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H.rEOON" CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15," 1913.
- A Byproduct - C-
Squire Kllbunker Can yon see any
good In lettin' your boy go Into all
them games an' sports In college?
Mr. Seedmiller Yep. I wear all his
baseball an' tennis clothes fer under
wear. Boston Globe.
LOCAL BRICrS
Dr. L. G. Ice, Beaver Building, has
returned from his vacation.
Willis H. Jenkins, travelling pass
enger agent of the Southern Pacific
railroad, was in Oregon City Thursday
arranging for an excursion to Soday
Springs.
i Fred A. Love, traveling freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pa
cific railroad, was in the city Thurs
day looking after the interests of. the
. company.
Ralph Mfiller leaves for Wilhoit
Springs, where he will spend a few
days. -
Dr. VanBrakle has arrived in Ore
. gon City from a trip through the East.
Word has been received that Kan
Vonderafye, who is spending the sum
mer visiting in California and Mex
ico, crossed the border and was hav
ing a delightful time in the land of
the revolutionists.
Geo. P. McKinnie, of Clackamas,
was in this city Thursday on business.
B. J. Pearson, of Estacada, was in
Oregon City on business Thursday.
Mr. Pearson is a prominent resident
of Estacada.
C. L. Minard, of Spokane, was in
Oregon City on business Thursday.
Mr. Minard made the trip by auto, and
after a short visit in this" city and
Portland will return home.
; Under the leadership of Rev. Roy L.
bund,. 15 boys of Gladstone will go to
Tillamook, where they will spend a
few days by the ocean. They expect
to leave next Monday. .
Lyle Gault, of Gladlsone, is serious
ly ill at his home. Gault, who is an
Oregon City nigh school athlete, re
cently broke a swimming record.
I. C. Fellows, of Molalla, was a lo
cal visitor Thursday. Mr. Fellows is
the owner of a large ranch near Mo
lalla. L. A. Eby, of Mtedicine Lodge, Kas.,
was in this city on business'-Thursday.
Mr. Eby will spend a few days in this
city with friends and then leave, for
San Francisco.
H. Schellborg, of Salem, was a
county seat visitor on business Thurs
day. " , .
W. S. Sanford, of Cascade Locks,
was in Oregon City on business Thurs
day. Mr. Sanford will spend a day
or two in this city with friends before
returning to his home. ,
Merle Jones, of Mulino, was a bus
iness visitor in this city Thursday.
Werner Eggerth, of Sokane, was in
this city on business Thursday.
Alice and Ester Downer, of Clair
mont, spent Thursday visiting with
friends in Oregon City.
republican
take back moose
BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 14
Whether the republicans and progres
sives of Maryland are to bury the
hatchet and present a united front
against the democrats in the coming
senatorial election will probably be
determined definitely at a mass con
vention of the leaders of the two
parties to be held in this city. The
present situation is filled witn inter
esting possibilties and the result of
th,9 conference will be of interest and
importance not only in Maryland but
in other states where efforts are be
ing made to amalgamate the republi
cans and the progressives.
The political situation in Maryland
is attracting attention just now from
the fact that the new method of elect
- ing United States senators by direct
vote of the people is to have its first
tryout here next November.
The election will be given added
significance by the fact that it will
be the first test of public sentiment
since the advent of the democratic na
tional administration.
Of late years Maryland has been a
close state politically, though it used
to be regarded as a democratic strong
hold. Until recently it was the belief that
-three tickets would be put in the field
this fall and that, in consequence the
result would be the same as last No
vember, namely, an easy democratic
victory. But with the inception of the
movement to reunite the republicans
and progressives, the situation took
" on a different turn.
DR.
FORD ENJOYS TIME
OF HOLIDAY AT SEASIDE
Dr. T. B. Ford, pastor of the First
Methodist church, is spending his va
cation at Seaside, and writes to
friends that, he is having the best of
timus. He will return in time, to con
, duct service the last two Sundays of
"this month. The last Sunday will b
observed as "Labor Sunday" in his
church, and the sermonths on that day
will deal with prominent questions of
the day concerning the relation be
tween capital and labor.
KEEP TEETH FREE FROM GERMSn
The perfect tooth preparation should
have antiseptic properties that destroy
. the germs of decay It is essential if
the mouth is to be healthy, not only
that the teeth be cleaned, but that the
whoso mouth be made antiseptically
. clean.'
Rexall Tooth Paste contains antisep
tic properties that make it not only a
toilet necessity, but a health requisite.
It is not only pleasing and dainty to
use, but it leaves the mouth antisepti
cally pure and clean, and feeling cool
. and comfortable. It goes to every
crevice, destroying the germs of de
cay. Its use helps to make and .keep
the mouth in perfect health.: It re-
: moves the tartar from the teeth, and
helps to sweeten the breath; It is a
delightful dentifrice, made for the
"needs of people who are particular
about the care of their ' mouth and
teeth. We guarantee it to please you
, or money back. Pries, 25 cents.
Sold in this community only at our
store. The Rexall store. Huntley
Bros. Co.
WISE HORSE LOST
IN THE FORESTS
A pack horse trained to the. wilds
in the forests of Oregon and belong
ing to H. N. Wallace, the chief forest
ranger, has been lost - The animal
has been used for sometime by the
ranger in making his rounds through
the forest territory of the county and
Bas been trained in the work of the
fire fighters of the woods..
When he was last seen, the horse
was near the headwaters of the middle
fork of the Molalla' river.- The ani
mal was black with a roached main
and weiied about 900 pounds. The
ranger has offered a suitable reward
for his recovery. -
Suffragists Plan' Campaign
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 14,
Une hundred delegates, representing
4,000,000 women voters, have gathered
in the capital for a three-day confer
ence under the auspices of the Nation
al Council of Woman Voters. The
delegates have come from Oregon,
California, Washington, Colorado, Ari
zona, Wyoming Kansas, Utah and
Idaho, the states having full and com
plete woman Suffrage. Mrs. Emma
Smith DeVoe, of Tacoma, Wash., is
presiding over the conference.
The primary purpose of the confer
ence is to discuss plans for a wide
spread campaign for "votes for
women."
FORUM OF THE PEOPLE
Tidings From Oswego
OSWEGO, Ore., August 14 (Editor
of Tne Enterprise) If the edior of
The Enterprise had been in Oswego
weanesday evening at eight p. m., he
would have witnessed quite a right
story and Fisher came and went very
much downhearted. After the Hon.
McVey and several others asked ques
tions tuey aamuiea tnat all was not
true against Blair and Beatie, so rest
assured that Judge Beatie will not be
recalled if the voters of this town can
prevent it.
A. McVEY.
SOUTH PROTECTS NEGROES
FROM FOREIGN .LABORERS
CUTHBERT, Ga.. Aug. 14. The
Georgia State Agricultural society, the
oldest organization of its kind in the
South, began its sixty-eighth annual
m,eeting here Tuesday with a lare
and representative attendance. Presi
dent John T. Williams called the
gathering to order and presided over
the opening session.
The principal address of the morn
ing was delivered by Dr. David C.
Barro, chancellor of the University of
Georgia. Dr. Barrow spoke on the
subject of "The Negro.' He express
ed regret at the tendency of the white
man to give foreign laborers employ
ment in preference to the n,egro. Much
of the South's future, he declared, de
pends on the white mjan being able to
make a faithful and efficient worker
out of the negro. - .
JENNINGS LODGE.
The campmeeting and conventions
of the Evangelical Association closed
on Thursday, Aug. 7th, after an inter
esting ten days' session, held at their
River View camp grove.
The large auditorium was very pret
tily decorated with banners and pen
nants from the different Sunday
Schools and Young People's Alliance.
On Wednesday evening Rev. Geii;
of Milwaukie, preached the Conven
tion sermon, his subject being, "What
Hast Thou Gleaned Today?"
Thursday afternoon excellent papers
were given on, "The Young Christian,"
on (1) "His Books," (2) "His Friends,"
(3) "His Pleasures," (4) "In Busi
ness," (5) "His Devotions," (6) "As
a Soul Winner," (7) "His Ambitions
and Preparations for His Life's Work."
The closing illustrated lecture on
White Slavery by Rev. C. S. Berg
stresser, was listened to by many, in
fact, many were required to stand
during the service, and many congrat
ulations were given to Rev. Bergstres
ser in the way he handled his subject
and a few adverse criticisms were al
so given, perhaps through false mod
esty, who think the subject too deli
cate to handle before an audience.J
tr, T.: .1 i 1 1 . . 1
yju i- i luaj muruiiig mose wno at
tended broke up camp and returned
to their homes.
The Association is contemplating
purchasing more land for their an
nual camp meetings,
had one of the most successful inform
al meetings at the home of their sec
retary, Mrs. Alice McFarlane, on Fri
day afternoon. At 4 P. M. the moth
ers and patrons held their business
meeting and after fomulating plans
for their September meeting a basket
luncheon was served under the maple
trees, about sixty-five being seated at
the bountiful repast served by the
association. Among the guests of hon
or were Mrs. Charlie Chubb of Oak
land, Cal., and Mrs. Minnie B. Alt
man, of Portland, who is to have the
principalship of the school at this
place next year.
The little Masses Alice and Gene
Waldron, of Newberg, are , visiting
with their grandparents, James 'Wal
dron, of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Potter are
spending their vacation by the sea,
Gearhart being the place chosen for
their annual outing. s
For the pleasure of Wilma Brue
chert and her little friends a picnic
was planned to Schnoerr's Park on
Wednesday by Mrs. Bruechert. It be
ing the 11th birthday anniversary of
Miss Wilma. The children enjoyed
the "teeters," swings, ocean wave and
merry-go-round and later took a swim
in the Tualatin. Mesdames Russell,
McFatlane. Chubb, Roberts, Bruechert
and the Misses Carrie Scripture and
Mable Morse escorted the little folks
to the Park.
l.irtlo Africa Vi r o-i ti i a Oetrnrn ia in.
' , " " .
Mr. George Morswof Seaside ,is vis
iting with home folks and delighted
with meeting the new grandson Mel
ville Morse Painton.
Mr. F. B. Madison left on Tuesday
morning for a trip to the middle west
home of his birth and at Deadwood,
which includes Spencer; Iowa, the
South Dakota, where he has large
farming interests. On his way east
will stop off in Wyoming.
CATHOLICS WILL HAVE
DEDICATORY SERVICES
Dedicatory services will be held at
St. John's Catholic Cathedral Sunday
morning at 10:30 o'clock. The- ser
mon will be preached by the Right
Reverend Bishop J. J. Lawler of St.
Paul, Minn., while Arch Bishop Alex
ander Christie will officiate at the
services witlv the pastor, Father A.
Hillebrand. -
The classified ad columns cf The
Enterprise satisfy your wants."
STAFFORD
Mrs. Moser,' who' has been so sorely
afflicted with dropsy, and other ail
ments for the past two months was
taken to "a sanitarium last Sunday.
An ambulance came out after her, and
one of her sons Mrs. Elligsen and
Mr. Lucas, her minister, accompanied
her, returning that night on the last
car. She is reported still alive; but
there seems to be not much hopes of
her recovery. Her . sons returned
from a visit to. her Tuesday night,
and reported her as . resting easier
that day,, but had been: in. great dis
tress the day before.
Mrs. John Aden and Mrs! Claus Pet
ers returned Wednesday from Ocean
Park, Wash. John Aden has also been
sojourning by the sounding sea, for
the past week, and returned with his
wife. -
T. R. A. Sell wood, of Milwaukie,
took dinner Monday with Mr. and Mlrs.
Gage. .He was-on his way home from
a farm he owns near Buttevi'.le.
Otto Peters and his cousin went to
Portland Wednesday to see his uncle,
a Inte arrival from Kar.?as, vrho to
gether with his wife were in a run
away accident,' and came out of it
with a broken rib and other bruises,
while his wife had an arm badly
bruised and both severely . shaken
up. .
MACKSBURG.
The weather, though much of the
time cloudy, and threatening, remains
dry and farvorable for gathering the
crops.
Corn is maturing as rapidly as is
desirable and. promises a fine harvest,
especially is this true of the experi
mental corn furnished by the O.-W. R.
& N. Co., most of which is in the
ear and all of it is undamaged by the
unusual heat that has prevailed during
the past month. ,-
The fruit prospect is excellent. Ap
ples, though not so abundant as they
were last year, are of fine quality,
showing the effectual spraying they
have received. Potatoes are fine and
are yielding well. Should the price'
resume its former status in the com
ing Fall, this crop alone will furnish
an important feature in the farm pro
fits. Hops have never promised a better
yield. This industry, which more than
any other, enlists the energies of the
whole community, even of the chil
dren, holds out bright prospects for
the picking season, that is to begin
in about a month.
Everywhere prevails enthusiasm ov
er the approaching Juvenile Fair. The
children manifest a creditable emula
tion that is most gratifying to view.
Building goes on in all quarters of
the town. The new houses of Mr.
Wm. Barth and Mr. Frank Matthews
look as if nearly ready for occupancy.
Mr. Chris Nofziger has his timber
hauled and is about to begin his new
house. - .
Leonard Wienor and Phil. Roberts
have gone to the Hot Springs for a
two month's stay.
The home of M)r. and Mrs. Roberts
was gladdened last week by the birth
of a little girl.
Mrs. Ida Howell, of Portland, is vis
iting the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Smith.
Mr. Marsh, rural carrier for Aurora
Route No. 4, is taking his annual va
cation. '
Mrs. J. Gibson, with her daughter,
Lucille, was a Sunday guest of Mrs.
Baldwin. ,
Mrs. A. A. Baldwin drove to Canby
on Tuesday morning to meet her sis
ter, Miss Avis Buchanan, of Hood
River, who is to spend , part of her
vacation at the "Baldwin ranch.
Elsie Kraxberger is staying with
her aunt, Mrs. Wm. Kraxberger, of
Oregon City. .
We learn, with deep regret, of the
death of Mr. Fenske, Sr., which took
place on Monday. Mr. Fenske early
last week suffered a stroke of paraly
sis, which in a few days ended his
life. The funeral took place on the
morning of Wednesday, Aug. 6. Fur
ther mention of the sad occurence will
appear in the Enterprise.
At the opening of school in the Fall
we shall, in all probability, be enjoy
ing the charming and instructive
books furnished by the State Library
Commission.
WILSONVILLE.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Young, and fam
ily returned Friday from the coast.
" Mrs. Tate, President of the Moth
ers' Congress, and . son were guests
of Mrs. Chas. Wagner on Thursday.
Mrs. Barber is visiting her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Frank See
ly. Mr. and Mrs. Kalsch and family
have moved in to the Biggs house.
Miss Mary Brobst, our talented
musician, is ready to take pupils in
music for the summer. -
Quite a number from our village at
tended the social given at Frog Pond,
on Friday evening, Aug. 8th, and re
port a very enjoyable evening.
Edard Epler, who has been visiting
his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Rid
der, left for his home on Monday
morning.
An auto accident occurred at Wil
sonville on Sunday evening, the auto
skidding off into the river. The two
occupants were well drenched, but un
injured, and refused to divulge their
identity."
Professor Graham and family went
to Sherwood on Tuesday.
Our enterprising hardware mer
chant, J. Peters, has been selling his
usual big supply of farming imple
ments, etc., to the farmers near our
village, who realize they can do well,"
right at home.
The prize list for the Juvenile Fair,
gotten out recently announces the
date for this year as Saturday, Sept.
18th. Mrs. Young was highly compli
mented last year for the success of
our village fair and it is expected that
the coming fair will be even better.
Mrs. Chas. Wagner entertained the
Parent-Teachers' Association in a de
lightful manner on Thursday after
noon, Aug. 7th, at her home. Mrs.
Tate, President of the Mpthers' Con
gress was present and gave an inform
al talk about the work of the Salem
fair, which the Congress is undertak
ing. Dainty refreshments.were served
in the shade of the large trees sur
rounding the Wagner home.
"VETERAN" LEGISLATOR BUSY
DESPITE ADVANCED AGE
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 14. As
active and vigorous as many men of
fifty Genr Isaac R. Sherwood, who rep
resents the ninth Ohio district in con
gress, pased his seventy-eighth birth
day anniversary yesterday. .Gen. Sher
wood is a man of unique distinction,
for of the 435 members of the present
house of representatives he is -. the
only Union veterans of the Civil war.
This is a rather remarkable distinc
tion, wjhen it is remembered that a da
cade or so ago a substafitial percent
age of the members of congress were
war veterans. The democratic land
slide of last November swept three
Union veterans, Dalzell of Pensylvan
ia, Thistlewood of Illinois, and Hill of
Connecticut, out of the- house and left
Gen. Sherwood the lone survivor.
We are charged with extravagance. Five specific in
stances of extravagance are cited in the Recall petition. We
shall answer the general charge of extravagance first, and
then take up the five instances in their order.
Sometime' ago, the citizens of the County will remember,
a mass meeting was called in Oregon City to take up charges
of extravagance against the County Court. This meeting
appointed a committee, consisting of R. Schuebefc M. J.
Brown and S. L. Casto, to make an investigation of the Coun
ty records. Shortly afterwards another committee was ap
pointed by a body of citizens in Oregon City to act with the
above named committee: O. D. Eby and John Loder were
named on this latter committee.
These committees after an examination of the records
made separate reports. The R. Schuebel-M. J. Brown-S. L.
Casto Committee claimed in their report that certain acts
of the County Court showed extravagance; the O. D. Eby
John Loder Committee found the Court was not extravagant.
These two reports have been published and their contents
are known to the voters of the County. No member of the
first named committee has had experience in examining rec
ords and the discrepancies in their report are excusable; the
members of the other committee, Mr. O. D. Eby and John
Loder, have worked on the county records for years, are thor
oughly familiar with them, and are competent and capable
to investigate, and report on the matters under consideration.
Mr. O. D. Eby, it will be remembered,-was a deputy County
Clerk for years under E. H. Cooper. v .
The R. Schuebel-M. J. Brown-S. L. Casto report com
pares the 1910 and 1912 tax rolls and intimates that the
county is "$163,000 short." We give the figures for the
years 1910 and 1912:
' TAX ROLL.
'
Year 1912 ..$658,760.39
Year 1910 : t 499,176.25. '.
' ; ' 1159,584.14
Special School Tax 1912 .. ... $106,331.53
Special Road Tax 1912 . 64,702.85
City Tax 1912 .' 33,244.99
Total Special Tax 1912 $204,279.37
Total Tax Roll 1912 ...... $658,760.39
Tax Special and City Tax 204,279.37
$454,481.02
Special Schpol Tax 1910 . ...$ 84,797.67
Special Road Tax 1910 27,089.91
Special City Tax 1910 - 23,715.80
$135,603.38
- - Total Tax Roll 1910 ZZTXl: $499,176.25
xTotal Special Tax 1910 135,603.38
$363,572.87
Tax Roll of 1912 available outside of Special and City
. Taxes 1912 -.. $454,481.02
Tax Roll of 1918 available outside of Special and City
Tax 1910 ." 363,572.87
$ 90,908.15
This shows an increase of about one-fourth or 25 per cent, of tax levied
by the Court and made necessary by increase of State and School taxes. And
it shows an increase of about 50 per cent, on tax levied by the people. ,
The State Tax and School Tax are mandatory.
In 1912 the State Tax of Clackamas County was $105,603.75
In 1910 the State Tax of Clackamas County was. . 48,496.16
State Tax of Clackamas County was higher in 1912 than
in 1910 $ 57,107.59
The School Tax in 1912 was $ 89,881.23
The School Tax in 1910 was. 64,664.15
School Tax was higher in 1912 than in 1910... $ 25,217.08
The increase of State Tax in 1912 over 1910 was. $ 57,107.59
The increase of School Tax in 1912 over 1910 was 25,217.08
Total increase of State and School Tax in 1912
over 1910 $ 82,324.67
' The County Clerk's balance sheet, taken from the report of County Clerk
Greenman made on the 31st day of March, 1910, shows that the County was
in debt $41,690.45 ,
The County Clerk's balance sheet, taken from the report of County Clerk
Mulvey made on the 31st day of March, 1912, shows a cash balance of
$57,846.37. .
State of Oregon, Clackamas County, ss. .''..'
I, J. A. Tufts, being first duly sworn say on oath, that I am the duly
elected, qualified and acting Treasurer for Clackamas County, Oregon, and
that on the 4th day of April, 1913, I called In all outstanding road warrants
against Clackamas County, and paid the same out of the money appropriated
for that purpose, and from no other fund, and that I paid cash and cancelled
all road warrants for three days, and the the County was out of debt, and
on the first day of June, 1913, there was $50,000.00 in the general fund to de
fray the expenses of running the county for the ensuing year.
V- J. A. TUFTS, County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of July, 1913. -(SEAL)
WM. Mi STONE, Notary Public for Oregon.
We paid a debt of .. ... $ 41,690.45
and we have a cash balance of....... 57,846.37
Total gain in 1912 over 1910 ...,.:..$ 99,536.82
Additional State and School Tax j'.. . .. .i. .......'. . 82,324.67
$181,861.49
R. SchuebeL M. J. Brown, S. iL Casto report to their -mass
meeting ghowed amount short of $163,000.00
and which amount is thus accounted for and a balance
shown of ............I. :...'..........$ 18,861.49
" In "addition to the items of expense above noted, we have had to pay
about $4800.00 per annum for School Supervisors. This year there will be
added about $7000.00 for Widows' pensions; and the expenses of two Special
elections which will cost approximately $9000.00.
The County Court is not responsible for these items of expense.,- They
are created by the Legislature or the people and the Court must, under the
law pay these various items.. . ;
We are charged again with extravagance in remodeling the Court House.
Our opponents speak of "the addition to the Court House." This was part
of the work done. In addition the" Court House was renovated, altered and
partly refurnished. These alterations, changes, furnishings, eta, were - all
charged to the Court House fund. Bids were asked for an addition to the
Court House on plans to be furnished by the bidders. These'were submitted
and It was found that none of the plans were satlsfactory.v After conferring
vith Mr. W. A. White all bids and plans were rejected. Mr. WWte was told
what we 'wanted and her with the assistance of a competent architect from
Portland, "drew the plans which were accepted by the Court - We then hired
a competent man to supervise the work of construction, and under our super
vision the work was completed. Everything that went into the building was
secured through competitive bids. The sand, gravel, plaster, lumber, cement,
and other materials were thus secured at the lowest possible price.. We shall
now .take up the five specific charges of extravagance and answer them in
their order:
CHARGE NO 1. That the sum of $350.00 was paid for an examination and
report on the condition of the Oregon City Suspension bridge without Invrtij
ing competition. ' -.- - : ;?-r .
This amount was paid forari expert examination of the bridge. At par
first meeting in January, 1911, Mr. J. W. Moffatt, President of the Oregon
Engineering & Construction Company, appeared before us and called our at
tention to the dangerous condition of the suspension bridge. Hs stated that
he had made similar report to our predecessors in office and they had prom
ised to take the matter up but for some reason had failed to do so. He said
AV . ..o imjii.iuilll, UUU OUOUIUICIJ .ILCUCBiHll J LUiU 1 ill III till lilLC 1 tJclli I11CHH5.
We secured the services of an expert who-made a thorough examination of
the bridge and gave to us a detailed
showed the dangerous condition of the bridge and confirmed Mr. Moffatt '
statement. We at once ordered the bridge repaired, and by using the ex
pert's reports we were enabled to remedy the defects and make the bridge .
safe at a minimum of cost. A sudden collapse of the bridge, with'accompany
ing loss of life, would have brought sorrow and misery to many homes and
entailed an enormous expense on the County. These things have been averted.
We knew that hundreds of workingmen used the bridge daily; that residents
of the west side were passing and repassing over the same daily, and we felt
it our duty to protect the lives of these people. We believe this money was
well spent to the County's profit." .
CHARGE NO. 2. That tha bridge
stroyed and replaced by a new steel
that the old bridge was in good condition when destroyed. All it needed was
new piers and a few minor repairs aj slight expense.
This bridge was built many years ago. . The foundation on one side had
been washed out and the bridge had fallen down, breaking, in its fall, the two
top cords- The questions was either a repair of the old structure or a new v
bridge. The man who had put in the old bridge examined it thoroughly, so
also, did Commissioner Blair. Both gentlement reported that a new bridge
would be more economical than a rebuilding of the old bridge. We acted ac
cordingly and put bk a new bridge. -
CHARGE NO. 3. That many steel bridges were built without due pub
licity and without asking for competitive bids: i
. Section 6368 Lord's Oregon Laws provides two methods, either of which
may be followed by the County Court, in building bridges. The first method
as defined by said section is as follows:
. (lj. "Whenever any bridge is to be built -by any county in this State
the estimated cost of which shall exceed the sum of $500.00, the County Court
shall at once advertise for sealed bids, according to the plans, specifications
and strain diagram, etc." . .
The second method as defined by said section is as follows:
(2). "Said County Court in its discretion may employ a suitable and
competent superintendent and assistants; procure the material and cause said
bridge to be constructed without such advertisement and in which event said
superintendent shall-Inspect all materials, etc."
It will be seen that the Court may either (1) advertise for sealed bids or
(2) cause the bridge to be constructed through a superintendent without such
advertisement. .
The Court has, at times, adopted the second method above set forth; and
also, have the County Courts of Yamhill, Marion and other surrounding coun-V
ties. In so doing we have acted strictly within the law and have followed
the provisions of the statute. - -
This section of the statute, was amended by the last legislature. Hence
forth, the County Court can proceed only by. advertising for bids.
- CHARGE NO 4. That a contract was entered into with a Portland tim
ber cruising company to cruise the timber of Clackamas County at the rati
of $51.20 per section, without giving any notice to the public that such con
tract was to be let. .
This contract was let to M. G. Nease. Mr. Nease had had much exper
ience in cruising timber and we felt that a cruise which would stand the test
of the courts could be had by employing an experienced man to do the- work.
Mr. M. G. Nease was recommended to us by the Hon. Thomas A. McBride,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Oregon. While this dis
tinguished jurist was sitting as our Circuit Court, Mr. Nease's cruise of the
timber in Columbia County was challenged by four large timber companies
in as many suits. In each case, the Nease cruise was sustained and the tim
ber syndicates defeated. Such a cruise we felt Clackamas County- was en
titled to. At the time we entered into the contract with Mr. Nease, we se-
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UiircU Hi a Btfl ivco LJL OS-- pel a 1.1 o , oiuvu paiu nm u-c t viiai Au uiui w .v
his work. Clatsop County was compelled to pay Mr. Nease 12c per acre for
the same services. ;
The following table will show the value of the cruise to the County. The
lands described are owned by the Weyerhaeuser Land Company. Values be
fore the Nease Cruise and after the Nease Cruise are shown:
Lands of the Weyerhaeuser Land Company:
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569 acres in Sec. 4, T. 6. S, R. 3
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E..
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640 acres in Sec. 10, T. 6 S. R. 3
480 acres in Sec. 12, T. 6 S. R. 3
160 acres in Sec. 14, T. 6 S. R. 3
285 acres in Sec. 10, T. 5 g. R. 4
640 acres in Sec. 12 T. 5 S. R. 4
E..
E..
640 acres in Sec. 14, T. 5 S. R. 4
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360 acres in Sec". 20, T. 5 S. R. 4 E.
640 acres in Sec. 24, T. 5 S. R. 4 E.
320 acres in Sec. 26, T. 5 S. R. 4 E.
320 acres in Sec. 28, T. 5 S. R. 4 E.
195 acres in Sec. 30, T. 5 S. R. 4 E..
320 acres in Sec. 32, T. 5 S. R. 4 E.
780 acres in Sec. 6, T. 6 S. R. 4 E.;
640 acres in Sec. 8, T. 6 S. R. 4 E.
500 acres in Sec. 18, T. 6 S. R. 4 E..
7489 acres " $58,900.00 489,097 ft $214,315.00
The old values above set forth are the values placed on the timber land
above described by the Weyerhaeuser Land Company from their own cruise.
This cruise was furnished to the assessor and assessments have been made,
taxes levied and paid, for many years past on that basis. The county will
thus gain each year on the basis of a 16 mill levy the sum of $2486.64. The
land above described comprises but one-third of the holdings of this company
in this county, so that the county will gain per year from tbis one company
alone three times this amount or $7459.92. Several timber companies own
more timber in this county than does the Weyerhaeuser Company; there are
also many companies holding smaller amounts. It is safe to say that the
increased taxes obtained from the timber companies alone in a single year
will pay the entire cost of the cruise.
We could undoubtedly nave got a cruise ior notnmg. rne iimoer com
panies would have gladly furnished a cruise without cost to the county. ;
c,ish o r,,ian has honn aaapsspri fin fnr wats and it has cost the county about
40,000 a year in taxes.
CHARGE NO. 5. That said R.
County Court has not complied with
Section 6278 is as follows:
"AH county roads shall be under
the county wherein the said road is located ; and no county road shall be
hereafter established, nor shall any such road be altered or vacated in any
county in the state, except by the authority of the county cpurt of the proper
county; and each county court within this state shall have the authority, and
it shall be its. duty, to supervise, control, and direct the working, laying out,
opening and keeping in repair of all -county roads within its county, and to
prescribe the methods and manner of working the same; to suifervise the con
struction and repair of all bridges on the county roads, and to remove an?
supervisors for incompetency or disobedience to the orders of said court. The
powers herein given may be exercised dirctly by the court, or through some
one of its members designated for that purpose." - . .
We have certainly supervised the repair of county bridges on our county
reads ,and have never failed to remove incompetent supervisors. Some of the
leaders among the Recallers are ex-road supervisors, discharged by us for in
competency. But our opponents cite this section more particularly to criticize us about
the repair of our county roads. We have 3,300 miles of county roads in this
county; in addition we have hundreds of county bridges. We must keep up
this great road mileage and all county bridges on the funds available, about
O A fl AAA nriw o n mi m Witllin rmi funria on oo f ni i V-namio.
nent roads. ' This costs lots of money and we can proceed no faster than the
funds at our disposal will permit The Road Master of Multnomah County re
ported to the Commissioners Association at the last meeting in Portland,
that they had built 165 miles of macadam road at a cost of $5000 per mile.
Were -we to rebuild our road mileage, the cost would be 3300x$5000 or $16,
500,000.00. Certainly we were not justified in fastening on the county this
enormous debt - -
CONCLUSION. "
Many charges have been made against us by innuendo. Statements ab
solutely false and malicious have been hurled forth by the steaming cham-
( Continued on
report of its condition. This report
across Clear Creek at Stone was de
bridge, which was wholly uncalled for,
Old Value
Cruise
11,625 ft.
13,845 ft.
59,660 ft.
14,985 ft.
4.500 ft
49,100 ft.
79,100 ft
66,134 ft
72,120 ft.
6,710 ft.
11,423 ft
10,210 ft
13,815 ft
26,200 ft.
1,820 ft.
37,850 ft.
New Value
$ 6,380.00
7,170.00
28,030.00
6,460.00
2,375.00
. 29,360.00
36,720.00
33,285.00
36,325.00
3,575.00
5,845.00'
5,275.00
7,155.00
13,515.00
1,550.00
18,295.00,
$500ft.00
2000.00
5000.00
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3000.00
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6000.00
B. Beatie (N. Blair), as chairman of the
Section 6278 Lord's Oregon Laws.
the supervison of the county court of
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