The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-03-24
Common Council.


A special meeting of the council was held
last evening at the recorders ofice.
Present-G G Eshelman. chairman lro
TEN; W II Blu is. c Lnuer, L E Grove, I
Hudson aud T n j J1ies councimen.
The chairman stated the OBJECT of the
meeting was to hear the reports or the ilf-
ferent committees ard any other business
that might come up for consideration.
CO Crandail made report AS 10 contenl-
plated repairs of city jail stating tnst he
same would cost about $500 Tni, wou d
put the jail in g ooi c"nd tlon.
A mJtion was then made by CDuaciimar
Butt that the recorder be instructed to ad-
verrise for bId- for ten days, each uid to be
accompanied b. u bond IL the sum of SlO0-
t. the effect that the bidder will accept he
contract If awarded to him--;ur repairIrg
the Jail in accordance with the piaas of Mr..
Crandall.
The committee on streets and public
property reported In the matter If the light
question that they had called on MIR. Bolton
and gave him the citY's Proposition, and 8
he was then present at the meeting they re-
quest ed him to make a statement IN his ov n
b-half. He then stated that lie could no
furnish the lights for less than Sl2 ligh
as the cost of wire and erecting poies comes
hIgh, but that he would be willing to fur
nish the city any number of lights at that
he. off shaI kbot
rate, he should desire contract with the
municipality for period of at least two
years.
On motion it was ordered that the city
enter into contract with the Electric
Light Co for two years at the price of Sll
per light for four months during summer.
and the remainder of the year at Sl2 per
month.
On motion the recorder was ordered to
draw up contract with the Electric L ght
Co. in accordance with the above, and pre-
The record ,r was instructed by motion to
give notice for receiving bids for the con-
struction of 2l2 feet of sidewalk on Union
street, to replace that taken out of the cut.
ald that each bid be a compsnied by a
bond for accepting contract if awarded.
Mr.. Crandall made a verbal report re-
gardi G the L'ushin and the Elton grades,
giving leYe s, amount of excavsting, etc.
The report was accepted on motion and
placed on file, and that the recorder proceed
to advertise for the length of time provided
fer in the charter. The said improveme mt
is to be made at the cost of the property
contiguous thereto.
The ju iiciary committee asked for
further time in examining into the condition
of the street in front OF the q. P. depot.
In the matter of the Lincoln street
sewer it was explained that Capt McNulty,
who had been assessed for two lots. could
not possibly connect with the sewer, and,
on motion his assessment was referred 10
the entire council.
The finance committee was granted
further time in making a re oort on the bill
for meals for prisoners for three months.
The report of the committee on streets
and public property in regard to raising the
clstern cover on the corner of Second and
Madison streets, and recommending that
the same be postponed for the present, was
read and accepted.
The petition of the PopulIst party club
for the use of the city hall on Saturday
evenings was read and on motion was
granted, provided that the club keep the
room clean and take care of the lights. and
bear expenses of fuel.
On motion 1t was ordered that all dogs
be impounded and killed on or after
May IL. 1894. except they are properly Ii
censed.
The city marshal was ordered on motion
to turn over all prisoners to the street com.
missioner, and that they be worked on the
rock crusher.
There being no further business the
council adjourned.
Almost a Riot.
La Grande Chronicle: a ripple of ex-
citement, which for time threatened 10
mob-like proportions, occurred in
Baker City on st. Patrick's day, and was
caused by the placing of large green
streamer- above the American flag In