The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-03-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Additional Fire Protection Ordered-The
Blanket Ordinance Defeated

Last Friday evening the members OF
the city council were called to order
for the regular monthly meeting by
Mayor Nolan. Those present being
Councilmen n. L. Kuch, S. S. Johns,
Harry Clough, F. S. Cunning, w. Ii.
Butts, Chas. Stephens and the newly
elected city dad, w. A. Johnston.
The minutes of the last meeting
was read and approved, after which
| written communication from William
| Condor, manager of the Seufert
& Condor Telephone Company, was
read. In this Mr.. Condor offers to
give the telephone in the recorders
office free in future and also to Offset
the back rent on the same, il exchange
for part of the city lot on which the
telephone company have their work.
shop built, while the telephone in the
engine house will, as it has in the
past be given gratis as fire protec.
tion. The proposition was considered
and accepted.
Councilman Kuck, of the finance
committee asked for Que month longer
in which to report. The request was
granted by the council.
The city treasurer, ]. G. Crandall
| was ordered to deposit one thousand
dollars with the county clerk with
which to purchase county warrants for
sinking fund, as authorized by an
ordinance passed at the last meeting.
Mr.. Cunning, chairman of the COM
mittee on fire and water, to whom was
referred the matter of putting and ex,
tension of the o. r. &. N. pipe line
east from the corner of first and Union
streets He recommended that two
plugs be placed on Front street con-
Meeting with the city water works in
stead of the o. r. & N. pipe line. One
plug to be placed at the foot of Court
street another further east near the
Electric Light plant. The council
adopted the recommendation and or
dered the said plugs to be put in place.
A committee of three, consisting of
Councilmen Johns, Kuck ard Stephens
was appointed by the mayor as
special committee on the sewer sys-
TENS.
The blanket ordinance came up for
consideration and after the reading of
the same it was placed on its final
passage. The ordinance was consider
ed an unjust manner of taxation and
was defeated by vote of four to three.
The report of officers was next read
except the recorders which was in
complete, since the city treasurer failed
to file his report in time, and it is nec-
essary for the recorder to have that of
the treasurer in order to make his re-
port complete. The reports were read
and ordered placed on file, while the
and ordered paid.
The committee on fire and water, to
whom the matter of the increased
charge for fire protection was referred,
reported and recommended that $50
now be paid in consideration Of the ad-
ditional protection afforded this be-
ing an increase of $1S per month
over the previous charge Of S32. The
recorder was ordered to draw warrant
for 800 for the water rent for the |
months of January and February.
The committee an street and public |
property were directed to have any
necessary work done in the way of
improving streets and roads.
On motion OF Councilman Johns the |
finance committee was authorized to
employ a man to collect road tax on a
certain percentage.
The motion for adjournment being
in order they decided toey would hold
special meeting on Tuesday March Z,
at 7:3O p. m. The following oils were
ordered paid:
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