The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-07-15
PETITION TO
BUY PLANT
PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL
Petition and WOOdworth Proposition
Referred to Judiciary
Committee.

The petition which was circulated
for the past week to put to refer
endum vote the question OF buying
the present plant Of the Water Com
pany at a price not to exceed $40, 000,
was presented to the Council last
Wednesday evening with seventy five
signers. An ordinance accompanied
1t. A. A. Jayne, representing the
company, was present, and stated his
views on the subject. He said he
believed that the charter does permit
the purchasing of existing water sys-
TENS, and also that it was possible to
submit the initiative petition and
proposed ordinance or matters con.
tanned therein to the voters at the
coming election, July %. As to the
legality Of that action the courts
would determine later. His opinion
differed from that of City Attorney
Derby in that regard.
The ordinance was read the first
time and passed. A recess was then
taken for ten minutes to consult with
Attorney Derby In the matter, after
which the ordinance was placed on
second reading and all voted no. The
the Judiciary committee.
The Fire and Water committee,
which had been appointed to conter
with Mr.. Davidson as to the purchase
of the present water plant, at the
request Of the latter at the last meet
ing, reported that no result had come
from the conference, that Mr.. David
son stated that he had no proposition
to offer at this time.
A communication was received from
G. ID. Woodwork, was referred to
the Judiciary committee. The com.
munication was as follows:
To The Honorable City Council, Hood
River, Oregon:
Gentlemen--Pursuant of the ques-
tion of an adequate supply of pure
water for the City of Hood River,
beg to submit the following propo-
sitions for your consideration:
| will sell to the City of Hood
River my spring OF springs situated
In Section 81 OF Township l North,
Range ~ East of Willamette Merid.
ian, known as the "Rogers Creek" or
Lava Bed" spring, flowing between
Five and Six million gallons OF abso-
lutely pure water every twenty-four
hours, for the sum of Fifteen Thous-
and (l5,0 ,000) Dollars to be paid on or
before len Coy years with interest at
Five (5) per cent to be paid semi
annually.
II the City of Hood River will grant
me a fifty-year franchise for the use
Of all public streets and alleys | will
agree to deliver water from the above
spring In sufficient quantity for all
private and public uses, including a
sufficient quantity OF water for fire
protection, to the citizens of Hood
River, at price which l will agree
shall not be in excess OF the price
now charged for water by the HOOD
River Electric Light, Water and
Power Company. In addition, at the
expiration of the said fifty-year fran
chise l will agree to turn over to the
City of Hood River the above spring
and water plant at price which shall
be determined by a competent COM
mission OF i've or seven men to be
chosen by beth parties.
Yours respectfully,
q. ID. Woodworth.
A petition was received from g. A.
Cass and others to make sidewalks
on Eugene street the following width:
Two feet property line, five feet
sidewalk end two feet park line. The
changes we're adopted In an ordin-
| anoe.
A petition was received from II. G.
Coe and others to widen Sherman
avenue between Ninth and Tenth
streets, formerly Lena street, to cor.
respond to the streets west. The city
enigneer was instructed to make
survey and estimate the cost of the
Improvement.
A petition from l.. N. Blowers and
others Bsking for an arc light at the
corner of First and Oak streets, was
granted.
Other matters of routine business
we're transacted, including allowing
Of bills against the city, and the
Council adjourned.