150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Front page Part 3 WORK OF FIRE BUGS THE CITIZENS' MEETING "We your committee appointed to adopt some measures to protect the city from loss of life and property, do hereby recommend that. 1st. We have the utmost confidence in our mayor and city council in conjunction with the county and city officers and do suggest the following: 2nd. That there be a police force appointed immediately sufficient to protect our property. And that an ordinance be passed to close all places of business excepting eating houses on the first alarm of fire, and that no intoxicating drinks be dispensed, either in public or private during said conflagration, be it large or small. That any dealer violating the ordinance shall forfeit his license. That all business houses be closed at twelve o'clock midnight, each night hereafter and remain closed until five o'clock a.m. We further recommend that the extra police force at once proceed to clear this town of all persons who can not give good and sufficient account of themselves and their business here." E. Schultz G.S. Liebe D.M. French S.L. Brooks J.O. Mack, Committee The resolutions were unanimously adopted. A resolution offered by B.S. Huntington was passed authoring the meeting to appoint a committee who shall inquire into the causes which led to the late fires and the truth and falsity of certain rumors concerning their origin and their findings be published in city papers. A motion by Col. Lang was carried constituting each citizen a committee of one to report a committee of three any matters coming under their observation in any way connected with danger to the city. The chair appointed B.S. Huntington, George Watkins and Col. Lang. A resolution by C. Phillips was also carried requesting the mayor to call a special meeting of the council this afternoon in order to take proper steps to carry out the purposes of this meeting. The meeting then adjourned. September 7, 1891. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program