The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-04-06
COUNCIL PASSES
MANY ORDINANCES
WILL PAVE STREETS IN FIRE LIMITS
First Street Owners Granted Permits -
Health Officer Reports Births
and Deaths for Quarter.

The Monday night meeting of the
city council might well be called ordi
nance night; for ordinances passed
their first readings and were referred
to the proper committees.
The street committee submitted or
dinances No. 2S3 and No. 2S4 relative
to the improvement Of the entire sys-
TEN within the fire limits which is
comprised Of about Is blocks. One of
the ordinances introduced was prepared
Tor paving with wood blocks treated
with "Carbolineum" or some similar
substance while the other was made to
cover stone block paving. Similar or
dinances for other kinds of paving will
be introduced at the next meeting and
after passage all will be referred to
the street committee, which will make
an investigation of the most suitable
and serViceable material to be used
and secure the opinions of the property
owners affected, after which they will
return that ordinance dealing with the
material chosen.
Ordinance No. 278 provides for an
extension of the city sewers in district
6, and No. 279 for the same action with
respect to district 7. Both sections
are in the Heights portion of the city.
The ordinances are a result of a recent
investigation Of Chairman Wright, of
the sewer committee. Both ordinances
after passing their first reading were
referred to the sewer committee.
Ordinance No. $50 repeals the ordi-
nance passed at previous meetings
calling for special election for the
purpose of voting on the Heights addi-
tion. Judge Derby announced, that,
while the procedure taken in the for
mer ordinance might be valid, it would
be safer for a new ordinance to be
passed giving thirty day notice be-
fore putting it into effect. Ordinance
No. 2Sl provides for the holding of the
special election according to the proper
procedure. Both were referred to the
judiciary committee after passing first
reading.
A stringent set of sanitary rules pro-
vided for the city by ordinance No.
282, which passed its first reading and
was referred to the health committee.
BY it's sections a city board of health
will be created of the council and
mayor and physician Of the city to be
selected by them and who shah be the
city health officer. The rules of the
State Board of health shall guide his
conduct. He shall have constabulary
powers and the city mmshaI shall be
at all times his deputy. A failure tC
| observe the strict rules OF reporting
contagious diseases in an effort to aid
in stamping them cut viii cause one a
liability to heavy fiUe. Absolute quar-
antine must be observed in all cases of
contagion. When necessary the health
officer must provide provisions to the
patient as well as nurses and medi-
cines, which will be pad For by the
city If the patient is unable to meet
the bill.
The property owners along First
street between Oak and Cascade Ave
nue. were granted permits to improve
this portion Of the street The owners
state that they interd to begin the
work Immediately. They reserved the
right to choose the material used in
the improvement and have selected
concrete paving, which will have a
rough surface. 1t will be possible to
flush a street paved with this material.
1t has been used extensively on grades
in Portland and has given great salts
faction.
In regard to the Improvement by
W. G. Aldred Of State street which
was finished and approved last Novem-
ber but which has remained up to the
present time unpaid fni, the judiciary
cd b,t
tlOn had been received from City
Attorney A. j. Derby advising that the
former procedure with reference to
the Improvement work be investigated
and, if there was nothing to hinder
such, an ordinance should be passed
authorizing a warrant to remunerate
Mr.. Aldred. This suggestion was
adopted by the council. However, 1T
was stated by the Mayor that the
present injunction proceeding against
the city might prevent such action.
Another communication was received
from Judge Derby suggesting that the
council should make certain changes in
procedure with regard to the filing of
communications and petitions. This
suggestion was also adopted by the
council.
G. II. Sproat was granted permission
to move the wooden structure from the
lot recently purchased by him on Oak
street. The street committee per-
mitted A. Nj. Boyce to erect tempo
rary meat shed at the rear of his cafe.
The report Of Street Commissioner
and Marshal Robt. Z. Lewis was re-
Cciyed and adODtcd
DR.. Malcolm Bronson, city health
officer, filed his quarterly report, which
was received and adopted. For the
first quarter Of this year DR.. Bronson
reports that there have been l3 births
and nine deaths.
DEAN & SHEPLAR