The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-09-09
COUNCIL CRITICISES
The STATE BOARD


The City Council met last Tuesday
evening with all the city officers pre-
sent except Counoilmen Brosius and
Arnold.
A communication was received from
the State Board OF Health containing
the letter to W. l.. Clark, printed
in another column, and accusing the
City OF extreme carelessness" In
caring for the sanitary condition sur
rounding the water sources and OF der
ing the authorities to take action
along lines suggested in the letter to
Clark. There WAS some question as
to the correctness OF the statement az
to oarelessness about sewer connec-
tions In the vicinity of the lover Ies-
ervoir. In reply tho Council adopted
the following resolutions by unani.
nous vote:
Be it resolved by the Common
Council OF the city of Hood River,
Oregon, that the copy OF the report
made by the State Health Board of
Oregon to W. L.. Clark, President oil
the Civic Improvement League,a copy
of which was for warded to this cOun.
oil by said State Board, be acknowl
,dged, accepted and placed on file,
together with the demands OF the
Health Board contained in theiI let
ter enclosed with said repurt, and
that said report and demands OF the
State Health Board be referred to the
Health committee OF the Common
Council of the City OF Hood River for
action along the lines suggested, in
sofar as the said suggestions are legal
and constitutional, and that the city
Attorney be requested to flle with this
Council an opinion concerning the
extent and powers Of the Council un.
der the police powers OF the munici.
pality in reference to the said pro-
ceedings taken by said State Health
Board.
BE 1t further resolved, that the
common council of the city OF Hood
River, Oregon, regrets the fact that
the State Health Board has not found
1t convenient or desirable to tako up
the matter of the publication of the
water supplied the city with them
directly when in this city, although
requested thereunto at various times
by the Mayor OF said city at the earn.
est instiRation OF the Common Coun
Gil, and that 1t is the sincere hope of
this Council that any future oommun.
ioations, instructions or demands
necessary or proper to be made to the
Common Council by the said Health
Board with reference to Its duties or
obligations as sub-ordinates s,nd le-
gal representatives OF said Board In
the City of Hood River, be made di.
rectly to them, which they conceive
to be the proper channel with refer
enoe to the municipal health for the
City of Hood River.
And be it further resolved, that it Is
the senoe of this Council that every
reasonable effort within power and
jnridIction OF the Council be used to
meet the requirements of said Board
concerning the pnrjtlcation and pre-.
servation OF the Electric Light and
Water Company's plant, the source of
supply OF municipal water for the City
Of Hood River.
Moved and carried that the Resolu.
tion be adopted and copy sent to
the State Health Board.
The report of City Engineer Morse
on the development work OF the oity's
spring showed that flow of water
over the crude weir which has been
put In at the outlet of the pond is
$40, 900 gallons every "a hours. lie
reports the elevation of the spring at
572. Us and the elevation of the top OF
the hill IN the city at 4S4. 65, making
the spring 88 feet higher than the top
of the hill In the city limits. To de.
liver the total supply to the city IA
foot pipe will Iequire "a feet total
head 10 inch pipe q feet and an
l8 foot pipe l8 feet, leaving "a, 81 and
70 feet as available head on top OF
the hill.
A petition for a sewer from Tenth
to -Four teenth Streets on Cascade Av.
enue and signed by freeholders along
proposed route was referred to the
Sewer Committee with instruction to
draw an ordinance covering the same.
Petitions for lights on 18th and A
streets and In front OF the H. II. Bro
sius property on the hill we're referred
to Street Committee with instructions
to act.
Ordinances 2l2 and 2l3, relative to
street improvements, we're passed. as
was Ordinance 2l5 fixing the compen-
sation of the Recorder at 5000 per an.
mum.
The Street Commissioners was in.
stIucted to order the owners OF the
property which are occupied by +. A.
Gram and Lane Il Gibbons stores to
put down sidewalks In conformity
with CITY ordinances.