The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-08-07
CITY COUNCIL
DEFERS ACTION
POLE ORDINANCE is NOT ENACTED
Sherman Avenue Will Be Improved Dogs
viii Not Be Muzzled Ferry Road
Will Be Kept Clean


a meeting of the managements of all
such companies throughout the state at
Salem August twelfth, Councilman
A. c. Staten made the motion, which
was seconded and passed at the Mon
day evening meeting of the city coun-
ell, that the proposed common use
ordinance, providing that telephone
companies and power companies be
forced to make common use of poles,
be tabled until after the Salem meet
ing. All Of the companies making use
of poles in the city were representated.
The council received a communication
from r. S. Danforth, manager of the
Hydro Electric Co., and A. S. Hall,
manager of the Hood River Gas &
Electric Co., W. N. Winter, manager
of the Oregon-W Warrington Telephone
Co, and j. league, representing the
Pacific States Co., appeared in person,
asking that action be deferred. MIR.
Hall declared that, while the change
might reduce the poles in the streets
of the city, any change of construction
would cause a further cutting of trees
and would thus cause marring of the
city's beauty.
Toward the close of the council meet
ing Councilman Stark moved that the
council go into a committee of the
whole and appoint experts to make
study of the feasibility of installing a
municipal light plant. However, Mr..
Stark's motion received no second.
No small discussion arose when the
petition of citizens living along Sher-
man avenue asking that the street be
graded between Sixth and Ninth
streets. However, Others along the
street submitted protest against the
proposed work. saying that 1t should
not be begun until next year, and ask
ing that if it were undertaken that
they be allowed to have sidewalks laid.
Carl II. Vaughan, who represented
those asking for the grading of the
treet, stated to the council that they
were not opposed to having a sidewalk
laid on the south side of the street, but
that it was the intention of those liv-
ing on the north side to plot clear to
the property line with grass. "A side
walk would never be used here, said
Mr.. Vaughan, "and we think that a
nice plot of grass will skin a sidewalk
that will not be used city block. "
All of the members of the council
spoke on the matter. Councilman Bell
stated that not member of the body
was interested financially in proposed
improvement and declared that the
council should give the people what
they want. Councilman Taft stated
that the thought it was too late in the
season to begin the work, Councilman
Stark declared that the work should be
extended on through to the Winans ad-
dition on Sherman. However, the mo-
tion, made by Mr.. Bell, granting the
petition, was carried.
Teamsters who have been hauling
over the Koberg road asked that the
city make improvements on this thor.
oughfare. The petition was referred
to the street committee with power to
act.
An objection to an assessment for
approaches from the streets to side
walks in the paving district was sub
mtted by John Often. The city had
allowed property owners the grades
that necessitated the approaches, ac-
cording to Mr.. Often, and though the
assessment was in a lump sum the con-
tract for constructing the approaches
had been let to different contractor.
The matter was referred to the judici-
airy committee.
f. O. Hall stated that he was unable
to complete the asphaltic oil macadam
job on Oak, Cascade and State streets
and asked for an extension of time un'
til September !. His request was
granted.
o. d. Treiber, proprietor of the Un
derwoOd Hood River ferry system, ap
peared before the council and asked
that the city take steps to prevent The
dumping of garbage along the road t.
the ferery landing "Ihe stencil tina
is raised by the decaying matter there
has become almost unbearable, says
Mr.. Trieber, "and passengers on th'
river boats have been almost overcome
We have cleaned out the road, bu
when the winter rains begin it will b'
impossible. 1t will then be necessar!
for passengers to travel through th'
forest land owned by the Hood Rive
Terminal Co.. and this, we think, the.
will refuse" MIR. Treiber presente,
the council with a petition largel.
signed by Underwood residents askini
that the city take some steps to max
| Improvement in the condition. He ais
submitted a copy of the state gam
and fish laws, which prohibit the dump
ing of garbage in streams.
A motion was introduced for the i'm
provement of Railroad street, the wor
| to be carried on out of the genera
fund. 1t was also proposed that Sixt
street be improved, and X. W. Kelly
who owns a feed and grain warehous
in the district, urged that this work b
carried on at once.
| The health committee reported tha
feasible incinerator site had been 10
Gated so feet east of the Fashion liver
barn. l.. A. Henderson announced tina
he was authorized to state that tn
| city would be given an incinerator sit
in the plot of ground west of the fac
tory district, if the council would sue
ceed in getting a road across the rail
road at this point.
The city may, in the near future
draw a source of income from license
to be charged plumbers. An ord
nance providing for plumbing license
was passed first reading Monday nigh
and referred to the judiciary commit
tee.
The ordinance providing for tn
muzzling Of dogs was tabled indefin
itely at the Monday night meeting:
II Since the new streets have bee
opened, according to the expression 0
many, speeders have been tempted t
travel faster than is safe, and tn
council was asked to take steps to pu
4 limit on the speed.
The rearrangements of the commit
II tees of the council are as follows:
II Finance: Schneider, Stark and Sta
Il ten; streets and public property
II Stranahan, Bell and Stark; health
II Stark Schneider and Bell; fire an
u water: Bell. Stranahan and Taft; j.