The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-02-02
WILL INSIST ON
JUDGE DERBY
COUNCIL PASSES CONTRACT ORDER
Water Bonds Ordinance Passed and Bids
Will Be Opened in Sixty Days
Bond Market Improving.

GAlSNS bGLWGGH IIGllDGTS VI liG COUNCIL
itself and between the majority of the
council and the mayor and which has
characterized every meeting of that
body this year, was very much in evil
dence Monday evening. After ordi-
nance No. q, which provides for the
appointment of Judge A. J. Derby as
city attorney, had had its second read
ing before the council, H. G. Smith
moved that the ordinance be referred
to the finance committee. The motion
was seconded by Chas. Hall, but was
defeated, the rest of the body voting
no. Immediately thereupon DR.. f. c.
Brosius moved that the ordinance be
put on its final passage. j. M. Wright
seconded the motion, which was car
ried, the members voting as they had
done on the motion of MIR. Smith.
Every thrust and parry of the contro-
versy has been characterized by delib-
crate action on the part of different
factions. While everything seems to
move along with the utmost smooth
ness, it is plain that the breacn grows
broader. The ultimate outcome of the
whole affair will undoubtedly be that
Mayor Hartwig will veto the ordinance.
Naturally he made no such statement
to the council nor in public manner,
but is understood that such will be his
action. However the majority of the
council are eqally determined in their
policy to appoint Judge Derby, and the
ordinance will be passed over the
mayors head.
Recorder Langille reported to the
council that the suit against the city
in regard to the $4,000 water bond
issue had been withdrawn. Wallace
McCamant, attorney for plaintiff Van
Horn, appeared before the Federal
Court in Portland last week and moved
that the litigation be dismissed, stat
ing that the contending parties had
reached an amicable agreement and
that arrangement had been made to
meet the court costs incurred up to
time of dismissal.
l.. H. Huggins reported that the
| finance committee had received bids
for the auditing of the cty's books
from three companies, and that Gran
dali e. Ko erts, who have just com.
pleted the work of auditing the county
books, made the lowest bids and had
been employed to begin immediate
work. Mr.. Higgins also reported that
the police committee had seen tit to
retain Robert M. Stone as temporary
night Waterman on the Heights. The
members of the council, since they
were not sufficiently acquainted with
the facts in the case and since Mr..
Stone was not known to most of them,
failed to confirm his appointment as
night watchman at the first meeting
of the body this year After the re-
port of Mr.. Huggins had been re-
ceived, Chas. Hall made the motion.
which was seconded and carried, that
the previous appointment be con-
| firmed.
DR.. Brosius, chairman of the health
committee, reported that on account
of the weather conditions it had been
impossible to get over the city in a
proper manner, but that it had been
found that certain cess pools in sewer
district 8 were still being used, and
especially was the one at the corner
of Eugene and Ninth Streets in seri-
oUs state. This, he stated. was men
ace to the health of the community,
and the marshal was instructed to in
vestigate the matter thoroughly and
see that all such pools were sealed up.
Ordinance No. $50 which was brought
to light again at the last meeting,
after certain amendments as to changes
in dates, passed its final reading. The
$50, 900 water bond issue will again be
advertised. Bids will be received for
sixty days from the first date of adver-
tisement. The rate of interest on the
bonds is not to exceed 6 per cent.
They will be for thirty years, but the
city will have the option to cancel
them in ten or twenty years. They
will be issued in denominations Of 500
or $1,000 as the purchaser desires.
The recorder reported to the council
that the bond market was very favor
able and active at present. A review
of recent sales showed that certain
| Indiana A per cent courthouse bonds
had sold for l.O3, and that per cent
municipal bonds of Ohio had brought
the same premium. Western bonds
were not so active on the market.
However, King County, Washington,
per cent school bonds recently sold
| for par.
A communication was received in re-
gard to the case of BatChelder vs.. the
City. The last move made in the case
was an answer filed by the plaintiff in
July, 1909. In 1910, at the July term
of the Circuit Court, the case was re-
manded for testimony. Although it
has been the city's move, no action has
been taken since the above date.
The council received a petition
signed by a large number of citizens,
to open Front street between Oak and
State the full width. The petition was
referred to the street committee for
recommendation.
Ordinance No. 272 passed its first
reading. 1t provides for supple
mental assessment on abutting proper
ty to meet the expenses Of the I'M
prOvement on State street from the
west line of Sixth street to the east
line of Second street. The proceeds
acquired by ordinance No. 252 were
found to be insufficient to pay for the
work.
Ordinance No. 273, which provides
for the repeal of ordinance No. 2l5 and
that the recorders salarv be increased
from $25 to $50, after passing the first
reading was referred tC the finance
committee.
The recorder was instructed to pre-
sent bill of the expenses of the
special bond election to the Hood River
Light & Power Co. According to the
terms of an agreement, proposed by
themselves, the water company is to
pay all expenses of the special cleo
tion.
J. H. Koberg, who was present be-
fore the meeting was called to order,
showed the members of the council a
sample of his basalt block. He esti-
mates that the cost of paving with this
block, with the block firmly set in con-
crete, will be about $3 per square yard.
Mr.. Koberg left this week for Port