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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1914)
maimiiiMiig! THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1914 EVENING EDITION. UKEyra DOINGS OF CITY COUNCIL CIII L05E5 ON GURUS ME. Street to be 53 Instead of 60 Feet Wide Between Broad way and Second In the matter of the width of Curtis nonue which litul been the subject of n protracted controversy between the city nnd property own ers at the corner of Curtis nnd Broadway, the city Inst night prac tically concoded defeat In their con tention becnuee of the strong evi dence presented by the property owners. The city had contended that that Curtis avenue was CO feet wide, and that therefore a residence at the comer of Curtis nnd Hroadway was occuplng part of the public thoroughfare. City Attorney (Joss was ashed about the matter by Engineer Hucklnghnm. who desired to proceed with street ' .work In that neighborhood, nnd Gosb explained to the Council thnt the property owners had a case lnillt up of evidence that Incontro vertible nnd thnt It would be use less for the city to proceed as there -was no hopo of the city overthrow ing the case with any evidence that lie had as yet been nble to find. The question Involved the loca tion of certain boundary stakes that have lately disappeared becatise of Improvement work In the neigh borhood nnd the Mill Slough Fill. Mr. (loss stnted that four rcputnblo witnesses bnd mnde affidavit to peeing the stakes ns the points claim ed by the property owners, nnd thnt ho lintl no wny of proving tho falsity of their stntoments, nnd was not prepared to sny that they wero false, and that ns tho city wns try ing to gut something for nothing, It wns IiIh opinion that the best thing to do would be to rollwiiilsh any, claim to the street. i The result of the discussion wns that Curtis avenue at this point Is dctcrmlnod to be but fill. 7 feet In width Instead of CO feet ns pre-. vlottsly claimed by the city. Inter-' pei'tlon Improvement wns ordered at tho corner of Droadway and Curtis on the basis of a .".,1. 7-foot street, nnd the property owners wore or- clcred notified thnt they could pro ceeded with street Improvment work by private contract on the former figure. I ' WANT STREET WORK D Wi S 1 OFF COO SHIP! S 8AY I City Council to Appeal to War ren Company's Bondsmen -Routine Matters Severn! contractors have asked that they be allowed to make tho fill behind tho curbing on South Hroadway, since the stopping of work by tho Warren construction Company, to protect the curb, which are already In. against Injury. City Engineer Ihicklngham felt that tho fill should not be neglected or ser ious damage might result to the concrete curbing nldeay laid. He suggested that some contractor be allowed to proceed with the fill and the expense be chnrged against tho Warren Construction Company's ac count. Lengthy discussion followed as to the best means of getting the War ren Company to go ahead with the South Hroadway and North Front street paving contracts and hnve them completed before the rainy season sets In. City Attorney Goss explnlned thnt tho compnny wns under $10,000 bond In a first-class surety company to fulfill their contract In time, nnd thnt If the city appealed to the bonding company and explnlned the situation to them, they would do all that could he done to compel the Warren Construction Compnny to complete the Job In schedule time. The compnny Is also under bond to finish tho North Front street paving, nnd the Council on motion requested tho City Attorney to no tify the bonding companies at once of the state of affairs. It Is ex pected that the lion ling companies will hurry tl.o ptivlnst tho contracts. "tn'ft matters were the principal points under consideration by the Council Inst night. A rcmonstrnnco wns made against the city for having dnnuned up a natural water wny by the rill near North ICIghth street. City Engineer nucklngham said that a culvert had been put In nt tho point In iiuestlou, nnd thnt It had become stopped up by refuse from the street work In progress there, lie requested the street contractor to ronioiro the obstruction In tho culvert, nnd that If this were done there would he no accumulation of water behind the street fill. 1 ES NOW Mrc Inmic WnllrmH Alin Anc IIIIO. JCllllo IWIIUI III, tlliu "ux m Ininrnri Iw Pnll nn Sirin- 1 III VII WM , J ' vll VIMV walks Appeals to City The City Council met In regular session Inst night, lltte business coming before the body. Several Important matters were laid on the table and others referred to the City Attorney for further Investi gation, nnd after holding the meet ing open for nbout an hour and af ter tho" regular monthly bills were ordered paid, the Council adjourned until next Monday evening. A communication wns read by the City Recorder from Mrs. Matilda Kelloud, asking thnt nn Investiga tion be made of an Injury she re ceived some months ago on Hroad way between Market and Commer cial streets. While walking on the sidewalk there with nnother lady, her com panion stepped on tho end of a loose board, tho board tripping Mrs. Kelloud, No complaint wns mnde of the Incident nt the time, ns It wio thought that no serious conse nt. ences would follow, but ever since the accident Mrs. Kelloud hns been under the care of a physician, and now feels thnt sufficient damage has been done to warrant some nc tlon being tnken by the city to nc coid her relief. Attorney C. I. Itelgnrd nnd spoke to the Council n few moments re garding the affair, about which none of the Councilman had known, lie explnlned thnt Inasmuch as Mrs. I Kelloud had been subjected to n grcnt deal of Inconvenience and ex pense, she felt that the city should , nt least Investigate Its liability In I the tnntter. No threats were made of damage stilts, but the com.nuu.'cn Itlon merely requested that an Inves tigation be made. The matter was J referred to City Attorney Goss. Strantie Wireless Calls From Naval Craft Unable to Identify Nationality i Operator Wllllnmson. of the local . wl relet station says thnt some I strniiKo nmal leswd was off tho Coos liny bar yesterdny morning i bound north mid that lior calls fori some otuer vcdhoih. could Do Hoard nil day as she proceeded on her way. Tho call was unlike' that usod for boats of the I'nitud States Navy and was also unlike that of the Japanese wireless code. Tho i-mIIk used by the Htrunifpr were not like those used by men bunt levels nor wen they any Unit Mr Willlumson was nmlllitr with. Tho matter of so many breaks In hard surfnee pavements over the elty was referred to. The City Ku glueer said that ho had tried to get xnmo street paving concern to patch the holes, but that at tho present time there was no paving company operating in the city, tho local com pany having tnken their plant to Coqullle recently. Tho City Attor ney suggested that the holes bo filled at once by some moans, or the illy would be called upon to defoud a damage suit for Injury ns tho holes wero rather dangerous to pe destrians and Ukoly to causa acci dents to vehicles passing oior them. An ordinance providing for the purchase of six flro hydrnns from .tno .Nelson iron Works for ?20l icnmo up for Its first rending. City Attorney Hucklnghnm explnlned that his department was waiting for the (delivery of tho hydrants, and thnt tho Iron Works Compnny wns now '.prepared to cast them at once. The ordlnunco wns passed to Its second reading by title, mid on roll call passed. uoiou Mvini.i: point IIAXU CIIANd'i: IIKMKI) iSpeclnl io The Times. MYltTI.K POINT. Or.. Sept. 1. It was reported horo today that Messrs. Hensou and Roberts had closed uegotlatlonVi for tho sale of their interests in the Hank of Myrtle Point to the other stockholdeis nnd some as wiclaten. However, lliu report was denied by Mr. Ilensou, who Is president of the bank. New Precinct Line. An ordinance rogardle" etl"" nnd making new boundaries for precincts in tho city wns read, jn stoad of three products, tho or dinance provides for four, tho boun daries to ho Identical with tho pro ducts us defined by the county, and designated nlso by tho same number nnd name. An emergency was de clared to exist nnd tho now ordin ance will become a law upon Its ap proval by tho Mnyor, Tho law was rushed because of the approaching elections and to provide greater convenience In registering for pri m a ry lections, the precincts for both county nnd city registration being the same, electors run hereafter register for both elections at the tamo time nnd place. An ordinance wns passed for the Issuance of street improvement bonds to tho extent of $2000 for tho planking on Alder avenue. A remonstrance presented by Alox Campbell against the Improve ment of Twelfth Court was, on mo tion made by Councilman Fergu son, laid on the table. Dear Madam:- School will soon begin and we presume that you arc putting every effort forward in order to get tho chil dren ready foi school. There are some things which we sometimes overlook in the preparation for school which are quite ?.s important, if not more important, than dress, etc. One of these is the condition of the eye, -'Some people do not regard tho oye an important factor in receiving an education, but we regard it as tho most important! If your child needs glasses it is high time you were attending to the matter, To wait until they have begun studies means suffer ing on their pait and less time for correcting and fit ting. Bring thorn here any day and rest assured that they will be kindly, carefully and scientifically treated, We have two state-registered opticians, a well equipped lens-grinding plant, and everything for tho proper care of the eyes, We remain Respectfully Yours, THE RED CROSS OPTICAL DEPT. 1 RED CROSS DRUG STORE After some discussion as to the appointment of vlowors to pros ecute condemnation proceedings against the Southern Pacific Com pany for the opening of a right-of-way for a street across tho tracks, it was found that the vlewora could only be appointed after the adopt ion of an ordinance nnd not by res olution or on motion us had been expected could bo done. City At torney (loss was Instructed to draw up a suitable ordinance Immediately and present It to tho Council at the next meeting. ELKS RETURN EXPLAIN WRY The Mnrshfleld Klks who returned last night from Hosobum slate that I the Roseburg Klks ran In a lot of pro fessionals on tliem in the game Sun day. They claim thnt Roseburg bnd a Cottage Grove player named Hakor, who was tried out by Connio Mack two years ngo, doing the twirling for them. Duke Freeman pitched for the Mnrshfleld aggregation. Munnger Conrad says that he had a good team and the only trouble was tl ey were out of form from being trrntei too well, while tho Roseburg players were Kept far away from tno festl vltles. Kven though Mnrshflold had the short end of tho seven to one scoro. they wero royally entertained by the RosoourB people and ipralae their welcome. There was talk of Rose burg coming hero for a rot urn game. but this will probably be deferred until next senson. There was a big crowd out for the game. y4fe7 jV ti" "?'i" iSr" VE ,kJ1 I ?? Arc. ' .i l5L3 "fit -JRy I ?'- r ' "C:vl ' I, r. t I , I 1 tow ' ?;'l -'. o 'SOT; i".. ,. . CJ1 I .r . . ii,. dnKJ t-mt'rrrOSl Suits New Fall Exclusive Styles The many women who are ready and eager to see the Fall Tailor. ed Suits will be delighted with this new collection Hulls or fine llioudelnlli, Serges, e,v Rough Wcaic. (!lll)a . Knnry Worsted nod Novelties, in fashionable Autumn Min.Ir, N lug the new Russian long tunic skirts, and smart, ImndM.n.ely' ujj' Jackets in Itcrtlngote, Cont-cnpe nnd clilc short Vtlei s,, " plainly tailored, but smart 'with thole new Hues; others win, " live dimming touches of velvet iiuil clever placing 0f bun,,,,,11"' Very Reasonably Priced at $15, $18, $20, $25 and up to $50,00 Fall Coats - New At no time has fashion presented a more elegant or wider collection of styles Smart Itctllngote models, seven-elglitlis lengtli nnd modish thirc-tpiarlcr length Mlc, In llfmj. cloths, Wide WmIo Serges, Clilm-hlllns, Cheviots, Plaids and Mixed Cloths. ev belted, iln,n Mj tailored models with broad flat collars or military collars nhlcli button tight at the throat. Exceptional Values at $10, $12.50, $15, $18 and up to $50.00 Newly Arrived Shipments-Wool Dresses -Dress Skirts . .TIu.so women who conteinpliile puivhasing i new Fall Dress or Dress Skirt will do well lo see this newly arrived collection. Showing (he very latest in style and shades ami at very tempting prices. Now Trimming Silks in -Roman Stripes and .Plaids. 1.2;3 to :).00 per yd. 10-inch Chopo-do-Chino ' in while and colors jfl.tif)' pr. yd. Largo new shipment ol' Laces and Veilings A special collection of Val. laces at "w per yard U M. C. COTTONS All Colors. Fxclnsivo Agents "Derby Gloves" Denton Sleeping Our- mollis for Children f)0e and 7oe. Hub Dry Goods Company "Smarl Wear for Women Corner Broadway and Central Avenue Phone 3C1 ou? SHIPPING MEWS s BREAKWATER IN EIW TODAY Brings 445 Tons of Freight and About Seventy Passen gers From Portland The Ilreakwnter arrived In at 9:30 this inoruliiK fiom Portland after a Rood trip. She had about -Hli tons of freight and seventy passengers, Owing to the lar'o amount o freight she was compelled to leave consider ablo of it at Portland. Among those arriving on tho ureal water were: T. 13. Hoss, It. G. Rosentroter. Sa lah I)e Vere, Mis L. Q, Nowton, D. A. Miller, Miss Helen Wlllard, Kdw. P. llnlo. A. 1? Pnsn. Mrs. I.. V.' Pnn- ter. h. W. Panter, Miss Ailn. llalley, Miss A. Leader, D. K. Tlor. Rosa Cen-i leh, Mary Cenleh. II. K. llrinn, Mrs.! K. U Melntnrff, Lizzie Long. II. P.., Donnhy, Miss Ada Newell. Mrs. V. Mellrlde, Geo. Peek. W. Galbrnlth,' Miss Inn Pltl. M. A. Kaiser, II. Finn, A. Hauehe. It. II. Glasgow, C. A.I Scott, CVns. Hiuln, John Hadn, Joliir Nattras, Mrs. John N'nttras, Frank Martin, I). A. McCollum. Frank Tlntnlmt. A A T aw T. T Intlni. n T. Campbell, James Hrennan, Chas 1 1 Xowmnn and thirty steerage. GEO. W. ELDER Tho Geo. W. Kldor arrived In at noon from Portland with a good Hat and cargo, Sho will sail at 6 o'clock tonight for Kuroka and return horo so us to sail for Port- Ian (1 Thursday morning nt 10 o'clock. iipiiii'ini' iirr iiiuk on her rep! schedule. Among those arrhltJ9! lint ti'flrft! - I II. Nerdruin. M. V. GuIotia en (Julovsen, .Mumle GulotK. Gulovson, Jesslo A. Trart, i' t5 m- nnvi. Frank iw .. .. ... ., Thnrlir. I Jos. u. iiaum. v.. j-. -, 'u, Griblor, II. Kdwln, Rufui '- Phllo. S. II. UBn. S. T. U Yon, k. uon, ii. 'u0""' :,ram Chung, U. Ml, r.. uii.e. -C. .F. McGeorge, Mrs. Jeogj C. F. McGeorge, Jr., &, o. Mrs. H. Watson. 0. 0. ' An. Vivian, Gordon V rbn. - Meldo, Jr.. Elmer "",', "nJJOl Fielding. Geo. AV!lleU,H.Bft Albert A. Pullen. Welr fcJJJ C. Ilerr, oeo. juw" Dell inn. U o o II 11 . II ,e. I 'Mr jrieHiuiJisi AoiniMal Exposition of Up-to-Date Autumn and Winter Millinery Wednesday. September 2 and following days at Clarke Millinery R.....11 nniiriinn Central Aveni3 IIUUUUll WUIIUUIJI B,ili ihllillii