The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-04-18
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE CALLED
CHARTER AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED
ChangeS Will Increase Maximum of Indebt.
edneSs and Provide for Special Indebt.
edneSS for Purchase Waterworks.

One of the most important bits of
legislation recently undertaken by the
city council was begun at the Monday
night meeting of the body. when a
resolution was introduced providing
Tor the early calling Of a special elec-
ton to make certain amendments to
the city charter whereby the maximum
Indebtedness of the city might be
raised from 5000 to $40, 600 and the
maximum rate of taxation raised from
one per cent TO two and a half per
cent. A further amendment will make
1t possible for the council 10 incur an
indebtedness not 10 exceed $40 600 for
the purpose Of acquiring waterworks
property.
The amended section of the chart
providing for this action on the part of
the council reads as follows:
For the purpose of acquiring by
purchase or otherwise any waterworks
IN or for the supply of the city of Hood
River now IN operation, the common
council shall have power and is hereby
authorized to incur an Indebtedness for
that purpose of not to exceed sac. 900
IN addition to the indebtedness provid-
ed for IN section g. paragraph "A of
section 4o of the charter of The City of
Hood River and to loan the faith and
credit of the city therefor, and the
common council Of the city is hereby
further authorized and empowered to
fund such Indebtedness not exceeding
such sum by issuing and disposng OF
the bonds of said city upon the terms
and conditions and i'm accordance with
the requirements Of section l02 of the
charter of said City, except that the
question Of the issuance of sand bonds
for the purposes set out in this section
shall not be required TO be submitted
to the vote of the legal voters of SAID
city before their issuance; provided,
however, that such bonds shall not
draw interest to exceed six per cent
per annum.
This action on the part of the city
government was deemed advisable in
order to secure funds for the payment
of the wat5r system acquired by con
demnation proceedings last year from
the Pacific Power 4 Light Co. II
seems to be the prevailing sentiment
that the city should take some action
toward securing more adequate
water supply as soon as possible. The
| delay in municipal water system
delays street work, for the streets
cannot be paved until the larger mains
required have been laid.
The Fire and Water committee
through the chairman, j. E. Robertson
reported favorably on The installation
Of fireplugs on Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets on the Heights. Councilman
Staten brought the matter to vote
and strongly urged the passage of 1
measure to provide for standpipes OF
plugs, stating that the Heights should
have such for fire protection. How.
ever, since the plugs would be attached
TO pipes of the Farmers Irrigation Co.
and the water from them would be
available for only snort time each
year, the majority of the members of
the council voted against the measure.
The Health committee recommended
that licensed garbage collector be
appointed for the city and the report
was adopted.
The ordinance providing for the oil
ing of the most frequently used streets
of the city was brought up by Council.
man Brosius, who made the motion
that it be placed on the table indefn-
itely. Councilman Brosius stated that
he considered that the ordinance should
not be passed, providing for an assess
ment of the property holders living
along the north side of State street,
when those along the south side were
alone benefited. However, the ordi-
nance with certain slight amendments
was put to a vote and had its final
passage. Mayor j. M. Wright spoke
briefly on the street oiliLg The oil
ing of the streets will give better ser
vice and be cheaper than constant
sprinkling," he said. Councilman
Mayes also stated that oiling was
better than having to be ION the
water wagon. -