The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-04


one way or another
ROBERT MAYS. with the citv coun-
Gil of The Dalles. at the con-
cluslon of Mr.. Cra ndall's statement
the mayor said: s'This is a mat
ter which should be considered very
carefully and plenty of time taken for
its consideration. The times at present
are very close, as every business man who
has tried to make collections can attest.
If the expense per lot is to be so large as
we learn from Mr.. Crandall, it will be
well to move very cautiously before au-
thorizing the expenditure of SO large an
amount of money. 1t is principle of
jeopardy it is wise to be careful of fur
ther expenditures. While our present
sewer system is not as good as we
might wish, it will do for the present.
So I believe that we should not rush
along recklessly in this matter, but give
it our calm, cool deliberation- Let the
council take it in hand and study over it
carefully.
Aid. Haight moved that it be referred
to the street and public property COM
mittee to act in conjunction with the
engineer, and that at next meeting a
report be presented as to the territory
wisest to drain, with full maps, charts
and estimates, so that it may be han
died intelligently. Amended that the
committee be appointed by the mayor |;
motion and amendment carried and
Haight, Kreft and Joles appointed as
such committee.
Then followed reports of the recorder,
marshal, treasurer and street commits
sioner, which were placed on file.
The new health ordinance was then
read. It is very lengthy document,
revealing careful study into all the de-
tails of the question, dealing in mas
terly manner with contagious diseases
and infection; refuse, garbage and filth
of all descriptions, provides for a pest
house, makes physicians responsible for
reporting cases of cantagion, killing beef
within city limits, privies and sewers,
unsafe buildings and awnings, etc. 1t is
perhaps the most comprehensive ordi-
nance ever drafted in The Dalles, in
which the handiwork of Aid. Haight is
plainly visible. At some future time
THE CHRONICLE will give further re-
view of it. 1t was unanimously passed.
The reading of the revised ordinances
was postponed for special meetings to be
held for that purpose. Aid. Joles en-
deavered TO relegate to obscurity the
salary ordinance on this proposition, but
it was defeated through the vigilance of
Aid. Kreft. who carried his point that
this was the time to dispose of it. 1t
came up for vote without comment,
though carefully prepared speeches were
doubtless ready, and was lost, the father
of the bill alone voting for it.
Aid. Kreft then mentioned bad place
on the road near S. B. Adams residence.
This brought out from Aid. Joles the
proposition to make good road on one
street throughout leading past the fair
grounds to the country, and was warmly
seconded by the mayor and the entire
council. The advisability of purchasing
rock crusher jointly with the county
was then discussed, and the whole mat
ter was left, upon motion, to the streets
and public property committee, who
shall confer with the county commits
sioners, with power to act for the city.
The following bills were then read and
allowed: