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VOL. XI.
ItOSF.IIIRO, OREGON, SATURDAY KVKN1NO. Al'Ol'ST 23, 1908.
STREET PAVING CONTRACT LET: BONDS SOLD
II WILL BEGIN
WITHIN NEXT
TO DAYS
Warren Construction Co. Cuts
Over $1500 off Bid
MAYOR HELD OUT FOR MORE
Price of Paving $2.34 Square Yard
$35,000 Bonds go to Morris
Bros., of Portland
A total of JG2.839.69.
Or J2.34 per square yard.
Those are the figures at which
Itoseburg is going to pave 18 blocks
of Blreets with bltulllhic material in
the next few months.
It is the revised bid of the Warren-Construction
Company, of Port
land, which was formally accepted at
a special meeting of the city coun
cil Friday night. The street com
mittee, consisting of Councilmen Mi
celli, JosephBon and Worthlngton, to
gether with City Recorder A. N. Or
cutt, were authorized, upon motion,
to draw up a contract with the bidder
In behalf of the city, and as soon as
this is done the Warren Construc
tion Company will ship its plant and
a crew of men here and commence
work. The latter part of next week
will probably see the dirt flying, and
if the weather permits the job will
he rushed .to completion before the
nd of the present year, although
the paving company has been given
until August 1, of next year, ns a
precaution against emergencies, to
finish the work.
Concurrently with the award or
the paving contract, the council also
accepted the bid of Morris Bros., of
Portland, for the $35,000 worth of
municipal bonds voted by the citi
zens last,April to defray 50 per cent
of the cbst of the work, the other
half of the cost to be borne by the
owners of the property which the
paving will adjoin. The bonds will
not be' Issued, however, until all the
proceedings leading to their author
ization have been passed on as to
their legality by Morris Bros.' attor
neys. This will require probably one
month of time. The bonds brought
face value. They will run 20 years
and draw interest at the rate of 5 per
cent, payable semi-annually.
Why Paving Hid was Lowered.
When- the council convened, Mr.
A. M. Shannon, representing the
Warren Construction Company, and
who was present at the meeting,
stated that he had been Instructed
by his concern to reduce their bid of
last Monday night from $64,411.01
to JC2.839.C9, a difference of $1.
571.92, based on a reduction in the
rate of paving per square yard from
J 2.41 to $2. .14. This, Mr. Shannon
explained, his company had been
moved to do In view of the fact thnt
local bankers had ngreed to purchase
at par, Immediately upon Issuance,
warrants drawn by the city upon a
fund to be established by assess
ments levied on property owners to
meet 50 per cent of the cost of the
work. When askea'en the work
would be commenced. Mr. Shannon
replied that It would not exceed ten
days from the date of execution of
the contract, and this time limit will
be inserted therein. The bid, as re
duced, Is still $1,780.64 in excess of
Engineer Kelsey's estimate of the
total cost.
Mayor Hoover Makes Kirk.
Upon completion of Mr. Shannon'
remarks. Mayor Hoover raised an ob
jection to the bid on the ground thnt
he understood that If the special
fund warrants were negotiated the
price of the paving was to be re
duced to Mr. Kelsey's estimate. "I
consider, and many of the citizens
do also." said Mayor Hoover, "that
Mr. Kelsey's estimate is a very lib
eral one, and I recommend to the
council that no action be taken on
this new bid unless It is reduced to
Mr. Kelsey's figures."
Kelsey rnderestlmatctl Items.
"Mr. Kelsey l too low on some
of the lt'n." said Mr. Shannon, in
reply to Mayor Hoover's objections.
"First, he has estimated the curbing
at 45 cents per linear foot, as is
charged in Eugene, but your specifi
cations call for an 18-Inch curbing,
whereas In Eugene the curbing is
only 13 Inches. The figure of 55
rents which we have submitted on
this Item Is of no profit to us It Is
the very lowest prire quoted to us
by local contractors. This alone
makes a difference of $1,009 between
our bid and Mr. Kelsey's estimate.
Then there Is excavating and
I grading, which Mr. Kelsey figured nt '
ttM.is per cuuic yard. That ngure
would be a very reasonable one If
we had to move only soft dirt. Your
streets, however, are packed solidly
with crushed rock, and this cannot
be moved with a scraper; it must be
handled with pick and shovel. Our
price of 75 cents per cubic yard on
this part of the work merely covers
actual cost. It represents another
difference, however. In our bid and
Mr. Kelsey's figure of $720. If the
city can get the excnviiting and grad
ing done for less than 75 cents per
cubic yard we are perfectly willing
to turn that part of the work over
to you. As to the curbing, we are
charging you just what It would cost
to sublet that item to any of your
locnl contractors."
"I have received some complaint
against your letting the contract for
the curjilng to local people," said
Mayor Hoover, addressing Mr. Shan
non. "But we have not let such a con
tract," replied Mr. Shannon. "We
have merely obtained figures ' on
which to base our bid. Of course, if
we cannot get a contractor satis
factory to the city, we will bring one
here from some other place or do
the curbing ourselves."
Mayor's Advice Ignored.
Councilman John Long finally
moved to, award a contract to Mr.
Shannon's company. His motiop
was seconded by Councilman Worth
lngton, and when put to vote carried
unanimously, despite the recommen
dation of Mayor Hoover that the
Warren Construction Company be
made to reduce its bid to Mr. Kel
sey's estimate. There were present
just enough councilmen seven to
constitute a quorum. They were
.losephson. Long, Micelli, Worthig
ton. Bellows, Kohlhagen and Fisher.
Councilman Robertson carae in short
ly after the council convened, but
left before the vote was taken.
The result of the vote was receiv
ed with a round of hand clapping by
a number of prominent citizens and
mm
taxpayers, who were decidedly in
terested spectators throughout the
meeting. After the council adjourn
ed, this staunch little hand or men,
who have been conspicuous leaders
in the street paving movement ever
since Its conception, manifested their
great delight by exploding fireworks
In the streets for a half hour.
Rooster Meeting Deffrred.
As the street paving matter was of
predominant Importance, no attempt
wns made to hold the scheduled
meeting for the members of the Wil
lamette Valley Development League,
who arrived here in the evening, en
route to Coos Hay. These victors
were Col. K. llofer. editor of t lit-Salem
Journal; H. W. Johnson, post
master at Corvnllls; John H. Scott,
who is campaigning for better roads;
Oswald Wewt, Mate railroad com
missioner, and John H. Lewis, state
engineer. The party spent most of
the evening here in attendance nt
the council meeting, and this morn
ing left for Marshfleld.
The Hid for Romls.
The council received In all four
bids for the $.ir.00 worth of bonds.
Only one offered a premium and that
was submitted by 8. A. Keane ft Co.j
of Chicago, who offered to take the
bonds for one mill above par,
amounting to $35 on the whole sum.
The other bidders were Morris Hros.,
of Portland: A. It. Leach & Co., of
Chicago, and John Nuveen ft Co.,
also of Chicago, represented by W. I.
Vawter, the Medford banker, who
was present at the council meeting
In person. All four bids asked the
maximum rate of interest of f per
cent, and each specified that the
council was to furnish at its own ex
pense a certified copy of the record
of all proceedings relating to the
bond Issue, so that It could be passed
on as regards Its validity by the bid
der's attorneys. ,
Keane ft' Co. agreed to charge no
attorney fees and to bear the expense
of lithographed pnier for the bonds.
Morris Hros. asked that the cftr
either bear both of snh ftms of
expanse or allow them 20n In llu
thereof. Leach ft Co. wanted the
city to bear the expense of Inspec-
tfon Of the lirncPPrlinpa nnH Vnvun
& Co. asked for $2,000 for commis
sion and inspection.
A Premature Act.
Without a single word of discus
sion, the council voted unanimously
to accept the bid of Keane & Co.,
which nt first uppenred to be the best
of the four. After this was done,
however, it was discovered that the
bid specified that the bonds were to
draw interest from August 1, of this
year, whereas the ordinance author
izing the flotation provides that In
terest shall not begin until the date
of delivery to the buyer. The coun
cil then got busy with lead pencils
and paper, nnd It was figure' out
thnt the bonds would draw interest
from August 1 until October 1, tho
earliest date at jvhich Inspection or
the proceedings relating to their Is
sue could be completed. This put
the council in a quandary; it did not
want to pay unearned interest.
Mayor Hoover called on Mr. Vnwter
for advice, and the Medford banker
spoke as follows;
"As'a representative of one of the
bidders, and the most unsuccessful
one of all, I do not know that I
should spenk on this matter. I will
sny, however, that It Is the custom of
all flrmB dealing in bonds to refund
unearned Interest, and I presume
that Keane & Co. would do that.
Kenne & Co. were the highest bid
ders for the water bonds Issued bv
the City of Medford. but they failed
to furnish a certified check for $18.
000 as a guarantee of delivery of the
money nnd the bonds were sold to
Nuveen & Co., whom I represent. It
is no sign, however, that because
Keane & Co. failed to come through
at Medford that they would fall to
comply with your request that they
refund unearned Interest. As to
Leach & Co. and Morris Bros., I can
say that they are both reliable and
you would find either a good firm to
do business with."
Morris ltros'. Bid Accepted.
By successive votes, the council
reconsidered Its action In awarding
the bonds to Keane ft Co., and re
jected their bid. Then a sort of
heart-toheart session ensued, the
members of the council leaving their
chairs and clustering around the
table occupied by the mayor and re
corder, while the spectators discussed
the matter among themselves, out
side the chamber railing. After 10
minutes had passed one of the coun
cilmen, who wns reading the bids,
suddenly discovered that Morris
Hros. asked for the bonds to be dated
September 1, but that they agreed
to refund all unearned Interest, from
thnt day until the day the bonds
shall be placed In their hands. This
solved the problem, and without
more ado the council voted, this time
by resolution, as provided by the
charter, to sell the bonds to Morris
Hros. The condition was Imposed,
however, that the bidder furnish a
certified check for $ru to guarantee
delivery of the principal of the bonds,
less $200 which the council will al
low for an attorney to Inspect the
proceedings and pay for printing the
lithographs.
Morris Hros. were the successful
bidders for the $:iU0.000 worth of
Water bonds issued by the City of Ku
gene. They have not yet advanced
the money, however, pursuant to the
opinion of their attorney, who holds
the bonds invalid by reason of the
fact that at the election authorizing
them three different amendments to
the city charter were voted on. The
attorney holds that each amendment
required a separate election. Kugenc
lawyers dissent from this, and ft
friendly suit to settle the question Is
now pending In the circuit court.
!er Creek It ridge Svt.
Action toward the construction of
the new concrete-steel bridge over
hffT Crfok will be taken by the
council just as soon as Engineer Kel
sey forwards the necessary pians and
specifications, which wilt be In about
one wek. The bridge will cost ap
proximately ffi.ooo, and for which
$3..r,80 will be available out of the
proceed from the sale of the bonds.
This latter figure la the difference
between the $:!i.0O0 worth of bonds
and $31,419. which is one-half of the
cost of the street paving. The re-
malnlng funds necessary to meet the
cost or building the bridge will either
be made up out of the general fund
of the city or defrayed out of an
other bond Issue, ror which there is
already strong talk of another special
election. Many property owners not
directly-benefitted by the present
proposed paving, are now anxious to
get such improvement and are agi
tating ror Hint purpose another bond
election, this time ror an issue or
$40,000.
P. I.. CAMPIIKLL MAItltlKS.
President of I'niversity of Oregon
Wedded in California.
GRAND LAKE, Colo., Aug. 21.
Proressor P. C. Campbell, president
of the University of Oregon, wbb
married here last night to Mrs. Susan
Campbell Church, of San Francisco.
The couple will enjoy their honey
moon at Sulphur Springs, near here,
and when the fall term opens at the
University they will go to Oregon.
IDEAL FOR COMPENSATION
There ought to be. and there can
be, a system under which fhe Injured
employe will know exactly how much
he deserves because of his acci
dent, and will know also that he will
receive exactly that amount prompt
ly, automatically. In the ordinary
course of business administration,
without an appeal to the courts,
without an appeal to the employer,
withiMt becoming a pirate and with
out becoming a beggar.
Mr. Francis H. McLean has re
cently presented to the New York
Conference or Charities and Correc
tion a report on 241 accident cases
coming consecutively under tho ob
servation of himself and his friends.
It was an official report, laboriously
complied.
In 47 cases out of the 241 there
was a certain amount or compensa
tion, paid by the employer to the In
jured workman. In the other 194
eases out or tho 241 there was no
Al PAVED
Our present law of employers' lla
compensation. blllty deprives the employe of J nut Ire
without relieving the employer of
expense. It is hideously cruel from
one standpoint and frightfully ex
pensive from the other. It cannot
endure. Every other Important coun
try In the world has put It away In
its museum of antiques.
Every other important country in
the world has made compensation
for accidents an adjunct of business
In place of a department of law. In
every other Important country In the
world the burden of the accident,
whether 1Mb due to the fault or the
employer, the fault or the employe,
or the fuu It of nobody, is placed on
the shoulders of the Industry In
which It happened.
Carelessness of employer and of
employe Is inevitable. Both these
things, both Imperfection or machin
ery and carelessness or human be
ings, may be diminished by wise
laws, but they cannot be eradicated.
Accidents must happen. And there
fore the compensation for the acci
dent ought to be inevitable and auto
matic, like the accident Itself.
Why shouldn't every industry car
ry the burden of its own killed and
wounded? Why shouldn't compen
sation for disability be just as much
a part of the cost of business as It
Is of the cost of war? Why shouldn't
the workman who goes Into his dally
fight with modern machinery be as
sured that his Injury will be re
garded as an honorable wound, en
titling him to decent consideration?
Why shouldn't the industrial soldier,
meeting death In forms as terrible
as those of any battle-field, die
knowing that he will leave, if not
glory, at least a few years' food to
his family? William Hard, In the
Septeniber Everybody's.
COFFEE 0
The goodness of every
thing else at brealcfast de
pends on the coffee.
Your troctr rrturni roar moncr U torn feat
Ilk. bLbilUD,', Ben arc p.F tim.
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"TIIK CITY OF ROSKS"
DAY OFPLEASlRE
American Sailors Have Good
Time in Australia
HAZING CADETS PUNISHED
Naval Recruits Desert Grounding of
Cruiser Colorado Week Ago
to be Investigated
Special to the Evening- Review.
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 22.
Today was given over to a round or
pleasure ror the crews ot the Am
erican battleship fleet. A baseball
team from the battleship Nebiuska
defeated the Sydney University nine
by a score of 3 to 0, and a team rep
resenting the entire fleet defeated a
New South Wales team 6 to 0. At
Rugby football, however, the Aus
tralians showed their superiority,
(he Sydney eleven winning rrom a
team of American sailors by the
Bcore or 6 to 3. ,
A dinner will be given tonight by
Admiral Poore, commander or the
English fleet at this port, in honor of
Admiral Sperry, commanding the
American fleet.
Cadets Dealt With.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. Two of
the eight. cadets suspended from
West Point lor hazing escnpndes
were dismissed today and tho other
six were sentenced to suspension
BTRKETS.
without pay until June of next year,
when they will be reduced In rank
rrom the first to third class. Secre
tary of War Luke E. -Wright an
nounced today that these orders had
been approved by President Koose
velt. Naval Recruit Desert.
0(JI)EN, Utah, Aug. 22. Whole
sale desertions from the ranks or
naval recruits for the Pacific fleet
are reported during their transporta
tion across the country. A special
car engaged to transnort fio ri'crnitK
I rrom this city to Oakland will not
I be used, owing to the fact that out
I of the entire lot only three remain.
uovernmeni agents are now search
ing for the deserters.
Inquire Into Colorado Affair.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. Capt.
I). H. Mahau, commander of tho Pu
gut Bound navy yard, and Command
er H. H. Knapp, of the cruiser
Charleston, are two members of the
court appointed .to Inquire Into the
recent grounding of the cruiser Col
orado, a week ago. The third mem
ber of the board of Inquiry, a Judge
advocate, Is yet to be named. The
Inquiry, which will start next week,
will determine whether a court mar
tial Is necessary.
Treason A inong Jap Force.
the charges of disloyalty In the Jap
anese army and navy was announced
today. The Investigation Is to be
made secretly and ror that reason
the personnel of the commission Is
not made public. It Is learned that
the charges laid before the Mikado
are serious..
HI lit MM.A VCF. IX VKNK.rF.I.A.
Everywhere One 0mh PaftMr1. or
PaHNWords Mint be (liven.
To enter Venezuela one needs a
passport, sealed, with certifications
and stamim; to move from one place
to another more passKrts, fore con
sultations with military Jefes; In
board a ship, permission from the
local reguardo, from the Jefe civil,
and perhaps other functionaries. Ev-1 ,
erywhere ones goes, one is held up I
Dy policemen and soldiers and com
pelled to give an account or himself.
On a dozen different occasions, when
I have been walking the streets of
Caracas, Valencia. Puerto Cabello, or
Mnracaybo, my thoughts concentrat
ed some subject far from the bedovll
ment or Venezuela, I have been
brought to my senses by the shout ot
"Qulen vlcn?" and had a MatiBcr lev
eled at me. Boston professors, tho
antl-lmeprlnllsts, and Mr. J. W. Fos
ter may like this sort or thing, and
I'may be unduly sensitive, but I must
con teas thnt these conditions or un
easiness and tills shouting of "Qulen
viva?" flnnlly got on my nerves like
the whir of a rattlesnake.
No phase or life Is free from sur
veillance. All telegrams and cable
grams aro censored, with a repi-esent-athe
of tho dictator In charge of ev
ery line of communication. All let
ters nro liable to be opened by gov
ernment officials. A thoughtless word
In a prlvato epistle may be carried to
Castro with exaggerated importance,
and another victim thereby be ndded
to those that have gone before. Even
the diplomatic correspondence of the
repreaentntlveB of foreign govern
ments Is tampered with by Castro's
representatives lit the poBtofute, nnd
evory foreign minister in Cartas
knows that he must send his commu
nications to his government In his
own mall-pouch, carried by his i.wn
private messenger to a mall shin, or
they will he placed before the .ri'.c
tator for his perusal. Geor-te v.
Crlchfleld, in the Septeniber Every
body's. KINDAY KELKiKH'H SERVICES.
Baptist. Rev. E. H. Hicks, pastor
Morning sermon; "Jesus Only;" ev
ening sermon, 8 o'clock, subject;
"Rest. Rest." Bible school 10 a. m.,
O. P. Coshow, Snpt. Senior H. Y. P.
U. nt 7 o'clock, Mrs. E. II. Hicks
leader. Special singing nnd hnp
tlsm. Midweek prayer meeting on
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Everyone cordially Invited.
Methodist Kplsropnl, Rev. J. K.
Hawkins, pnstor Morning sermon:
"The Saviour's Sympathy." Kven
Ing sermon: "Meddlers, or Mind your
Own Business." Devotional meeting
at .1 p. in. Special music, live sub
jects, an old-rash ioned gospel. All
are welcome.
Methodist South, Rev. C. A. Hex
road, pnstor All services for the
day as usual. Special music. All are
welcome.
At The Soldiers' Home Itev. C.
A. Rexrond, or the Methodist church,
South, will preach Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Arthur Wooden and family leave
tomorrow for a two weeks' outing In
llrewster Valley.
OFFICERS.
J. W. Hamilton, President. A. C. Mars ten, Cashier.
J. P. Darker, Vie President. W. T. Wright, Asst. Cashier
J. W. Hamilton
N. Rica,
J. F. Darker,
8. C. Bartrum,
THE
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
Established 190S.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.00
Nnfeti Deposit boiea for rent. Ily the rear 'J.tH), or will
rent by the month.
Our conservatfi-a management offer substantial advan
gea to present and props ctlve patrons. We are prepared
handle all business entrusted to ua accurately and expeditiously.
Dutch Govt. Demands Apology
For Offending Act
WAR WILL FOLLOW REFUSAL
Former Governor of Oaklanoma Awaits
Sentence for Gambling Rod
is Branded Deeply
Special to the Evening Review.
THE HAGUE, Aug. 22. A for
mal demand was made by The Neth
erlands todny upon President Castro
of Venezuela, implying a threat at
war unless he apologized for the
summary dismissal of the Dutch min
ister Dereus. Preparations are now
going on in the Dutch navy for
blockade of Venezuelan ports Imme
diately. The United States has al
ready given its consent to such ac
tion conditional upon no Dutch
troops being landed on South Ameri
can soil.
Mayor Is Convicted.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 22. C.
M. Dairies, former governor or Ok
lahoma, now mayor or Guthrie, Js
todny awaiting sentence for gambl
ing. He was round guilty ot the of
fense by a jury last evening. A num
ber of Barnes' social friends were ar
rested with him a week ago, but they
all plead guilty. Dames will be sen
tenced by Judge Strang, who Berved
as attorney general while Uarnes. was
governor.
Alltl-Oricntal Hpoerh.
DENVHR, Colo., Aug. 22. That
the 14th amendment of the Consti
tution should be repealed because It
permits Amorlcnn born Japanese and
Chinese to attain citizenship, Is the
gist of a speech made by Atty. Gener
al Webb of California in the closing
session yesterday of the Association
ot National Attorneys Goneral.
What lleney Thinks of Ruef.
SAN KRANC1SCO, Aug. 22. "I
have no vicious or personal enmity
against Abe Ruel, but from evidence
I believe him to be one ot the moBt
accomplished, atrocious and desper
ate criminals or tho age." This 1b a
portion or the affidavit died In Judge
T.awler'8 court today by Francis J.
lleney, in atiBwcr to Ruef'a affidavit
that-Lawler was prejudiced against
him nnd therefor disqualified to pre
side over his trials. I.awlor, how
ever, will- try Ruef on the trolley
bribing cases unless he postpones
such action to file an aflldavit ot his
own.
fiovt. ltnt llounty.
SAN KRANCISCO. Aug. 22.
Word wiib received from Washing
ton today that the government had
appropriated $3300 a month addi
tional ror tho fight against the bu
bonic plague In this city. The mon
ey is to bo used toward the extermin
ation of rats, which are chiefly In
strumental in spreading tho dis
ease. Another Fool and ft flun.
SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 22. Wm.
I Henries, a farmer, was shot and kll
, led Instantly on Vine Hill todny by
j D. Metz, of this city, who mistook
him for a coyote. Metz was a -stranger
In the vicinity.
Tatronlza Review advertiser!.
DIHKCTOHJ.
Robt. Robertson.
J. O. Newland,
I. Abraham,
Chai. W. Parka.
A. C. llaratera.
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