The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-05-10
Meeting OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL

The regular meeting of the Common
Council was held Monday evening,
with Mayor Blowers and four council
men present, CounciImen Blanchar
and Bailey and Recorder Nicholson
being absent.
The street committee recommended
the passage of an ordinance fixing
street grades, and the ordinance
passed its first reading. The ordi-
nance calls for terracing the streets on
all side hill streets, to conform to the
contour of the land. No hard and
fast rule can be laid down, but each
street will have to be- treated In ac-
oordance with the lay of the ground.
Where there is fall of several feet
between the north and south sides of
the street, 1t Is proposed to terrace
the upper sidewalk above the street,
and also drop the walk on the lower
side, leaving level roadway In the
middle of the street. We're the walks
to come down level with the roadway,
it would neoessitate cut in some in
stances of fifteen feet, requiring a re-
tanning wall along the property, and
be very expensive. Besides, IL Is
thought that the looks of the street
will be improved by the terrace sys-
TEN. The sidewalks so terraced, will
be made to conform to the general
grade of the street, although on a
higher level on the upper side and
lower level on the lower.
A new dog ordinance was also intro
duced and passed it's first reading.
The present dog ordinance is rather
weak in places, and the new one Is
copied from the Portland ordinance,
which makes 1t unlawful for anyone to
keep vicious dog, or one that is a
nuisance, and there must be a tax
paid on every dog owned and kept In
the city limits, whether allowed to
run loose or not. The ordinance was
referred to the Judiciary committee,
to report at the next meeting. The
committee will report In favor of the
new ordinance, and also In favor of
the present rate Of tax.
The Electric Light company made
a proposition to install three or more
50-candle power incandescent lamps
and two arc lamps, during the straw
berry season, at points designated by
the council, which would be along
their lines of wires, for 81 per month
for each arc light and 81 25 per month
| for each incandescent The cost of in
stalling to be $5 for each arc snd 50. so
for each incandescent. The PROPOSE
tion was accepted, and the service will
commence as soon as the lamps can be
put up.
Councilman Watt reported that the
dump on the river front was In con-
spicuous place, and that all sorts of
rubbish WAS being deposited there, at
a point where passengers from the boat
landing, in hi1h water, would have to
pass. The marshal was ordered to see
that no more dumping be allowed
where it would be In sight, or be a
nuisance to any one.
The following bills we're audited and
ordered paid: Hauling gravel and
work ON streets, S24S. 40; j. L. Hem
derson, making copies of sewer speci-
flcations, SO; N. j. Devoid, boarding
prisoners, $3.50; Electric Light Co. 1,
S.. 70; W. Haynes, hardware, $500.
E. r. York and family, c. j. Myers
ana lamlly, Cnhs. myers ana A. Ia.
Mcdowell, of Alberta. Can, arrived
J in Hood River yesterday and are stop
ping at the Waucoma. They spent
eight months in that country aud are
: thoroughly disgusted with it. They
say that thousands of people went tC
that country to get cheap land, and
! nearly every one wants to get away
t sgain. The winters are very severe
and snow is looked for nearly every
7 month in the year. They may oon
clude to locate in Hood River.