The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-11-07
Meeting o. THE
COMMON COUNCIL
MATTERS RECEIVE CONFEDERATION
License Ordinance demanded by Liy-
erymen-AdjOurument TO Sat.
urday Evening.

Recorder NICkClseD and Councilman
Watt we're absent, L o. BlanchaI act
ed as clerk of the meeting.
The proposition Of j. Ii. Ferguson
to sell to the city triangular strip of
land between two Ieets opposite the
Catholic church. CD was referred
to the whole coul TO-! came up for dis.
cussion. air. FUgusou made propo-
sition to membo. OF the council to
take s400 or would give $500 for the
3O-foot street on thu north side of the
property, IL vacated and transferred
to him. W. j. Baker, representing
some OF the property inter ests on the
north side of the street, objected to
the vacating Of the street. The mat
ter was, on motion, indefinitely post
poned.
The ordinance prepared by the ju,
dietary committee to buy the present
water plant tor $4,000, with SO, 200
Tor improvements, was read, and
passed its first reading.
A. N. Rahm, Geo. p. CroweIl and
j. Often we're appointed judges of the
annual city election, to be held on
December 3. W. g. Gilmore and j.
NJ. Culbertson we're appointed as
clerks.
Jas. McBain made a proposition to
erect the base and set the new foun.
tain thereon fur $3.50. The matter
OF the location of the same was then
considered, and it was the general
opinion that it should go somewhere
on Second street, on account of the
extra width of that street, but it was
stated that the ladies who solicited
funds and paid for the fountain want
ed 1t put on the corner of Third and
Oak. Councilman Hershner was ap.
pointed committee of one to confer
with the ladies and see it they would
not agree to the location as fist sug-
gested. He was given authority to
make final arrangements.
Attorney Derby stated that a change
was about to be made In the owner.
ship of one of the saloons and that
permission was wanted to transfer the
license. He was of the opinion, how
ever, that under the existing ordi-
nance, no provision was made for
such transfer. He asked permission
to draft new new ordinance without
expense to the city covering such
transfer. After some discussion the
same was granted.
The mayor and recorder we're given
authority to purchase two lots of Mrs.
A. IL. Barrett for gravel pit, for the
sum of $500. Mrs. Adams gave notice
to member of the council that she
would not allow any more gravel to
be taken from her premises, unless
greater price was paid and new ar
rangements made.
Ordinance No. 1873, relating to Ii
csnses, was taken up for second read
ing. Several of the liverymen and
those engaged in hauling we're present
and spoke in favor OF such license
being passed protecting them from
outsiders coming IN at certain seasons
and doing work at reduced price,
while they had to keep up their estab-
lishments, had to buy feed and pay
their men In the dull season as we'll as
the busy season, and should be pro-
tected by the payment of license.
The ordinance as read was not salts
factory in all its provisions and on
motion was indefinitely postponed.
Attorney Derby was authorized to
draft a new ordinance covering only
the licensing Of teams, to be added to
the present ordinance as an amend
ment.
One hundred dollars was added to
the account Of the street committee
emergency fund.
The wages to be paid for street
work were reduced to 81. 25 per day.
The following bills were allowed and
ordered paid, and an adjournment
taken to Saturday evening at 7 p. m.
Elec. Light Co., SAL. Is.
j. j. LuGkey, supplies, 50.
Stewart Hdw. & FuIn. Co., sup
plies, S5.97.
p. M. Hall Lewis, expense drawing
sewer ordinance, SO.
o. A. Rinehart, watch hman salary,
$50.