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THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914 EVEMIMG EDITION. SIX DOINGS OF CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL OUT TALK IFILL OAMABt 1ST! UP DUG large mm Hold Up Permit for Pavilion for Public Entertainment Passed Up for Week. Aftor considerables discussion luBt .evening, the City Council tlcforrcil action on a request for a permit to erect a dancing platform on tho P. H. Walto lot on Second street Just .north or tno uoko uuuuing uimi noxt meeting. Tlio request wns mndo by H. J. McKcown nnd Lou Koysnr. Mr. Wnlto had tho pIlliiB driven for a foundation for a build ing, presumably a thoator, but has decided not to build HiIh season. City Attorney Goss said that tho permit could bo revoked at any tlmo and anyway ho said that Inspector Trlbboy had suggested that In caao Mr. McKoown wanted to, ho could tako out a permit for a threo story building and erect tho first floor and then .stop. Councllmon Wilson, Doll, Copplg nnd Albrecht doubted tho ndvlsla blllty of public dances. Mr. Doll eald It wns awful tho way tho bowory was run during tho Iloundup Carni val nnd Mr. Wilson thought that tho effect was bad. D. L. Hood wns prosont and sug gested Hint nil tho latest dances, tho lltinny-IIug, etc., would bo dnnced vthcro. Plnnlly Bomoono Joshlngly suggested thnt It bo roforrod to tho lioalth commlttoo of which Mr. Wil son Ib chairman, but this was not carried out. Mayor Allen said thnt ho understood tho Council was fig uring Q" abolishing tho bowory .dances, , tfM )..... .nl.l tl.nl lln II till Oml OOtl that all tho othor Iowiib, Conulllo, Handon and North Ilond hnd tho dancing pavilions and Mr. McKoown thought thnt Marshflold ought to liavo ono and koop some of tho mon ey Bpont at thorn In Marshflold. Ho said thnt tho stnto law'barred public dances on Sunday or later than 12 .o'clock Saturday night. Finally on motion of Councllmnn .Albright, action was deferred for a Mr. McKoown Btntcd later that ho tdinply mado application for Mr. JCoysor nnd had no othor Interest In tho matter. BIG LEAGUE GULLJGORES NATIONAL LKAfU'i:. Plttsburg-Clnelnnntl; cold. Now York-IIrooklyn; rain. Chicago 0: St. Louis i!. Iroston-I'hllndolphla; rain. AMKIMOAX Li:.(!Ui:. St. Louls-Chlrago: cold. Philadelphia 8; lloBton 2. Vhlladolphla Cj IloHton 0. Clovolaud-l)otrolt; cold. WashlnBton-Niw York; rain. NOllTIIWKSTKUX LK.UJUK. Tacoma B; Victoria 7. Vancouver II; fienttlo 0. Portland l; Spokane 7. Council Says Port and Proper ty Owners are Responsible Arbitration Plan. The question as to whethor tho city or tho port of Coos Day commission is responsible for tho damages caus ed by tho water from tho Mill Slough fill was brought before the city coun cil last night but tho council rcftiBod to shoulder It nnd stated titat tno port wns responsible. No final ac tion was tnkon. Tho matter wns brought up by V. T Otntl nn Itnltnlf nt ttin rnnnlinrfl living wcBt of tho Tenth street dike. Mr. Stoll sent a letter to tho council stating thnt forty acres had been flooded with over four feet of water, tho garden nnd dnlrlcn of some of t. cm spoiled and thnt somo of incm would havo to look for other means nt n llvnlllirwwl lln onlfl Hint mnnt. of them wcro poor men nnd did not want any law suits, no suggested thoroforo that tho matter bo arbi trated, tho ranchers to name one in nn tho city tho other nnd tho two tho third, Ho said arbiters could then hear tho evidence and fix tho da niftgeq. Ho snld thcro was no ques tion ns to whethor tho city or tho port wnn responsible but ono or mom wns and to lltlgnto to rind out who would bo costly. Ho said It would bo cheapest, more expeditious and best for all concerned to arbitrate. Ho Bald that tho damngos probably could not bo dotormlnod right away and ull that tho mon wanted wns tho assurance thnt they would bo treat ..1 fnl.1.. .utinn Ihn tlmn hAmAu City Attorney cions objected to ac tion being tnkon Immcdlntely. Ho said thnt tho city contended thnt tho mri wnn rimnnnnlliln null that tllO extra fill mndo west of Sixth or Eigh th Btreot was really to blnmo nnd thnt tho pooplo gottlng tho bonofltB of It nhouid pay for the damages caused. Anyway, ho said tho damages could not bo determined until tho water wont down nnd ho could not bcc, whero nnythlng wns to bo gained by acting now. no sniu mo urcugo would 1)0 tlono tnoro in a row weens and then the matter could bo taken up. If it nns to do imgaiou io boo who Is to blamo, no said it could not como up until September. Ik Hnll nrimnil In fnvnr of tllO arbitration plnn, paying that tho mon ouoctcd only wislietl tno nssurnnco of tho council thnt thoy would bo treated fairly. Ho said that ho had conferred with C. It. Peck of tho Port Commission nnd Mr. Peck bnd agreed to tho arbitration plnu if tho port w.na responsible. Councllmnn Copplo argued thnt tho peoplo who woro benefitted by the dredgo filling their proporty were tho pooplo to pny tho dnmngcB. Plnnlly tho mutter wns referred to the City Attorney who will tnko It up with V o port commission nnd others and see who Is responsible.. Aftrr May I Dr. 11. W. Morrow, DcnliHt will iMTiipy wmiiw 1 and - Kl lormh llulldliiK ''"" Hcd Vrw Drug Mtoro. Watch Cleaning lime Sprinn time is house-clean-Jng time and it should be WATCH-CLEANING time. YOUTHS MUST QUIT "WEED" Adopt Rigid Ordinance Prohib iting Persons Under 18 Using Tobacco. STREET 11 Council Decides to Go Ahead About $75,000 Worth Pay Contractors. Tho city council decided to go ahead with the Alder dock Improve ment nnd If Eugene O'Connell wants to build Ills portion, ho will havo to bid on tho whole contract. Ho Ib nl lowod credit for tho piling on his side of tho street, his assessment being fixed nt $4.78 per front foot whllo tho Nasburg property ' Ib nssesscd $G.G2. Plans for grndlng and plnnklng Tenth street from Park to Eighth Ttivrnnn wnrn nilnlllpil. TllGm will bO 20,000 yards of grading and over 2000 feet of 22-foot plnnk roadway, tho wholo cost being estimated at $15,582.30. , , On Eight Terrace, 10,0t)0 yards of grading and 0C5 feet of 22-foot plank roadway were ordered to cost about $5,108.80. Plans for Fourteenth street pro vide for 7,800 ynrda of grading and 072 foot of plank roadway at cost of $5,G0C80. ; , Plans woro adopted for a plank sidownlk to bo built on the oast Bide of tho North Ilroadwny bridge at a cost of $125 to bo uorno uy uiu nbuttlnjr property. Tho finni plans nnu bpcciiicuuuub for hard paving North Front street from Elm to Hemlock were adopt ed. Tlio estimated cost Is $51,00-1.30 and tho assessment was fixed at $0.80 per front foot cxcIubIvo of Intersec tions. Tho Coos Dny Paving nnd Con struction Company was ordered paid tho balanco of $0,771.00 duo them on tho Bouth Front strcot work. This included aomo oxtrnB. C. It. Flanagan was oruorcti pniu $107.57 for his contract on Elm be tween Second Court nnd Fourth Btreot. Ho wns nlso ordered paid $900.57 for his contract on' Second Court from Second to Elm. Hugqulst nnd DJorqulst woro order ed pnld $308.04 for their contrnct on Second street from Cedar to Elm. South Hrondwny AsM'sHiiicnt. Action on tho South Uroadwny as sessment wns deferred. City Attor ney (loss aald that C. F. McKnlght and A. J. Sherwood, tho Southern Pa cific, tho city could nop forco tho present plan of assessment owing to tho proposed strcotB not having been formally dedicated. It was loft with Mr. Goss to arrange. Improve- Ills Strcot. Harry Nafiburg was given permis sion to do somo grading on Third street and Elm street near his resi dence. Tho grndo has not been for mally established and thor Is n plan for replattlng and changing the streets there to conform with tho nat ural contour of tho hill. Mr. Nas buig vantod to bo given crodlt for tho work when tho Btreot waB improv ed but ho was told ho would havo to tako his chances. Ho proposes to do tho work with a pick, shovel and ..li.w.llini-rniL ilnrlnir lnlmirn hours niwi tint iniinplliiin snld that ho should bo given tho opportunity to exercise. Kids on Lumber. On motion or Councilman Fergu son, tho street commlttoo was author Uoil to ask for bids on 100,000 foot of planking to bo used In street re pairs, otc. Mr. Ferguson said ho thought that tho city could savo monoy on tho deal. Somo thought It was too much but ho snld It wa not and Carl Abbrocht thought thnt It would last only until July. Dninngo tit Wharves. Tho question about repairing tho You Are Now To Read the Real Suit News of the Season Forty Ladies' Suits; Values Go at $ 1 2.50 to $25.00; JOT if THE EASTER RUSH left us with some. forty Suits, comprising bro ken lots, prices ranging up to $25.00. These suits are going to make real bargains for fortunate purchasers. This special price of $12.50, coming as it does, in the heart of the season, is of un usual interest and in order to procure one of these garments, we would sug gest that you call early All Suits at over $25.00 will be sold at a straight discount of 20 Per Cent- SEE CORNER WINDOW. HUB DRY GOODS CO. SMART WEAR FOR. WOMEN" To keep a watch in good condition it should be cleaned and oiled once a year. Let our watch experts ciean your watch. ' Red Cross Jewelry Dept. Red Cross Drug Dept. JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS. Tho Mnrshlleld City Council Inst evening enacted an ordinance proM bltlng the alo or gift of tobneco to minora under 18 years old, tho ubo or It by them and also mnklug It an offense- for a porson under IS to claim to In older In order to got to- bncco from a tinnier. Tho ordinance Is modeled closely aftor tho state law and Is stringent In Its provisions. It provides for a fine of from $ft to IH'O or Imprison ment from two to fifty days or both, for offenders. To Move Itulldiugs. F. K. (lultlus made application to tho council for a permit for the A. tho Council for a permit for tho C. A. Smith company to move l waro limiHiui mill ImllilliiuH lii tint rotal! yards so as to penult thorn to open up tho now streets whlc'i Is Is propos. ed to dcolcnto. As this wholo area la In nnn Int. tlm mill rosurvo. tho or dinal) CO does not prohibit It, Mr. fjuitltiH unlit Hint tlm iilnn wns to move tho last portion of tho big warehouse eastward to tho harbor lino. Tho old office building, otc, on what will bo n continuation of Anderson avonuo will bo moved. On (! Why's lit. Tho east end of tho Alliance ware house Is fifteen feet over on Oow Why's property. Mr. CSottliyi said that It would probably bo necessary tn mnvn tills off anil If ho It would nrobably bo moved westward to llrondway, Tho Council, In view of tho moves being mndo to open streets, favored It and wtll pass an ordinance If It is found necessary. uancii is mNSKifiuu:n. Mr. nnd Mrs. 1'lnkston Laird, who havo boon spending tho wintor In California, wero In town tho fore part of tho week and nro mnKIng arrangements to movo into tho old Plko resldonco on tho hill, which Mr Laird purchased last fall. Myrtlo l'olnt Enterprise. Times Want Ada Get Kesults. Church docks nnd whnrves was brought up. Some claimed thitt tho Dredgo Seat tle was rosponslblo. It wns stated that tho Scattlo wbb paying pnrt of tho cost of repairs and tho proper ty ownora part. In deoponlug tho chnnnol, tho short piling swung out Into tho channel and In hoiuo Instan ces, tlio Seattle pulled thorn out by tying to thorn. Tho stroot committee wns Instructed to tnko up with tho Soattlo tho question or dnmnKo to the dock In Hie rear of tho city hall. Camel llont Kill. Agent Tom James of tho Arollno wanted to know about tho city charg ing tho Arollno w'.nrfago bocnuso It used part of tho city hall dock. It was pointed out that tho city had given tho Hrenkwater freo usage of that dock formorly on condition thnt tho nrenkwnter pny for all di manna Mr. James agreed that ho would pay for all repairs duo to damnge from his ship or frolght and ho was given tho right to ubo tho city dock free. (arago for Itcnnett. Jaa. Ilonnott was given permlss'on to grndo out tho alloy in tho rear of his now hoiiHo In South Marshflold so that ho could get Ills now auto In to tho gnrago In tho baBomont of tho house. Ho will bo given credit for tho work whon tho alloy Ib Improved. WaulH Street llcautlfled. D. L. Hood nsked tho council to have lllrch avonuo between Second and nrondway cleaned up. Mo said It was uu oyo-Boro now. He snld that I'hll Wilbur had fenced In pnrt of tho stroot and used It for a chicken yard for oleven yenra and ho wanted this tnkon out nnd tho debris clonrod away. It was referred to tho street commltteo. Benefit Sales Tomorrow, WEDNESDAY is The METHODIST CHURCH Benefit Day .. S.S.JENNINGS North Bend Iral' B J 4-1-1-1 I 1 1 1 1 l-H 1 1 1 l-lry-PrE :H::IT it I'OHT OHKOItl) IIOTKL. It Is reported thnt Mr. Davidson, of Langlols, who was tho successful bidder on the tnnll contrnct botweou Ilnndon nnd Port Orford, has rented I llio .MiiBiurBun ruHiuuiicu in unvn unit win opcn.it up ror a noioi in mo near future Port Orford Tribune Though he, himself, would never try Tliom out It's rntlier funny Tho average man knows ways whore- by The neighbors could innko monoy. Have your Job printing dono at Tho Tlmos office SAFETY RULES WILL BE H City Attorney (Jos., reported to U ' city council Inst night that owlnj t tho groat difference In the irrwje inonts of tho local theatres and not ing plcturo houses, It had teen kirf' i- .,... nn,i tlmntrn lafetr Oral' nnnco without working a liardinip somo of tnoin. , After Bomo "M,on',lhne11S,Jj structed to drnft tho or"S11T allow tho playhouses l which to conform with It M oxcoptlon that they all ?W fasten tho seats to tho I loor J ro now ordinance will Pi.r width nnd arrangements ol : w -&S.1i4"''ft3M bo mado to appiy jo i-; )-'m , Mr. Goss said that the wereg. crowoeu nnu ' woro amplo exits. . . The now ordinance IM placing- chalrs In a le or i lng peopio w - Linoleum for the Bathroom. SENSIBLE ANITARY ERVICEABLE Never neejds scrubbing. A minute with the mop and it is fresh and bright as ever. Clear, clean-cut patterns and colors characterize our Linoleum. SEE OUR WINDOW. "WHY PAY MORE?" 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