La Grande evening observer., June 10, 1922, Image 7

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VOLUME XXV
SECTION TWO
LA GKANDE, 0 Li KG ON Saturday, Juno 10, 1922
MKMBKR OP ASSOCIATED Pit ESS
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City Manager's Report for the
Year 1921 Shows Work Done
to Improve City During the Year
, The annual report of (hp city man"
ager for the year 1U21 was recently
published by the city commission
some delay having been caused !n
having the report published hecaus"
the city manager of last year, (ji orgr
Garrett, is now located in liran-1
Junction, Colorado.
" The report lists the assets of the
city at $00,l."t.:ii with a bonded in
debtedness of $2i:j.0UU, these figures
being as of December 111, 10.11. In
Addition to the bonded Indebtedness ot
the' city there are impiovcment bond
in the amount of $'Jl,i-.0:j stnmlinc,
out, according to the repori.
The treasmer's report to the man
ager showed that the cash on hand the
first of the year was $15,071!. 32 and
that the receipts for the year were
I18i;i2li.04.
I In calling attention lo the progress
piatfe in finance duiing that period in
Which the commission-manager form
tif govcrnnieiut- has been effective in
.a Grande, Mr. Garrett says, in- his
report:
"The city tax levies have decreased
from. 18. o miiis in 'lOt.'l and lOlo to
11.8 mills in 1J0 and although the
evy of 1021 is 12 3 mills the amount
of money raised from this levy is prac
tically the same as from the 11.8 mill
levy of 1920. The increase in the levy
being due to the decrease in the as
Besscd valuation.
j "It is also well to remember thai
during the years to 1!H5 a large
mount uf ..revenue for city purpose's
teas derived from saloon licenses
I ... i.i . ..e ..n ..t i i: r. i...
,.,.st nnH .,....,, .,... ..,r.. r..-1 standards were co'sti uctc.i ami in- lociuion oi an a.ieci iuir, mi mu
live different improvement district.:,! ""'lied in i lace of the old woode:, placing of monuments in the street
bu' owing to thc fact that the charterl '.. These standards are not only, .ntei sections, thereby mak.ng it very
amendment which was submitted to vcr igii!iy nut nave con icm uneasy , nw iiw
the voters at a special election held
in the month of August, which would
have enabled the city to sell its im
maintain than the wooden ones. After) ur property or for the improvement o.
careless drivers have collided with any street witliouc great co-it lor pre
once they aie more cuieful t')
movement bonds at or near nr failed -avoid them in the future, and thcieb',.
to pass made ne-essary the indefinite i liatfie conditions have been Ricntly
nnstponenient of these improvements.! '"'Proved since the installation of the
The market price for improvement
hi.i tls tnat coeid have been issued un
der the present charter provisions wns
such that they could not be sold for
moie than 8-j per cent.
"Line and gtade stakes were set
for 2,485 feet of cement siuewalk dur
ing the year. These sidewalks Iieing
laid by the property owners or co i
tiactors employed by them individually.
Considerable work was performe 1
new sta.idards,
"Chlorine nppaiattfs wis imtnilnl
at the Septic Tank last summer to
treat the if fluent from the septic
lank, and since that time no more
threats of lawsuits have -iie-'n nm.lt
by the Irrigation company into whose
ditch this effluent is emptied.
liminary surveys. 'Ihis work was not
completed in W21 hut will lie com
pletcd in the early part of 11122. Up
iki the completion of this survey a
new map of the city will be made aim
all houses of the city renumbered in
accoi dance with the best modern sy
tern.
Civic Center.
"A suitable location should be oh
taliiod on which lo creato a civic
center and build theixon a new citv
hall and possibly an auditorium and
"M;iiiv runts tmit lithe:- nbst met i
have been removed from the sanitary ! provide sufficient space for holding
sewers in va: ions parls of the c.'v ! band uncr-rts during the summer
"'1 he Hood condition at the intei sec-1 Snnnihs. .I'lov.iion sbo d also Ik-
i.i msiki.nr mrriivi unit ...irinn- lin.-ltmli i.f AilniV.s HVfllue Hll.'l IteiMit made l'l tllC CIVIC CCH'CC lor H SIIC lip-
and grade stakes for :he grading tojstieet which has prevailed after every' on wh'"h l" l,M"u' a '"'w r"urt n""51
sub-grade of S avenue from Kir street i rainstoim for siveial years was eli-! as It will be possible t.) sell the pres
to Spruce street and of Spruce street I initiated. The cost of cleaning was 'out city hall which is now used as a
from S avenue to the Noith citv lim-l grrnUy reduced this year by the use; court house for a sum of money great
its, which is to be dedicated as "Vi.-iof a whistling -roi-.zle which was p t: er thr-n it oiiginally cost, and as it l
tory Wav,"''as a memorial to the ihasid in thc early pait of the yeai." or Fu.m w:ll be inadc.piale to serve
World War veterans of Union county. I The repoit of the Public library it pi esc. i: purpose. A new city hall
The eradinff was started on this Din-'show a that .'18.211 volumes were loan-l will soon be needed as the present
ioct in November but on account of! erf durine- the vear and that the gain , s'rurture is too small to adequate'.
weather conditions only a small, over the previous year was 7,-12ti. Or'i
amount of the work wan performed
The same will be completed, however,
as soon as weather conditions in I he
snring will permit.
"This was the first year for manv was 11 rcntr
years that the T'alnier Lumber com-' previous year.
that prices of labor and material were! pany has not been called upcrn to pumpl " .',. the guidance of those interested ,
considerably less than in 1U20 and
11)21. ' '
'' "All General Warrants outstanding
were called for payment at the end of
the year' but owing to the fact that
Jomc people holding these warrant,
did not turn them in soon enough
fhcie wee warrants 'it the amount
of $2,101.75 still unpaid on l):cem-to"-
.'list. lln-ever. 1 1 ' s is the low
est amount of outstanding warrnnl -it
the end of the year for many years.
In I'.H'.i the amount ou standing was
J;',n,:!ifl.(i2, and in l!-'0 I ".,4-". 1 . 1 0.
'"Owing to the fact -hat daring th
past two years work reiuiilng larai
expenditure:! of money has been pel
firmed just pi emus to Mo irceip
water for the city. In fact, they havo,!,, t.jvic affaiis Mr
pumped water' but. four days (upon
orders) since June 1st, 11120, to De
cember "1st, 11121. While during the
year 1010 they pumped 70 days, which,
at the rate charged the city for sv.ch
pumping in 1020, which was S':h-00
per da.v.would amount to $2,7.'!'-00 per
year. Considerable money has there
by been saved during the Past two
years.
W' cure of the offices of tha city
person in every four in the city took a Innei .1 ration and the nrc nnd police
out a library card- The cost of the d.-nar'mor.ts. The citizen if La
library was 77 cents per inhabitant Gourde are very desirous of securing
and the cost of circulating each bookla ne"- railroad d'-nnt and they are jus-
one cent less than tha, tiricd in demand..ig tnc consiruciio i
iof the same in the very noar future
as the present structure is very inadc-
Garret outlined al'l.'1'"1' lo !"KC ' " re l nlT' ol "
city :;c size oi l.a iiranne. it wonin
the important niatcrs dealt with are , . . '
' . ... Ut.- ti it.i rui. th. nivic nfintnr to KolpM
a site which would also include A site
tentative municipal program. Among
tho following, with !!s suggestions a
to-tlle liest manner of handling them:
Street Improvement.
"Pining the year 1(12; preliminary
surveys and estimates were made fo
'he iinpi oventenl of several strc.ts in
the city but owing to the fact tha'.
contractors l efusi d to Ititl on the wor'c
Scenic Hiehway
"Provision has been made In the
budget for 11022 for tho purchase of
the tieccssary right-of-way and con
struction of what is known ia the
Scenic Highway, or Hillside Irive,
which will traverse tho hills In the
northwest part of the city from a
point R few hundred feet west of the
Oro Dell bridge to the intersection of
Adams avenue and Alder street.
"It is advisable to secure the neces
sary right-of-way as soon ua possible
either by direct purchase or by con
demnation proceedings but pi'eferablv
the former.
Water Supply,
"Marly in the .Spring of 1021 Stev
ens and Koon, consulting cngineelN)
of rortlaiul,' Oregon, were employed
to make reconnaissance surveys of al
tho Commission have not laid down on
the job but have planned to use every
possible effort to furnish cn adequate
supply of water with the present sys
tem, making what necessary repairs
can be niade with the funds available.
However, funds must be provided i ti
the very near future to build a water
supply system that will supply the
city with nn adequate supply of water
at all times "
A table showing the per capita tax
for many cities in the state is append
ed, which shows that La Grande's per
capita tax for city purposes has de
creased from 11.80 in 101:1 to 8.80 in
1021. In ninny other cities thero has
been a big increase.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING.
NrfVTin.' w ni.'Ri.'uv r:ivi.-v i.
available sources of water supply for, h(( (lf ,., N
the ( ity of La Grande. After they I .
1, of Union County, State of Oregon,
that the ANNUAL SCHOOL MEET
ING of said District will be hold at
tho Central School 'Building; to begin
Kt the hour of two o'clock p. m. and
until thu hour of seven o'clock p. m.
on the third Monday of June, being
the 10th day of June, A. I)., 1022.
This meeting is called for tho" pur
pose of electing ono Director for tha
term of three yoara and the transac
tion of business usual at such moot-
'"K- .'
Dated this 3rd day of" June, 1022.
J. A. HUSSELL,
Chairman Hoard of Directors. -Attest:
Chas. 11. I'EYNOLDS,
District Clerk.
June 3-7.10-12-lli
OKSaitVEK WANT ADS GET REf
SII1.TS.
"Ihe work at the city pumping unt.;is uu.y v.Cre guarr.nti d cms h p i
plant was completed this year by the: ,,,, s m.n i,, ..ven-i-nts were post
construction of a concrete screen basil; rnn(,, i,ili f .ilti-lv. The reason fm
valve basin and bulkhead, the laying,.,,. i,.: ,i,.,, . ,),,. t; niese::t tie
of steel pipe between :hesc structures,
and the installation of the necessaiv
valves. screens, etc. It will -now be
of ' tho ;axes. con. -idi-i able money ha
brrh' snved in intere't on outstanding. er jn rnscs of emergency. However,'
Jarrnnts. The amount of interest; (, pUmpjng equipment has a capacity
Psld nn general warrants in 1010 wa"' 0 only 7.ri0,000 gallons per day,
M.lliR.r.li; in 1020 was Sl,o8ti.4.s; ami. wherras the city requires from 1,000,
Charier piovide.s that the contra t
shall ir-c'.'I't iinovovenient Loir's at
n:.r in Tt.ivlnt 1U '.r Ills Weil '.. lies
possible to pump water Horn tnc riv- , , wu, mil bring ln:-re tha i 8
per m t a. id even at that pil.e tn
Ono gallons to 1,400.000 gallons per
day, r.nd therefore it is advisable tn
construct anolher unit of 1,000,000
callous capacity as soon as the . ity's
firancco will permit.
"Some repair work w:is done on the
nearer Creek supply line this year,
consisting of strong: hening the spill
way at the storage lake, rebuilding
ln.W21 was but Sl,2iiluiK.'
.'. The fire depaitn.ent timing the yea.
r.-Aveied 50 calls. The loss by fin
duiing the car was 2,S.V..n'i on build
ings and 1,305 55 o:i lon'.ent-. Th.
amount oi' insuiunce paid was $7,
105.20.
The police department report shows
that toe number of ane-ts mr.de dur
ing the year woie less than the previ
ous year, do commenting on the work
of the police, .W. Garie.: -aid:
"Althniirh the number of arrests
made this year by the members f tnc
Police Department wen only :)02 as
u-rninsl 454 last veir and the amoun,
of fines and forfeits only 1,022 50 "
kKjui.,L n.lii'J.oll las., year, 1 believe
i. ip moral condition of the city is
much bitter, whuh is no aouoi "u1-! place considerable wood pipe mam
to the continuance of the policy adopt-j in thc ctv j)lis should be done a
ma'ket is very jm-ir.
"In Angus:, 1021, an amendment I
the city charter providing that ;u i
improvement bonds should be g-n. r..'
obligations of the city was piesentel
to the voIck at a po:i:il e'e-t'on and
owing to the fa-t lh.it few pc-ple un
drrat'iod the UTi u of this aniemline'll
it was defeat! d. Had this amerdmelt
pf.sse.i it wouhl have be?n poss Me t
sell City of La Gian.le iniproi emeii1 :
burds at or veiv n-ir par a"d woul -
for the proposed new depot so that "
I might become a pnrt ot the civic cu"
, lor.
'With the exception of the passen i
i 'jrr depot ii is not proposed that the
, oiher fiuildings nienl'ioned alaive
! hould be conbtiuctcd before thc year
j 1027, but if the population of La
' (iiande increases during the next ten
I years as rapidly as it has during tho
I past ten years the value of the land
1 that is required fur a suitable civic
center will be more than dou.ded.
j fju ici'ore, it seems advisable that th"
site tor thc civic cenier oe purcnaserj
as fiion as possible.
had made these reconnaissance sur-l ---
veys it was definitely .decided thatii
what has lieen known as thc Lower !
Heaver Creek project was tho logical i
future water sunnly for tho city andjj
they were ordered to make prclimln-ji
i-ry pbiis. and estimates of thc cost
of same. 'After they had completed
this woik and made their report thr!
commission decided that the covit jj
which was estimated at arproximatelv n
S500.000.0fl. was more than the cit!-J
zona of La Grande would care to spend I
at this time for a water aunply hvh-
tern, and thereupon ordered the cngiit-- I
cers Ut make a complete investi'ratio"
of the present lUnver Creek supply (J
system as well a'1 the distrihur.ion svs
tern of the city, fter mailing a thu ' J
ouc-h investigation they submiltedii
their report. IJ
"After due consideration of thiH re
port'the Commission decided ! call r .i
special election on Novemlier 2nd to;!
vote upon the issuing of $2114 ,'100 "t ,
to Perform the work recommended)!
with the execution of the eoastru"tio ( l
of a new local reservoir. For severa' ij
weeks previous to this election con
siderablc effort was spvnt in adver
tising this election and explaining t
the citizens the deta-ils of Ihe pnniose-'
improvement as well as the condition
of the present water syntein.
"Out of a total uf 2,700 registered
voters only 828 cast their votes a'
this election, which resulted in the tie J
feat of thc bond issue by fj8 vuU'.
The result of the election was verv a
disappointing to the City Commission
inasmuch as they hail apent many U
months trying to solve tho water prob '
lem and believing that the solution;
that they had made was the to the ',
bed interests of the city. However.'
"More Rome to the house"
W.H.BohnenkampCo.
budges over II caver t reek and Dry , n..,i,i,., ,u. ,.i;v to provide fur
.Ionian Creek, removing stumps, tree;' ,,.,, ivements. llowev-
er, it is well that such has been th
case as it is fully to !r.vc j-lieets un
and otner olsiruclions in me crees'
above the intake. Eighty-one leaks'
weie stopped hi the pipeline between,
thc intake and the city reservoirs. I
"One hundrril sixteen leaks were!
stopped in the water mai is within the
city limits dining the year. It will
soon be absolutely necessary to re-,
'I
oil by the present t hiel ot me "e-uon (1S p..sn,l nnd especially before;
rt.lich is, reane s hi- of , sileets are paved. 1
nsiitment.
lorccmc .t ol tnc law mi in
none and courteous trealmint to all'."
lliM.llcggers and other liquor lav.
violators were ai rested in laigcr num
bers than the year pievioils, wham
called foith the following comment
from Mr. Garret in his repoit:
"Manv shut-off valves have
located during the past year
less necessary storm sewers and ca.-,t
iion water mains have boon laid Pro-viou-lv.
This anierdnler should b"
re-submitted to til', v.i'-.s at the I'd
eral election to be held in Novell. bcr,
1!22- ' '
lie-Survey.
"Shortly after the Augu-l eh'ctio.i
.i re-survev of the city was .start'-d.'
This lr-surwy pniviiles for ttir- i,l':i
FOR SALE
1.,'nlics..' saddle Imi'sc.
Silo cutter iintl eii,riiie.
One National (Vnlit H.ys
tein. j ruderwuoi! Tyiiewriler.
One llx'ule IJattery.
New ami Secnii'l llairl
( iimtls 1 -lllfllt .'Hid Sold.
CC.TivTTSSION AND
BROKERAGE
STORE
Kit; l'if '-M. '-'ll .")i:;-.J
Nolan Skiff
ENTERING
ARE YOU AWARE?
Jn the eoiirse of one year tlie lialaiiee wheel of your watch
makes 1 37,(581 ,(M)() ruvnlulions.
THINK OF IT
In time the oil jjimis, produces I'rielion and wears Hit; deli
cate licftriiitfH, destroying their hiy;h finish and ierl'ei't fit,
thus ruining an neeurate 1 iiiieiieee.
Aw ordinary inaehiiu! is oiled daily. Your watrli shiiuld
lie oiled once a year. Let us examine it.- 'An honest tipin
ion from us will cost you nothing.
J. H. PfrARE & SON
ill
LEAVING
Kstahlished 18!) I
La (iraii.le's Leading Jewelers and OptometrisU
r
hi-
were not shown on ine man oi ine
water system, principally bv the u-e
ef a miitrnetic dipping needle which
was purchased in Julv, l'.li'l. The lo j
enfions of all shut-off inlves as we'h
Although sorry to relate, the num-, as .j s,,,vjcc (.ninirctions and meters!
lrer of arrests for diuiiKenness navej (bal hav(, ,,OI,n plu.r,i during the pus: !
inci eased fiom l in 1010 to HO m l'.'2lj tW() .0.ir, h.,vc (,,. ,,,.,-urately' p:at
to 100 in 1021- Seven men Bnd two,((1( Jn th(, city wutcr mals fr fmui-
women were arrested for bootlegging rofcrenrc.
in the city and Union county by the, ..p,.vjsjn ,s been made in lie-,
Police olficers and nine were convict-' (U), t fr w,.t fr rc.injrg the lo-ai;
ed, and yet they seem to ply tneirj lp,rrvjr wi(h runcrete, whi-h, vbe',
I completed, will save ma i.v theu.- ind
of gallons f roni b"lng was ed as n;is.
., as act ve y as ever. " nai, ine-
is the explanation? The tendcii y o.
the four's to assess nominal fines in
stead of jail sentences of six months
or a vear a"d the continual weaken
ing of the prohibition la
ot
the
; bv the val
higher court)
which tend to make the appreh-nsion
uf the iMMitlcggcrs more difficult eac ,
vear are the principal ieasn hy th
number of cases of drunke in-ss an
increasing. The conditions arc m.. In
i-al but are g-ncial all over the Lint
ed States " .
In refuel to the work of other de
railments the report saVs:
"Ptirirg the past year the l.ngineer
inT department has perfoimed con
liderable work, the gre;i!ir part of
which has ennsi.-ted ot ihe re surve;.
f ihe citv whii h at the c.td of th-
V'cen the-ca.e for several eat ;.
"Provision has also been n.adr fori
m;iking extensive repairs to Mi- IV-.av-'
ir Creek pipe line but eonsid-rabl" ,
more money will be neces-aiy to been
ihis line in good lepair for Ihe next
few years. !
"During the past year thc macadam j
Pavements on Adams even ie, ll:.r i-i
son avenue and Island M'-enue hav-j
leen si-arified, regrade! and rolled,'
i.llt owing to lie lac) mai no si'i-Cj
screenings could lie obtained when Is
land avenue was renaireil this pave
ment has since ravelled out rro-iiler-abiy.
As this street as well as Adams
avenue, curries ennsidera'dc jtito'-o
bile traffic it is ailvisable that th.'
be paved as soon as pos-ibb,
year was uiwui sim-iii ' 11 : thereby saving considcM.de m ;ney n
conipletcd. maintenance charges.
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