The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-04-07
CURFEW SHALL NOT
RING TONIGHT

"Curfew shall not ring tonight, is
the edict of the city council at their
meeting Monday night. No more will
the fire bell ring out its slow measured
peat about nine in the evening to re-
mind the youngsters that it IS time
they were home in bed. The matter
of the ringing of the curfew was
Drought to the attention of the council
and the bell seemed to be a useless
noise, especially since just the time the
night marshal was supposed to be
ringing the bell the Spokane train is
due east-bound. To ring the bell meant
that the night man would be unable to
watch this train and keep any sus-
picious characters who arrive on it
going their way. Complaints have also
been received that the bell disturbed
meetings held in the lodge halls and
the opera house nearby.
City Attorney A. }. Derby reported
to the council Monday evening on the
petition for an election to consider the
question. of the city buying the present
water system. In his opinion Judge
Derby stated that the letter accom-
panylng the petition which had been
addressed by President II. f. David
son, of the water company, to Judge
A. C. Buck, and which purported to
be an option on the water plant in
favor of the city, did not obligate the
water company in any way. AS
the option was not in proper legal
form, nothing could be done by the
council with the petition. AS negotia-
tions between the water company and
the city may be opened, Judge Derby
suggested in his opinion that it as de-
sirable to know just what property the
option was on.
The matter as explained by he City
Attorneys opinion was referred back
to Judge Buck.
A petition signed by about 70 resi-
dent of the west part of town was
placed before the council asking relief
from the old Armory building on Cas-
cade avenue, which was characterized
by the petitioners as old, unsanitary and
as fire trap being without proper
exits and being menace to nearby
property. The petitioners stated that
the building was being used as skat-
ing rink for gatherings of young people
and that it did not have the proper
means of egress to be used in case of
fire. The communication to the council
also called attention to the fact that if
the building should catch fire when the
prevailing west wind was blowing it
would endanger most of the town. The
petition was referred to the health
committee.
The council received petition from
property owners in the vicinity of Sew
enth street and the o. K. q N.
tracks asking for the vacation of l28
feet of Seventh street between the
north line of Railroad street and the
o. r. & N. tracks. The street there
is too steep to be Of use according to
the petition and there is no need OF the
street through there since no crossing
over the railroad tracks is maintained
at hat point. The petition was referred
to the street committee.
A communication from City engineer
P. M. Morse recommending that the
city adopt the national standard hit
tings for fire hose and hydrant appar-
atus was received and the council fol-
lowed the recommendation. The coun-
Gil also adopted the engineers recon-
mendation that the property owners
who were putting in plank sidewalk on
ungraded streets be allowed to place
them on the surface of the ground in
stead of be compelled to place them on
the established grade which had not yet
been made.
An ordinance providing for the sew
ering of district Nos passed first read
ing. An ordinance providing for week
ly meetings of the council and for the
calling of other meetings was read and
referred to the judiciary committee.
The ordinance providing for the assess
ments on the Twelfth street improve
ment was passed.