The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-01-10
LAST Meeting
OF OLD COUNCIL

WIS ntlu Mouudy evening ana cOusl0
cradle business Of importance trans
acted. While three members of eouD-
Gil we're recently lected for another
period ot iwo 'eirs that BODY with
the exec iior Cr he rLyof and Coun-
cilmfn I'e'sL'u wil g., 'h4 same ~
II has been f1' ;h'- psH y,H- j.. a.
tendance we're 'vr 5 Bing,Ts
he new may o. \. BlnNers. Csun-
cilmen Mayes, Me, Watt. Elancuar,
Morse, City Enginoer Henderson,
Marshal Ggnger and City Recorder
Nickelsen.
After the minutes ol The last meet
ing bad been read and LpEi owed and
the treasurer's report submitted
Councilman Watt stated that he would
like to bring councils attention to a
matter that was a menace to the
health of the city. He said that milk
was being brought into the city and
sold from dairy that was being taken
care Of by family in which there
we're three persons who we're suffering
with typhoid fever. Another person
was In the hospital affected with the
same disease who claimed to have tax
en- 1t from the milk received from the
daily of which he had drank literally.
Mr.. Watt thought something ought to
be done about the matter by coun.
Gil and asked it to take action. On
motion of Mr.. Blanchar the matter
was referred to a committee with
power to act During the discussion
that took place it was developed that
the state law requird that health
officer be appointed in cities and in
structions we're included in the mo-
tion to have the law looked up and
have such an officer appointed by the
mayor.
Mr.. Morse asked that Gebisch &
Joplin, contractors for the sewer, be
released as their bond had expired
and they had to all intents and pur-
poses executed their contract. Un-
til this was done r. ID. Gould, who
had sub-contract, could not collect
several hundred dollars that he was
entitled to and he felt that it was an
injustice. Mr.. Gould had deposited
CERTIFIED check for an amount, suff1-
CENT to cover any work that yet re-
mained to be done in filling up sewer
trenches, with the city treasurer and
he moved that c0uncil release the
contractors. The motion was carried.
A motion was then carried empow-
ering special committee to make
contract with attol neys to draw up
and revise all the city ordinances.
Recorder Nickelsen read an oIdi-
nance providing for the cleaning Of
snow from the sidewalks by owners or
residents of houses and business plac-
es in the city and also for exacting a
fine for failure to do 30. The fine
was placed at S5 for the first oftense
and $40 for the second and can be i'm
posed after 48 hours notice has been
given to remove the snow. After be-
ing read the ordinance was referred
to the judiciary committee and will
be brought up at the next regular
meeting OF council to he put on its
final passage.
The finance committee then audit
ed the following bills: j. X. Nickle
sen, fees, etc, S273 OIL; Tranefer ~
Livery Co., $6. rs; Geo. l. Slacom,
stationery, zoe; ID. Mcdonald, 65c
Wm. Taylor, salary, $50; Ed Pace,
labor, S35. A. G. Pace, labor, sl9. %
W. Ganger, salary, $50; q. Edging-
ton, $40. rs /; A. N. Jack, S4. so; M. W.
Hiscock, Sl5. 75; Electric Light Co.,
light, $50. 35; p. M. Hall Lewis, sur
veying, S1l. 80; N. j. Devoid, board
of prisoners, So 25; Compiling jury
list, 81; W. Haynes, hardware, $l2. 35
VIM. Stewart, supplies, 81; City
treasurer, commission on license fees,
Sll5.5S, j. j. Luckey, material, S.. %
G. E. Cox, labor, 1886; Ed Meyer
ing, labor, S24. 80
The reports of the recorder and
city treasurer were received and re-
ferred to the finance committee and
the city marsbal's report accepted by
O vote of council.
E. b. Goff, representing the light
company, who was present, was asked
some questions iD regard to a prcpo-
sition which the company had mad Q
to the city for an increased lighting
service. After considerable discussion
a motion was carried authorizing the
committee on streets and public pro
perty to enter into contract with
the light company for number of 20
candlepower incandescent lights not
to exceed % for one year at 81. 30 per
light. cheaper rate could have been
- secured Oh long time contracts, but
several of the councilmen were OF the
opinion that that number would be
sufficient for the present. The city
now has ten in,andescent aud two
arc lights in use and it is the inten-
tion to do away with the latter and
replace them with incandescent
lights.
Councilman Moe called the city's
attention to some repairs that we're
needed to sidewalks on Cascade ave-
nue. and the marshal was instructed
to have tie work done.
City Engineer Henderson asked
that something lie done to improve
the condition of the East Side road
leading out OF the city above the
bridge, stating that it was in dan
gerous cJndition and that IL 1t was
not repaired a suit for damages would
result sooner or later. 1t was the
opinion of council that it was the bus
mess of the county to repair it and
that Commissioner Hibbard's atten-
tion should be called to the fact.
The matter of the city tax levy was
then taken up and Councilman Moe
said that after considerable delibera-
tion he had come to the opinion that
a levy of mills would cover tha ex-
penditures for the coming year. Mr..
Morse said he thought it ought to be
higher as the streets would require an
increased expenditure this yeaI. Mr..
Blanchar thought mills ought to be
made to do The people had been
taxed pretty heavily during the past
year, the school tax this year was IA
mills, county l6H, aud With the city
tax added it would reach 351a mills.
The mayor expressed himsellt ss feel,
ing that mills was high enough and
by vote of council the levy was
placed at that amount. The valuation
was placed s46o, 900, and 2 mills OF the
tax will go to the road and to the
general fund.
As this concluded the business be-
fore council Mayor Blowers arose
and said that before he retired from
Office he wanted to thank the council
men for the uniform courtesy and