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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1916)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER PAGE THRE3. Family Dr. says: our Cooling Drinks. ivy our m r & OUR COOLING FOUNTAIN IS ALSO A "HEALTHFUL" FOUNTAIN. WE USE PURE SYRUPS AND EXTRACTS IN OUR FLAVORINGS AND OUR ICE CREAMS ARE WHOLESOME. THERE IS A "DIFFERENCE IN THE DRINKS DISPENSED FROM FOUNTAINS. TRY OURS AND YOU WILL EASILY TASTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "OUR" DELICIOUS DRINKS AND ICE CREAMS AND OTHERS YOU HAVE TRIED. AT OUR COOLING FOUNT, LIKE ELSEWHERE IN OUR STORE, YOU CAN "RELY" ON WHAT YOU BUY. Levy - Vog'el Drug' Co. PUBLIC PHONE AND RESTING ROOM , UN DAM FILED IMPORTANT BUSINESS UP CONSIDERATION. FOR Arc Light Question Deferred Until After Further Conferences. The Warren Construction company notified the city commission at its midweek session last evening that it will soon have a crew here to make such repairs in pavement as are needed. A petition for a gasoline storage tank at Fir and Adams was granted to T. F. Coward, the new Ford dealer. The arc light petition from Third nd Adams was laid ovr until the whole question of electric lights and rates for the city are brought up af ter a conference with light company officials. Nothing concerning renewal of the contract came up last night. A petition from the Y. M. C. A. for permission to affix a large sign on the city's welcome arch was granted. The monthly estimate for the South La Grande sewer project now under construction was hied and allowed 'with 25 per cent holdout. The amount as allowed was about $2500. Reports on delinquent sewer and street assess ments, and other matters pertaining to delinquent assessments were Drought up and acted on. The right of way between Dr. O'Conner and tho city for the trunk sewer was verified and filed. The Elks' water rent for the nata- torium in their building came up again and the water superintendent was instructed to collect the amount due, about $15 and it is likely that as soon as this is done some adjudication of the rate question for the natator- lum will come up. A new hydrant for East 0 avenue has been allowed, as added fire protec tion and to freshen water in the dead main ends in that vicinity. Dam Report Read. Although no action was taken for the reason that Engineer Taylor who helped make the. investigation was not attacned to tne report as yet aue to absence from the city, the report of City Engineer Ncal and Contractor Rush who with Engineer Taylor vis ited the intake dam recently, was read in commission meeting and laid over. The third signature will be affixed be fore action is taken. As read the report says: t herewith a statement of my findings together with recommendations re garding the best possible course of ac tion to pursue at the present time: The concrete in the dam at most all points is very soft and indications are such that it may never be ex pected to harden to any great extent. The surface of the wall indicates that the concrete was improperly poured which resulted in the separation of the coarser and finer materials, thus making seams which axe especially noticeable in parts where the coarser gravel came in contact with the forms. It appears that the concrete was dumped in one place on each separate pour and permitted to run which naturally causes the separation of the different graded materials. Concrete in a structure of this nature should be poured in layers not exceeding one foot in depth, a practice which ap pears to have been neglected in this niece of construction. The concrete in the base of the uum up to a neignt oi fifteen feet is some better than the part above, but has many soft spots. iBetween a height of lo and 30 feet tne concrete is extremely soft and poor and cannot be depended upon to with stand much pressure. The top portion of 18 inches has been mostly de stroyed by freezing and is rapidly falling away. In all parts the con crete appears extremely porous. The gravel used appears to have had the proper grading and sizes, but was dirty which necessitated washing. How thoroughly it was washed can and although there is no certainty as to how long it will stand this strain it is probable that it will not go out. I have submitted herewith plans of the proposed arrangement and con struction of support for the valve stems of the valves now in place and for the construction of three new 80 inch drains with wood gates. These three additional 30-inch drains if built now and kept open next spring during the high water season can keep the water down to such an ex tent that the dam need never be sub jected to any great load. I recommend that the three 30-inch drains be constructed and installed immediately and that the matter of constructing a new dam of concrete similar to the one now in place and the lowering of the present spillway be planned and estimated at once so that work can be started at the earli est possible time next year. Respectfully submitted, R. R. NEAL City Engineer. G. H. RUSH. City Manager's Report. General manager's report for the week ending August 26, 1916: The fire department put out a grass fire at First and Division Aug. 24th. Eleven volunteers responded. The police made no arrests; but col lected $15 fines and $2 pound fees. Thev served 62 meals. Placed a year ling heifer in the pound. the street superintendent spent nnlv Ha nrnvAn hv Bvo-witnesses who $28.50 for man and team: $5 for a were present when tho washing was man; $15 for white wing; $34.45 cross performed t , wum luuiucr mm ti.wii pjud nam uin- The material used for sand has con-! ber and $4.60 for spikes. Had thirteen tributed to the failure of the concrete and a fourth days work done by pns- to harden to a greater extent than oners. Kepairao a numDer oi cross any other one factor. This so-called walks and bridges. Also sprinkled sand contains elements detrimental to ; and flushed some, cement, and has in my opinion pre- The water department spent $35.47 vented the concrete from properly set-' repairing leans unu ujunuia. xuc ting and hardening. It is unusual reservoir above town was nearly that such material could have been ' drained the end of last week. Had mistaken for sand, as iabratory tests the intake man open the valves fully will show that when united with ce- and raise water on dam a loot Dy use ment it wives verv little strenetn and , oi sacKs nneu wun sunu uiu will not harden properly. Tests show that when mada up in a mixture of three part of this so-called sand to one part of cement tho mortar will develop less than 30 per cent of the strength of a mortar made of tho same proportions ot river sand. At present there is considerable leakage through and under the dam. Water is coming through the dam at The O.-W. pumped out of their ar tesian well for their use. The reser voir is now over two-thirds full. The danger lies in the fact that a fire might easily require enough water to drain the reservoir. The Recorder collected $15 fines; $2 pound fees, and $1 for two build ing permits. The treasurer received J7o.oo wa- 11 different places, not in any great ter .rent; $1.50 for three electrical per quantities, however, embarrassing. , mits; $864.73 Imp. Dist. Installments: These leaks can probably be overcome hv water-nroofinir the face of the dam, There is little or no occasion for leaks in the concrete had it been properly constructed, but the seepage under the dam might be expected under the best of regulations to a small extent. This seepage is not lost as it is re covered at the lower dam or old intake and is at present supplying the city with water. $270.64 Imp. Dist. Interest, and $4.30 sewer district three, section 1-A. Ho paid $9.80 for a warrant for the sink ing fund. Respectfully submitted, F. J. LAFKY, General Manager. Liquor Reduction Big. 'Investigation by people opposing thi hrewors' Amendment to the Drohi- 6n a whole the dam is a very poor ' bition law discloses a great reduction La Grande, Ore., Aug. 30. 1916. (To the Comission) Gentlemen: In accordance with your instructions I beg to report that I have carefully ex amined the Beaver creek dam and con ditions concerning same and hand you ... i piece of concrete construction ana u left to stand in its present condition will endanger life and property lying below it. Were the dam to fail when the reservoir was filled with water the pipe line below would be dam aged to an extent of no less than Six Thousand Dollars, and there would al so be considerable amount of other damages to private property and live stock and possibly the loss of human life. , , The first thing that must be done is to arrange means for keeping the water in the raservoir to an elevation of at least 10 to 12 feet below the top of the dam. The dam is now holding water to the afore-mentioned height ,p Yellowstone The National Paradise for Animal Life and Animal Lovers FRANKLIN K. LANE Secretary of the Interior Closes a delightful booklet on Yellowstone Park thus: "Yellowstone National Park is ideal for camping out When people realize this it should quickly become the most lived in of all our national parks. Remember that the i ellowstone is yours r This booklet has been reprinted for distribution by the UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM POPULAR ROUTE TO YELLOWSTONE and may be obtained upon application to any representative. Let us help you plan a tour of the Park, either direct, or in connection with this season's Eastliound Low-Fare Tour. 'Spokane Interstate Fair and Live Stock Show Sept. 4-9" to to Hard) toy At Summerville Next Sunday, Sept. 3rd There will be two services 1 1 A. M. and 3 P. M. Rev. G. R. Archer at 1 1 A. M. Subject: "The Source and Use of Suffering" Rev. C. A. Edwards D. D. of La Grande will speak at 3 P. M. Subject: Report of The General Conference Special Music at all of the Services Now Come and Let Us Go To Church on That Day Pastor of M. E. Church Summerville in the importation of liquor since the state went dry,'' says a Portland pa- ner. and continues: "While fort land had four larp;e breweries in 1915, the internal revenue office's figures shows that 70,000 barrels of liquor were brought into the state last year. "This year, if every two-quart im portation of whisky, brandy, rum, sacramental wine and alcohol were turned into 24 quarts of beer and if to this be added the amount of beer which is imported, there would still be but one barrel to every seven ot last year. "Benton countv statistics disprove the statement that the decreased con sumption of beer has been purchased nt the nrice of increaesd consumption of hard liquor. The decrease in Benton is more remarkable wnen it is re called that Benton was lonff under lo cal option. After beinpr cut off from the liquors imported from Independ ence, Polk county, in 1915, the records show that beer importation was re duced from 5781 quarts to 2146 quarts, decrease, 05 per cent; whisky, 1407 1-2 quarts to 738 quarts, de crease, 50 per cent; brandy, seven to four quarts, decrease, 45 per cent: pin, from ten to two quarts, decrease, 80 per cent; wine, 399 to 61 quarts, decrease, 85 per cent, or a 95 per cent decrease after counting off 40 quarts imported for sacramental purposes. "Benton county had 13 cases for illegal liquor sellinfr for the first five months of 1915; for the first five months of 1916, five cases, four of which were holdovers from 1915, a ratio of 13 to 1." ADVERTISES FOR A HUSBAND; GETS ONE. f ft "Telephone It" Why waste time and energy when a telephone will ave both. The greatest amount of work accomplished correctly, with the least amount of energy, in tfce shortest possible time is EFFICIENCY A Telephone will do this. See us about it. HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO. I t x x ELECTRIC SUPPLYj CO. AUSTIN BROWNELL, Manager HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY Suj lies and Heating Devices Phone Main 726 Sommer Hotel Building, next to Western Union Trade With me Today! MRb W.L. NEUBER.T. Mrs. Anna Bnukal of Chicajro, widow of a Tsingtau, China, importer, advertised for a husband. Dr. Wil liam L Neuhert, I.aUe Forest, 111., dentist, had known Mrs. Baukal three months. The stumbling block was the proposal. The advertisement solved it. Dr. Neubert proposed, Mrs. Baikal accepted and they married. I don't care with whom you traded yes terday or last year trade with me today. Your business should go to the store which deserves it. If you'll investigate, you'll find that we deserve your patronage on every score attractive, well-kept, and neatly dis played goods, moderate prices, liberal credit, prompt deliveries. NUTTER'S STORE The Only Exclusive PAINT & WALL PAPER HOUSE in La Grande 4-4- KX One Word, One Cent, One Time. 1
