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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY. MAY 20, 1913 EVENING EDITION.' ' 4 -- OF CITY COUNCIL Extra Special! PINE STREET TABLE DFFER iSTHEET WORK . Ladies' Suits TO 60 AHEAD $12.50 HOTUJW!?8Ea DOINGS IS TAKEN OP, OF WATER CO. Council Revives Old Question by Proposed Establishment of Grade Bicj Cut The old controversy over tlio op ening of Pino street was rcvlvuil last nlBlit when tlio City C'ounrll declnred ItH Intention to establish n grade on tlio street piellinliinry to impruvliiK ! Counrllinntt Winkler mid Councilman Copiilo vigorously opposed trying to Improve tho street now. saying Hint It would k 1 1 1 1 1 1 mnke a big tlltcli IS or UU foot lie low nil tlio houses along tlio street. 'I'hoy declnrod It was fool IhIi to try nnd Improve It before the property owners were rondy to remove tliolr buildings ami grade down tliolr lo's, tlio expense of cut ting tlio street being prolilbltlvo and making 'lie property worse off. Councilman Ferguson snld thnt n number of the property ovvnois bail requested hlni to tale the ninlter up. He mild thnt to declare intention to establish grade would not cost any thing nnd would bring It up where the property owners emihl decide for themselves. At the south end of the Htreot. n cut of IS foot would bo mnde nuil nt the north end, the rut would bo iihout 2n foot, ( Other Surd W'vvU. Tlic jhiuiH nnd fipocltlcatfons for' Improving Fourteenth street from Cent ml to iIlKhlnud wore adopted Inst night. The street will cnit nbont $lsno. The njiPHtlon of npfnhiK South Front street to the depot was brought up but nothing was done nhout It. C. I. Keknrd entered protest ngnlnst contractors nelng allowed !i() dnvs in wl leh to start street Im provements. Mo snld that ho would like to sec leuili street and John son avenue started soon so that tlioy could be completed before rnlny weather. Councilman Allen snld that- 00 dnvs wim ton long nnd ns a result of It South Seventh street nnd Seeon;' street were be ing hold up too long. This brought up the question nbout the reported delnv In Hall nvonup work. City Engineer (lld Iny snld that there hud boon no delny. that Cnntrnctor .Johnson was doing tho work as last as aiivone could be evpecled to do lr. It, K. Ilootli declined that the ellv never got u faster nor bettor piece of work than .Mr. Johnson was doing on Hall n venue, ('otiucllninu Cop pie said that Superintendent Miller had protested nbout tho delnv. Messrs. Allirecht and Ferguson snld the city wns 10 blnnie because It should have more (linn one street Improved lending to the depot. A. II. .Stutsman In behalf or proportv owners nt Fourth nnd Johnson. nuked that the assessment bo changed to meet a ledlvlslon oi t1 lots, but the council louldnt' make It. An oidlnnnce providing for the piirehniM of Hilly Cox's houseboat for n municipal pest-house was adopted. The price Is $190. Wulei limit Street. Couiiellinaii I'ergusou last eve ning preHeuied a foruiHl application to the council for a penult to al ter ins warehouse it the water front. Coiincllinnn Winkler report ed that the waterfront committee had not had time to take up t:ie question of clearing the waterfront and asked for another week. City Attorney (loss said Unit to clear the waterfront It would be uecessur.v to pav tin- cents of ;i'l buildings removed. Mr. I'ergusou offered to nuroe to romovo bis Improvements wltlout expense to the clij whenever the rest of the waterfront was cleared, but the council tabled his applica tion. Mr. (loss snld that ho had boon acting for the Chuiiiber of Com merce In trying to got the slough closed. He said Hint dipt. Itohcrl and Major Morrow nnd the I. S. Engineers took the view that Mill Slough was not sufficiently navlg able to warrant the War Depnrt meiit paving nnv attention to It. As to vvhetnei the land would re vert to the property owners In case it was closed he snld would hnve to bo determined by the courts. The bills now ponding simply enipowoi the city to i lose and fill the si nig! If It wishes. Notice of Intention to construct an elght-liuh sewer on Fourth Mrot from Johnson to Kruse and on Krutc from Fourth to Fifth and also on Fourth from Johnson to (iolden was given Adjoin ii Two Weeks, After pa.xlng off bills, the council adjourned for two weeks, the next mooting being June 2. when the as sessments on the various street pro Jects will be equalled. , , (CofUlnuei Jroni i, J'f'KQ ..l..). said, that three or four charter amendments would havo to be draft ed, ono empowering tlio city to take oor the plant, ono providing ns to how tho city should operate It. etc. Then, ho said. North Hend would probably have to enact a charter amendment and at least adopt a res olution or ordinance specifying thnt It would take over the water system t hero. In consequence of these mutters, ho said at least four months would elapse before nil election could bo hold. Then this would bo fall nnd In case the voters turned the propo sition down, tho water company could delny making Improvement!) on ac count of the rainy wenther and nil other year would elapse before any thing was done. In addition to this, ho said, the hearing before the Unllroad Commis sion would bring out much desirable Information. For one thing, lie snld. the report of the two experts, who had gone over the plant for the com mission, would bo obtained nnd this would give tho city an Idea of what would have to be dono In the way of Improvements In addition to the estimate of the vnluo of the proper ly. Don't Want ii Lemon. It wns suggested that in case the' rlty went nhoml with the special educ tion Hint It would be necessary to have the hearing before tho Railroad Commission postponed. Mr. (loss snld that ho thought thnt the desire to postone the homing before the Unllroad Commission wns the prin cipal reason that the company had niiiilo the lender at this lime. Councilman Ferguson said thnt while he favored municipal owner ship nnd wanted the city to own the water system bore, he did not pro pose to have a lemon handed to the community, lie said that no busi ness proposition had yet been mndo to the city. No one knew the Income the company Is now deriving, what it cost to maintain the plant nor what the water supply was. Ho snld the water supply, according to men who were familiar with It, was con stantly diminishing. He said that Just because the city wiib getting some land that might prove valuable was no reason why tlio property should be bought. He said, the council had no right to speculate In laud. He said, that to buy this old system, which many thought would he n lem on, would probably bo n barrier to securing a municipal system that would be what the community needed and desired. Want Action. Councilman Allirecht snld that he had talked with some of the North Mend ooiitielliuen and thoy wore ready to piircluise the North ltonil system and operate it, buying water from Marshlleld. lie said Hint they would pay Hie Increased price for it. He said that he thought $1 l.'.oui) was somewhere near the value of the sys tem and while a little high was not beyond reuson. Councilman Copple wild Hint the people wanted in Hon now mid ho for ono wns In favor of submitting it to a vote. Ho declared that the price now llxod was ?:!:;, uoo less than tho company had asked a year mid a half ago. Ho snld that tho matter of Income mid cost of mnliiinluiinco made no (inference to him hm-atise water was something the people must have, no matter the cost. He sail that he thought It would bo well to hao the Railroad Commission hear ing postponed ami submit the matter Councilman Ferguson snld that It wasn't $.':!. ono less than tho other of fer hecaiuo the company had secured the Income from It for eighteen mouths. Counclliuaii Merchant declared he was opposed to doing anything that would Interfere with the city's case l-efoiv the Railroad Commission. Councilman Winkler said that h didn't have any faith In the Commis sion and what thoy would do. Councilman Ferguson said Hint the commissioners wore public olllclals trying to do their duty and were en titled to Just ns much confidence as a member of tho council. .Mr. (Iocs bald that the Railroad Commission was wry anxious to mnko a good showing In the Marshlleld caso as It was the (list one under the now public utilities law. Councilman Merchant said that while the people were anxiously waiting for a settle ment of the water question, he thought it host to do nothing that would lutorforo with the hearing before the railroad comnilins-sluu. C. II Mcl.niiglilln said Hint the water question should be settled, as several families had left hero recent ly on in count of the water. "Let the Council Decides to Make Im provements Without Alter ing Assessment Plan The city council last evening de cided to go uliead with the proposed Improvements of various streets tin dor the old system or nssessinoin. Mr. (loss stnted that he did not think the council could cluingo the system without n charter amendment and that It would not be well to do so whllo the l.npp-North Cedur street case Is ponding. Ii. A. Whereat sent a letter to tho council withdrawing from the re monstrance against Johnson n venue Improvement. Chas. Sneddon sent In a letter protesting against It. J. U. Sneddon, who was present, said that ho thought It wns strange now Hint some of the principal ones protesting ngninst the Improvement of Johnson nveniio nt llrat were now withdraw ing from the remonstrance. After some discussion, the council decided to go iihend with It. Owing to sonio lift Imvlni' to be taken off Klulltll street and also Seventh street, Colin- cilninn Albreciit suggested nun ni" flu- ulm-t iilntin for liiitirci Illir I belli to that tlio Johnson avenue property owners wouio line nine io pay mi Hi., iiiinrovenieiit of another street. No notion wns taken In this regard, However, Council mnn Ferguson proposed the establishment of Improvement dis tricts, whereby all the property own era In each district would iay for the street Improvements Instend of hav ing Just the abutting property owners do It. Ho said that this would dis tribute tho cost over u period or yours mid mnko It easier for the proper!) ov tiers. The council adopted the following assessment for the Eleventh street Improvement: From I lull to Ingor soll. $2.11 per front foot and from Hall to Ciohlon. $l"J.l:i. This does not Include tlio street Intersections. The assessment for roplmiklng Hemlock avenue -was fixed at (50 cents per front foot with $7'..t!0 each for the Intersections of Fourth, Fifth mid Sixth streets. For Johnson nveniie. tho following assessment wns adopted: For hard paving from Second to Seventh $I.H1 per front foot, the Intersections of ei olid. Fifth and Seventh costing a little over Sl.uno inch. From Sev enth io Tenth, which will bo phinkel. the assessment will he $!l. 111." per frtiiit ';", sn-n. I. W. W. go." Interrupted Arthur Mi Keovvn. Coiiin lltnnn Allirecht snld ho would like Io see the negotiations continued and may ho that Councilman Fergus on could get It rounded Into a busi ness proposition. Count llmmi I'ergusou mild that Just now the city wasn't buying any wntor plant, lie said that they were appealing to the Railroad Commis sion to enforce the franchise thai th water company hold, Councilman Copple said that Mr, Foi'KUnui was mistaken, that citi zens wanted the city io own the plant. Also that Mr. .Merchant had be- n elected on a miinlilpal ownership pinirorui. Councllniuii Winkler wanted Cotin- Htniiii Ferguson added to the water i mmnlt irt tfi nni.mt liitn ftiWli.tt u-lllt tin, wmtiiiilli' 1 in t llin liillm fil.f.t.-li.fl .... ,w.,i. .. ..... ,7 a,....', ,,,j..,,i. The estlmntes of tho value of tho plant made by City Engineer Gldley nnd others n yenr ago were brought up. Mr. (ildley In answer to quos tlous said that the committees could n't ngroo on n valuation of the water mid mineral rights but that ho sup posed (hut his estimate would bring up i nu conn valuation oi c lie system to between $120,000 mid $1110.000. Councilman Winkler snld that as the wmer company had paid the Flan agan Estate $2.-i.00( for the water rights, ho thought $ 1 4.1,000 was n fair valuation. Engineer (lldloy's estlninto that it would cost about $(10,000 for im provements nt once wns also brought up. i SH -, , , ma This SPECIAL PURCHASE of STRICTLY All , SERGE SUITS arrived yesterday, TIipip nto WO0L the lot, They come to you direct fioni on of L V n cum uuoL-Miuvvii nuvv iuis. iHUKUISi est Kneh Suit Is st Holly all wool -erge in t, ....., inaii-lalloiecl st,lo. Straight front .. X , 1 V'"' length. All are sntlii lined, emr.vlng sat "u.,, r,,;limi"n one more e,ponslvc Suits. Tlie assortment in. it..i. ,,1, Navy, Ill-own unci Tan. Sles Id l0 1 1. """"h nine, Tlio conservative cut of these mndds allows a usef,,' ncss of several seasons' wear, mi SEE EAST WINDOW DISPLAY. Another Shipment of Women's Smart Coats Children's New Coats "Money Talks" Hub Dry Goods Co. O 'Council Bid",-. tXmMmrUJrMM!Mi&VJ7ZX7ll KHHWIIH Phone CGI Just to See and Smell ono of our roasts on the table Is u treat unit also a temptation. .Ins. to taste It Is to know the real Joy of eating and to long for more, ireof, mutton, pork or veal, the result Is always assured. Try one for next Sunday's dinner, and you'll wish It wns Sunday overydoy, MAKSIIFIKM) CASH SL1UKET. FOURIER BROS. .Mai-shlleld Telephones North lleutl .itwfrf&lro.i'i 1L Jr V i I 1 212 1 -J Two MurltntM "if fe 4 to) "f- $1 stomK: .JU-! M I DAIRY BUITEfi ir wio a e not thoro;gi h lli-d vvliii Hie but'-r joa trt t:i using, whj not try nn cr.!:: ta Coos Bay Tea, Colfec & SpiccHwa o'coxxiirx lii.Do. I'liene Jllll.l. ltdMttU We also have iitsii it wen IMS. Auto Line THE NEW Steamer SPEEDWELL (AI'T. . KOKCN'IIUVIT, Master. Sails for an Francisco From Bandon Sunday, May 18. TUB SI'HBHWKIJj Is speedy nnd lias ovccllcnt passenger hc-ccuii- iiiodntloiis, large clean ami airy rooms ami electric lights mid I wireless. For freight anil pns.sugo, apply, A. V. Ksiuhi-ool; (Vt. Title (iiiiirniitce ami Abstract Co., (IIIMJIT Sautii .Mmliiii llhlg., San Fiuuiisco. Mnrsliflelil. Marshficld & North Bend I ( .ii-s . ave every 20 tnlc:tsi (r.a J 7 ii m . to 7 . ni.; froa I r t Mo 1 o'clock every ball. Fare t con's one vvii. round trl.i !S t'-'J. Coinmulntloii books, 20 MM, r-" Cars leave Clmmllcr HotC, J!.i:- Hold and urtli Ilcnd Nei Cc ii North llcnd. G0RST& KING, Props. FAST AND COMMODMHS Steamer Re dorado Fqiilpped with wlrck-ss nnd gubinnrlno 1?11 SAILS FROM SAN FRANCISCO FOR COOS BAY SATURDAY, MAY 17, AT 3 P. M. All lflrnger ItOM-rvatlntis From San l'Vnnclro Must Ho Mndo M 805 Fife lliilldlug. or Lombard htrcet I'ler !17. All reservations must bo taken up i!l hours before sailing. INTBH-OCKAX TRAXSI'OItTATlOX CO. PHONE 4i C. P. McGKOROE. Agent. FOR QUICK WORK, FflR PROMPT WORK, FOR GOOD WORM Telephone the old reliable Coos Bay Steam Laundry Doctors Use This for Eczema Fr rvan rt'CiimtB on' r ef lloalt' i-ays 'iIuti' is uiiuiwt no nL.tiou in , Iweir skin m.-i..ni4 mill the I-Ioim Tho kltl II. v.st l Cl.t. ,1 UiriM till till ttkll The j,irna mut iu v.ihvl on', nnd 3ll. Il.vc Jetijr ii-.i lfn toi ml wortl Ips. Tim iiinf, ,i i. i . ..I jili -i. -I uis of tills country are now ufe'rot'd on ti m. and 1H l' 'i . I il-.ll u ! l.f Wll-U 'KM-tll. th.Miu'l uiul ul r iiDirw.llt ntd for tiiu.i jiiul ull oilier hkln ilu.uni'. Tliln com 1 etui. I in known us PUD. Inscription t'T i: 'tvi Vr it .. ,. , t 'I I nwn sMn spo. c' ! t write 'I .,ii. tiuviiu-i't tlut tlio 1 I' I 1 r' -ri'tt-'ii s u ii a m ecu lr t t ti i . ruMi no fr a' irl i Wr I ivr I t f I nsint ntr 1 I'l J r iieJ Jir yc-'J'-- ' "q. cartel vs vouch for tlio D.D.D. lied Cross Drue Store. Prescription for eczema nnd absolutely j:i.i ran l re tlmt U will tuko avvuy tlio lull the Instunt ou upply Jt. If j on nr. iniflforlns- from any form of skin trouMe we would llko to have you come to our store, for we have had tho ini-ncy ot this remedy for ao many ??r?. ,h:lt w0 can ,el' 'ou a a'out 1.IM. 1-rewripiton and bow it cures , ecMiiia. In ficct. wo nro nn sure of what l.l.I. vvllj ilo for you that we will bo KlaJ to let nu havi- a 11 bottle on our i jjuurantoe th.it it wdl co-t you nothlnir iinle-1 ou led tint It does tho work, ler that witter a trial bottle for C5c o 1,-i't ti be i.i t'i to bsolutely nrovo tlio nurltH of tlu remedy, .V.rofi. ,nto our store anyway nnd wo 11111 .nil ...1.. Mil nt.A... ..., . . ..... .ii jvu uii wuuut iota brvui remcuy. Coiinellmnii f'nimlo nrineil limi' In favor of submitting tho question of buying now, saying that the water company's stntement In Its letter thnt the offer would not bo for longer than last night If It was not favorably act ed upon. The latter was In response to a suggestion tlnt tho matter go over for a week. Finally. Councilman Ferguson's motion, seconded by Merchant, that tho water conunlttecv's report bo ta bled was put to a vote. Councilman Allen In voting said that while he favored niunlclonl nu-iii-iiiii i.. thought that now was the wrong time to Inject a proposition to purchase ns the city's case before the Hallroad Commission wns near a hearing and It would bring out much vnluable In formation that the people ought to have before voting on It. Councilman Ferguson took the saino view, saying that In ense the present system proved inadequate, tlio city of Marshlleld would be up against getting a good municipal svs teni, the $200,000 or J2.10.000 far ther off from getting n good system. He and Mr. Allen suggested that In case the water company should with draw Its offer, the city could go else vvhere. even Mbby, and get as good n supply for less money. After the vote. Councilman Wink ler said lie had done his best to hasten the seciii-lni; or n muni, ti system for Marshlleld as he had prom ised oui iu nun inueci However, ho wanted the people to know It. KlfillT ltlYlTIIYd Of the AuderMiii-Miiiidot bout will bo received by rounds at the llluiico Cigar Store tonight. KQUIPI'K!) WITH WIIUCMCSa Steamship Breakwater ALWAYH ON TIMK. SAII.IXii FIIOM I'OItTiaXK MAV IVi A.VI :t(l; JVSK I, , iU '-U AXI l AT H A. M. SAII.I.XU I'llOM COOS IIAV M.W tiU AND "7; .ll'XK 1, , 11. 1. HI AXI) lid. Tickets on sale to nil Kiistcin points and inforiuatloii us to routes uiul rates cheerfully furnished. I'lione Main SW-Ii. i. ,, STKIILI.VO, ABont. We always deliver the goods. Phono 57-1 -Jglg Goodrum'sGarff homo of the CADILLAC and F Auto Supplies for All Makes of Cars . .... i'lione J1 ;tl7 Central A. "J S. S. ALLIANCE EQUIPPED WITH WIHELES3 SAILS FROM MARSHFIELD FOR. EUREKA WEDNESDAY, MAY 2 1 , AT 1 1 :30 A. M. ROUND TRIP, $18.50 CONNECTING WITH THE XOKTIl IIANK HOAD AT PORTLAND ."SOUTH PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. l,,one O. P. McGEORGE, Agent. THE HECOllD 1'HOTOGHAPHIXG AltSTHACT CO.MPANV n,cilaIe ?1i?.Vsraph,c coples of aU "cords of Coos County to date, ? ll lLtUies Pruesent ow-ners, or any other Information rolatlng to real estate furnished on short notice. HUSIXESS OFFICE: 117 North Front St Marshfield. Phono 101 3 W. J. RUST, Manager Have That Roof Fixed NOW 8ee GOliTEELL THONE 3171. New and Second Hand Furniture sold on tlio Installment plan. 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