The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-11-09
Meeting OF
COMMON COUNCIL

At this iuncture Mr.. Henderson,
the city enigneer stepped forward ard
made a plea with the gentlemen pres
ent not to do any thing more to delay
the construction of the sewer. He
said it was not the time for squah-
bling, that the good of the city was
at stake, that the sewer should be
constructed with as little delay as
possible. He had, he said, large
assessment to pay; he didn't know
how much i was, and didn't care
he would try to pay it some way.
MIR. Peugh ten asked why the
length of the proposed sewer was
changed; that he understood origin
ally it was to extend to the school
house only; that the people up where
he lived didn't need sewer and
didn't want it,
Mr.. Early replied to this by saying
that at first it was the intention of
the committee to only extend the sew
or as far as the school house, but
that eventually it would have to be
done and that it was better to do it
now
H. l.. Smith spoke in favor of hav-
ing the work done as soon as possible,
that the city vas in an unsafe sani-
taIy Conditiuu, that the taxpayers
owed it to the families and the gen
er4i community to 10 longer eIdanger
their health by having filth and sew
age pollute the streets. He had a
large assessment to pay on lots which
had no houses on them and we're not
in any way benefited at present, but
was perfectly wiling to pay it.
Mr.. Prather asked the indulgence
of the chair and said that he did not
want to be misunderstood that he was
perfectly willing to pay the assessment
on all his property except the lot in
Blowers addition. and that he would
not pay if he could avoid it.
Mr.. Hartley thought that all should
be assessed equally and did not un-
derstand why Winans addition was
not included in the assessment. Mr..
Rood also would like to know why
all we're not assessed equally.
Mr. Early said that owing to the
contour of the country it was not pos
sibIe to drain the land in Winans' ad
diti0n into this sewer This state
ment was cOrroborated by Mr.. Hen
GersOn.
Tie mayor asked Mr. Rand to take
the chair and said that he wanted to
squire himeelg before the people he
had told that the sewer would not ex-
to1d i.v farther than the school
house, sud that he WOULD like to
have the matter delayed little in
order TO- give them an opportunity to
have hearing If possible he would
like to nave council delay the matter
several days Vas in favor of the
sewer project, but wanted everybod! !
to have a fair show.
Mr. EaIIy said that he wished to
say in behalf Of the sewer committee
that il vas their earnest de ire to
give every one fair treatment, that he
was thoroughly in accord on this
point with the mayor, but that the
time provided by the charter for
framing the ordinance giving council
the right to assess for this purpose
would expire Nov. 18th. The com
mittoe had engaged an attorney to
draw up this ordinance who was ia
miiiar with the matter and who would
be allie to do it between now and that
date, but after that date would not
be able to give it his attention for
some time. He would like to say that
the committee had worked hard and
faithfully and that if the matter was
DELAYED new it would have to 90 over
until another council meeting and
much of the work connected with it