The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-01-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
A Large amount Of Blu siness Trans
actcd-Speciei Ses.iUn Last
Saturday Evening.

,ck A. regular meeting of the Commc
arc Council cf Dalles City, held at their ha
his Tuesday evening, Dec. 81, 1889, at whic
-. ue w-re present NJ. A. Moody, mayor. G.
= Ticr., ury, G. W. Miller, Hans Hansen an
I'D f. Denim, councilmen, the following pr.
hd ceediDgs were had
go The minutes of last meeting were rca
and approved.
u, Petition signed by A. w. Fargher ant
n. others, asking the council to have placed a
n. arc light at the intersection of Third ant
OF Jefferson streets, L1ughlins' addition Il
a: Dalles City, was read and on motion re
40 ferred to commissioner of streets and publ,
IN properly.
'e Petition signed by G ". Rowland and
" others asking the council to have placed an
, arc light at or near the corner of Fourth
> and Jefferson streets, Laughlin's addition
# to Dalles City, was read and on motion re-
: ferred to commissioner on streets and public
: property.
: Petition signed by August Buchler and
, others asking the council to appoint an ex-
, ira nightwatchman, was read and on mo-
tion laid ON the table.
Petition signed by J. P. McInerny and
others asking the council to allow coasting
on Union street, was read and on motion
grant
PETIT n signed by Mrs. M. J. Wingate
and others asking the council to have u
cross walk constructed across Third street
| IF ird n
Jefferson streets; also across Jefferson
street from the above mentioned corner,
was read and on molten granted, with in
structions to the street commissioner to
build the same.
Petition signed by Messrs. Mays & Hunt.
| ipgton, attorneys fer Jos. Beezey, asking
| the council to vacate that portion of Eighth |
street between blocks IA and Is and Ger.
tain portion of an alley, and Of Benton
street In Neyce and Gibson's addition to
Dahes City, was read and on motion re-
ferred to commissioner on streets and pub
lie property.
Petition signed by Joseph Beezley and
others heretofore presented asking council
that the line of Laughlin street from Sixth
to Alvord avenue be changed, was read and
on motion granted.
Petition signed by c. J. Smith, general
manager Of the o. r. & N. Co., asking the
council to vacate certain streets and certain
parts Of streets in Laughlin's addition to
Dalles City, was read, and on motion re-
ferred to committee on streets and public
property.
Petition by Joseph Stadlemar, asking the
council to give him quit claim deed to
certain lands within the corporate limits of
Dalles City, was read and on motion referred
to city attorney.
Letter from Hon. Geo. Watkins rendering
his resignation as city attorney, was read,
and on motion accepted.
Report of the committee appointed at
the last meeting of the council to confer
with the water commission was read, and
on motion adopted
Reports of recorder, marshal and street
commissioner were read, and ON motion
placed on file.
The claim of Cross Bros. for filling GER
tain streets In the Military addition to
Dalles City was referred to committee on
streets and public property.
The following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, that the auditor and clerk give
notice of the intention of the council to
vacate the following parts of Main, Madi-
sen aud Monroe streets in said city, the ,
better to improve the same: All that part
of Main street between Jefferson and Mon
roe. including the intersections thereof with ,
Madison and Monroe, which lies south of {
the north line Of the right of way conveyed ,
to the Oregon Steam Navigation Co. by
deed from the Laughlin heirs of record in |
book ''C' of deeds of Wasco county, Ore. ]
gon, pages 745, JAG. TAI. being that part of j
said Main street south of said right of way ,
which abuts upon and is contiguous to-
blocks Is and Is Laughlln's addition to
Dalles City, including the intersections
thereof of said Madisoniand Monroe sti eets;
also all of Madison street which abuts upon
and lies between lots 6 and of block is
and lots and IL of block % Laughlin's ad-
ditien to DaIes City; also all that part of
Madison street which abuts upon and lies
between the north so feet of lot 6, block Is,
and the north so feet of lot l; block Is, i
Laughlin's addition to Dalles City. i
The following named persons and firms Ii
to-wit: Tim Baldwin, W E Theodore. Chas .e
Jas E Hill, Wolfgang Schroeder, Chas g
Stubling, Fouts & Wilson, II McDonough, :,
F Lemke, 7 7 Nicholas, Mcdonald Bros, a,
Maetz & Pundt, J o Mack and Ad Keller ei
having each made application for licel 5. o,
to sell spirituous, malt and vinous liquors u,
IN less quantities than one quart within the
limits of the first ward Of Dailes City, and
t appearing that the several applicants
md petitions contain a majority of the
egal voters of said ward, and that due
,otice of said application had been made,
md each accompanied by receipt from the,
treasurer of the payment of $l50, thereup-
IN motion that license be granted to the ki
aid applicants, upon the approval of their re
,onds by the mayor of Dalles City, for the de
erm of six months on and after Jan. l, W
500, was passed.
Report of the committee appointed at
lie last regular meeting Of the council to
onfer with the water commission, haye to cE
eport as follows: " e met the commission or
n the day of Dec. 1889, and were :.
hown engineers estimate of the probable ' el
ost of obtsining water supply from differ .,s us
mt available sources. We are satisfied with 81 81
hese estimates and recommend that the re- -. ~
ort OF the water commission be adopted, ~ ~
nd that ordinance be pre- pared directing ", t'
be mayor to procure blank bonds, and to ~
ause them to be filled ont as provided by 60 60
Nv, and authorizing the water commission ie
G negotiate the sale thereof. Dated at
allies City, Oregon. this the 3lst day of
december, 1889. NJ. A. Moody, c. N.
hornbury, G. w. Miller, Hans Hansen Cs
So
rday, Ian. 4, 1890. GEO. H. KNAGGs co
Record er. is
Special Session Proceedings. p.
The special meeting of the Common
,ouncil on Saturday evening, January a, SO
800, was for the purpose of passing the
blowing ordinance, which was duly
assed and awaits only the approval of the
layor: ne
ORDINANCE. ito
The people of Dalles City do ordain as We
blows; r,
SECTION /. That for the purpose of di
roviding Dalles City and the inhabitants tn
lereot with an abundance of good, pure eff
nd wholesome water, there be issued two dr.
undred bonds in the sum Of $500 each, Pi
nd in the aggregate the sum of Sl00,O00,
ayab!e as follows: One-fourth payable
five years from the dale thereof; one =
,urth payable in ten years from the date poi
lercof; one-fourth payable in fifteen ha1
ears from the date thereof, and the re- pra pra
aiming one-fourth payable in twenty will will