Oregon City courier., May 06, 1915, Image 1

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OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915
Number 7
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FIGURES THAT MAY SHED NEW
LIGHT ON PROBLEMS THAT
, CONCERN ALL COUNTY
MAIN IDEA "CUT OUT VELVET"
Profits of Patent Paving Concerns in
crease Cost of Highway Work
and Make Bonds "Desirable"
Probably no matter is of such
general interest as that of good
roads. All Clackamas county has
been debating highway matters for
years, and has been spending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars trying
to evolve some system whereby roads
that would be passable at all times
of the year might be built. With the
exception of one or two stretches of
highway, these efforts seem to have
been in vain; and as a result the gen
eral statement has been accepted that
the only serviceable roads are what
is known as "hard surfaced."
It has been said that in the cli
mate prevailing here no road can
stand up under the winter rains un
less it be covered with an impervious
bitumen or asphaltic mixture, which
must be laid upon a well-drained rock
foundation. General acceptance of
this statement has been furthered by
the various companies selling -patent
pavements; and the result has been
that a considerable proportion of the
people of the county think hard sur
face roads are the last word in high
way construction; and that these
must be obtained even if a bond is
sue is necessary to pay for them.
The Courier has consistently and
steadily opposed bond issues, for the
simple reason that it does not believe
in burdening the county with an in
terest debt that in the length of
time of the average bond will equal
the cost of the bond issue itself. In
other words, the Courier has never be
lieved in paying double prices for
roads constructed under tie bond is
sue plan.
This paper has recently suggested
that if hard surface roads are the
only solution of the Clackamas coun
ty problem, the best plan would be to
lay a little hard surface highway in
each road district every year, pay
ing for it as it is laid. However, the
Courier will not accept the statement
that hard surface roads are the only
kind that will stand up under local
conditions.
In the neighboring state of Wash
ington there are miles upon miles of
serviceable roads that never saw a
hard surface treatment. They get
just as much rain as do Clackamas
county roads, they do. not cost as
much in the first place, and less is
spent upon them for maintenance.
For the most part, however, these
roads are constructed under the direc
tion of competent highway engineers
in the employ of the state1 they are
not built by local road supervisors,
whose sole qualification for the job
is their ability to deliver votes for
the county machine. Clackamas
county will never have good roads un
til politics and highway work are di
vorced. The eastern United States and
Europe are covered with a network of
good roads that are not hard surfac
ed. While these roads may not have
to endure as much rain as local roads,
they get just as much moisture, and
in the spring when the ice and snow
melt they, get flood erosion that
would wipe out the best Clackamas
county road we have today. But
they stand up because they were
built right, because their foundations
were provided with drainage systems
that were adequate to carry off the
surface water. But few Clackamas
county roads have such drains.
The average Clackamas county
road is scooped out of the surround
ing country with a scraper, and a
ditch is left on eitfier side. Into this
scooped-out trough is dumped "road
material,'' whatever it may be; and
the side ditches are expected to take
care of the drainage. Because they
are improperly laid out, are incom
plete in their outlets, and because
stock at large is permitted to trample
down the sides of these ditches, they
become useless after a year or so;
and water that runs off from the
roads stands in the blocked ditches
and seeps under the road surface,
honeycombing the whole fabric and
making the highway nothing but
muddy mush. Is it any wonder that
Clackamas county roads are rivers of
mud in the rainy season?
Clackamas county in the first
place should employ a competent
highway engineer. Such a man
could be procurred for $5,000 a year
at the outside, for he would not have
to give all his time to the work. No
road work should be done until he
had either made or approved plans
for it. This might annoy some of
the vote-getting supervisors of the
old system, but it would materially
improve the roads. And when the
county realizes that roads are more
important than votes, the supervisors
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VETERANS PLAN DAY
Men Who Fought to Save Union Will
Address Children of Schools
Members of Meade Post, G. .A R,
and of the Women's Relief Corps
have outlined their schedule of visits
to the schools of the western part of
the county in connection with Memor
ial Day observances. The cshool
will be visited in the following order,
and appropriate exercises will be
held at each to welcome the old sol
diers:
Tuesday, May 11, Barclay school
at 10 a. m.; high school at 2 p. m,
Wednesday, May 12, Eastham
school at 10 a. m.; Mount Pleasant i
2 p. m.
Thursday, May 13, Canemah
school at 10 a. m.; West Side at
p. m.
Friday, May 14, Bolton school at
10 a. m.; Willamette at 2 p. m.
Tuesday, May 18, Gladstone school
at 10 a. m.; Parkplace at 2 p. m.
Wednesday, May 19, McLaughlin
Institute at 2 p. m.
Thursday, May 20, Oak Grove at
10 a. m.; Milwaukie at 2 p. m.
CHANCE FOR FARMERS
TO BUY GOOD HORSES .
FOR MINIMUM PRICE
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Chief of Police Ed Shaw,
boss guardian of the peace
for the county seat, and
generalissimo of the munici
pal pound, has two perfect
ly good horses that he has
taken up and now holds up
for sale. These animals will
will be disposed of this Sat
urday morning at ten a. m.,
and will be sold to the high
est bidder.
The sale will be held by
the chief at the city pound,
Pierce street between 8thJ
and 9th streets, and a cor- Jt
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harness, of reasonable gen-
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$27 a head, so prices at Sat- Jt
urday's sale should be as
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HOW ABOUT IT
Are AH Wolves in Eastern Clacka
mas Like This One?
We have all heard about the boy
who cried "Wolf, Wolf," and we
know what happened to him.
But that story is nothing like the
one that is developing from the giant
wolf that A. G. Ames of Estacada
brought in some weeks ago, and
which weighed 100 pounds and meas
ured seven feet from tip to tip.
Yes, the Courier printed the story,
too. However, unlike the county of
ficials who paid a bounty on the
beast, we didn't see the wolf.
It now appears that Mr. Ames,
hearing that there was a state boun
ty on wolves, as well as a county
one, thought he might as well get the
extra reward, so he sent chunks of
the wolf to Salem to get the state
money.
Officials concerned with the pay
ment of the state bounty had never
seen a wolf just like that before, so
they asked for more of him. Finally
enough "wolf" was sent them to en
able them to identify the beast, and
then they refused to pay the bounty.
According to state experts the
seven-foot wolf was merely a dog
just a common, everyday dog that had
run wild. And the county' paid a
bounty on him.
Explanations are now in order all
around.
NEW HIGIISCHOOL PLAN
Gladstone, Parkplace, Clackamas and
Jennings Lodge May Unite
Plans for a union highschool to
serve the districts of Gladstone, Park
place, Jennings Lodge and Clacka
mas have been formed by school pa
trons in the four districts named, and
petitions for a special election to
authorize the construction of such a
school are now being circulated. To
further the plan Harvey E. Cross, of
Gladstone, has offered to donate three
acres in Gladstone park for school
purposes if the scheme wins popular
favor.
The site offered for the school is
adjacent to the athletic field in the
Chautauqua grounds, and students
of the proposed institution would
have free access to this field for ath
letic exercises and contests.
If the plan is approved it is pro
posed to erect an initial unit of a
modern school building, the first part
to cost in the neighborhood of
$10,000, and to be fireproof through
out and to have all equipment nec
essary to comply with the state stan
dards. It is believed that probably
three class rooms would be suffic
ient for the work at the start. Should
school patrons of the four districts
favor the plan, the building could be
ready for occupancy in the fall of
1915.
IS
FESTIVE AFFAIR
OREGON CITY GREETS FEDERAL
CONTROL OF LOCKS WITH
MUCH FORMALITY
OPEN RIVER PRAISED BY ALL
Local Exercises Are But Part of Gen
eral Popular Approval of Com
pletion of Traffic Way
As this issue of the Courier goes
to press, Oregon City and the Wil
lamette valley communities are join
ing in celebrating the formal open
ing of the Dalles-Celilo canal and the
transfer to the government of the
Oregon City locks, thus bringing
about a dual free waterway from the
ocean to the heart of the Inland Em
pire and to the upper sections of the
Willamette valley. Because of these
federal improvements it is expected
that inter-community trade will be
greatly stimulated, that cheaper
freight rates will prevail, and that a
new era of prosperity will dawn for
the vast expanse of agricultural coun
try lying along the banks of the Co
lumbia, Willamette and Snake rivers
and their tributaries.
The celebration in Oregon City
was featured by parades and speech
es, and by the departure of the local
and up-river delegations for Portland
shortly after noon; where a more gen
eral set of exercises are to be held
In this city delegations from the up
per valley cities arrived early in the
day, some coming by train and others
by special chartered boats. These vis
itors joined with the Oregon City
folk in visiting the local locks, now
free to commerce and under govern
ment supervision, and then listened
to the many addresses made all of
which were prophetic of the good
times to come to the valley as a re
sult of the government's develop
ment work.
Luncheon was served at the Com
mercial club at noon, and many dis
tinguished guests were there honor
ed, including the governors of neigh
boring states, Federal officials, and
officers of the state of Oregon. Im
mediately following the luncheon the
combined fleet of Oregon City and
up-river vessels departed for Port
land to join the naval parade and
celebration in the harbor of the
metropolis. Upon these boats went
Admiral Mc Bain and his staff of
six vice-admirals, and most of the 51
rear-admirals, together with many
friends and special guests.
The city was crowded with visitors
who desired to witness the ceremonies
here, and while a legal holiday had
been declared for much of the day,
the strangers within our gates found
plenty to interest them. Many made
their way to the locks, or to the
falls, taking in the scenio features of
the waterfront; and while some re
mained for the entire day, there was
general exodus in the direction of
Portland after the local formalities
had ceased. .
Whistles and cheering, the joy
ous ringing of bells, and the honk
ing of automobile horns made up ap
propriate noise for the occasion and
everybdy appeared to be having a
good time.
WANT LAW EXTENDED
Railway Chief Thinks Arbitration Act
Should Cover More Ground 1
President William Sproule of the
Southern Pacific Company, has made
public the contents of a letter written
Hon. Frank P. Walsh, Chairman
of the U. S. Commission on indus
trial Relations, by Julius Kruttschnitt
Chairman of the Executive Commit
tee of the company, in which Mr.
Kruttschnitt explains and amplifies
his answer to the question as to
what could be done to settle labor
disputes and maintain industrial
peace in the future.
Mr. Kruttschnitt suggests that the
usefulness . of the Newlands Act
providing mediation, arbitration and
conciliation in controversies between
certan employers and employes!
could be greatly ncreased if it were
made to apply to all railway em
ployes engaged in the interstate bus
iness of the employer, instead of em
ployes engaged in train service or
train operation tanly; and, further
more, that the Board of Mediation
and Conciliation should be co-ordinated
with, or subordinated to the Inter
state Commerce Commission, so that
the same authority responsible foi
increasing expenses of the carriers
should at the same time incur a cor
responding responsibility for provid
ing revenue to meet the expenditures.
He cites the Canadian Industrial Dis
putes Investigation Act, which has
worked well because it makes an
appeal to a mediation board compul
sory and enjoins strikes and walk
outs until the board can investigate
the facts.
Track and Field Meet Gladstone,
park, Saturday May 8th at 10 a. m.
Races, jumping, shot put, javelin
throw, hurdling, funny races and
stunts. Admission 10c and 15c.
CELEB
AGED PIONEER DIES
G. J. Steiner, of Beaver Creek, Pass
es Away After Eventful Life
Born in Germany in 1838, and a
veteran of the Franco-Prussian war,
George-Jacob Steiner, for the past
32 years a resident of the Beaver
Creek district, died at his home
Thursday night of last week. Mr,
Steiner was noted for his staunch
church membership and for the .inter
est that he took in affairs of his
community. His remains were laid
at rest Saturday afternoon, services
being held in the Congregational
church at Beaver Creek, with the Rev.
W. F. Vogt and Dr. Hott of Port
land, officiating.
Mr. Steiner's death is mourned by
his widow, a sister in Portland, and
nine children: Jacob S. Steiner, Fred
Steiner, Charley Steiner and Phillip
Steiner, of Beaver Creek; Henry
Steiner of Willamette; William Stein
er, Mrs. J. B. Scoggins, of Portland
Mrs. W. F. Effig, of Colorado; and
Mrs. A. S. Stevens, -of Beaver Creek
BARKEEPER IS ALIEN
Dispenser of Booze at Hotel Belle
Denied Citizenship Papers
Officiating behind the bar at the
Hotel Belle, Milwaukie's resort of
nightly revelry, has its drawbacks.
At least so discovered Otto Green,
barkeeper at that institution, who
was denied United States citizenship
this week by Judge Campbell.
Green admitted in court that his
application for citizenship rights
did not contain all the facts in re
gard to his past that it should; and
also that he had been a dispenser of
liquid joy in Enckson's bar on Burn-
side street, Portland.
IS FISH L
MERELYJ TRAP?
STRUCTURE AT FALLS SAID TO
BE FAULTY IN ITS BUILT
IN FEATURES '
MANY SALDN KILLED OR HURT
Claim Is Made that State Should Pay
For Alterations, So that Way
Up River Will. Be Clear
H. Leighton Kelly, prominent as
an authority "upon salmon, and a
member of the special fish commit
tee of the Live Wires, started some
thing this week when he piloted c
number of people to the fish ladder
over the dam at the falls of the Wil
lamette, and permitted the visitors to
see scores of fish imprisoned in the
pools that make up the ladder. Many
of the salmon, seeking spawning
grounds in the upper river, were flap
ping about upon the rocks, tearing
their skins and injuring themselves,
while still others, caught in pools
made by a lowering of the water
level, were dying in the water which
they were churning into foam in their
efforts to escape.
Mr. Kelly believes that the ladder
is too steep for the amount of water
flowing through it normally. When
the mills are closed on Sunday there1
is a greater flow of water, and while
the ladder is then avigable for the
salmon, holes in the rocks on either
side become pools; and many of the
fish leap into these. Then, exhaust
ed by their efforts, they remain to
rest, only to be trapped when the
mills resume and the water goes
down. Many of the fish thus trap
ped are unable to leap later to larg
er pools or to the ladder itself, and
strangle in the water as it become?
stagnant.
When Mr. Kelly reported these
conditions, T. W. Sullivan, local rep
resentative of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company, took issue
with him, and declared that if the
fish were unable to negotiate the
falls it was no fault of his company.
Mr. Sullivan evidently believed that
if the matter was agitated the power
concern would have to stand the ex
pense of rebuilding the fish ladder.
In all probability reconstruction of
the ladder so as to meet requirements
will be a costly undertaking.
Mr. Kelly has no desire to saddle
this expense upon the power com
pany. He says that he believes the
state ought to bear whatever cost
may be necessary. The important
thing is to permit the fish to pass
freely to the upper river. In othr
places fish ladders designed in years
gone by have been discovered to be of
little value when opened to service,
and dam owners have been put to
heavy expense reconstructing them,
It would appear tha,t the state ought
to see that ladders are properly de
signed in the first place; and if this
is not done, the state should be held
accountable fort he cost of altera
tions that may be needed.
Passage of salmon over the falls
to the upper river and its tributaries
means a great deal to the entire Wil
lamette valley. Not only are the
fish themselves a source of revenue;
but they attract many fishermen and
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CITY'S FETE DAI
COMMITTEES ARRANGE MANY
UNIQUE FEATURES AS
DRAWING CARDS
MANY EVENTS ON PROGRAMME
Special Provisions Made for Enter
tainment of Farmers and Folk
From Outside County Seat
Oregon City's annual Rose Show,
Stock Show and Booster Day celebra
tion, to be held this year on May 22,
gives every promise of being the
most attractive and successful event
of its kind ever held in the county
seat; and greater efforts than usual
have been made to make outside
people from all parts of the county
feel thoroughly at homo. The annu
al "get-together" day is designed to
cement and increase the good feel
ing prevailing between the county
seat and outlying communities, and
this year the programs for the var
lous divisions of the celebration have
been so arranged that there will nev-
er be a dull moment for the visitors.
The annual Rose Show, will as usu
al, occupy a very prominent place in
the "doings" of the day. A long list
of prizes have been arranged for
blooms of different kinds and grades,
and this year a special class has been
made for roses grown for farmers,
It is expected that this class will
bring in many entries, for some of the
most beautiful roses in the county
are grown on the farms. Many farm
houses, in fact, are virtually buried
under a mass of roses, some of which
are of rare variety and surpassing
beauty.
The steadily increasing interest in
blooded stock in the county will be
reflected in the exhibits of the Stock
Show, which will embrace work and
saddle horses, Jersey, Guernsey and
Holstein cattle, Berkshire, Duroc, Jer
sey and Poland China hogs, and sheep
and goats. Many animals that will
subsequently be entered for prizes at
the county and state fairs will be on
display at the Stock Show; and plans
are now under way to conduct in con
nection with this feature a sale of
blooded stock.
One of the new features of this
year's celebration will be a photo
graphic contest for amateurs.. This
has never been attempted in the coun
ty before, but those in charge of the
annual Booster Day plans think that
there is more than enough interest
in photography in the county to make
such a competition in the county a
success. Valuable prizes will be of
fered, and as amateurs only are per
mitted to compete, there will be a
chance for many art lovers to win
handsome and useful trophies by their
skill. Entries have been divided in
to three classes; scenic, in which
there must be groups of six pictures
of Clackamas county scenery; pictur
es showing products of the county,
and miscellaneous subjects.
In addition to these features Boost
er Day will be made notable by parad
es, in which decorated automobiles
and symbolic floats will take part;
by races and contests, and by a motor
boat regatta upon the river. Many
details of the plans are to be work
ed out, but it is announced by the com
mittee that no feature that can add
to the attractiveness of the day will
be overlooked,.
Oresron City will be snruced ud for
the occasion, and open house will be
generally kept. A number of pleas
ing social, functions are being planned
for the eveninir of the dav: and as
plans for the celebration are matured
new ieatures will be announced from
time to time. Special train service
will be maintained on the interurban
and Willamette Valley Southern lines
and negotiations are under way to
get extra service on the steam roads.
MAN FALLS OVERBOARD
Portland Fisherman Has Adventure
Close to Base of Falls
"Hank" Wright, chief telegaph
operator of the Portland fire alarm
system, who was fishing for salmon
in the spray of the falls Sunday at
the county seat, had a close shave
from drowning when he was jerked
from his boat and hurled into the
swirling eddies of the river follow
ing a collision between his boat and
a passing launch. The launch caught
the anchor of Wright's boat, and
the sudden yank given his craft pre
cipatated the fireman into the river.
So cold was the water that Wright
was benumbed before he could shed
his heavy coat, and he was in dire
distress when A. B. Crow and Roy
Abbot, both members of the Portland
fire department, went to his rescue
and hauled him out with a gaff-hook.
Wright had all the fishing that he
wanted when his accident occurred,
and after being taken ashore left for
Portland.
Judging by the crowds today we
are having some celebration.
USED NET TOO SOON
S. Granich Found Guilty of Evading
Laws Against Gillnetting
Despite the fervid pleading of
Attorney George C. Brownell, Sylves
ter Granich was found guilty in Jus
tice Sievers' court last week of us
ing gillnets for salmon before com
mercial fishing season had opened,
and was fined $50. An appeal from
the conviction was taken.
Granich cast nets near tho foot of
Eleventh street, was discovered by
fish wardens, and then took flight,
hurling fish from the nets into the
river, according to testimony offered
On behalf of the defendant Mr.
Brownell said that his client was
merely taking the nets to a float to
dry, and that they never did contain
fish. Mr. Brownell further said that
the fact that Granich wore no boots
was proof that he wasn't fishing,
According to Mr. Brownell, no "ethic
al" fisehrman ever goes out on busi
ness unless he wears boots.
COURIER STORY UNITES
FRIENDS OF BYGONE DAY
IN EASTERN COMMUNITY
Last week Mrs. Thurman
Andrews of Portland, read
in the Courier that Council
man Cox and his family
were entertaining Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Eveland and
others from Murdock, Ne
braska. Mrs. Andrews rub
bed her eyes, and wondered
if Mrs. Eveland could be the
same person as a lady by
that name that she used to
know when she also lived
in. Nebraska. A neighbor of
hers, who had also moved to
the Oregon country from
the East, noted the same
item, and she also wondered
if the people were not
friends of hers.
Determined to find out,
the two Barlow ladies came
to Oregon City this week .
and called at the Cox home.
The Evelands had departed
the day before, but Mrs.
Andrews found that her
surmise was correct, and
that she had missed by but
one day seeing former
friends of whom she had
not heard for years.
It developed in the course
of the visit that Mrs An
drews and Councilman Cox's
family had other mutual
friends in the East, and the
ladies from Barlow spent a
pleasant day renewing reco
llections of earlier times.
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BIG EXCURSION PLANNED
Second Annual Baptist Sunday School
Picnic on May 29
More than satisfied with the suc
cess of their excursion and picnic to
Bonneville last year, when over a
thousand people made the journey,
the Baptist Church Sunday school
will repeat their program this year;
and a special train over the Southern
Pacific and O. W. R. & N. roads will
leave Oregon City for Bonneville at
8 a. m. on May 29 to carry this year's
crowd.
Every convenience for the com
fort and safety of the travelers has
been guaranteed by the committee in
charge and by the railroad company.
The train will be parked at Bonne
ville throughout the day, so that the
excursionists may have access to the
cars at all times. At the picnic park
on the shores of the majestic Colum
bia a fine program of sports and fun
has i been arranged, and the day
should be an enjoyable one for all
who go. The entire day will be spent
among the gorgeous scenic beauties
of the Columbia gorge, and the return
from the grounds will not Btart un
til five in the afternoon. The train
will reach Oregon City at 7:30 at
night.
Remember the date, May 29, and
if you want to have a royal good time
plan to go with the Baptist young
people on this annual picnic. A spec
ial fare of $1.20 for the trip has been
arranged, children between 12 and
five GO cents, all under five free. Re
member the date, May 29, and plan
to go you will enjoy the trip and
the day in the open.
FILM TO SHOW STATE
Oregon's Attractiveness Exhibited in
Movies for Everybody
Oregon's marvelous scenic won
ders, with the Ninth Annual Rose
Festival, June 9, 10 and 11 as a fit
ting climax, will bo the basis for the
photoplay, "The hand of Promise,"
to be produced in Portland by the
Northwest Weekly, an Oregon motion
picture company. The purpose of
the photoplay will be to include the
scenic attractions in various portions
of the state about a story of the early
history of Oregon. No. Olness, who
will produce the picture, will have the
co-operation of the Rosarians and the
festival association. The scenario
was written by Pearl Bailey, a Port
land girl, and was considered the
best out of more than thirty plays
submitted to the judges.
A company of photoplay actors
will be taken on a tour of the state
and pictures will be staged at the Pa
cific ocean beaches, along the Ore-
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LAW HITS SNAG
"PRE-ELECTION PLEDGE" PUT
ON ICE OWING TO ODD
FAULT IN WORDING
CITY ENGINEER DISMISSED
Regular Session of Council Develops
Many Incidents Not on Program.
Including Injunction
The regular May meeting of Ore
gon City's council, held Wednesday
evening of this week, brought forth
a number of surprising things; chief
among which was the fact that Ma
yor Jones' anti-booze ordinance limi
ted the purchase of whiskey, rum,
gin and beer to ministers of the gos
pel or other people empowered to
hold religious services. Upon this
discovery further action upon the or
dinance, which was up for final pas
sage, was postponed.
The council session had proceeded
to the point where ordinances up for
final passage were being read when
this discovery was made. City Re
corder Loder started in reading the
Jones ordinance, and afte he had
rumbled along for some time Mr.
Templeton interrupted:
"Is that that ordinance," asked
Mr. Templeton.
The recorder said it was.
"Where's my pipe," demanded Mr.
Templeton and forthwith he and
Councilman Metzner filled their
"churchwardens"- and started smok
ing like Mt. Lassen. As the reading
continued Constable Jack Frost rose
and left the room. A moment later
the Enterprise reporter followed suit.
Then as the reading continued, the
spectators, by twos and threes, rose
and left the council chamber.
Suddenly Recorder Loder stopped
reading with a gasp, and called the
mayor's attention to the ordinance.
There was a hasty consultation, par
ticipated in by the mayor, the re
corder, Chief Shaw and Councilman
Cox, Andrews and Meyer. Then the
mayor cleared his throat and said:
"Gentlemen, there appears to be
some discrepancy in this ordinance,
and further action on it will be post
poned." The "discrepancy" was discover
ed in the wording of the certificate
which the proposed law provides that
all buyers of booze shall fill out.
After giving his life history, the buy
er is supposed to subscribe to the
phrase: "The said (liquor)
is to be used for sacramental
purposes only."
As it is not good form in this ultra-Christian
community to drink li
bations tp Bacchus, this provision
would have forced all buyers of li
quor or beer to use it solely in church
or other religious services; and would
provide that the buyer must be a
minister. Not caring to have such
a regulation on the statute books,
the matter was put in cold storage.
Under the same heading of ordi
nances up for final passage the coun
cil took up the ordinance fixing the
assessments for High street, and as
every member had been served with
a copy of Judge Anderson's restrain
ing order before the meeting, this
also went by the board. To make the
records correct in the case, at the
suggestion of Livy Stipp, former City
Recorder, the council voted to delay
final action on this matter until next
Wednesday, and to adjourn its this
week's meeting until next Wednesday.
Thus the council will be technically in
continuous session for a week.
Ordinances declaring the assess
ment rolls of Third street to be
$1493.07 ' and Madison street to be
$3529.54 were passed.
An ordinance declaring the assess
ment for Center street to be $2015.48,
and an ordinance appropriating $250
from the cemetery fund for road
work were introduced and passed
first reading.
Objections to the assessment rolls
for Seventh and Fifteenth streets
were referred to a special meeting of
the street and finance committees t
be held Friday evening at half past
seven. Mr. Parker, of Moffatt &
Parker, who did the Fifteenth street
work, declared that the objections on
that street were made by friends and
relatives of men who had been dis-.
charged from the job by his com
pany. Tho council recommended that
"wig-wag" alarm signals be installed
at the Southern Pacific grade cross
ings at Eleventh and Seventeenth
streets, and the street committee and
Attorney Gordon B. Hayes, of coun
sel for the railroad, will take this
matter up.
Holders of Sewer District No. 7
warrants were given permission to
change these warrants for general
fund warrants.
Skids were neatly put under a re
quest from the Home Telephone
Company for $44.32 from the city to
pay for labor in connection with the
removal of one of their cables from
a manhole at Seventh and Main
streets. The blame for the trobule
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MAYOR