The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-05-16
Council Proceedings.

An adjourned meeting OF the common
council was held Thursday evening, May
9Th. Mayor Brosius, Aldermen
Blowers, Clarke, II. +. Davidson, Nc
Donad, p. s. Davidson and Rand
! Mcdonald, from the committee on
streets, reported in favor OF opening
Maurice avenue, in Blowers addition.
Report accepted and surveyor in
structed to make survey.
AT 8:25, Blowers moved that the com
mittee ON streets be allowed to 90 to the
station to meet Supt. 0'Brien Of the Q.
r. & N. Co., whose car had arrived and
who came to consult the city authori-
ties about the strip OF land in dispute
near the depot. Motion adopted and
committee withdrew.
A recess was taken till the return Of
the committee.
Upon reassembing, Mcdonald report
ed that the committee had met Mr.,
0'Brien and it was agreed that he should
meet with the full council after adj
iournment.
Rand, from the judiciary committee,
reported that the committee had had
under consideration the Electric
Light and Power Co.'S. ordinance,
and rewritten and amended it, but it
was still incomplete, and asked further
time
H. f. Davidson moved that, as the
ordinance was not in proper shape, the
whole matter be laid over till next
meeting, and in the meantime the com
mittee can receive other propositions
for furnishing water for fire protection.
Adopted.
The ordinance regulating the sale OF
liquors and repeating ordinance p was
read second time.
Attorney Jayne asked leave to address
the council and it was granted. He
said he had drawn up the ordinance, but
he noticed by the reading there was a
clause he had intended writing that was
absent 1t was in regard to allowing a
remonstrance to petition for a liquor
license, and If the remonstrance con-
tanned more names than the petition,
the petition could not be granted.
The committee that had the ordinance
in charge reported that they had re-
jected the clause permitting a remon-
STRANGE. The ordinance as reported
made it obligatory on the part of petit
tioners to obtain majority of the sigma
lures OF the number OF voters at the pre-
ceding election, and the remonstrance
clause was left out
Attorney B. S. Huntington of The
Dalles appeared for the Temperance peo-
pie and was granted the privilege of the
floor. He said the right to demonstrate
could not pc prohibited, that he under
stood that majority of the citizens of
Hood River had demonstrated against
granting liquor license, and if they
could not be heard, q minority would
rule in the matter
Attorney j. l.. Henderson was granted
leave to address the council. He said
he represented Mr.. Stubling, who had
asked for a saloon license. He charged
that many Of the names on the remon-
STRANGE to Mr.. Stublings receiving a
license were obtained by intimidation
or threats to boycott, and a good many
had signed both petition and remon-
STRANGE. He said the city treasury was
bankrupt, and if the saloons were pro-
hibited by too strict construction of the
ordinance, liquor would be sold just the
same and the city would be out the Ii
cense fee.
Mcdonald said the license question
ought to be settled at the polls by elect
ing aldermen for or against granting Ii
| censes.
P. S. Davidson moved that the words
'city election" be substituted for gem
eral election, and that the ordinance
pass. Adopted by the following vote /:
Yes-Clarke, P. S. Davidson, Mcdonald,
Rand No-Blowers, II. F. Davidson.
Attorney Jayne took the floor again
and asked that the Electric Light and
Power Co.'S. ordinance re put upon its
passage of first reading, and in justice to
the company, be either passed or turned
down.
Blowers said the matter was in the
hands OF committee and hoped it would
remain there till next meeting OF the
council. He promised that before the
next meeting Of the council proposition
would be made to furnish the city with
water free for fire protection. He moved
that the matter be laid over till next
meeting. Adopted,
Adjourned,