The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-03-07
BUSY SESSION OF
COMMON COUNCIL
WRIGHT APPOINTED TO VACANCY
Morse Resigns-Bell Tower Ordered
Sewer Com nittee Reports New
Building Ordinance.

Building Ordinance.
The meeting opened with full
board present, Mayor Blowers In the
chair.
The special committee reported
back the contract with Messrs. tDerb
and Jayne, to rewrite the ordinances
OF the city, reporting on those which
are Of doubtful legality, combining
those OF the same subject, and other
wise putting them in shape for sys-
tematic, intelligent arrangement, for
the sum of sl75. The contract was
accepted.
City Engineer Henderson, who was
appointed to confer with the o. X. &
N. officials as to the city's rights in
the street that has been fenced up,
made verbal report, that he had
submitted the report to the right Of
way man 10 Portland, who had SUBJ
mitsed the matter to the legal depart
ment. The legal department express
cd the willingness to hold all they had
and get as much more as they could,
but we're open to compromise. MIR.
Henderson recommended that the
street be vacated north of the inter-
section of the north line of Oak
and Front street, provided that the
railway company would vacate that
part of the street, and he thinks they
will. They also ssked to make q lease
With the city for the street during the
term of the lease with the Mount
Hood Railroad company, in case an
agreement was reached IN the above
basis. Mr.. Henderson was given fur
iher time to report at the next meet
ing.
The Cottage Hospital association
presented request for permission to
remove the dirt in the street In front
OF their property, which is above the
grade line. The matter was left to
the street committee to report.
l.. h. Morse handed In his resigna-
tion as councilman, owing to his con-
templated absence from the city for
several months which was accepted to
take effect at the close of the meet
ing.
Jos. M. Wright was the unanimous
choice of the council to Gil the vacan-
oy caused by the resignation Of L.
e. Morse.
II. I. Williams, the baker, asked
permission to make repairs TO his
residence and bakery, and aroused
considerable discussion, followed by
protest from p. IA. HalLLe
about the moving OF frame building
next to the Eliot lot, and also against
the repairs now being made by S. j.
Etrat A ,s,ti 10, 10. h. "a
to the committee Of fire and water
was sIuled out OF order by the mayor,
on the ground that the ordinance was
exploit on the matter, and the CON-
mittee had no authority to depart
from its provisions. Mr.. Lewis stated
that he was representing Mr.. Eliot,
and that IL the work was continued,
he would be obliged to get out an in
junction, as ordered by MIR. Eliot.
He asked permission to present an
ordinance, regulating the moving Of
wooden buildings within the fire linn
Its, and also making repairs to frame
structures. The ordinance was intro.
duced and passed Its first reading.
Councilman Watt was of the opinion
that the present ordinance was not q
just one, and should be amended.
The marshal was instructed to noti-
fy Mr.. Frank to suspend operations
on his repairs until the matter could
be passed on at the next meeting of
the council.
The sewer ordinance introduced at
the last meeting Received the second
and third readings and was passed.
Mr.. Hershner asked to be- excused
from voting, stating that az he had
opposed the proposition before, he
wanted to be consistent, and that IL
compelled to vote, would vote In the
negative.
The sewer committee made an ex.
tensive report, preparatory to making
a second assessment, which was ac-
cepted, and the recorder ordered to
post three copies in prominent
places.
Mayor Blowers announced the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. Mayes on the sewer
committee In place of Morse, re-
signed.
The bid of Norton q Smith, SUBJ
mitted at the last meeting, to furnish
steel bell tower, and which was laid
over to get prices on the erection of
the tower, was accepted, the 50-foot
tower being ordered. The fire depart.
ment offered TO put up the tower for
SIS, which was allowed.
The following bills we're allowed and
ordered paid:
VIM. Ganger, marshal salary, $50.
Night watchman, salary, $50.
II. g. Coe, saw fling, SOC.
Glacier, printing, 50.
Oregon Lumber Co., log drag, %.
Recorder, dog tags, 50.
Il. Goldsmith, meals for prisoners,
$l.25.
N. j. Devoid, meals for prisoners,
S1.25.
X. d. Gould, sewer for city hall,
S88.11.
Norton & Smith, supplies, "a. 25.
j. I. Walker. snow cleaning, IS.
Il. ii. Husbands, repairs to engine
house, $685.
Ed Pace, work on streets, SLIPS.
Snow & Upson. repairs. s. is.