EGON FBIDAY,- MAKCH 20. 1891 LOCAL AJTD PIB80NAL. John Meddler of Sherman county was in town Friday. . A woolen mill is about to he built at Dallas, Polk county. Fossil, Gilliam county, is going to have . a new flouring mill. Mr. "Win. Holder, state lecturer of the . grange was in the city Friday. Captain William Endersby of Eight Mile gave us a pleasant call Friday. The upper supply pipe has been placed in position through 'the bank of the reservoir. . It is reckoned that the work on the reservoir contract will be completed by - the first of May. A car load of lumber arrived at the hops yesterday to be used in repairing - the round house. " Twenty men are at present employed .- at the shops where there were 450 this time two years ago. ' Mr. Geo. Nolan of Dufur and John Adams and Will Adams of Kansene were -in the city last week. , A box car filled with emigrants from Dakota, bound for the sound, through this city Saturday. The big boiler punch, weighing five or six tons, formerly used at the company's shops, has been sent to LaGrande, We are pleased to hear that the son of Hon. E. B. Dufur, who was quite sick for the past two days, is very much better. Frank Huot of Eight mile has rented the house lately owned by M. Robber- ' son, and will move his family into town in a short time, A.J.McHealy, of Eight Mile, J. J, - Woolery, of Boyd, Aaron Frasier, J. A. GuHiford. J. H. Hadley and James Johnson, of Dufur, were in town Satur day. . ' ' . ; "Steve Kistner and A. F. Brown of - Tygh have sold out their interest there and are moving to North Portland where they intend going into the livery stable business. The directors of tne Eastern Oregon Co-operative Association held a meeting in this city last evening, to perfect ar rangements for. opening their new store ' on the 25th inst.. The committee appointed by The Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation company, to inquire into matters con nected with the building of a line of boats for the Middle Columbia left for ' Portland Saturday." The purchase of the Hunt road by the Northern Pacific makes an open river all the more necessary. The people will never receive what they should for their . products as long as they are at the mercy of a transporation company whose sole aim is to earn dividends on an enormous capitalization. East Oregonian. ;M. Harriet Vanderbrook, the wife of John Vanderbrook, of Centerville, Wash ington county, Oregon, died this morn ing at Dufur, aged 47 years. She had been suffering from cancer, and came to Eastern Oregon to place herself under the treatment of Dr. Vanderpool, when ' she was attacked with pneumonia fever to which she succumbed. She leaves a husband and two children. The Chronicle is assured that the - company are contemplating putting an increased force of men at the shops in this city in the near future. The officials have ordered estimates to be made of the cost of putting the shops in working re pair, and the number of hands that can - be employed without any considerable enlargement. These estimates are on . their way today to Portland. Report will be made that 550 men can be profit- ably employed without any enlargement. The last number of the West Shore at hand, has the appearance of a severe attack of la grippe, and that, badly. . Ever since Mr: Samuels', dismissal, the Pride of Oregon, in illustrated journalism, has had this curse of affliction thrust up ; on it, and has applied as a remedy "ama teur photographiture" display, and other attempted features of that class which is neither attractive or worthy of the space they occupy ; we are sorry to say, at this . geometrical progressive rate of shrinkage. We fear its motto will be non est. Oh ! give us the old West Shore. Nichols and Garrison who have a stock .ranch on the John .Day river, about a mile and a half from its month, have lost nearly eleven hundred dollars worth of horses besides some cattle dur ing the past week. Some miscreant has not only placed poison on the range but actually entered the stable and poisoned some of the horses there. The man in charge came near dying himself, from the effects of what he believes to have been poison, administered he knows not : bow.- George P. Morgan and Colonel E. W. . Nevius, who are doing business together at Garretson's old stand on Second street, as land office attorneys, desire to . state to their clients and to the general public as well, that, it is now definitely known that specific written instructions as to filings on the forfeited railroad lands will be received by the land office by tne first of next week. Thirty days' notice by publication is required before filings will be accepted at this land office. After such instructions are re ceived it will be - well for all those who intend to enter this land to come in at once to have their papers made out and all the preliminaries settled, thus avoid . ing the inevitable rush and securing the first chances at the land office by being ' ready. It is believed there is nothing hand somer in the state than the uniform of the band boys of the Third regiment of ' O. N. G., of this city. The boys them selves are delighted as they have reason to be. The drum majors' is exceedingly beautiful, not to say gorgeous and magni ficent. The coat is Prince Albert cut, of scarlet cloth, with white facings slashed with gold, with an elaborate display of gold aiguillettes set with jewels, and gold epaulettes. ' The pants are of light blue cloth, with white trimmings edged with gold. The hat is a black bear skin shako, with gold tassel studded with jewels. The baton is polished mahog- " any with gold cord and tassels and gold bead. : The privates' uniform is made of blue eloth withlight blue trimmings and blue and white facings and epaulettes. The belts are white enameled leather with silverlmonogram "Third regiment" - on the buckles. The whole outfit cost $450, of which the state contributes $200 and the balance has to be footed by the band lads themselves. THE DALLES, ... , . .ueeuug. ' At the meeting of the subscribers to the stock of the Dalles, Astoria and Portland Steamboat Co., held at the board of trade rooms last night, Kobt. Mays was elected chairman and J. M. Huntington secretary of the meeting. Mr. A. S. Macallister stated that the object of the meeting was to make some preliminary arrangements, in anticipa tion of the regular stockholders' meet ing to be held next month. On motion Messrs. H. Glenn, B. F. Laughlin, A. S. Macallister and Orion Kinersley were selected as a committee to visit Portland, for the purpose of col lecting information as to the particular kind of boat most suitable for this route and the probable cost of constructing and equipping the same. A proposition from Capt. J. D. Miller to run and manage a boat for the com pany, was submitted and on motion placed on file. Messrs. Geo. W. Filloon, S. L. Brooks and S. B." Adams were appointed a com mittee with instructions to look for a suitable landing at this place and ascer tain what action is necessary to procure the same. Both committees will report at the regular meeting next month. THE CASH MUST COME. Forfaited Lands Can Be Purchased But Not Reserved. Department or the Interior, ) General Land Office. Washington, D. C, March 6, 1891. ) Register and Receiver: Sirs : You letter of February 27th ult. has been received. In reply you are ad vised that claimants under the 3d sec tion of the act of September 29, 1890, if they belong to either of the classes therein provided for, have two years from the date of the promulgation by this office of the instructions for the restoration of the forfeited lands within which to make their purchase. The presentation of a notice of intention to pur chase under said section will not, however, reserve the land from disposal. No such notice is required to protect the rights of such claimants. The law gives them the right of purchase within the time speci fied and any disposal of the lands must be made subject to that right. Respectfully, Louis A. Groff, Commissioner. Wasco Correspondence. Wasco, March 10, 1891. Editor Chronicle : The ever welcome Chinook which began here on Sunday has caused the snow to disappear rapidly, and farmers will soon be in the midst of their spring work. A larger acreage than ever before will be sown to wheat this spring, and a large yield is expected this year, as the ground will be in excellent condition. Mr. T. C. Neece is teaching a large singing class at the Neece school house a few miles southwest of this place. I understand that the literary society held at that place will close at their next meeting, March 14, after a very success ful session of meetings. Mr. August Guinther of Gordon Ridge is reported very sick. The result of a bad cold. We are glad to learn that Wm. Kase- berg who was reported last week having pneumonia fever, is able to be out again. There will be a good opening in this county for school teachers this spring as most districts will begin school by April 1st.. . X. Y. Z. leeds Filed for Record. Dalles City to John Baldwin, the south half of lot 10 in block 9, in Dalles City, proper. ' Jane A. Erwin to Charles Verchuren, lots 23 and 24 in block 10 in Erwin and Watson's first addition to Hood River. Consideration fifteen dollars. John N. Coate8 and wife to R. Living stone, the north half of the north half of section 4, township 2 north, of range 17 east. Consideration one dollar. Geo. Watkina and Maud Watkins ; E. B. Dufur and Carrie Dufur, to Mary Agnes Baldwin ; south of lot 10 in block 9 of Dalles city. Consideration $100.. . . - Correspondence. Lower Fifteen Mile, March 14, 1891. Editor Chronicle : It is delightful weather, and everybody ie busy making preparations for spring work; garden work will commence in another week. The snow is gone, with the exception on the north side of the ridges and sheltered places, some still remains. The late cold spell has injured the peaches some, the other kinds of fruit, we think, is uninjured. lira. Emerson has been quite sick all winter, and is now in town under the care of Dr. Rinehart. Mrs. M. Hendrickson has been quite sick and was not expected to live for a while but is better now. Z. Carwen. Real Estate Transactions. Hood River Townsite Company to Leslie Butler, et. aL, trustees of the United Brethren church, lot 5 in block 11, in second addition to town of Hood River; consideration, $125. Is It True? Klickitat Leader. The Dalles is excited over a story that has gained ground to the effect that George Snipes has given the Onioa Pacific railroad fortv acres of land on his place about two miles west of the city. That the U. P. expects to build car shops and start a town called New Chicago. It is also stated that tne company will abandon the route along the river in order to avoid the sand and will run their line south of the city. Let the object be what it may there are being a large number of lots staked off at the new town. The Best Cough Medicine. ' of mv customers came in todav and asked me for the best cough medi cine I had," says Lew Young, a promi nent druggist of .Newman throve, fteb. Ut course 1 showed turn Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and he did not ask to see any other. . I have never yet sold a medi cine tnat would loosen and relieve a severe cold so quickly as that does. I have sold four dozen of it within the last sixty days and do not know of a single case where it failed to give the most per fect satisfaction." 60 cent bottles for sale by Snipes & Kinersley, druggists. FOR SALE . ' A choice lot of brood mares; also a number of geldings and fillies by "Rock wood Jr.," "Planter," "Oregon Wilkes," and "Idaho Chief," same standard bred. Also three fine young stallions by "Rock wood Jr." out of first class mares. For prices and terms call on or address either J. W. Condon, or J. H. Larsen, The Dalles, Oregon. around to attend the funeral of their daughter, Bessie Priacilla, who passed from this life to the home beyond, on the morning of Friday the 14th inst., aged 6 years and 7 months. She was the light and joy of the household and be loved by' all who knew her. "There Is a Reaper, whose name lis Death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath And the flowers that grows between." "Shall I have naught that is fair, smith he? Have naught but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowet. is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." 'He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes. He kissed their drooping leaves It was for the Lord of Paradise, He bound them in his sheaves." "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, "The reaper said and smiled: Dear tokens of earth they are, - Where He was once a child." "They shall bloom in a Held of light. Transplanted by my care. And saints, upon their garments wbite These sacred blossoms wear." "And the mother gave, in tears and pain. The flowers she most did love. She knew she should find them all again In the field of light above." "O, not in cruelty, not In wrath. The reaper came that day, Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took the flower away." AFFAIRS IN NEW ORLEANS. Action of the Authorities. It Will he Made International. New Orleans, March 16. The dis trict attorney has entered a nolle posse as to all the indictments pending in sec tion B of criminal court against the Italians implicated in the Hennessy assassination. This releases Mastrianea, Incardonia and the Marchesi boy. The indictment in section A still holds Sunzeria Patorono, John Camse, Natalo and Pietzo. Things have quieted down here now, The attorney general is making an in vestigation of Saturday's proceedings, The prison officials say they recognized some of the persons on the inside of the prison and their names are understood to have been forwarded to the attorney general. Some indictments may follow as -a formality but by so great a number of people being concerned in the killing it will be impossible to arraign them all or to secure a conviction in case tey should be arrested. The Italian consul says a full report of the proceedings will be transmitted to the legation at Washington and that all further action will be taken through the legation. CALIFORNIA'S CONTEST. Estee Gains Three Totes and may win the Election. Sacramento, March 16. The ballot taken in ioint session of legislature for U. S. Senator today resulted as follows : Estee, 31, De Young 24, Felton 14, Blan- chard 12, Perkins 1, Wetmore 1. This shows again over Saturday's vote of three for Estee, one for De Young and one for Felton. but as a number of the members were then absent the gain onlv apparent except in Estee's case where a net gain of three is made. The democrats cast their twenty two rotes for John P. Irish. GARRISON WILL RIDE AGAIN. And as a Consequence He Has Sold All His Horses. Guttenburq, N. Y., March 14. Jockev Ed Garrison broueht his brief T "? a ifrse owner to a close today when all of his horses were sold at auction. The reason for the sale is that Garrison has signed a contract to ride for the cominz season. Who he is to ride for is not positively known, but it is be lieved to be Mike Dwyer. Text was the center of some spirited bidding, and was finally sold to r. WalDaum tor 43uu. chesnut colt, by Verger, out of Victorine was purchased by W. H. Roller for $1100. Renounce, "Ghilowie Guy, Gray Gelding and Bay Filly, by imp. Kapture Galaxy, were also sold, but only fair prizes were realized. He Can Keep His Rich English Wife. London, March 16. Her majesty's high court justice today refused to grant a writ of habeas corpus to compel E. H. Jackson of Clitheral to produce his wife in court. The court held that were the woman ill treated she had a remedy in application for protection, which she could make before a magistrate. Jack son, it will be remembered, March 8th, abducted his wife, a wealthy lady in her own right. The Wrecked Boats. New Bedford, Mass., March 16. Two revenue cutters arrived here this morn ing with the officers and crew of the Triana, wrecked on Cutty Hunk. The officers of these boats think the Triana, Galena and Nina are doomed to be broken up as the heavy seas are now washing over them. An Officer Killed hy Negroes. Houston, Tex., March 16. While Officer J. F. Tenn was attempting to arreat two negroes in a dance house he was shot, and instantly killed, and a bystander Frank Michaels was mortally wounded. The negroes escaped. The Dead by the Asylum Fire. Nashville, March 16. The number of dead by the insane asylum fire has been increased to eleven. One more inmate missing is believed to be in the . It may be High Treason. Toronto, March 16. It is understood that the government is considering what it should do with Edward F. Farrer. The government has been advised by solicit ors that his conduct will come within the law relating to high treason. A Levee Breaks. New Orleans, March 16. A crevasse occurred this morning in the levee at United States senator White's planta tion. The break is sixty feet wide. A Private Rank noses. WlLLlAMSPORT, Pa., private bank of F. R. this city, closed today, given out. March 16. The Wood & Co., of No statement is - Still Baying Silver. Washington, March 16. Three hun dred and seven ounces of silver were pur chased today at prices ranging from 09. 30 to 99.50. The Best Cough Medicine. "One of my customers came in todav and asked me for the best cough medi cine I had," says Lew Young, a promi nent druggist of Newman Grove, Neb. 'Of course I showed him Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and he did not ask to see any other. I have never yet sold a medicine that would loosen and relieve a severs cold so quickly as that does. I have sold four dozen of it within the last sixty davs, and do not know of a single case where it failed to .give the most perfect satisfaction." 50 cent bot tles for sale by Snipes & Einersly, drug gists. Full Text of the Bill as Passed by the Recent Legislature and Signed by . the Governor. . Section 1. That section 2 of the act filed in the office of the secretary of state February 19, 1889, be amended so as to read as follows : Sec. 2. The water worka purchased and enlarged or constructed under the provisions of said act and owned by said Dalies Uitv shall be under the control and management of seven commissioners who shall be styled collectively "The Board of Water Commissioners of Dalles City," and individually water commissioners and which shall, in the first instance, be composed of the follow ing named resident taxpayers of Dalles mty to wit: Hugh ulenn, August Tiii,.lla- UT T Knlan 1. f Yf,l- auvuiL j vacau ma .a, iiAWU , Robert Mays, A. S. Macallister and George Ruch, and whose term of office shall be as follows: Two of said com missioners shall hold their said office until the first Monday of July, 1890, or until tneir successors are elected and qualified and their successors shall hold their term of office for the term of three years thereafter, two of said commission ers shall hold their oftice until the first Monday in Julv, 1891, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and their successors shall hold their said office for the term of three years thereafter, and the remaining three commissioners shall hold their said office until the first Monday in July, 1892, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and their successors- shall hold their said office for the term of three years there after ; provided further, that for the pur pose of continuing said board of water commissioners, they shall be elected as follows: Two of said commissioners shall hold their said office nntil the first Monday of July, 1890, or until their suc cessors are elected and qualified, and their successors shall bold their term of office for the term of three years there after; two of said commissioners shall hold their office until the first Monday in July, 1891, and until their successors are elected and qualified, and their suc cessors shall hold their said office for the term of three years thereafter; and the remaining three commissioners shall hold their sa'd office until the first .Mon day in July, 1892, and until their suc cessors are elected and qualified, and their successors shall hold their said office for the term of three years there after. Provided further, that for the pur pose of continuing said board of water commissioners they shall be elected as follows : At the next regular city elec tion for Dalles City two such commis sioners shall be elected to take their office on the first Monday of July next, and at the second regular city election for Dalles City three such commissioners shall be elected to take their office on the first Monday of July, 1892. At every such election for water commissioners one shall be elected from each ward of said city and at said regular city election for 1892, and at every third regular city election thereafter one shall be elected by the qualified voters of said city, at large, who shall be known as commis sioner at large ; each of said commis sioners to be elected, shall be chosen for the term of three years from the first Monday of July, following their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies occurring in said office shall be filled by the majority vote of said board ot water commissioners, and their selection shall hold office only until tne next regular city election and until his successor is elected and quali fied, who shall be elected for the mex pired term of the three years in which such vacancy arose. Said water com missioners chosen from said wards, shall have the same qualifications as council men, and said water commissioner chosen at large, shall have the same qualifications as mayor of said city. To entitle persons to vote lor water com missioners such persons shall be required to have the same qualifications as voters for councilnien of said city. Before entering upon the duties of their office the commissioners shall each take and subscribe an oath or affirmation required of other city officers, and file the same with the recorder of Dalles City, and the office of any commissioner named in this section, or hereafter elected as herein provided, who shall fail to hie his oath or affirmation with said city recorder within twenty days after notice of his election, shall be declared vacant to be filled in the manner provided by this act bee. . That section 3 ot said act nied in the office of the Secretary of State, i ebruary 19, 1889, as aforesaid be amend' ed so as to read as follows : bee. 3. The water commissioners shall be inhabitants of Dalles City and qualified voters of the regular city elec tion mentioned in Bection 1 ot tnis act and all vacancies occurring in the office ot any sucn conimissioner shall be niied by appointment made by a majority of the remaining water commissioners. Sec. 3. That section 4 of the act men tioned in section 1 of this act be amended so as to read as follows : Sec. 4. Said board of water com missioners shall elect annually one of their number . president of the board, whose term of office shall be one year, and until his successor is elected and qualified the commissioners shall - hold regular meetings at such times as they mav aDDoint bv order and mav hold special meetings at such times as they may be requested bv written notice from their president; they shall hold their meetings at each places in Dalles Citv as they may provide, and a majority of their number shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business; they shall elect one of their number at Secre tary, whose term of office shal' be fixed by the board as secretary, and who shall keep a correct minute of their " proceed ings ; all claims or debts incurred by the Board of Water Commissioners shall be audited by said Board and when audited and allowed, a warrant tnerefor, signed by the president and secretary of said Board, shall be drawn against the Water fund of said Citv on the City Treasurer thereof, who shall pay the same out of any funds belonging to said water fund of said City applicable thereto or for want of such funds he shall endorse such warrants, "not paid for want of funds," giving the date thereof, which shall en title such warrants to draw interest from such date until paid or until called for payment, at the. rate of eight per cent per annum. bee. 4. lhat section o of the act men tioned in section 1 of this act be amend ed so as to read as follows : Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the said board of water commissioners, by and with the consent of the Council, to negotiate the sale of bonds provided for by this act. It shall also be their duty to make contracts for the erection and construction, or purchase and enlarge ment of the necessary aqueducts and reservoirs, the laying of the mains and upes through the streets and alleys in alles Citv, to make and estimate the cost of the Water Works, and to perform all other things for the purchasing and extending or constructing, operating, improving and maintaining of a good and substantial system of Water Works for the use of the city for fire and domestic, purposes ; provided however, that before any of the bonds provided for by this act shall be sold said board of water commissioners shall cause a notice to be published m the Morning Oregonian six times a week for at least four consecu tive weeks, and cause such notice to be published in such other papers and for such time as said board mav direct, to the effect that said bonds will, at a time named in said notice, be offered for sale by said board, and inviting sealed bids tnerefor and requiring each bidder to name in his bid the lowest rate of inter est at which said bonds will be taken, at not less than their face value, paying cash in hand therefor, provided further that the said council shall reserve the right to reject any and all bids made in umiiiiii." " 1 Sec. 5. That section 6 of the act men tioned in section 1 of this act be amend ed so as to read as follows : - Sec. 6. The corporate authorities of Dalles City are hereby authorized and empowered for the purpose of paying the interest on any water bonds of said city legally issued "in addition to the tax now authorized by Dalles City charter to levy annually the additional sum of one half of one per cent, upon all of the taxable pro'perty within said city; and said board of water commissioners may pro vide for the collection of a water tax from all the consumers of said water and impose fines and penalties for refusing or neglecting to pay the same, and es tablish the rate, time and manner in which it shall be paid ; and all moneys collected and received under the provis ions of this section shall be applied to the payment of said bonds and inter est and the maintenance of said water works and for no other purpose whatso ever except as hereinafter provided; provided, Iwwever, that after such bonds and interests shall have been fully paid, the board of water commissioners shall collect only such an amount from the in habitants bf the city as shall be sufficient to maintain said water works in good re pair. And said board of water commis sioners is hereby empowered to adopt all rules and regulations necessary or proper to enforce their control and man agement of said water works and water of said city, and to regulate the use and consumption of said water. Sec. 6. All monevs received by Dalles City from the sale of any bonds of said city legally issued or to be issued for water purposes unexpended shall be kept by the treasurer of Dalles City in a seperate fund known as the water fund. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of the said city treasurer to keep all funds that may come to his possession in accor- , dance with the provisions of any of the preceding sections of this act or of any act of which this is amendatory which shall be known and designated as the water fund of Dalles City except such as may be immediately needed to pay run ning expenses, or me principal or uiwr est of the water bonds hereinbefore re ferred and to loan said sum to responsi ble parties upon real estate security only approved by a majority of said water aommissioners and the city attorney. Such security shall be worth not less than three times the amount of such loan exclusive of improvements, and the title shall be aproved by said citv attor- torney ; and it is further provided tnat no loan shall be made for a longer period than one year from the making thereof, and at not less than eight per cent, per annum. Sec. 8. That section 7 of the act en titled "An act to authorize Dalles City to incur an indebtedness of $50,000 for the purpose of providing the city with good and wholesome water, and for the erection and construction or purchase of such water works and reservoirs within or without the limits of the city as may be necessary o convenient therefore and provide for the issuing of bonds and the payment of the principal and interest thereon-," approved February 26, 1885, be amended so as to read as follows. Sec. 7. The board of water commission ers of Dalles city or its agents shall have the right to enter upon any lands out side of the limits of Dalles city for the purpose of examining, locating and sur veying the line of such canal, conduits, pipes or mains, doing no unnecessary damage thereby ; and whenever it shall become nesessary for said board or Dalles city to convey the water Into said city from any stream, river or creek as pro vided in this act, over or across the lands of any person or persons, then the board of water commissioners shall have power to purchase the right-of-way over such land ; and in the event that the owner or owners of such land and the board shall be unable to agree upon the amount of damage to be paid by Dalles city, then it shall be lawful for Dalles city by said board of water commission ers" shall have power to purchase the right-of-way over such land, in the event that the owner or owners of such land and the board shall be unable to agree upon the amount of damage to be paid by Dalles city, then it shall be lawful for Dalles city, by said board of water com missioners to appropriate so much of said lands for a right-of-way as may be necessary for the line of such canal, con duits, pipes or mains in the manner provided in title III of chapter 7, of the miscellaneous laws of the state of Oregon, and whenever it shall become necessary for said board to appropriate any por tion of any lot or lots within the limits of Dalles city for the purpose of bringing the water into said city for fire and do mestic purposes, the " said board may appropriate the same in the manner provided in said title HI of chapter 7 of the miscellaneous laws of the state 'of Oregon. Said action shall be brought in the name of Dalles city, to the use of said board of water commissioners. Sec. 9. That section 8 of the act men tioned in section 1 of this act be amen ded so as to read as follows : Sec. 8. Whenever the board of water commissioners of Dalles city shall decide to purchase and enlarge, or erect and improve the water works, as in this act provided then it shall be the duty of the said board of water commissioners to cause a notice to be published in some newspaper of general circulation pub lished weekly in said county for at least four weeks in succession, inviting sealed proposals, for the erections of such works, giving a minute description of the same, or if said board shall decide to purchase any water works now owned and operated bv any person, persons, company or corporation within said city, and shall decide to enlarge said water works so purchased, then such water works, to be so extended and enlarged, minutely describing the same. Bids may be received for the performance of all the work, or any part thereof, which shall not materially conflict with the completion of the remaining portion or for furnishing materials, baid worx -must be let in whole or in part, as above provided to the lowest responsible bid der, provided, that the board of Dalles city shall have the right to reject any and all bids ; provided further that on and after the date this act goes into af fect all such notices shall be published by and at the instance ot tne board ot water commissioners, and all such bids shall be rieived bv and shall be accented or rejected by said, board of water com missioners, anu an cuutracis peruuiiuig to such purchase, enlargement erection and construction of such water works shall thereafter be made bv and with said board of water commissioners, pro vided furtlier, that no purchase shall be made nor any contract let hereunder, as hereinbefore" provided, until all the bonds issued under the provisions of the act of which this act is amendatory or under this act shall have been sold and the money received therefore shall have been paid into the hands of the city treasurer. The board of water commis sioners shall provide for the taithrui performance of any contract let under this act and the provisions thereof may be enforced by action, suit or proceeding in the name of Dalles city whether such contract shall have been made by the council or said board, provided further, that all contracts made, liabilities incur red or trusts imposed in persuance of any of the provisions of this act or any act of wnich this is amendatory by said council or board of water commissioners shall hereafter be continued - and enfor ced in like manner as' if made by said board of water commissioners after said date. Sec. 9. In addition to the Dowers now conferred upon the council of Dalles City, said council is hereby authorized and empowered to bond the credit of said city by the issuance of taxable water bonds'of said city payable in such time as said council may designate in any sum not to exceed $25,000, to eom- plete and perfect the water system of I said Dallea City, provided however that ThUifuV.'T.ir liJg'''..7.iiixn'..j"ui"illlixitrjprrrr vote of the qualified voters of paid Dalles City who actually pay a property tax therein which said election shall be held and said question submitted at such times and in such manner as such coun cil shall provide by ordinance. If said bonds shall be issued, the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the city treas ury to be left in said water fund and subject to draft thereon as such funds. Sec. 10. All contracts made, obliga tions or trusts imposed, all suits or actions commenced, or choses in action existing under any of the provisions of the acts herein amended or repealed shall be continued and remain unim paired and to that extent the provisions of said acts amended or repealed shall be deemed as continuing in force. Sec. 11. That the title of said act mentioned in section 1 of this act, be amended to include section 3 inadvert antly omitted therefrom. Sec. 12. Inasmuch as there is im mediate necessity for the additional powers granted by this act to said board of water commissioners and to said council this act shall take effect and be in force, from and after its approval by the governor. THE NEXT ENCAMPMENT. Call for G. A. R. Encampment at Astoria on April 8th. H'dq't'rs. Department of Oregon, ) Grand Army op the Republic, The Dalles, Or., March 12, 1891.) General Orders,) No. 4. ) I. The Tenth Annual Encampment of the Department of Oregon, G. A. R., ill be held in Odd Fellows hall, at Astoria, at 1 o'clock p. m., April 8, 1891. The annual convention of the Womaus' Relief Corps will be held at Astoria at the same lime. The council of administration will con vene at the law office of Comrade A. G. Hardesty, 452 Squomoque St., up-stairs, at 10 :30 a. in., on the same date. II. Department headquarters will be established at the Occident hotel, Com rade C. S. Wright, proprietor. III. The following order of business will be observed, subject to change by vote of the encampment : 1. 2. 3! 4. Roll call of department officers. Roll call of delegates and iiieinlnTs. Reports of department oflicers. Appointments of committees. Communications from posts. Communications from individ- 6. uals. 7" 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. IV. Reports of committees. Unfinished business. New business. Resolutions. Election of officers. In Memoriam. Good of the order. Reading minutes. Installation. Close. The following comrades of dish ing Post No. 14, have been detailed for duty during the encampment, and will report to the assistant adjutant general at headquarters at 12 :30 p. in., April 8th, viz: Comrade E. H. Brodie, officer of the day; Comrade F. N. Brezee, officer of the guard ; Comrades Louis Hofine and Jesse Baker, guards. V. Reception committee, G. A. R. : Comrades Thomas Dealv, J. W. Grannis, Geo. C. Hall, C. A. May, A. G. Hardesty and U. b. Wright, and they will receive comrades in chamber of commerce hall. VI. Posts that have not yet reported the names of officers and delegates elect will do so immediately. If, after this general order, any post shall be omitted from the roll and thus excluded from representation in the encampment on ac count of delinquency in regard to reports, per capita tax, etc., the fault will not rest with department head quarters. VII. All requisitions for supplies needed betore tne next department en campment should be ordered before April 1st. The revised edition of the Blue Book is published, and all orders for the same will be tilled ny tne assistant quarter master general, as soon as the books arrive at these headquarters. VIII. Informatiun is wanted relative to the death of Edward L. Hight, Co. H, 8th Regiment, New Jersey Vol., who is said to have died in Oregon about October 16th. 1872. IX. The proceedings, findings and sentence of a post court martial in the case of comrade E. R. Beach, of Raw lfns Post No. 31, Department of Oregon, are approved, and the said E. R. Beach is hereby dishonorably discharged and dismissed from the Grand Army of the Republic. X. The following reduction of fares have been arranged with the Oregon Pacific railroad company : To the G. A. R, and W. R. C, one and one-fifth, fare for the round trip, from April 9th to 13th inclusive. With the Southern Pacific company (Pacific System) lines in Ore gon, to G. A. R. and W. R. C, one and one-third fare, 011 east and west side divisions, and Woodburn-Springfield branch. Certificates of attendance will be provided and signed at the encamp ment by the department commander, in order to secure the above reduction in fares for return trip, and the latter are void after April 11th. Advices just received from the passen ger department of the Union Pacific sys tem providing for one and one-fifth fare for the round trip from points in Oregon up to Portland on above certificate plan. XI. It is confidently expected that this will be one of the most enjoyable reunions ever held in Oregon. The com rades of Cushing Post, and the ladies of the W. R. C. extend a hearty welcome to visiting comrades and our auxiliaries. and when they say to us, "We are doing all that we possibly can to make the coming encampment a perfect success in every respect," we may rest assured that a royal good time awaits our coming. By order of James A. Varney, Offici al : Dep't Commander. W. S. 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He ought to have owned a railroad warehouse, wear a railroad collar and travel on a paaa lu the" last" two' weeks have been made at Portland, Grove, McMinnville are satisfied that North Dalles Is now the place for investment. New Man ufactories are to be added and large improve ments made. The next 90 days will be im portant ones for this new cit3r. Call at the office of the Interstate Investment Co., Or 72 Washington St., PORTLAND, Or. O. D. TAYLOR, THE DALLES, Or. -: DEALERS IX :- Me Hay, Grain Cheap Express Wagons flos. 1 and 2. Orders left at the Stcre'wil IJreoeive prompt attention. Trunks and Packages delivered to any part of the City. Wagonsalways on hand when Trains or Boat arrivf.' No. 122 Cor. Washington and Third. Sts. Dealer In FANCY GOODS AND NOTIONS, CLOTHING, HATS AND CAPS, Boots and. Siloes etc. PRICES LOW AND CASH ONLY. 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