The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
MAYOR 7. R. COON RESIGNS

The reading OF letter from Attorney
w. 7. Hume, shortly after the council
convened Monday night, stirred up a
regular hornets nest, the whole affair
ending with Mayor Coon rendering his
resignation and leaving the meeting.
Mr.. Hume asserts that he was sick in
Portland hospital when the Fouts case
came up for review before Judge Brad.
shaw, and that snap judgment was tax
EN- by settling the case in his absence
Mr.. Hume stated that Mr.. Fouts had
repeatedly made the remark in Portland
that he (Fouts) owned the council, and
whatever Hume asked OF the city would
be promptly turned down. Humes
wanted TO know if he was expected to
60 on with the case, saying the city
stood good chance to have rehearing
in the Fouts writ of review, with final
judgment in its favor. The attorney
said he didn't care to procede further
without a remittance. He presented
no bill, but hinted at a suit against the
town If the council showed no inclination
to recompense him for what he has done.
Councilman Early contended that
sickness would excuse no lawyer
for losing case He was anx-
ious to call off Mr.. Hume at onte.
Councilman Mayes considered it was
up to the council to see wrong righted,
and in his opinion the city should go on
with the matter.
Mayor Coon declared Mr. Hume had
not received cent for his services. The
5000 used in securing evidence has been
paid by private citizens, and nothing
has gone to Mr., Hume. The $3.50 in
fines from Fouts and his son are still
due the city.
Here Councilman Prather arose to re.
mark that the whole matter had gone
far enough, and that it was high time
to dispose of it for good. He asserted
that in the first place the mayor had
exceeded his authority in proceeding
with the prosecution of the saloonkeep-
ers without the knowledge or consent of
the council.
Affairs were getting almost personal
between Prather and the mayor, when
Councilman Mcdonald, who all the
time had appeared very much bored,
arose with motion to lay on the table.
With Councilman Bailey's second, the
mayor put the question and it carried.
Mayor Coon then called j. E. Rand to
the chair, took up scrap of paper, wrote
out his resignation to take effect at once,
put on his hat and coat and left the
meeting.
Continuing the regular order of busi-
ness, Recorder Nickelsen read the may
or's communication. Prather moved
immediate acceptance and it carried.
In reports of standing committees
Prather called attention to the unsani.
tary condition of water clCsets
in the business section OF the city.
He also spoke of the bad habit many
people have Of throwing cans and litter
in the cutters and streets. Continuing,
he urged the marshal TO exercise his
authority in ordering all boxes removed
from sidewalks on Oak street.
An ordinance fixing the marshal's sal
ary at $50 month was introduced by
Mcdonald, read first time and referred.
Early called attention to the pressing
need OF a sewer system. Prather moved
the appointment of special sewer CON-
mittee and the chair named Prather,
Early and Mcdonald.
The following claims against the city
were ordered paid;
J. L, Henderson, surveying .$5s 90
w. NJ. Stewart, nails. ........... 8 40
c. B. Gabriel, labor ..........., 90
w. j. Case, labor r,.,............. so
J. NJ, Wright, labor ............ 8 90
A plat OF Blowers addition with sur
vey and field notes giving permanent
establishment of corners was accepted
and put on record.