The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-10-05
CITY ASSUMES
CHARGE OF PLANT
FOUR DESIRE SUPERINTENDENT
At Suggestion from Committee Resolution
May Be Adopted Whereby City OFF,
GERS Occupy Court House.


turned over to the city Monday the
water plant, the value of which was
declared by a jury in. the condemnation
proceedings heard here at a Especial
| session of the Circuit Court several
weeks ago to be the sum of S32, AL.
! The city assumed control of the plant
Monday and Recorder Langille took
over the books and began the collec-
tion of the monthly revenue.
The municipal government will now
be in need of superintendent of the
water system. At the Monday night
meeting of the council there were four
applicants for the position. II. l..
Howe, j. l.. Booth, A. G. Gilmore and
II. b. Langille. Miss Virginia Johnson
applied for the position of keeping the
city books of the water plant. The
applications were referred to the Fire
and Water committee.
With the condemnation proceedings
over and the competing water system
now in the hands of the city, from
statements of members of the.Fire and
Water eommitte. as we'll as other
members of the council. il is the inten-
tion of that body to hasten the COM
pletion of municipal improvements in
the'city. AS fast as impediments are
removed the municipal water system
will be begun. With the water mains
laid the streets can be surfaced, a
work the completion of which will be
seen next summer no doubt.
i 1t was suggested at the Monday
night meeting of the council that all
ordinance be prepared providing for all
wires, electrical and telephone, to be
placed underground in the business
district of the city before the streets
are surfaced.
Because of the presence, Monday
night, of Mrs. Charles Castner ano
Mrs. William Stewart, of the Woman 's
Club. the regular order of the business
of the council was dispensed with anc
Ordinance No. 344, providing for the
vacation of Fifth street between State
and Oak, that il may be used fol-
library and park purposes, was taker
up and put on final passage. The
Woman's Club has taken an activ,
interest in the work of securing a city
park and pubic library as well as Other
civic improvement and Identification
Mrs. Castner made short address Il
the councilmen. stating briefly the ain
of the club and asking the council'i
support.
| J. b. Hunt was allowed an extension
| OF time on his concrete sidewalk worl
| on Columbia street.
/ The bid of the Security Bank
Il Trust Co, of Toledo, Ohio. on tn
sewer bonds was accepted.
II Nf
| occupied by Reed Il Henderson peti
|! toned the council to be allowed to con
struct.a stairway in the rear of tn
| building. However. before the bod
would grant any such permit. il wa
requested that a blue print of the pro
| posed change be submitted to its mem
i bers, in compliance with the recent
Il enacted rule.
The report of the Fire and Waite
| committee, which, read at the las
meeting of the council, recommends
the engagement of l.. G. kelsay a
consulting engineer, was not concurre
in by the council Monday night.
j was decided not to make any contrat
with any engineer until all imped
: ments to the construction were remove
and the city was ready to begin imm'
diate work.
The question of building awning
extending over the sidewalks was col
7 sidered. An ordinance provides IL
, the removal of such awnings. How
8 ever. in order to determine the legalit
I of such an ordinance the matter WI
, referred to the city attorney for u
vestigation and report. One OF Il
Z principal cases, where the owners {
; property will incur expense in Il
removal of permanent awnings, is th'
{ OF the Hotel Oregon.
Z A written report was submitted by q
: Street committee. The matter OF IL
{ proving Adams street across the sma
!. stream in the vicinity OF the Paradi
: Farm, was re-referred to the comml
tee. On recommendation of the cor
@- mittee ordinances were authorize
= providing for the Improvement
I'LL Eugene street between Seventh al
Hi Ninth. The petition of the. Paris Fa
II that the oak tree at the corner
II Fourth and Oak streets be allowed
II stand was granted. On the recor
iii mendation of the committee Il
III petition of C. A. Bell to be allowed
iii construct three steps in the sidewa
iii for the purpose of entering the bass
III ment of his new building now und
iii construction at the corner OF First a.
iii Oak streets was denied.
iii The Judicial Committee report
III that an ordinance providing for t
III closing of the skating rink had be
iii drawn.
iii A communication was submitted
u the residents on Montell0 avenue as
- ing that some action be taken to pI
vent the nuisance caused from lea
Il age in either the water or sewer pip
Ill on that street. j. M. Blossom q
III dressed the council. stating that t
iii leakage was a menace to the health
iii the community.
III Because of complaints to the effe
Ill that a strict inspection OF the sew
iii work was not being maintained, t
Ill Sewer Committee was instructed
iii maintain thorough inspection. i
III construction of sidewalks will also
HI carefully inspected.
Hi The committee, composed of
HI mavor and Councilmen Wright, Bros
HI and Huggins, suggested that the c
iii and county enter some agreement
II to the keeping of city and county pI
II oners. 1t was suggested that the c
II keep the county prisoners and that
II turn for this the county allow the c
iii officers space in the court room, VIII