The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-01-28

satisfactory to the people of Hood River.
MIR. Blowers was present when the
granting of the franchise was decided
upon, as the entry in the commissioners
journal will show, and that his consent
and approval of the proposal was OBJ
tanned is evidenced by the following
affidavit:
STATE OF OREGoN,)
County of Wasco, Ss'
1, A. Winans and I, L. Winans, being
each duly sworn, say that these atlantis
presented the application to the county
court of Wasco county for the lease OF
certain portions of Hood River as pub
lie highway; that the said atlantis rep
reeenting in said matter the Hood River
numbering Company, corporation !;
that said court was composed of Hon.
Geo. G. Blakeley, judgs, and Hons. A.
s. Blowers and James Darnielle, COM
missloners, and all the members of the
court were present at the time said ap-
pllcatlon was made, and the matter was
fully discussed by the members of said
court, as well as by these atlantis; that
Judge Blakeley and Commissioner Dar-
nielle particularly consulted Capt. Blow
ers with reference to the wishes of the
people living along Hood river and the
vicinity, and particularly referred to
qim for their information before acting
that Capt. Blowers in our presence at
said time, and in the presence of the
other mem bers OF said court, expressed
himself personally as in favor of the
proposition and stated that it was some
thing greatly needed by the people of
that section and would meet with the
universal approval of the people there;
that draft was made and presented to
the court of the lease desired by said
nor Il
that the county judge and clerk execute
the lease on the part of the court, and
Capt Blowers acted in all such matters
with the other members of said court
that the draft presented by these atlantis
OF the lease proposed to be taken by
them for said company, was inspected
by Capt. Blowers fully and approved by
him in all respects, with one exception
only; that exception being with respect
to the price for driving and booming
cordWood, and the price was changed
according to Capt. Blowers suggestions.
And L further swear that during all
the time said matter was being consid-
cred by said county court that said Capt.
Blowers appeared to be the most enthu-
slastic member of the court and greatly
in favor of entering into said lease with
said company.
A. W1NANs,
L. WINANs,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of January, 1896.
B. S. HUNTINGTON,
Notary Public for Oregon.
The Glacier probably knows, or if it
doesn't it should known, that the county
judge and clerk can give no valid lease
OF this kind without being ordered SO to
do by the court, and if they did sign
what purported to be such an 1nstru-
ment, its invalidity would be so appar- |
ent as to cause no one any inconvenience. |
THE CHRONICLE has no interest what
ever in the matter. The issue is purely |
local and the people of Hood River
would rather settle their local matters
without outside suggestion, and we are
willing they should. Whether or not
the rates allowed the company to charge
are excessive we do not know; but if
they are they can be regulated by fu-
ture action OF the court. All this paper
wishes to do is to show the facts in the
case and to make plain that whatever
was done in the matter, was done with
the full concurrence of all the members
OF the county court, The county Judge
has no more to do with it than the COM
missioners, and the county clerk, in
stead of being party to the making of
the lease, acted only as an attesting
officer, setting his seal, as it is necessary
for him to do upon all documents of this
sort.