The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-07-05
MEETING OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
APPLICATIONS OF SALOON LICENSE
Petitions for Saloon Licenses Referred
TO Committee, 10 Meet With Law
aud Order League.

The regular meeting of the common
council was held at the city ht II
Monday evening, with full numL CT
present.
Anticipating the applications for =,
loon llCCn, es, /, eIe was fair atteLu.
ance of citizens, and repros entatit Il
from the Law and Order LaBgue
The first business to come beiu y
the meeting Was the report of Il .
treasurer 1t appearing that the L.
port OF treasurer and recorder did II, [
agree for the first qparter, and hat
never been checked up, the report "a
the treasurer for the second quart, /
was referred to the finance committee :,
with instructions to check both 10
ports for the first and second.
The reCol der was ordered to draw u
warrant for S33 from the general fund
in favor OF the sewer fund, to pay tho
sewer assessment against the city hall.
The recorder read letter from At
torney Wilson in regard to the delin-
quents on the sewer assessments. He
stated that as the Hood River Devel-
opment Co. and the Title Guarantee
Co. had not made application under
the bonding act within ten days from
the time the assessment was due, ac-
ording to law, they we're not entitled
TO bond their property Ey the city to
pay for the assessment, unless the
council saw tit to grant 1t. One of
the applications is dated early in De-
eember, the date being written over
previous date, but was not filed with
the city recorder until January 25
1906.
The application was refused, and the
recorder instructed to include all lie
Iinquents In general warrant, which
will be advertised and the property
sold to pay the assessment due on
each. The recorder was also instruct
ed to include in this warrant, costs,
penalty and interest, to pay the eX-
peuses of collection.
The following bills we're allowed and
ordered paid:
Fred Howe, % loads gravel, Sl1. so;
n. j. Devoid, feeding prisoners,
80. rs; VIM. Taylor, watchman salary,
May % to July ., S65; street work,
S33 60; marshall salary for June, $50;
bills of j. l.. Henderson was referle ed
back to be itemized.
A petition was read, signed by
about 300 petitioners, requesting the
council not to grant licenses for sa-
loous on Second street
Councilman Morse stated that he
did not see how the council could
take action in the matter. Ii there
we're objections to having saloons on
Second street, there would be as much
objection to having them on some
other street. For his part, he object
cd to having them on First street. II
any one would name block on which
there would be no objection, he would
be willing to have them put there.
No action was taken on the petit
tion.
The recorder read four applications
for saloon licenses, viz. p. +. Fouts,
Raper Il Coleman, Fox and Savage
and j. l.. Morrison. These we're ac.
companied by petitions, except 2. +.
Fouts.
Councilman Mayes moved that the
report be referred to the Judiciary
committee to report as soon as possi
ble
Councilman Watt thought there was
no need of haste In the matter, and
that it should go over to the next reg
ular meeting. The council lad passed
strict saloon ordinance, and he
thought that the petitions should be
carefully examined and all details
carefully looked into, and to take
time to do it.
Councilman Mayes said that he
thought that the matter should be set.
tied at once. 1t would take no longer
to do it one day than another, and he
moved that the committee report at
meeting of the council Tuesday even
ing. The motion carried.
Rev. j. W. Rigby addressed the
council, stating that he represented
about 200 citizens, and that he wanted
representation to the committee
from the council and check over the
names on the petitions for saloon H.
censes. The request was granted, and
the time set was one O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon, at the Commercial Club
rooms.
I. Ii. Williams having made re-
quest to join with the city in build
ing sewer lateral to Oak street, 1t
was so ordered.
The sewer committee was authorized
to procure book to keep the records
of sewer connections, the date of such
connections, the location of them,
and other details.
Councilman Morse moved that the
night watchamn be kept on duty until
further notice, which was carried.