The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-03-24
PETITION COUNCIL
FOR ELECTION
WANT CITY TO BUY WATER PLANT
Council Will Furnish Wagons for Clean
Up Day-Buiiding Permits
Issued.

A petiti IN sigued by 40 voters of the
city was presented TO the Council
Monday evening at the regular meet.
ing asking that an election be held
IN the near future to submit the
question OF the purchase of the plant
OF the present water company by the
city at an agreed price. The petition
was brief and accompanying 1t was a
letter equally brief from h. f..
Davidson, president OF the water
company, addressed to A. q. Buck,
giving him an option on the plant at
prize of $40, 900. The petition which
was resented to the council had
been circulated by Mr.. Buck. The
option from Mr.. Davidson assured
Mr.. Buck that the plant OF the water
company could be turned over to the
city with out encumbranoe OF any
sort.
The option and letter were turned
over to City Attorney A. }. Derby
and he was asked to give an opinion
on them. Owing to the litigation
which Is at present pending between
stockhol ders OF the local company
there seems to be considerable ques-
tion as to whether the corporation
would be able to deliver the water
plant with a clear title. The option
which had been given to Mr.. Buck
did not state what would be included
In the plant which was to be de-
liyersd for $40, 900 and 1t seemed to
be the idea OF the council that a
general list Of the property which
would be incl uded In the water sys.
tenn should be included.
committee from the Woman's
Club, headed by president Mrs. j.
f. Batcbslder, presented a request
to the council asking for 90 operation
on "Clean Up Day" which has been
set for April 8. The council granted
the request of the club and agreed to
furnish four teams to be used In
hsuling away the rubbish on Clean
Up Day. Ii was decided to put the
health committee In charge of the
work Of getting all residents and
ises. The committee will make in
spections before and after the "big
soour" the offending parties will be
dealt with according to the ordin-
snoe which requires trash and gar
| bAge to be removed.
A number OF building permits we're
grsnted by the council. Architect
Bartlett was given permit on behalt
OF John Often for the erection of
one story and basement brick stIuo-
ture 80 by 80 feet on his lot at Oak
and Fourth streets. Frederick IL
Arnold received permit for the
erootion for j. ii. Ferguson OF two
etory and basement brick building on
the lot adjoining the new First
National Bank building on the west.
AZ a condition of these permits the
council will require the builders to
keep open Q passage way for pedestri
ans and the same condition was made
to apply to all buildings now In
constr uotion. j. Ii. HeilbronneI was
granted permission to move the
buildings now occupied by q. p.
Dabney ana A. Whitehead on Third
street to similar position one block
west on Fourth street. 1t was the
understanding that the old frame
buildings will only remain there
temporarily during the construction
OF a new building on the corner OF
Third and Cascade streets.
An application WAS made by }. Il.
and Laura Batchelder to take advsn
tage of the Bancroft bonding act In
pay for the sewer improvements
affecting their property. This matter
was referred to the city attorney to
ascertain the procedure to be under.
taken under the act.
An ordinance for ths assessments
for the Twelfth street improvement
passed first reading. The city re
corder was ordered to advertise for
proposals for the new water system
and for bids on the sewer In division
| of distriet 4.