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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1908)
THE MORNING ASTORI AN, ASTORIA, OREGON. TUESDAYJULY 21, 1908. 0 We will receive a large shipment of Clatsop Currants VVednes Jay and another on Friday , Place Your Orders Now A.V.ALLEN Sole Agent for Celebrated H. C Fry Cut CU. PHONE 711 PHONIC 3871 TTNTOMTOWN BRANCH PHONE 713 ar COUNCIL MEETING lany Matters of a Routine Nat ure Disposed Of fKONE SYSTEM DISCUSSED 3J00 Insurance Policy Expires on City Hall and Out of Town Com panies May Sign up New Policies in Preference to the Local Companies. The regular meeting of the Corn won Council was held last night at the city hall with all the councilmen present except Councilman Belland. Mostly routine business was tran sacted, lathough the local telephone company and the unsatisfactory serv ice came up for considerable discus sion. As the city .hall insurance policy 'with the present companies -has fan rt, and in view of the high rates charged by the local companies, a committee was appointed to investi gate out of town insurance com panies, and if better rates could be secured the committee is authorized to take out policies with them in part r whole as they thought advisable. The above was put to a motion and was carried by a vote of 5 nays and 3 ayes. The city hall heretofore was covered by a $20,000 policy. No in surance being carried on the furni ture and fixtures, it was therefore, after a vote, decided to add $5000 to cover the furniture and fixtures thus waking the total insurance carried on the building $2S,000. The business disposed of during the meeting was as follows: Petitions. From L. A. Carter in regard to fee construction of a sewer on 17th from Irvine to Jerome was Petition from Mrs. Leinenweber by B. Bv Leinenweber, asking to be al lowed to redeem lots 5 and 6, block 35 .Adair's, for amount the said lots were sold for, to the icty, together with interest at the legal rate and to be exempt from penalty. The report was adopted. ' : From Frank Patton asking that a tgait claim be issued him for lots S and 6, block 111, Shively's, a fraction .f said lots were sold to the city June 16, 1902, was referred to com mittee on ways and means and the city attorney. Ordinances. Confirming special assessment roll JJo. 166 of 11th street from Exchange to Franklin. The rules were suspend ed and ordinance read third time and passed. Confirming special assessment roll Ko. 168 at 12th street from Com- jnercial to Duane streets. The rules were suspended, read third time and irasswl. A-opropriating the sum of $1212.20 vat of the special fund for improving Melbourne avenue from Commercial to Alameda avenue for John Slotte, was read the first and second time. Appropriating the sum of $2350.60 it of the special fund or improving Columbia avenue from Melbourne to Lincoln avenue for the benefit of John Slotte, was read the first and second time. Accepting the improvement of Ex change street from 10th to 9th streets. "Was read third time and passed. Accepting the improvement of 11th street from Exchange to Franklin avenue. Rules were suspended and ordinance read the third time and passed. Appropriating out of the general fund for improving 8th street from Harrison to Lexington avenue the jraai of $265 for the benefit of John 'Slotte was read the third time and passed. Appropriating out of the special fund for improving 8th street from Harrison to Lexington avenue the sum of $2514.20 for the benefit of John Slotte, was read the third time and passed. .Appropriating out of the special fund for improving 11th street from Exchange to Franklin the sum of $525 for the benefit of E. A. Gerding was passed. Appropriating out of the special fund for improving 12th street from Commercial to Duane the sum of $1830 for the benefit of Makela & Wuopio was read the third time and passed. Appropriating the sum of $625 for mproving Exchange street from 10th to 9th street for E. A. Gerding was read third time and passed. Appropriating the sum of $1200 out of the special fund for improving Irvine avenue from 11th to 15th street for the benefit of E. A. Gerd ing was read the third time and passed. Resolutions. To improve 14th street from Je rome to Lexington avenue was idopted. To improve 3rd street from Com mercial to Astor street excepting the crossing with Bond street was adopt ed. ' To improve Exchange street from 10th to Hth street was adopted. To establish a grade on 46th street from Bond to Front stret was adopted. To re-establish the grade on Harri son avenue from 26th to 30th streets, was adopted. To re-establish the grade on Grand avenue from 23rd to 29th streets was adopted. To improve Astor street from 8th to 6th streets excepting crossing with 6th street was adopted. Accepting the bid of E. A. Gerding of $2453 for improving Grand avenue from 6th to 5th streets was adopted. To improve Irving street sewer from 18th to 19th, the committee was From the Mayor to the city coun cil. in regard to the telephone situa tion in the city of Astoria, referred to committee on ways and means and city attorney. From John Hahn '. regarding the ground slides at the improvement of Commercial, street was read and plac ed on file. Remonstrances. From Joseph Bernard protesting aeninst the assessments as made on 8th street from Harrison to Kensing ton avenue, as pertains to lot 5, block 120, McClure's was referred to the committee on way and means and the attorney. From Mrs. Annie Trullinger against the construction of a bulkhead in the improvement of Commercial and 3rd street ta lot 1, block 3, H. Tract was ferred to committee on streets and public ways and the city attorney. Reports. Of the chief of police of licenses issued (sundry) for quarter ending June 30, 1908. was adopted. Of the auditor and police judge for quarter ending June 30, 1908, which was read and referred to committee on ways and means at the last meet ing was adopted. Of the city surveyor regarding the drain on Irving avenue from 18lh street to 20th street was adopted. Statements. Of the city surveyor of amount of work performed by E. A. Gerding on his contract with the city of Astoria to improve Irving avenue from 11th to 15th street. The report was adopt ed. Of auditor and police judge for month ending June 30, 1908, report was adopted. Quarterly report of the City Treas urer was adopted. Building Permits. Application from the Banking Sav ings & Loan Association for a build ing permit was granted. Certificates. Certificate of improvement of Ex- ! change street from the west line of 10th street to the east line of 9th street for the sum of $6.25 was adopted. Of approval for improvement of 11th street from the south line of ! Exchange to the north line of Frank- LtA,iion5v v . --- - lin for the sum of $525 was adopted, a good and sufficient bond, that such rtisfnctory service, ' Mayor Wise also spoke, expressing his views of the present system and recommended thRt the city take the matter in hand and If they could not in any other way secure better service to organize a municipal tele phone plant, Mayor Wise said: "To the Honorable, the Council of the City of Astoria. "I have the honor to submit for your consideration an appeal for redress from the Astoria Chamber of Commerce. The facts therein stated are so well kiiWn and the delinquen cies of the Pacific State Telephone & Telegraph Co., are so glaring that a recital of them at his time would be superfluous. Two years ago the Home Telephone Company applied for a franchise the old combine pre sented a remonstrance signed by a number of business men also promis ing as usual a more modern system at an early date, ut their service today would be a disgrace to Skookom Creek; it is a system that in olden days tickled the cars of our great grand fathers, a system which future generations will look upon as one of the curiosities "of the 18th century; but to us today it is nothing more than a patented aggravation. Astor ians are known to be a generous, long suffering people; during Mo' these many year- they have paid a fortune into the combines coffers, sufficiently large to build a dozen tel ephone lines for hours have the busy public stood at these old coftee grinders, thinking words no diction ary has ever dared to print, they have swallowed annoyances that would have ruined the digestion and com pletion of communities more distant from the invigorating sea air than Astoria; but hoje deferred makcth the heart sick; patient as they are, the bos Tweed methods of the Pa cific Company are more than the people can endure and we, the peo ples' representatives, should termi nate this imposition once and for all. If a responsible opposition company will in good faith apply for a fran chise, we should then with open arms grant them a reasonable franchise only insisting, that they provide a modern system and that they furnish Of completion of Melbourne from Columbia to Alameda was adopted. Assessment Roll. No. 168 for the improvement of 12th street from Commercial to Duane, report was adopted. No. 166 for the improvement of 11th street from Exchange to Frank- ; lin avenue was adopted. authorized to proceed with work to; the extent and expenditure of $175. 'rpflP IlCTPJMli DUftXIl? The following claims were ordered j ttJlVJUIfl lllllllj paid: Astoria Hardware Co., 83 cents; Fisher Bros., & Co., $6.60; Leo Gramms, $1.50; C. W. Holmes, $475; A. V. Allen, $43.28; A. V. Allen, $3.16; C. W. Holms, $16; A. D. Craig, $3.75; John Corno, $3; Foard & Stokes, $19.28; A. V. Allen, $10.65; Simington Dry Goods Co., $3.44; Sherman Transfer Co., $3; R. M. Gaston, $1.55; Ross, Higgins & Co., $14.32; Zapf Furniture Co., $1.10; Steel & Ewart, $6.88; Astoria Hard ware Co., $48.66; Mrs. M. Olson, 1 7?- fMi.ir1 Heilhorn. $18.50: S. Elmore. $22: Allen Wall QUESTION Paint Co., $1.80; Eastern Painting & Decorating Co., $28.92; George Lind- strom & Co., $2.20; Clatsop Mill Co., $23.50; City Lumber and Box Co., $11.10; City Lumber & "Box Co., $39.90; Foard & Stokes Hardware Co., $12.79; Astoria Budget, $1.20, $1.20, $9.90, $15.84, $5.28; $5.28, $1.20, $5.40, $6.80, $8.65, $34, $4.15, City Lumber & Box Co., $12; W. A. Goodin, $95; Stret Assessors, $10; J. MAYOR WISE EXPRESSES FA VOR FOR MUNICIPAL PLANT -DR. HENDERSON DEFENDS THE PRESENT COMPANY. George E. Waggoner, a reprcscnta Paper &jtive of the Northwestern Long Dist ance Telephone Company who is seeking a franchise for his company, attended the meeting of the . com mon council last night and talked at lengh of his system. He claims that there is not, to his knowledge a town the sfee of Astoria in the country that has the automatic system, for the reason he says that the system is an expensive one and must have at C. Clinton, $4.20; J. C. Clinton, $19.50; least two thousand subscribers to new company will begin work as soon as practicable and complete it at the earliest possible date. If such new company does not meet with our rea sonable demand then I suggest, that your honorable body make use of the nower riven to you by the people at the last charter election and proceed with the establishment of a municipal telephone plant, insuring to the peo ple the best possible service, as well as providing an additional source of revenue to the city. In order that expedition be a proof of your sincer- ity t hope that you will provide for the immediate appointment of a com mittee to carefully look into the ad visability of building a municipal telephone plant regardless of any other proposition, so that, if any op position company fails to meet tnc popular expectation or by any chance becmes absorbed in the watered stock of an old company the council will then be in a position to act without loss of time," FAT FOLKS ONE D O L LA R ; invested in a bottle of these wonderful, harmless fat reducing tablets an4 In 30 daya you will be a norma!, well formed person again. Don't carry around your ugly bulk, your ungainly auperfloui flesh. It makei yo,, miserable, ridiculous and whaj U mor important, (t aubjecti you to fata consequences. Sudden death from fatt Degeneration, Heart DUeau, Kin ney Tiouble, Apoplexy and Musular Rheumatism-all come from OVER FATNESS. . "ANTICORPO" R E O V E S Street Assessors, $10; Street Asses ors, $20; J. C. Clinton, $6.25; S. El more, $12; Knapp Fuel Co., $13. Bids. Of Christ Larson of $517 for the improvement of Irving avenue from 9th to 8th streets was accepted. Of Christ Larson of $1070 for im proving 8th street from Harrison to Lexington was accepted. Of E. A. Gerding of $1720 for im proving 12th street from Exchange to Grand avenue was accepted. Of Birch and Jacobson of $1832 for improving 23rd street from Com mercial , to Exchange street was adopted. Communications. From the Clatsop Fuel Company accepting the franchise recently is sued by tke council was placed on file. From the county court of Clatsop in regard to improving Commercial street from 7th to 8th street was filed. From the Northwestern Long Dist ance Telephone Company in regard to a franchise to install a new tele- phone system in' the city of Astoria was referred to the committee on way's and means and city attorney. bring the rates down to a reasonable figure, and stated that he didn't think his company could undertake to in stall such a system in Astoria unless they were assured that amount of business, but, he continued, as an au tomatic plant would cost about $165,- 000, their present center energy sys tem was giving perfect satisfaction throughout the country, and that they had now in operation about 14,000 more phones than any other com pany. If however his company could se cure the franchise for their central energy system they could make the rates, for business houses $2.50 and for resident telephones on a two party line $1.50, he said. The local telephone company and its unsatisfactory service came up for considerable discussion among the members of the council last night, and they all seemed heartily in favor of an improved system, by the pres ent company, or by a new company. The only member who seemed to de fend the local concern was Dr. Hend erson, who said that he had been using his present telephone for about 11 years, and in all that time he never had any trouble getting prompt, and GOOD NEWS. Many Astoria Readers Have Heard it and Profited Thereby. "Good news travels fast," and the thousands of bad back sufferers in Astoria are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. Manv a lame, weak and aching back is had no more, thanks to Doan's Kidney Pills. Our citizens are tell ina the good news of their experience with the Old Oiiakcr Remedy. Here is an example worth reading: Arthur Rooke, 412 Duane street, Astoria. 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