The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-09-19
ordinance 5s-Why it was Not Enrolled.

Hood River, Oregon, September g.,
| 1902 Editor Glacier: In answer to the
kick of the secretary of the Hood River
Electric Light, Power and Water Co.,
will explain how it happened that Or
dinance No. 52was not enrolled. About
the 18th of August, 1902, was ordered
by the mayor to have all ordinances
passed by the common council enrolled,
as the new city charter provides. There
were then on file in my office some 2S
ordinances that had not been enrolled.
| therefore took all the ordinances in
my custody and gave them to second
party to copy IN book for that pur-
pose, saying they would find few or
dinances missing, as some had been
vetoed or tabled. The completion Of
the enrolment of said ordinances was
made September 6, but for lack Of time
my attest was only attached to few
of the last ordinances passed, which
had not already been approved in the
original. The book was then given to
the mayor, who approved the last two
ordinances, passed September l, and
returned said enrolled copies for me to
complete my attest, etc. All the orig
inal ordinanc passed prior to Septem-
ber having been duly approved or
vetoed by the mayor, and as thought
were in my possession. Now, 1t turned
out that ordinance No. So was not
with those turned over for enrolment.
Why? All ordinances passed are sup
posed to be printed, but the printing
of private ordinances, like No. So, must
be paid for by the party in whose favor
the ordinance is passed. Therefore i
gave No. So, after II had been duly APP
proved, to the editor of the Glacier to
have it printed Now it appears that
the secretary of said Electric Light Co.,
when he found out that said company
would have to pay for having said or
dinance printed, told the editor of the
Glacier not to print it; and this ordi-
nance has been in the Glacier Office
since its approval, has remained there
waiting to be printed, and is yet in
said office. I'll admit | forgot about
that ordinance not being printed or not
being in my possession, If | had
known IL was yet In the Glacier office
/ would most assuredly have had 1t en-
rolled with the Others, which can still
be done and be as valid as the rest of
the ordinances. But why should the
secretary of the Electric Light Co
come to my office some days ago and
ask to see the ordinance book, which
he examined in company with his at
torney? The kick registered at the last
council meeting shows why. No men
tion was made to me at any time about
ordinance No. So or any other ordi-
nance by said party, but said secretary
proceeded to write two sheets of type
written matter to be presented to the
council, trying to show and saying that
l Intentionally or otherwise failed to
have ordinance SO enrolled. 1t is very
apparent that this matter was brought
up in the manner it was to cause a
feeling in favor of the Electric Light
Co. aud to try to make the public be-
lieve that the Springwater Co. was
using me, or that was trying to favor
said company. or in other words, ac-
cusing me of malfeasanee in office.
If the parties interested gain anything
by their action they are welcome to it.
write this explanation 10 justice TO
myself, and respectfully ask that it be
published. j. r. NICKELsEN,
CitV Recorder.