The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-04-13
PAVING WORK
WILL BEGIN SOON
NO STORM SEWER FOR FIRST STREET
NOxiOuS Weeds Must be Exterminnated 5000
Council will Secure Sentiment as to
Paving Material.

The contract for the paving of First
street between Oak and Cascade
avenue was signed last Saturday by
the W. G. Aldred Co. and the construc-
tion work will be begun at once. The
contract calls for completion within 80
days and the proerty owners brought
before the council Monday night a
statement as to impediments caused
by no provisions having been made for
drainage. Addresses were made by c.
A. Bell, j. b. Hunt and Councilman
Early, as an interested property owner,
urging the council to take immediate
action. The recommendation of City
Engineer p. M. Morse. who stated that
the regular sewer could carry the
water, but that an expenditure of ap-
proximaeIy $3.50 would have to be made
in order to install storm catch basins
and the proper connections, was
adopted. However, when the rest of
the street paving by the city is made
other arrangements will have to be
met in order to carry off the increased
drainage water caused by the hard
surfacing. The First street sewer is
used for practically no other water
except that falling on that street while
those of other streets have to handle a
large amount coming from Fpoints
above. This will necessitate the in
stallation of new sewer system as the
sanitary sewers have not sufficient
capacity to handle the increased flow
of water
In discussing the proposed new sys-
TEN, Mayor hartwig stated that the
cost of its construction should be
charged to the city as a whole on
bond issue or raised by the levy of a
special assessment against the prop
erty in the district benefited. Mr..
Bell in an address to the council said
that he thought that the whole city
should stand the expenditure; for, he
explained, the water that passes
through the storm sewers will be
drained from all the higher portions of
the city.
In order to carry out the First street
paving the council was informed of the
Club booth and telephone pole near it
would have to be removed. The
matter was referred to the Street com
lite with power to act. City Engineer
Morse suggested that the council
should appoint some one to make in
spections of the paving WORK as it was
performed, since the city would be
responsible for any damages that
might arise in case of any defects.
A communication was received by
the council by the Open River Trans
portation Co., stating that because of
| improper landing facilities it had been
forced to discontinue It's freight agency
at this point. The company desired
that the city make an effort to build a
wharf of its own or grant it the right
of placing a wharf boat at the landing.
A discussion was entered upon as to
whether the city had right of way to
the river or sufficient water front
age to grant such privileges. 1t was
learned that such rights had been
secured number of years ago, but the
status of the title is not known. 1t
is thought that the land has been
passed to the county. On motion by
Councilman Wright, the recorder was
instructed to notify the transportation
company that they had the same right
to dockage as other lines plying on the
Columbia.
The appointment of /. G. Kelsey,
who was recommended to the city as
an efficient consulting engineer, was
referred to the Judiciary committee.
1t was urged by some that MIR.
Kelsey should be appointed immediate
ly in order that the street work might
be begun as soon as possible. How
ever, Councilman Wright, of the Street
committee, stated that plans had been
made to secure passage Of all the
ordinances concerning material and
then secure the public sentiment by
submitting them to the citizens before
taking definite action.
Mayor Hartwig informed the council
of a state law penalizng any municipal
corporation for allowing the growth of
Canadian thistles and certain other
noxious weeds within its limits. Mar
shal Lewis was instructed to investi-
gate local conditions and exterminate
souch' weeds if found.