East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-07

At the council meeting last night.
Mayor Fee made a verbal report re-
garding the sanitary inspection made
Tuesday by the police committee and
DR.. W. G. Cole, city health officer.
In detail he narrated the condi-
tions as they were found and which
were made known in an interview
with the East oregonian Tuesday af-
ternoon. Improper living rooms in
Chinatown. unventilated Easements
in the business section and too much
live poultry around the markets were
the worst things found.
Must Clean Up.
TN view of the conditions In the
coast cities" said the mayor. at is
necessary that measures should be
taken to place this city IN the best
sanitary condition possible. In Port
land and Seattle framed men are be-
ing employed to guard against in
fection from diseases prevailing in
the Orient. Under the circumstances
II is wise that Pendleton should also
get in good shape TO guard against
infection"
Among the measures recommended
by the committee were the passage
OF ordinances forbidding the keeping
of live poultry within the fire linn
its and requiring Easements to be
ventilated.
Councilman Rem objected to the
proposition OF restricting the poultry
business and lively discussion OF the
subject followed. During the same
some OF the butcher shops of the
city came in for strong condemnation
because OF the stencil that emanates
therefrom. According to Mayor Fee
the only remedy lies in forcing them
TO keep their live poultry and poul-
try killing rooms outside OF the fire
limits and consequently separate
from the retail shops.
Curfcw Made Earlier.
Following his report on the sani-
tary conditions Mayor Fee declared
the committee had also been working
on another subject, the proposition |
OF keeping minors from frequenting !
certain restaurants. However, the |
matter had not been fully worked |
out and until the powers OF the coun-
Gil were moro fully determined by
the city attorney no recommenda-
tions would be made.
One idea the committee had in
mind, according to the mayor, was
that Of ringing the curfew bell earlier.
1t was then discovered that under
the curfew ordinance the curfew hour
comes half hour after sunset. For
years past II has been the custom to
ring the bell at $3.50 and but few
knew what the actual ordinance
called for.
Chief Of Police Gurdane was sent
for and upon arrival was instructed to
ring the bell henceforth in strict
compliance with the ordinance.
~ Street Improvement.
An ordinance providing for includ-
ing the block on Alta street between
Main and Garden in the district now
being improved was passed. The Inn
provement had been petltioned for by
the property owners in the block and
last night the street committee re-
ported in favor of granting the same.
The contract for matchmaking the
block will probably be let to New
port & Son, who are now engaged in
improving the street west of that
block.
It was decided by the council to
meet this afternoon at 1880 for the
purpose Of passing upon the macada-
mixing work done by the Newports
on East Court street. A special
meeting of the council will be held
this evening to act on the matter.
Finances Are Low.
During a discussion Of street work