The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-10-12
CITY OPENS :
WATER OFFICE
IN FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
Power Company Appeals from Decision Of
Condemnation Case Water Com
mission Proposed for CITY.

The city has found in the operation
of the water plant acquired from the
Pacific Power & Light Co., that it was
necessary to provide an Office, where
patrons of the company might come
for the purpose of paying monthly
bills and transacting other business.
1t was reported at the Monday night
meeting of the city council that offers
and the First National Bank as to
locations. From the two the com
mittee recommended the FIRST National
Bank building. The Office rented is on
Third street between the barber shop
and the Office of DR.. W. S. Niehol.
The office will be open from a. m.
until p. m.
The Pacific Power & Light Co. has
appealed from the verdictsof the jury
in the condemnation proceedings and
the rulings of Judge Bradshaw and
have appealed to the Supreme Court
Notice of the appeal has been served
on the city's attorneys, A. j. Derby
and Jesse Stearns, and the city
officials.
In written report at Monday
nights meeting of the council, the Fire
aud Water Committee stated that two
of its members had visited The Dalles
to investigate the manner in which
that city operated its municipal water
system. The water there, it is stated,
is under the supervision of a commits
sion, composed of seven citizens, one
from each ward and one at large. The
commission is entirely distinct from the
city council. II was recommended
that this city's recently acquired sys-
TEN be placed under the supervision of
commission not to exceed five men.
AS to the present operation of the
plant, no recommendations of def
mite nature were made. However, it
was suggested that Miss Lucille
johnson be engaged to temporarily
keep the books at salary of $50 per
month and Hugh j. Wright employed
at monthly salary of 500 to superin-
tend the plant. The report was adopt
ed by the council.
A number of new applications were
received. In addition to those of n.
B. Langile, II. l., Hive j. l.. Booth
and A. &. Gil ore, which we've re-
ceived at the last meeting, applica-
tions were submitted by c. H. Henney
and C. d. White. A. w Bishop APP
piled for the position of service man.
He has held such a position with the
Pacific Power & Light Co.
The owners of Prospect Avenue
property between Second aud Seventh
streets petitioned the council to grade
that portion Of the street and place
I eurbs and sidewalks in front OF their
property. The petition was granted
and an ordinance ordered drawn pro-
: viding for the work.
A communication ws received from
} Mayor Hartwig stating that under the
last census Hood River had popula-
tion of 2, 33l, and that under the Ore
gon Statutes all cities having more
than 1000 population were required to
! hold primary election for city Off
} cials As days before the general elec-
tion. The general election comes on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in December, the date this year
being Decdember 5. Therefore accord
: ing to the law, the first primary of
Hood River must be held on or before
Saturday, October 81. AT the coming
} election it will be necessary to elect
? four city councilmen, treasurer and
! recorder. With the exception of j. M.
, Wright, who will retire from the
D council, his term expiring, all of the
! other coucilmen, whose places must be
2 filled by election, have been appointed
\ this year by the council to fill vacan-
' cies caused by resgnations. The three
e appointed councimen, who wi | retire,
are II. l.. Howe, having taken the
: place of Chas. Hall: Chas I. Early,
. appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
: the resignation of S. w. Arnold; and
2 James f. Robertson, filling the place
) of II. C. Smith, resigned. +. o.
) Blanchar is the present city treasurer
. and II. b. Langile the city recorder
4 The communication was referred to the
: committee of Police and Printing will
r instructions to co ply with the law.
j. b. Hunt submitted a communities
tion to the council stating that some
f, measures should be taken to control
9 traffic on Seventh street between
! Cascade and Columbia streets. Al
{ present, he said, vehicles were damag
: ing the newly laid sidewalk. Tn,
I Street committee was given power tC
. act in this matter.
a On a complaint from residents OF
. Pine street on the Heights the stree
y committee recommended that tn,
+ Home Telephone Co. and the Pacifi,
: Power and Light Co. be notified tina
: their poles must be placed within the
curb lines on the street.
The Sewer COMMITTEE reported tina
} an investigation had been made of thu
/ leak reported on Montello avenue, |
was found to come from leaky waite
pipe and the Fire and Water committee
was instructed to repair it. The Sewe
committee. was empowered to emplo,
e additional help for the inspection o
e the new sewers, if it was found to b.