The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-22
COUNCIL PASSES
ORDINANCE lO4
TO REGULATE SEWER CONNECTION
Proposition to Light City With Flee.
tricity Receiyed-POll and Road
Taxes TO be Collected.

A regular meeting of common coun-
Gil was held Monday evening, Coun-
cilmen Moe, Bailey, Blanchar, Morse
and Watt and Recorder Nickelsen be.
ing present. Mayor Blowers presided.
The minutes of the last regular
meeting were read and approved.
The minutes of two special meetings
we're then read, and after some minor
corrections, they we're approved also.
Councilman Moe then said that he
thought it was time that something
was done about lighting the streets
That there was no money with which
to do it at present, but that it should
be looked into as matter Of public
welfare and convenience, so that when
the time came when the city was able
to pay for street lighting, it would be
in a position to know what it would
cost. lie then introduced PROPOSE
tion from ii. II. Davidson of the Hood
River Electric Light, Power Il Water
Co., for street Lighting, stating that
it would install lights on the follow
ing terms: Not less than eight arc
lights at Sc per month each on a con.
tract OF ten years; on contract of
five years the price would be S. 90 per
month, as the expense of putting up
the lights is SO. The company is
willing to furnish any number of %
candle power incandescent lamps at
Sl.75 per month each; any number of
l6 candle power lamps at 81 per month
each. Such lights as may be required
10y the city of Hood River to be in
stalled by the said company at such
time as may be agreed upon by the
committee on streets and public prop
arty and the charges for all lights in
stalled under this contract to be paid
monthly. The contract also provides
that reduction shall be made in the
charge for each lamp where it is out
for more than three nights in each
month, and also provides that where
light is ordered changed from its fl st
location the expense shall be borne by
the city. The communication was re-
telred to the committee on Judiciary,
and ii. +. Davidson, who was present,
said that he or Mr.. Golf OF the Elec-
trio Light company would be pleased
to confer with the committee at any
time and furnish them with any in
formation on the subject.
In tLis connection we give as COM
parison with the above figures that
The Dalles is paying 70. Is each per
month for ~ arc lights and Albany
has contract for ~ are lights at -
each per month, These figure we're
obtained from the city recorders of
these places.
Mayor Blowers asked what the mem
bers of council wanted to do with
Ordinance l0i He said II had been
delayed for some time and ought to
be acted upon. Councilman Moe
moved that it be given its second read
ing, which was carried, and the ordi-
nance read, which is as follows;
Ordinance No. l04.
An Ordinance appointing special
committee to take charge of the con-
struction of section No. of the sewer
system and appointing superintend-
ent of construction and requiring
property owners to connect with the
sewer system when connected.
The city of Hood River does ordain
AZ follows:
Section That l.. h. Morse, A. ID.
Moe aud e. O. Blanchar be and they
are hereby appointed speci,l COM
mittee to have charge of the construc-
tion of section No. | of the sewer sys-
TEN of the city of Hood River, the
contract for the construction of
which has been let to Paquist. Gel
bisCh & Joplin, the said committee to
succeed the committee comp( Sc l of
Chas Early, d. Mcdonald and Elmer
Rand, and to continue the work of
said committee in connection with the
construction of sal sewer.
Section 2. Whenever any portion
of said sewer system shall have been
constructed add diacent to any property
situated in the city of Hood River, it
shall be the duty Of the owners or
managing agent of said property to
connect all water closets, sinks and
kitchen drains on said property with
said sewer system by good aud sutti-
cient terra Gotta sewers, the same to
DO properly attached to the mains of
said sewer system under the supervis-
ion OF the superintendent Of Construc-
tiOn.
Section 3. The Cperintendent Of
construction Of said sewer system Is
hereby authorized to notify the own
ers of property adjacent to said sewer
system to connect their water closets,
sinks and kitchen drains Herewith in
accordance with the provisions of
section 3 of this ordinance, and the
owner of any property or managing
agent who shall fail to make such
connection within 60 days after re-
ceiving notice in writing from said
superintendent of construction to
connect with said sewer system, shall
he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed S25, and
The failure to make said sewer con-
nectiuns shall be deemed a continuing
offence each and every day after the
time allowed for making said connec-
tons as hereinbefore provided.
Mr.. Bailey moved it be put on its fl
nal passage. Carried. The Mayor in
structed the Recorder to call the roll,
which was done and the ordinance
unanimously passed.
Mr.. Morse stated that he thought
whatever had been paid out Of the
general fund into the sever fund
should be returned and Mr. Blanchar
made a motion that warrant be
Drawn for S425 on the sewer fund in
favor of the general fund. Carried.
The following bills we're then order
ed paid:
Hood Rver Electric Light company,
50; drawing jury list, 81 Fashion
Livery stable, $40.
Mr.. Watt called the attention of
council to the fact that there was a
bad place in the street near the Uni
tartan church that needed repairing,
and the Mayor instructed the Marshal
to attend to it.
Mayor Blowers said he would sug-
gest that it was time for the collection
of the poll and road taxes, and asked