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iWi4QpB99 TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1 91 5 EVEN IN G EDITION THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FOUR T5Hq if " DOING SOP CITY COUNCIL IT EXPENSES' IS S COUNCIL OFFICIAL SCISSOllH CLIP OFF HAND, STREET CLEANER AND mayhe more ox retrench. MENT POLICY. "Hotronchmont all along tlio lino," declared tlio city fathers last ove nlng, and tlio clip of tlio official shears was clearly audible In the Council chamber as they wcro di rected lioro and thero among tlio current expenses of tlio municipality, plucking official heads after tlio fashion of a bouquet-picking con test. When tlio smoke of battto had cleared thoro lay sacrificed on tlio altar of retrenchment tlio city band, a street cleaner and tlio dlro probability of losing ono paid flro . man and no money hereafter for flromcn on drill nights. Grouped under four heads were tlio recommendations brought for ward by tlio flnanco committee, changes they said nro necessary to rcduca tlio 1G,000 of outstanding city wan ants which there nro no funds to meat. "And If wo want out papor to pass," said Councilman Copplo, chairman of tlio commit tee, "wo must havo tlio necessary funds on hand to cscapo tlio clia contlnuanco of payment on our war rants. It Is not within our power to materially Increaso tlio revenue of tlio city, lienco wo must rcduco tlio expenses." Ho then pointed out how tlio com lnlttco havo been working for sev eral woeks on their report, not mnk lng any hasty conclusion In their findings, but picking whoro tlio re ductions in cxponscs would bo tlio least noticed and tlio easiest dis pensed with. Under lcglslatlvo restrictions, said tlio chairman, It will not bo posslblo noxt year to ralso tlio city tax inoro than six por cont of what It is this year. Also thero will bo a loss of $7600 In saloon licenses to bo reckoned with. And on top of all this thero Is a chanco of add ing only about $2000 to tlio city treasury through the increased tax assessments. "Facing such n condition," said tho chairman, "It wna up to us to toko tho best means of reducing ox- 11011608." J low Km To llo Dour. Tlio four recommendations, In brlof, nro to tako off ono of tlio two paid engineers of tho flro depart ment, to discontinue tho pnymont of $1C0 monthly to tho Coos Day Hand, to tako ono of tho throo men from tho street cleaning department and last, to discontinue tho Ii0 cents n drill night to tho volunteer flro mon. Thcso clippings, reported tho fl nanco commltteo, will amount to ap proximately $335 u month, or $1020 u year. "I don't bollovo wo'ro clipping enough," volunteered Councilman Albrerht. "Wo'vo tried to bo economical this year, but havo been running bo hlnd," said Mayor V. 1-2. Allen. "Thero havo been sovernl legal hiiKb that havo Involved us somewhat un expectedly." "And then wo loso tho saloon II conaeii, ton." choriiHed Councilman Hnrry J. Kimball, and tho official iinlpplug was on. Not Crlpplo Flro Department That tlio taking away of u paid unglnoor nt tho flro Btntlou will not crlpplo tho department Is tho ox preBBod belief of tho Counclliuen. Tho plati la to havo Gordon Smith always on hand during tho day tlmo and, until June, when his family re turns from tho Smith, ho will aUo bu sleeping at tho station, while- for tho nights at least two men of tho flro department, experienced In handling tho apparatus, will havo quarters In tho city hnll. They will probably ho paid a nominal sum, and will, through tho night, be subject to call. When ho returns to his homo a prlvnto flro alarm will be Installed for Gordon Smith, said tho Coun- cllmcn, and this will make him, too, always available for night duty when necessary. To Uko Pet House. While talking on tho subject of having firemen easily avallablo at night time, Dr. Straw, health off! rnr. rnrnmmnnrieri tlio use of tho cltv nest house for tho (iiiartcrlng Perfect ordor, nothing moro is need NEW FIRE ENGINES TO STAY IN CITY take outside limits only in km kito bnci i is citv schools well supplied with fire-equipment. Flro apparatus and flro escapes In both schools of tho city arc In of at least flvo men. "With $40 the place could bo fixed up In great shape," ho said, "Thero Is abso lutely no danger. I havo fumigated that placo until I would not bo afraid to tako my own family in there. As far as needing tho placo Is concerned, thero has been only ono uso for It during all of last year." Tho idea was discussed of bring ing tho boat house up tho water front to a point nearer tho f I Te station. Tho boys would bo given tho quarters frco In return for be ing avallablo to calls In tho night. To Meet With Firemen. Hut to talk thcso proposed changes over with tho firemen, n meeting has been arranged for Thursday eve ning when, In tho Council chambers, tho city fathers will explain to tho mon tho necessity of retrenchment and show to them that In no way aro thoy willfully seeking to crlpplo tho service To allow tho flromon to uso per manently for meetings tho Council Chamber, nnd convert their present meeting placo nt the station Into a small dormitory was also discussed, Hut this and tlio cutting down of tho pay on drill nights together with tho nbollshment of ono paid fireman will bo discussed with the flro de partment on Thursday. Hand In Nice, Hut "Tho hand Is a nlco thing to havo," said Councilman Copplo, "hut wo nood tho money." Ho explained that facing tho necessity of cutting cxponscs it is foolish to pny $1C0 n month for a luxury. Somo momhers argued that Inas much ns tho band was sanctioned by tho citizens at an election tho question should ngaln bo submitted to thorn. This Idea wnB finally drop ped nnd four of thom. It. A. Copplo, If. J. Kimball, G. W. Cook and Carl Albrecht votod for tho nbollshment. Carl Kvortson was absent and Dun can of th mcasuro boforo tho people. Tho bnnd monoy will bo discontinued April 1. Mom Dirt; Moro Money. "Moro dirt, moro monoy," said Councilman Kimball, and ono of the uiiuu Hireui sweepers ni $Utj a month had boon snipped from tho city's pay roll. cd and tho pupils nro now nblo to leave tho building after tho flro alarm signal in from 35 to 90 sec onds. Such was tho report of Flro Chief Dan Keating Inst evening. Tho Inking of tho now auto flro truck from tho city limits, other than in omorgcncles, places tho property hero In dangor, ho nlso reported. Tho Council unanimously voted that hereafter the auto truck and tho big steamer shall go out of tho city only when It Is absolutely neces sary. Mr. Keating told how ho wont with a commltteo to tho high school nnd found thero aro thrco flro es capes on tho building, tho equipment Ib all right and tho building can easily bo emptied. At tho Central school thoro aro no flro escapes, ho reported, for tho reason nono nro necessary. Hy sufflc'lont stairways tho children loft tho building In 35 seconds at an Impromptu flro drill. Kqiilpincnt to Stay In City. "With nn auto truck that cost us $9500," said Councilman Kim ball, "It scorns poor policy to send It Joggling over tho roads in cither direction from tho city, under al most nny excuse, leaving our prop erty hero In danger while It Is gono." Ho bollovod tho old equipment, either or both of tho steamers, Bhould bo sent when necessity de manded. To tako tho auto and steamer nway from tho city only In emer gencies wns the opinion of Council man Copplo. "Tho old steamer pro tected us for yenrs," ho said, "and It Is still nblo to do good work. I believe that wo should hook this onto nn nuto for work In districts ontsldo the city limits." "Wo hnvo received plenty of compllmontB for our work," snld Flro Chlof Keating, "but compll- tho nnd veys has caused no limit of trouble thero, said the City Attorney. Dray Ricnks Curbing. That drays nnd wood and coal carriers are In tho habit of backing thiilr heavy wagons ngnlnst tho con crcto nnd wooden curbing, damaging them severely, was tho report of Councilman Kimball. Ho asked that the ordinance prohibiting this be enforced. "There nro somo places I have noticed," ho said, "where the curb ing has been broken off. It will havo to bo repaired ono of theso days nnd then tho same thing will be done over again. Somo of tho wooden curblngs havo been smash ed In two. I havo seen wood teams wulklng over tho board walks. Tills ought to stop." MOVE STATION NOW Ferguson, whllo not in favor nic-nts will In no wny pay for io band, still voted to put tho wear and tear of tho maehlnory n I NEWS OF NORTH BEND - Mrs. E, H. Hudson, of South Coos Hlvor wna n Marshflold visitor to day. Tho official board of tho Moth odlst Bplscopnl Church will moot tonight. MIhs Ida Gnmblo, a tcaeher In Coqulllo, Hputit tho week-end with her parents In North Ilond. A Congregational meeting will bo hold In tho Prosbyterlnn Church on Wednesday evening. A program and social evening will bo enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. It. McCnnn, who hnvo Bpent tho last ton dnyH with relatives and frlonds on South Coos Ulver, returned to their homo last Saturday. A vory succoHsful two weokB' ro- nni sorvico closed Sunday evening In tho Methodist Church. tho ruining of firemen's clothes nnd slices." Ho stntod that with tho now truck avallablo at all times North Hend would not fix lior salt water hydrants. City lo rny .Judgment, City Attorney John D. Goss re ported there is a Judgment of about $1800 ngnlnst tho city nnd Port, Jointly, for dnmages awarded by tho Circuit Court to proporty ownors on OR LOSE 147,1 APPROPRIATION FOIl LIFE-SAV-1XO STAfriON' TO LAPSE .IL'XB HO IF WORK IS NOT STAItTBD HUItUY STATESMEN. Money amounting to $17,000 ap propriated by Congress for tho nfhv Ing of tlio Coos Uny Llfo Saving Station will not bo avallablo after Juno 30 If nctua;l work Is not start ed boforo that tlmo, Is tho word thnt has boon received hero. Cap tain J., C. Cnntwell, Inspector of llfo guards, 13th district, who loft for Burcka this morning, when asked If this was so stated that it Is. Ho advised Immediate prcssuro on tho Oregon Scnntors and Representatives at Washington. An endless amount of work In Joining tho Llfo Saving Uurcau and tho rcvenuo sorvico is now going on. This entails detail after detail and In tho maelstrom projects, hundreds of them, for which money has been appropriated, must bo taken out ono at a tlmo and unraveled. With this fact In view an Immo- dinto effort will bo mado through tho Chnmber of Commerce to bring the question to tho attention of Oregon stntesmen that work nt least can bo started boforo Juno 30. Should tho appropriation lapso, Is pointed out, all efforts and work previously dono to secure tho monoy will hnvo been lost nnd tho ontlro proceedings must bo gono over ngaln. Inspector Hopes when hero about two months ago, looked over tho proposed now site at Charleston Hay and stumped It with his npprovnl, and as ho left stated ho would do his best to havo tho moving com menced POPART Always Front Lace ' -yancw iu.,u.. . t i wwjufc"" aj The Comtort of a Modart Corset "SIMPLY would not Imvo. believ ed it poi.slhlo to Imvo Midi n comfortable eoiet," wild ono of our patrons after wo lmd fitted n MODAItT to her. She had been in tho hnhit of wearing .n "certain brand" that seemed to her to ho tho best Hho could obtain. After lH'Ing fitted with this "certain brand'' who wns Induced (o try u Mndnrt front luce and It I not likely .".lie will ever huy anything hut n Modart $3.50 to $10.00 Hub Dry Goods Co. "Smart Wenr for Women." Cor. Hrondwny mid Central nve. Phono :t()l. What Has Done So Much For A Clean City As Electricity? Whether amid the whirr of the wheels of in dustry In factories large or small or in the quiet of the residential neighborhood, Electric Light and Power from Central Station clean and efficient has abolished needless grime and soil, at the same lime giving better re-' suits at less expense Still Wider Application of Central Station Service is bound to mean a still cleaner town. The segregation of the c onsumption of fuel for light and power in our power plant would eliminate the smudge which is invariably a part of the promiscuous individual consump tion of fuel. i Efficient methods of production mean that by the use of Central Station Service you will be assured of absolutely reliable power at less cost. Why not investigate now? Oregon Power Co. Second and Central Phone 178 son, of tho Port, wore agreed that Slnco that tlmo nothing Bn' should bo rebuilt at Urondway Along the Waterfront. moro has been accomplished. Undor Congressional appropria tions nro hundreds of projects. With tho Increased tanglo of Joining tho two services, many of theso nro be ing hold up and on somo ot them tho grnnts of money will "go by tho board." Mr. Cantwoll stated ho know llttlo of what is colne on In thnt department, but advised i ro''' wl" bo about $500 was report Immediate action. !c! Engineers Charlcson and Old- Tho changing of tho llfo-snvlnc ,c togothor will draw up plans and i. . iir i t. i . . ... . . ' K1..11 uiu umurii uonior or mo .miii uurcau tins resulted In n chnngo siieciucnuoiis. . Slough fill. Ho holloved tho money! of rating, nil llfo snvors now bolnc , A robato of J9 was crnntn.1 o n .. I -. . " -- T - .-,., and also a tldo gato should bo plac-1 Coming In nt nlno o'clock Inst ed nt tho Junction of tho north nrm evening tho Adellno was nil londod of Mill Slough and to reconstruct and going down tho liny this niorn tho bulkhead at tho head of tho ng nt cloven o'clock, londlng In drain box. With thcso changes nnd record tlmo at tho Smith mill, the straightening of tho Jundtlon in yesterday afternoon nbout 3 of tho two arms of tho drain, tho o'clock, tho Hreakwntor loft out nt engineers holloved tho drnlnngo via olovon this morning bound for Eu tho box would work perfectly. Tho ! rokn. Sho was Into yesterday be cause of contrary tides nt tho Col- Tho WOMEN'S AUXILIARY of tho PHKSRYTHRIAX ('lll'IM'll ulll KVo n CHICKEN ll.i:it Im (, .:r,S. COPAL (ll'l LI) HALL, beginning t n i. n., Wednesday, mail 17. Why Wear Flat Lenses WHEN Tories are so much better for the eyes? And they look better, too. sli'i.iJd bo paid nt onco. Tho City Recorder wns authorized to draw up a wairnnt for tho city' half sharo. Dci-hiro HldovtulkM Dangerous, That tho strip of sldownlk along .ho east sldo of Hroadway between Commorclnl nnd Mnrket avenue Is It: a daugorotis condition, wns tho belief of Councilman Klmliall nnd nolloch nro to bo poBted warning' po desfriniiH from tho walk. Meanwhllo n-dloos of n concrete lmproomont nro being poBted and plans and spec ifications for tho work nro bolng drawn up hy tho City Knglnoor. Ordinances lovylng tho assessment for street Improvements woro pass ed for tho roplnnklng of Hroadway, Hall to Kruso avonues, and for tho sidewalk on Homlock betweon Sixth nnd Front streotB. Four wholesnlo liquor llronses, under tho now city ordinances, wcro allowed last evening, $500 in bonds being supplied In each Instance Tho llcensos run for only four months. Plans and specifications for plank ing Tonth street South, from Elrod 137 foot north to tho bridge were authorized by tho Council eniiod llfo guards. No increaso Is mado in their pay, though undor a now rulo It Is provided thnt an In creaso of ton por ci-nt shall ho granted for ovory flvo years In tho service, up to n maximum of 10 por cent. Thus tho locnl kcopor, now receiving $1000 por yenr, will bo nblo to rnlso to $1100 In nddl tlon to tho monoy nt lowed for ra tions. At tho end of 30 yenrs, or at C I years of ago men nro allowed to retire on two-thirds of tho pay they aro getting at tho closo. Seepage annoys PROPERTY IHVHERS DAVID Ml'SSH.V ASKS I'KHMIS SIOX KOlt I'OHTTO lll'ILI) HUH. l'ACIJ DHAIXS TO HKHUILD TIDH (lATKS. Sropago to tho Mill Slouch flats It waa'thiU gathors about houHna rni.in. declared that tho prcsont planking! odors and possibly dli,easo, Is u Broken Lenses duplicated while you wait. RED CROSS RED CROSS OPTICAL DEPT. DRUGSTORE I'UOXR 1112. Is lu bad shape. I'vy Assessments. i As n board of equalization tho I Council lovlod tho assessment on tho iptoporty owners for tho sldownlk on Homlock nvonuo, this to havo a frontago cost of J131.7B, ami for tho : roplnuklng of Hroadway, tho cost will bo 41 cents per front foot. I U. L. Hood brought a petition Jnsklng tho opening of Hlrch avenue i between Second and Third streets. (Thero would bo a 17 por cent road way ho said. Not all tho property owners had signed. Somo of the louncllmon thought best to open Bravo danger to tho city, according to David MuBsen, who camo to tho Council Inst evening and ronorted that during tho post fow days tho seepago has becomo nlmost unbear able nbUt hbj placo at 323 South Sc'tond street. Ho asked that tho I'ort bo given permission to dig tho r.eceesary ditches for convoying the water from tho renr of his place, and this was granted. "And bo sure that wo havo noth ing moro to do with It than grant Ins permission," declared City At- lorney John D. Ooss J. I.cmnnskl for his April llconso nt his theater, which has slnco changod hands. Wants Damages. R. H. Catchart asked that tho Council consider damages ho bo lltiVcs duo him for tho destruction of gardens and trees nt his placo on tho north nrm of Mill Slough. It was reported tho Port at its last mooting refused tho bill on tho Kiound thnt It wns too high. Tho Councllmcn Btntcd thoy could do nothing unless tho I'ort took somo action on tho mntter. Xeed Tldo (hmgo. Engineer Gldloy presented n bid from tho Const Kqulpmont Company, of Marshflold, to sunnlv a tldo Ritugi) and Its npparu Tho data on tides canary, ho said, when tho plans aro drawn up for tho new sowor 3ovn tl-o Mill Slough fill. 'Trj to got tho Port CommUi'cn to pny n sharo of tho expenso," sal.l Councilman Copplo, and tho mat tor was roforred to thom through tho City Engineer. Tho nocesflty of connecting up tho flush tanks on tho streots was pointed out by Mr. Gldloy, who stat ed thoy had been In for years nnd nave not been used. Tho mnttor was roforred to tho street commltteo. Omdo Central Avenue. DeSlllto tho flirt thnt nlnn. !,.. been practically completed for tho' roplanklng of Central nvenuo tho Council last evening decided that i the street shall bo graded and tho City Engineer was Instructed to draw up plans for tho Improvement and over this tho planking will be! laid. In nddition It was decided to open ' umbla and a GC-mllo wind down tho const, according to tho officers. On Thursdny tho Nairn Smith Is duo in from San Francisco. Sho Is oxpected to loavo out of thoro olthor this evening or tomorrow morn,DB' Hl' rUMilU STKXOdltAl'HEH ISO Front street. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTOR H. H. Harper HOUSE nUIMlKR C-enoral Ropalrlng and CibliM Making. Phono 349-J. I. M. Wriaht rboM ISM. nUILDINQ CONTRACTOR Estimates furnished on regtwt Dr. H. M. Shaw Eye, Ear, Nose and ThroU GLA8BICS FITTED OIL MATTIB H. SHAW nicnriciia rtf Wnmfn nnd Cofltfl Offlco Phono 330-J. RoomalOUlU 202, Irving Block. What Cures Eczema? .!1.?V0!,."U, n many Inquiries Inteljr fft- r 1ubll. After cartful InvestlKa 01 ?0 fwi&1 ",at a ""Pi" wash In d nn n""W ns compounded ifJinn xi-P' l """'Ptlon. can bo relied atus, for 100.7r.. X"1 1nlj; Patro". f'ends and neleh." Is absolutely nec-ouXr'rn'San'Son'e'n hli 7n.iniJ"oa BO", wo ourselves un Bcrlp?oS.e,y recomn'end D- D. V, Pre- -,)roPul, !'r ,,ore lxlr. Jmt to talk kMS,""' 0f th,a "onserrul l4i HKI) CHOSS IHIUCI STOItE Ben amin Ostlmd CONSULITNO ENGINEER AW AHCIHTEOT Offices. 206 Irving Bl Dhnnn 10.1.1. nr 2B7-J. Manhfletd, 0rH W. G. Chandler r'lllTPfTP Roomi 301 and 302, Cok BnlUlH Uarshfleld, uregoa Wm. S. Turpen AHOlllTEOT Marshflold, Oregon. Porl Ritou Rnllinner T1ANIST AND JBAOOBI -Resldonco Studio, 217 No. TkW Phono 368-u I nW Let tSnm hau their nnclnnnr wnrt I. ... tno street through to Hroadway in with his own nlnns nn.i nifi.v,. "P '1 nnd Sixth streets throuch tlui Bamo project. Tho matter wns, tlons" Ho was thinking of tfo from Cet"l to Donnelly avenues .... .u u.u y i-.ngineer, nmipyoo to bo paid by tho city this uieso a,so t0 ue tm to Grade and tlio street commltteo. i week for Mill Slouch damne.. Seventh and Eighth streets between they will decldo whether tho To Hehuli.i ti.i :,...w, .... - xiMCIt . ro. a mould no bridged or mado by Tho necessity 0f a tldo gato was Central and Commercial will bo on- ened In a llko manner, this vorkl a nil. lormlbslon as granted at ' emphasized hy City Englneor GIdlevlt0 be dono this spring. I tho ast moetliig for tho laying of who stated that tho present one nl- -' ' a sldovalk, th8 t 10 done by (t0 lows tho tide to hack up in the N0"'' 1'OIIGOT puiperty owner,. Variance of sur-.box. Hoth .9 and Engineer CUarle"1,, tesday, March n. KnB,CS; rotrLANP.omoK Tho most economical hotel In tho Northwest Including everything Hates to You B0 rooms ..,,$1.00 100 rooms with bath Sl.BO 100 rooms with bath 2.00 200 largo outsido 550 bedrooms, many dining rooms, Tieautlful grill, nearly 100 sample rooms. T. J. SOA1FE ( A. H. VOM Marshficld jmSj! t,viIiiiiiIis IfurnUliwl Phono 110.11. StanlilteM. r SOUTH COOS KIVBIt BOAT SKRVIGK MUNCH IrnUS3.if leaves Murs,hfleld eTcrr ' 8 a. m. Leaves head of HW at 3: IS p. ra. BTEAMER RAINBOW loavos head of river d.Uj -M . n.. leaves Mar.lleM tJ m. For phartcr apply on do ROGERS & W1ITH rroprictort iTijiiiivn'-'- a 20 . . fkh0lM-Ad$ PICTURES and Picture Fraining REHFELD'S 22p CENTRAL AVK'Ut :7n-J- I .. I.I i-iuniu imsBBmmmms JWdBBMMHHHMI