The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-09-20
Meeting OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL

All we're present at the meeting Of
the council Monday evening, except
Recorder Nickelsen, and Councilman
Blanchar acted as recorder.
A petition, signed by nearly all the
property owners was presented, ask
ing for the opening Of Columbia
street, and referred to the committee
on streets and pubic property.
il. j. Hibbard was present and ask
ed the council to build steps up the
hill from ncrr the nigh school, stat.
ing that it was public benefit and
badly needed. The matter was re-
tefTed TO the street committee with
power to act. .,
The following bills we're allowed and
ordered paid:
Norton & Smith, connecting pipe
to water trough and putting in closet
in jail room, 5000.
Electric Light Co lights for June,
July and September, $40, 10
A. A. Jayne, drawing ordinances,
S35.
Transfer Co., drayiug and tele-
phone, S2.G5.
Wni. Taylor, night watch, $50.
Wm. Ganger, marshal, 500.
j. j. Luckey, repairs, 81 70.
II, Sexton, four days labor, 80.
N. j. Devoid feeding prisoners,
SO. 70.
Glacier, printing, SIG
Moray Kay, auditing sewer ac-
count, S2l.5O.
d. Mcdonald, 100 days work in
specting sewer, s3OO
Councilman Mayes said that f. A.
Cram wanted to put an electric sign
over the street, aud he thought II
would be benefit, as it would help
light the street and would be OF q
neat design. The matter was left
with the street committee, with pow
or to act.
The sum of 50, 800 WAS transferred
from the general to tho road fund.
Councilman Watt urged that spec
ial effort be made to clean up the
streets before tho far meeting, and
that the city should do az much work
as possible on the streets before that
time. The mayo instructed the
marshal to that effect.
Councilman Morse moved that al
rangements be made with the Electric
Light Co. for moreEstIeet lights, and
recommended that four more lncan'
| descent lights be placed on river
street and several others at needed
points, and that the arc light now al
the Davidson warehouse be placed on
the hill where it would do the most
| good. The motion wa carried.
The matter of requiring bond
| from the sewer contractors to ensure
the making good of any defects that
might show up in the sewer later, wai
brought up, but it was stated that the
original bond held good for a year,
and new bond was unnecessary.
Councilman Morse stated That tine
boom across the old channel OF HOOD
River should be removed, so as to al
low current to flow past the sewer
outlet. The Oregon Lumber Go. have
expressed willingness to have sec
tion taken out at any time, and this
will be done.
A complaint having been filed about
the erection of an outbuilding on The
railroad grounds near the foot OF OaE
street, the matter was referred to the
street committee for investigation.
A letter was read from Engineer
Backus asking that he wished to be
informed as to the disposition OF The
llnal report of the sewer, and stating
that profile map of the sewer district
was bensg made and would be SEM
soon.
The final estimate of the sewer was
allowed and warrants ordered drawr
for the balance due, as soon as few
bad places in the streets we're hxeC
and a couple OF defects in the sewe
we're 'Temedied.
1t was ordered that a competen
man be employed to check over tn
sewer assessment, ascertain the defic
cheney and report to the council, will
the view of making a second assess
ment to cover the deficiency beteeI
the money received from the fist az
sessment and the fpal cost of the sew
ar.
A communication was received fror
Seneca s. Fouts, as attorney for VIM
Moody, stating that his lots we're 10y
to be severed, and asking that the at
sessment be abated.
Councilman Watt stated that b
had paid his assessment in full o
lots adioining and on motion the az
plication was rejected.