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OREGON CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, JAN. 1, 1914.
31st YEAR
No. 32
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WANTS ROADS AT HOME,, BUT
NOWHERE ELSE
NEEDY FARMER'S HOT LETTER
Thinks Eldorado Man Takes Selfish
View of Road Matters
Needy, Oregon, December 26.
Editor Courier: I have been a reader
of the Courier for a number of years
and have carefully read the commun
ications printed in your paper from
citizens interested in the up-building
of Clackamas County, and especially
the improvement of county roads.
Some of the communications spring
from selfish minds and are actuated
to a. large degree by selfish interests.
A few days since I read an article
published in your paper written by
. one Robert Schubel, who seems to be
frothing at the mouth for the reason
that there is a movement on foot to
improve a road commonly known as
the Pacific Highway, and upon which
Schubel does not live,' and therefore
he seems to have serious objections
to the building of that particular
highway, but the people living up in
our section of the country who pay
heavy taxes each year for road im
provements are entitled to some con
sideration from the County Court of
Clackamas County as the improve
ment of the Pacific Highway would
be of great benefit to scores of far
mers living up in our section of the
county as that is the only means by
which we can get to our county seat
without paying tribute to the South
ern Pacific Railroad.
For years we have received only
a small fraction of the money which
we have paid into the county road
fund and men like Schubel and a
great many others living in this sect
ion of the country, have been receiv
ing our road money on the Molalla
Road and on the Clark and the High
lands Roads,, and we have set back
and let the good work go on. Now
when we come to the County Court
and ask that a certain amount of
money be used for the improvement
of our road so that we may be able
to get to our county seat on a road
equally as good as the Molalla Road,
we find men like Schubel bitterly pro
testing against the improvement of
our road although for years they
have taken our road money to en-,
hance the value of their property by
improving the County Road from the
county seat toward their land.
I have never had the pleasure of
meeting this man Schubel but from
the information gathered in the last
few days I find that he is a man who
is very quiet when he is receiving
the benefits from the taxes of other
people but is against any improve
ment wherein he is not directly bene
fited. This information is obtained
not from one man nor from the high
collared gentry which he mentions,
but from several men who have been
benefited in the past at our expense.
If Mr.- Schubel would stop and
think for one moment that the im
provement of the Pacific Highway
goes through a farming section from
Oregon City to Canby and southerly
to Aurora, and that tributary to that
road hundreds of the best farms in
Clackamas County would be benefited
by its improvement. The people liv
ing in the Needy precinct, Macks
burg, Barlow, Canby, and all of that
territory east of Canby but tributary
to the road, and from there to Ore
gon City, pay heavy, tribute to the
road fund each year on account of the
high valuation of the farms, also the
high valuation of the Southern Pacific
which traverses that same section of
the county, and as a matter of fact
the taxable property tributary to the
Molalla Road which has received
thousands of dollars of our money
over in Mr. SchubeFs section, and we
submit that we are entitled to some
little consideration for what we have
done in the past in contributing to the
road fund for which we have received
but little consideration.
I am always pleased to hear a man
argue for something that is just, bat
when a man like Robert Schubel who
contributes a trifle each year in taxes,
and who has received great benefits
from the taxes paid by the tax payers
living in our section of the contry by
having his own road to the county
seat improved, and then throw back
his ears and kick because we are ask
ing that our just proportion of the
road funds be used to help ourselves,
then I think it is time to ask the
gentleman to explain his position in
a more sensible light. .
I am acquainted with a laree num
ber of those men who are agitating
tne improvement of the Pacific High
way, whom Schubel calls the "high
collared gentry" and I am frank to
confess that among those with whom
I am acquainted pay more taxes each
year than Mr. Schubel would pay in
a dozen years, and whv he finds
fault with those men who are at
tempting to assist us I am unable to
understand, unless it is the fact that
he likes to hear himself bray.
It is true there are a large number
or people who will come down through
Willamette Valley -toward Portland
and enjoy the benefits of this same
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road known as the Pacific Highwey,
and as matter of fact they have a
right to expect a reasonably good
road over which to travel and it also
benefits Clackamas County to furnish
them a good road over which to travel,
but at the same time we farmers, and
when I say we farmers I mean we
farmers who pay heavy taxes each
year, and who have lived in this
county and made greater improve
ments than Robert Schubel ever has
made, and who are equally entitled
to go to their county seat by team or
automobile as Mr. Schubel is, while
living out in his section of the coun-,
try, and why a man becomes so nar
row minded and contracted as to deny
us that right when we pay for it
ourselves I am unable, to understand.
I have just examined some of the
expenditures of Clackamas County
for each year from the road fund iVi
Mr. Schubel's district, and also in
those districts leading out toward the
Schubel postoffce where his brother
lives, and find that during each year
for the last twelve years, the County
Court has expended from three to
seven timgs as much road money on
those- particular roads as the tax
payers in the road districts have paid
in, and I also find that the County
Court has taken a large part of that
money from our section of the coun
ty and gave it to those roads leading
to the Shubel postoffice and Robert
Schubel's farm, and we have been the
ones who- have been compelled to pay
the bill, and now when we ask a little
consideration over in our section of
the cdlmty, then Schubel gets busy
with his pencil and attempts to make
it appear that we are seeking some
thing that we are not entitled to.
We ask the- tax payers of Clack
amas County to simply figure the
amount of road money that we have
paid in to the County Treasury dur
ing the last ten years from taxable
property adjacent to the Pacific High
way, and then take the expenditures
during that same time and say wheth
er or not we are entitled .to an im
proved road the jgame as other sect
ions of the county have received, and
not be swayed by any foolish letters
written by Robert Schubel or any
other person who is ignorant of the
true situation. -
Respectfully,
Equality.
See This Only in Oregon
Christmas day J. S. Kirvin, who
lives on Clackamas Heights, picked a
strawberrry plant and brought it to
this office on which were blossoms,
green and ripe, berries on the same
stem. The climate and soil of the Wil
lamette Valley can push up and pull
up most anything.
The Morning After
Last night 10 saloons closed in our
city. One fellow who had a "glorious
(hie) good time" the night before
had forgotten the verdict of the vot
ers, and had not provided his hip
pocket with a bracer. He came out
of a rooming house, and headed for
the nearest thirst emporium. The door
was closed. He stared a minute in
wonder, then comprehension broke
over him. He looked up the street,
down the street with a look of genu
ine disgust over his dry face. And
then he exclaimed "oh hell!"
When Will They Learn?
Here is a sample of many letters
and post cards the Courier receives.
It i3 without a postoffice, date line
qr signature.
Sir Please, send my paper to 4328
Milwaukie St., Denver, Colo.
We can't. We have no't a mind
reader's license. W don't know who
the subscriber is and have no means
of delivering.
This is simply an illustration. We
get any number of address changes
and often have to hunt through sev
en routes and the city list to find
where the subscriber is now.
Be careful about these matters.
State where you get your paper now
and when you ask for a change in
address.
BEGINNING OF THE END
Locks Transfer Expected to be Fi
nally Tied Up This Month
B. T. McBain, acting as a repre
sentatie from the commercial club,
to ascertain what , progress is being
made in regard to the transfer of
the private locks to the government,
reports that the assistant U. S. attor
ney, E. A. Johnson, advises him that
U S. Attorney Reams has sent all
the papers to the attorney general;
that there will be no further delay in
the transfer, and that this month will
probably see the transfer made and
the matter closed.
Let us hope once more. For two
and a half years we have been given
periodical promises, while the South
ern Pacific rejoices.
The completion of the canal will
mean much to the Willamette Valley,
and much to Oregon City. With open
free locks the river should be a com
mercial highway, and with' a reduc
tion of 60 cents per ton on freight,
the S. P. will have to meet the com
petition, and lowered freight rates
are bound to result
Locally the big project will make
things hum. It will take about two
years to dig the big canal and it will
give employment to about 200 men.
There is talk of a big celebration
in the city when the matter is finally
tied up. .
The work is a- big one. It calls for
an expenditure of about $700,000. It
will provide a great, open river for
navigation, take off 50 cents per ton
now imposed on cargoes.
CLACKAMAS RANKS
SIXTH IN VALUE
ASSESSMENT ROLLS REFLECT
WEALTH OF RESOURCES
TAXES PAID ON $30,521,327
Manufacturing Plants Are Second
in State in Point of Cost
The assessed valuation of property
in Clackamas county, based upon the
summary prepared by the State Tax
Commission, shows Clackamas to rank
sixth in the state, with a total assess
ed valuation of $30,521,327.12. This
figure is based upon a 55 per cent
valuation, and proves Clackamas
county to be one of the richest in the
state. Only three other counties,, in
fact, exceed the Clackamas county fi
gure by any appreciable extent, Mult
nomah, Lane and Douglas.
Of the above valuation $24,601,560
represents the strictly county resour
ces, which are assessed and taxed di
rectly by the county assessor's office.
The balance of $5,919,767.12 is the
county's share of the assessment of
large public service companies operat
ing throughout the state, sucfi as
railroads, sleeping car concerns,' ex
press, telepgraph and telephone com
panies, and other inter-state and inter-county
industries.
The assessment roll shows that
Clackamas- County has a generous and
fair distribution of its wealth. Till
able lands to the extent of 101,121
acres show an average value of $60.48
giving a total assessed valuation of
$6,115,340. Non-tillable lands total
527,745 acres, with a total assessed
valuation of $9,717,520, or an average
of $18.41 per acre. This, based on a
55 per cent valuation, corresponds
closely t o the market value of lands
throughout the county.
Farming implements in the coufity
are assessed at a total of $188,055;
while merchandise and stocks in trade
in the various .stores of the county
show a total valuation of $499,550.
In the value of its manufacturing ma
chinery and - apparatus allied with
manufacturing, Clackamas county
ranks second in the state, with a fi
gure of $711,305. Hotel and office fur
niture is assessed at $18,295, which,
though Clackamas county is mainly
an agricultural county, gives jt a
rank of 12th in the state in this line.
Livestock makes an important di
vision of the county's taxable prop
erty, and the assessed valuations are
as follows: '
7,663 horses and mules, $388,280;
12,302 cattle, $271,100; 13,072 sheep
and goats, $20,325; 6,179 hogs and
swine, $30,555; 1,756 dogs, $10,600.
Over one million dollars in value
of ;a:lroad property is apportioned to
Cidamas county for taxation pur
poses; while $4,694.40 is the county's
apportioned amount of the value of
inter-urban railroad property, power
plants, water, gas and electrical con
cerns. Telephone companies must pay
a tax in the county on an apportioned
value of over $115,0Q0; while tele
graph compaies will . be taxed on a
value of $12,137, and express com
panies on $15,202.
On this valuation the county court
has set a total levy of 20 mills, di
vided as follows: state tax, 5.1 mills;
county tax 2.4 mills; school tax, 3.1
mills; indebtedness, 1.4 mills. The
school levy will yield $93,000, and in
addition to this a special school levy
of $116,463 has been voted. Special
road taxes will yield $74,390 and the
levy for cities will give $46,342.
"JACK" FROST FOR SHERIFF
Political Rumors Say he Will be Pri
mary Candidate
Political rumors have it that Con
stable "Jack" Frost will be a Repub
lican .- candidate for sheriff at the
spring primaries, and that he Will get
in the game and make an aggressive
campaign.
Frost, as police officer and con-
fstable has made, fully good. They
say of him that "he gets there and
gets back." He is always on the job,
reliable, and an everlasting hustler.
If he goes into the race the boys will
all know he is a' candidate, for his
past records will make him a very
lively opponent.
The Dead Right Spirit
The Elks and Moose Orders did the
fight thing when, respecting the sen
timent of the city voters, both orders
have closed their buffets, and no more
liquors will be served. These actions
will be highly appreciated.
BRIGHT FOR 1914.
The future of Oregon City never
looked as bright as at the present
time, and 1914 starts in like a happy
new year indeed.
Two railroads are building in, the
big locks canal is nearly ready to
start, a flax mill looks probable; a
creamery and canning factory are
being considered, and all these on
top of great mills that have month
ly payrolls aggregating about $100,
000. Oregon City is the best town of
its size on the Pacific coast
1914 here's to you.
Appreciated Present
A Macksburg farmer brought
thirteen new paid in advance sub
scribers to the Courier the day before
Christmas.
River Steamer Sinks
The "Oregona" owned by the Ore
gon City Transportation Co., ran into
the government dredge off Magoon's
park Saturday last, in a fog, knock,
ed a big 'hole in her hull and sank.
She was loaded with Portland freight
The cargo was immediately hoisted
out and the boat has been raised.
Equity meeting Jan. 10
, A very interesting quarterly meet
ing of the Society of Equity will be
held in this city Saturday of next
week, January 10, at which time
Harvey G. Starkweather and W. S.
U'Ren will talk, the former on the
matter of rural credits abroad and
the latter on the 'subject of a state
market.
WAITING FOR WEATHER
Ogle Mine Ready tt Start as Soon
as Snows will Permit
Ogle Mine is practically ready to
start. The cyanide plant is in, the
three big vats, with a capacity of
900 tons each are completed, the 150
horse power steam plant is installed,
and all other equipment is nearly
ready to start the mine.
It is now but a question of wait
ing until the winter snows in the
mountains will permit the rough roads
to be used when operations will com
mence. It requires about 1000 pounds
of supplies daily to keep the plant
running, and it is impossible to get
this in at this time of year, as a man
on foot has all he can do to make
the mountain trails, Before another
winter roads will be built that will
permit an outlet.
The mine was recently inspected
by R. A. Watson, of tjie corporation
department, under the "blue sky"
law, and the mine was granted a
permit to do business and sell stock.
THE PEOPLE KNOW
They Don't Have to Ask the Enter
prise Before they Sign Petitions ,"
Closing an editorial on the matter
of petition circulating the Enterprise
says:
An officer in this day and
age would be more than justi
fied in disregarding petitions
that come to him because he
knows just how the signatures
are secured and hultvgy reas-...
on to believe thatv the people
who have signed those 'petitions
in nine cases out of 10 do not
know what the preliminary
statement says.
This coming at a time when a pe
tition was in circulation asking Ma
yor J,ones to approve the Carver fran
chise as twice passed by the city
council, would appear to be aimed at
this petition, and this paper would
state that the people DID know what
they were signing and what they were
asking for. .
Nearly .. every business house on
Main street signed the petition, and
they knew what it was and what the
preliminary statement read. Officials
of the commercial club circulated the
petition; business men of the city
left their business and worked for
signatures. They want a competing
road to the P. R. L. & P. Co. The pri
vate citizens, signed the' petition!.
They know what railroads do for
cities. It is twaddle to say that nine
out of ten of the signers of the pe
tition did not know what they asked
for. They don't have to ask the Enter
prise, and the Enterprise should look
over the petition, and the men back
of it before it makes such breaks.
READY FEBRUARY 1
New Postoffice Building is Being
Rushed by Contractors
The new postoffice block is going
up rapidly, and the contractors think
the building will he ready to occ ipy
about February 1. '
The building is brick tile, one story
of classic design, with imitation stone
front. The outside walls are 32x104
feet, and the inside will be partitioned
into postmaster's private room, a
clerks' workroom and a public lobby.
The fixtures will all be oak, there will
be 288 medium automatic keyless
lock boxes, 24 automatic lock drawers,
and a stand of regulation call boxes.
The building will be used exclusive
ly as a postoffice building, built ac
cording to plans furnished by the
government, and is leased by Paul
Weisinger to the government for five
years.
Our present postoffice has long
been a place the city has been asham
ed of. Dark, inconvenient and with
the front rooms rented to real es
tate companies, a stranger would
have to hunt for it
The present place will be clean,
light and convenient and will serve
the growing city fairly well for five
years, after which we trust the many
time pigeon-holed federal appropria
tion will be forth coming and the city
have a postoffice of its size.
Wanted! "
(over 18 years of age)
To operate SEWING Machines
In garment factory
Oregon City Woolen Mills
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RAND'S REPORT MADE
AND CAMPAIGN STARTED
SPECIAL ELECTION IS ASKED
Enthusiastic Meeting Before Pure
Water League
Firm determination to get the
question of the construction of an in
dependent pipe-line from the south
fork of the Clackamas to Oregon City
before the people at the earliest pos
sible moment was reached Tuesday
vening at a meeting of the Oregon
City Mountain Water League, at
which Engineer H. A. Rands present
ed his report. Following the reading
of the report and an outline by City
Recorder Stipp, of the legal action
necessary, the executive committee of
the league was instructed to take
steps at once to have the city coun
cial order an election in regard to
the proposed bond issue to pay for
the new water system. ;
In presenting his report, which
went into all details of the planned
pipe-line to bring glacial water to
Oregon City, Mr. Rands said that he
had figured everything at contract
prices, and had then allowed 20 per
cent for engineering charges, contin
gencies and so forth. His estimate
for the completed pipe line was $2S8
000, and in the discussion that follow
ed, it was declared by B. T. McBain
and others, that this estimate was
not only ample for the work in view,
but would also provide funds for the
construction of a reservoir, with a
capacity of a week's supply of water
for the city. It was the sentiment of
the meeting that Mr. Rands include
an estimate for such a reservoir in
his final report.
City Recorder Stipp said that the
detail work of the construction of the
proposed line, and the sale of its
bonds, could probably best be hand
led by a commission of five men, who,
when they had completed the work,
would turn the completed : pipe line
over to the city for management. The
cost of the project, it was pointed out,
could be taken care of within twenty-
Stream
South Fork
Fish Creek
Roaring River .
East Fork of
South Fork
Ml
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Flow 8ept. 27, 1913.
24.2 cu. ft. per sec.
(16,641,000 gal. in 24 hours)
18.2 cu. ft. per sec.
(11,763,000 gal. in 24 hours)
56.8 cu. ft. per sec.
(36,710,000 gal. In 24 hours)
Not measured .
Not measured
West Fork of
South Fork
South Fork Area on Reserve
South Fork Area not on Reserve
six years from practically the present
water revenues of Oregon City Sate
of mountain water to West Linn,
Gladstone and Canemah, would enable
the debt to be paid all the sooner, or
would make possible a reduction in lo
cal water ra,tes with the payment to
be made in the longer time. The in
crease of population, with a corres
ponding increase of the number of wa
ter consumers, is expected, however,
to make it possible to care for the
proposed cost of the new system with
out any increase in water rates after
the first two or three years.
Enthusiasm was constant at the
meeting, and it was the general feel
ing that the plan for mountain water
as outlined, would be readily adopted
by the voters of the city. It is hoped
to get the matter before the people
before the end of the winter, so that
pleted by the end of the year.
Especially favorable terms can be
obtained from bond-buyers by the
city, it was declared, owing to the
determination to issue serial retiring
bonds, with the first series due in
from two to three years. Calculations
made indicate that the entire cost of
the project, as well as the present wa
work on the construction of the pipe
line can be started with the coping
of better weather, and can be com
ter debt of $48,000 can be met and
paid off within considerably less than
the expected life of the pipe-line, re
gardless of whether the city increases
in population or not
The sentiment of the meeting was
enthusiastically in favor of the con
struction of the pipe-line, as outlined
by Engineer Rands. His report, cov
ering all phases of the matter, is as
follows:
To Dr. L. A. Morris:
I have been asked by your organiza
tion to make a survey and prepare an
estimate for a pipe line to bring water
from the South Fork of the Clackamas
River to Oregon City as a supply to re
place that now provided by the pump
ing and Alter plant.
Agreeable to this, I would state that
I have made the supvey and would re
spectfully report as follows:
Tha 8ource.
The South Fork of the Clackamas
River Is a stream of sparkling, pure
water having its source and entire
course amid the wild and rugged
slopes of the Cascade mountains. The
flow, as measured by a representative
of the U .8. Geological Survey on Sept.
27th of the present year, amounted to
24,2 cu. ft. per second , which corres
ponds to 15,641,000 gallons In 24 hours.
This figure, if in error at all, is on the
safe side, as engineers of the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company
have measured this stream for Beveral
years past and have never recorded
so low a flow. The water shed, or
catchment area, of the stream as tak
en by , planlmeter measurement from
the large Forest Service map amounts
to 29 square miles, and, as the pro
posed intake is but one-half mile from
the stream's mouth, all the low water
flow and practically the entire catch
ment area la tributary to the proposed
pipe line. ;
East and West Forks.
One-half mile, or to be exact 3,200
feet, from its mouth the South Fork
proper is formed by the coming togeth
er of two streams of nearly equal size
called the East and West Forks. So
far as 1 know, no measurements have
been made of the flow of these streams
separately, and at the time this work
was initiated heavy rains had raised
all the streams above the;r minimum
or low. water flow so that measure
ments made then would have been of
no value as affecting the problem in
hand. The West Fork, according to
the Forest Service map has a catch
ment area of 15.2 and the East Fork
13.2 square rdiles, but as the areas
have little relation to minimum run off,
we can judge little from this compari
son. A stream having steep rocky
slopes and generally rugged topo
graphy will be "flashy" with frequent
sudden floods after every storm, and
will have avery low minimum flow,
while a stream with gentle slopes, or
better yet, with its sources in lakes
and ponds will have few freshets, and
will maintain a fair flow even during
the dry season. From a study of the
map I am Inclined to the belief that the
West Fork has rather the better of
It as regards the low water flow, but
I do not believe the East Fork will
ever fall below 10 second feet and as
this equivalent to 6,463,000 gallons in
24 hours it alone will supply Oregon
City for some time to come.
West Fork In part not on Reserve.
I have gone into this matter of flow
at some length as the West Fork 1b in
part in T. 53, R. 4E. and so is not on
the Forest Reserve. This area out
side the Reserve amounts to 6.4 squaro
miles and has been patented, the odd
sections to the Oregon & California
Railroad, and the even sections to the
Northern Pacific Railroad, excepting
section 36 which belongs to the state
of Oregon. O. & C. lands may revert
to the United States in which event
they will undoubtedy be added to the
Reserve, and possibly, by the time Ore
gon City will need the flow of the West
Fork, the other patentees may be pre
vailed upon to take other lands pro
vided the matter were taken up witn
the proper authorities. ,
Other 8treams. .
The flow in Roaring River and Fisn
Creek was also measured by the engi
neer of the U. S. Geological Survey on
the same day that he measured the
flow ot the South Fork, Sept. 27th,
1913, and the facts concerning all
these streams iippearvin'tl)e table be.
low. , "
Catchment Area
29 sq. miles
43 sq. miles
42 sq. miles
13.2 sq. miles
15.2 sq. miles
22.6 sq. miles
6.4 sq. miles
The flow of the North Fork was not
measured by the engineer of the U. S.
Geological Survey on the day that he
measured the other streams. The
summer flow of this stream is very
Bmall and near the mouth at least very
poor as td quality. It is more of u
valley, than a mountain stream anc
not at all suited for a municipal water
supply.
The Intake.
At the point where the East and
West Forks unite to form the ma:n
South Fork the elevation Is 786 fee:.
For the reason that the West Fork is
not on the Reserve, as well as for the
faM thnt a dam nnrnfln one fork will
be cheaper than one across the entire
stream, and for the further fact that
the gain in head is needed In clearing
tha Si.rlnewntnr rlde-e. it Is deemed
best to locate the Intake 200 feet up
the East Fork which, with the small
diversion dam necessary, win mane
tho Infnlro nt plpvnMnn ROD ft. It
would be' best, In lieu of a settling
basin, to run a box nume tor auout
il font nnd. should occasion
arise, it would be an easy matter to
run a smaller branch flume up the
West Fork. The intake works, con
sisting of a timber crib dam 5 or o
tent hleh with screens over the Intake
proper will involve small expense.
' Wood 8tave Pipe,
Mnl nfivnn urn rinuhtlfiBS familiar
with wood stave pipe, but for such as
are not I will, In a rew woras, uescrme
it.
WnnA alnvo nine In of two kinds.
viz: "Machine Banded" and "Contin
uous Stave."
Machine Banded Pipe Is made up
in 8 to 20 foot lengths in the shop and
derives its strengtn rrom tne wire
which is wound spirally around its
mitnlrfo Tha onrlfl urn made slightly
conical and are joined consecutively
in the Held, except in me gmauer
sizes which telescope together, by col
ior similar In rhnatructlon to the
pipe itself. It is usual practice to dip
this pipe in not BBpnaitum aim uum
tar after which, while the coating is
.(lit hnf tha nlnn In rnllnd In saw dllSt
and this it Is that gives this pipe Its
peculiar "corny" appearance. it is
made In sizes from 2 Inches to 24
Inches, but, from its bulky character
which results in large freight and
hauling bils, its Inadaptability for
bending around short turns, and Its
l;ss smooth Interior, as compared to
that next described, it is not recom
mended for this work for sizes above
14 inches.
Continuous Stave Pipe is put togeth
er in the field, and derives Its strength
from round steel rods which encircl
ing it are drawn tight by nuts and
shoes provided for that purpose. The
longitudinal seams are made tight by
a tongue similar to that of a flooring
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BOTH FRANCHISES
BYTHE BOARD
MAYOR JONES VETOES GRANTS
AND COUNCIL CONCURS
TECHNICAL ERRORS ABE FOUND
Uncertainty About Street Grades and
Transfers Main Objections
At a special council meeting held
Wednesday afternoon Mayor Linn E.
Jones vetoed both the franchises
granted the Clackamas Southern and
the Portland & Oregon City rail
roads. Councilmen Horton, Albright,
Holman, Metzner, Long, Myer ' and
Tooze, the only ones at the meeting,
voted unanimously to sustain the ve
toes. In presenting his vetoes, Mayor
Jones said that he did so because
there was no provision in either of
them that the roads should conform
to the grades of parts of Water 1 and
Fifteenth street, and that owing to
the wording of the franchises ' it
would be possible for the lines to con
struct three sets of tracks on Fif
teenth street between Center and Wa
ter, and three on Water street from
Fifteenth to Twelfth. The mayor al
so believed that the transfer sec
tions were not sufficiently manda
tory; and suggested that to remedy
these defects revised sections be add
ed to the franchise.
Attorney Chris Schuebel, who at
the request of the mayor, had pre
pard altered sections to replace those
to which there were objections, ex
plained the changes proposed, after
which Councilman Holman moved for
the revision of the Carver franchise,
and its re-presentation for first read
ing, at a Bpecial session of the coun
cil to have i been called Wednesday
evening. .-..
Attorney H. E. Cross, represent
ing the Carver road, at this point,
said that he preferred that the coun
cil take no further action () until he
consult with Mr. Carver, and then
to re-introduce the measure. Mr.
Cross believed this to be the best way
to get all parties agreed on the plan.
Mr. Holman withdrew his motion, and
discussion of the grades of the streets
under discussion was taken up, In
thee ourse of this, Mr. Cross'announ
ced that:
. "What our road wants, and what
the council ought to do, is to establish
the grade of Water street, particular
ly by the Sommers and Charman
properties. I don't know how many
times people representing these in
terests have been to us, asking us to
buy this property. This Mr. Carver
cannot, and will not do."
After further discussion, in which
it was admitted by the council that
the establishment of the Water sreet
grade was of paramount importance,
Councilman Holman again moved for
the revision of both franchises at
once. Mr. Cross said he believed he
should confer with Mr. Carver first,
that any suggestions he might have
could be given consideration by the
council before first reading. Council
man Myer agreed with Mr. Cross
that Mr, Carver should be given a
chance to study the proposed changes.
Councilman Albright strenuously
objected to any interpretation being
put upon the proceedings that would
make it appear that the ciy council
had held up he franchise, and wanted
the blame icr any delay that might
rsuH to be shouldered by the railroad
companies. Mr. Cross again explain
ed his position, and Councilman Myer
moved that the franchises be laid up
on the table for the immediate pres
ent On the . second of Councilman
Holman the motion was passed, just
as Councilman Tooze arose to make
some further remarks upon the mat
ter. Councilman Albright next took a
hand at attempting to untangle the
situation, and moved that the city re
corder be ineructed to draw ordi
nances that would establish grades
of such sections of Fifteenth and Wa
ter streets as were not already listed
upon the city profiles, and that reso
lutions for the establishing of the
grades of Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh
streets, from Main to Water streets,
be prepared arid introduced at once.
Both motions were unanimously
adopted.
The somewhat tense situation was
then relieved when Councilman Al
bright moved that the outgoing mem
bers of the organization, then attend
ing their last official meeting, extend
to the incoming city fathers the best
wishes for a happy new year. This
motion passed with chortles of glee.
Councilman Horton remarking that
probably after the new man had been
in office about six months they would
regard the wishes as sarcasm.
Ordinances declaring the assess
ment rolls for the improvement of
Fourth street, from Monroe to High;
and for the appropriation of $2,1000
for details of sewer work on Seventh
street, were passed' to second read
ing. Just before council adjourned,
Councilman Long arose and asked
question.
'Mr. Mayor,' said he, "when we get
the elevator built and all ready for
the public, I. would like to know how
we are going to lun it?"
"I should worry,' answered His
Honor, and the meeting broke up.