The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-12-22
CITY LEVIES A
TEN.MILL TAX
Police Committees Report Starts
Some Lively Fire Works.

The city council of Hood River levied
ten-mill tax at the regular meeting
Monday night. This is expected to
raise about $500, Three mills of the
tax were designated for road purposes
and the balance for general purposes.
The assessable valuation of the proper
ty within the corporate limits OF the
city Of Hood River is $254, ,5S5.
The report of the police committee,
exhonerating Marshal Olinger from the
charges preferred against him
by logger named Cooper, who was ar
rested on charges of drunkenness, start
ed sparks.
Early moved the adoption of the re-
port, when Mayes arose to state there
had been nothing regular about the ex-
animation held in the recorders office
with the marshal and Cooper two weeks
ago. 81 am not kicker" remarked
Mayes, "but when anything is carried
on in manner not considered straight
and legal, | shall interpose an objec-
tionh
Prather insinuated there was politics
in the case.
Mayes replied there was nothing of
the kind, and made some more serious
charges against the marshal, stating he
was intoxicated during the week and
nearly fell against a woman in the
street.
Prather was on his feet in minute.
1--WE have had all sorts of men to fill
the position of marshal in this city, but
not one has shown himself perfect" he
asserted. "But of them all, Mr.. Oling-
er has performed his duties far better
than anyone else. If there are charges
to be made against Mr. Olinger, let
someone make them in writing and be
brave enough to sign his name. We
are not here to listen to the heresay of
anyone"
Bailey then asserted in no mild tones
that this man Cooper had used thismat-
ter in the city campaign, and efforts
had been made to drag his (Bailey's
name into the affair.
Mayor Blowers declared he was not
satisfied with the objection raised by
Mayes against the report 81 am not
in favor OF covering up crime" re-
marked the city's chief executive, "but
| believe Mr., Mayes msunderstands
NllV AlbNlSis III tllls ICpOIl, lIlG COullllJ-
tee does find fault with the neg
ligence of the marshal in not
turning city money over more
promptly to the recorder, but re-
garding the other matter charging him
with eXtorting money from prisoners,
the charge was found to be all bosh, as
the examination plainly Indicated"
The question of adopting the report
was put and carried with the one mega
tive vote, that Of Mayes.
\ plat of Stranahan second addition
was refused because it had been record.
ed by the county clerk before being
accepted by the city of Hood River.
The finance committee stated that q
complete rep pprt of the years work
would be furnished for the next meet
ing of the council.
Mayes, for the streets and public |
property committee reported that the |
boat landing was now passabe. He
had been informed, he said, by Mrs !
Batcheder, that tramps have demol. |
ished the pest house in the west end of |
the city, and that the hobos make such !
4 racket there during the night as to !
disturb Mrs. Batchelder at the Country !
Club Inn. The tramps have broken all |
the dishes in the building, and smashed |
all the furniture and have cut into the |
floor for fire wood,
Marshal Olinger volunteered to see
after the property there, and to place
what tramps he caught on the streets.
Mayse also stated that p. f. Fouts |
had asked for a sidewalk from River