The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1895-11-09
MR. HOOD RESIGNS.

Mr.. HOOD RESIGNS.
sends in his RssignatIon--It is laid
on the TabIe--A Report of the
Council Meeting Last Night.
The city council met in adjourned ses-
sion last evening and if the amount OF
time consumed were the sole judge of its
Importance, few sessions have been ss
weighty as this one. It was nearly IL
o'clock when motion to adjourn was
carried. When the roll was called the
following were present, besides Mayor
Menefee, Councilman A. r. Thompson,
NJ. T. Nolan, G. c. Eshelman, r. E.
Saltmarshe, T. F. Wood and S. S. Johns.
The meeting opened with genuine sur
prise in the shape OF the resignation of
Councilman r. B. Hood. The letter of
resignation had been handed to the re-
corder in the afternoon and when read
before the councilmen ran as follows:
THE DALLEs, Or. Nov Z, 1885.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of
The Dalles, Or.
GENTLEMEN: 1 hereby tender you my
resignation as councilman for the first
your kindness and courtesy to me while
| was member of your honorable body,
I remain, Yours Respectfully,
R. BLOOD.
After the surprise occasioned by the
resignation had subslded motion was
made and seconded that the resignation
be accepted, Later this motion was
Withdrawn and another one carried to
the effect that the resignation be laid on
the table until the next meeting. As
can be seen by the letter no reasons are
assigned by Mr.. Hood for his resignation
and none have been advanced by way
of explanation. The resignation was en-
tirely unexpected by the other mem bers
of the council. The select committee
appointed at the last meeting to look
after the sewer question reported
through DIR. Eshelman that Mr.. Gran
dali had been appointed to furnish speci-
fications. That gentleman being in at
tendance stated the specifications
for the building OF the sewer, which
were discussed at great length by the
members of the council. Finally no
action was taken and the matter OF the
sewer was left in about the same con-
dition as it was before the agitation be-
gan.
At this point in the proceedings Mar
shall Blakeney fell asleep and after
being awakened motion to adjourn was
made but received no second. A motion
was then made by Mr.. Thompson that
the present committee act in connection
with Mr.. Ross and Mr.. Wood to lay
plans for the sewer system, but as the
motion received no second it was not
brought before the house. As the hour
was growing late and there seemed little
chance of accomplishing anything dur
ling the remainder of the session the
councilmen wound their watches, passed
a motion to adjourn and went home.
A gentleman standing on the Regula-
tor dock last night and watching the
long line of passengers coming down The
gang plank, said: "The boat is the best
investment any community ever made.
1t is pleasure to come down to the dock
in the morning and see the steamer
start away loaded with the products oi
these inland counties and in the evening
watch it come to the dock crowded with
merchandise and the decks black with
passengers" The business done by the
D. P. & A. N. Co. this fail is es.
pecially gratifying. The boat is carrying
large loads of freight and passengers and
there seems to be no imminent diminu.
ton in the traffic. Last night the Reg
ulator had large miscellaneous cargo
on board, including almost every thine
from baby cnrriaoes to cnffina