Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1915)
SfttaSffl RSHiV "' TrfX ll"ly ,L& riAUJiJrt'a-Ml,M"'si ovr.""c M jJfcVi. j.-"""'' i r"-- " rVtHJ.'-. w.-'-- - V . MARSHFIELD. OREGON. FRIDAY, JAHUARY 1, 1915-EVEWIWG EDITION THE COOS BAY TIMES .SIX . ."7 'tit m I hi i. DOSMGS OF CITY COUNCIL S UN give tw LIKES i S CITY EIIGIIIEEH IS OISPENSED WITH wild tlmt the Engineer' should 1)0 papered and fixed (tint the wind clliln t blow cllman Albrccht said that tho city' coal bill was Increasing too fast Mnnyor Allon said that ho thought It would be nil right to continue I 1:TT' n8 ,hy "nd k"1 '"Council Abolishes D. L. Buck-' wane ivir For wii. , ingham's Job for Time Being Tho bill of the Port of Coo nay JW0 COlincHmCn Clash for M97 for ;".. joJ Councntnn Kerguson casting ni Fourth and Anderson was ihhi on tlm table. It was declared that the only dissenting vote, the Marsh- ( Fifteen In Marshfield Renewed "i Without Protest for Six . ' Months All of tho fifteen saloon licenses In Mamhrield wcro renewed by the City Council last evening for tho the city had spent about n WHAT KIND OF A PROPHET ARE YOU? Sec How Many of These Questions You Can Answer. Then Cut Out These Two Columns and Fold It Away in an Envelope. At the End of 1915 Take It Out and See How Many Questions You Answered Correctly? field City Council last evening dls- Whon will tho war end? Will the new Southern I'nrlflc . . a.i : a.Aawi umtii inn inrviPM 111 a ri'inmr ensuing six months. There was noi trying to cican oui w.c ,.. --""-" . ,. .. Th- r ,rnra Kuconc bo complot-d IllVVt ." ..- .rw..r.. - -- ...". ..-.-. . cusslon. Tho petitions wcro turned over to City Attorney (loss to ex amino as to whether tho bonds were ..... ... . - - . i UPAJ .Mlltlni fmm i rllv Plicl a protest and practical no uis-jdox ana n.a. rv.. - -- - - - lfc..Uu.ftfc,i win w. J. Conrad be mnrrl!' for the fill had been Increased and animated tilt between Coc.le "lll Ja Watson be Com.', properly miulo out and ho reported someono protested because the port Copple and Ferguson. .?,!.,,' ,!,. . l.i.lldlnc bo that nil wcro all right except ono hsd refunded $6000 to others. j Councilman Copple brought tfcei WW Orfwes new uuimiug oftVlilch J. W. Ilcnnott and J. H.I A WII from F. B. Conway for ox- matter up. saying that they had i4a- '-M vi...'..'. i,,i .imo.i n. imnJunf Jin work tn keen the water out ofinn,i , tun nr three months to ent will he tho increase i.t mo aid their names wcro not In the the Myrtle Arms basement was or- jown the engineering expens. hot Tt"" '"'Hon body'of the bond and a slight error dered sent to the Port commission., gomoj,0tt. they had not done ar Whore will woman's wnlst lino bo? In tho nppllcctlnn of John Ilurkc: Pay for Library. thing. Ho said that It tmri e- Wlll the United States see ti cnl- offho Coos Hay Ilccr Saloon. Ho A bill for III! Insurance pre- hn ' r0t ,n ,0 pmeiit it. He mHJ mH,' "kc the San Francisco flio said there- would bo corrected. They ,Ums on the acw library was or-,,0 brB(. t ,0 a ,w dpw1 th he or . myton iioou. ... dered sent .mck m "" lu"", would move for the time tola th B "h"J;' ","",;. J": S" niiii.. in L mid hv tMm. The nol- .. . - . . .... number of cars to allow for tlio wcro then all granted. It had been reported around that there was a Tig petition against renewing tho licenses, but no such petition was Presented to tho Council. " . i,1 Now Member Intcr. U, J. Kimball, Jr., and George 13. Cook, Councllmen-clcct, and Carl Idea wore declared by City Attornoy It made tho serviced of a regular engineer h dispensed with and the mayor cm iirinlsed $10 refund? How many of your New onre Ooss to be wortbrSM as it maun i ..., .i-., f l,ow mnn ol ,ol,r ,,:" the MarshfleW Public Library the1';0" tlr'"Lnu,UMo W,H 0U kCC1'7 beneficiary and ho hU that thcydn- t0 ,laJ; for l ,0,noxl ,cn mmth$ , Will Ireland ge; homo rule beneficiary were not legal. It was decided to allow the II when one Is needed. Mayor Allen said that he had talk- Will nrynn treaties? mnko nny pcaco Kvertien, re-elected, will be sworn ,brary 10t per month hcnccfortlu r " l,,n,,or "vcr w,th Engineer' ow mnny ,II0W buHlnesa blocks In '.next Monday night. Councilman Oll)cr Huolne. Doll'wns not able to bo present last Itqrordor Dutler was authorlrcd l' him. I nuclflngl.nm nnd It vas agreeable to bid In North Klghth street prop-; Councilman Ferguson said that ho Avnfiltitr nlvlfif. in alnbnrita nml I (Councilman Wilson was there, but ifnld'ho nllght not bo ablo to como for'tho opening Monday night. Mayor Allen thanked him for his services tho( past year. on Klghth streot from Hemlock to ' (fM,on8C,j wlth. Ho rfald thnt ho ' Akin Mir MHr. Ilnnr.,1 I 'John I'lttman, of Botith Seventh ftrcet, asked for n rewor to be put n. Ho said that ho had tried to liio'n cesspool, but that thcro wcro so many springs that tho cesspools flooded his basement. The Council ordered tho City Knglneor to preparo plrfur for tho sower which will con nect, with tho other system at Fifth and" Kruso, three blocks away. Mr. Nelson Inter asked that tho work on tho sewer bo deferred until they get tho alley planked, m that they would have a street that would nol bo all mud. Ho wiih 'told that the sewer would not bo started In less than ninety days ami this satisfied him. O'Cvnncll Hjin I'mlcM. ' 'Kugcno (VColinell entered u pro will be erected In Marshfield? Whnt will bo tho highest nnd lewoct polut tho thermometer will HAI'I'V NIIW YCAIt- Ail TODAY ninn Kvertscn to Invostlgnto. Mr I tho cost. To I'emv Old Cemetery City Hnglneer llucklngluim report (it that ho. had rompluted a survey of tho old cemetery on Knob Hill, vthlcli It Is propoiod to convert Into a city park. Ho said It would cost $110 to fonro It. Tho fonro will run close to tho hnuso of K, W. Sullivan nnd possi bly through Ills kitchen, and ho ILIII t.t i 1 1 t it it nl If I ft intivrt ttf t It it ,f - i "in i v rii ii iiuiiii; i imnw on uv test to tno umncll Oecnnao I.. M.c,y'H properly. Tho nurvoy tiikm 'Noblo nut tho other property own- ,,, lmlr r t)l0 forilll)r Btri)ot8 nrolllu, vw on North Second Street, north ! t,0 trnct or tno oconiiell Apnrtmeut build ing allowing tho drnlnnKu from tho property to run down hill Into tho basement of his building. He mild , 'that 'hu had to dig a woll, put In an 'electric pump nnd go to other I 'coylrtises to keep tho water out ami i 'ho'f'wantcd tho Council to eompoll (ha other to drain their IoIh Into' tho street. Ho wun told tlmt If tho I .;. ... r " ., . water did not mm., ofr ii. B.r...,i i vessel in From South and hu would hao to hoHin private Make Record Loading, Sail action nitniitHt tliu property owner.' ItlQ at 0 TOlllOrroW 'Hjiwovor, a commltteo aa appoint- ,Pll . , ... , , cd to look Into tho complaint. I rh? ,u,,loml" ll i nrb this Ho also entered protest heeauso , moml" from Ban Francisco and tho Coos Hay Water Company hud WU "mko nm,u'F ro'("'l loading a lucrenscd hU water bill l per '10 ' fcC'iedulod to lonvo out to- tnlonth. j morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The niniuoN l.'lremen. j Nll Sl,,,t w" ! at tlio mnuo hour. '9,,6,, Trlbboy. a mouther ot T" olomlo liutl a very light Mhoic6niui(ttoe nppoliitud. to ascertain I frolht Pn"K n'l small Incoming pus- pJXlurhflJJIty J-Jngjueor's of flea was Wf Mat. Among thtoo arriving on not kept warm, reported that tho'. bor woro: oijljfymsgn-waa beoft,ustMho wigln-l P. . Union, J. U. llodln, J. ll. coWthupot ku'jit it) Miifflolont flro.j IUmIIii, Jr., Mrs. J. n. Hodln, Hay ji Ui It IluckhiKham said that slnco lloyd, Qee Chow and (loo l.ung "... wmm. wa refiisierou, tlioy lmd lynn it warm, orty which Is to bo sold soon for would a in end Copplo'a motion to tho reach on Coos Hay. street assessments, effect that just ns soon as tho pros- How umny Inchon of rain will full Hagqulst nnd Iljorqulst wero or- cnt c(y Improvements aro complot- on Ccos Hay? dered paid IGS0.7P on their contract I cd, tho sorvlcos of an engineer be What will ho tho Incrcnso In tho population of Mnrshflold? thouirht It was noor nollcv to lot tho hnt will bp tho Incrcnso In the The Fort of Coos liny was ordered contractors do work na they pleased. Mnrahflold school coiihub? paid $937.80 for filling I'lno Street ( councilman Copplo said Hint It hnd I Will tho government ngrco to tlio from Front to Klghth with drcdglngs ,)Qon ,jrnKBnB mnK enough now nnd ! construction ot the now Jetties on Henry llaverkamp's application j Um m m ,0 ,nko Ul0.Coos Hay? or a small street light on Nor h , wng ,o tnko nQ , w BBy Bront ,mvn, baUIo ,,0 Front Street wns lex With Council-'. ..., . .,.., ... cnilrht hv mnvlnL. nleturn cnnienm? i!v rwlmi ZtnrT lnr, of l " il"' rnto thoy woro w n,i,ny moving plctt.ro hho,vs nvorkamp offered to pay part of' imynB IlucknBlinm 1y Ul0 u.ll theru bo In Mnrshflold? now iittny tinny papers win uioro DN THE REDDNDO month. Mr. llucklnghiim said that ho would not work by tho day ut tho sumo pay ho wns getting by tho mouth, Councilman Copplo said that If ho wouldn't other engineers would. Councilman Copplo said that hence forth ho was going to put Mnrslifleld Interests ahead of uny personal In terest. Ho wild that ho thought tlio city should ho run just tlio same ns his prlvuto buslutMts, lilru it man only when ho uuuded one nml Just so long as ho noedoil him. Councilman Furguion sold that he wus working for Murshfltild's lu luruNt Just a much as anyone and always hnd been. Ho said thnt ho thought tho city should linvo a com bo on Ccob Iruy? What will tho wholosalo prlco of floi.r bo n yenr from todny? Who will ho tho noxt .Mayor of Mr.'Uilltld? system. Ho said this would bo dono In it couple of weeks. Vehicle Tuv. Chnlrmnn Copplo of tho flnnnco commltteo, roportod tlmt tho now vohlclo tax ordinance wns gono over by thorn, hut tho tlrnft hnd not boon cnmplotod, nnd It would bo Introduced at n Inter mooting. Ho swIil tlmt similar ordinances olsowhoro had hoon Invostlgatoil. Will I'hvo Alley. Tho contract for planking tho Hov much money will you save? Will It rnlu on tho Fourth of Jul-? Will n grant steamship ,lllo the Titanic or tho ICmprcss of Ireland 50 down? How many people will ho irrosloil In Mnrshflold for speeding? Will the Russians rench Uorlln? Will tho Germans reach Calais' Will , suffrage becomo Nntlonnl? Will nny now states go ' "dry?" Which? Will Mexico nnd tho United States go to wnr? Will tho United Stntes Iiicrefwo Its nnny nml navy? Will Hugh McLnln ninlto nny nfter dinner speeches? Will J. W. Honnctt tell nny funny stories? Will Mnrshflold own tho ell waterworks? Wilt tho women's skirts continue shoit? Will tho Ciormnns put foot on n:v,!lsh soil? VIII J. W. clue? Will Ur. Dlx bo nrrcstod for cpiedlng? Will Hnrry Muggins go flsnlng? Will Henry Sciigstnckon nnd .1. T. llnirlgitii agree on tho war ques tion '.' Will Jny Doylo nnnniinco his en-gng-ment? Will Mnrslifleld havo n big flro? Will tho Mill Slough drain drain? Will dipt. Miicgonu head u Coos liny delegation to Washington? Will Kdgnr Simpson do somo inuto speeding? Who will bo tho Post Master of Mnrshflold? A Happy New Year AND MAY THE COMING TWELVE MONTHS HOLD IN STORE FOR YOU AN ABUNDANCE OF DAYS FILLED WITH HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY nubjojWQlloc, iiAXimx MAHSIIKIKliU MVHTLK l'OIMl M potent man nnd ono as long as onu", " " , . " ', ",.. .ngor u..M..un.i...i u ;Hon l Johnson hotweon Sovonth ll.UTV NKW YHAU- SI'HKHWHLL Milk r.... i, I "iiiiWMVHMj wills from coos Someono suggested that the plpo HAY for SAN FltAXCISCO s I V.. V U' r0m b0 wrni,wl I'HIHtO ami HAN DIKGO, SATlilU HUh asbestos. City Attornoy Ooss.HAY, JAN. , it A. M. vsas nuodutl. When It could kuI lilouir without ono without sacrificing its ln torosts, ho sold ho was In favor ot it. Councilman Copplo snld that tho nmttsr had bueit put up to Mr. For Kiuuii sovurnl time previously mid oiich tlmo Ferguson wns on tho other sldu ngnlnst .Marshfield. This u roused Ferguson's Iro nnd ho nnd Klghth strnot wns lot last night to Illshop R- Nolson for r.86 emits por riiiinlng foot. Johnson & Ur son hid fit emits. llagiulst & HJor qulst hid 60 emits, J. L. I'rlco bid SO cents nnd C. S. Hoffman 50 conts. Tho Jolt will cos.t about $'J00, ns part of tho work has boon lone prlvatoly. ICffiiiul ti WiiIIpi-s. retorted warmly that Mr. Copplo ' Tho City Council Inst ovonlns or could not show nt uny tlmo whore l tlored C. II. Walter paid $70.20 lout ,ho I'rosont drain nnd with sow ho was against Mnrsufolld interosts. on his old claim of $105 which ho'or r0(,a un'l hydraulic und put In Ho said tlmt ho was on tho Council ndvnncod a, fow yours ngn when A. lBomo mnuholos would probably cost to do what ho thought wits right, to t K. feamun, tho Jlnptlst Church andj080, To aB t tho drain, patch do us his Judgment dictated, and not j ",ll0H "nltod In n prlvnto ngroo- ul' tho box and bonrd up the sldos, to curry out Mr. Copplo's dictates. 1 mo,lt t0 "'I part of South Fourth i mnk,nK ll n open channel, would He said that whllo ho had taken tho Btroot nMT Klrt)ll. Waltors wanted C0Bt nbout $6685. Ho said that opposite sldo to Mr, Copple, ho tho "" t,l0a ss n roadway to his whll tho ohoapnoss of tho first thought tho records would show that ,,lnt'0, After tl10 Btroot was Improv- wa' ,nni, ,l eom tho logical one, ho had baeu right ns often as Mr. .01 " n''10l, rr u rotmul nnd It ho fnvoreil ''o latter because It wns Copplo wits. I l,U8 uoo' hanging flro slnco thnt moro ectaln and tho drain could Mr. Copplo said that ho did notlp'"0'. Last ovoulS Councilman bo kol't P" a tho future, mean to Insinuate that Mr. Fergu-' ?.I'P !' 'Zl lT.V .f pay,ns "rt by Powers. uu unit not acted according to his , ., .. ' v U4 ",B l,lum' 8n' juugment, i " " ' " "uu ",ul nuvanceu tlio tho third plnn, His project wns tT ciean out tho present box Howor to Fourth street nnd then open It up f:cm thoro west and muko n rain box six feet deep nnd eight feet wide Furthermore, ho urged thnt tho city Immediately tnko stops townrds putting in tho pormnnont dnilit down Anderson nvuiiuo from Fourtli Btrcot to the bay. Objections Aro KnteiotL City Engineer Hucklnghnm snld that Mr. Gcttlns' cstrmnto of opening tho drain wns too low as tho dirt could not bo moved for fifteen cents por yitrd ns ho cstlmntod. Councilman Albrocht snld thnt tho cstlmnto of Messrs. Powers nnd (let- Carter discover ft iin fnr pipnt,tl nn (tin nl.l ilrnln wns nwny tno low, heeauso thoy did not tnko Into consideration thnt thirty days wenr nnd tear on the flro unglno would ho consldernhlo und nlso thnt to uso 2200 feet of hose for this purposo would prac tically destroy tho hose, adding $2200 ii)oro to tho cost. Thou he snld It wns uncertain. Ha snld tho city has already put $1100 Into ex periments in trying to open the drnl ii. Court Oinler In Case. City Attornoy (loss snld thnt tho Fort Commission nun City woro held Jointly rosponslhlo for keoplng the drain box open nil tho time, accord ing to tho recent order of tho court. The Mild thnt tho proposal to shelve! the drain onto tlio city nfter it wns denned out would not stick, Ho said thnt tho city nml port simply hnd to ngrco on opening tho lr nnd got It done nr both would "soaked" by the court when tho ma limit expired, Mnrch 15. He said tlmt as the transcript or tho ovldonco would cost $800 and thcro would bu othor expenses und n yenr's delay, he though that It wra not wlso to nppoul from tliu de cision of tho court allowing tho West Mnrshflold property owner $1700 for flooding their lands, llo sldos this, ho snld this duiuuge was for ono soiison nnd H It wns flooded ngnln, thoy would htivo a precedent on which to socuro dainnges littor. Ho deelnrcd that tho ovldonco In tho caso showed thnt tho drtln had boon poorly constructed und lto do clured that evon if tho druln wus mortly cleaned out now, it wns quite essential to havo n man got through It and mnko repairs to In- lAIM'V XKV YKAU- SLOUGH F.iro It keeping opon. Mni'nr Allrin said thnt n coll frronce of tho Fort Commissioned und somo of tho Counciimoii, tii hnd fnvorod n plnn of engaging V Kellog nt $ n dny to open up tl drain, Uio city nnd port paying oxpenso Jointly. Someone pointed out thnt an o; sowei could not bo put ncrosB so: of tho property wlioro thoy hi only, u temporary ponnlt for rll or-wny. Others objected to opon drain for vnrloua reaaons. 'Mr. Oobs said thnt tlio boBt v t) ('ocldo would ho lo linvo u ji session of the Council nnd Commission nnd ugroo upon a p'j us they would get nowhoro flopnn1 ly. Councilman Copplo said tliut II Powers had full power for Port. Councilman Kvcrtnon fnvorod open tlinlu. Furthermore lie thnt if tho city's hose nnd flro u'Iik wus used, tho Port should fur tho use of it nml for nny A ngo done. Soma favored a ti trlfugnl pump Instead of the cpglno, to do tho work. Finally, action wns deferred n Joint session could bo iirrnhgeA HAPPY XKW YKAU Ml 15 STILL A PRDBLEMiH; City Council Unable to Decide Upon Plans for Drainage Arrange for Joint Session Tho Mill Slough drain problem was not mottled by tho City Coun cil last night. It was finally decided, utter much discussion nnd tho rondlug of three dlfforont reports on how It should bo dono, to call another Joint con foronco of roprosentntlvos or tho city nnd Port of Coos liny to talk it over. Councilman Albrocht was nslc ed to arrange tho meeting some tlmo botwoon now nnd .Monday. F. K. (Senilis nmdo n roport on tho project. Ho said tlmt to cloan L NORTH T ON GEO. 11. ELDE Tho (leorgo W. Klilor Bailed 10 o'clock this morning for P land with n uond nassonger Vi Sho hud n rather light out-gcJ freight cargo. Aiiidig those uniting on hor wen (i. W Koynolds, Mrs. U M. Fc (5. C, (iRiiiondBoti, Klmer Ornl, W L'mI Ornl, Mrs. Itltn Llndb Ari-lilo Lindhnld, Mrs. J. W. Hi row, L'dgmoiin Ingram, Mrs. K. gruin, h'. Ingram, W. T. Stoll, I.'.'u T. Zoll. N. J. Murry. A. Knorson, J. C. (llsch, Andrew Ikl, a. Poldo, Vnnor Bkholm, Thor, J. 13. Ohlsoii. Qlo K. H Henry Jnmso, Chaa. Hoar, V. 8" Miss Ollvo Nolson, Mrs. M. Fen Miss K. Frlzoon, Mrs. II. Hoyt, W rati P. Olson, J. II. Ilaura, 0 kartos, Clnra Dredger, W, A. gor, II. Toboll, A. Astnlo, M son, Mrs. Ituby HulUngton, HAPPY XKW YKAlt- A Happy New Near 'To All is Our Wish, Mot Only for Our1 Friends and Cus tomers, But For Every Man, Woman and Child in Coos County. Red Cross Drug Store $105 with tho understanding that ho was to got his money back for a vote nnd For.,,, u. n , L""'" "vvl 8 ""Proved. Of - " mo fib Just thou, Councilman Albrocht J soconded Mr, Copplo's motion calling ii wiu iiioiosji to havo started tho 'to have qono to Se I wrangle.'' remarked Mr. Copplo uf- llantHi Church ,ter the vote was taken. 8lt80 come8 0ll ' 1 hen what did you start It for.'. -oral tund. only one voting "nay." , ,T . falters $55 "It .. nsels to havo started the to have gor. to s Z '" " and tho other f tho city gett- rotorted Ferguson. Mr HtukliiRham had i.ovlously HAPPY XKW YKAU explained that In ndutf&m to thol si-KKHlVFi i i. , street Jo which ayfow beUlB coJ.uv J t ri t v, ,"!, " ir iWKjffll MhHia drnlnusoVAY. jax. , , ' " "' l ---., . , M f A. If, Powers mndo u roport la vorlng tho Hrst plan of Mr. Get tlns, that Is, donning out tho bower. Ho said that tho Port or Coos uay would either contrlbtito $C00 to tho city nnd let tho latter do tho work or tho Port would nccept $600 from tho city and do the work, providing it was given tho uso of the flro englno and some hose. Ho stated that utter the drain Is clear el out aud put In working order this time, the city would bo expected to nbsuino responsibility for It In tho iiituro. Alhreclit Has Flan. ; Councilman Albrocht submitted Tlio Homo-Lover knows that tho fivephu'o is the lioavt ot tho home tho very center of good cheer, eomiort and. hospitality. Our earnest endeavor isto bring this tlmeU'ud givo our patrons exactly what thev want a fire- plneo to he proud of. And vo havo been very suQ-j cessnu tins past yaw in pleasing our patrons, aw we wish them all tlio comforts and joys the new yea will bring, with the delights of tho firo upon til uuuriii. Wish all a Happy tfow Year. THE FIRESIDE 145 North Second Street. .A.. I -. ""ajji JiSj.-