The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-10-21
bond ELECTION
TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER Il NAMED AS DATE
civic Leagues "Water Commission"
Repeat Is Presented To The City
Fathers.

Monday evening at the regular
meeting of the city council an ordin
ance was passed calling tor a bono
election to be held Novem beI u wher
the citizens will have an opportunity
to decide whether or not the CITY
shall Issue bonds for the constructor
of water plant and the bringing IN
OF the Fucker spring to furnish Hood
River with pure aud adequate sup
ply Of water.
The question which will be submit.
ted to the people will call for yes
or mo" answer as to whether the
city shall float bonds to the extent
of about S90,0 tor the installation
of the municipal water system,
which will insure permanently salts
factory water supply tor this city.
This will mean pure water through
mains which will stand pressure
for tire protection and in quantities
sufficient to supply a city several
times the size OF Hood River.
The ordinance had passed its first
reading at former meeting of the
council and Monday night it was pas
sed unanimously by full meeting
of the city fathers. The following
men were named to form the election
board: O. Ii. Baker, Il. q Smith.
Ii. l.. Howe, Roy G. SIoCom and w.
G. Gilmore. A petition tor thie
election was presented to the council
several weeks ago and was signed
by l32 citizens and taxpayers ot
this city.
After the routine order of business
had been finished by the council the
following committee from the civic
league presented the report of the
water commission V. G. Brock,
DIR. IL. L. Dumble, Truman Butler,
W. l.. Clarke, q. Ii. Stranahan
Frank ,. Cram and j. Il. Heilbron
ner. Mr.. Brock and DR.. Dubmle
acted as the spokesmen tor the con-
mittee in putting their report before
the council.
Mr.. Brock in addressing the oJun-
Gil did not read the report of the
"water commission" which was pub
lished in the Glacier last week and
Is familiar to most OF the citizens OF
the city. He wished it understood
that the civic league was not trying
in any way to inrerfere with the de.
llbersJions of the council but had
only tried to gather data which might
aid 10 the water question. lie said
that the report did not go into de-
tails which it would be necessary for
the council to work out. lie told
the council that after much investi.
cation the ''water commission fin.
ally got into communication with
the water company and received the
proposition from the corporation
which is at present furnishing the
city with water. The civic league
had accepted and endorsed the pro.
position put forward by the water
company and they recommend it tG
the investigation Of the council. Mr..
Brock asked the council to give the
matter immediate consideration in
order that they might reach some con
clusion in the matter before the bond
election which had been called. In
ol osing he stated that DR.. Dumble
was present and could say a few
words in behalf of the water com.
pany's proposition.
Upon the invitation of Mayor Nc
Donald, DR.. Dumble spoke to the
council at length on the water ques-
tion. He said that the object of the
commission had been to reach sol.
ution Of the water question fully and
absolutely in the interests of the
people. lie told of the preliminary
work of the commission, reporting
the lava bed spring as one with per.
feet supply bat too expensive to
bring into the city. He said that the
Fucker spring gave good and ample
supply of water and that another
spring just above 1t could Ee procur-
ed IL necessary which would insure
adequate water for the city for many
years to come.
lie said the commission had then
i'll, tied the wa or company to make
the best proposition they could in
consideration Of being given exclusive
rights to sell water. This resulted in
the water company's proposition
| which WAS communicated to the
council through the water commits
sion." On being questioned by Mayo
Mcdonald and members of the
council, DR.. Dumble was not able tn
answer very satisfactorily a number
If questions concerning the plan pro
posed by the water company. lie
said that the commission had made
10 examination OF the river bed look
mo into the prscticability of putting
in wells.
lie il formed the city fathers that
thr water company intenued to stay
in busine-s "eVen ii the city should
install 40 springs" bat when asked
for proof that the water company wat
going to stay IN business he stated
that the commission had assumed that
the city could not get rid OF the com
pany. Mayor Mcdonald pointed out
the way by which the city could can.
Gel the franchises of the company and
be liable for the value of the plant to
be determined by the courts. DR..
Dumble stated when 1t was suggested
that Hood River water WAS not tit TO
drink that the water company would
put in sand filter, but there was
nothing of this IN the water com
pany's proposition
Before he 81 osed Dr.. Dumble made
an effort TO convince the council that
the WAS not working in the interest o'
the water company and cited the In.
formation that last spring he had
"stirred up the stencil" aud caused
the analysis to be- made of the water
being furnished by the company.
He assumed the responsibility for the
whole affair and jealously de ended
his right to the honor or blame when
the mayor laughingly suggested thai
be had been under the impression
that many persons held the city''
chief responsible. He wished to re-
lieve the mayor of any idea that the
latter bad bad anything to do will
stirring matters up and claimed sol'
responsibility for "stirring up th'
stencil.
Dr.. Dumble stated that 1t would b.
much cheaper to install the plant a
the river than to bring In the fucke
spring, but when asked how muct