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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 4, 1916)
'Vwifsr' LVUBT . -t--, t, tml&..l l"S"Hl fcjJZ i 7 1 - ,wn - T vrsr THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD. 0REG0N. TOfcSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1916 u -EVENING EDltlON." -"T1-! n . ! iiMHiiiiiihTriiitii"' iiyrfrv n iMWnt? M'VI ' I . V . n , . : if S' T W I" if $t ,!. T 4' H J n - if fc i v THE CUSTOMERS WHO ATTEND THIS SALE ARE OUR BST ADVERTISEMENT EM ;h . at LANDO SALE Tomorrow's Wefiy ay S pecial 60c, 50o, 35c, IMPORTED ZEPHYRS 35c JAP SILKS 25c MERCERIZED Dflbl IMC AMn PUfiMRRAYR 35c, 25o, 20c WEDNESDAY DRAPERY SCRIMS v T i i JiVA 30c, 40c SELLING WHITE MADRAS w-r ALL THE ONE PRICE for HI HUH DOINGS dF CITY COUNCIL I u u M tt tt COUCH CONFIRMS the yd. MAYOR COPPLE MAKES U'PWNTM ENT.4 FOR YEAR IIIH EVERY DAY WE OFFER YOU SPECIALS WATCH FOR PROVE INTERESTING THEM THEY WILL Hub Clothing & Shoe Co. Purchasers MES5AG E IS BE MAYOR COPPLE OUTLLNEH POL ,f ICY OF ADMINISTRATION Jttonamjr Is Wntcliwonl mid it Xc jjcsslty, JIo Says To Draft More j Rigid Liquor Ordinance 'T6 tlio Members of tlio Common Cbuncll of tlio City of Marshrioid: 4 Thoso who frnmod our clmrtor bfivo soon fit to rcqidro of tlio Mayor, at tlio beginning of tlio yonr, adstatrmont, or rovlow, of tlio son (nil conditions of our city, together ffath audi recommendations ns ho miy doom ozpodlont. '! Duo to" materially changed con ditions tlio question of rovonuo hns brcomo ono of first Importance. Our chitons havo, most omphntlcally, approved of an economical adminis tration, and by tholr voIch havo do. mandod relief from oxcosstvo tax ation. 1 bollovo by practicing that stfmo careful economy In managing Marshfloid that caroful mon employ In, conducing tholr own aftalrs, a cojisldornblo 'saving can bo made, eb much so that with llko economy oh tho part of thoso In chargo of our schools, tho county and tho ajato, a very substantial reduction can bo mado In tho tax lovy. 'i ' Economy ii Norewtlly. ,It Is clcarlyour duty to load In thin matter. Wo should not forgot that tho monoy wo aro spending, In niany Instances, comes from tho pockets of thoso who aro laboring hard for small wages and can 111 afford to part with it. As I vlow It.' It Is criminal to wasto so sacred a; fund. I feel confident that you lipid similar vlows and that 1 shall havo your cornost co-operation In this work, I havo tried to Impress those mutters on tho minds of all pftiployca, of tho city. I bollovo It Is, poBHlblo, with tho funds which wjll bo avallablo this year, to moot JL current exponses and tnko up ajt outstanding warrants, If wo can accomplish this wo will bo In apposition to mako n substantial ro dijctlou litjotir lovy for noxt eur. blay I ask that this bo tho mark aty which wo aim? I do not bcliovo the position Is well takon that tho municipality should set tho pacu for liljSh wages and high salaries. All cannot sharo In these boneflts, yet all are burdened to supply tlioin, I shall not hesitate, thorororo, in the interest of economy to tako such action ns in my judgment seems roa eoiiablo and right. Nlioulil Oun l'ubllc Utilities fit Is not bollovd thut economy ajfeno, however, will glvo tho rollof our citizens aro soeKlug. This sug gests tho second important question I..wlsh to bring boforo you, namely: T)lo ownership by tho munli Ipallty of. such utilities us can bo made to i;dy a profit into tho treasury, This in my Judgment promises real relief to our taxpayers. I bollovo I do not underestimate iho difficulties wo will probaoiy en counter In tho accomplishment of this, but they can and must bo overcomo. Other cltlos" havo" succeed ed In tho face of equal difficulties. Good senso would dlctato, howovor, that wo undertake to acqulro thoso i utilities In tho order most promising of profitable results. Ty Heavily for TJglit. Marshfleld is paying for street lighting alono abovo fHOO per nn num. When wo add to this tho Bums paid by property owners and business firms for lighting lamp on U our street light bill Is more Jinn $7f.OO. This, In addition to mvxiHUhmmiiUiiMmiuiHmivHi'&xuHmiijit. tho inany thousands of dollars paid by our citizens for light and power would seem to point to an exceeding ly profltablo field for investigation. It is not pos8lblo that electric cur rent can bo produced by steam pow er, nuywhoro in tho country, cheap er than it Is or can bo produced lioro. Tho Item of fuel, ordinal My ft heavy oxponso with a steam plant, Is costing practically nothing here. At nn early date I wish tho light committee, with tho oamest coop eration of all, to tako this matter up and glvo us results. AVhcro Put Itoad Money. Acting undor law, which has slnco boon declared unconstitutional, tho corporato limits of tho City of Mnrshflold, havo been designated by tho County Court n road district, and slnco this nrraugoment cannot bo changed this year, u considerable sum of money mny bo nvallublo for road purposos within tho city. This BUggcstB tho possibility of opening such strcetB as North Eleventh to connect with Sherman avonuo in Noith Ilond mid tho permanent im provement of North Front street without over burdening tho proporty owners on thoso streets. I'orhnps arrangements can bo mndo whoroby a part t tho cost of making such Improvements enn bo mot from this fund. It Is to bo hoped tho proiior- ty owners on thoso atreots will real ize what this moans to them nnd will Join with tho Council In work lug thorn out. (SruriliiK Must lio Done. Commercial, Central, Nonnottlind Anderson avonuo hetwoon Fourth street and Klghth street, also Fifth, Sixth and Seventh streots between Commercial nvenuo mid tho high laud to tho south should bo graded this senson, Tho unsightly nppcar anco of our town cannot bo greatly improved so long as this section, almost In tho henrt of tho city, re mains in Its present condition. Con tra! avonuo from Fourth stioct to vKlQventh streot should bo paved this season. Broadway north of Mntkot to niroh street should bo gradod and paved. I havo montlouod only thoso streots tho improvement of which I consider most urgent. Othors will probably ho suggested to you. Ychlelo T up Xot. Justko would seoiu to requlro that all who habitually uso our streets help In somo way to main tain them. Undor iur present sys tem It often happens that those who use tho streets most pay llttlo or nothing for tho construction or malntonanco of thorn. A vehicle tax might bo so adjusted as to equalize this burden. If wo can do no moro, doubtless wo can Imposo a Hronso feo on thoso engaged in nutomobllo passongor sorvlco on our stroets. Draft Liquor Orilliuuifo Slnco It will ho nncossary for oil,, police forco to have a largo part locally In tho enforcement of tho stnto prohibition hw Jt would soom to bo advisablo to havo a city ordinance or If neccossary, ii charter amendment, supporting and perhaps strengthening tho state law. Thoro sooms to bo nothing in tho Btate law forbidding a person from personally carrying Intoxicat ing liquor In any quantity Into tho city. I bollovo we should enact an ordlnauco ombodvlnir nprimnn the major portion of the staio law and further rogulntlng tho Impor tation, Btorago and disposal of al cohollo liquor within tho city of Marshfleld, Our officers can moro successfully enforce tho law If wo hnyo nn. ordinance under uMpi, plus o ii Now 'Administration Starts nnd Krnnomy "Will fcc tho Wnteliwoid of Mnjor It. A. Copplo Whoelo of tho now city adminis tration with tho watchword "Econ omy" lending, wero set In motion lost night when ox-Mayor P. 13. Allen, nftor two yenra of faithful service, turned over tho reins of government to Mayor It. A. Copplo, after tho resignation of tho lnttor ns Councilman had been accepted. In announcing his policy of re trenchment, Mr. Copplo dcclaVed that $2fi00 a year, or about one fourth of tho present outstanding warrants of tho city, hnB boon lopped from tho budget for J DIG. Every appointment of tho Mnyor was confirmed, though not with out n tilt or two, showing that tho now Mayor has with him nn al together uncertain majority. I'coplo flocked Into tho Council Chambers until there was hardly standing room when Mayor Copplo took tho chair and began tho read ing of his message to tho Council, outlining his policies and tho work for tho coming year. Unanimously A. 13. Qldloy waB chosen city onglncor. " v :: n tt tt tt it tt tt mm m MAYOIt It. A. COI'l'L-K AXXOUXC k.s co.mmitti:kmk.y rou nio N15W CITY OKKirHltS OP MAKSIII IKlJl) attorney J. T. marshal .T. W. Car- jlayor It. A. Copplo. Jld councllinen Duncan Fornuson, Harry Kimball nnti Geo. K. Cook. Now rouncllmon C. 15. Powers, D. L. Hood nnd K. UnnJoI. city engineer A. II. Old- ley. Cly Ilranil Cliy tor. Nlijht officer Irrocltniirior. Cltjr trojiBtiror- Knitfifaan. Health officer Dr. II. M. Shaw. I Engincora flro Dopt. Gordoi Smith nnd Duncan Porgunpn Jr. Strcit Supt. nnd building nnd olflctrlo Inspector Carl Albrccbt. John -G. W. TO NT YI8ITOHH TO MAKM NO ,PI,I(JIITS OP OltATOHY IlKPOltK COUNCIIi (li't Down to ItiiNinesH Hctiviuh- niont Ih Polimcd Out Wly ICcliictrfl Ncods AHslstnnt Oosh to Clear up Cnsoi. Thoro wna not a dissenting voto against J. T. Drnnd for city n" noy. Duncan Ferguson declared It no moro than right that John D Under Now- Administration Moro of aoH8( outB0liig city attornoy, should IiiWHtlgntlon Work to bo Done Outshlo Cliiiiuliers Committees of tho council for tho coming yenr woro announced last oveulug by Mayor It. A. Copplo. Tho present Indications are that In tho now admlnlsttntlou tho committees will bo called on to do moro of their work outsldo tho council chnmbors, tho Idea boulg to havo a few of tho bo retained to clean up tho legal matters now pending, nmong them being tho Port appenl to .tho atato Supremo Court. "I bollovo tho Port case Is tho only Important caso on hand at present," said tho Mnyor. I. t nm In favop of Mr. Gobs filing, a brief In tho case. Ho has told mo ho Is agreeable to this." "I told tho Mayor I would sorvo til ii 111 linfa tl ftlt n 111 tt inn trnra n ti1 It nn p.csont them to tho others of the ll' cUy 1It,I, Bnmf ' ,J I,a nny n....oii i .. ,i,.M..i n.i ..v..iini other client." said Mr. Ooss. Tho matter camo up again lator council In n deflntto and explicit i mnnncr. This docs nwny with much of tho argument and soc-snwlng of opinions. Tho committees: Finance: II. J. Kimball, E. Dandol and Charles Powers. Street: Duncan Ferguson, I). L. Itood nnd G. E. Cool;. Health: G. E. Cook, II. J. Kimball, and Duncan Ferguson. Light: E. Handel, C. E. Powers; 'Ii. J. Klmbnll. Flro and Water: I). I. Itood, G. E. Cook and E. Uandol. ROSEBURG NEWSDEALERS in tho meeting, when Mr. Gobs nsked In Just what position ho would ho rotnincd In tho Port of Coos Hay' appeal, saying Hint ho moroly wanted nn understanding. AVnntcil to Know Pec. Momhors of tho Council declared tholr willingness that ho should bo rotulnod, though, ns Georgo E. Cook romnrked, tho bIzo of tho foo wna nlso a matter of Importanco, nnd Mr. Handel nsked Mr. Goss' to set n tontutlvo sum. "This business of law," laughed I Mr. Goss, "Isn't llko mending a bicycle You can't always toll bo- CUT OUT LIQUOR ADVS. farohnml what you aro going to run Into. Wo kcop our t lino on nil Find Tliciiisclvc in Sumo Position ! this nnd chnrgo accordingly. In iin Die! Thoso of Multifield tlila caso thoro nro uc least two YcMterduy briefs nnd also tho argument boforo ' llln RlltirnlllA Pmttl T ulimil.1 .. Tnuftlkiirir unvi'uilmilnu r.n.ti.i . nil thomsolvcs In tho same position ns did tho Mmshfleld dealers regard ing tho handling of newspapers nnd magazines containing liquor advor tlBonionts. Tho Itosohurg Itovlow says: "Local nowsdcalorH suddenly awoko to the fact that tho selling of publlcajlons carrying liquor nd- i tho feo might bo In tho neighbor hood of ?fi00." As Council WWics City Attornoy Jnmos nrand stat ed thnt Inasmuch as another at tornoy had started tho action and had fought It through to Its pros out ndvancod stngo, It would bo only good business to let him su- Albrccht wis presented to fill tho offlco of street commissioner nnd building, plumbing and electrical Inspector, combined, nt a salary of $90 n month. "Mr. Lnwiorno hns boon a faith ful omployojof tho city," put in Mr. Ferguson. "I, too, feel that Mr. Lawhomo should stay Ivhoro ho Is," aaid C. E. Powers. I NecoUitry to Cut. Mr. Copplo hgrcod that Mr. Law homo Ib efficient mid has boon most faithful tin tho execution of his work, "rnvollng nlong tho lines of rotrontiimont, though," ho continued, "I fait It necessary to comblno both I tho commissioners nnd the Inspectors Jobs. Tho for mer has boon costing ?100 n month and tho lator 7fi a month." For n third tlmo Mr. Unndel mov- .cd that tho apbolntmont bo con firmed, Innsmut)i ns tho Mayor had mado tho selection. "I can't sco that this is nny rea son," said Mr. Ferguson. "PorhapB ho has BOlcctod Iho best mon ho can find nnd Is starting nt tho top nnd working down, nut if this Is tho enso, I wonder what tho bot tom would bo llko." "Your remarks aro ontlroly nn cnnoci ror Mr. Ferguson" put In tho Mnyor, "and 1 rcsont them. Thoro is absolutely no ronson for talking thlH way." Hol Cull NVeesMiry Tho matter was put to a voto nndE. Uandel wna tho only man voting. Tho roll ws callod and tho appointment of Cull Albrecht was unnnlmous. Thoro was no oppodtlon to tho appointment of O. W. Kiuifmrut ns city trensuror. Tho city will pay 120 for his suicty bond of $5000. Dr. ii, m. Shaw was unanimous ly elected city health offlcor and also Gordon Smith nnd Duncan Ferguson, Jr., wont In ns engineers; of tho flro dopnrtmonl. - i NOHTII PHONT HTUHKT fj . t.tr ft lkitl.1 ft j XJ Urtl'UO l-l-Jiilli'X-()(,Tjli on. TLnffif. rtftitnfc'tiitftu ti. . ,1 k."V ""- . !". ..-.. lino y Wdw Out HticolH HlKmUjl x A Slimo for Iiiipiirc3iipJf1 Liberal protcat ngalns th incut by niiiiuing piopori t lor tho rodcokltig of 'north ntrcol, beyond Hemlock and J .. f 1 1 I It M aaxiM tlAlnml ( ' 1 ell chnmbora InM ovqnlnt i iiuicli ivh tlio iiigiiwny Is qse, ontlroly ror trarric bolwccn ! field nnd North Demi the on dnro thnt they should not b . ... .. ..... ... ' inn "goniB. jviiornuy Mcicnigut, iciuor spokesman Rested n way out by levying A rlo ordlnanCo or by taking tJ tcr boforo tho county court I effort to socuro a portion otthn, money duo tho city, for makjtJ n permanent improvement, Hliould Not Pay All " Tho proporty owners nlosu Btrcnt rcoi tnnt tnoy liavo a i light In protesting," began tU tomoy. " They feel that thw , ineroiy imyuig lor a nrona hill thnt is novor used to tholr in mo insi nvo years owneri proporty north of Homlock HtJ havo paid flvo dollars a frost I for Improvomonts. They bellitil paying n sharo of tho Improren to bo Biiro, but not all of It" Vvlilclo Tixx Up Agnln Ho BtiggcBtod tho vchlclo Uij traffic compnnlcn thnt contlan ilea tho throughfaro. Ho laid tho Southorn Pacific pars fort roadway botweon Its tracks and i for tlio upkcop of tho street onefj on each sldo of tho rails. In moroly to show that other i panics using tho streets at In compnnloB should pay BomcthloH tho iinkoon of tho streets." 1 " f had n cllont in tho eait i owned Bomo property out TO IWE OFFICERS I itnrltif nml Ma rnmnlnilnn "tr.,., vertlsemonts constituted a violation ovor, , m w to (j0 oxnct of tho prohbltlon law, and that'a8 tho Colinc wl8h,103 ,u t0 J , . ..ujuLi. ii, iHwiiniuion hi tor.. ,10 concluded. uiu uvuni inoy inucii to oiiminuto tho said boozo advortlseinouts from mtOi tinrlmllnla no ilmu anlil llm I !' vj iii Mia ta iitvj auiui iiu )onnlty for this violation Is n flno of from $100 to $500. "In irdor to comply strictly with tho letter of tho lnw, It. H. C. Wood and other local nowsdealors s)iont tho groator part of this morn ing looking through thelr publlcn tiona und tearing out tho pages on which tho liquor ndvertlsoiuonts nppear. This, wna no small task, whon It Is consldored that practical ly ovory magazine publishod In tho United States and handled hero has from ono to 2.'. liquor advortlBe- meuts In them." WILL l.MIMlOVi: LAND A, J. Sherwood has lecolvod a lottor from tho Russ Improvement Company, of Eureka. California, which owns over 2000 ncres of rich Mr. Copplo oxprossod tho opinion that such an added oxponso will hardly bo necessary. On motion of E. Unndel this matter was ro forrod to tho finance commltteo to Investlgnto nnd roport back to tho Council at tho noxt mooting. Office Named. Jack Carter was ngnln oloctod marshal of tho city. Tho namo of John Drockmuoller ns nlghtwatch mnn was takon up. Opposition de veloped immediately, though ho was lator confirmed unanimously. "Does this moan tho firing of biioupT" nsked Duncan Ferguson. "It Booms to mo that after an em ployo of tho city has worked faith fully for a long tlmo that ho ought to havo nt loast a llttlo consider ation and not bo turned out." "Mr. Ferguson," put In tho Mny or. "Shoun is not bolnc flrorf u ln a n tilsf nt ml Ya At. a f bottom laud near Coqulllo, which' " , w ; ' P 7 . ,0"" lem i... i... .!.,.., , , . . anrt 's offlco automatically bo. nas neon dltohod nnd drained. Tho lottor states that L. P. Dranstettor will come to Coqulllo to tako entire (HA.MHEIt OP COMMENCE TO HOLD ANXUAI, ELECTION Mny Ihui. K (.Vi Ttigrtlmr llmiqiict lottor- Prnlinhly will IC dui-o HI4 ox Committee Annual election of tho Chasibor of Commorco officers nnd tho appoint ment of committees for ions will mark tho annual mooting to ljo hold on Friday nKi,t. At tho samo tlmo will bo lot on foot a project for an annual ban quet of tho Chamber of Comniorco, a get-together meeting to talk ovor now plans for tho now year, unu matter has been broached Infornially and has mot with consldorablo favor among many of tho mombora. Would Extend Moinbeilili. Just at this tlmo spoeial efforts nro bolng mado to oxtond tho mtm hfcrshlp nnd Jt la posslblo that Iho banquot may bo hold to either mark tho end of tho campaign nnd for tho purposo of wolconilng tho now mom oors or to aid In securing now onos. May Kvnd Delegnto Tho annual mooting of tho Xatlon a' Chamber of Commorco will be held In Washington In Fnhpiinr Thero is a possibility that tho Port of Uomon nmv klIOW that it Is difficult Long winded flights of oratory by visitors to tho council will hereafter bo dlBpcnsed with. This Is a rulo of tho. now ndmlnisltntton. "Somo or tho previous talks havo been longthy beyond reason," was tho declaration of Mayor Copplo In making Ills nn ncuncomont. Tho city fnthors vig orously nsBontod and plunged Into tho project of lopping off heavy ex penditures by tho city In n pnrtlally successful effoit to follow along tho lines of retrenchment. Hco Salary Cut Hero and thoro salary ctitn woro discernible. Tho cutting, out of tho cfflco of building, plumbing mid electrical Inspector means a saving tf $900 n year to tho city. "Last, year tho focB of tho offlco woro about $100," said tho mayor. Ho cxplnlncd that Mr. Albrecht la qtmllflcd to tnko up not only tho strcot commissioner's work but this Inspection Job as well. Lnw homo Efficient "I havo nothing against Albrecht," was tho Btatemcnt of Mr. Cook, "but I do not think It is right to divldo this work. I havo always noticed that Mr. Lawhomo Is n vory hUBy man." " For two years wo hnvo threshed out this question," said Mr. Forgu son, "now lot's try 1t tho way Mayor Copplo suggests nnd sco which Is tho right way." And so tho matter ctnnds. In President of Council Mr. Ferguson wnB unanimously elected president of tho council, j nroadwny thnt was In just this samo position," put la Gobs, "Tho street taxes ran fast nnd furloim ho finally sent dcod for tho land and told nt split with him niiythlng tho might bring." Uko County ltoad Money Plnmlfk Vnahnrtr nlun .Ia Blstant to tho city engineer should ,at ,t , n proposition where -u o,,o nwny wmi. "Wo liavo had i -Interest Is ilono catln' up the linn now ior nuvgnii mouuiH mill Purely tho records of .tho offlco bl'ould bo In shape by this time," ho sold. Pass Simp Judgment " If you gentlemen would conio in nnd see what wo aro doing In tho city onglnoor's offlco nnd then mako such atatoment, I would havo not a thing to say. Not n ono of you has ovor boon thoro to investigate Not ono of you knowH what Is bolng uono. If you fool competent to Judgo without first Inquiring, why nil right, but Its tho samo as though I wont Into Mr. Copplo'a Btoro und Bald, "Hore, you liavo too many clerks." II V At ... i roinoniiicr mat you told mo scmetlmo In tho fall that tho records wcro not up aa they should bo," mild Mio Mayor. Ofloo Hns llccii Iluy " Its boon a long Job to got things In Hhnpo" explnlnnd Mr. Old ley. "Somo of tho records nro kept on plccos of paper and not tabulntod. This Is bccauEo at tho tlmo of the Imprpvemonts thoro wub no tlmo for this. Our work now Is to got thoso rocorda whoro ono, coming Into tho offlco, could tako hold or things nt onco. I noed a man nil winter." Mr. Rood thought tho rocordn Bhould havo boon kept up to dato. "Wo'vo pnld dear enough for tho oN rico," ho doclarod, " You havon't paid ono cont thnt you didn't got valuo received," for cibly put In Mr. Qldloy. "I want o toll you that, sir." Pound UihIci Now Sovoral of tho councllmon Bald that Blnco tho records aro bolnr nut in wiuiio h is iioticonuiQ that now It way and Front Btroota and Cl i possiuio to run a lino nnywhero.nnd Commercial as well as for Whonover tho mnyor may bo awav nnd I am In tho chair," ho Bald, "I'll try to handle things In cooporatton vlth his policies nnd I'll ondoavor Jtot to turn things upsldo down." Thoro woro moro matters of re trenchment to conio up. Mr. Cop plo oxproBsed tho bollnf that an as- clpnl." Ho suggoBtod that the ( lv should uso part of Manhfl chnro of tho county road mowft this stroot. " It might bo fair for toe mii to put up something llko (Q $ettH of tho amount," snld Mayor I "but not nt nil fair to Ihe proporty owners of tho cltytatU of this should ho put up," Tho mnttor will ho turned owti tho stroot commltt.eo nnd City) tnrnoy Drain! to tnko up this with tho county court In an to Bocuro nn ndJtiBtmont. Flro Chief Dan Keating put 111 nnnual report of tho condition old Marahflold Volunteer Flro D ihont and this was turnod over toll Flro nnd Wator Commltteo. Djick In Payments, Again tho mnttor of Id through tho atreots of Martin was tho timely toplo of dlscu Though tho logging company i Isod to pny $200 moro Into tbei tionsury after tho holidays, monoy lino not yot been forthcort Onco ngaln, and moro forcibly I before, tho company will bo for tho monoy and tho matter' conio up again nt tho noxt meet! " Wo must Insist tlat the pany kcop turning in duoiigh ' to pny for tho damngos to tho itr as such damages bocomo appireK'j declared Mayor CoppIo. Tho o mombora of tlio council exprft llko opinions. Adopt Assessments Mooting ns a board of fequ tlon tho council ndoptod the nionts for tho aldownlks to be 1 nbout tho block bordered by Dr to South Intondod sower on North Ff ctroet from Market toi Alder i without "first going fclough" to got n start. mis is mo reason wo want to nuos. Tho plana nnd spoclfM b . uibbo recoras up." doclnred Mr. j for n sidewalk ovor thla same t i,y' lt ' j lory woro tidopted. uu muuor was rororrod to tho finance commlttoo to inveatlgato nnd rofor back to tho council, roKardlnir tho nsslstant at rour dollars day In ho city englnenr's orflco. Xo orf Hand Opinion In making a brief statomont to tho council city Attornoy James Brand ntt1nftm.1 lttn ...lxl j... v"i'"""u ia JiOHIllon. "YOU con ttn n.'VJ Coos Bay aond a representative east to Marshfleld will huvo son,n. Portland camo vacant on January 1," Then unroso Mr. Tin mini t ,,. .i. .t. .. . . ono at this montl..,- ..i ... . ... '"' ii uiu nn nonunion! no rnn.i. .. o. rrr or, ., properiy wuu a view flrIU0(, ., . Rald; .," -"113 sending 10 members. oi noveioping it and placing it oii'm- Pnnn, ,. , ;,""","" tho market. I --' -.,u., . umero mai wo should honor hid appointments wwvvvvvlWLr- u u 'vwvwwvvy I n"'l If at any tlmo any or tho men thoy mny nit und undor which or-'fall to do tholr duty, then wo can fenders mny bo tried In our police , bogln our protests." Mr. Brock- court. It will bo the policy or this administration to onforco to tho letter this and all other laws. Tiara your LETTER hoads. bill heads, etc., printed at THE TIMES Office, MP? mueller passed undor the official tape. Mr. Copplo said that tho now officer ,18 willing to move Into the city and will do so. Hitch in Proceedings Thoro wna nnothor hitch In thn iproce'odliiRB whoii thbjnamo of Carl To riiniigo Comniltttuvi There is at present a plan on foot to i educe tho slzo of tho Btand lng committees, tho argument being that most of tho members tako tholr wiHiiuiuuuies lightly and do not ior a new porson to Jump right In to this routine. If you will bo na tion! for a llttlo whllo whllo I am DECEMBER IS tl WAS ALSO AX UXUSUALLY W PERIOD Over Twelve Indies of Mt' iuuI Xenrly Everj Vay WW Cloudy Docombor was a cold month. sure that everything will bo working llcwost temperature was 26 dw OUt as It Rlinnlil hn" tr- i,-j ..-.. l-i .. ,.. vi pui as it Bhould bo." He asked that. ccuncllmen, having matters of law to bring up, should lot him know nbout them ahead of tlmo. "I havo resolvod to mako no snap Judgments, or pass no off hand opln- wilh his vlows. lcport at the meetings of the execu-'0"8'" ,l 8a,(l nnd the council agreed It Is bolloved that with rewer mom hors a greater amount of wort can be accomplished. Whliy OonI, ?.1.QQ !;on, .Phone 73. HEATIXQ STOYEs nt reduced prices. Pioneer Hardware Co. nbovo zero on thn anth. The bw est waa 62 degrees abovo on t'Jjl Tho avorago tomperaturo for 1 month was 51.5 degrees. a Tho total precipitation fcr j month was 12.K1 innhpn and t! greatest rainfall In 24 hours wm Inches on tho 8th. There wore Jl Cays when .01 Inches of rain or aW fell. Thoro was but one clear day la nioplh, j party cloudy- dflM.' "IT-hJ dtiW m L.?"U t.' ' ' V f.7 k. yl w Sgsssaa