The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-09
CITY CHAlz ER
Is AMENDED
VOTE Is VERY NEARLY UNANIMOUS
Changes Make Possible Immediate Work
Of Improvement, Municipal Water
System and Street Work.

With an almost unanimous vote fo,
all SIX of the amendments 10 the char
ter OF the city of Hood River at the
special election held Tuesday. the city
council will begin Immediately to make
provisions for the much needed street
Improvement and the installation of
municipal water system. The amend
ments that were proposed and carried
had slight opposition at first. but as
soon as those who objected learned the
full significance Of the measures the
most of them lent their support to
them.
The six amendments and the respec-
tive votes cast for and against them
are given below:
For an amendment TO section 81 of
the charter of the city of Hood River
providing that the council shall not
singly or in the aggregate create or
contract any Indebtedness which shall
singly or in the aggregate exceed the
sum of $40, 900, except as in said char
ter otherwise especially provided
yes, 1872; no, %.
For an amendment TO paragraph of
section az of the charter of the city of
Hood River providing that the common
council thereof may levy taxes not to
exceed ~ per cent, except as other.
wise provided, upon all property, both
real and personal. within said citv.-
Yes, l73; no, 40.
For an amendment to section 1902 of
the charter of said city as section
lO2-a permitting the council TO incur
Indebtedness not to exceed $40. 600 in
addition to the Indebtedness provided
IN section 81 and paragraph a of see.
tor. ls, for the purchase Of any water
works in and for supply of said city
now IN operation; authorizing the
council to fund such indebtedness by
issuing bonds, except that their issu-
anee shall not be required to be sut-
mitted to a vote. and limiting interest
not to exceed six per cent per annum.
- Yes, 202; no, Is.
For an amendment to section 1903 of
the charter requiring the council be-
fore disposing of any bonds to advrtise
for said proposals to purchase, and pro-
VIdlng the matter to be stated in said
notice. - Yes, 204 no, Is.
For an amendment to section LOG of
the charter, providing for the levyng
of special tax TO pay the principal
and interest on bonds by the city on
all taxable property therein, and pro-
viding the manner of levying, collect
ing and dsposing of the same. Yes,
1888; no, 30.
For an amendment to section AZ,
paragraph Al, of the charter of the
city of Hood River, restricting the
power OF the city to incur to the sum
of $4,000 except as in said charter
otherwise provided. = Yes, 1856 no, 27.
One of the problems that now face
the council is the choice of paving for
the streets. Bysprovidng for a special
indebte dness of not to exceed $40 900
the city will he able to procure funds
for the payment Of the purchase price
of the water system secured by con
demnation proceedings last fall from
the Pacific Power e. Light Co. AS
soon as legal processes may be gone
through with, the city will begin the
laying of mains for the municipal
water system within the district TO be
paved in the business portion of the
city and the Improvements that have
so long been urged will be carried out
this summer,