Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-03-13
City Council Proceedings.

AT the regular meeting Of the Com
mon Council of the city of Grants Pass
held at the city hall on Thursday eve.
ming March 6th) Mayor W. F, Kremer
presiding, all the members were present
except Councilman Lewis.
The claims of ]. X. Pigney and others
for correction Of assessments for lateral
sewer construction were referred to the
auditor and police judge to report at
next meeting.
The property offered by Mrs. Trimble
for a pesthouse was considered insult.
able for the purpose and not accepted.
The council decided to grant the
petition of r. l., Bartlett and others to
open Moss and II streets and build a
bridge over Gilbert creek on condition
that the owners donate the land neces-
sary to be included in the street and
referred the matter to the street COM
mittee.
The special committee appointed to
examine the ordinance recognizing the
fire department reported progress and
were granted further time.
Bills of the Grants Pass New Water
Light & Power Co. for water for flushing
sewer and etc, S2l35.
N. f. McGrew, hauling $l.50, and
Sugar Pine Door & Lumber Co., lumber
for bridges, s7.06, were allowed.
A petition Of W S. Barrie and others
for sidewalk on the east side Of Second
street from the Uhlig property north to
Evelyn street was referred to the street
committee.
Councilman Williams introduced "An
ordinance making it an offence to allow
stock to run at large; to provide pun
ishment therefore; to provide for the
impounding of stock and to repeal all
ordinances in conflict herewith" which
was passed under the emergency clause
and becomes effective at once. This or
dinance changes the cost for poundage
OF horses, mules, cattle etc. to $3.50 and
for other animals to $3.50 for each seiz.
ure (the fees under former ordinance
81 90 and so cts. respectively
The new ordinance also provides that
any person or persons violating the
same "shall be deemed guilty of an of
Tense and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not less than 81 80 nor
more than 5000 or in default of pay
ment of said fine shall be imprisoned in
the city Jail one dav for each two dol
lars of said Zine"
The ordinance vacating the alley in
west half OF block 40, original townslte
Of Grants Pass was laid on the table in
definitely.
A ordinance regulating the construc-
ton of "chimneys" was read the third
time and passed, which provides that
all chimneys within $50 feet of another
building shall have walls of good brick
or stone at least inches thick, the bot
tom to be at least six inches of same
material and be laid in good lime NOR
tar plastered inside, and where passing
through or near woodwork, plastered on
the outside They shall be well secured
and extend at least feet below the
ceiling of the room where fire is to be
made, if constructed on sidewal every
stovepipe passing through ceiling or
partition shall be protected by passing
through patent ventilator. No stove
pipe shall pass through side-wall win
dow or roof without first securing per-
mission of the committee on fire and wat
er, in writing. No stovepipe shall stand
within Is inches of any woodwork or
cloth wall, unless protected by tin or
zinc plates. Sec. 2 gives the committee
on fire and water authority to enter
houses to examine and enforce the pro-
visions Of the ordinance. Sec. pro-
vides fine Of not more than $50 for
each offense.
The committee on health was in
structed to cause nuisances in rear OF
the meat market on G street to be
abated.
The saloon bonds of W. 8. Wood was
accepted and license granted.
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