The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-07-18
MEETING OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
ROUTINE BUSINESS DISPOSED OF
Postmaster Yates Adviees Council that
Free Delivery May BE Had
For the Asking.

All were present at the meeting OF
the council Monday evening exeept
Councilman Mayes.
The finance committee reported
back the reports OF treasurer and re-
corder, showing over $1,000 in the city
treasury, with deficit in the sewer
fund OF over $1,000 t.d the reports
we're accepted.
The street committee reported that
they had been looking up gravel pit
and that they had found several good
places where gravel could be had. A
convenient place to get gravel was on
the Adams place, but the price of $3.50
lot, asked by Mrs. Adams, was cen.
sidered too high, and the committee
asked for further time.
The judiciary committee reported
written opinion from Attorney Jayne
as to obstruction of buildings in the
streets, which was to the effect that
the city had the authority 90 have
them removed, either by declaring
them nuisance and having the prop
erty owners arrested in case of non
removal, or by bringing civil ao-
tion. Either method would bring the
matter into count and establish the
line. The committee asked for further
time in the matter of granting fran
ohise to the Pacific States Telephone
Co.
p. +. Fouts was granted liquor Ii
cense, upon complying with all re-
quirements.
A petition was read from w. M.
Stewart, asking for permit to con-
| p n tmp np thVHa haIilHinn
on tho conner Of Third and State
| streets and also to establish a new
street grade, as recommended Ey the
street committee. The permit was
| granted and the matter of grade will
| be taken up ty ordinance.
A bill for 50 20, for stars for extra
police, was ordered paid, as was also
a bill foI S3S. 70 in favor of the Eleo-
trio Light Co., it having been receiv-
ed to late for the previous meeting.
| A letter was received from Mrs.
Rigby, secretary OF the W. Q. L. u,
in reference t. the drinking fountain,
saying that the same had been order
ed from New York, and that the looa'
| tion had MT yet been decided on.
Ihe writer expressed the belief that
the funds subscribed would not be
sufficient to pay freight and the cost
OF setting up on foundation, etc., and
asked for the council to appropriate
| the deficiency, which will be done.
Col. Hartley asked that the street
grade be established on Twelfth street,
as he wished to build Earn, and the
| anne was referred to the street COM
lmittee. lie also stated that he would
like to get central location for cor
raj for public use. He wished to dis
continue the use of his barn and pen
for that purpose on account OF obJec-
tion from adjoining property, but 1t
was the only place available at pres
ent. No one else would accept stock
| which had been impounded by the
marshal. He also stated that the
price of % cents per head day for
feeding was insufficient, at the pres
ent price of feed, and that he did not
wish to feed any more at that price.
As the price is fixed by ordinance, 1t
will Ee amended. The matter OF a
pound was referred to the health com
mittee.
Postmaster Yates addressed the
council on the matter of free city de-
livery. lie said that the postal re-
ceipts for the year were $40, 400, which
entitled the uity TO free delivery. Mr..
Yates said that while he had authori.
ty to ask for it, yet he wished the ex-
preston of the council as to the ad-
visability of so doine, as the depart
ment made certain requirements, as
to streets being named, houses num-
bered and sidewalks, which might en-
tail considerable expense. All mem
bers of the council expressed them
selves as heartily in favor of asking
for free delivery, but that the require
ments of the department should also
be considered,
In line with the movement the re
corder was instructed to advertise for
the furnishing and erecting of street
signs, on sites to be furnished by the
city.