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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1913 EVENING EDITION. fi - i 7 r . . ! r mwHiiriM s n.? tnvrv nonMrn UAVu ntno r i iaca J sl - u - - ' '"' . WATER E E Oregon Railroad Commission Wants All Evidence About Marshfield Water Service Tho Oregon ltnllrond Coininlsslon representatives will nrrlvo hero nuxt Thursday night or Kiidny morning to hold a hearing hero regarding tho Coob Uny Water Sarvlco. The hear ing will open at tho City Hall Fri day morning. This Information was received yes terday by Acting City Attorney Ken dall from City Attorney (Iosb, who has been attending tho Portland hearing. Mr. Ooss urged that every resident of Marshfield, who has any well-grounded complaint about the water service, the quantity, quality, pressure or lack of service, to notify City Recorder Iliitlor, Mr. floss" of fice or to bo present next Friday morning to tell their story. The Coininlsslon will not wait for wit nesses, but will expect overyouo to bo present when the hearing opens to make his complaint. The Council will probably liavo a number of witnesses present, but they wish every property owner who Is affected by the water service to bo present Friday morning and vol unteer evidence. Kicks on SImmI. Claude Nnsbtirg entered a pro test against a shed which Contractor Johnson was erecting near Hrond way and Fir streets In North Marsh field. He said that be. Cbas. Noble. N'orls Jensen and other residents did not wish an unsightly building occupying the streer tnere. lie was told that Mr. Johnson had been given only a temporary permit and that tho street committee would notify li (iii to remove It, To Pay Don ue. J. T. Ilnrrlgan, In behalf or the merchants' patrol, asked that J. C. Donne, their patrolman, bo again placed nu the salary list of tho city as Donne had been reinstated as a special police officer. Mr. Doano's appointment was cancelled some months ngo by Mayor Straw and tho monthly allowance of $l!0 was cut off. Af'o- n brief discussion, It waB decided to again pay $20 toward tho special night watchman's salary and Councllinnn Albrecht suggested Hint n police and Judicial committee bo appointed to define tho duties of Mr. Doano so that there would be no further inlxnps. Mr. Harrlgan said that tho contru bullous to the fund only amounted to about $70 per mouths unless tho city subscribed. Tho salary Is to dnte from June 1. Itoiillue llu-diicx. 0. V. Kaufman was given special permit to grade Anderson avenue east of Tenth streot, along his prop erty, the work having nlrondy been done In compilation with the city engineer's supervision. The flnaiico committee was In structed to Invest about $1000 of the refunding bond fund In speclnl Improvement bonds, City Kiiglnoer lliirkliiglinin's bur gestlou that an additional stiingor bo put In tho North Front street elevated rondwav was referred to tno street committee with power to act. Contractor Mcl.aln of the Terminal company Is now moving the street west of lt present loca tion so that tho Terminal Itullwav will have the east sldo of tho street and he offered to streiigtnon the brldgo oh desired for about $s0. .Mine I'lrc HjilriiutM. City Knglnoor l)iirkiiighiim re ported that there were no fire hydrants on North Front street from tho Wolcott corner to his home In Foriidnle. When the street was improved, the old hydrants were taken out and none had been rein stalled. This leave 12 blocks with out any h.vdmnr fire protection. The Hie and water commit tee was Instructed to have same hydrants installed there at once. The city has two new hydrant on hand be sides xomo old ones, but Councilman Albrecht said that the obi ouch, hav ing fiiur-lneli connections, were no good for that place. Itoutlue Muslin--,, The assessment for tho Intersec tion or Hall nml llroadwav was or dered annulled because It has been decldod to leave the old planking there until Uroadwny Is Improved. Jontrsctor Jonnson was ordered paid $S50 on Ills Hall nvenuo Job. Mr. Johnson Is now making good progics with tho work mid will shortly begin the reconstruction of the South Seventh sheet bridge material being assembled ror It. Councilman Albrecht reported In favor or buying A. H. Cildlov's transit lor tho 1 1 1 ror $200 and tho City Attorno.v was Instructed to draft the necessary ordinance. xonn:. Parties bin lug milk bottles be longing to the toB Hay Ice & Cold btorniio Co. will please return them or notify manager ho that tliev can be called ror. Phono 7.1. STREET 11 TO BE BEGUN Contracts for About $45,000 Worth to be Let by Council June 30 Other business. On June 30. the Marshfield City Council will award the contracts ror about $15,000 worth or streot Improvements. This Is only part , of the municipal work that Engineer Buckingham now has under way and n number of sewage systems and Blreot Improvements that will be ready later. Last night the assessment for the Improvement of Tenth street be tween Ingersoll and Johnson was adopted. rue norm pun ui mc street will cost $3233 and tho as sessment will bo $3.05 per front foot, while the central portion will cost $201(1 nnd tho assessment will be $2.10 per rront root. Tiie soimi part from 50 reet north or Kruso avenue to tho south line or tho city will cost $5,115.02 and the assess ment will bo $5. OS per front foot. The Intersection or Johnson avenue will cost $000 and or Kruse avenue $702. Tho rlnal octlon was taken on the JohiiBon avenue Improvement nlso. From Second to Seventh It Is to be hard paving and from Seventh to Tenth planking. Tho cost of pav ing will bo $11,310 and the assess ment from Second to Seventh will bo $l.lii per front foot and from Seventh to Tenth, will bo $3.I34 per front root. Four street nnd ten alley Intersections will cost $.1300.00 additional, making the total cost or the street about $10,700. The rinnl action was also taken for the Improvement of Eleventh from Ciolden to Ingersoll at a cost or about $5000. The grade on Ingersoll was or dered established butwoon Second nnd Eleventh streets. NV. F. Squire, who owns soiuo property on the street. Is figuring on erecting some houses there. Plniis for sewngo systems on North Front street, on llrondwuy between Central and Mill Slough nnd on South Seventh street near Johnson will be ready for action the next meeting, lilds on Fourth street. Hemlock nnd others will also be called soon. To Keep Police. After n brief discussion last eve ning the Council decided to retain the extra special police and the ex tra engineer for tho flro depart ment until artor July I. Tho Council, artor tho mooting, held n session as a committee or tho whole with the City Attorney, to talk over tho coming wnter hear ing. It was a "stnr chamber ses sion;" no one except city officials being permitted to bo prosont. Clear Waterfront. The old question about clearing the Marshfield Water rront came up again last night. Chairman Albrecht or the Water Front cominltteo. said that the committee wanted to report that the committee was In favor of! not granting any more permits Tor now buildings or repairs on tho wat er rront, but us soon as the present buildings there become useless ror the city to condemn them and clear the sites. Councilman Ferguson said that ho wanted to hoar the city attorney's opinion on It first. He wild that be eltbor favored clearing tho water front now or to permit the property owners to utilize their property, making agreements that when the city got ready to clear the waterfront to take the buildings off. He said that he did not believe In permitting the buildings to bocomo more disrep utable In appearance, lie mild that he reared the present ordinance af fecting the waterfront was not valid. Collin llmaii Copplo shIiI that he favored Improving It on condition that when the city is ready to clear the waterfront, the owners of the buildings will removo them without expense to the city. Councilman Winkler asked llulld lim inspector Trlbboy If bo was awaro that Mr. Ferguson bad recently nindo Improvement In hU building on tho watei front. Mr. Trlbbey said ho was. Winkler wanted to know wbnt Trlb bey would do If la. found Mr. Johnson or somebody eU violating tho build ing ordinance. Trlbboy roplled that In work like Ferguson had dono, bo would do nothing bocause attorneys lurormed him that the city ordinance prohibiting ropulrs was not lognl. Wlnklor was going to enrry the conversation further but Acting May or Copplo changod off to somo othor busiiiuts. DFFEB A 1 XOTICK. The water will bo shut ofr nt all points in Maihhtiuld nnd North lloiul botweon tho hours or 0 and 11 p. in. on Wednesday. Juno IS, 1013. for tho purpofeo of connecting up new pipe on the main lino. COOS HAY WATKlt COMPANY. SHOUTS. SI. 'J,', .T HAINES.' Wood Block and Hard Paving Splits South Broadway Property Owners. A discussion of the paving of south llrondway last evening at the city council resulted In a rather spirited (llscttsHlon between the supportorB of the wood blocks and the bard pav ing. Dr. Taggnrt led tho right for hard paving, while Hugh Mcl.aln wna the representative of the wooden blocks. Dr. Taggart presented a pe tition signed by J. T. Ilnrrlgan, A. 10. Nefr. Hnglestelu estate. Mrs. S. 10. Painter. II. C. Noble. 8. C. Rogers, 11. W. Painter. Chits. Noble, 10. W. Wright and How Why and himself favoring hard paving. lie snld It. was cheaper, would lost longer nnd was more sanitary than the wood blocks. He said that If tho C. A. Smith company wanted to experi ment with wood blocks, there were plenty of places for them to do this besides this Important street. J. T. Ilariigaii made a long talk In favor of the hard Bitrfueo paving and ngnlnst wood blocks. Hugh Mcl.aln talked III fnvor of wood blocks, saying that even Port land was putting In wood blocks on Fourth street there In preference to the hunt paving, lie said that he was to put In the wood blocks here for the C. A. Smith company and the latter was to guarantee the paving ror five years, as long us the Inw would permit them. Dr. Taggarfs petition. City En gineer Iliickliighain said, lacked fifty feet of representing as much property as the C. A. Smith company had signed up on the property for wood blocks on South llrondway between Central avenue and Mill Slough. Hugh Mcl.aln said that I. S. Kaufman and (low Why had also signed up for wood blocks. W. H. Chandler and others have not signed up for either kind. Dr. Taggart said that be had been lurormed that hard paving would bo put In for about $2.15 per squnro yard, but others thought tho price had gone up. Hugh Mcl.aln said that he could not put In wood blocks for that price. Finally. It was decided that tentative bids would be nsked on both kinds, Councilman Copplo wanted part of the street wood blocks ami part hard paving to compare the two. Councilman Alhrcrht said that ho would Insist on treated blocks bo cause tho others were not sanitary. Finally. It was left open until next Monday night, when tho two forces will probably have lu new petitions. Dr. Taggart said that more thnn half of tho property on llrondway be tween Mill Slough and 'Hill avenue had signed up for hard surfaco pav ing as soon iih the street Is filled by a dredge. He said the planks there wore fairly good yet and It was not coming much for repairs and be said tho property owners could not well nrford to rebuild It now. (lean l'p Chy ll. The City Council last evening do elded to keep tho City Hall In a moio orderly condition mid Instruct ed Chairman Ferguson, of tho streot committee, to nrrnngo tor Janitor service. The oittlro building, orflco rooms nnd halls, Is to bo swept out nt least onco a week and oc casionally scrubbed and the floors oiled. .Mayor Straw Absent. Mayor Straw was absent ngain l.tu evening. Ho has missed several meetings recontly and it has boon several weoks slnco he was prosont and remained throughout the meet ing. Councilman Alien wiih absent Inst night, not having returned home from Albany and Portland. The Council adjourned to moot again next Monday night. HACKER .MAY RIOTL'ltX. Former Cons Hay Resident Tires of Southern California. I. Hackor. a former well known Coos Hay resident, thinks of return ing to Coos county, as will bo soeu by the following lottor received by Hen ry Songstnckeu from Pasadena, Cal ifornia: "I bovo lately swapped some San Diego lots for n place bore, havo a nlco home, but wo are talking of put ting It on tho market, and of going back to Coquille. The old homo hns strong attractions for us. If It gets too hot n llttlo later, I will board a vossel for Coos, "We have throe-fourths of an ncro with sovonteen vniiotlos of fruit and nuts, and the trees are loaded, wish tho peaches and nprlcots could bo distributed nmong my Coos friends. "I bnvo two big almond trees packed full; will bnvo barrels or nuts. "Cilvo lovo to Mrs. Lockhnrt, best wishes to all." ACREAGE SNAP Quick Action Necessary. $25 an acre. WORTH $100. 40-nrre tract, well located, level noiich and creek bottom adapted to platting into small flvo-acro tracts suitable for orchard or gardening; close to Isthmus Inlot. Mvo days onl. REID Coos Bay Realty Co. JONES HOFKMAX 1.10 Front street, opposite Oram! Theater. FLORENCE ATHLETIC Cl.l'll. Organization Effected A K Young Men of City. FLORENCE. Ore.. Juno 1C Lost Wednesday night quite a number, who were Interested In the matter, met in Hrynd's ball In Florence nnd orgnnUed nn nthlotlc club. Tho following officers were elect ed: President. J. I,. Pourtules; vice president. A. O. Knowles; secretary. I'rbon Shrodo; tronburer, J. w. Rorg mnn. Three committees ns follows wero ordered and named: Location, J. L. Sanborn, Dr. Mearl Fox and P S Rice. On equipment, Dr. Chns. John son, O. A. Hayes and R. c. Wygant On by-laws. Molvln Miller, E. S. Dy er and A, O. Knowles. AGENT HEBE (Continued from Pago 1 ) that he ever parted with the half Interest which tho Southern Oregon Company Is seeking to secure with out any compensation whatever. We think they will bo pretty busy for some time getting away with It, for we bnvo the financial resources and the evidence to fully establish our legal and equitable title to all or the nroiiortv In controversy. It Is n plain case on tho part or the Southern Oregon Company or try ing to get something for nothing. Wo do not bollovo they will suc ceed. While I am Instructed to protect the right of the Davis heirs to the fullest extent, I want to say Hint there Is no disposition on our pint to take the slightest advan tage of any Innocent purchaser for value. My principals have n tepii tntlon throughout the entire North west for square dealing. Their uni versal practice Is to do what Is ralr and just. They have never taken advantage of any man. Their money hns been dug out of the ground. There Is neither blood nor tears on nny part or It. "I learned since my nriival. that there tiro u number or persons oc cupying land In tho Clement pint who havo purchased the property In good ralth and have Improved It at largo expense. To each and every one or them I can sny that nothing Is farther from our thought Hint to nttempt In any way to disturb tliein or cnuse them any trouble or ex pense. "We will, nt the conclusion or the pending litigation. Hie such quit claims ns may be necessary or de sired by the residents of North Murshllelil to fully protect tle-'r rights and remove nny cloud on tholr title, anil we neither ask nor ex pect tho slightest consideration therefor. We will, however, fight the Southern Oregon Coiiipnn to the last ditch ror they now have, and at all time since they bav been claiming the same, haw bad abso lute knowledge of the lights or the Davis belts. These rights they will bo compelled to respect. We do not want anything that Is not equitable ns well as legally ours. We want to deal aH men with men- -giving to every man . his duo ami receiving llko measure. I can assure every clalmaut in good ralth or properly lu the Clement plat Hint be has nothing to rear from tho Davis heirs or from any decision In the pending litigation. On tho othor hand, I can assure the Sout.ieru Oregon Company that before they can bury tho Interest of the Davis heirs they will have to explain a great' ninny or their acts which seem to us ab solutely Inconsistent with the course or honest men lu tho possession or property rightfully theirs." M TITLE PROBLEM Private Ownership of Mouth of it Delays Plan to Move Ferry Landing There. That tho city of Mnrshllold has no light to stmt In mid construct a ferry slip at the mouth or Mill Slough, according to the maps and deeds affecting It now on file, was the report of City Engineer Ruck Inghnm to the Council last evening. Mr. Rucktnghnin had been Instruct ed to preparo pluus and specifica tions Tor tho now ferry silp, but stated that on looking up tho rec ords, ho found the city apparently did not have any right to occupy the mouth of the stream, and sug gested that before ho goes to tho exponse or preparing plans and es timates, the legal department deter mine whether tho city hns any rights. Ho snld that while the state or Oregon In 1 010 had ceded Its rights In Mill Slough to tho city. It wns only n qiilf-clalin deod. Prior to this, tho state had codod tho prop erty to tho abutting property owners and the title now rests In tho P. A. Smith Company and tho Southern Pacific, The only leeway wns as to tho establlsnnieiit of hnrbor lines, Tho government In establishing tho hnrbor line, did not turn up Mill Slough, but simply loft n gap about 100 root wide at the mouth of tho Blough. whero It did not estnbllsh tho harbor lino nt all. llo said tbnt tho mouth of the slough thoroforo nrrorded a Hue plnco ror n Terry landing R the city could gain tho title to It. Councilman Winkler thought that Mr. nucklnghnm hnd submitted n legal opinion ns to tho city's rights In tho slough Instead of plans for tho ferry, but Mr. Riicklnghnin said tbnt ho simply reported on tho con ditions as ho found thoin in looking up tho engineering rocords nffectlng tho mouth of tho slough. Mr. Wlnklor snld that to refer It- to tho City Attorney simply re vives tho old trouhlo nbout tho same attorney representing tho city nnd the C. A. Smith Company. Fin ally the matter was referred to tho wntorrront committeo with authority to ongago othor legal talent besides tho City Attorney ir they doomed It ndvlsablo. Mr. Rockingham said that It had boon suggested to him that In cas,o Congress passed a bill giving tho city full authority over Mill Slough, the city stipulate before allowing tho upper part of tho slough to bo fillod that tho mouth of tho slough bo ceded to tho town. Tailored Suits and ft for Ladies, Misses and Girls ALL NEW MODELS' THE SEASON'S NEWEST MATERIALS PLAINS AND FANCYS. Values Extiaoidinary $12.50, $15.00, $16.50 and $18.75 Largest Sclcctions "Money Talks" Hub Dry Goods Co, OVoiinoll lluihling. Plionc he SENGSMEN 15 PRESIDENT STRANGE 1 Marshfield Man Honored With Highest Office of Oregon Ti tle Men's Association. Henry Sengstacken returned yes terday afternoon from Portland, whero ho was elected president of tho Oregon Title Men's Association at Its annual convention. The honor Is quite u marked one to .Mr. Kongstnck eu us well as to Coos county. Tho association closed a two day session lu Portland Saturday evening with nu Informal banquet at the Com merclnl dub. Tho retiring president. Charles II. Wiotlor. or Albany, served as toastiuuster, introducing n number or the members or the iissoiiiitlou as speakers. .Tho following ofHieis were elected to servo dining the en suing year: President. Henry Song slacken; first vice-president, (Jeorge .1. Wntsnii; third vice-president. Ar thur It. Wilson; secrotnry-treasuiei. W. C. Sail mlers. There was a good utteudiiiico from nearly all counties lu the stale, nnd the meetings were Interesting and enthusiastic. Mr. Sengstnckmi while In Portland, also attended the llanqiiet given by Manager Ala I). Katz. or the Mutual Lire or New York, on the IJMh. In the parlor or Hotel Portland. Nearly till the itgents nnd Held men or Ore gon wero present. A great many Ideas wore exchanged at this meeting and the results no doubt will bo fruit ful to tho company and agents. The manager was highly complimented by nil ror his square, broad gauge, and biihluess-llke dealing. Itoad Improvement. Concerning the Myitle Point load. Mr. .Sengstacken said today: "Douglas county Is not milking good on their Middle Fork wagon road promise. I Just returned fioin Portland via Uoseburg and Middle Fork Coquille, mid found tho mail lu very fair condition, excopt the piece In Cainas mountain situated In Douglas county, of about ten miles, on which piece apparently no work has been dono this season, and the ruts aro wheel dcop, mid lu worse condition than any pleco or road In Coos county, lu fnct, tho condition of the road, without any further Infor mation, plainly Indlcatod where the Cooh county lino crosses the road. "Thero is a short pleco of mini In Coos county, on tho rond from the Douglas county lino to Hock Creok. that noeds somo ropnlrs to put it In shnpo for automobile travel, but a crow of men nro now working on this, and It will bo finished in courso of a weok. Hut thero nro no Indications of any work on this Douglas county pleco inontloned, nnd It Is tlmo for Douglas to wako up, If they want to rfiniTvt iititrmtn In trnrul mini With COOB othorwiso tho travol will go via Drain, on which rond good tlmo is niauo t nutomobllo, "I mado tho trip from Scottsburg to Drain In less than threo hours, nnd it took thlrteon hourB to mnko the trip from Hosoburg to Myrtlo Point. It Is up to Douglns to got busy." l-'or Harbor Work. Mr. Songbtnckon had qulto n con ference) with Mujor Morrow and Cant. PolhomiiB rolntlvo to harbor vyork. Ho urged that tho dredger Mlcltlo bo hustoned to completion so tbnt It could bo tried out during good weath er. Major Morrow said that tlio buildors hnd to pay a penalty of ? IB" por dny for every day's dolay nftor early In July and beyond this they could not do much to hasten thoin. Mnjor .Morrow did not Inform Mr. Songstnckeu that tho dredgo Oregon wns to bo sent to Toledo. Mr. Songstnckeu got quick action on tho plans for the work proposod by tho Port of Coos nay. that Is the dredging of a 150-foot channel from the Smith mill to tho sea to n doptn or 25 feot nnd the blue prints wero sent hero to Knglneor Charleston to check ovor. Thoy enn bo npproved nt Portland nnd so all tho preliminaries for starting tho dredging will bo out of tho way aoon. Mi Cavour Hclmina at HisGrsJ father's Home and Nml in Portland Jail. .Mrs. Hoy Moore, nothtrilCr IK'liillir. ur.va Hint ifo,fc. Ilvlnt! with tier father. Chitar ten. In (ioorKutown, amhrbUM tie. nml lias been there emt n nviiiK' .MnmlKieid, golif t.v mere without any deiar St that the statement publbMli: Portland nnnrn nnd rnulMtih are without foundation In hit r that tho nnly manner In ttlcki an in count for It litbitbeliu t tin of tho clover Impencutsu mime other boy ttlioauamlCw Helnihic's name .Mrs. Moore states that Cirocl not rim nwny but mi tent to! L'niiulfiitlipr's liome ly berwlt li she gavo Idni the money to pj 1 fine nnd nciomnanlM va u limit uliell Im left. Thitlsitur u Iik Imi.i ilnm to ret toftit'J' the quickest route lie Mi If rrma her rattier tnai ne tw .,.,1 ..Im n lntlor f rnm CllCtr tl- ,.r iiiu irin Ho secured Job 1 S- ... .. !.., 1... iinf Wniiriteii (II' livit' nun - .- - day nml mnkca W to0?' gram iiniicr, mi .v-t, T. n tiilinrh sf Satt'4. ..n,i mm nc Iron til" dally. Slio states tW J' ) c laltted any ilepre uw i J tliopollco could fl to J' Hint he did not. and If f M ads wero loinmiufa iw . 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