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About The evening news. (Roseburg, Douglas County, Or.) 1909-1920 | View Entire Issue (March 15, 1910)
THE WEATHER LOCAL FORECAST Showers Tonijhtorw'ednaday ADVERTISERS Will fliiUTlie Kvfiihic -Ncw the bent uifHliuni to reach the people of llowburt. A wldc a-wnku puhHcatton lirintlnr 11 the nttwatknt'Kflt to print VOL. I ROSEBURG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH. 15, 1910 No. 114 Commercial Club Holds Its Annual Meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTED On Difficulties Existing lletween the Owners of the Glengary Craft and the Port In ml Cement Cum puny. At the semi-annual meeting of the Roseburg Commercial Club held at the club rooms last evening the at tendance was unfiuiu!y urge. Jt was anticipated there would be some op position to the ticket named by the nominating committee at a recent meeting, and this, no 1wibt, account ed in i measure for tlio large num ber present. However, when the time came for the election of the var ious officers it passed off as serenely as any election ever held, and the gentlemen named to man the club Tor the ensuing year were unani mously elected to the different of fices to which they aspired. The meeting was called to order by President Josephson Immediately after which the election of officers was taken up and disposed of with out ceremony. The list of nominees was read by Secretary George Xeun er and it was moved and seconded that the rules be suspended and the secretary requested to cast a unani mous ballot for the following genOe men: President, Dr. A. C. Seely; vice-president, H. T. McClallen; sec retary, George H.-Neuner, Jr.; treae urere, W. H. Richardson; trustees. T. R. Sheridan, S. S. Josephson and Jos. Micelll. Owing to the fact that the city council, was holding an important meeting, President Josephson gave his chair to Vice-President Dyslnger, and returned to the council after the election of officers. At this time Henry Richardson, chairman of the committee appointed to bring abOiit a settlement of the difficulties existing between the local owners of the Glengary tract of land and the Portland Cement Co., sub mitted the following report which was adopted without . a dissenting vote and the committee discharged. Report of the Committee. To the Roseburg Commercial Club: Gentlemen Your committee ap pointed to Investigate" the matter of the proposed railway through the Glengary fruit lands, begs to report as follows: We have made a personal inspec-, tlon of the Glengary tract and of the preliminary survey made for the Portland Cement Company's propos ed spur. It appears that the spur is necessary if the large deposit of car bonate of lime owned by said com pany, and which it is proposed to reach by said spur, is to be developed on a commercial scale. It further appears to us that If a right-of-way is to be given for such spur, provis ions should be made, by Inserting conditions in the right-of-way deeds, or in other suitable manner, securing THE NOVELTY THEATRE Extraordinary vaudeville engagement. A double bill for TWO NIGHTS MONDAY and TUESDAY 4-5TAR5--4 OUTON andLE0TA On request of those visiting our place all last week, they have concluded to remain and will surely please our patrons with an entire change of acts and create a roar of laughter in every line. Act: Regan's Visit Di rect from Ireland. Picture Program The Incubator, from the egg to the spitt life of the chicken. It is Great. A kask of old wine; comedy. The power of the Press. Popular Prices the right to neighboring land owners to used said spur for their shipments over tho Bame upon some equitable T)asis; and further provision should be. made for joint use of said spur by any other development or manu facturing company which may be willing to bear a proportionate share of the cost of construction, mainte nance and operation. As to the loca tion of the proposed line, we find that so far as appears to non-tench-nical observers, the survey should run from a point in the immediate vicinity of the old Frank Wnite res idence, along or near the county road to the intersection of the road laid out by the Glengary owners, and should then follow along the latter road, the width of the right of way being increased sufficiently to ac commodate both rail and wagon rond. By this means, additional ground tak n would come off the ends of the platted lots, and would avoid the serious damage which would result from the diagonal intersection of said lots as proposed in the preliminary survey heretofore made for the ce ment company by Engineer Hartong. In this connection it is to be borne In mind that some of the. lots con cerned have been sold by the original owners of the tract, and therefore any readjustment of the lotting Is cut cf the question, even if the contour of the ground would admit of change In this particular. We are' not able to state In dollars and cents the decrease In the amount of Ini iry which would result from the change in route suggested, but it would be great. Respectfully sub mitted. W. H. RICHARDSON, Chairman. B. L. EDDY. W. H. FISHER. Low Hnte on Crude Oil. An important matter to the fruit growers of Douglas county was brought to the attention of the club members by Henry Richardson, who stated he had been requested by W. C. Winston, the fruit grower, to ask the Commercial Club to confer wilh the Southern Pacific Co. and ascer tain if-a more reasonable freight rate could not be secured for the fruit growers of this county on crude pe troleum for smudge purposes. It was stated the railway company were now supplying Willamette valley fruit men with the oil free of any cop whatever to them and it was thought a like situation could be brought about for the fruitmen of this sec tion If taken up with the general freight agent of the S. P. at Port land. Accordingly E. B. Pengra and h. B. Moore were appointed-a com mittee of two to take this Important matter up with the railway company and the result of their findings. If a satisfactory agreement is reached, will mean much to the fruit men of Douglas county, the 'matter of oper operating of smudges having been taken up by many of the large fruit growers. BRIEF IN TAX CASE IS FILED WASHINGTON, March 15. The government's brief in connection with the corporation tax cases was filed in the supreme court todry by Solicitor General Powers. Argu ments on the cases now on apnea will begin immediately after the dis posal of the Standard Oil hearing now before the court. The Howard Sisters in clever singing and dancing This Act s A-l STREETS TO BE PI1VED Cin BOOKS EXPEflTED Report of Improvement Com mittee Adopted. TOTAL OF 39 BLOCKS Council men "Stretch" the Pavement us far us Possible to Please Pro perty Owners Will Ask for Better Kate. STKEETS TO UK PAVKU. The following streets will be paved. This was agreed upon without dissent at the meeting of the common council last ev- eniug: Oouglas street from court house to Claire street four blocks. Jackson street from Douglas to the leer Creek bridge; and from Finite to Moslier street three blocks. Washington street from Main to Kane and from Hose, to .Jackson two blocks. Cass street from Main to Kane one block Lane street from Main to l'niqiiii bridge 8 blocks. M usher street from Main to Slirridan 3 blocks. . Main from Cass to Lane street I block. . Hose street from Washington to Lane i blocks. Stephens street from Cass to Woodward 3 blocks. Pino street from Oak to Mother 3 blocks. Mill street from ..Moslier to Sykes 1 blocks. In all, ;tl) blocks. The important features of the council meeting last evening was the adoption without a dissenting vote of the report of the city improvement committee recommending that the above named streets be paved, and I he reading of tho report of Expnrt Ben Olcott, who haB just completed the task of auditing the city records for a period covering the past eight and one-fourth years. The report of the expert is given elsewhere in this paper. In submitting the rocommendn--lons of the city Improvement com mittee, for the paving of the afore said streets. Chairman MI eel 11 stated that the committee did not pretend to any superior wisdom or Infallia billty of judgment in making the beat choice of streets. But he snid the committee had given the matter pro longed and earnest attention, and he believed that the selections made by the committee were the most expedi ent, equitable and just that could be made under the clrcumstunces. On motion of McClallen tho report of the committee was unanimously adopted, and the city engineer in structed to prepare plans and specifi cations for the paving of said streets. Mullen arose to a point of Informa tion to inquire if all of the streets would be paved with standard pave ment. Micelll stated that Lane and other streets where traffic is heavy would be paved with standard quality of pavement, and that Sykes and other similar residential streets would be treated with a lighter quality of pave- ment, so that the total number of blocks to be paved would probably I be increased this way by two or three blocks.' ! McClallen called attention to the fact that the Warren Construction company, under the stress of competi tion, was doing, pavement work in other cities considerably cheaper than It did the same work In Roseburg last year. He thought the council might be able to secure a better rate this year and thus save enough tn pave an additlonl block or more, as the estimate had been based on the old rate per yard. Carl Huffman and 18 other pro perty owners presented a petition ask ing thn council to order John Hunter to remove his spray manufacturing plant beyond the city limits, claiming that it wns obnoxious to resident In the neighborhood and a menace to health. The Mayor referred the pe tition to the committee on health and poliee. The petition of various citizens for the Installation and construction of a completo sewerage system for North RoBehurg was also referred to the committee on health and police. The city Improvement committee reported favorably on the petition of R. h. Cannon and others for tho im proving of Pitzer street from Doug las to East Court and city engineer was Instructed to prepare plans and specifications in accordance with the prayer of the petitioners. Attorney W. W. Cardwell was pres ent In behalf of VMHan Tipton nnd P. F. Patterson and announced that his clients refused to movo the build ings belonging to them on 8nrlng street and alleged by the council to Report Submitted to Council Last Evening. DISCREPANCIES OF $190 ICxpert Olcott Completes His Work and Offers Some Suggestions Covers a Period of Over Klglit Years. The report of Expert Ren Olcott submitted to the council at its regular session last evening covers 55 pages of typewritten matter and is an ex haustive examination of the city rec ords covering a period of approxi mately eight and one-fourth years, or from October 7, 1901, to January 1, 1910. The report covers the administra tion of Mavor K. V. Hoover from Oc tober 7, 1901, to October 7, 1909; Mayor F, W. HayneB from October S, 1909, to January 1, 1910; Recorder 0. S. West from October 7, 1901, to October 5, 1903; Recorder II . L. Mar kers from October 5, 1903, to April 3, 1905; Recorder A. N. Norcutt from April 3, 1905. to January 1, 1910; Treasurer H. C. Slocum from October 7, 1901, to July 2, 190(5; Treasurer B. R. Hermann from July 2, 1906, to January 1, 1910. Briefly stated the export finds all cash and accounts correct and In or der. He finds but ten cents error In cash records In the treasurer's office luring the eight years' audit. Finds fin error made by H. C. Slocum. treasurer, as overpayment on warrant of $10; finds discrepancy in the po lice docket during the incumhencv of H, L. Mnrsters amounting to $30; and nn error In Issuing a duplicate warrant for $150, when the original had already been pnld. The total amount of errors and discrepancies during the eight years' audit. $100. Kxtrarts from the Report. Police Docket Find all money col lected pce.onnt of fines imposed, as stated therein,- proportly accounted for to the treasurer, with the excep tion of $30. There appears to be a discrepancy of this amount between the amount of fines lmnosed and col lected, as shown by this docket, and (he amount receipted for by the treas urer. This difference of $30 is dis tributed through various months of 1904 and was during the term of of fice of Mr. H. L. Marsles. Licenso Register. I find a large number of payments for licenses have been made to the treasurer for which no licenso appears to have been Is sued. There Is no provision made in the' ruling of this book for date of entry of payment of license which renders it very difficult to check with tho treasurer's record of moneys re ceived, account of licenses. It only shows to whom Issued, and date of expiration of license. For the eight yearB covered in this audit there has been paid Into the treasury account of licenses issued, the sum of $50.70.97. There- hns bet-n licenses Issued durlnir the same period to the amount of $ri.ri.083.52, milking a difference bf $1,6 IS. 4 5 more cash received than licenses Is sued. This overplus of $1,618.15 representing more cash received thnn licenses Issued as shown to bo distrib uted during tho following terms of office of the several recorders, as follows: I D. S. West $974.70 Attorney Neuner was requested to advise the council as to the proper method of proceeding to compel the owners to removo the buildings. Quite an animated discussion en sued between Micelll and Strong over the construction of the proposed cen tral sewer. Micelll recommended that the city pay one-half the con struction of tho sewer through the Salzmii n and W. S. Hamilton proper ty. Strong opposed thin motion on the ground that the city had offered to pay one-half tho construction of the sewer only on consideration that all the property owners along the course of the proposed sewer grant t'i the city a right-of-way through their property for sewer purposes, and un til this had been done, he was op posed to committing the city to such action. He doubted the legality of the. proposition, anyway, he said. The matter was finally referred to the city attorney for his opinion. On motion of Micelll the city en gineer was Instructed to prepare new plans and specifications for tho Mill Short street sower, and to submit the same to the council at Its next reg ular session. Tho bonding ordinance, authoriz ing the expenditure of $40,000 for street paving, was put upon Its first and second reading. After the rending of expert Ren 01 eott's report on the city records, on motion of Josephson, the expert's rec ommendations In regard to Installing a new system of hooks for the city, were referred to the special commit tee with full power to adopt such rec ommendations as they deemed advis able, and to Install such new record bonks as they naw fit. The mayor advised that Bt copies of the expert's report be printed for circulation, and that the three city printing establishments be asked to ubnilt bids for the printing of the H. h. Mnrsters 401.25 A. N. Orcutt 242. SO $1,618.45 The difference between the amounts nctually received for licens es during the eight years, as shown by the cash book and receipts filed, and the amount of licenses actually issued, as shown by the license reg ister', is explained by tho fact that during this period ninny persons have done business on their receipt for li cense paid without exchanging the same for a license proper as provided by ordinance. The result to tho city from a financial standpoint has been the wme. Treasurer's Office The treasurer' has no ledger, keeping such accounts as he has had In the back part of the cash book. , These accounts all apply to special funds. He has had no cash book for recording payments made him for these special funds, and In checking the account, I have had to use his duplicate receipts Issued at the time payment was made. This has necssarily been tedious and cum-, bersome. No ledger accounts of any nature were kept by the city prior to 1905, so far as I know; and in this connection would say there is no ac count of record showing in the ledger the outstanding bonds of the City of Roseburg. Find all warrants properly paid and" entered by the treasurer with the ex ception of wnrrant No. 097, of date August 5, 1902, in amount $470.40. drawn to Sykes & Carroll, and paid April 6, 1904. The Interest comput ed and allowed on this warrant was $47.04. In paying warrant, treasurer made a mistake in addition of $10, malting payment In total of $527.44 when It should have been $517.44. 1 find a duplicate warrant Issued after the original had been paid. This is warrant No. 388 of date January 18. 1901, payablo to the Roseburg Water Co., and In amount $150. This became paid July 20, 1903, and. with interest of $20.57, amounted to Mie sum of $170.57. Duplicate for this warrant was issued January 8, 1910, to tho Roseburg Wuter Co., and In amount $150. Among tho outstanding warrant; vou will notice one for $1,000 drawn on tho general fund. January 17. 1905, payable to Bridges & Marsters. May 7 1900, the council instructed the treasurer not to'pay this warrant out of the general fund, hut only or.t of the special Mill-Plue Sower fund. There is now In this fund the sum of $717.70. The city Is paying 6 per cent In terest on above $1,000 warrant, which now has been outstanding five years, with accrued interest at this date of something like $300, and is receiving no benefit whatever from the $717 to the credit of the fund and lying idle in the bank. Have checked the final estimates of the city engineer upon which pay ments were made to the Warren Con struction Company for the 1909 pav ing and find all payments made cor rectly, in accordance therewith, with the" exception of two small errors, amounting to 52 cents. Have been unable to make a check of tho dog licenso money collected and turned In from the fnct that 1 found no rocord of the city marshal to check from. . Recommendations I would sug gest that you continue as now in re gard to having but the one fund, nnd thnt the general, but would keep so arate or sub-division accounts there under, nnd record ihem ns city im provements, fire nnd water account, (Continued on pace 2.) Here is wha Harth's for you. With each suit you can have FREE your choice of the following articles: CATCH KH'S MITTS, I Ihl, HICKS' (JIX)VICH, rilOI'KSHIOXAL HAM,, CATCH HIl'S MASK, KIIO.VV VIS. ISIC TAPKI) HANDMJ HAT, HASH HAM Sl'IT OH roOTHAI.L. You know what Harth's Toggery good clothes are. Don't forget we keep them pressed free. Harth's Toggery Inc. 25,000 Strong Strike for In creased Pay. WALKOUT IS DELAYED (icnornl Managers of the Railroads Involved Refuse Demands Fed , eral Intervention Is Only Hope to Avert Trouble. (Special to the Evening News) CHICAGO, March IB. Although tho general strike of the 25,00 loco motive firemen has been called by the officials of the Brotherhood of Hull road Trainmen, it appears probable today that the actual walkout of the men will not bo ordered before the end of the present week. This delay Is for the purpose of allowing tho Pacific Coast union officials who have been in attendance at the con ference here, to reach home in order to direct operations there, but the date that the order shall become ef fective will be announced late this ev ening. The decision to call a general strike was reached at midnight yes terday following the rejection by tho general managers of the railroads t accept the proposition made by the trainmen. Apparently the only hope lelt of preventing the strike is that of federal intervention. The railways! have telegraphed a request to Chair man Knnpp of the Interstate com merce commission and Labor Com missioner Nelll to itct as mediators. The men have demanded a gt-neral Increase of 12 1-2 per cent. Among the lines nffected are the Southern Faciflc. Oregon Short Lino, O. R. & X., Union Pacific, Northern Pacific!. Greht Northern and tho MllMnutee. CITY GETS $2,000 OUT OF THE FIGHT (Special to the Evening News). OAKLAND, Cal., March IB. Tho preliminary leKal requirements which were necessary to permit Jeffries and Johnson to light at Emeryville, were cleared away today, following the ac tion of the town trustees last night In fixing Hie license for the pugilistic encounter at $2,0110. In view of this action there will be no opposition to the fight on the part of the city. MISSOURI RIVER IS ON RAMPAGE (Special to tho Evening News), BISMARCK, S. D., March 15. Floods are sweeping the lowlands along the Missouri river in this sec tion today. The river steamer Ex pansion was wrecked this morning. While the streetB of Mandnn are un der water, it Is believed that there will be no loss of life on account of the floods. Toggery is doing be encroaching on city land. City , same.