The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-10-24
MEETING OF The
COMMON COUNCIL
ELECTION ORDERED TO BUY PLANT
Question viii BE Submitted 10 PeOple
to Buy and Improve Present
Water System.

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been completed The result of thu
election was cUnvassed, and it wa
discovered that there were S5 vote,
cast against bonds and IS for bonds.
| The matter A6s then discussed as Il
the advisabilitv of calling another
election at oHc' for Il q purpose of is
suing Eouds i,r $40, so, to buy The
| present water system and improve il,
Moe stated that he had had an inter
view with Mr.. Davisdon in which the
| latter asked that no action being TAX
en- along that line until he could gel
assurances from MI. Cohen that the
bondhoiders would accept SAC, 900 and
release the mortgage from the springs
aud water system.
Mr.. Hershner thought that the mat.
ter could be voted upon now as vel
as at any other time His position
had always been the same on the uues.
tion, and that he was heartily In ia.
vor OF municipal ownership, and was
in favor Of buying The rresent spring.
1T. Watt stated that he was also in
favor of municipal ownership. The
vote of the people seemed to indicate
that they we're in favor of Euying the
present plant, and did not want q
new system. He said that he was not
in favor Of oonflscation of the present
system and was willing to vote in the
council to pay what the people want
ell paid for the present system, al.
though his personal views might differ
as to the amount.
Mr.. Blanchar was in favor of hold
ing elections until the council could
find out what the people wanted, and
then give it to them. That could be
done only by submitting different
propositions. 1t was a sort of an ed.
ucation. He hId heard the argument
made during the present election that
bonds could not be sold If voted He
was in a position to know that munic.
ipal bonds would sell readily, and
we're very dasiratle, especially in a
growing city like Hood River.
Mr.. Wright said that he was willing
to vote to buy the present system if
the majority of the people wanted it,
and at whats7er price they wished to
put on it.
Mr.. Mayes was agreeable to submit
ting the question to the people of
buying the present system, and find
out ii that was what was really want
ed.
Mr.. Bannister, contractor for j. E.
Nichols, was present, and addressed
the council, stating that he had been
a member of the council at Milton for
a number OF years, and that they had
municipal ownership of water and
electric lights. He stated that it was
very desirable. That water was fur.
nished at Milton Tor 80 cents per
month, and the citizens given all the
water they wanted. That everyb body
had green lawns, and added much to
the beauty of the city.
A resolution was passed ordering
the judiciary committee to prepare an
ordinance calling for tho issuing of
$50, 900 bonds, for the purpose of buy
ing the present spring and improving
it, to be submitted at the next meet
ing of the council.
A resolution was passed at the re-
quest of the street committee, order
ing Mr.. Devoid to put his sidewalk
down TO grade on Oak street, to meet
the walk of j. L. Nichols, which had
been put down to grade.
Ordinance No. l32, relating to the
impounding of fowls and stock found
running at large ON the streets, was
passed. In order to make it more
practical to control the chicken nuis-
ance, fine of S. to S25 is now i'm
posed, upon arrest and conviction of
parties allowing fowls to run at large.
In order to provide an emergency
fund to pay street laborers who can
not wait until the monthly meeting of
the council, 500 was oldered placed
to the credit of the chairman of the
street committee.
An ordinance was passed raising the
salary of the city marshal to S75 per
month.
j. B. Hunt was present and stated
that be had good many street signs
re adv to put up, and wanted places
furnished for them. The street COM
mittee stated that they had arranged
with the Home Telephone Co. and the
Electric Light Co. to use their poles,
and we've negotiating with the Pacific
States Co. for like privilege. Where
there we're no poles or ,,laces on street
corners it would be necessary to set
poles, and that it would be letter to
wait for few raiEs before digging
post holes The matter was referred
to the street commissioner to arrange
for places to put up the signs.
j. Il. Nichols asked permission to
erect two sheds on his premises, in
accordance with the ordinance. The
request was granted.
Mr.. Watt stated that be had been
requested to state that Mr.. Ferguson
owned a strip between two streets,
which adjourned the narrow park on
the hill which had been dedicated to
the city by Mr.. Coe, and wished that
the city would buy it. He asked $500
fer the piece. The matter was referred
to the entire council to examine the
before deciding upon the
purchase.
The judges and clerks of election
we're allowed 81 80 per day each.
Mr.. Wright stated that the flume in
the street in front OF the Baptist
church and adjacent property was no
longer needed for this year. When
the same was ordered last spring, 1t
was found that the Farmers Irrigat-
ing Co. would not have time to
change it for this season, and it had
been allowed to remain, but that it
should now be removed, as the COM
pany would nov have plenty OF notice
to change its location to less objec-
tionable point. The same was or
dered.
The street committee reported that
farmer residents of the east side had
stated that ii the city wished to spend
money for the benefit of the farmers
on the east sdie grade, that they
would prefer the money be spent in
widening the street rather than cleo
trio lights as Nas proposed. The mat
ter of placing lights on the eat side
grade was indefinitely postponed. !.
Mr. Hershner stated that it had