The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-07-13
RESULTS WILL
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CITY FATHERS WANT IMPROVEMENT
New Streets, Sewers and Municipal Water
System viii Grace Our Modern
Little City.

Because of the fact that the bids on
the excavation on all streets in the |
fire limits in the city, the laying of |
paving and construction of curbs, |
cutters and storm sewers in the dis |
trict were opened. The Monday night |
meeting of the city council was attend |
ed by the largest number of citizens !,
that has been present in several weeks. |
Bids were submitted by nine individ- |
uals or firms of contractors, who offer
ed to undertake the work at the fol- |
lowing figures: Scott & MeDougal. !
excavation So, $50, paving s26, $40,
curbs and CUTTERS S2050.50, total
S42, 100. 80; Wm. C. Fraser did on all
of the work or none), eexavation-
So, 765.0O, paving-$26, ,640.00 curb and
gutter-S7, 435, storm sewer 81, 90S,
total-SS9, 74S; The W. G. Aldred Co.,
excavation 225. paving S25, ,S07. so,
curb IS, 800, storm sewer 81, $40,
total-$S9, ,222. so; Chas. johnson q Co.,
excavation - $3.50. paving 24,975,
curb and gutter ,227., no bid on sew
ers. total--S36, 1852; Weton, kibbe 4
Cochran. bids on all or or none, exca-
walton # So, $50, paving S27, ,472. SO,
/
made on sewers, total S3S, $40: Look
& Walker, excavation--S3, 575; John
G. Zolls, curb and gutter-SS, 800; r.
ID. Gould & Co., storm sewer 81, S3l
Rudolph S. Blome q Co., paving
$3l, 302. No action was taken on the
bids but thev were referred to the
street committee for tabulation and
report at the reXt meeting of the
council.
The Fire and Water committee re-
| ported that no ordinance providing for
the construction of proper exits and
escapes on buildings of the city, has
been prepared by it. The suggestion
was made that since the city was per-
haps not ready at present for an or
dinance so stringent as is made neces-
sary IN the larger cities, owners should
be given two weeks notice to make
the proper changes, where buildings
are in dangerous state, and If then
they did not proceed TO build escapes
the council should pass an ordinance
with stringent provisions and penal
ties. The recorder was instructed to
notify all owners of buildings, in which
fire escapes were needed, of the coun-
ellis action.
A communication was submitted by
City Attorney Derby relative to the
assessment for the costs of the First
street storm sewers. He stated that
unless the cost was levied against tn,
owner of the abutting property, The
only way to handle it would besfron
thetgeneral fund or the establishing
of storm sewersfund.
| The Fire and Water committee wa
instructed to determine the physica
condition of the water plant of tn,
! Pacific Power & Light CO., and adding
to the committee as many member!
from other committees of the counci
as will be necessary to carry out the
instructions. A resolution was alsC
adopted instructing Judge Derby tC
proceed at once with the condemnation
proceedings against the water prop
erty.
Ordinance No. 3l4, providing that al
fees collected by the marshal and city
recorder shall be turned over to the
city treasurer, received final passage
Ordinance No. 3l6, providing for ar
issue of bonds for the sum of S676. 81
to cover the cost of the supplemental
improvement of State street, was
finally passed. An ordinance, No. 317
which provides for the laying -ofl con
crete sidewalks on State street, passed
its second reading. Ordinance No. 3lS
provides for the placing of roch
screenings on Columbia street. Or.
dinances were passed for the construc
tion of sewers in three districts of the
city, the Columbia street district, the
large district in the main portion Of
the Heights and in that part of the
Heights contiguous to the Catholic
church. The estimated cost of install
ing the sewers will be between SIG, O0t
and $4,000. The bids will be calleC
for in the early part of the month o,
August.