The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-06-20
Meeting OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
TELEPHONE FRANCHISE GRANTED
After Considerable Debate Sewer Was
Ordered In District
No. %.

was an accumulation of business re-
quiring a lengthy session
The Hood River Fruit Supply Co. i,
which has purchased several lots near
the Fruit Growers union building,
asked an abatement of the sewer as
sessment On their lots, upon the
ground that they we're so much below
the grade Of the sewer that they could
never be severed. The matter was re
fered to the sewer committee.
j. W. Morton asked for refund OF
sewer assessment paid on lots on State
street, claiming that he did not own
the property. The matter was referred
| to the sewer committee.
Ordinance No. l25, granting a fran
chise tn the n. W. Long Distance
Telephone company, came up for its
second reading. Representative OF
the company we're present and stated
that they would spend from $50, 600 to
$50, 600 in putting In an up to-date
plant In Hood River as soon as they
we're granted franchise, and while
it would not be an automatic service,
it would be the best single party line
that could be installed. They would
give a five second service to start
with, which would be reduced to a
three second service soon after the ex.
change was in good working order.
The ordinances was passed granting
them franchise.
A petition was presented from the
Hood River Banking & Trust Co. and
others asking that the grade of Oak
hn l.
si,le of the street, the two-toot fall as
at present being detrimens to the
main business street. The matter
was referred to the street committee.
An ordinance against gambling was
introduced, and after some discussion
was placed upon its final passage,
with unanimous vote in its favor.
It appears that there was no city or
dinanoe against gambling, and the
measure was placed upon the ordi.
nance books to enable the city tn reg
ulate its own affairs in this regard
without asking assistance from the
prosecuting attorney.
Letters we're read from L. d. Twee-
dy and Miss Steenberg in which they
claim that their buildings are not In
the street, or across the line as estab
lished by the county surveyor, on the
hill, and they refuse to move theii
buildings. This matter was brought
up at previous meeting In order 10
settle the disputed line on the hill
The city has accepted the line as es-
tablished by the city engineer, and a
few buildings are over this line In the
street. It will ts Ike an action in court
to decide the matter, and il the prop
erty owners in the disputed territory
who are over the line do not move q
suit will probably be brought to de-
termine the matter. The sooner the
line is definitely settled 10y the court
the better it will be for all, and the
cheaper it will be, as new buildings
are constantly going up. No street
grading or sidewalks can be laid while
the line is in dispute, and friendly
suit should be instituted at once to
correct the error.
The matter of adding district No. 8
to the sewer was brought up. q. X.
Castner was present and requested
that 1t be done to afford relief to him
self and others Oh his street. DIR.
spoke in favor OF it, as he said that
the present state Of cess pools was
menace to health, and would sooner
or later cause trouble. While the ma.
lority of the council were in favor of
building the sewer only to the top OF
the hill, there is question whet her
only portion of any district could
be severed, and it was decided to Or
der the whole district put in. The
sewer committe we're instructed TO go
through the regular form In ordering
theswork done.
The street committee reported that
the city engineer advised that 1t
would be necessary to provide several
general ordinances in regard to street
grading before anything further could
be done with Pine street. The judic
iary committee were instructed to get
legal. advice on the matter and report.
The city recorder reported that
there we're many delinquents on the
second sewer assessment, and the un.
paid lots and parcels of land were or
dered advertised and sold according
to law, to satisfy the unpaid amounts.
A bond for $1,000 filed by ID. McDon-
aid, to protect the city while Mr.. Nc.
Donald is laying his water pipe in the
streets, wss accepted.
The ma ter of providing extra pn-
lice for July was left to the police
committee.
The following bills were audited
and ordered paid:
Geo. l. Slocom, supplies, 75c.
j. M. Cooper, work on streets, S36.
Jesse Holman, same Sll.50.
E. Sexton, same 1915,
Sumner & Carson, plumbing, 81. 50.
w Ganger, marshal, $50
j. S. NonBlafacom, watchman, $50.
Transfer Co., hauling, SITS.
Ramona hotel, boarding prisoners,
S15.75.
Fred Howe, hauling, s..
Glacier, printing, 1915.
W. W. Mason, wheeibarrow, 81.
o. l.. Stranahan, rebate on sewer
assessment, $3.50.
O. X. & N. Co., rent for sewer
acI oss right of way, Sl.20.
E. Fl. Hartwig, legal services, $40.
Electric Light Co., S39. 95.
Snow & Upson, supplies, s25 Is.
Stanley Smith Lumber Co., lumber,
$50 45.
IIaudsOme Medals Arrive.