The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1899-05-04
WHAT THE COUNCIL DID.
south Side Hose Company's Application
Accepted-BicycIes Must Keep
off of the Sidewalks

On account of meeting of the Hook
and Ladder COMPANY being held in the
council cham beIs. the councilmen met
at the recorders office, last night, where
Mayor Nolan presided, with Councilmen
Keller, Clough, Johns, Stephens, Gun
ming, Michelbach Kuck, and Johnet On
present.
After the minutes of the two previous
meetings = regular and special had
been read and approved, the application
of the South Side Hose Company, No. 6,
was read, as was also their recommen-
dation from the fire delegates, and on
motion of Clough the company was adj
mitted as a permanent organization !;
Kuck then moved that they be furnished
with the small cart now In the engine
| house and also 800 feet of hose. The
new company will at once proceed TO
circulate q subscription among the resi-
dents OF their section of the bluff and
will build hose house on the lot ad-
joining John Gates property
The question of bicycle riding on the
sidewalks of our city was then dis
cussed, and the marshal instructed to
enforce the ordinance against it.
The committee on streets aud public
property reported that the various stand
ing pipes used for filling the street.
sprinkler are leaking and causing
puddles of water on the streets, which
prove to be a nuisance.
A petition was read from C.L. Phillips,
who claims he has paid the balance due
on the city lots formerly purchased by
him, asking that he be given deeds to
the same, which are lots 7, and 9, in
block 21, of Gates Addition: The nat
ter was referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee.
An ordinance which was introduced
by Johns providing for the transfer of
$1,000 from the general fund to the sink
ing fund was passed. With this trans
fer $4,000 has been SO disposed of during
the past year to be set apart for the
future payment of the city debts.
Reports from the recorder, marshal
and treasurer were read and placed on
file, the report of the latter being sub
stantially as follows:
Bal cash on hand April 1. 49, .$3114 15
Received during month. ....... 1852 Is
$4476 80
Expenses for March S 622 40
Int on Dalles coupons ITO 90 1872 40
Cash on hand May l.. .$2743 80
Claims against the city were then
read and ordered paid as follows:
Maier & Benton, mdse. ......... S 2. 49
Nj Nolan, mdse. l 10
Mays & Grove, mdse. ........ 10
Blakeley & Houghton, mdee. 05
Clarke & Falk, mdee. ...... 3 25
Electric Light Co., lights for
March and April .....- 25 go
w A Johnston, mdse. . "a 90
E Collins, mdee go
Dalles City Water Works, water, so 90
F Cunning, repairs ... 13 25
Dalles Lumber Co., lumber. -. 15 10
E Humphrey, Swing oOd. Is
NJ at Plymal, labor. Is
Chas Cathcart, labor. .......... "a
Toney jackson, labor. ......... "a
Pacific Express Co., expressage.. 25
j w Blakeney, hauling g......... OC
Ferguson Bros, hauling 5C
D w Mann, hauling. "a
VIM Henzie, hauling. -. ....-.. "a
P Durham, hauling. ....... OC
John E Ferguson, hauling 49,. 81
Cbas Jones, abor. r...... 25 6(
VIM Morganfield, labor. .... IL sc
Sam Klein, labor II
w Robinson, labor .......... 22 O(
L Oakes, hauling g... 6 CT
James Harmon, hauling ...... q
Dan Fisher, labor. ..... % OF
Bert Eaton, labor. % OF
Joseph Maloney, labor II AZ
] A Wetle, hauling. g. IL 81
AS Cathcart, hauling. -. 18 81
Calf Restaurant, rs meals. -. IL Il
lJohn Burgraff, 26 meals go. II