The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-02-29
RESIDENTS DIVIDED
ON WIDENING CASCADE

A petition signed by number Of the
residents Of Cascade Ave. was SUD
mitted 70 the city council at It's Mon
day night meeting and asked that
Cascade avenue be widened. II was
moved by Councilman Mayes that the
petition be granted. However, B. +.
Duncan. who was present at the meet
ing. stated that the names on the
petition did not include nearly all the
residents Of the street and asked that,
in order 20 hear from those who might
oppose a widening Of the street, the
petition be referred to the Street com
mjttee. Mr.. Mayes, who stated that
he was in favor of widening the street
because of the fact that It was now
difficult for large farm wagons to be
turned on il, and that this process oI
turning, after the cement curbs were
laid, would cause great injury to them
where the Wheeles of wagons would
strike them. Nevertheless, he with
drew his motion, and the petition was
referred to the Street committee.
Citizens redsiding on the west end
of Columbia street petitioned the
council to make an extension OF the
city water system on that street IN
order that they might be supplied from
that source instead of from the j. r.
Batchelder system. The Batcheldef
system will soon be put out Of commits
sion, at least temporarily by improve
ment on the street.
The finance committee reported a
letter received from the city's attor-
nev, Judge A. J.. Derby, who stated
that the bill of DR.. J. X. Locke, which
had been presented the city for an
operation Of John Ryan, who was
fatally wounded by Marshal Robert T..
Lewis last fail, could not be collected
from the city. The Portland surgeon
was authorized by the city health
officer to perform the operation. This,
however, according to the opinion,
would not render the city liable because
of the fact that the health officer had
no authority from the city.
The Fire and Water committee re-
ported that its members had with the
city surveyor made an inspection OF
the buildings which should be provided
with fire escapes and that all owners
of such buildings not equipped accord
ing to ordinance would be notified by
the marshal.
An incident that created litter In
the council hall was the report OF
Councilman Mayes, who stated that he
had lost the ordinance which passed its
first reading a week ago and which had
been referred to him as chairman OF
the Judiciary committee. Mr.. Mayes
stated that it was especially embaras-
sing for him because of the fact that
he had so strongly opposed the passage
of the ordnance at the previous meet
ing. IL was decided to hold an ad-
iourned meeting Of the council Tuesday
afternoon, at which time a new draft
of the ordinance should be presented to
the councilmen by Attorney Derby.
However, before the Tuesday after
noon meeting Councilman Mayes found
the ordinance.
The street committee reported that
the sum of SllS0 had been expended tC
date on the Improvement of the East
Side grade, including the 5000 that
was paid for property to be used IN
widening the right of way. This com
mltteee also recommended street anu
sidewalk Improvement as follows
Cement sidewalks and curbs, Cascade
avenue from Fifth street to Four
teenth and on Sherman avenue from
Sixth street to Ninth street, the Ser
pentne Way from State street anC
Sixth avenue to its intersection will
Eugene street extended east, thence OF
Eugene street west to connect will
Ninth street; grading, cement curbs
and sidewalks, Thirteenth street from
Taylor to county road as we'll as the
streets connecting with Twelfth street
grading, Adams street from Thirteenth
to Cascade. The committee recon
mended that Second street from Gas
cade avenue to the O.-W r. & N
right Of way be included in the paving
district