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About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1909)
11 i HOOD RIVEK O LACIER THPR8DAY, OCTOBER 7 iP09. Three LETTERS ON THE WATER QUESTION f yn..w....n....n....n.in....v......v-n-..y CHAPMAN & CARNES x I'he follovviut( letters from tbe I Mayor to tbe State Board of Health, I aud from the latter to the Mayor, Council and Cily henlth otilcere, hrjii( out a 'nv poiptl 111 the water! whieh will he nf inter nt to the pub ! lie. Wblls li e Board nrleHVOrs to jiintily i heir repoil and lheir method ! uf r Ivtng ni it upou ttaaif visit to this iiiy. the poiut is oousUutly i miide more emnhutic tbxt the prnsent water beltig furnished to the city is ! uulil for use. the Hoard say the Council should do all possible to en deavor to clean up the area draining into the spring, but admits tbe run ditions ate very bad, and gives warn inn tbHt every care must be taken to prevent disease, ihe letters follow: Hond Kiver Oregon, Sept., 10, 1909. Oregon State Board of Health, Portland, Ore. OeDtlemen: Your letter of recent date with copy of report made to one W. L. Clark Is before me, and to say the least is a paradox, In tbe Hist place you were tequested at least three times by our city health officer to come up and take up this matter with tbe City Counoil. Your Mr. Yenney telephoned me that he would oome and would notify me the date but failed to do so. Instead you oome here and spend the time In eo ret oonfereuce with tbe representa tives ot the private water oompauy and their financial backers. Now tbe question arises, why you as public officials tried to avoid the oity officials or tbe public? Why did you only examine one water plant? There are seveial, and while they are small they all have some bearing on tbe future water supply of Hood River. You apparently did not dis cover that not moifrthin one half of the residents of Hood Kiver aie sup plied from what you term as the low er spriug. You seem to think that tbe flow ot tbe lower spring is con stant. 1 am not personally familiar with tbe measurements this season, but In former years it is a matter ot record that the (low is doubled dur ing the irrigating season, which is positive proof that it is surface drain age ot tbe very worst kind Now as to tbe upper supply. It it owned by private individuals, not even by tbe water company and is be yond the jurisdiction of tbe oity. l'be Water Company buy approxi mately 16000 gallons of water per day from the irrigating coiupauy which is delivered utmost directly to tbeii die tiibutiug system (probably u good deal mure direct than you were led to believe. ) This we hoped to have your help to prevent being deliveied, as drinking water to tbe city, and It It is In your proviuce to take notice of such matters please take up this matter at once with the water com pany and take steps to have them clean up the water tbey are bringing Into the oity. The city will gladly do ail that they can Inside tbe oity limits and outside, too, where they have juris diction, whioh would be in case they owned the source of supply. The city will co-operate with you in every way possible in this case. We are foroed to depeud entirely ou your authority Bud assistance to prevent Hltby aud diseased water being sold in the oity. Now us to your answer to that di rect question, as to whether it is mo essary for the oity to look tor another source ot supply. You say NO Now if It is necessary for the water com pany to buy IGUUO gallons per day of dirty irrigating water to keep up their supply it seenis that your opiu lou was tar fetched. Mow if you bad looked a little closer when here you would have found a stieam almost us large flowing direct from the irrigi-t ing ditch iuto the lower spring. This fact was discovered by our health committee in following up your instructions to tuke up tbe mat ter of removing danger of contamina tion. I be oity four years ago bought a source ot supply and owu it, and this jear have turthei added to it, and as soon as lekral reunirements can be complied with will install a supply ot clean water; hence cun see no good reason why they should try to spend money trjing to do anything with au uncertain supply out side of their jurisdiction. We will be glad to have any assistance you cao give us in this matter, but we do not care (or any instructions second hand, lhe City counoil of Hood Kiver are public officials and so are you, and any bus iness covered in the piemises should be public. Meanwhile go over the matter closely and see it your con clusions do u t need adjusting. If they do not, get in and see that the water company complies with tbe pure food laws and cease delivering that class oi stult for us to driuk. Yours respeottully, D. McDonald, Mayor. ii I- 1 i r X X X X X X x x X X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X x, s We are too busy to write "ads" this week, but wish to extend our thanks to those who by their presence made our opening day the great success it was. BLOWERS BROTHERS Hardware, Agricultural Implements and Vehicles Oak and First Streets Hood River, Ore. X X X I. ! X X x x X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X Successor to Chapman & Co. Dealers in Staple & Fancy Groceries. Feed and HARDWARE Flour, We solicit a portion of your patronage. Mood Rivtr Heights Free Delivery Phone 78-K 44WHHHH-H-H-I-I- SEE x .11!-. til j. k. mcqregor For Good Fruit Land At 93 O per acre. Identical in soil with and close to Hood River. MOSIBR, OREGON i.t.. ..t...t. .a. t-. . .--..- -------. t-.-ta- Stoves, Heaters and Ranges All kinds, New and Second-hand. Big Stock of New and Second-hand Furniture, Carpets. Art Squares, Rugs Chairs, Rockers, Etc. Agent For CHARTER OAK Stoves and Ranges 0. P. DABNEY & CO. Go To Wood & Huggins For Fancy and Staple Groceries. The Largest and Most Complete Lino in the City. We make a specialty of High - v i guanwMW every thing we sell. Give us a call. WOOD (& (HUGGINS, I mm The Leading Grocers tmm TRANSFER & LIVERY CO. AGENTS FOR THE REGULATOR LINE OF STEAMERS. Hauling, Draying, Baggage Transferred, First Class Livery Turnouts Always Ready. Phones: Wharf float No. U-F. Office 5 HOOD RIVER APPLE VINEGAR CO. Manufacturers Pure Apple Cider & Apple Vinegar We are now receiving cider and canning apples. For growers located on Mt. Hood Railroad and also White Salmon and Mosier, we will pay the freight. Brine, ns Your Apples anil Patronize Home Industry Portland, Sept., 21, 1900. To the Honoi utile Mayor and City Couuoil, liooil Kiver, Oregon. Ueutleiueu: We beq to acknowledge receipt ol copy of resolutions passed by your nou jruule body, concerning the recent visit to tioci Kiver of tbe State Board of Health. Me denire to call your attention to the fact that Dr. Kulpb C. Mutaoo, Bacteriologist, visited your city, and in company with r member of tbe City Council inspected the city water supply and biought samples of watei with him tor examination. Ibis visit was sanctioned by tbe State Board of Health. Also, that iu 1907, as reported, this Board vl-ited Hood lllver and poiuted out to the Council the un satisfactory conditions of its water supply an.l ILs possible source of dau uer. Voui Counoil, so far as results are ooucei ned, did absolutely uotbion. Moreover, without a single word of protest, so fbr as this Board has h-ard, ynu allowed the Water Company to extend its system iuto what at the Hist inveiugauon deolaied an unsafe source of wuter supply. , Again, this Board lias made fre quent exauiiuatiau ot tbe water, show ing its exact condition from a bMcter lological standpoint, so ihat your honorable body has been at ail times informed as to the nature of tbe water supply, as fully as has this Board. We would also call your atteution to tbe tact that, as au Incorporated city, you undoubtedly have the power to regulate the oharaoter nf food and diiuk deliveied to your citizens, and if such in your opinion is unsui able, it becomes your owu duty, aud no one's else duty, to atop its s;le mid delivery. If this Board rememoafi correctly, this whs dune In the esse of a dairyman, with likOv)l lu hU family, supplying mil within the city. ,, , lhe attitude ot the State Board of Health in matters or this kind, nut ooly as It altpcts your own cifv, but as atlectnig any city rl be State, is well kuown which Is, that 9tr cit should secure its water supt lv frorr the nnreat source possible ; also tbsi If a city oauuot or will Dot secui6 such a water supply, it becomes tbe duty if tbe official i to secure tbe best possible under tbe exciting condi tion. In this respet, we believe your Couuoil has fallen considerably sboit of ita full duty. We are gratified to learn, through a letter from your Mayor, that be pos sesses tbe following facts, wblob mast render your future movements com paiatively easy. t. That tbe Water Company buTa approximately 16,000 gallons ot water per day from tbe irrigating Company, which is delivered almost directly to their distributing system. 2, that tbe lower spring, at least, in foimei years, as shown by record, Hows approximately double tbe volume duriog tbe irrigating season. Ibis wnnld demonstrate, as atated by tbe Mayor, tbat this spring la also aurfaoe water. In tbis letter tbe Mayor also states that oui answer to thia direct ques tion: "Is it neoessury tor tbe oily to look tor another souroe of supply?" was "No". We made uo such state ment, as our first and last reports will show. In regard to tbe fact tbat tbe repre sentatives ot tbe State Board did not consult witb tbe Mayor and Counoil, we have tbis to say : 1 Absoltely no attention was paid to recommendations ot tbe Board at its previous visit. 2. We were led to believe that tbe Citizens' Committee was composed ot men interested in tbe city's wel fare and actuated by high motives As tbe functions ot this Board are tn the main advisory, It reserves tbe rigbi to employ such methods of in instigation ae seem beat to itself. This is not tbe lirat, nor will It te the lust, time tbat this Board bB8 responded to the appeal of citizens, aud iu tbis particular instance, we believe sucb response was extremely timely and proper. This Board la interested In Hood Kiver securing a pure water supply, in-t and last, whether It is to be ac complished through a citizens com mittee, by tbe chosen representatives ot tbe pople, or what is better, by the united action of all. We believe tbat we have done all that is possible for us as a Board to do, viz., to point out tbe defects and tiosaible dangers of your watei sup j i v , and to suggest to you what meaa ;ires aie necessary to protect u uui i replaced by a suitable one. Tbis Board is also ready at all times to assist au active looal Board in any way possible. Very respeotfully yourB, Kobert C. Venney, Secretary. tbe funtiuu of thia Board, nor ia It ita intention, to attempt to do any thing tbat It ia tbe plain duty of local authorities to do, and you your self would probably be tbe Hrst to resist any snob assumption on tbe part of tbe Hoard. We believe you have tbe power, and it ia your duty, to get in and do something. As it now stands, re sponsibility tor any disaster, traceable to your water system, lies witb you and tbe Couuoil. You state In your letter tbat tbe oity acquired a source of water supply four years ago, and further added to It tbia year. Also, tbat as aeon as legal requirements can be complied witb, will install a sup ply of clean water. What excuse oan you and your oity officials otter for not attempting in every way possible to keep tbe present supply pure, until tbe new system la installed? You knew tbe souioe was bad; you should hate known If you bad made any examination whatever, tbat tbe surroundings, within tbe oity even, were bad. What was done? Fran tloally nothing. We believe it to be tbe drat duty of oity officials to do things, not seek to shift work to otberi. Witb regard to your intimation tbat tbla Board was in collusion with, and influenced by, tbe owners of tbe oity water works, will say tbat tbia Board will take no notice whatever of sucb statements, which to say tbe least, aie bardly in beeping with tbe digni'.y of your nffioe, and ia perfect ly sat laded to let you have whatever opinion suits you beBt. We believe Ihat it one half tbe en ergy tbat baa been spent by tbe people of Hood Kiver In mutual criticism, bad been expended toward mutual oo operation, tbe oity would at this time have a watei supply above bus picion. Yours very truly, Kobt. C. Yenney. Secretary. HuntPaint & Wall Paper Co. Complete line of PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES and BRUSHES HEATH & MILLIGAN MIXED PAINTS. Our Stock of Baper includes latest designs in Blanks, Oilts and High tirades, from 10c up. A full stock of Koom Molding, Picture Kail, Plate Kail and a small line of novelties in Framed Pictures. CALC1MO, lhe latest thing in Room Tinting, mixed to order. Painting, Paper Hanging, Sign Work Home Phone 110 First anil Oak Streets FASHIOIT STABLE ..Livery, Feed and Draying.. STRANAHANS & RATHBUN HoodlRiver, Ore. Horses bought, sold or exchanged. Pleasure parties can secure first-class rigs."" Special attention given to moving furniture au pianos. We do everything horses can do. I). Portland, Sept. 27, 1909. Jesse Kdg'ngton, Hood Kiver, Oregon. Dear Doctor: Tbe specimens yon sent in for ex amination bare been received, and report will be made to you as soon examination is finished in tbe labora tor 7. 1 think you are doing tbe proper thing in regard to investigation, and certainly tbe conditions at Hood Hirer are tar fiom favorable. How evr, until a new supply ia secured, I aeo no way other than to keep at tbe wi rk ai you are doing. Yours very sincerely, Robt. C. Yenney, State Health Ottlcnr. Portland, Sept. 22,1909. Hon. D. McDonald, Mayor, Hood Kiver, Oregon. Dear Sir: Your letter of Sent uiber 10 received and cuuteuts noted. As to why this matter was taken up with the Citi zens' Committee is sufficiently ex pi slued In our letter to tbe Couuoil. ve hope to at least be quoted fairly by ynu Iu matter relating to oui iu ..sites! ion of the Hood Kiver water supply, which you did net do In your recent letter, in whrcn you say iubi this Board stated that it was not ueo esssry loi your oity to look tor an other wster supply. lhe Board of Ileal' h stands ready to back any movement forwarded iu the proper spirit, to secure a suitable water supply in your oity. it ia not lor Chapped skin. Chapped skin whether on the hands nf far may be cored in one night by applying Chamberlains Salve. It is also iiMQOaied for sore nipples, burns and calds. For sale by all dealers. J. K. Nichols was elected aeoretary if the board of directors of the Ore i!00 Funeral Direc tors association in Portland last week. 81 mo Reward vim Id gladly be paid for a cure bv many people who are crippled with rneumatism, vet if thev only knew it tl.ev can be cured bv a few bottles of Ballard's Snow Liniment, and the price is sinly 2c, 60c and fl.00 per bottle Sold by Cbas. N. Clarke. ADVISE YOUR FRIENDS "The Best Way" To See Hood River Canyon and Valley is via Mt. IHood Railroad A RIDE ABSOLUTELY FREE FROM DUST Train leaves Hood River 8 A. M. every day and returns 5:10 P. M. Spend your Sunday in the mountains. A. WILSON, Agent J. H. GILL DKALF.K IN Staple & Fancy GROCERIES AND HARDWARE SOLE AGKNTB FOR Majestic &Mesaba Ranges and Stiletto Cutlery Hood River Heights Oregon R. E. Harbison A. L. Newton BOXES Crates and Fruit Packages of All Kinds. Band Sawing and Other Wood Work Given Special Attention. Hood River Box Co. Hood River, Ore. Home Phone 175 Harness Saddlery Harness Made to Order and Repaired Lap Robes, Horae Blanketa, Tenta, Wagon Coven, Water Bags, Etc. Davenport Harness Co. HOOD RIVER ABSTRACT CO. J. M. HC'HMKLTZKK, HECKKTAKY ABSTRACTS, INSURANCE, CONVEYANCING and SURETY BONDS. We have the only complete set of abstract books in Hood River County and are in a position to execute all work witb promptness and accuracy. We represent some of tbe best old line tiro insurance companies doing biiHiuess in Oregon and can give the bcl Fire Insurance obtainable for tbe money. -:- Our reputation us conveyancers is known to all. AU of our work it guaranteed. -:- Come to us when you want Surety Honda of any description. Office in DAVIDSON BLDG, N. E. corner Caacade Ave and Third St. Home Phone HOOD RIVER, ORE. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET Ph. C. YOUNG. Prop. Fresh and Cured Meats Lard, Poultry and Fish HOOD RIVER. ORE. Phone Main 6 Free Delivery PREPARE For the Rainy Season A. I CAR MICHAEL has the: goods Kenyon Rain Coats Men's Sweaters in $10 $11 $12 Different Colors. Mackinaws $3.50 Prices Slickers $2 and Up $1.25 to $3.50 A Large assortment of Ladies' and Gents' Umbrellas Tents and Wagon Covers Carriage Trimming Summer Lap Robes, Gloves, Etc. Harness Made to Order GEORGE IRVINE, Hood River, Or.