The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-27
PROCEEDINGS OF
ADJOURNED Meeting

The adjourned meeting OF the com
mon council was held Thursday even
ing and routine business transacted.
letter was received from attorneys
of Mr.. Smith stating hat the city had
taken his property for the use OF a
street, had torn down his buildings,
cut down trees and laid sidewalk q
and sewer through the property
and asked that the matter be taken
up and Mr.. Smith be compensated for
his lose. MIR. Smith claimed, that he
owned the property, but that. he was
willing to leave the matter to com
petsnt engineers to judge. The mat
ter was referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Ordinance No. 145 was referred to
the judiciary committee.
Ordinance No. l48 passed its first
reading and was referred to the CON-
mittee on fire and water. It was an
ordinance giving pei mission to the
Farmers Irrigating Go. to lay pipes
on the hill for irrigating purposes.
The following tills were allowed and
ordered paid:
DIR. Edgingl on, services health off,
Ger, $50. so.
s. e. Bartmess, supplies, $5. II.
Glacier, publications, $40. - r..
News Letter, publications, $40.
A. G. Stevens draying, 25 cents.
Oregon Lumber Co., lumber, SAG. 5F.
Ramona Hotel, meals for prisoners.
$3.50.
A. j. Derby, legal services, $3.50.
e. S. Hartwig, legal services, s23.
W. Haynes, supplies, s7.05.
Pacific Stamp Works, badges for
fire department, SIS. 20.
J Luckey, repairs, 90 cents.
J. X. Nickelsen, expense, " 80. e
Transfer Co., team work, 80. 80. :
John L. Henderson, surveying. $27.
Electric Light Co., lights for Janu-
airy, S50.75.
Mayor Blowers stated that he had a
telephone message from III. +. David
son asking that he appoint commit
tee to confer with the representative
of the fire underwriters, as to the
effect on insurance rates should the
city put in fire hydrants. After some
discussion of the matter Councilmen
Hershner, Wright and Hall were ap-
pointed as such committee.
The resolution passed at previous
meeting requiring that bills be laid
over until the second meeting OF the
month for investigation, was rescind
ed, and new resolution passed that
the finance committee meet with the
recorder and marshal one-half hour
before the first regular meeting oi
each month to audit the bills. >
A complaint WAS made that the pest
house was nuisance, that 1t was the
rendezvous for tranps and should be
destroyed. The marshal claimed that
there Was no furniture in the house
and that he had inspe ted the prem
ises recently and found 1t all right.
No action was taken In the matter. .
A sample OF gravel was exhibited
from the Spear place, which Is being
tested by the street commissioner,
+ and it was regarded as of excellent
quality.
The street committee was not pre-
pared to give any definite report on
the matter, until the investigations
are completed $685." =.
]. B. Hunt was present and stated
that be had the street signs completed
and wanted places designated to pu'
them up. 90 he could be paid fol
them, aud that be could not afford &c
make several tips over the city a.
different times He was directed Il
put up signs wherever liome lee
phone or electric light poles wer'
availa BILE, or other places where per