The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1909-01-21
Light AND WATER,
SAYS NEW COUNCIL
TAKES ACTION At FIRST MEETING
Ordinance Asking for Special Election
TO Vote Bonds Hustled Through
The Mayors Message.


The first meeting of the new city
council took place Monday evening
with Mayor Mcdonald presiding unC
COunCilmen SlocOm, Hall, Huggins
Arnold, Wight and Brosius and City
Recorder j. Il. Nickelsen present
Anticipating that measures of i'm
pOItanCe would be considered by the
members of the new city government
the council room was filed with in
terested citizens Who we're not disap
pointed as a resolution was introduced
and passed calling Il special election
to be held Thursday, March p, tC
vote on the question: Of issuing bonds
for establishing municipal watel
and electric lighting systems 10y tn,
city.
No delay was allowed in passing The
ordinance as itquickly passed its frs
and second reading and was finally
passed without dissenting vote.
In part it provides as follows:
Ordinance No. lSl.
An Ordinance entitled an Ordi
nance, provided for a special election
to be called and held in the city OF
Hood River, Oregon, on the 2Jth day
of March, 1909, for the purpose oI
voting upon an amendment TO Section
l02 of the Amendeds Charter of the
City OF Hood River aud Section lOt
of the Charter Of the city Of HOOD
River.
Whereas, the Common Council Of
the city of Hood River, Oregon, a,
heretofore on the 18th day OF Jauu
ary, 1909, adopted the following rtso
lutions:
b. it resolved by the Common
Council of the city of Hood River,
Oergon: That the following amend.
ment to the Charter of the City Of
Hood River, Oregon, is hereby pro
POSED, and if ratified by the electors
OF tho said city, such approval tC
amend Section l02 of the Charter o.
the said city, as amended Oy a specin
act Of Legislative Assembly Of the
State of Oregon at its sessi N in 1901
by amending said Section l02 al
amended by said Legislative act so M
TO read as follows:
Section l02. For the purpose o
raising money with which to pay
costs and expenses that may be incur
red ky the city of Hood River In con
structing and laying down suct
water pipes, mains, reservoirs, sewer
pipes, aud drains, and procuring anC
constructing pumps, hydrants anC
other necessary appliances Tor com
plete system Of water works or sewer
age, and the erection of electric ligh
poles and wires, providing buildings
power dynamos, aud all other neces
sHry and convenient machinery apt
appliances for constructing Lnd mai2
tanning a complete electric light ays
TEN for furnishing lights for public
and private use as in this act proVid
ed for, said city is hereby authorized
and empowered to dispose of The
bonds of the city in sum not exceed.
ing % per centum, of the assessed
valuation Of ali the taxable property
River, as shown by the assessment
rolls of Hood River county, next PIE.
ceeding the issue and sale of said
bonds, said bonds to be Of the demon.
inati0n of from one hundred to one
thousand dollars as the purchaser may
decide, with interest coupons attached
thereto, signed by the mayor and
couutersigned by the recorder with
the seal OF the city attached.
The ordinance provides further
"that the Common Council OF the city
of Hood River may sell water for do.
mastic purposes outside Of the limits
of the city of Hood River to any PER.
son layiHg pipes to its mains, and un,
der the same conditions and at the
same prices that said water is eup
piled to residents within the city linn
its. "
Iha amount that would b. placed III
the hands Of the city council should
the bond election carry according tC
would DO in the neighborhood oi
$3.50, COO.
An ordinance proVidinl for side
walk to he constructed along 9th aud
Eugene streets O the city limits wal
read and referred to the street com
mittte.
An ordinance granting the Western
Union Telegraph Company the Tigh
to set poles and establish distric
telegraph service in the city limits
was also introduced aud passed tht
first reading. 1t provides that in th,
event OF its passage the city shal
have the right to place wires anC
alarm boxes on the poles Of the com
pany for fire and pClice purpose
without charge.
An ordinance making change il
the amounts to be paid by skating
rinks and moving picture shows wa
read and referred to the iudiCiGr!
committee The amounts Of licens
to be paid by skating rinks is placed
at $50 per quarter or S3 daily Rnt
moving picture shows 81 pei day.
A petition from Cuddeford Il Howell
to build au addition to their black
smith shop was referred to the prope
committee.
Other ordinances that received th
attention Of the council was Que reg
ula!ing the hours OF closing poo
rooms and cigar stores and providing
that they shalt exclude minors uude
l8 years from their premises. lb
measure passed the first reading an,
was ferred to the judiCiaIy ocm
mittee. 1t stipuIates that they shaI
be closed during the week ut
O'Clock except Saturday, whom tie
will he allowed to remain open unit
| II O'Clock p, m. but must shut u
shop on Sunday.
/ A remostrance against tho construc
ticn of sewer in WauComa Park ad
dition, which had been pejitione
for, was laid on the table,
The Mayor then read his messag
to the council. The document is a
foIlnws:
"Gentlamen In nccoi dance wit
the requifmeuts Of the City Charter