The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-24
Meeting OF
new COUNCIL
new MAYOR DELIVERS MESSAGE
Appointments Made for Ensuing Year
and Contract Closed for Additional
Lights-0ther Business.


ed council was held Monday nigh
with Mayor l.. n. Blowers presidiu
and Councilmen Watt, Moe, Blanch
ar, Hershner, Mayes and Recorde
Nickelsen aud Health officer Edging
tnon present. Hon Il. l.. Smith, VIII
takes an active interest in che welfar
of the city, was present as. we're ala
q. ID. Woodwork and p. Nj. Hal
Levi.
After the reading Of the minutes o
the previous meeting had been ap
proved Mayor Blowers said he hat
some views in regard to the govern
ment of the city that he would like t.
call to the attention o. council ant
that he had embodied them in mes
sage which is as follows:
To the city council of the city o
Hood River.
Gentlemen: - Upon assuming th,
duties of the position ot mayor
deem it proper to make to your hon
orable body a statement of my view.
with some recommendations on
matters appertaining to the welfare o.
our city.
l earnestly believe that laws are
made to be observed and that undei
ideal conditions it would not be nee.
esary to enforce them, but unlortun.
ately in all communities there are
few persons who act as though la
was something to be despised and
evaded. | am pleased to think tnal
there are few such In our city. | be
lieve that the standard of citizenship
in this community is high, much
above the average, aud that very
large majority OF our citizens conform
cheerfully to the requirements Of the
laws, this Eeing true 1t is only just
that those who do not do likewise
should be compelled to do so. | pur.
puse while mayor of this city to in.
sist on observance Of ordinances by
all, no good citizens can be aggrieved
ii our laws are impartially enforced
and it is immaterial to me whether
others are pleased or displeased, the
chronic law breaker is not in my
opinion entitled to much considera.
tion or sympathy.
Some months since upon the rec.
ommendatiion of the council the
houses of the city we're numbered,
but it seems to me that the most i'm,
portant part of that work was over.
looked | recommend that street
signs, giving the names of the streets
and avenues, be placed on corners
throughout the city, thus completing
the work in practical way.
Believing that the appearance o.
our streets has considerable influence
In producing favorable or untavora
BILE impression of lis as people OF
visitors from abroad, | hope that The
practice of cutting limbs from tres
and allowing them to remain in the
streets until removed by the slow pro.
oesses of nature and the probably
thoughtIess habit of some of our citi-
zens OF dumping refuse and garbage
on the streets back of their residences
but in front of their neighboTs will
no longer be tolerated II is the duty
and it should be the pleasure of all
good citizens to try in every reasona,
Bile way to improve the appearance OF
this place for which DatuIe has done
SO much. This city, like most others,
depends largely upon the farming
contiguous for existence.
1t Is therefore not only our duty but
sound public policy to keep our
streets in rs good condition as pos
sible particularly the streets leadingin-
to our city.
Believing that the different sections
of the city are entitled to representa-
tion on this board and that there is
present method of eleeting aldermen,
| recon mend that the city be divided
into three wards. | think that such
action would be conducive to harmo
ny and therefore to be desired, as has
been we'll taid ca house divided
against itself canpot stand" We want
no divided house but on the contrary
solicit the support of afl good citizens
in the upbuilding of a greater and
more beautiful Hood River
The past year has been one OF pro-
yress and prosperity and our prode.
,essors In office have maintained a
high standard for efficient work when
it was proposed to install sewer sys-
tenn it was thought by many that the
city was too small to undertake such
an expensive work, but cur officers
we're fortunately men of stamRnia aad
decision and in spite OF all obstacles
persisted and ! believe that the frnit
Of their labors is now appreciated by
all, and few would be willing to dis
pense with sever system. But gen
tlemen there is still work to 80
worthy of your best eff orts, the desid
eratum is water supply OF sufficient
volume and purity to meet the needs
of a growing city of 1000 inhabitants.
With rare foresight and business acu-
men our predecessors secured title
TO a spring capable Of supplying q
city Of twice the size OF this, only six
miles away, and | earnestly hope that
the water from. it will be piped
through our streets within a yeal
from this date. When it is remember.
ed that this enterprise will not cost 6
dollar but will pay for itself in from
10 to Is years there should be nc
hestitancy in beginning the work aud
pressing resolutely forward until it il
| am in favor of pur.
chasing the present system provided
the owners will accept a reasonable
price for it. | believe it would be
to buy 1t for the purpose o.
competition which for q
time might be expensive to all con.
cerned, but the city has grown be-
yond the capacity of the present sys-
tenn and whether it can he bought OF
not, better system is imperative.
therefore urge upon you the necessity
for prompt and effective action in
thi vitally important matter, which il
accomplished will be a blessing tc
every resident of the city and an, en-
during monument to every man whc
in the work. The world
is full of people that are inst going t.
do great things, but there are com.
few that are limbering uI
and doing things, actually, now, lei
us timber uI.
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