The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-07-28
J.E. HAND Presldes as Mayor.

j. Il. Rand, president Of the council
presided at the adjourned meeting las
Friday evening.
The feature OF the evening was thu
finance committees figuring on a bill
from w. r. Graham for hauling gravel
Graham had put in bill for 1921 TO
hauling gravel. II seems he was 10 b.
allowed sixty cents load OF yard anC
q half but the street commissioner
having measured his wagon box, found
he was hauling about yard and an
eighth at each load. The finance com
mittee did not believe the city had
money to distribute for work not done
and cut the bill to $2lS.25.
Councilman Mcdonald, chairman Of
the street crmmittee, reported that ns
instructed the committee had let the
contract to w. II. Brown for the sum Of
$3.50 for the grading on the wagon road
to the boat landing. The contract as
drawn up between the committee and
Mr.. Brown was read by the recorder.
Mr.. Brown is to be paid for actual work
done at the end OF each week and he
has agreed to complete the work within
ninety days. The work included that
part Of the proposed road running from
the east end Of the wagon bridge north
to the railroad bridge and under the
bridge TO the fill at the edge of tie But
ton meadow. The road, 1t is agreed,
shall be IL feet wide, with a place for
passing just south Of the railroad bridge,
Marshal 0linger's report from June 20
TO July Is showed 7 arrests to have been
made during that time and $3.50 col
lected for impounding stock,
The following claims against the city
were then allowed Oregon Lumber
Company, 1910; A. A. Jayne, prepar-
ing ordinances, $40; j. l.. Henderson,
survey work, SAL so; Bone 4 Mcdonald,
supplies, 1910; Stuart Cafe, meals to
prisoners, 75c. Bartmess, sundries,
Tom Husbands, road work, $ll; William
Ganger, road work, $28.
An ordinance providing license for
trancient merchants was read fret time
and referred. Tine proposed ordinance
prescribes a license Of $75 a week or
$l5 day for transient merchants to Sc
cure the privilege Of disposing of goods
in the city of Hood River.
On motion of Councilman Early, it
was ordered that the subscription list
for funds to assist in defraying the ex-
pense of the road TO the boat landing
was ordered placed in the hands of the
treasurer for collection.
Street Commissioner Cunning report
ed all cross walks to have been con
structed, that is, those that have been
ordered, and but two blocks Of sidewalk
unfinished.
A. ID. Moe, chairman OF committee
from the Commercial club, addressed
the council, stating that the club was
anxious to experiment with oil on the
streets of the city, and wished TO know
il the city council would assure their
cooperation in the undertaking. S. T..
Bartmess also spoke on the same sub
ject. Several members of the council
made remarks on the subject and ex-
pressed themselves as willing to do any
thing to further the move to oil the
streets The committee on streets and
public property was instructed to gath.
er all the information that they
could on the subject. Councilman Nc
donald said he had given the subject of
oiling the streets considerable study.
He was anxious that each member Of
the council act as committee Of one in
securing Information on the subject.
Those present at the council were
President Rand, Couneilmen Prather,
Bailey, Early. Mcdonald; Recorder
Marshal 0linger and Street
Commissioner Cunning.