The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-04-25
For Fire Protection.


question should be decided soon. II we
can't accept the proposition from the
Electric Light and Power Go. the sub
iect must not be allowed to rest till
something is done to help protect US
against fire and reduce insurance. Be-
low we publish the proposition OF the
Electric Light and Power Co. now be-
fore the common council in the shape OF
an ordinance. Read it:
An ordinancegranting to the Hood River
Electric Light, Power and Water Compa-
nv the right TO lay pipes and mains, and
mains underground through the streets,
alleys and public grounds of the city OF
Hood River, for the purpose Of ofcarrying wa
ter into, through and throughout said city,
and to supply the inhabitants thereof
with water, and for providing means OF
extinguishing fires.
The city OF Hood River does .ordain as
follows:
Section |. That the Hood River Elec
tric Light, Power and Water Company,a
corporation organized under the general
laws of the state of Oregon be, and it is
hereby, granted the privilege and right
of laying mains and pipes underground
in or through the streets and alleys OF
the city Of Hood River, for the purpose
of conveying water into, through and
throughout said city, for supplying the
inhabitants thereof with water and for
furnishing water for eXtinguishing fires,
under the conditions and rights herein
after set forth.
Sec. 2. The Hood River Electric Light,
Power and Water Company shall never
charge greater rates for water for sim-
lar uses than are now charged by the
company or persons now supplying wa
ter in said city OF Hood River, and
whenever the water rates charged by
the Hood River Electric Light, Power
and Water Company shall appear to
the common council of said city
to be exorbitant or unreasonable in
comparison with the company's revenue,
such common council may declare the
same byresolution or ordinance, and cause
a copy of such resolution or ordinance
to be served upon the Hood River Eelec-
trio Light, Power and Water Company,
to its president, secretary or managing
agent, and at the same meeting of the
adoption Of such resolution or ordinance
or at the next meeting of the said COM
mon council, may appoint two free
holders, residents in said city, as COM
missioners, and the Hood River Elec-
trio Light Power and Water Company
shall within ten days after ser ice upon
said company of copy of the resolution
or ordinance as provided in this section,
appoint two commissioners, freeholders
and residents of Wasco county, Oregon,
and not connected with or interested in
said company.
The commissioners so appointed by
the said common council and by said
company shall constitute commission,
with power by majority vote OF all oi
said commissioners to reduce, regulate
or fix the water rates to be charged by
said company during the year ther
next ensuing, or until the same
shall be changed by another COM
mission, constituted in the same
manner as hereinbefore provided
but change by reduction of water rates
shall not be made within one year from
the time the same shall be fixed by the
action of any commission as herein pro
vided.
Sec. g. In case such commission con
stituted as is provided in section 2 o
this ordinance shall be unable for any
cause to agree upon what water rates
, shall be fixed as reasonable, such com
mission shall select one freeholder, {
resident of said Wasco county, to ac
with said commission, and majority o
the commission so constituted shall fil
, and determine the maximum rates to bt
J charged by said Hood River Electric
: Light, Power and Water Company during
the time provided in section 2 hereof
provided, that ii said commission, con
stituted as provided in section 2, or il
J this section, shall not have agreed anC
} fixed and established such wate
} rates within thirty days from date 0
appointment, such commission shal
= be deemed to be dissolved and an
: other commission shall be appointed il
like manner, and with like powers ant
: duties as provided in said section 2 ant
, in this section. And provided further
that if the Hood River Electric Light
2 Power and Water Company shall neg
lect or refuse to appoint commissioner
as is provided in section 2 hereof, ant
| within the time therein provided, thel
/ the common council of the city of Hoot
River may make the commission full b,
: the appointment of two persons with th
! qualifications mentioned in section
hereof for appointment by said compa
t ny, to act with the two commissioner
t originally appointed by said council ,ant
the commission so constituted shall hav
= full power to fix and establish waite
l rates for said company, to be charged a
: provided in section hereof.
Sec. 4. As soon as such commission
5 shall have agreed upon, fixed and reg
ulated the water rates as hereinbefor
4 provided, the same shall be reported t.
S the common council of said city of Hoo
: River and filed by the recorder, VIII,
7 shall cause notice to be. published o
r such rates so established, in some news
: paper published in said city for perioC
{ of ten days, and if at any time ther
: shall be none so published, then in
, newspaper published in the city of Tht
: Dalles, in said Wasuo county during tn
D same time, after which it shall be un
( lawful for said company to demand o
= collect greater or higher charges 10
= water than as so fixed by said com
e mission.
Sec. 5. The said Hood River EleC
: trio Light, Power and Water Compan
: shall begin work on the construction o
5 their water works aforesaid within thir
g ty days after the approval of this ordi
, nance, and shall have such works, res
t ervoirs, and not less than two miles Q
{ mains laid within said city and in com
: plete working order within twelv
e months from the approval of this ordi
r nance. The mains leading from reser
5 voir to State street on Park stree
shall be ten inches in diameter, and th
e main through State street to First stree
} shall be eight inches in diameter; ant
s the main from State street to Rive
5 street on First street in Waucoma and o
5 River street to First street shall be si
s icnhes in diameter; and the mains o.
! First, Third, and Fifth streets, an
S the mains on Irving, Oak and Firs
| streets in Waucoma, connecting tn
\ the mains on State street and Rive
/ street shall be four inches in diameter
r and the main from State street to Rive
I street on Second street shall be six inch
= es in diameter; and the main on Third
/ Columbia and Fourth streets shal
, be four inches in diameter; and a fail
5 ure to comply with the requirements G
e this section shall work forfeiture of a
= the rights and privileges granted by thi
ordinance
Sees. Such water works shall be of am
pie capacityto supplya good working pres
sure for fire extinguishing purposes t
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