The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-06-20
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD JULY |
100000 BOND ISSUE TO BE REVOTED
Council and Mayor Urge Citizens to Sup
port the Measure in Order that I'M
mediate Work May Be Begun.

sThe ordinance providing for the hold |
ing of a special election for the pur- |
pose Of revoting a $50, 600 bond, from |
the proceeds of which a municipal |
water system will be installed, had its |
final passage at an adjourned meeting !
of the city council Tuesday night, and |
the date for the election has been set
for Monday, July l. The council de-
slres to hasten as much as possible the
action in this matter OF the installa- |
tion of the waterworks and begin the
actual work of construction this fail. |
Indeed, it is now hoped that the work
will begin by September l. The con
crete work of the reservoirs ana other
such construction will be has tened he
fore the season Tor frost, and other eX-
cavatons can be made later. The
plant ,hould be nearly completed by
the end Of the year.
The mayor and members of the city
council have expressed the desire that
every Euuali6ed voter attend t. poles
the day of the special election ard as
sist in authorizing the bond issue. 1t
is we'll knownsthat the great weight of
sentiment is favorable ard has long
been demanding a more adequate water
system The bond issue would be
legally authorized by very small
vote. However, if the existing senti-
ment is properly expressed, it will
place the bond buyers in a more favor
able attitude of mind and the negotia-
tions preceding the construction may
be closed up with more aacrity.
At the Monday night meeting Of the
council resolution was passed author
iziug the advertisement for sale Of
S36, 600 water bonds This sum will be
used in caring for the warrants issued
in payment of the water system Sc
cured from the Pacific Power & Light
Co. through condemnation proceedings
A letter was received by the city re-
corder from the Oregon Road 0iling
Co., which was read to the members of
the council assembled Monday night
and which stated that this firm would
be ready to begin the oiliug of the
business streets and portions of the
most frequently used streets of the
residence district this week. 1t was
decided that Che Twelfth street oiling
should be done at the same time. This
latter work, however, will be cared for
by the general fund instead of through
an assessment en- the property owners,
these citizens having been heavily
taxed by former improvements on the
street. The total expense of the
Twelfth street oiling will be approx
l mately $500.
\ In order to facilitate the prelimin.
AIRY work of the Installation of the nu.
nicipal water system, after a commun-
ication from Mayor Blauchar which
stated that the deed to the property
was held in escrow at the First Ma
! tional hauk. action was taken whereby
J. d. Tweedy. agent, will be paid the
sum Of $500 which is owed on the prop
eriy and the city will receive u clear
title from Mrs. TIC. llansberry fer the
reservoir site on the Heights.
! A communication was received from
! the Home Telephone Co. asking that
it and the Hood River Gas a. Electric
Co. be allowed to make use of the
same pole at the Northwest corner Of
Third and Cascade
DR.. Edgington, in a long report,
stated that a number Of unsanltary
conditions in the city should receive
the attention Of The council. Dr. Edg
ington stated that the streets where
horses are hitched for long periods
every day, should be swept frequently.
The Moore Feed Yard, he declared,
was unsanltary, horses standing there
in stalls with only earth bottoms.
The health officer brought up the
problem of installing a larger outfall
sewer pipe He urged that the council
take immediate action to begin this
work. The old pipe has become filled
with the iibrous roots of the cotton
woods growing in the lowands, and as
the high water recedes the sewage is
flowing into the bottom north of the
Nv. X. a. n station and creating a
horrible stencil, which the physician
declares will menace health.
The council, after an investigation
found that the city has a deed to an
/ easement across the lowlands, crossed
by the outlet sewer This deed, how
ever contains a clause specifying that
4 the sewer shall be below the surface Of
the soil and that it shall extend
straight out from First street to the
river. At present the sewer is raised
above the surface at this end and
swerves from the straight line as 1t
approaches the river. Ine health and
sewer committee was instructed to
hasten the work of installing a larger
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