfeeuth street from '!rand to Exchange streets watt passed. An ordinance to prevent blasting within the city limits within 000 feet on Eighth street, which has been quar-1 f nnv residence or huildi- was read antined. ' thi recommendation of the board of equalization the assessment for the im provement of Exchange street was con firmed. The action of the city council are sometimes mystifying to the outside observer, and to the uninitiated pat understanding. Ijit night the ordi nance relating to the storage of petrol eum and its products, which has leen up time and again for the past two month-, each time to be sent back to the committee for further alterations. came up ng-.iin. Apparently everything was smooth sailing and prospect seem ed bright that it would go through, but again the unexpected happened and when it had been amended to the swill ing satisfaction of every councilman present, the bill was voted on and lost, and now the city has the same ordi nance which it has labored along under fop years. A the ordinance came up last night it provided that tanks con taining oil up to liHl gallons might ls stored in buildings. The grocers' as sociation presented a request that this amount be increased to 3'K gallons, and acting on this request the council pas-ted an amendment increasing the amount allowed to ,'i(KJ gallons. Another amend ment taxing the ue of oil in quantities of from 100 gallons to 5000 gallons, was stricken out by the honorable body. When all the changes that seemed ad visable had been niad. a vote was tak en on the measure, and to the surprise of all the spectators, the bill was voted down. Councilmen Logan and Morton voted for the ordinance, and Council men Hansen, Kaboth, Lebeck, Linen -weher, Robinson, and Stangland voted against it. About two weeks ago a majority of the council consisting of three Demo crats and two Republicans, held a meet ing, and at' this time all the proposed amendments were then gone over and an agreement reached that the bill should pass as drawn. Since that time some subtle and unknown agency seems to I No home Is Completolwlthou atec The model finish for Floors, Furniture, Ktc. Easily applied, quickly clriedjwcars like iron. Watch Our Show Window K h Allpn w Nnn. Cor.Bond NEW STORE and Eleventh St. TESSE TALES OF THE TOWN Treaium'i RecelpUThe receipt for this quarter by the city treasurer for itreet improvement have ticcu $1343.38, Licenses. At 4 o'clock yesterday oft- moon the Fish Warden had Issued 703 gill net llshing licenses and 102 set -net. Ten canneries have procured license. : April Showers Bring May Flowers Successful Dance. The OwU last night held another of their1 most site- ssful dances in Logan' hall. A huge number were present mid every one had good time. the first and second time, f An ordinance confirming the assess ment for the improvement of Exchange street from Nineteenth! to Twenty-first street was read and pj ed, An ordinance npprifriating $:W.0S for the improvement of Fourteenth street from (irand to Jerome avenues was read the first ami second time. An ordinance appropriating $030.17 for the improvement of Fourteenth Incipient Burglary,- A ease of petty burglary was discovered yeteid ij moruiug w hen the big establishment of Foard Jt .Stoke Company opened up its door for the day's busiues. The 'cash drawer in the office' was found on the floor and the. content left there for change by the cashier, amounting to a fraction over $20, were gone, v 0 few copper cent'sciittered over the lloor. The thieve are suspected of having been street from Crand to Jerome avenues formerly in the employ of the company. rames up for its first 'and second read ings. An oKliiianee appropriating 1.1430.32 for the improvement of Exchange street from Twenty-Hrst to Nineteenth streets was passed. for they secured a hatchet from the basement, not venturing into the hard ware side of the house where the gas was burning and where the open win dow would have given them away. The Hdicc are 011 the track itf the pcrpe- An ordinance appropriating $1.11!) for t rotor and it is Imped they will be the improvement of Kxchnne street overhauled quickly, from Twenty-first to Nineteenth was read and passed. A Lucky Postmistress The quarterly report of the City I Mr. Alexander, of Cary, Me., who Treasu,,; wa referred to the commit h' 4 Dr. King's New Life 1'ilU to , . ,. ,!.,. .... 1 i be the best remedy she ever tried for . ke. ping the Stomach, Liver and Bowels ..-..,,,., .... ,.,s. ,,,, ,., 1( j)Cr,w.t order, lou'll agree with ner a drain on Melbourne avenue was if you try these painless purifiers that adopted. j infuse new life. Guaranteed by Chns . 'Rogers, druggist. Price 25c. A resolution for the improvement of 1 1 Irving avenue was read am! adopted. i A resolution for the improvement of Birch street from Fifty-second to Fifty thilll streets was adopted, . A re-olution for the improvement of Tenth strc-t from Coinun-ri-i.il street to Dunne wa adopted. A resolution re-establishing the giale on Irving avenues from Ninth to Four teenth streets was adopted. . A resolution to improve Eleventh street fit(ii) Harrison to Kensington avenues was adopted, A requisition from the lire chief for 1000 feet of 2J-inch hose was approved. The council then adjourned. and quality of the seeds you sow ds pendi upon the Bloom. Every one who has ued our feeds know they are dependable. We Can Furnish You All Kinds Of Seeds. 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