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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1906)
lo .THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, ; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1906. CITY'S STREETS ARE GIVEN AWAY Mayor Lane Says Council Has Made Presents of Property Worth $200,000. TJME TO HALT, HE SAYS Clilcf Executive of City Declares He Has Vetoed Ordinances In Vain and That He Intends to Ap peal to Citizens at Large. , Property valued at not less than J!00,000 has been Riven away by the City Council, according to Mayor Lane; since he has been in office through the vacation of streets, and he is deter mined to put a stop to It. He declares that he has argued and pleaded with the councllmen in vain, and If they do not mend their ways he threatens to arouse public sentiment to such a pitch that the city's legislative body dare not vacate any more streets. He .may appeal to the Initiative One Hun dred to aid him. "I feel sure that the property given away at different times by streets be ins' vacated represents as much as the bonded indebtedness of our city," said he yesterday. "For years the City Council has been steadily at work handing out streets to both private and corporate Interests, and I believe- that it is time for something to be done to end it. Where has all of our water front gone? But very tew of our thor oughfares lead down to the river be cause they were vacated. I feel that the day Is not far distant when the city will have to pay out actual money to make streets, which would have hern prevented had proper care and foresight been exercised." At nearly every meeting of the City Council ordinances are passed provid ing for vacation of portions of certain streets. As rapidly as they pass they are vetoed by the ilayor. When re turned to the Council In nearly all In stances they are passed .over his veto. At the last regular meeting of the Council this week two such ordinances were enacted over his veto and one other passed. One of the ordinances vetoed and later passed provided for the vacation of about 400 feet along Cole street, which is 60 feet in width. In his veto message upon this ordinance he said: "I have given tip all hope that this city is to retain anything In the way of public rights or property which an' person or corporation may . desire to possess." Ironworks Gels Part of Street. The ordinance providing for the va cation of a portion of Hull street and which will undoubtedly be vetoed by the Mayor was passed the same after noon. The street is to be cut down from 60 feet to 20 feet in width for a distance of about 200 feet. The Wil lamette Iron & Steel Works desires 20 feet of the street, and W. H. Corbett. representing the company, made the verbal agreement that he would pre sent a petition from the property own ers to pave with bltulithic pavement the remainder of the street. It was declared that one of the prop erty owners who will receive 20 feet on the street would not accept it, if he had to stand the expense' of im provement Of the remaining portion. Mayor Lane humorously suggested that perhaps thw city could persuade him to take It by offering him inducements, and many of the councllmen took him seriously. Mayor I.am; says that lots In that part of North Portland are soil ing at about $3500 each. The street to be. vacated would make about two lots. He cites that as but one of many sim ilar vacations. The streets cannot he sold by the city, but Mayor Lane says that it would be an easy matter to effect a so-called trade. There is nothing to prevent, so says the May.or, a person who de sires a part of a certain street to do nate to the city another tract suitable for park purposes. The streets are. dedicated to public use. and although the city has no title to them the City Council lias the right by ordinance to vacate them. The or dinance reads: "If the Council shall find that public interest would not be prejudiced by vacation of such street and that consent of the owners of the requisite number of front feet has been obtained, the Council may grant the praj-er of the petitioner." When a vacation is made the street be comes the possession of those who own the adjacent property, the center of the street being the dividing line. Most of the streets which are given away are used but little, but Mayor Lane takes the decided stand that they will be needed by the city in years to come. The railroads have been granted considerable property in the form of streets for terminal purposes. Councllmen Defend Action, i The Councllmen declare that the vaca tion of any street Is not made without a careful and exhaustive investigation, and not without Just cause. Referring to the railroads, the Councllmen say that they buy up whole blocks for terminal purposes and then ask for the streets. As terminal grounds are necessary, they say that in fairness to the railroads they cannot re fuse these demands without Impeding the material growth of the city. As to the other streets that are vacated, the Coun cllmen declare that they are absolutely pf no value to the city and that they never would he. Councilman Preston, however, when the Hull-street ordinance was up for consideration, declared that at some future date the city would have to pay out thousands of dollars to provide more streets for North Portland. "When streets are vacated the city should receive in return property equiva lent In value to that given away," con tinued Mayor Lane, when seen yester day. "We are now in the market for property for park purposes, and it almost makes me sick to think of all the city property which has been given away without a cent in return. Why Give Property Away? L "Property of Portland is valuable, and why should it be given to private and corporate interests? We need property for parks and for playground,? for the children. When persons want a valuuhle street, why couldn't they donate to the city a tract that we could make into rt park or playgrounds? Again and again I have vetoed ordinances providing for vaca tion of streets, but in nearly all instances my veto was of no avail. Now I would like to know how much longer the people of Portland intend to stand by and see their streets distributed around." Lecture on "Liberal Christianity." At the Unitarian Church tomorrow evening Rev. Lewis G. Wilson will give a public lecture upon "The Fu ture of Liberal Christianity." This lecture shows the evolutionary neces sity of religion and the defective and , . . . . insufficient character of 'life without conscious religious interests and as sociations. The responsibility of the American citizen for the perpetuation of religious Influences is urged, and the tendencies of Christian thought and life In America are described. These lectures are given on the foun dation established by he late Robert Charles Billings, and conducted under the direction of the American Uni tarian Association. This is Mr. Wil son's second long itinerary, having traveled through the South and South west last year. 'Taking'' Santa Claus Is Much in Demand Man Who Acts Part of Kris tvrln srle to Perfection Has More En gagements Than He Can Fill. ONE East Side resident says a per son is unfortunate at this time of the year to be possessed of special quali fications of a high-grade and successful Santa Claus. One . who has a reputa tion for acting a "taking" Santa Claus is sure, he eays, to have his hands full to meet all the Invitations that will come to him from his friends besides answering the calls of" numerous churches. F. L. Kneeland, who lives near Gray's Crossing on the Mount Scott railway, has Ju'st this kind of reputation, and he has calls at present all over the city to act as Kris Kringle. In addition he will be at innumerable private Christmas ex ercises, and will make his appearance at many houses and as at many churches as he can get around to. In some cases his engagements conflict, but he will try to disappoint as few as possible. He will be Santa Claus at the Second Baptist Church, also at Savier Church and at Arleta and one or two more. If his rein deer do not balk or wear out before he gets all the way "round. He is thinking some of leaving the reindeer at home and hiring an automobile, and then charging about $10 for every appearance to meet expenses, but he will not do so this year. Mr. Kneeland does not know how he got his reputation, but he does know he has it and that it keeps him busy. He is making arrangements to appear this year in a stunning Santa Claus rig that will outshine anything of the sort that has ever been gotten up in Portland. When Mr. Kneeland acts as Santa Claus he does not do It by halves. That Is how he got his reputation. Look for his cos tume this season. If will be great. DISMISSAL IS SUSTAINED C. E. Wood Dropped From Fire De partment for Drunkenness. Tjie dismissal of C. E. Wood from the fire department was sustained yesterday by the Civil Service Com mission. Wood was a lieutenant of hose company No. 3, and as a warn ing was first reduced in rank and later dismissed on the charge of drunkenness. . ' ' AN'hen the case was up before the commission yesterday Attorney John Shillock produced a copy of the de partment rules which he alleged had been violated. He said that under the rules vl the department he. refused to recognlre the charges against his client and would ask for an Immediate reinstatement. He then read the rule that provided that a copy of the charges must be sent to any member of the department accused of . wrong doing, prior to the date of hearing. Mr. Shillock declared that the rule had not been followed in this case. Chief Campbell demanded that the attorney surrender his copy of the rules, as it was city property and that none outside of the department had any right to Us possession. " When Mr. Shillock declined Chief Campbell threatened to have him arrested. The attorney said that it had been given into his care by Wood. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD And Our New Shop, Third and Washington Streets. Gun-metal cigarette cases, match safes. newest designs, attractive prices. For any case of nervousness, sleep lessness, weak stomach. Indigestion, dys pepsia, relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills. Xmas Turkeys for Three Thousand Portland Homes THREE thousand turkeys 12,000 pounds of them, enough to feed an army lay heaped upon the sidewalk in front of a down-town market yesterday afternoon and attracted the attention of hundreds of passers-by. They are a part of the supply that will rrace Christmas dinner tables in Portland. As' they were MILLION FOR NEW PARKS Initiative One Hundred Plans to Beautify Portland. Lays DRIVEWAY AROUND CITY Active Steps Will Be Taken at Once to Work Out Details for De cision of Voters June Election. at Active steps are at once to be taken by the Initiative One Hundred to carry out the scheme recently proposed for parks and boulevards in this city. The original plan has been somewhat modified, and as now outlined will involve an expense of $1,000,000, Just half the amount planned ' PORTLAND'S PROSPERITY People ij Portland who may want to furnish their friends in the East' with exact information of Portland's status as one of the great cities and tidewater ship-ports of the Coast should mail these friends copies of the Xew Year's Oregonian that will be published Tuesday morning, January 1 next. The paper will be handsomely illustrated. Price by mail to any address in the United States, Canada or Mexico, postage prepaid, 8 CENTS in the original estimate. The details of the plan will be worked out and the proposition of bonding the city for J1.000, 000 voted upon at the June election. A report upon the scheme of parks and boulevards was made at the meeting of the Initiative One Hundred last night by J. C. Ainsworth. chairman of the com mittee which has had the matter in charge. He gave'a general outline of the plan and recommended bringing an East ern expert to Portland within the next few months to make surveys and to work out the details. Upon motion of Mr. Ains worth, the organization passed a motion .requesting the Council to appropriate J5000 early ' in January for the purpose or employing an Olmstead engineer to come to Portland to select the most feasible routes for boulevards and locations for park sites. ........ The project includes the laying out of a splendid boulevard or driveway around the greater- portion of the city. This driveway wOuld go south on Fourteenth street, and thence out the White House road to Elk Rock on the Willamette River. At this point the river would be spanned by a high bridge. A section of the road would be dedicated through the golf links at Sellwood. and from that point to Mount Tabor, where a large park would be laid out. From Mount Tabor the driveway would run . 'northwest to Irvlngton, to there connect with Ports mouth boulevard to University Park and St. Johns. There Is also a plan to lay out a scenic driveway on the heights west of the city. It is believed that property owners will find It to their interests to dedicate the land for this road without expense to the city. The entire project can be car ried out for Jl.000.000. according to the estimates which have been made, al though more funds would be necessary later for the further improvement of the system. The largest single item of exr pense would be the bridge at Elk Rock, which would cost 175,000, at present estimates. It is also desired to connect the East and West Side roads by a bridge at St. Johns'. This was included In the original plan but it was found that the expense could not be met by the citvas the site Is outside the boundaries A preliminary sketch of this bridge has been made and an estimate, placing the expense at 000. This matter will be taken up along other lines with a view toward having unpacked the turkeys were stacked upon a canvas, spread for sorting over. Last night the marketmen worked overtime in hanging the fowls in a safer place. The lot came from Douglas County, where the best turkeys grow.' They were shipped to Portland by E. G. Young & Co., of Oakland, who every year supply TWEI.VJE THOCSAND rOCNDS OF TURKEYS IN FRONT OF DOWNTOWN MARKET. the funds provided Jointly by the county, and by the city of St. Johns. The bill providing for an increase In saloon licenses in Portland has been prepared and committees of the Initiative One Hundred will soon circulate petitions for the purpose of bringing It up at the June election. The original plan to raise the license to J1200 has been abandoned, it being voted last night to place the amjunt at $1000. Members asserted that they believed that a J1000 measure would meet with more general support and would in all probability be carried by popular vote. , A crusade against the bill board was inaugurated through the efforts of Tho mas G. Greene. He declared that the posters spread upon fences throughout the city are one of the greatest draw backs which Portland faces ana a dis grace to the community. A committee was instructed to take up the matter and suggest means -of getting the bill boards abolished. RETURNS WITHOUT FIGHT W. H. Taft on Way to Portland From Calgary to Face Charges. Contrary to the expectations of the po lice, W. H. Taft, ex-convict, high finan cier x and former dealer In real estate here, has consented to return to Port land without the long and arduous pro cesses of extradition and, in company with Deputy. Sheriff Archie Leonard, he left Calgary, Alberta, for this city at noon yesterday and is expected to arrive tonight or tomorrow. The party is com posed of Taft, Leonard. Attorney Max Cohen and Dr. George Peters. . A message was received by The Ore- A COPY gonian yesterday afternoon, stating that the party had left Calgary for Portland, and from this It Is evident that Taft has recovered . rapidly from an attack of pneumonia, as when Deputy Sheriff Leon ard reached Calgary several. "days ago, It was announced by wire that he was unable to see the prisoner, who was re ported to be dangerously ill. Taft. is wanted here on charges of fraudulent evidence and forgery. Al though he was an ex-convict, he flour ished In the real estate business and made money rapidly. Dr. .George Peters, accompanying the party. Is but one of many victims. Max Cohen is attorney for the persons who have brought charges against Taft. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD And- Our New Shop, Third and Washington Streets. Pipe racks. Stein racks, ornamental and useful. SUNDAY TRIPS TO SEASIDE The A. & C. R. R. R. will run an excur sion to Seaside and return evenv Sunday at the round trip rate of $1.50. Take ad vantage 'of the low rate and see the ocean. Tickets for sa during the week at 248 Alder street and at the Union Depot, Sunday morning. A BARGAIN WINDOW. Corner West Park and Washington streets.v A windowful of bargains. Every article would make a beautiful Christmas gift. Furs, waists, coats, silk petticoats, kimonos, etc., all marked down to an astonishing low price. L Palais Royal, 375 Washington street. HARRIS TRUNK. CO Have the finest aw;ortment of suit cases nnd bags. Sixth street opposite Orego nian. Schilling's Best is elected by popular vote. this market with most of Its Thanks giving' andChristmas poultry. The quality of the turkeys" now is ex ceptionally good and the lot that came In yesWrday showed much improvement over the condition of the Thanksgiving birds. A retailer said yesterday that in all the years he had been in business. PLANS IRE READY Co-operative Christian Feder ation About to Begin Work. SOLID BASIS, IS SECURED It Is Reported That Eastern Trust Will Guarantee a $ J, 000,000 Bond Issue to Start the Gigantic Undertaking. Plans have been completed by the Chris tian Co-operative Federation to begin the work of carrying out its projects, which were inaugurated more than a year and a half ago, for the establish ment of colonies In Oregon and the de velopment of large areas of land which are now practically barren. Officers of the federation have been putting forth every effort during the past year to place their gigantic undertaking upon a solid basis, and It is understood that a stage has been reached where the sale of bonds and practical work can begin. Reports are current that a large New York trust company is ready to guarantee- immediately a $1,000,000 bond issue, to be followed soon by other issues. The federation was Incorporated in Portland In July, 1905, and its plans, as originally outlined, are now to be real ized, according to those associated with the movement. Rev. H. S. Wallace Is the principal promoter. The entire project involves a bonded capitalization of $50, 000.000, to be guaranteed by some of the most substantial banking and trust com panies of the Blast. The Eastern com panies are to back the bonds to the ex tent of 5 per cent interest annually, and in addition to this the bond holders are to receive an additional 5 per cent inter est, conditional upon the. profits from the undertaking. In guaranteeing bonds the Eastern -capitalists are depending upon the business basis of the scheme, as out lined by its promoters, the revenue to be derived ultimately from the productive ness of Oregon's soil. It is understood that options have al ready been taken by the federation upon large tracts of Eastern and Central Ore gon lauds. . This acreage will be pur chased by the money derived from the bonds and immediate steps taken for its development. Large' portions of the land will be subject to irrigation, and exten sive reclamation schemes are included In the project. To cultivate the soil and carry out the various features of the plan, colonization will be encouraged on a large scale. Much money will be ex pended in exploitation which, while bear ing on the state as a whole, will be centered upon the project of the fede ration. Thousands of people, sympa thizing with the federation and its pur poses, will be brought to Oregon and placed upon the land which is to be pur chased, subdivided and operated under the direction of competent managers, affili ated with the corporation. While the object of the federation is primarily the development of agricul ture on lands now; unproductive, it is not that alone. It is also intended to estab lish cheese factories, creameries, woolen mills, clothing factories and many other industries. These factories and mills will dispose of the products of the land, and each will serve as a cog In the vast system o be built up. Entire cities and towns are to be laid out on the land owned by the federation, and the entire system to be operated to a degree on the communistic principle. As is suggested by Its name, religion plays a part In the federation and t Its plans. It is proposed to build up a small government on a fraternal, rather than on a paternal scale. No attempt will be made to dictate individual religious per suasions, but the people composing the communities are expected to ,llve in har monious Christian relations.' The right to expel any resident-will be reserved by ,the management, but anyone so expelled will be refunded the money which he has Invested. With the Immense capitalization which it is expected ultimately to realize, the officers of the federation expect not only to establish large farming communities and cities, but also to bujld railroads. The land to be purchased will be dis tant from the centers of population, but if the project Is carried out in its en tirety. It will be given adequate trans- he had never, seen such a fine selection of turkeys. Profiting by - the high prices paid at Thanksgiving, the growers, have made every effort In the meantime to fatten their fowls and bring them up to the best possible condition. Christmas turkey prices will be almost the same as those prevailing at Thanksgiving. iWWiuIW!wuii! lag porta t ion facilities, thus opening . for complete development land now of low value.. . . POLICEMEN PUT OUT FIRE Blaze in Fifth-Street Machine Shop Extinguished by Patrolmen. f A small blaze was discovered in the machine shop of William Isensee at 29 North Fifth street.- by Patrolman B. F. Smith last evening, and extinguished by him and two other policemen with out calling on the fire department. Smith' saw smoke Issuing from the ma chine shop and. 'calling Patrolmen Venable and Stuart, they commenced an investigation. Smith climbed over the transom and unlocked the front door and they soon had the blaze ex tinguished. A pile of old, rags had be come ignited from the heat of a cut ting machine. When the officers entered the flames wers Just communi cating with the wall. A few buckets of water settled all trouble. and the proprietor was notified of the Are by telephone. DAILY CITY STATISTICS. , Blrtha. TONSIXG Born to the wife of Henry Tonslng, December 13, at 6294 Mississippi street, a da.ua;hter. JENSEN Born to the wife of Xels 'C. Jensen, December 20, at 807 Montana ave nue, a daughter. : WILSON Born to the wife of Guy Ray mond Wilson, December 18, at 904 Wil liams avenue, a son. BERNHARDT Born to the wife of Henry Bernhardt, December 16, at Going and East Twenty-seventh streets, a daughter. Deaths. PANDOLEON At St. Vlncenfa Hospital. December 16, Mike Pandoleon, age 18 years. DWYER At S34 Harrison street, Decem ber 20. Mary Dwyer, age SO years. Kl'ETEMETER At 1877 East Twenty flfth street. December 20, Morris Kuetemey r, the Infant son of Charles Kuetemeyer. Building Permits. A. J. AHRENDT One-story frame dwelling-. East Twentieth street between Going and Present t streets. flOOo. W. KAISER Two-story frame dwelling. Jefferson street between t'hapman and Nar tllla street. 2O0O. H. MARTZI.OFF Remodel four-story brick lodging-house, corner of Front .and Couch streets, 11328. Marriage license. DAVISMAX-BENTLEY Robert A. Davis man. St. Johns, 25; Clara Bentley, 20. WIRE-PARKER F. B. Wire. Portland. 27. Hadrtle Parker. 23. MUI.l.ER-ANDERSON Ellas Muller, Portland. 43; Hedwlck E. Anderson. 26. STRATTON-CANTRELL F: R. Stratton, Dufur, Or., 87; Mary F. Oantr'cll, Portland, 26. ELI.E-BROTEN Conrad Elle, Falls City. 30; Hilda Broten. Portland. 26. PATTERSON-BERHENDT H. X. Patter aon, Portland. 36; Elizabeth P. Berhendt. 21. HOKENSON-SODERBERG Herman Ho kenson, Portland, 22; Helen Boderberg. 19. THE FUR SALE At Te Palais Royal Is worthy of your attention. If you have any Idea of buy ing a fur we will surely save you money. 375 Washington street. Aetna Bank to Pay Dividend. BUTTE, Mont., Dec. 21. 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