The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-12-19
OFFICIAL ACTS OF
COMMON COUNCIL
LIFTING HOLIDAYS REMOVES BAN
Ordinances Taken Up and Started
AneW-Read ngS During lIOli-
GaJS Dec AIRED Illegal.

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The fist regular meeting of the
common council Ua7 held Monday
evening since the holidays we're do
clared off, and ordinances which have
been held up on account Of the ques-
tion of legality, sona ot which had
received first read n,, were taken up
aud started again q, .s dIst reading.
All were present pt Counoilmen
Mayes aud Wright .ter the reading
of the minutes the lrst matter to be
disp 1sed of was communication
from the Commercial club. stating
that considerable money had been
raised and time spent TO erect & PEI.
manent exhibit booth at the depot,
but at the last minute the railroad
company had refused permission to
sell fruit from the booth The club
asked permission to erect small
ing to the Mt. Hood depot, hich
would not be in the way, aud which
would allow the club to gut in an eX-
hibit aud sell fruit and other articles
to passengers. 1t was explained that
in order to rake such booth self
sustaining, It wRs necessary to sell
fruit. Many subscribers to the pub
licity fund had subscribed with the
understanding that such booth
would be maintained, so as to adver
tise the products Of the valley, but
such booth could not be maintained
unless the fruit could be disposed OF
80 as to pay for its maintenance. 1t
is the intention Of the committee to
put competent man in charge and
exhibit and sell only the very best
fruit OF the valley. 1t would he the
best advertisement that could be put
out. Unles permission could be oh
tanned to use the stle Get for this pur-
pose, the project would have to be
abandoned. The request was granted.
A petition for light to be placed
at the corner of State auA Twelfth
streets was granted. 1t appeared from
the reading of the petition That some
of the residents in that section we're
troubled with spiritual darkness az
we'll as poor eyesigbt, and the need
was apparent.
A resolution was passed that 1t was
| the opinion of the council that any
action taken on ordinances during tho
period of the special holidays was il.
legal, aud that such ordinances be
taken up from the beginning, rs II no
readings had been given during such
periud In order to dispose of ordi-
nance No. lao, which had been laid
on tie table, it was taken up and in
| definitely postponed. lie ordinance
| II Ifs erV
the first time. The ordinance calls
ter special election for the purpose
lof voting $50. 900 to purchase the pres
ent water system and proving the
same.
Ordinance No. l4l relating TO the
transfer of liquor licenses, was taken
up and given its first reading,
Ordinance No. l42, relating to the
licensing of teams for hire, also passed
its first reading aud was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Ordinance No. l44 was then read
for the first time. Ii Is a general Or
dinance for the grading of streets and
the matter of making assessment to
pay for the same.
The emergency street fund was or
dered replenished to the amount OF
500. The bill Of the Elootrio Light
Co. for s41,75, which vas laid over at
the last meeting TO be itemized, was
ordered paid.
Col. Hartley addressed the council
in reference to doing some work on
twelfth street, saying that it was in Il
dangerous condition. Tho street ON
missi oner said that he had lumber or
, dered to build a culeert the whole
length of the street to take care of the
water, and that it was useless to fiN
the street until the culyert could bt
built. Tho colonel was given assur
ance that the work would be attended
to.
II. j. Frederick wanted grade es
tablished on Morris street, 20 that he
: and other property owners could put
in retaining walls and improve thei
property. The city engineer was or
dered to give him the grade.