Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-18
The CITY DADS.
Passed Many Sewer Ordinanees-Bin II
Suppress Baudy Houses.

Passed Many Sewer Ordinances-Bin to
Suppress Baudy Houses.
All counci1men were present at
the regular meeting of the city
fathers held Monday evening,
and the following business was
transacted:
Ordinances providing for the
following lateral sewers were
passed: A sewer along the mid
die of the alley of block II, N B
and P Aver7's addition to Cor
Wallis; a sewer beginning at the
manhole in the Jefferson street
sewer in the alley back of the
Presbyterian church and running
to the middle of the alley in the
rear of the residence of P Avery;
a sewer running through the al
leys in the Lake-Holgate and
Wi1kins-Weber-W Withan blocks;
sewer beginning at the man
hole on Jefferson street and run
ming northerly through the opera
house block and terminating at
the court house; a sewer Though
the Smith Pernot and old college
blocks.
Petition of Flora Porter for
sewer through blocks 20 and Fl,
county addition to Corvallis, was
granted.
Petition of Geo. E Lilly and
Mary Avery for a lateral sewer
through block "a; petition OF G
R Farra tor lateral through blk
10; and petition of E B Horning
and M E Brown for lateral
through blocks IS and 16, Averys
addition, with remonstrances of
Susan M Berry, J w Foster, F
E Purdy and Frank Wood,| were
referred to the sewer commlttee.
An ordinance was introduced
as a substitute for the COW ordin-
ance offered to the council Mar.
10th. 1902. This ordinance pro-
vided for the absolute abolish
ment of COWS from within the
corporate limits; the substitute
permitted them to remain under
certain restrictions. The substi-
tute was lost, aud the original
motion was rejected. Later an
ordinance was introduced to
amend Section 2 of an ordinance
relating to certain animals and
prohibiting their running at
large, which was passed by the
council June IS, 1892. This
bill was objected to upon its in
PRODUCTION and it went over until
the next meeting.
The police judge was instruct
ed to give the usual notice of the
annual city election which occurs
May 10th, and the following Of
fcers were appointed: Judges,
Caleb Davis, John Bier and S
Chapman; clerks, Miles Starr
and J w Crawford.
The matter of selling or rent
ing the old engine house was
again referred to the finance COM
mittee to report at the meeting to
be held April 10Th.
The matter of securing ferry
to use in securing gravel was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The petition of the county
court asking the city to pay tor
the electric light at the ferry
landing, was granted:
Petition of M M Cauthorn in
regard to sidewalk along east
side of lot 10, block I, Dixon's
addition, was granted.
Bills were allowed, amounting
to $336.25 on the general, and
$42. 50 On the street funds.
The report of the chief OF po.
lice was read and placed on file.
Bills of G R Farra, for $40:
DR.. Rowiey for 5000, and H
c Mangus for $48, were referred
to the finance committee.
An ordinance to prevent and
suppress baudy houses, and tc
punish keepers, inmates and fire.
quenters thereof, passed the coun'
Gil by unanimous vote. This or.
dinance provides that any person
who shall open, set up or keeI
within the corporate limits of the
City of Corvallis any baudy
house, or knowingly aid, rem
any property to, or assist IN set
ting up, keeping or maintaining
the same, shall be punished by
| fine of not less than SIS, no
more than 500; or by imprison
ment in the city Jail not NOR
than 50 days. Frequenters O
inmates shall be punished by
fine not less than $40, nor NOR
than 500; Or not less than fv
nor more than so days in Jail
Common fame shall be compe
tent evidence in support of an