The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-08
MONTHLY MEET.
ing OF COUNCIL
CITY FATHERS HAVE BUSY SESSION
Take Action on Important Measures.
Order Street Work Done and
Raise Marshaps Salary.

| The regular meeting of the Common
Council wac held Monday evening
and considerable business transacted.
There will be but one more meeting
of the present council before the city
election is held and the members ex-
pressed themselves as desirious of
having their successors 20 In office
with clean slate.
The meeting was called to order
with Mayor Blowers presiding and
Messrs. Moe, Msyes, Blanchar, Re-
corder Nickelsen, City Engineer Hen
derson and Marshal CANCER present.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting had been read and approx ed
Councilman Blanchar moved that the
reports of the city treasurer, recorder
aud marshal for the preceding quar-
ter be accepted, which motion was
carried.
The report of the city engineer on
the matter of establishing permanent
monuments was read. The report car
Tied with 1t recommendation that q
meridian be established that would be
permanent mark from which to es-
tabilsh all lines that are run In the
future, the cost Of which was estimat-
ed by Mr.. Henderson to be $50. lie
explained that the present time of
year was the best to establish 1t as
| observations must be taken from the
stars and they we're now in a more fa-
vorable position than they would be
| for another II months. The report
was accepted and the matter of sstab-
fishing the meridian referred to the
street committee with power to act.
Mr.. Mayes, chairman vf the street
committee, reported that the resi-
ients of Columbia street would like
to have some work done ON it. lie
said that the city had neglected it
and 1t was In bad shape. After con-
siderable discussion on the street
question In general $3.50 WAS appro-
priated for use on Columbia street
commencing In the east end and ex-
tending to l4th street.
Work was also ordered done on the
street back of Sherman avenue resi-
dents there having complained OF i'm
proper drainage.
Mr.. Blanchar moved that warrant
to the amount of 800 be drawn, to be
used In paying the wages OF men enl-
ployed on the streets In order that
they would not have to walt a month
or more for their pay. Carried.
The chairman of the committee on
fire and water reported that 1t had
authorized the purchase Of new fire
apparatus which had been left in the
hands OF the chief of the fire depait l.
ment and that the equipment had
been bought.
MIR. Morse reported that the drain
age from the Fashion stables was de-
fective and that the city would have to
take some action Ia order to remedy
It. Referred to the city marshal and
street committee.
City Engineer Henderson called at
tention of council to the dangerous
condition Of the road at the east end
of the Hood River wagon bridge and
said that railing or protection Of
some kind should be provided or
| sooner or later a bad accident would
be the result, for which the city
would be liable for damages. Ho also
spoke about the load leading under
the new railroad bridge saying that
council should look after the matter
now while the contractors we're on the
ground. Referred to the street CON-
mittee.
The ordinance increasing the city
marshal's salary was taken up fol- a
second and final reading and rassed
unanimously. Under the new ordi-
nance the marshal will receive $50 per
month.
j. L. Henderson, who was instruct
ed by the city to make report on
the sewer assessment rendered state
ment showing that the amount Of the
assessment was S25, 496. SO, on which
there remained to be collected some
thing over 50, 800. On motion the re-
port was accepted and the sewer CON-
mittee instructed to take steps to col
lect the unpaid assessments
A petition for an arc light In front
of Chapman's store on the hill was
taken up and considered, but on mo-
tion of Councilman Blanchar was re-
Jected.
A motion was also carried to have
the owner of the Dieken property ad.
joining that OF Mayor Blowers order
ed to have the fence moved back to
conform to the street line.
BY order of council the following
bills we're allowed: W. II. Haynes,
material, sll45; w. CANCER, salary,
$50; Ed Pierce, labor, S3 25; w. Gan
ger, disbursements, si.L0; j. La
worth, labor, lbs; E. Edgington,
labor, $3.50; Il. Sexton, labor,
s40.5 so; L. Tayloi, labor, So4. Is; I.
Mcpherson, labor, a.. rs: u. Edging-
ton, labor, s2l. 90; Harry Laber, la :.
bor, $40. 70; W. G. Sanders, $3.50;
VIM. lay Ior, salary, $50; j. r. Phil
lips, labor, s10.7 A. A. Jayne,
drawing ordinance, s5.; W. II.
Haynes, material, s5.6 80; N. J. De.
| void, board of prisoners, S. so; Geo.
Slocom, material, 40c; G. U. Dakin,
salary as clerk, So; The Dalles Trans
portation Co.. So; Hood River Elec-
trio Light Il Power Co., light, s67. 80;
Il. s. OIineer, back salary, $50.
Mayor Blowers brought up the mat
ter OF having judges and clerks sp-
pointed for the city election and stat-
ed that it should be done at once as
the election was December 4th and
too short time would elapses between
the next council meeting and election
day In which to select and notify
them. On motion of Mr.. Blanohar,
c. +. Waldo, ii. s. Richmond and J.
| Van Blaracom we're elected judges and
j. M. Culbertson and the Rev. W. G.
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