The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-12-21
PAYING SEWER
TAX RAPIDLY
RECORDER NICKELSEN KEPT BUSY
Many Questions Asked and Some Kicks
One Would Like Name Taken
on List-SOme Information.

Recorder Nickelsen is having his
troubles in collecting the sewer assess.
ments. The money is being paid in
pretty rapidly, and those who have
taken the trouble to keep themselves
posted on the matter are not making
any kick. The trouble arises from
the fact that many have not given any
attention to the proposed sewer assess
ment and do not know how much they
owe. Others do not thinl, they are
liable for the tax because their prop
critics are not situated on the main
lines of the sewer. Some do not even
know where their property is located
and a goodly number have sold land
for which they have failed to record
the deed.
One woman who was served with a
notice that her assessment was due
called up the recorder 10y phone aud
said to him "Sec here, ! got notice
from You to come and Hv a sewer
assessment. | don't need any sewer
up here. I've get cesspuol and
don't want it, never signed any
paper 70, a sewer, and you can take
my name off the list. "
Now and then man or woman
comes i'll to ask about their assess.
ment who looks upon the matter as a
personal ne with Mr.. Nicholson and
thinks that all that they have to do is
to explain their side of the matter to
him and have their name taken off the
list, They think he is to blame for
assessing them for something that
they don't want and must fix ii u,
and it keeps the recorder busy an
swering the phone and listening to
kicks. Once in awhile, however, he
receives little encouragement that
offsets the disagreeable part of it.
One of these was a letter from Newton
Clarke of Portland. Mr.. Clarke wrote
that while the assessment came lit
tie high he was perfectly willing to
help buy health for the city, aud that
the sewer woull be a grand thing for
the town.
The largest amount assessed to any
one party is the Guarantee Title Il
Trust Company of Portland. This
corporation will have to pay in the
neighborhood of Sll0O, aud have writ
ten the recorder for tho individual
amounts. This property is mostly 10.
Gated out beyond the armory and be
longs to the Hood River Development
company.
The next largest amount is assessed
to Captain Coe, and is Sl0l3, and is,
of course, largely situated in Goes
addition.
The third largest anteuAt to be col
lected is from II. H. Smith and the
total amount is about 5000 Mr.
Smith was one of the staunchest sup
porters of the sewer proposition, and
said at the time the assessment was
passed by council that he wa willing
to do anything to better the sanitary
conditions OF the city.
The amount that the school district
will be called on to pay will be SAT-
and some cents, and there are a good
many other assessments that run up
into three figures,
There is good deal of wild talk GO
ing on about the total amount to be
collected for the building of the
sewer, and in order to allay this mis-
apprehension, we will state that the
amount is in round numbers $50, 500.
The time limit for paying assessments
will expire December %, and those
who have not paid their sewer tax will
do well to call at the office of the city
recorder and make some inquiries on
any points they are not familiar with.
Young Ladies, lily Basket Ball.
A game of Lasket ball was played
last Thursday evening between the
High school young ladies' and the
misses from the ninth grade of the To-
cal school. The game was a Ia bloomer
and the young ladies acquitted them
selves very creditaby. The only ecci-
dent to mar the game was one in
which Miss Kelsay received O random
blow in the face. The hurt was not
serious, however, md she soou Joined
her team mates and played out the
game.
The h II was crowded and the fair
exponents of the maids Of Sparta we're
applauded TO the echo. Another
game will be arranged soon Between
the two teams who are enthusiastic
over the sport. Admission to the
games is by invitation only.
The lineup and score is as follows:
High School Ninth Grade