The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-02-13
MONDAY COUNCIL
IMPORTANT ONE
GOOD PAVING EXPERT Is SECURED
F. n. Bingham, at Slight Cost, will Deter.
termine Material Detention
House Discussed

The Monday night meeting of the
city council was the most important of
the year. F. N. Bingham, of Portland,
was appointed consulting paving en-
lgneer and chemist. Mr.. Bingham has
had a number of years experience at
this kind Of work. He was IN the city
Monday and discussed the local prob
lem with members of the council, the
city engineer and the mayor. He Is
we'll recommended by officials of all of
the places at which he has been en-
ployed. 7. NJ. Hurlhurt, city engineer
Of Portland, had the greatest praise
for Mr. Bingham.
The newly appointed consulting en-
gineer has recently been EMPLOYED in
making diagnosis of the kind OF ma.
terial best suited for the respective
cases and as consulting engineer for
the following towns: Pasco, Boise,
Oregon City, North Yakima and Spo-
kane. He has worked in similar ca
pacity in Chicago and Kansas City.
lie states that 1t will take him about
two days to make preliminary survey
of the local field and determine on
what procedure the city should follow.
lie will make a charge of $25 per day
for this work. His charge for a set OF
specifications will be S25 and S25 will
be charged also for each personal in
spection of the work that is to be done.
The cost of the II blocks Of paving
that the city plans to lay this year will
be approximately $4,000.
communication was received from
j. II. Heilbronner & Co., who stated
that they would be glad to rent to the
city for hitching purposes the north
half of the Hartley block just west Of
the Morlan store. MANY of the resi-
dents of the country districts are eager
to have such place. stated the COM
munication, "and we will be glad to
offer this plot. The matter was re-
ferred to the street committee.
Two communications were received
from the county court. The first read
before the council stated that the
county would like to cooperate with
the city in the erection of a detention
house for the segregation of those suf-
terlng from contagious diseases. Ii is
proposed that the building be erected
in the city limits IN some suitable
place, where it will be convenient for
health officers and under direct super
vision of the city marshal. The COM
munication was referred to the health
committee.
The second communication stated
that the site secured by the Woman S
CLUB for the Carnegie library building.
the vacated portion OF Fifth street "
ing between Oak and State, was not
large enough for the proposed building
and declared that unless more property
could be secured adjoining the lot at
present available, some new site would
have to be secured. Mayor Blanchar
appointed Councilmen Staten and
Schneider and j. P.Lucas on a special
committee to investigate the matter.
The report of the auditors, Crandall
a Roberts, who have been working on
the books of the city officials, was
read. II showed the books of Recorder
Howe and Treasurer Henderson to be
in the best of condition and up to date.
The books were in excellent shape
and easily audited. read the report.
Miss johnson, of the water depart.
ment. was also praised for the neat
ness of her accounts.
According to the report the returns
Of the water department, from 0cto-
ber 1911. when it was taken over by
the city, up to the first of this year,
have been $l506064. Cash on hand in
all funds was $50, ,6Sl.72. Cash In water
fund was $40, ,944.67.
The contract for revising and recodi-
flying the city charter and ordinances
was let to Reed & Henderson.