The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-03-19
IMPORTANT MATTERS
ARE CONSIDERED

day evening.
Ihe hrst matter after he reading of
the minutes was a letter from A. q
Long 20. In regard to Installing AN
alarm system by which the fire beIl
can be rnng from the Home telephone
exchange, and was referred to the Gre
and water committee.
petition was Iec.iyed with lOs
signers TO call another election 10
vote $40, 600 bonds for the purpose of
bringing in the Tucker spring aud
putting In an independent water s,s-
TEN by the city. d. J. Treiber was
pr ssent and read the folowinR arQu-
ment In favor of the project:
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council
OF the City of Hood River:
Gentlemen In presenting you " with
this petition foi another election on
bringing water to Hood River ftom
1ueker's spring 1t may not be out Of
place to give our reasons for this ac.
tion.
lst. A larger and better supply for
IRE protection Is urgently needed in
every part OF the city.
I'd. Expected growth of the city
Will force this issue upon us In the
very near future il we do not yolup-
tarily assume ii now.
80. The state board OF health In
Its last report urged upon the import
ance OF Immediately securing an
abundant and wholesome supply of
water," recommending municipal
ownership.
4th. The present plant must be
either replaced or displaced. To re-
place 1T with eight inch pipe mains
the present company want a fire by
drant contract for five years. Such
contract would contine another part
of the city to its present unsat tisfac-
tory water and with no fire protee.
tion. Six inch mains, which th, y
PROPOSED in the public meeting to
use il no contract we're made with the
city, must be replaced later by eight
inch mains when fire hydrants are in
stalled, thus keeping the streets con-
tinually dug up.
9Th. Ibis committee. at q consider
able expense to ourselves, secured the
services of the most competent enRi-
neer in the state 10 90 over all the
proposed rlsns and measure the
water.
MI Newell was for many years with
the o. K. x N. Co. 1he state engi.
neer recommended him to US His ie.
port is rs follows:
On March 8 | made weir measure
ments oi the Tucker spring. about six |
miles sout west of Hood River, with |
the following results:
For the weir at the main spring, 500 |
gallons per minute.
For the weir alb nut 80 yards below,
G2) gallons per minute.
At neither Of these places can the |
entire amount of water be collected |
and made to pass over the weir. At
the first one little water can be seen
on either side seeping through the
earth and rocks, aud the lower weir
is at the foot of recent slide which
has lacked the water up in shallow
pool, the level of which we we're
Obliged still further to raise in plac-
ing our weir, Sc that it is reasonable
to assume that there Was an appreci-
able amount of water seeping into the
loose, rocky ground at the ends OF the
weir.
The amoGnt measui ed at the lower
weir. 625 gallons per mirue would
amount to 100000 gallon. per day.
Cne hundred gallons rer day is au
Hnple allowance for eat inhabitant
f"r al douestic purposes; but, con-
sidering tire large amount OF sprink-
tus which 1t is desirable to do in the
time at Hood River 1t might |,
te advisable to allow as much as $50 T
gallons. This supply would suffice
.hen for 5000 people.
1t is a little doubtful whether
ourteen inch pipe would carry the
,ntiIe volume Of the spring on
grade of three feet per mile, as pro-
posed by Mr.. Roberts, but IL this ,
grade could be increased to four feet,
which it seems there could be no
trouble in doing, this size Of pipe
would be ample for the purpose.
| read Mr.. Roberts report over
and while ! could not, of
course under such circumstances,
make any check on the quantity, yet
lis report is full and explicit, aud
oears the MARKS of having been care
ully worked out.
AS to the policy of securing q wa
er supply from this spring for do
nestle purposes, 1t seems to me that
he City of Hood River can make no
mistake in securing every available
upply within reasonable distance.
understand there are two OF her pos
ible sources OF supply, namely: The
ireen Point spring and the Lake Fork
Il Hood River. II eithe- OF these is
Ised this pipe is in direct line for an
extension and the same right of way
would permit pipes to be laid for
ither OF these sources, If desirable. I
Yours respectfully, L
9Th. The most important part Of {
DR.. Roberts report, the part most
avol able to the city, has never yet
,een published and we would respect
ully call attention to this art OF his
eport. Committee.
A petition was received, signed by
05 tax payers and voters, asking that
he council cell no more special elec-
ions for either putting In water
ystem of their own, or buying the
resent plant, until such tine as there r
las actual need of the same by reason
t the city needing more ~atel. aud
lso asking that the city make a con-
ract with the present water company
or a term OF FIVE years, tor the u.
tallation of "A hydrants, at rental
f So per month each; the company to
lake improvements In the plant IN
ccordanoe with the requirements OF
be board OF fire unde. writers.
Roth petitions we're referred to the
judiciary committee, to report at the
ext meeting. :,
Mr.. Davidson addressed the council
a the interest of the petition. Mr.
davidson said that he found, In going
roupd with the petition, that many
eopIe did not want their property !
ended at the present time to put in
'ater. Referring to the report OF En- .
ineer Newell, read by Mr.. freibeI,
9 said that it compared favorably
18th the Roberts report. The princi
al objection he had to the Tucker
pring was the elevation and also
tated that the amount OF water In