The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20
ConnciI Proeeedlngs.

Council met in regular session Mon
day evening, February is, 1908. Pres
ent: Mayor Coon, Aldermen Mayes,
Gessling, Blowers, Prather, II. f. David
son and p. s. Davidson; Recorder
Nlckleson and Marshal Cunning.
Minutes of previous meeting were
read and on motion of Gessling were
corrected as to vote on ordinance No.
SO, after which they were approved as
amended.
Committee on streets and public
property reported back the petition of
II. r. Erwin and others, and recom-
mended that petitioners be authorized
to employ j. l.. Henderson to establish
grades on Oak, River and Spring streets
In Riverview Park addition at their
own expense, Report of committee
was accepted and the petition was then
taken up for action. Mr.. Erwin was
granted the privilege of the floor and
protested vigorously against the
adoption of the committee report, Oh
the ground that 1t was always custo-
mary for the city engineer to establish
street grades; that such had always
been the practice In Hood River and
that to fall to do so In this instance
would be an unjust discrimination
against his company. Prather spoke
In favor of the city employing the
surveyor for establishing street grades
as had heretofore been done. II. +.
Davidson made the point that If sur
veyor was In the employ of a private
individual he would not be responsible
to the city for the establishment of
corrct grades and he thought that the
city should have charge of such work.
p. s. Davidson moved that the petition
asking that j, l.. Henderson be author
lied to establish such grades, be granted;
carried.
The committee Oh health reported
that the first smallpox patient was
almost wholly recovered, but that there
were two new cases among the inmates
of the quarantlned house, and that
strict quarantine was still being main
tained.
P, S. Davidson of the special com.
mittee reported having just received
legal opinion as TO the validity of or
dinance No. 67, and asked for recess
of five minutes 10 allow the committee
TO examine same Recess granted The
council was again called to order and
the committee submitted written
opinion by W. III. Wilson as its report.
Mr., Wilson held that the ordinance in
question had not been legally passed,
but that If it was so desired the same
ordinance could be re-introduced and
passed by going through the same pro-
ceeding as u new ordinance. He also
held that the request for the passage of
said ordinance by the Electric Light,
Power and Water Co., would hold good
as to such ordinance Ii passed in its
original form, regardless of any subse-
quent action which said company
might take, The committee also ne.
ported u resolution recommending that
whereas ordinance No. 81 had been
considered as passed, that 1t now be
taken up for action by the council. |
On motion Of Gessllng the report of
the committee was accepted and reso.
luton adopted.
On motion of Blowers ordinance No. |
69, which was u special order, was
postponed until the Sth order ofbuslness.
The following bills were presented |
and allowed: Lewis Case, to killing and |
burylng two dogs, $l00; w. ii. Wilson, |
to legal advice, $1,000.
A communication was received from /
the Electric Light, Power aud Water
Co., Withdrawing the consent of said /
company for the repeal of ordinance
No. 6S and was referred to the com.
mittee on Judiciary by the mayor.
Gessling reintroduoed ordinance No.
81, to repeal ordinance No. 6S. The
ordinance was read, aud ON motion of
Gessling, passed iirst reading aud was
referred to the Judiciary committee.
On motion Of Gessllng action on or
dinance No. 90 was postponed until
the next regular meeting.
III. +. Davidson moved that the
judiciary committee be instructed 10
Investigate In regard TO the ordinance
governing fees aud report such changes
rs were were found Necessary to meet
present conditions; carried.
On motion Of Pnther the bond Of
The marshal and street commissioner
was approved.