Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-07-14
CITY COUNCIL HAS
LONG DRAWN SESSION

long drawn out session Of the
city council was held Tuesday night,
and II was after | o'clock next morn
ing before the city fathers left for
their homes. There was full repre-
sentation with the exception OF Coun-
Gilman Wolfersberger, who is out Of
the city.
Paving matters occupied much
time. Remonstrances from residents
on G street and Lawnridge avenue
were read and carried and all paving
proceedings relative to those streets
ordered stopped. The city has, how
ever, been to the expense Of engineer
ing and other preliminaries, and In
case of Lawnridge avenue II has been
done the second time. These expens-
es will be added to the assessment
roll and assessed to the property
when the streets finally are paved.
The matter of paving Washington
boulevard was dropped for one block
after remonstrance on Lawnridge was
passed.
Street committee communication
relative to the Improvement Of L
street from the west line of Fourth
to the west line OF Block + In H. d.
Miller's new addition was read and
will come up for final hearing at the
first meeting In August. Also the
Improvement OF street from Fourth
to Eighth with standard macadam.
and Third street from the north side
of G to the south side OF Evelyn ave-
nue. with standard macadam, will be
brought up for final hearing In Au-
gust.
The city attorney was instructed to
take the necessary steps to immedi-
ately commence condemnation pro-
oeedings to open Fourth aud Fifth
streets across the Southern Pacific
right of way, and the city surveyor
make the necessary surveys at once.
The paving of alleys In blocks &.
SO and 60 came up for final hearing
and resolution adopted. rhe auditor
will advertise for bids. Block iS is
bounded by G, II, Third and Fourth
streets, and Blocks SO and 60 by II,
/, Fifth and Seventh ntreets
A committee was ordered appointed
to inquire into the merits of auto-fire
apparatus and to report at the next
meeting, the mayor to be one OF the
committee.
The report OF auditor and police
Judge showed total collection OF ST.
} S16.S5, Of which amount ss7 was
} from fines. the smallest amount col
J lected for many months.
! Sunday opening Of moving picture
, shows was discussed when an ordi-
nance with an emergency clause was
: presented. II requires six votes to
carry an emergency ordinance and
the vote stood three tor and four
against Its passage; Herzinger. Hug
I gins and Sauer voting aye and Cal
vert, Daniels, Phillips and Stricken
, voting nay. II was apparent that the
: emergency clause defeated the meas
ure and new ordinance identical
with the exception OF the emergency
was introduced and passed the first
: and second reading and will come ur
for final reading at the next meeting
. IL may be stated that the emerg.
ency clause. among other things. pre-,
: vents the exercise OF referendum
Several members OF the council ex
y pressed the opinion that the peopl,
' ought 20 have an opportunity to sa,
whether they want theatres open OF
Sundays or not.
The final report Of the sewer com
mittee on sewer in block ~ and bIocl
5, Railroad addition, and for the con
: structlon OF a G-inch sewer beginninI
: at tho dead end on Seventh street a
scovIlPs alley to the cepter OF Out
look avenue, were passed
:. Ordinance providing Tor the issu
y ing OF bonds for fire apparatus wa
= passed