. Eugene f
Ore
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of Clackamas Co. Fair will be
held in Oregon City, Saturday, Feb.
7, at 9:30 A. M.
If you want, to buy, sell or trade, try
a small ad in The Courier the best ad
vertizing medium In Clackamas County
and you will get the desired results.
OREGON ,CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, FEB. 5, 1914.
No. 40
31st YEAR
iiii.iL
Passed Up -Demonstration
trains to the right
of us and demonstration trains to the
left of us, but , no demonstration
trains with us. Did we drop to sleep
at the switch?
Equity Members Attention '
For two weeks the Equity page,
which has for a year been, an inter
esting feature of the Courier, has
been pmmitted, pending arrangement
by the Society for editorial writers
for this year. This matter it is ex
pected will be soon determined, when
the same lively page will be resum
ed. The Big Game
Rip Van Winkle methods still pre
vail at Washington, D. C. and govern
ment red tape is still delaying the
transfer of the locks at Oregon City
to the government while in the mean
time Willamette valley producers are
paying the bills in tolls that are be
ing collected on shipments of produ
ucts through the locks. Newberg
Graphic.
The Only Basis
Commencing January first The
Courier of Oregon City, Oregon, ad
vertised to accept $1.00 as subscrip
tion price for one year, if paid in ad
vance; the price being $1.50 for sub
scriptions not paid in advance. This
puts the Courier on a basis which all
newspapers should stand on, i e.,
cash in advance, for subscriptions.
Pacific Monthly.
Blood Tells
think you're
When you
beaten
squarely
In the race, you'll find 'tis rarely
That you haven't coming still
another think;
When your strife seems' unavailing
And you find your- courage failing
You can always let out still anoth
er link.
When you're beaten to a frazzle
And you work a razzle-dazzle '
' And show yourself the winner by a
head;
When your friends are all forsaking
And you think your heart is break-J
It is then you prove you are
thoroughbred.
A SUGGESTION TO PORTLAND
If that City Will Vouch for the Men,
the Courier will Find Homes
Last week there was woven into a
first page article a little human in
terest story that stirred the big
hearts of Oregoni'ans.
One after another the telephone
messages came Friday, Saturday and
Monday, from men and women who
were touched by the appeal, and
whose hearts are in the right place,
and that boy has been provided for
a good winter home not merely
working for his board but getting
wages as well.
And in this connection the Courier
has learned that many a farmer
would provide for many a jobless
man in Portland if they KNEW these
men, knew they were honest, reliable
and clean.
And there's the rub. They want a
voucher, and you can't blame them.
It would seem that a means could
be provided to weed out the vag el
ement from the honest work hunt
ers, and to provide places for the
many who honestly want work; who
are looking for work and who will
work.
If the Portland authorities can di
vide the sheep and goats the Courier
office will undertake to provje plac
es in this county for quite a num
ber of the sheep.
Farmers and others dare not take
in absolute strangers they have
learned' better by experience but
there is quite a demand in this coun
ty for men who are on the square.
The farmers cannot pay union
wages for minimum hours, but the
most of them will pay some wages,
will provide good homes and plenty
to eat.
FROM BAR TO BOTTLE
Careless Prescriptions Would Annul
the Vote ' on Local Option
Saturday night a man was" arrest
ed by Chief Shaw in this city, on
complaint of S. McDonald, prohibi
tion field worker, for being under the
influence of liquor, having a quart
bottle in his pocket, and offering
drinks. He was fined $50.
It developes that a city physician
wrote the prescription for the quart
of liquor and a city drugstore filled
it. It also develops that the man is
in the habit of becoming intoxicated
at intervals.
Section 2143 of Lord's Oregon
Laws plainly makes it criminal for
any person to knowingly sell liquor
to aiy person who is in the habit of
becoming intoxicated.
November 4 the people of this city
voted out the saloons.
Now they didn't vote to simply
make a distinction, and to change the
means of getting liquor from a sa
loon to a drugstore-and the means
of drinking it from a glass to a bot
tle. The people voted liquor out of this
city or at least they intended to and
thought they accomplished it.
And the people don't want a han
dy means of evasion to be put over
on them, and they won't stand for it.
It is stated that this case was
doubtless one of carelessness that
will not be repeated, but the men
who had their licenses revoked last
summer because of carelessness, say
this excuse did not prevail with them.
No physician should give a man a
prescription for a quart of whiskey
when that man is in the habit of get
ting drunk, and no drug store should
fill a prescription in that quantity
for such a man.
The people have voted for a dry
city and it is either going to be dry
or the people are going to make pub
lic the individuals and the means thru
which the verdict of the voters is
thwarted.
Mrs. M. Hoffman, a prominent res
ident of New Era, was in this city as
a visitor Wednesday.
OREGON CITY 10
Oil
0
CITY
SUPREME COURT HOLDS VOTE
ABOVE TECHNICALITIES
MLLSBORO, SALEM, STAYTON
Are Also Declared Dry, and the Ir
regularities are Overlooked
Oregon City stays dry.
This was the unanimous decision of
the supreme court Tuesday, and with
it came decisions that the elections
were also legal in Salem', Hillsboro
and other towns in which appeals
were made.
The decision hinged very largely
on whether people of Oregon had a
right to vote on local option Novem
ber 4.
Judge Galloway, of Salem, in his
decision, held that the election was a
special election, and that only the
ballots on state measures were valid,
and then on another decision ( on the
Salem city charter election) he held
that as the supreme court had de
clared the election law unconstitu
tional, the second election in Salem
was void, because it was voted on
under the illegal registration. .
These ' were both hair trigger
points, and the supreme court put the
ballots above them, and decided the
expressions of the people at the polls
should stand.'
-The supreme court could hardly
have taken any other position with
out having brought out a protest that
would have made Oregon rattle.
A decision that would have dis
franchised the voters of, this state,
through no fault or neglect of the
voters, would have raised a roar
that would have made even the su
preme court-iremble.
But the supreme court put com
mon sense above technical obstruc
tions and held that the election was
legal.
And Oregon City will remain dry
until the people by their votes change
it. -
THE SRAIGHT OF IT
Easterners think we are Slipping
one Over in Reporting our Climate
A friend in New York writes to the
Courier editor and wants to know
what kind of. climate bunk this paper
is nandmg out to easterners.
He encloses some press dispatch
es showing the extreme depth of
snow in the niountains of Central
Oregon; the front page head lines of
a Buffalo paper telling of awful wind
storms on the Oregon coast; how the
Southern Pacific railroad is closed by
snow in southern Oregon, and then
advised the Courier to cut out such
dope, or put a censor on the news dis
patches. The trouble with our New York
friend is that he doesn't understand
that he doesn't know Oregon.
The state is about 200x275 miles
and in it one can find any kind of
climate or conditions that he wants
or doesn't want.
In eastern Oregon he can find lo
calities so dry a coyote couldn't wet
his chops, while in the Willamette
valley a crop failure was never
known.
There are expanses as devoid of
timber as Rockefeller's pate is of
hair, while other sections have miles
end miles of fir trees to the heigiit
of 200 feet and so thick a team can
hardly squeeze through.
Back in the mountains tin snow
roives down to a depth of from uve
tu fifteen feet and the thermometer
ira far below zero.
But the Courier is only iriviii the
climate and conditions of :h-3 Willa
mette Valley, and there is little daubt
but this pt of Oregon has th3 Unit
ed States skinned for a yji;--roiind,
average desirable place to live.
ihis great valley from the Colum
bia on the north to the Calapooia
mountains on the south, is shut in
on three sides by mountains, so that
the snows, the zero weather and the
winds can t get in, while on the west
the warm Japanese current keeps the
roses uioommg tar into x eoruary.
Today in Oregon City out door
roses and flowering shrubbery are in
bud and full bloom, as they have been
since last April.
There have been but three frosts
this winter, and not hard enough to
kui out oi ""or nowers.
Thirty-four degrees above zero has
been the lowest temperature for the
Winter.
Shrubbery is already leafing out
and fruit trees are in bud.
Only once, iast week, has there
been any snow, and this just enough
to whiten wooden walks and lasting
but an hour.
Such is winter in the Willamette
Valley, and the summers are even
more inviting.
There are weeks and weeks when
the wind never blows; it is seldom the
mercury goes to 85; electric storms
are practically unknown, and the
Willamette valley simply has the
world skinned for a place to live if
the man has a place to live when he
ne comes here.
Boys Arrested for Smoking
Chief of Police Shaw -arrested
Lloyd Fugl, Rennie Younger, arid
Kennth Joe Tuesday for smoking.
The state law says minors shall not
smoke in public until they are 18
years old. As there is no city ordi
nance covering a case of this nature
he turned me boys over to the Jus
tice of Peace, with a plea for clem
ency as this is the first offence. Chas.
Richardson and Sam Finucane are al
so mixed up in the deal and appeared
in court. A tobacco pedler gave the
boys the tobacco samples. Justice
Sievers turned the boys over to the
juvenile court, as he had no jjuris-
aiction.
' Going Up
The contractors are rushing the
elevator this week and the big steel
frame is now up about 75 feet. If it
only runs after it is ready to 7run
there's the "if."
Lincoln's Birthday Entertainment 4
The G. A. R. and Relief Corps will
give a musical and literary entertain
ment at their hall February 12, which
is free to all and all are invited.
Columbia County Votes Bonds
By a majority of about 550 Colum
bia county voted a $360,000 twenty
year bond issue for hard surfaced
roads Monday. This county is one of
the richest of this state, and the
people have become thoroughly alive
to the necessity of bringing the roads
up to the standard of the county.
THE GREATEST ASSET
Pure Water will do More for. this
City than Any other Project
If the expressions of the people of
this city are honest, the Clackamas
water proposition will be carried by
a big majority.
It is the only, way out of the bad
situation this city is in, and the only
regret is that we have waited so
long.
It may be hard for some people to
appreciate it, . because the effect is
indirect, but this city has paid a big
price for its present water system
during the past two years, and it is
continuing to pay it every day.
There is no asset like absolutely
pure water with absolute confidence
behind it. There is no inducement
that can equal it for permanency of
any city.
We have simply got to come to it,
and the sooner we come, the less ex
pense. .
When the safety of the people de
pends on the absolutely perfect work
ing of a filtering plant, it is too fine
a thread to hang confidence on.
And even if it could be absolutely
established that our filtering system
would never take an hour off and
give the Willamette baccili a chance
to get into the mains, even then there
would be little confidence, for the
river is a sewer of filth" and people
don't want to drink filth even if it
is filtered and "hypoed."
The sooner we can cut loose from
the Willamette river the better for
this city.
Pure water should never be meas
ured by the expense.
No man with a family should ever
take a stand against it.
Pure water from the forest reserv
es will be an insurance against ty
phoid that any man can afford to
carry.
Pure water will do more to make
Oregon City grow than docks, eleva
tors, public markets or railroads.
lo vote down this water proposi
tion would be a calamity to this city,
and the biggest boom Gladstone ever
had.
We can't afford to delay this mat
ter any longer.
We must walk into it. We must
absolutely get away from the fac
tional differences and stand loyally
for the city.
Don't fight, don't sidetrack, don't
delay. We simply can't affcjrd to),
Pure water is above everything.
ihere are far too many rented
houses in this city and far too few
home owners.
Get pure water and ithe people
will feel more like making homes
here and staying here.
ihere is every reason for it. and
this paper is glad to say it has yet
to receive its first protest.
Let s go to it.
A LADY WANTS TO KNOW
About Druggists, Doctors, Fruit
Inspectors and Fire Chief
Editor Courier:
As we are doing such good work in
the "dry line" in our town, why not
make the drug stores pay a city li
cense for the sale of intoxicating
drinks. Why say Irish misrepresen
ted things to a leading physician?
Why not lay the blame where it be
longs on the grasping druggist?
But that would not look well so the
man is jailed and fined for the "mis
takes" oftwo prominent physicians,.
It has been a well known fact for
years that two drug stores of this
town will supply their friends with
any drink from beer to champagne,
and make as many sales as a first
class saloon.
Why is it that Fruit Inspector
t reytag insists on trees being spray-
ed when the spray consists more or
less of whitewash?
Why does he not insist on the
sprayer using a pure article, and fin
ing those who do not? The complaints
are many. Mr. Freytag has been told
ot this fraud.
Why does the fire chief insist on
some property owners removing the
moss from their roofs while to others
he does not even hint that this should
bo done?
Tell Me.
O. A. C. Glee Club Coming
Local Music Lovers will have an
oonortunitv to hear a cenuine musi
cal treat Friday night, Feb. 6th at
bhively's Opera House when the U.
A. C. Glee Club will appear in con
cert.
The Glee Club, whose reputation is
state-wide, is rated to be better than
ever. The voices are well balanced
and the Harmonies are quaint, hu
morous, catchy.
A distinct characteristic of the or
ganization is the large number of
specialty artists which it carries. Mr.
Russell, "The Harry Lauder of the
West," is clever in the role of the
Scotch comedian. Johnson and Thom
as, popular soloists.
Lawrence Skipton, violinist; Joy
bnidder, Kcader.
Everyone should take advantage of
tnis musical opportunity.
A volume of poems . enitled "Po
ems of Oregon and Other Verse,"
written by Andrew r ranzen. the Ore
gon City poet, has appeared. Some of
the poems are of local interest to the
people of this city and surroundings.
A
POINT
1
LAWYERS
DISAGREE
LIVE WIRES STILL AFTER GOOD
ROADS MATTER
TO PERMANENT ROADS ONLY
Does the New Law Apply Says At
torney Chris Schuebel
Good roads was again the one ab
sorbing topic at the Live Wires'
luncheon Tuesday in fact it seems
to be the most interesting topic of
the county.
H. E. Cross was called on to start
things off, and he started by the
statement that for some reason the
Live Wires were not well received
by the country people; that the com
munications in the newspapers often
referred to them as "Dead" Wires,
and there appeared to be antagonism
that should not exist. He recalled how
years ago the board of trade, with
the help of the farmers, got together
and built roads, good roads, and there
was never any prejudice or ill feel
ing between city and country. "The
farmers believed in us and worked
with us and we built the Highland,
Molalla, Clackamas and other roads.
We went down in our pockets for
$5,000 and the court gave us as much
more, and .we accomplished." Mr.
Cross thought the trouble before the
county today was to get away from
the supervisor system, and put road
work on a practical, business sys
tem, and he hoped and believed the
court would take this action. "If we
can get an honest, capable roadmas-
ter, the new plan will succeed, but if
a grafter gets the place, then all is
lost. But I believe a better day for
roads is coming in this county."
Attorney Schuebel took issue with
the committee which has been ex
amining the new road law, and con
tended that it was the intention of
the law, (the attorney general, and
the county attorney notwithstanding)
to compel the county court to submit
bids for, permanent road work am
ounting to $1,000, and nothing else;
that repair work, blowing stumps and
filling mudholes under contract
would be absurd, too expensive, and
court would have to violate, such con
structions of the law.
Justice Sievers rr.ferr.ed Mr. Schu
ebel to Sec. -7. of the law, which he
declared made it plain that repair
work must also be done under the
law.
Mr. Cross replied that if supervis
ors were allowed to make repairs un
der the present system, that the ex
penditures of the districts would be
all for repairs.
Mr. Dye stated the law was drawn
to closely follow a Connecticut law,
which provided splendid results in
that state, under which the roadmas
ter reports needed repairs, and the
farmers living along the road take
the contracts. He said under this law
the system could be made to work
satisfactorily.
Mr. Schuebel, later on made a
careful study of the act, and made
the following statement: -
"Various. persons have attempted
to interpret the new road law passed
in 1913 as to the manner in which the
funds shall be expended in the var
ious road districts.
Sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 142
provide as follows:
"Sec. 1. lhe County Court of
each county within the state of Ore
gon shall at its first regular session
of each and every year determine the
sum of money or moneys to be ex
pended by each road district within
the said county, and if the amount
threof shall be the sum of $1,000 or
overfor permanent road or high
way construction, to be expended
within said road districtthe coun
ty court shall instruct the county sur
veyor or county road master to pre
pare plans and specifications of the
proposed in1piovementwith an
estimate of the probable cost thereof
"Sec. 2. The county court shall
approve said plans and specifications,
"and instruct the county clerk to
advertise for sealed bids".
"The object of the law is to provide
a uniform system of building new
permanent roads that are to be con
structed and to require that the con
struction of such permanent roads
should be let by contract. This bill
was prepared by the Roads and High
way Committee and approved by the
State Grange and the various Far
mers Organizations that had repre
sentatives at the legislature.
"There is nothing in the law that
can fairly be construed to mean that
plans and specifications shall be made
for all repair work or that the money
of any district shall be spent under
the supervision of a road master or
county surveyor (regardless of the
amount of money that may be appor
tioned to that district) so long as the
money is expended in repairing the
present roads in tne district. It is the
duty of the County Court under the
law to deermine how much perma
nent road will be constructed in the
county during the year and if any
district shall expend the sum of
$1,000 or more in the construction tf
permanent roads then such work
must be done according to the plans
and specifications and let by con
tract
Mr. Sullivan reported on the meet
ing at Oak Grove where but one man
opposed the hard surface resolution
and he argued that the bonding prop
osition should be looked on as a spec
ial tax, and that he was preparing
figures and data with which he thot
he could show that a bonding propo
sition would provide good roads far
cheaper than the present cost, pay
the interest and retire the bonds in
20 years. And he argued that the
growth of population alone in the
county because of such roads would
alone be an investment to the coun
ty. .
NEW AUTO TRUCK SERVICE
Williams Bros, have Started Sche
dule Service Between City and
Portland
Commencing this week Williams
Bros, of this city are starting an auto
truck service between Oregon City
and Portland, and after a few days
they will get squared away on a reg
ular 2Ms hour daily service that may
be depended upon.
They have purchased Velie auto
trucks, $4,000 cars. One is already re
ceived and its tryout is giving full
satisfaction, and another will be ship
ped in a few days.
In Portland they will' have a de
pot at 205 Washington St., and goods,
freight or packages ordered sent to
this number in Portland will be
promptly delivered to this city.
Williams Bros, have long been in
business here, have a pretty solid
stand in with the people and they
will undoubtedly build up a large
business.
TWO OUT FOR CLERK
S.
L. Casto of Carus and Miss Iva
Harrington are Candidates
From present indications it would
seem that the Republican candidates
for county clerk would be confined to
two, S. L. Casto of Carus, and Miss
Iva Harrington of this city. What the
Democrats will put forward remains
to be seen.
Following the announcement of Mr
Casto last week, Miss Harrington
stated she would also be a candidate
at the primaries for the nomination.
She is the present chief deputy un
der County Clerk Mulvey; was depu
ty under Fred Greenman; has for
many years been employed by the
county in the different departments
and is considered fully qualified for
the office.
Mr. Casto is also 'well equipped by
education and training for the place.
He has had several years' active work
in the auditing departments of rail
roads, is a graduate from Corvallis,
and a man of good business judge
ment. GET DOWN TO TACKS
Defend Present Road System, Show
a Better One, or Vote for Bond Issue
We wish we could express our
selves so the readers of this paper
could thoroughly understand the po
sition this paper takes on the matter
of good roads.
What kind of argument is it for
some irate reader to write in an in
timation that we have been "reach
ed" by certain interests because we
take a stand that does not agree with
L : . . e o . i -
ins way oi tninKing.
I his doesn t get us anywhere.
It doesn't do any good to chare-e
that this paper can be "induced" to
support a proposition, nor any good
to tell the man who charees it he is
a liar and this paper can't be bought.
ine point is nere, you can t get
away from it:
Ihis county has paid the price for
good roads AND IT HASN'T GOT
GOOD ROADS.
THIS PAPER WANTS THE
COUNTY TO GET GOOD ROADS
WHEN IT PAYS FOR THEM.
Now this is all there is to the
Courier's stand.
This paper has been filled with
protesting letters against a proposi
tion to change from our present su
pervisor system to a bonding svstem
and put in hard surfaced main roads
by contract to bidders.
ihere isn t a writer who will come
out and defend the present svstem
and declare the county is getting the
roads it is paying for.
lhen why protest on a proposition
to improve until the kicker can sub
mit a better or at least as good a
remedy .'
When any Courier reader will
present a practical proposition that
is better than the one proposed under
bonding, then will this paper get
right in behind that proposition and
boost for it.
ttut letters that simply make as
sertions are no remedies. Letters
that propose some far off chances
in the present law by which far off
changes in the present roads may be
made in the sweet bye and bye. don't
get us ahjwhere.
Letters that knock Oregon Citv
men who are in dead earnest to pro
vide better roads for the same, mon
ey, don't count for much.
Letters that reflect on men who
wear white collars, aren't very heavy
as arguments.
Get down to tacks on your criti
cisms. '
If you condemn the proposed bond
issue show a better remedy.
One million dollars expended in
five years in this county for roads
and bridges. This should have given
uregon uity lou miles of hard sur
faced roads.
But it hasn't.
The bonding proposition would
give us 100 miles of hard surfaced
roads and pay for them in 12 years.
Our present system won't give
them to us in 100 years, and we will
be paying the price all the time.
Now some of you protesting writ
ers get right down to business and
present some arguments.
Defend the present system, make
a better one or , sustain the pro
posed one.
Master Sidney Brown, son of. M.
J. Brown of 509 Center Street, has
measles.
Mrs. James McFarland, of Powell
River, B. C, a former resident, is vis
iting her many friends here.
Girls Wonted
(over 18 years of age)
To operate SEWING Machines
In garment factory
Oregon City Woolen Mills
COUNCIL STARTS
n
DRASTIC ORDINANCE "CARPET
BAGGING" READ
INCREASE OF DEBT FOUGHT
City Fathers Handle Mass of Busi
ness and Hear Sharp Debates
. A great mass of routine business
was transacted by the city council in
'its first regular meeting for Febru
ary Wednesday evening of this week,
and as interludes to the dryer parts
of the program there were lively dis
cussions about the city debt, the
choice of a city official paper, the
mystery of the lost plat of Sewer
District Number 10, and a duet on
the local option law particpiated in
by Councilman Templeton and Tooze.
The meeting took up the following
matters and disposed of them in the
order given.
Formal acceptance by the Clacka
mas Southern railroad of the fran
chise granted it was received and
placed on file.
A claim for delinquent taxes on
lots 1 to 8 in blocks 89, 90, 91, pre
sented to the city, was referred to
the water board, the property being
held by that department.
A claim for some $2,000 submitted
by attorneys for the Oregon Engin
eering ii Construction company for
work done on Monroe Street, was re
ferred to the street committee, city
engineer and city attorney for inves
tigation. An offer of $50 and deliquent taxes
and assessments for two lots taken
over by the city at Jackson and Nine
teenth streets was referred to the fi
nance oemmittee.
Licnse Money Refunded
Saloon license money to the ex
tent of $250 for William Trudell's
place at Sixth and Main street, and
$2.50 for pool table privilege in Wal
ter Hunsaker's saloon at Fifth and
Main Streets, paid in advance before
the supreme court decision on the lo
cal option election, was ordered re
funded upon application of the pay
ees. A petition for the establishment of
the grade on Fifteenth street from
Madison to Jefferson was placed on
file, and will not be acted upon; it be
ing understood that at the next coun
cil meeting an application will be
made for the establishment Of the
grade on this street over the distance
included in the first petition and, ex
tending to Washington street.
Estimates for the improvement of
John Adams street from Third to
Twelfth streets with hard surface
paving, prepared by the city engin
eer, brought on the first digression
from routine of the evening. After
the estimates had been placed on file
Councilman Tooze suggested that u
board of appraisers to be appointed to
view the portion of the street effected
by the proposed improvement and as
certain what percentage of the cost
of the work the property could be le
gitimately be asked to bear. Mr,
Tooze said he thought three men
ought to be appointed on such a
board.
"While we are at it, why not get
a good committee, whose report will
stand; asked Councilman Mayer,
Increased Debt Feared
Councilman Templeton declared
that he did not believe the city should
hencctorth make any street improve
ments unless the abutting property
could bear the full cost of the work.
Councilman Metzner thought well of
the motion made by Mr. Tooze. but
thought that the appraisement ought
to be the final one. Mayor Jones ask
ed why a council committee could not
act in the matter. -
"Gentlemen, we ought to go slow
in this matter of improvements," said
Councilman Hackett. "We should be
sure that the property to be benefit
ted can pay the full' cost of improve
ments before going ahead, and not
have to pay such costs out of the
general fund. The city is now heavily
in debt, and it will be more so if this
pure water plan carries. We ought
not to make any more street improve
ments at general expense. High
street will not begin to nay for it
self, and will simply increase the city
debt, we ought to appraise the prop
erty first, and be sure ,that it can
Dear tne coRt or the work. '
Afer further discussion it was vot
ed to have a regular official appraise
ment of the John Adams street lm
provement and property, and W. A
White, F. McCausfand and James
Swafford were named as a board of
appraisers to act in the matter.
Where is Main Street?
Former Recorder Livy Stipp sur
prised the council by submitting
report authorized October 18, 1909,
and for which the council at that time
appropriated $350, setting forth the
exact location of Main street, from
Third street south to the city lim
its. The location of this thoroughfare
has been a matter of discussion with
the Hawley and other milling inter
ests for many years, and Mr. Stinp'i
report, which covered 24 typewritten
pages, sets forth the history of Main
street from the days when it was
branch of the old Oregon Trail down
to the present. In his report Mr. Stipp
suggests that perhaps the only satis
factory way to determine the exact
status of theity's rights in the thor
oughfare will be by a friendly suit.
The report was referred to a com
mittee consisting of the city attorney
and Councilman Tooze, Meyer and
Metzner.
The health and police committee
reported that unsanitary conditions
in the bakery on Seventh street, de
stroyed by fire some weeks ago, were
being attended to.
The January report of Recorder
Loder showed that his court had tak
0
en in $158 in fines during the month,
that licenses had netted the city
$2lJ5.50, that the cemetery fund had
Jjeen enriched by $55.00 and that
other receipts had brought the to
tal of incoming cash up to $i,4i.oa.
Ctujjf of Police Shaw made a re
port for his department showing that
i5 arrests had been made during Jan
uary. Of these, four were for intoxi
cation. Meals were served to 27 pris
oners in the jail during the month,
325 hoboes got lodging and "sinkers
and coffee" in the morning, and 102
members of the army ot the unem
ployed" were the guests of the city.
Warrants ordered by the finance
committee included one for $3,000 as
second payment on the elevator. This
amount was ordered paid following
the actual start of construction work.
Barn Brings Five Bucks
Mr. Templeton, for the street com
mittee, reported that the city had re
ceived five dollars from the sale of
a dilapidated barn on the Cross prop
erty recently deeded to tne municipal
ity in lieu ot deliquent -assessments,
ine street committee also reported
that progress was being made on the
iouth end overhead crossing over tne
Southern Pacific tracks , and reco
mmended that bids be sought for a
concrete culvert to confine Singer
Hill creek. The matter of advertising
for bids was delayed until adjacent
property owners could be communica
ted witn and asked to stand a snare
of the cost of the work.
One of these property owners was
reported as being anxious to pay for
naving tne troublesome creeii re
strained within walls, and citizens
present declared that they believed
all those whose property was reliev
ed of the waters of the stream should
be willing to pay for having the creek
securely bottled up.
At this stage of the proceedings
Mayor Jones called the attention of
the council to the fact that as yet
no official paper had been selected for
the year, and said that as there were
all members of the council present he
believed that the matter ought to be
considered.
Councilman Metzner renewed the
motion he made at a special meeting
last week, to the effect that the Cour
ier should be named city official pa
per for the year beginning February
1st. Mr. Albright seconded tne mo
tion. .
Discussion is Lively
"I am much surprised at my two
friends here over their action on this
matter," said Mr. Templeton. "I am
surprised that Mr. Metzner should
make his motion, , and that Mr. Al
bright should second it. I would like
to ask what we are doing. Are we
awarding the city printing on preju
dice, partiality or charity? The Cour
ier-bid, as submitted, shows that ir
we give the city printing to them, and
it is the same amount as it was last
year, our bill lor it would De over
$172 higher than last year's bill. Are
we just going to give them this 5172
extra, and not consider what we get
for it in return- Are we going to get
any bettor service ? Just for example,
take the matter that came up last
week. If the Courier had been the of.
ficial paper we'd have had to wait
until this week to get our ordinance
printed, but as it was the Enterprise
was right there waiting, and ge got
the matter printed next morning.
Now if we keep on quibbling over this
thing, these two papers will get toe-ether,
and will make us pay more
this year than ever for the printing."
Councilman Metzner rose and re
plied with some heat that the matter
had been placed in the hands of a
committee once, that the Courier had
submitted the first bid and that "in
some way the bid leaked, and the
other fellow put in a lower one."
"Talk about service," continued
Mr. Metzner. "I ask you what kind
of service the Enterprise gave us last
year? It finally got so bad that the
mayor had to send a committee of
three over there and ask them to send
a reporter to our meetings, and then
he didn't tell the truth about what
happened here. For weeks there was
no reporter from the Enterprise at
council meottings at all.
New Bids Requested. -"However,
as there seems to be
so much feeling over this matter, I
will withdraw my motion and substi
tute for it a motion that the city re
corder be asked to invite sealed bids
for the city printing from both pa
pers." ;
Mr. Albright, who seconded the
original motion, consented to the
change and seconded tne itnai mo
tion. The council voted unanimously
in support of the plan, and the re
corder will seek sealed competitive
bids.
Councilman Templeton reported on
the complaint of certain property
owners in regard to telephone poles,
and said that the Home eompany
seemed most willing to make all reas
onable changes, but that the Pacific
States company was "quite the oppo
site." "I have been to the Pacific States
company seven times about one com
plaint," he continued, "and I am tired
and am not going any more."
Councilmen Meyer and VanAuken
assured Mr. Templeton that his seven
visits had been worth while and tnat
the Pacific States company is now
making the desired changes.
City Attorney Schuebel reported
on a number of matters that had been
referred to him at previous meetings.
Among those was the dirt allowed to
accumulate on certain sidewalks by
careless property owners. This mat
ter would be fixed up, he said.
Sewer Plat is Lost.
"Tn regard to Sewer District Num
ber Ten, which was referred to me,"
continued Mr. Schuebel, "I find that
no plat of this district is on file.
There was a resolution for this work
passed in August, 1912, and pre
sumably there was a plat made at
that time, but it has disappeared.
This sewer district includes sewer
work on Seventh street, which it is
the desire of the council to extend,
but unless we can find that plat we
cannot make any changes. We can
not even re-assess the property. The
city has already spent thousands of
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