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MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
Board Passes Much-needed Or
dinance and a Gives Good
Account of Itself.
The city council met in special ses
sion last Monday evening for the pur
pose of transacting some business that
was left unfinished when the holidays
were proclaim ed
C. W. Conklin was not present and
at the next meeting it is very probable
that a new councilman will be selected
by the remaining members of the
Board to take his place.
The "cow ordinance” was given the
third reading and was passed, so as
soon as it has been published it will be
in effect and force.
The ordinance providing for the build
ing of cement sidewalks through the
principal streets of the town was given
the first and second reading and was
passed to the third reading, after
which, if found to be satisfactory, will
be passed. But few seem to realize
the importance of building sidewalks of
this kind. So many fail to take into
consideration that every foot of cement
enhances the value of their property
more than enough to pay for the walks,
while the improvement in the appear
ance of the streets will be incalculable.
All should pull together when such
questions as these come up. This is a
world of progression and nothing can
stop this town from advancing, so its
citizens may just as well get into the
band wagon and join the long proces
sion.
Among other good things, the city
council has ordered the principal streets
graveled where there are no sidewalks,
and they have also ordered the building
of wider and better cross walks on
California street.
Street Commissioner Haney is clean
ing the gutters, hauling away the
leaves and doing other effective work,
all of which is badly needed and a very
commendable act.
The council levied a 5-mill tax. This
is one mill less than last year, but ow
ing to the increased assessed valuation
this year, it was figured that the 5-
mill tax would strengthen the city's
exchequer to the same extent that it
was last year. With a (¡-mill tax an
indebtedn ss of $900 was liquidated the
past year, but the town is about $300
in debt at this time.
Extracts from the proposed new
charter were read and the matter dis
cussed, but nothing definite was done.
The Board adjourned to a call meet
ing.
P & E to Save Estes Bank.
To save the Estacada State bank from
being forced into insolvency. Judge
Gantenbein of the circuit court at Port
land has issued an order directing
Thomas C. Devlin, as receiver of the
Oregon Trust & Savings bank, to de
liver to the Estacada bank two certifi
cates of deposit aggregating $41,256,
on eonditi n that the Pacific & Eastern
Railway company will cancel the claim
it holds against the Oreg n Trust &
Savings bank tor itsdeposit of $40,423.-
31. and will make a cash payment of
$.327.69 to the Portland bank.
According to the statement of the
Estacada State bank, n the petition of
Louis J. Wilde against the Oregon
Trust & Savings bank the two certifi
cates of deposit to the Oregon Trust &
Savings bank for $20.625 each, were is
sued May 20. 1907, by the Estacada in
stitution upon the request of the Paci
fic & Eastern Railway company and of
the defunct Portland bank. No return
consideration v Aatever was given the
Estacada bayik, the understanding
among the three parties being that the
certificates v ere to be paid by the rail
way company. At the time of the fail
ure of theJOregon Trust & Savings bank
they were still outstanding.
The Pacific & Eastern Railway com
pany wi s organized to construct a rail
road from Joe Bar, Jackson county, to
a point near Crater lake. It had on de
posit with the Oregon Trust bank at
the time of the bank failure $40,422.31.
If the Estacada bank had been com
pelled to meet the certificates, which
could legally have been done, it would
have been forced into insolvency, ac
cording to the petitioners, so that the
institution would not only have been
unable to pay in full for the certificates,
but could not have paid its depositors.
The petition shows that the railway
company is willing to fulfill its part of
the agreement by turning over its de
posit in the defunct Portland bank and
making a cash payment to balance the
amount of the claim held against the
Estacada bank.
By complying with Judge Ganten-
beln’s order, Receiver Devlin will be
relieved of a debt of more than $40,000
owed the railway company, and the
Estacada bank will be enabled to con
tinue business.
Red Front
Shoe Factory
BOOTS AND SHOES
MADE TO ORDER
REPAIRING
HARNESS REPAIRED
SPARKS
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K.
Barber Shop
Hair Cutting
Shaving
Face Massage
I)e VORE
California St. bet. 3rd & 4th.
The
FRANK ROBISON,
CHRIS ULRICH
Pr.
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PIONEER FEED
STORE • • • • •
Dealer in Hay, Grain and Wood. I also manufacture
Cornmeal and Graham; always kept in stock. 1 also
roll Barley any day you bring in a load, $2 per 20 sks.
Stock and Poultry Food. Doors and Sash.
Buy a
a package of poultry food ; make your hens lay in less
than a week. Eggs 40c a doz. No chances to take.
25c, 50c, $1.00 pkg. Busehl, $3.50
Additional Local Items.
Dick Gaskin was on the sick list last
Thursday.
Miss Mervena Kenney and Mrs. Chris
Kenney visited in Medford last Tues
day.
H. L. White and I). M. Bower were
down from Ashland on a brief visit last
Tuesday.
A. B. Chapman of Barron was at
tending to business matters in this city
this week.
Mrs. J. Johnson of La Grande is vis
iting Misses Emma and Nellie Wulf in
Ihts city this week.
John Mast, the enterprising Eden
rancher, was a business visitor in Jack
sonville last Tuesday.
L. B. Caster and wife of Agate at
tended court this week as witnesses in
the Jack Montgomery case.
The following letters remain uncalled
for at the Jacksonville postoffice: C.
P. Marshall; Mrs. Ella Cole; Henry
Gorden.
Deputy District Attorney C. L.
Reiimes expects to leave Sunday for
Berkeley. Cal., where he will spend
Christmas with relatives.
C. W. Conklin and A. D. Houston are
presenting some very beautiful calen
dars to their customers. Both are ru
ral scenes that delight the eye and are
well worth giving space on the wall.
The reader’s attention is called to the
amendment to ordinance 10» in another
column, pertaining to the prohibiting of
stock running at large. The marshal
has been instructed to impound any an
imal in the street after next Monday.
A change will be made in the grades
when school re-opens after the holidays.
The eleventh grade will be discontinued
for the present because now there is 31
only one eleventh grade student. The
eighth grade will be taken over by
Prof. Welis, and other changes will le
made in order to give tiie teachers
more relaxation.
Schulz Co., and Ulrich Bros, are
presenting their customers with some
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beautiful calendars this week. Schulz
&Co.’s is entitled, "A Christinas Belle”
and represents a maiden dressed in a
Winter costume, while Ulrich Bros.’ is
entitled, "Easter Lillies" and repre
sents a beautiful girl with a cluster of
liliies in her hand. Both are nice sou
venirs.
JU
And if this does not suit, my business is for sale, consisting of 3
lots fronting on California and 5th Streets, 25 feet on California and
500 feet on Sth street; Warehouse, Shop and large Barn for Hay,
studded on both sides; 1 BoileJ and Engine, 15 H.P.; 1 Gig Saw; 1
Saw Table; 1 Lathe; 1 Wood Saw; 1 Large Barley Roll, 18 x 18; also
Complete Outfit for making Cornmeal and Graham; 1 Centrifugal
Pump and Large Tank, and the best supply of water in town. Sprin
kle the streets of Jacksonville by using the water from this well.
Half Cash, Balance Terms.
CHRIS ULRICH.
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
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