The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-04-08
CLEANUP DAY
NEXT THURSDAY
CITY WILL ACT WITH COMMITTEE
Pine Grove Grange Wants East
Side Grade Fenced and
Lighted.

The mayor and city council have
officially established Thursday, April
10, as cleanup day" All Hood Riv-
or residents are requested to rake 10
the rubbish on their premises and
wagon and team will be furnished to
haul the refuse away. This action 10
the result of the request of the Wom.
ans Club to name this date for the
purpose mentioned, and they also
otter to hire two teams and wagons,
with sdrivers aud helpers, provided
the city would stand the expense of
third wagon. The ladies also asked
the council to take action to prevent
the dumping OF trash and rubbish into
the streets and named several places
In town which they declared demand
ed attention. The police committee
WAS instructed to cooperate with
the oity marshal Ia the street enforce
ment of the ordinance covering this
point. 80 hereafter IL you wish to
throw banana peel into the middle
of the street, IL will be well TO keep
watchful eye on the city police.
Outside the action noted above, lit.
tie but routine business was transact
ed by the council at last Mondays
meeting. The quarterly reports of
the city recorder and the treasurer
we're read and accepted.
Petitions for sidewalks on Twelfth
street we're referred to the street CON-
mittee: as was communication from
Pine Grove Grange asking that the
first half mile Of the road on the east
side beyond the bridge be lighted and
fenced.
Mr.. Davis was refused a permit to
erect wood aud canvas bnilding for
a motion picture show.
The ordinance governing the con-
duct OF public amusements resorts as
regards minors, was put on final read
ing and passed. This is merely the
state law enacted as city ordinance.
An ordinance was introduced gov
erning the Improvement of streets and
steps we're taken to repeal those now
in force, The object Ia to gather up
the scattered threads and get all the
rules governing street work and kind
red improvements into one general
law. The ordinance is thorough and
covers several typewuitten pages.
City Attorney Derby rendered an
opinion declaring that the controversy
between the city and j. +. Batohelder
over the old military road cou d only
be settled through litigation. With
a veiw Of bringing the matter to an
issue the street committee was in
atruc cd to have the city surveyor
run the city's line.
The city recorder was instructed to
give notice of the proposed new street
near the Union's apple warehouse.
A petition for cement sidewalk
on the south side of State street be
tween Sixth and Ninth was referred
to the street committee.
The fire and water committee was
given power to cooperate with the
Home Telephone company In the plac-
ing of an emergency fire alarm system.
Judge Derby asked that the police
committee be given power to give the
county the use of the jail in case 1t
was needed and same was granted.
incidentally, Mr.. Derby stated that
the county had not yet had use for
such a structure, which certainly
spesks we'll for our community, as
the county has been in existence for
| nine months.
Judge Henderson was present and
asked If the tally sheet of the special
election had been signed by the clerks,
as he had been informed that they had
not. He was informed that they were.
| The votes of he special election
we're canvased and the mayor declared
| the questions voted on carried