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Saturday, June 10, 1915 THE LA GkANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON "VINEGAR JOE" VISITS LUZON Paying an unexpected visit Jo baiilcfront near Marikina, Rizal province, Luzon, Gen, Joseph Siil well watches effect of 38th artillery against holed-up Japs, Lett to right: Gen, Slilwell, Maj, Gen. William C, Chase, commanding ge.ieraL 381h infantry division; and Maj, Gen. Charles P. Hall, commanding general, XI corps. Signal corps photo. ; NOTICE 07 1945-4 BUDGET HEETIIlG In Accordance with the jrfrovislbiis 'jat thts "Local Budget , Law" (Sections ilO-1201. to 116-1215, O.C.L.A., as amended), liotice is hereby given that the budget committee of La Grande, Oregon, in compliance' with saia law, prepared and adopted on June 6, 1945, the budget estimates for La Grande, Oregon, for the ensuing fiscal year July 1, 1945, to June 30, 1940, as set forth in the accompanying schedules I, II, III and IV.-. All persons are hereby notified . that on Wednesday the 27th day ol June, 1945, at 7:30 p.m.; in La Grande Oregon, sa Id budget estimates may be discussed with the City Commission, the levying board for La Grande, Oregon, and any person subject to the proposed tax levies will be heard in favor of or against said proposed tax levy or tax levies or any part thereof. The outstanding indebtedness of La Grande, Oregon at April 30, iM4o, was as follows: Nature of Obligation , ' Amount General Bonds ...:...... $ 24,800.00 Refunding Imp. Bonds : 65,500.00 General Warrants 14395.29 Signed: . i V. ' '.'. ' '. J. H. PEARE . (Chairman Budget Committee) M. C. LYNCH .. (Secretary Budget Committee) A. K. PARKER .; . - (Member Budget Committee) Nature of Obligation Water Bonds Water Warrants T. H. GAITHER (Member Budget Committee) B. A. VAN WORMER '. (Member Budget Committee) J. L. SINDEN (Member Budget Committee) . Amount . ... $ 81,500,00 7,293.34 Schedule I Summary of Estimated Expenditures, Receipts and Tax Levies Fiscal Years ig5-S ; 1945-46 r Total of General Gen. Road General Reserve & Water Tax Lew CalucUlation all Funds Fund Fund Bond Int. Sink. Fund Fund Do You Know How Oregon Got a Name? , . It Seems It all Started As A Mistake Markets . By Eric W. Allen, jr. SALEM, Ore., June 16 (UP) Have you ever wondered how Ore gon happened to be named? So have a lot of other people. As a matter of fact, the arguments over where the name came from are still not entirely settled. But it seems pretty certain now that the whole thing was a mis take. - Two recent and authoritative books have discussed the matter, and they agree that Oregon comes from the same name source as Wisconsin believe it or not. " The first mention of the nam! was on a map of what is now (he Atid-west, where there was a Mention of the Ouisconsink (Wis consin) river. At the time when the map was transcribed, a care less engraver wrote the name as Ouariconsint, and to add insult to injury, hypenated it "Quari-con-sint" and put the "sint" on a separate line. : This tale comes from "Names on the Land" by George R. Stew art, who says that the resulting "Quaricon" was used by Major Robert Rogers, famed as the lead er of Rogers' Rangers, in a peti tion for an exploring expedition. He also used the forms Ouragon, Ourgan and Ourigan. According to the book "Oregon Geographic Names," (1944 edi tion) -by ..Lewis A.; McArhur, well-khow'n Oregon historian, the name did not appear very promi nently for a number of years. It seems pretty certain, McAr thur and Stewart agree, that '.he name did not come from any one of a variety of other sources which have been proposed. Among them are "Oregano." Spanish for majoram; "Orejon," meaning big ear or slice of dried apple, "Origen" or source, or from the Spanish kingdom of Aragon. Others have guessed, probably wrongly, that the name came from the French "ouragan," meaning storm, or the Indian words "orighen," "ogawa-peon" and "owah-waken," menninf? fine, river - west and river of slaves respectively. ... blewart say's the most likely source of the name is from the Ouaricon of the mistaken map, then passing by a tongue-twisting process to Ourigan and Ouragon, and then, finally, Oregon. I There, was ieven a suggestion ! that the' state was named for an i Irishman named O'Rcgan. Total Estimated Expd... $280,795.12 $172,357.12 $36,200.00 $11,000.00 $ 2,308.00 T$58,930.00 Total Estimated Expd. , ' ' reserves & . working acct..... 280,795.12 172,357.12 36,200.00 11,000.00 2,308.00 50.930.00 Deduct Est. Receipls other . . t ': than 1945.46 Taxes 198,597.12 103,467.12 36,200.00 58,930.00 Amount necessary, to . ' . ' balance the budget ....,.'........ 82,198.00 68,890.00 11,000.00 2,308.00 Add: Est. amt. 1945-46 taxes that will, not be reed 6-30-46 7,500.00 7,500.00 Total levy needed ,:. , for 1945-46 lV.:.r... 89,698.00 70,390.00 11,000.00 2,308.00 Tax Levies: ., Inside 6 Limitation 76,390.00 76,390.00 , .. , .. Outside. 6 Limitation .... 13,308.00 11,000.00 2,308.00 . . Schedule II ; Summary ol Estimated Expenditures, Receipts and Tax Levies Fiscal Yaar 1944-45 Total' Estimated Expd. $258,852.00 $100,744.00 $15,140.00 $25,000.00 $ 3,268.00 $70,000.00 $44,700.00 I DeductEst. Receipts other " ' than 1944-45 taxes 15,6ou.ou , zu.biu.uu io.iiu.uu , , iu.uuu.uu n.iuu.uu Amount necessary to .... . , ' ., . , balance the budget :. 102,202.00 73,934.00 25,000.00 3,268.00 Total levy needed . , for 1944-45 '.Z!.t 102,202.00 73,934.00 , 25,000.00 3,268.00 Tax Levies: ' . ... Inside 6 Limitation, 73,934.00 73,934.00 ' Outside 6. Limitation .... 28,268.00 25,000.00 3,268.00 But don't feel too badly, Ore gonians. Stewart says California was named after a mythical Ama zonian queen named Calafia. FIRE RAVAGES SHIP SEATTLE, June 16 (UP) Fire believed started , by a cigarette swept the hold, of a large navy cargo vessel on the Seattle water front today, causing damago esti mated unofficially at $500,000. There were no- casualties. Rail Shares Make New High Mark NEW YORK, June 16 (UP) Railroad shares advanced to new highs for more than eight years today to feature a generally high er, active stock market. A decline of more than a point in American Can and a few other minor declines brought the in dustrial average down slightly. Utilities firmed but their aver age was below the eight - year high achieved yesterday. Gains in the railroad shares ranged to more than a point in some issues. The Katy prefer red at its high of 46 was up 7!4 points. Erie was very active and up more than a point at a new high. In the utilities new highs were made by several of the preferred issues which had sizable gains in some instances. Oils registered minor advances. Steels were steady to firm. Portland Gunmen Raid Four Offices PORTLAND, June 16 (UP) Two gunrneh toHay cscaneH from the downtown Yeon building af ter tying the watchman and jan itor, opening two office safes and failing to break into two others. Watchman William G. Saun ders was accosted and bound by the men and janitor George Bohm ns tird up a few minutes later. No estimate of the money taken was available. Traffic Fatalities Increase in Oregon SALEM, Ok., June 16 (UP) An apparent ly related upward trend in traffic and fatal automo bile accidents was reported today for the first four months of 1945, the motor vehicles division said. An increase of 13 per cent over the first four months of 1944 war ll'iled in rural traffic volume, while traffic deaths went from 77 to 8!l, an increase of 15 per cent. A.W HO.MtS TOJIAY? Il- King Crosby ." "' , Illustrated by Gcorgn Lichly i ti feat "Vnsr honor, I abjert! Thi (Womlnnt I obvlnanly Irving l a? the jnrv by ciulblllng lirr I. H. War llondln Schedules III b IV General Fund Expenditures Actual for Actual for Fiscal Year Fiscal" Year July 1, 1942 July.l,' 1943 to June to June 30, 1943 . 30, 1944 July 1, 1944 to June 30, 1945 Actual for , , First . Six Months Budget for Year Estimated for Fiscal, Year July 1, 1945 to June 30, 194B Fund and Classification By Officer Department 810.00 2,000.00 840.00 600.00 876.00 1,590.00 261.05 265.60 450.00 .765.00 1,800.00 1,140.00 720.00 898.30 1,000.00 224.39 205.00 450.00 GENERAL GOVERNMENT $ 7,691.65 $ 7,202.69 730.01) 514.16 100.00 555.03 142.48 1,147.16 853.65 50.00 623.74 146.55 $ 390.00 $ 795.00 3 Commissioners . 900.00 1,800.00 City Manager .... 570.00 1,140.00 City Attorney : 360.00 : 720.00 Municipal Judge 570.00 1,220.00 Recorder - Treasurer 467.50 900.00 Deputy Recorder-Treasurer 101.97 250.00 Office Supplies 160.00 205.00 Officers Bonds i 609.08 . 450.00 Audit $ 4,128.55 $ 7,480.00 CITY BUILDING $ 540.00 $ 1,080.00 Janitor 105.47 600.00 Fuel 50.00 Water ; v 308.92 (Phone & Lights r ' 750.00 . ( 21.60 , (Supplies & Expense 150.00 Redecorating Office 780.00 1,800.00 1,140.00 720.00 1,200.00 900.00 250.08 , 205.00 750.00 $ 7,745.00 .$ 1,200.00 600.00 50.00 650.00 lOQ.OO 150.00 $ 2,041.67 $ 2,821.10 $ 975.99 $ 2,204.20 $ 2,158.03 $ 1,140.00 1,605.00 1,860.00 990.00 1,605.00 1,860.00 975.00 5,898.24 7,146.Q1 3,861.57 480.63 515.00 125.00 16B.05 249.63 428.17 293.77 233.62 152.50 182.80 110.00 64.80 116.15 115.28 38.42 158.73 157.77 46.01 3.66 121.37 400.00' . 585.12 $ 13,701.29 $ 14,526.69 $ 7,821.47 $ 1,960.00 $ 2,160.00 $ 1,140.00 3,560.00 ' 1 3,960.00 2,040.00 8,600.00 9,600.00 4,950.00 ' 398.00 559.00 257.00 27.15 464.79 115.44, 68.65 47.14 184.85' 157.40 78.85 193.80 194.25 97.10 392.62 , 406.98 186.84 3,280.00 2,000.00 2,043.30 1,000.00 $ 18,711.86 $ 20,571.07 $ 8,796.93 $ 2,630.00 POLICE DEPARTMENT $ 2,280.00 1,980.00 1,950.00. 8,970.00 750.00 $ 2,750.00 500.00 600.00 200.00 Chief $ 2,400.00 Assistant Chief 2,100.00 Sergeant 2,070.00 5 Policemen at $170.00 Mo 10,200.00 Dog Catcher i 750-00 (Car & Motorcycle Repairs '.. 500.00 ( (Gas & Oil 350.00 (Prisoners Meals 200.00 (Telephone 80.00 (Supplies & Expense 270.00 Equipment 100.00 Automobile ' Motorcycle $ 17,230.00 FIRE DEPARTMENT $ 19,020.00 2,280.00 Chief $ 2,400.00 4,080.00 2 Assistant Chiefs at $180.00 Mo 4,320-00 9,900.00 5 Firemen at $175.00 Mo 10,500.00 1,000.00 Volunteer Firemen 1,000.00 Equipment & Repairs 75.00 100.00 Gas & Oil 100.00 (Laundry : 170.00 850.00 (Telephone 195.00 (Supplies & Expense 410.00 1,500.00 Water 1,000.00 Pumper 1000 Feet Hose 1,500.00 $ 19,710.00 ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT 6.25 45.00 24.45 18.00 200.00 25.00 Engineer Supplies & Expense $ 21,670.00 ..$ 200.00 25.00 6.25 69.45 18.00 $ 1,950.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 780.00 853.41 795.00 450.00 6,358.68 , 6,146.49 2,689.80 113.00 1,228.32 - 649.25 531.22 754.64 576.45 247.61 524.82 108.05 261.22 725.04 400.00 100.00 377.67 $ 12,701.82 $ 10,000.28 t,811.3 $ 2,905.64 $ 3,613.00 $ 1,800.00 144.00 834.10 391.35 128.44 5t7.28 301.73 1,158 l.ltO.23 491.52 0 100.W 80.00 $ 4,.i.56 $ 6,314.59 c$ 2,984.60 420.00 420 210.00 10.98 3.96 3.10 423.96 434.06 210.00 t 975 00 $ 1.080 00 $ 540.00 838.70 256.38 40.80 111.53 120.60 60.00 225.00 STREET DEPARTMENT 1,560.00 900.00 6,000.00 1,500.00 2,000.00 100.00 Superintendent $ Keeper at Dump 3 Laborers at 85c Hour : (Equipment & Repairs ( (Supplies & Expense (Gas & Oil ( (Material Patching, Construction & Oiling Water Fire Claims Street Signs Tractor . Power Shovel Tiucks 225.00 1,560.00 1,020.00 $ 12,060.00 BEWtR DEPARTMENT $ 36,935.12 3,000.00 2 Disposal Plant Caretakers at $150. Mo. $ 3,600.00 500.00 1 Laborers at $100. Mo 2,400.00 600.00 Supplies & Expense 500.00 1,200.00 Electric Power 1,200.00 50.00 Water " 50.01) Farming Disposal Plant Lund 100.00 $ 7,850.00 20.00 25.00 .420.00 2.00 $ 5.850.00 HEALTH D9AftTMNT o 420.00 Physicinn Inspector Supplies & Expanse 465.00 : i443'f(! PAfik DEPARTMENT G O $ 1,080 00 Riverside Paik Coretaker OflMf 100.00 Riversiile Park Supplies & Expcns(S).... "iuu.liu 100.00 4lh St. Park Caretaker, 8 mos. ul $20 Mo. 100.00 y1 i ' 1 6.53 ' -;''- :'-',.' 69.52 63.34 30.66 696.94 622.65 201.50 141.99 91.63 242.10 30.05 53,50 150.00 50.00 $ 3,020.26 $ 2,344.18 $ 1,204.46 ' : . ' 1 $ 1,920.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 1,080.00 3,540.00 4,057.22 2,058.80 900.00 1,015.35 503.78 . 406.66 481.87 276.42 202.19 203.06 1,822.06 1,039.86 1,081.55 4.00 24.50 47.25 20.28 46.62 183.69 154.75 97.04 120.00 60.00 233.86 149.77 268.61 $ 9,439.65 $ 9,306.66 $ 3,412.19 8TRE $ 9,851.68 $ 9,847.61 $ 5,039.33 153.77 94.88 $ 10,005.35 $ 9,847.61 $ 5,134.21 $ 1,600.00 $ 125.00 369.34 183.36 889.13 126.97 263.44 1.000.00 , , 3,632.07 ; $' 589.13 $ 6,628,38 $ 573.80 $' 915.78 $ 1,646.80 $ 373.65 1.540.61 1,330.54 , 307.76 ,75.60 108.76 ' 8.80 23,42 ; 8.94 ,9.08 ( 92.17 '' ' '', .40.00 1.222.62 873.12 . ( 154.9 ! , ( 90.05 ( 21.55 2,725.50 1,558.48 961.22 294.00 210.00 ' $ 6,797.53 $ 5,136.64 $ 2,059.22 Pai;e Seyeii. 25.00 . 90.00 10.00 855.00 100.00 , 50.00 , . 50.00 4th St'. Park Supplies tt Expenie,........... , 25.00 Fir St. Park Caretaker. 8 mos. at $10 Mo. 80.00 Fir St. Park Supplies & Expense ..... - 10.00 Pioneer Park Caretaker, 8 Mas, at $95.00 760.00 Pioneer Park Supplies it Expense 100.00 Conncrdale Park Supplies Expense, ... 100.00 Water for all Parks 80.00 $ 2,540.00 LIBRARY DEPARTMENT $ 2,160.00 4,440.00 1,020.00 572.00 300.00 2,000.00 . 25.00 47.00 150.00 : 60.00 200.00 $ 10,974.00 11,500.00 Librarian (2 Library Assistants at $125.60 Mo, (1 Library Assistant at $10,00 Mo. .... (3 Library Assistants at 50c Hour Janitor , Lights it Phone Fuel u .....M.n..... Books, Bindings & Magazines Traveling , Insurance ....:.v...i.....:::..:.:......,.;,.....,:... Supplies & Expense ..;::..;...,..;..'..'........., Water Capitol Outlay . $ 2,985.00 2,160.00 .. 3,000.00 .. 120.00 .. 1,320.00 .. 1.200.0Q 572.00 300.00 .. 2,075.00 25.00 47.00 150.00 .: 60.00 200.00 (Lighting ( - (Supplies & Expense - $ 11,229.00 ..$ 11,000.00 500.00 $ 11,500.00 Airport department $ 1,500.00 Watchrnan 400.00 Lights 200.00 Maintenance 2,500.00 Pdyment on Hangars ., ;.. , , Hangars, Adm. Bldg. it Tiedowns $ 11,500.00 MISCELLANEOUS 1 . 1,300.00 State Industflal Accident Commission.... Insurance ......,,.......,... Advertising i..;;,......;..,:..,..-...v.. First Aid Car (Manager Cnr Operating Expense ., (Armory Rent (League of Oregon Cities (Traveling (Supplies Ic Expense (Real Estate from County ;i (Irrigation Ditch Assessments (Emergency ..u...,..,.i.-i...'....i.:..:....i .: General Warrant Interest..... 1,600.00 . 150.00 50.00 2,280.00 80.00 375.00 1,000.00 6,800.00 $ 7,875.00 900.00 2,500.00 ; 125.00 25.00 200.00 120.00 233.00 200.00 50.00 3,000.00 60.00 1,500.00 , 716.00 $ 5,560.00 ':", ; '''' :i V;'''1: . Swimming Pool Consttuctlon $ Real Estate Purchase for City Bldg Fire Equipment Reserve Street Equipment Reserve Storm Sewer1 Reserve Swimming Pool Sinking Fund v,va,u.vu 27,800.00 5,000.00 $ 89,571.98 $ 95,803.40 $ 44,131.05 $ 4,600.66 $ 14,000.00 $ 14,000.00 1,698.10 1,710.02 688.80 9,000.00 9,500.00 , . ; 2,737.50 2,535.00 952.50 1,000.00 l.ooo.oo 448.00 413.00 180.00 $ 18,883.60 $ 29,158.02 $ 15,830.30 $ . 2,500.00 17,060.00 5,500.00 15,000.00 40,000.00 ' . $140,824.00 , , DEBT RETIREMENT : 14,000.00 General Bonds ...i..;........'.....: General Bond Interest - Refunding Improvement Bonds $ 10,000, 06 Refunding Improvement Bond Interest..,. 1,965.00 Airport Bonds .'. .1,000.00 Airport Bond Interest ....: 343.00 $172,357.12 712.50 10,000.00 2,115.00 1,000.00 360.50 $ 28,188.00 ', ': ;'' $ 13,308.00 GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS '..'f. ' "V '.' Union Co. distribution of tax title sales....$ 5,666.60 Delinquent Taxes 10,000.00 $ 3,600.00 Apportionment 6t State Liquor Revenues . 8,500.00 5,500.00 Franchise Eastern Oregon L. Si P. Co..... 5,500.00 2,200.00 Franchise West Coast Telephone Co 2,500.00 250.00 Franchise California Pacific Utilities.... 400.00 5,000.00 Other Fees & Licenses' 4,000.00 1,800.00 Fines and Forfeits t 2,000.00 750.00 Misceilaneouii .:. ,.; 150.00 Street Equipment Rentals it Service..! 500.00 Real Estate Sales St Rentals ' 3,680.00 , ,, Real Estate Contract Interest 250.00 2,500.00 Assessment Liens, principle .........v.............. ' 500.00 300.00 Assessment Liens, Interest 100.00 Airport Rentals 720.00 Fire Equipment Rentals St Service 100.00 Sewer Revenues tt. Service . 300.00 Street Equipment Reserve 14,455.12 Swimming Pool Reserve .V. 15,000.00 $ 21,900.00 Total $ 70,655.12 Beginning available unappropriated and unexpended cash balance ;....:......,:...'....:..$ 32,812.00 $ 1,607.39 TOTAL RECEIPTS $103,467.12 ROAD FUND EXPENDITURES ' (Road OH $ 10,039.00 (Material , 10,723.00 $ 1,653.94 $ 15,140.00 (Equipment Rental 7,500.00 (Equipment Operator 2,220.00 (Labor 5,718.00 $ 1,607.39 $ 1,653.94 $ 15,340.00 Total Expenditures $ 36,200.00 ROAD FUND RECEIPTS $ 1,600.00 Apportionment of Union Co. Road Fund $ 1,800.00 Appoitionmcnt of Slate Gas Tax 10,000.00 $ 1,600.00 Total $ 11,800.00 Beginning available unappropriated and unexpended cash balance $ 24,400.00 TOTAL RECEIPTS $ 36,200.00 6,340.00 $ 1,815.00 $ 1,500.00 $ 780.00 900.00 1,300.00 1,800.00 900.00 875.00 700.00 570.06 600.00 1,650.00 1,800.00 960.00 600.00 1,725.00 2,040.00 1,050.00 1.403.37 1,637.89 522.00 1,270.16 1,406.66 780.00 2,736.61 3,159.13 1,411.92 100.00 3.309.38 4.497.22 2,844.30 2,360.00 , 8,000.00 310.33 612.41 1,032.59 11,000.00 1,1.10.08 863.35 710.0,1 4,455.12 WATER FUND $ 0, 560.00 1,800.00 1,060.00 1,020.00 2,100.00 1,620.00 1,560.00 3,600.00 3,000.00 750.00 1,500.00 11,500.00 4.855.25 19,500.00 4,432.50 I9,000.ob 1,830.00 30,000.00 21,500.00 3,030.00 EXPENDITURES Superintendent $ l,620.0t City Manager 1,800.00 Recorder-Treasurer 1,200.00 Cashier 2,160.00 Meter Reader 2,160.00 Pump Operator ' - 1,620.00 Beaver Creek Caretaker 1,560.00 2 Laborer at 85c Hour 4,300.00 (Equipment & Repuirs 1,000.00 (Gas & Oil 300.00 (Supplies, Pipe St Etc .'. 5,000.00 Electric Power 1,000.00 Miscellaneous a 2,065.00 New Construction 25,000.00 Intake Forest Patrol 500.0! State Industrial Accident Comm 120.00 Extension, Equip. St Material Sink. Fund Bonds 5,500.00 Bond Interest 2,025.00 $ 33,978.18 $ 44,009.16 $ 32.357.7B $ 75,000.00 Total Expenditures $ 58,930.00 WATER PUMD RECEIPTS , Water Receipts $ 50,000.00 $ 43,685.00 Miscellaneous 0.00 f 43,045.00 Totl - W. W0.O0 u Beginning Svailable unappropriated and 0 unexpended, cash balance $ 8,530.00 C- . Total Receipts 88,030,00 ''.gki'. I'bfiiift' w5rTnMrcr "ol theCity of La Grande, Oregon, certify that the above is i true stateinexsti tlu; unijS) ai Disbuisemeiits of the City of La Grande, and of the Bonds out slunitWj! whii(t) have compllsj frrfn, the official records. , , , " (). . (g,W. IHBBITS, Recorder-Treasurer