Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-03
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The council met Thursday evening
with all present except Councilman
Smith.
The old trouble with the railroad
company regarding the blockading Of
streets that in one form or other. has
been before the various councils for
the last 20 years, was up again. This
time II was owing to an order Of the
railroad company requiring conductors
to keep closed the vestibnle doors of
the cars on the opposite side from the
depot. thus preventing persons trav-
ersing Sixth street from getting on
through when passenger train was
standing at the depot. The city at
torney was authorized to draw up an
ordinance compelling the railroad
company to keep open both the vesti.
bule doors to passenger cars IN the
depot yard in Grants Pass The long
time that trains were left standing
across the streets was brought up, but
City Attorney Hough said there was
no legal redress, as under the agree.
ment by which the railroad company
would remove their depot out OF Sixth
street trains were to have up to 10
minutes in which to stand on the
track across the streets.
Bonds were approved Of Marshal l..
McGfew and of J.L. Shaska ON sewer
contract. Simon Kloyedbal, Of Eu.
gene, who secured the. contracts for the
Second and Seventh streets sewers,
had not appeared to sign up and his
bond was not presented for consider
alton.
The new ordinance providing for "a
city board Of health was d, feated on
Its third reading. 1t being thought
best to let the county board of health
have entire charge to enforce the state
health regulations.
A new ordirance governing con
struotion Of cement sidewalks was in.
troduced and read fret and second
time.
Ordinance passed requiring lights
and other poles on Sixth and G streets
to be painted gray.
The election dilemma was up and
discussed at length. City Attorney
Hough gave II as his opinion that
owing to the discrepancies in the now
direct primary law 1t was question
az to whether legal election could be
held under it, even II the beginning
had been made at the proper time
In October. Any method Of nomi.
mating candidates now might invali. |
date the election. He thought the hest
way was TO nominate and elect officers
in accordance with the method pre-
scribed by the city charter and then
In December, following the election |
for the outgoing mayor and the hye
oounoilmen to resign and the council |
TO elect the new officials chosen at the
city election to their places. This
to be done at succession of adjourn
cd meetings following the regular De.
cember meeting so as not to break the
quorum. As council cannot elect
a mayor to fll a vacancy, a president
of the council would have to be elect.
cd, who would be acting mayor until
the next regular election. To make
the election so as not to endanger the
legality Of the acts Of the council for
the next term Mr.. Hough recon-
mended that the present iucumbents
be reelected, then " the election
should be declared void they would
still hold their positions under the
law that provides that an official
shall continue to serve until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified
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