The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-05-07
Meeting OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL

All were present at the meeting of
the council Monday evening except
Councilmen Arnold and Hall.
d. L. Batchelder was present and
asked to have the new grade made
official on West State strees as some
changes bad been made from the ori.
ginal official grade established, to les.
sen the cost and also to improve the
appearance of the street. The request
will be complied with.
Mr.. BatcheldeI also stated that be
had surveyed his property on Thii
teenth street and that the street was
partly on his property. That he had
attempted to fence it up, but was
stopped by the marshal, and wanted
the city to make a survey to establish
his rights. Mr.. Batchelder stated
that he was positive that he was right
In the matter aud wanted all the land
that belonged to him. The matter
was referred to the street committee.
Propositions from Portland parties
to put in an electric fire alarm sys-
TEN, to be worked from the central
exchange of the Home Telephone Co. =,
at cost of $3.50 to 5000, were placed
on file for future reference.
A letter from Mr.. Spear to sell the
city gravel pit on his property east
of the city was received. Mr.. Spear
stated that he would sell the right to
take gravel off two acres of ground
for twenty years for S700, and take
two lots owned by the city as part
pay. He said the offer would be
withdrawn May 5. As the city ia out
OF money Mr.. Spear offered to take a
note for $500, due in one year, with
interest. The communication was
placed on file for reference.
Ordinance No. l54, establishing
the grade on Pine street, was passed.
Councilman Hershner asked for in
formation as to why it was necessary
to do so much surveying on Pine
street aud was answered by MIR Hall
Lewis that it was on account OF
cham ges which had been made and
also on account of grade stakes being
destroyed Also that he street was
half mile long, requiring a good
deal of work.
A. W. Onthank was present and said
faction at the expense OF the work on
Pine street. and might have the effect
of stopping work of that kind in the
future. He was informed that the
opposition of a few property owners
on the street to the work being done
made great deal of work necessary
in order to collect the assessment,
which could have been avoided had
all agreed to the work and had 1t
done privately, as was done on some
of the other streets.
A petition was received from resi-.
dents on Lena street to have the
street widened to its full width op.
poste the DumbIe property, the street
being only q feet wide at that poiut.
The matter was referred to the street
committee.
A petition was received to grade
Stranahan avenue to the city limits,
aud a motion to that effect was car
ried and an ordinauce drawn to cover
the same.
j. J.. Iuckey asked permission to
build an addition to his residence,
which is in the fire limits. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
fire and water.
The following bills we're allowed
and ordered paid:
VIM. Ganger, marshal, S75.
Robt. LIE Wis, & days watchman, Sl2.
II Taylor, 10 days watchman, S3S.
o. p. Well, 10 days watchman, S38.
Transfer Co., teaming, 81 Is.
j. W. Righy, ', 81.
A. G Stevens, >, $3.50.
Fred Howe, ;, S2l.
W. Warren, street work, 5 so.
Lee Williams, :, =, S26
Club Chop House, meals for pris-
oners. 81.
G. E. Chapman. same. Sc 25.
W. G Aldred, hauling gravel, Sl79.
Geo. |. Slocom, supplies, S8.75.
News-L Letter, publishing, Sl0.5O.
Electric Light Co., lights and work
on fountain, S53.73.
P. NJ. Hall Lewis, surveying, 500 sc.
o. A. Rinehart, 9 days watchman,
Sl4 S5.
Oregon Lumber Co., piling for
bridge, Sl5S l6.
Seattle Post Intelligence, advertis-
ing, 50. so.