The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1900-02-23
Council Proceedings.

The adjourned meeting of the council
was held Monday evening. Present,
Mayor Brosius, Aldermen Bell, Dukes,
Luckey and Mcdonald, and Recorder
Niekelsen.
Mayor Brosius, as special committee
to investigate the names on petition OF
X. L. Fewel & Co. for a saloon license,
and the names of demonstrators thereto,
reported that IL names on the petition
had been objected to, and that l5 names
of demonstrators had been objected to
by petitioners. The mayor sustained
the objections to names on the pc
tition and 3 on the remonstrance.
Eleven names of bunk-house men were
found on the petition. Three men had
signed both the petition and remon-
STRANGE. Making all deductions for ille-
gal signatures left 62 names on the pc
tition and 90 on the remonstrance.
Bell moved that the report OF the
mayor as special committee be accepted
and the committee discharged-Carred.
A communication from County Sur
veyor Colt, stating that he had run the
east BOUNDARY of the city limits and
found the bunk house 43 feet outside,
was read.
E. l.. Smith filed list of the legal
voters of the town OF Hood River at the
last election.
Bell asked for the reading of Ordi-
nance 10, under which license for a
saloon is asked for. The recorder read
| the ordinance.
Luckey thought that if the bunk house
names we're taken from the petition, and
as these men had voted at the late town
election, the number of voters requiring
a majority should be reduced accordingly
Mcdonald said the ordinance wa'
plain-that petition required major
lty OF all the votes cast at the preceding
| erection. and the council could not g
| behind the returns.
E. l.. Smith, on behalf of the remon
strators, asked that the IL bunk-hous'
names be stricken from the petition.
Judge Kent asked If any aItidavlts hat
been med showing that these were lllega
names on the petition. He was Willing
to let the council settle the matter IL
their own way.
J e. L.. Smith filed list Of II names o
bunk house men.
Mcdonald asked for the reading o
the contested names and the objection
thereto, and they were read by the re
corder.
Mcdonald moved that the l6 name
be stricken from the petition.
Bell SAID he understood the mayo
was to decide on these names. lie ha
J learned from the prosecuting attorne
and other legal authority that the bunk
house names could not be counted
therefore he moved they be stricke
, from the petition. Carried unanimously
a Considerable discussion ensued, chletl
between the attorneys Tor and again'
: the petition.
Luckey thought the council was COZ
/, sumlng a good deal OF time without al
comprising anything.
! Mcdonald moved, and Luckey seconf
: ed, that the petition be rejected.
Bell SAID he didn't like to vote upo
the question TILL what constituted MI
! iorlty OF the town voters was established
!, Mcdonald thought the majority WI
j established by the ordinance.
|. The petition was rejected unanlmousl
d Bell reported from the committed G
!, finance tnat the Busklrk property ha
It not been examined IN regard 10 It's fea
ability as pest house tor the reas(
!. that the weather had been too lnclemel
for the committee to visit 1t. Mr.. lie
/ derson beng present, he asked that
be allowed 10 state particulars IN re9a
to the Busklrk property. Mr.. HeIot
, son said the place contained 4 acres
!, land. q good 4 or 5 room house, and
II good spring near by. 1t IS isolated fro
all other dwellings. The property c.
,. be bought by the town for $bO0 by payi
n $l00 down, balance on long time.
Dukes reported that nothing had be
e, done towards repairing the jail.
1T Luckey wanted to know what sourc
of revenue were on hand to meet the
~ expenses about to be incurred by t
" town.
: Dukes thought some revenue might
raised from taxing dogs. There
II about $500 worth III town.
Discussion upon the revenue questi
a elected the fact that the town could
sue liabilities to the amount OF $z,oUo
IA Mcdonald suggested that the coun
should meet ottener than once NOR
>. and gave notice that he would lntrodl
an ordinance to that effect.
Bell said pest house was very
IL portant in view of the proximity
smallpox cases at The Dalles and Il
cd smallpox was reported at Moslef.
On motion, meeting adjourned
:, Monday evening, Feb. 10th.
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