The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-01-17
Council Proceedings.


sion of First street. The sewers vii
empty from First street.
After some discussion upon the ques
; ton of leasing Columbia street, Melon
aid moved that the mayor and recorder
be empowered to draw up lease, fol
length of time not exceeding ten years
} giving the Davidson Fruit Co. the use o.
the part Of Columbia street mentioned
in the ordinance vacating the same at 9
nominal rental. Carried,
Reports Of the recorder and treasurer
were read and accepted Following is q
synopsis of the recorders report:
In hands of treasurer as per his
report January |, l90l.........$ 325 AZ
Licenses collected for l90l..,.... 1867 0C
Fines collected for l90l.......... A so
Total..................,.....".$l 7S7 81
Warrants drawn.....,.........". 795 "
Balance ..............,........ 94l 45
Pest-house warrants paid nam. 6l8 90
Balance in treasury.......... 323 43
There were "A fines in the recorders
court during the year 1901.
An ordinance providing for the build
ing of sidewalk on south side OF State
street, from Second street TO Park ave-
nue., passed first reading.
The following bills were allowed:
Geo. T. Prather, rent ..,"...".....$ 6 90
Recorder-costs of court, poll
books, tally sheets, etc, per
cent of licenses collected. ,......, SO 80
j. Wilhelm, prisoners lunches..... 90
Glacier, publishing ordinances. rs
Geo. I. Prather, per cent OF ST.
All 80 collected .............."....". 6S 30
Bone Bros, rent........,............". 20 w
The bills presented to the council for
services rendered in the smallpox case
of J. A. Knox created considerable dis
cussion. The council finally decided
that the services rendered were not au-
thorized nor ordered by the city officials; /;
that E. S. Olinger, acting as deputy
sheriff, had charge Of the case; that
Knox was not a resident of the city, that
he had come to town to consulta doctor,
knot knowing he had the smallpox. The
smallpox bills were not allowed. They
had been rejected by the county court.
They amount in the aggregate to $69.l0,
as follows: Mt Hood Stage Co., for
hauling patient to the pest house, fun
igating, ETC., and returning patient to
his home in the country, $40; A. S.
Bonapart, nurse at pest house, $4S;
Williams & Brosius, disinfectants, $l.10.
Adjourned till Tuesday evening, Jan
uary 18th.
The new council met Tuesday even
ing. Present-Mayor Brosius, Alder
men Blowers, Clarke, II, f. Davidson,
P. s. Davidson and Rand.
The recorder read the credentials Of
A. S. Blowers, II F. Davidson P. S.
Davidson, J. L. Rand and Charles N.
Clarke, new members of the council.
The mayors message was read as
follows:
To the Common Council of the City
of Hood River, Oregon Gentlemen;
The charter of the city makes it obliga-
tory upon the mayor to, "at least once
in each year, state to the council the
condition, financial and otherwise, and
recommend such measures for the peace,
health, improvement and prosperity of
the city as he may deem eXpedient. "
Were it not for this provision | would
prefer to omit such statement at this
time, as the uniform interest shown by
the members of the council in the peace,
health and prosperity of the city in the
past two years of my incumbency of the
mayoraGty so lessons my opportunity to
advance the interests of the city by new
suggestions, and the work still under
way still reduces the value Of new advice
on old subjects, that | will only attempt
short resume of our condition, accom-
plishments and needs.
The balance in the hands OF the treas
urer Jan. 1st, 1901, was 1926. As receipts
from licenses were 81 1867 and from fines
$44 90--a total of resources of 81 ,737 ,35.
The general expenses for the year were
$795. 9, ,2and the special four year hos
pital warrants Of 1900 being offered on
the market at their face without inter-
est and amounting to $6l8, the finance
committee deemed them good invest
ment for their surplus and advised the
treasurer to take them up, which was
accordingly done and they were ordered
cancelled by the council. This total of
expense of 81, 1882 leaves balance
forward to 1902 Of $923.43, which,at the
last meeting of the old council, was fur
ther reduced to $l4943. Thus, while
the resources in sight are small, the city
is without any Indebtedness, probably
the only incorporated city in the state
OF like age (seyen years. that has never
levied a tax and kept out OF debt.
As to accomplishments, while they
may appear small when they are enum-
Grated, they mean the very foundations
of future improvements, and had they
not been studied carefully while there
was no incentive to rush them, they
might easily have been inadequately
considered when in the future theirneed
will be shown for permanent street i'm
provements, sewerage, etc. They may
be enumerated as the ordinances estab-
fishing surveyors monuments and To-
eating the block lines, establishing the
grades of streets within that portion OF
the incorporate limits at present princi-
pally occupied by business houses and
residences, protecting our natural oak
trees, the beauty and glory of our city,
and providing in the near future for Il
complete plan OF sewerage for the dis
trict now needing it, which plan may be
indefinitely extended to such area as
may become sufficiently populated to
need it,and lastly, though not city eX-
pense, the electric plant with power
from Hood river now so successfully sup
plying our citizens with light, is des-
tined to become one of the chief ele-
ments of prosperity to us through its
utilization as q power plant, and the
building up of manufacturing indus
tries among us,
There are a few recommendation
which win doubtless he repetitions of
suggestions heard in the council cham
ber from time to time, bnt which ldeem
OF sufficient Importance TO impress on
you in this prominent manner,
An ordinance should provide for the
more definite succession Of newly elect
ed members OF the council to the seats
Of those retiring and thus avoid the pos
sibility of future strife on this subject.
An ordinance should provide for
enforcing the provisions OF sec. ll6 Of the
charter relative to the plating of addi-
tions
An ordinance should provide a penal
ty against parents OF guardians who per
nit children to handle or have in their
possession in public fire arms Of any and
all descriptions.
An ordinance should provide the
width to which streets and roads in the
city should be improved iromo year to
year,so as to mike and keep same uni
form under changing commissioners and
supervisors and prevent unnecessary
damage to abutting property.
The cuuneil SbOuid pulpaVor Ia tOil-
tinue the past harmonious relations