The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-12-26
MANY BIDS ON
WATERWORKS
COUNCIL LEVIES EIGHT MILL TAX
Bids Under Estimates and City Will Be
Enabled to Make Further Improve
mentS on the Wafer Plant

Never have so many contractors
been seen gathered at one time in
Hood River as were at the courthouse
Monday night to submit their bids on
the municipal waterworks construc-
tion. The council. received q bids on
the work.
The Reliance Contracting Co. sub
mltted the successful figures and were
awarded the contract. The bids of all
/ the contracting companies appear in a
tabulated statement in another part of
/ the paper.
The bids were received separately
on the three sections of the work was
subdivided for installation. The mayor
and members of the council were very
much gratited at the interest shown
by contractors and the good figures
submitted.
After the bids of the visiting con-
/ tractors had been considered all of the
members of the council were furnished
with a copy of the document and
THIRTY.THRHH
| Recorder Howe read the passage of
/ the mayor relative to the tax levy for
the coming year. The message is given
| below:
Members Of the City Council, Hood
River, Oregon:
Your attention is directed to the
following, pertaining to the financial
requirements of the city in connection
with the proposed levy for the year
1913.
WATER DEPARTMENT.
CASH RESOURCES, DEC. /, 1912
! Net Earnings ................$7,7 ,794. 90
| Bond Interest Fund ........... 1927 90
Bond Interest Fund ......... 2,029 90
Total Cash Resources -. $l2, 10000
REQUIREMENTS FOR YEAR 1913
January lst, Interest on Bonds s 5000
| July LIST, Interest on Bonds. .../ 800 90
August lst, Interest on Bonds 2,250 on
July lst, Sinking Fund, on
5000 issue. e............. $500. 90
August lst, Sink ng Fund, on
S9O,O0O issue.,...,..,,...... 1928 90
Total Requirements 49,. $40, ,055.00
Balance on hand, over 1918 re-
quirements .....,......S 2,395 90
From the above, it is evident that
no tax levy will be required in connec-
tion with the Water Department for
| the year 1918, and the earnings during
the year added to the balance on hand
amply provide for the 1914 needs.
In connection with the items required
for the sinking fund, wish to explain
that these amounts are determined
upon the basis that they will be set
aside at these regular periods, July
LIST, 1918, aud August lst, 1918, and
annually thereafter, and placed at
interest by investment in securities.
This is provided for definitely in the
City Charter under Section l07.
General and Road Funds
Notwithstanding the fact that the
council found it necessary during this
year to eXpend large amounts on street
repairs, including 81, 600 on the east
side grade improvement as one special
appropriation, the 1912 taxes, aug
mented by refund from the Light and
Water account, have been sufficient to
retire all warrants issued against these
respective funds and leave a balance
on hand of approximately 1900;
whereas, usually the city has had quite
large amount of unpaid warrants
outstanding at this period of the year.
Requirements for 1913.
In addition to the regular expense
necessary in carrying on the affairs of
the city, which should not vary TO any
great extent from the present year,
there are special requirements as tol-
lows:
First: Replacing of the outfan
sewer.
Second: Further improvement of
the east side grade.
Third: Providing site for garbage
ncinerater.
Fourth: Maintenance of the free
library.
| have not attempted to place an
estimate of the amount that should be
appropriated for these special needs,
but believe that they are all requiring
money from the 1913 appropriation.
Respectfully yours,
+. O. Blanchar. Mayor.
The tax levy was fixed at mills,
six for the general fund and two for
the road fund. This was the levy
made last year.
Councilman Staten, not having been
present at the meeting, a number of
important matters were held up.
Councilman SprOat reported that he
thought some action should be taken
on the petitioned increase in the salary
of the recorder. and declared that he
desired to 90 on record as favoring the
increase.
The Judiciary committee reported
that while it did not commend the
action of DR.. Edgington in bringing
small pox patents into the city it
would recommend that, since the petit
tion of Dr.Watt and others, that he be
reinstated as city health officer.
A communication was received from
Prof. W. H. Lawrence relative to the
1 inspection and destruction of infected
trees in the city. The fruit inspector
asserted that he could remove the
infected trees from the streets of the
city for a sum not to exceed $40 and
asked authority for such action. The
council failing to understand the com
munication in detail the authority was
not granted.
Because Of the low bids, far below
the estimates on the cost of the work,
the city will be enabled to use surplus
funds in going ahead and increasing
the distributing system of the water
plant and making further improve
ments.
A kaw Ypar'S Craatind