The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-01-26
CONTRACT MADE
BY ORDINANCE
DERBY EMPLOYED CITY ATTORNEY
Six Per Cent Water Bonds to Put in New
Water System viii be Offered
On the Market.

The city council met Monday night
with a full membership present. The
most interesting procedure of the
meeting was the introduction of ordi-
nance No. 21l, providing that Judge
A. j. Derby be employed by the city
to act as city attorney for the year
1911. This action on the part of the
council resulted from the refusal of
Mayor Hartwig, at the meeting of
January l6, to sign the contract with
Judge Derby. The mayor appointed
+. c. Smith city attorney, and asked
for confirmation by the council, who,
however, favored Judge Derby for the
position and carried motion to the
effect that an agreement be signed
employing him. Mayor Hartwlg $
refusal to sign was based on the
ground that he considered such proceed
ure illegal.
Ordinance No. 27O passed the first
reading. 1t provides that all streets
in the fire limits be graded and that
cement curbings be constructed
Wherever the grade is over six per
cent storm sewers will be provided.
Of course catch basins will have to be
constructed at the corners in order to
take in the storm waters. A resOlu-
tion was adopted whereby the city sur
veyOr is instructed to communicate
with different reliable engineering
periodicals, and have them insert in
their news columns the fact that Hood
River intends to begin extensive i'm
provements on its streets. Council
man Hall suggested that a preliminary
step of this kind was very necessary,
in order that the city authorities may
come in touch with the different con-
Germs engaged in such work, and thus
become better acquainted with just
what the city needs.
A resolution was adopted to the
effect that the city surveyor be in
structed to survey the right of way of
street to pass from point on Sher-
man Avenue to the east line of DR..
Turner's property, through Winan's
Addition to the bluff and thence by
most convenient route and on level
grade, to the River This street is
considered necessary in order to meet
the proposed Canyon Road at the city
limits.
A petition was submitted by Moore
& Campbell asking that they be per.
mitted to place a corrugated iron root
over their sheds. The petition was
referred to the fire and water commit
ee with power to act
A communication was received from
DR.. Eliot asking that the stakes ant
monuments of the park, which he ant
Mrs. Eliot will donate to the city, bt
set $50 feet from the bluff on the
Smith side of the park. DIR. Elio'
desires that the council make these
changes that he may complete his deeC
of gift. The council decided to act II
accordance with his communication.
A petition, signed by the majority
of the business men of the Heights
was submitted to the council asking
that Robt. NJ. Stone be appointed a.
night Waterman for that district o.
the city. Mr. Stone is now serving
temporarily as night watchman for the
Heights. The petition was presented
to the council by A. c. Staten, VIII,
made a comprehensive statement o
Why the citizens of the Heights were
so desirous of having a night watch
man. He stated that the news haC
been circulated that the council woulC
refuse to consider the appointment o
watchman for the Heights and tina
the petition had been hurriedly gottcl
together Monday morning in order tha
| the needs of the hill portion of tn
town might be shown. 1t seems t
be the opinion Of many, he continued
| that the hill is place of cOngregatio
| for hoodlums. If such be the truth, h
| asserts, the council must bear tn
blame. The Heights has no publ
| lights and naturally affords shelte
for lawlessncss. Besides asking 70
the appointment of a night Wachman
Mr.. Staten urges the city to take step
to place public lights on Iwelft
Street as soon as possible. Especial
are lights needed at the corner OF MI
Staten'S store and at the corner nea
Holmans store. Since the Height
claim one half of the population of tn
city they feel justified in making thes
demands. The petition was reterre
to the police committee.
| City Recorder LangilIe made the TO
lowing report of the city's finances
for the fourth quarter Of 1910, whic
was referred to the finance committee
For the general fund deficit {
| Sc, 1860 is shown on January !, 1871
Warrants issued during the last qual
ter amounted to $2,0H.42 and receipt
to the amount Of 81, 1913, l5. The roa
fund, for the same date, shows
| deficit Of 81, 549.5l, warrants issued
the amount of $846.l and receipts
!! S527. 49. The Twelfth Street fund ha
been paid. A balance Of $l75.6O r.
mains in the State Street fund. Th
Twelfth Street bond interest fund hs
been disbursed. The sewer distric
No 4. fund shows a deficit Of $l4O.9'
That of district No. 8 showed a detic
of $5.85.
The following communication WI
received from l.. N. Blowers;
. Hon. f. H. Hartwig City.
II Dear Mr.. HartWlg-C. A. Bell, !
2 S. Davidson and myself have had ci
culated a petition for the paving
Oak Street with crushed rock, In
from an examination Of the street {
d the hill, which is now covered wit
Il mud, | think perhaps wood bIocl
- treated with carboineum might