The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-02-08
REGULAR MEETING
COMMON COUNCIL
WANT TO BOND TO PAY SILVER TAX
Council Receives Applications From
Property Holders Fer This Pur.
pose and WIN Take Action.
Other Business.

The regular meeting of the Common
: Council was held Monday evening
Councilmen Mayes, Bailey, Watt.
Morse, Blanchar, and Recorder Nick.
elsen being present.
Mayor Blowers was absent, being
called to Portland ON business and
Mr.. Morse moved that Mr.. Mayes be-
elected chairman of the meeting and
the motion was carried,
The minutes of the previous regular
meeting we're then read and approved
as we're also those of the special meet
ing.
Reports of comittees was next In
order and Councilman Morse of the
Street Committee reported that com.
plant that had been referred to him
IN regard to chimney had been at
tended to.
Mr.. Mayes of the Committee ON
Streets and Public Property reported
that the stairway going up the hill
had been repaired.
Mr.. Bailey reported that some
stables near the Waucoma Hotel had
been complained of and that some-
thing ought to be done about it. Mr..
Morse said that his attention had also
been called to the matter and that
people in the neighborhood had COM
planned of them as a public nuisance.
Mr.. Watt said that he thought that it
was question for the City Marshal
and that he be instructed to see that
the stables were kept In healthful
condition.
Mr.. Morse then moved that OrdIn.
ance l0i be taken up and read, The
motion was carried and the ordinance
read.
1t was then moved and seconded
that the ordinance be passed, but be.
fore any further action was taken on
it Mr.. Watt asked the chairman
whether it had been submitted to the
city's attorney for an opinion as to
its legality.
Chairman Mayes said that hc
thought Attorney Wilson OF The Dalles
had drawn the ordinance, but was
not certain. He said that it was the
intention however to only have the
ordinance pass the first reading and
that 1t could be ascertained before an
other meeting OF Council whether
Mr.. Wilson was the author OF the In
strument or not.
Nh. Blanohar and Mr.. Bailey who
moved and seconded that the ordi-
nance pass the first reading said that
II there was any question as to wrong
procedure in the matter they would
like to have their motions withdrawn.
After some further discussion the
motion that it pass the first reading
prevailed and it was so ordered.
Mr.. Watt then moved that Attorney
Wilson of The Dalles be communicate
ed with and his opinion In regard to
the legality of the ordinance learned.
Carried.
Mr.. Morse called the attention Of
council to the fact that several large
holders in the city had made
application to have their properties
bonded in order to pay their sewer
aeessssment and said that council
ought to take some action about It,
Inc time was fast approaching when
she time limit for paying assessments
would expire and that council could
not very we'll extend the time again.
Mr.. Blanchar said that In order to
discover whether the city had the
power to do this council had better
make some inquiry of the city's attor.
ley.
Mr.. Watt moved that when council
adjourned it did so with the proyis-
on that 1t was to meet Thursday
morning at 10 O'Clock and that in the
meantime Recorder Nickelsen confer
With Mr.. Wilson about the bonding
proposition and report at the meet
ng. Carried.
Recorder Nickelsen brought up the
question of purchasing safe for the
Ise OF the city which had been left to
Inn at a former meeting and said he
lad examined several safes and that
here were one on two here which he
bought would answer the purpose
cry we'll but he would like council to
AXE some action in the matter.
Mr.. Morse moved that IL be referred
the Committee on Streets and Pub.
o Properly to report at the next meet
lg. Carried.
The following bills were audited:
larshal Ganger, salary, $16.65
lorgan Bros, hauling, 1925
lass a. Prudhomme Co.,
supplies, 1926
I. Ganger, work on street, 500
!. M. Stewart, supplies, LEO
Ilectric Light d Power Co., 5.75
ransfer Il Livery Co., 200
Total, 5000
A bill of S25 for drawing city ordi-
ance was referred to the Finance
ommittee for investigation.
Recorder Nickelsen wanted to know
council wanted to take any action
l regard to completing the city REQ
rds and after considerable discussion
10 question was left to be acted on
some future meeting.
Mr.. Blanehar suggested that 1t
ould be good thing to have some
1pies of the city charter printed for
10 use of couneilmen and others
ho found it necessary to issue them.
Mr.. Bailey said as this was not very
lsy time for the marshal that he
light commence to collect the dog
Id poll taxes and wanted to know
hat the members of council thought
lout it. He said that he HAD received
iveral complaints from people on the
III about dogs that had torn the
othing of passersby and in some in
ances has all but bitten them and
fought they ought to be looked after.
Marshal Ganger said that collecting
le dog tax under the present ordi-
ance was no easy task as persons
Ening them claimed they kept them
ed up and we're therefore not liable
} the tax and those that we're run.
ing at large had nothing to desig-
ate whether the tax had been paid
! whether they we're taxable and ask
| council if it could not change the
SO that it would be possible