The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-06
COUNCIL PURCHASES
FIRE APPARATUS

At the Monday night meeting of the
city council, Councilman Ed 5. Mayes
reported that in the absence of the
other two members OF the Fire and
Water committee be and Fire Chiei
VIM. Ganger had called in Mayor
Blanchar and Councilman SchmeltZer
and that the three bad met at the office
of Mr.. Schmetzer, where from re-
preventative of Portland concern 400
feet Of new hose had been purchased,
as we'll as a hose cart. Through the
new purchase the city will be able to
give the Heights portion of the city
sufficient hose and other apparatus TO
provide for adequate protection.
As yet no site has been located for
the Heights fire bell and other new
apparatus. Councilman Mayes stated
that it would be we'll if the city would
make lease of the property where the
Heights fire department now keeps its
apparatus stored. f. NJ. Holman,
Heights fire chief, was asked to see
Frank Davenport, Jr., in an effort to
learn at what figure the property could
be secured and report the same to the
council next Monday evening. The
total cost Of the apparatus purchased
was $50, the hose having cost Si0O
and the cart the sum of $40.
For the street committee Councilman
Mayes reported that the council had
made ready to begin the work of i'm
proving the East Side grade. 1t was
recommended that retaining wall be
built Just east of the steel bridge
across the Hood river and that $l75 be
spent on this work. The rock that will
be blasted from the sides of the cut at
other portions of the work will be
dumped here to make permanent
road Unless the retaining wall be
built these rocks soon work off into the
river.
A communication was received from
the Hood River Gas a. Electric Co. in
which it was stated that since the city
had evidenced by signing the contract
with the Hydro Electric Co. for city
Fighting that it TO longer desired the
service of the communicating company
that il felt that this service could no
longer be offered at the price the city
is at present paying. However, the
electric company offered to serve the
city until the installation of the lights
of the new company were installed at
the same figure as was incorporated
in the Hydro Electric contract. The
city accepted this proposition.
The owners of the Hartley addition
lot bordered by Oak, Fourth and Fifth
streets and Cascade avenue, offered to
dedicate to the city l6 foot alley run
ming east and west through the prop.
erty, provided no telephone, power OF
light poles would ever be strung en- the
alley. The communication was referred
to the street committee.
A communication was received from
r. W. Kelly, of Kelly Bros, who asked
that the city take some action to pre-
vent the water from State street run
ming down on Fourth, where the.guttel
had been washed out, to such a deptf
that it became almost impossible foi
vehicles to drive up to his place Of
business. The communication was re
ferred to the street committee.
/ The report of Marshal Robert ]
4 Lewis, stating that six cases of in
toxication had been taken before the
city recorder. was placed on file.
City Treasurer l.. A. Henderson
report was received and referred to tht
/ finance committee.