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Corvallis Times. OXciai Fapv o Benton County. CORVALLIS, OR., JUNE 3, I9C. "THE INJUNCTION. "No man- ever bought a farm with out first inquiring the price. If a man sets about to build a house, the first thing he'does is to ascer tain from some good carpenter what the probable cost will be. Most people when they enter a store to make a purchase, ask the price of the article before thev buy it. It is not likely that any city or town ev er first voted to build a water sys tern and then undertook a survey to ascertain what the system would cost. That is why it is all essential that in Corvallis there should first be a survey to ascertain the pro bable cost, and thenvote at an elect ion whether or not people want - mountain water. - It is not in the power of the wat er committee, created by the leg islature. to order a preliminary sur vey, unless in the election for moun tain water the people should vote for sale of bonds. Out of the money from the sale of such bonds, alone, would the commission have money to pay for the survey: It has, however, been steadily the purpose of the committee, if bonds should be sold to repay to the city the ex pense of the survev. That is to say, the act of the council in pro viding for the survey was the only means by which such survey could be secured, and when secured the money advanced to 'pay the cost was to stand merely as a loan to be paid back by the water commit tee, provided bonds be ordered sold. ."" . - I Thus, if a survey was essential . to make known what the water . system would cost, which it cer tainly was, if to know the cost first ' and buythe farm, the house, the art icle, water works afterward is the usual plan which dt certainly is, if mountain water i3 actually wanted in this town, which it certainly is, then only the city council had means at hand to secure a survey, and since that sutvey is half com pleted and there is no one else to pay for it, is not the injunction which estops the city from paying temporarily for the survey, a mis take? Is it a good thing to do, at this time? WATER GOMMITTEE MET. It was First Meeting Since Law Went Into Effect A Resolution. The Water Committee created by the legislature is wrestling with a resolution declarative of the idea that the commission should be el- ective by the people.' The matter came up at a first meeting of the - committee " held in the council chamber Thursday, and was ex pected to be the theme of discus sion at a meeting held after the Times went to press yesterday af ternoon. All the members were present except Judge McFadden who is at Junction. A temporary organization was affected .by nam ing Punderson Avery for temporary chairman and S. I. Klme for tem porary secretary. The question of ' fixinsr a date for voting on bonds was discussed. Some favored an . . earlv election for the purpose, but others thought it better to be in no hasfe over the matter. It was urg- ; ed that until the survey could be finished and the estimates be secur ed there could be no intelligent vote on the subject. The survey might show that - the works could not be built'for the $75,000 provid ed tor m the proposed bond issue, and that would make an election unnecessary, for it would make the construction of the system im possible with the means at hand. It was also urged that there ought to be no haste in the matter in or der to give time for the whole wat er proposition to become thorough- ' ly understood before there should be a vote on it. No action was taken, and the general concensus of opinion seemed finally to be that . no date be set for a vote until the estimates of the probable cost . can . be made by the engineer. " -, The resolution with reference to the' elective plan for the commission is certain of passage, but, whether "by unanimous vote remains to- be -seen. Sears tho - Signatory ' J Tha Kind Yon Hare Always Bough! LIKES OSEGON. And What he has to Say About it in a Wisconsin Paper. A Wisconsin man. for the past six months a resident of Portland, prints in the Dial-Enterprise, a newspaper published at Boscobel, Wisconsin, his opinion of Oregon. Among other things of flattering character, he says; To the editor of the Dial-Enter prise: They tell me that there are 15,000 Wisconsin people now liv ing in Oregon, and I believe it; I have met nearly that number since coming to this state six months ago. Oiegon hasbout, a million pop ulation now one fourth of the pop ulation of Wisconsin, and has re sources to support twenty millions of people, so I am told. Portland, with 140,000 inhabitants is more than ten times as large as any other town in the state. They tell me that over in East ern Oregon where railroads are not numerous the country is rather wild but all that I have seen of . it is tame enough. Portland is a live town and a good town. vTbe down town part reminds me of Milwaukee, except that the streets are wider and clean er. A down town corner recently brought $96,000 which seems large money to me; but a real estate man told me that it was a good buy. i The city has an excellent iresh wat er harbor, distant about 100 miles from the ocean, and its water con nections, the Willamette and Col umbia rivers will be forever a reg ulator of freight rates. Portland is situated on the Wil lamette twelve miles from the junction of that stream with the Columbia. The latter stream from the place where it joins . the Wil lamette to the mouth is larger than the Mississippi, and discharges more water. This morning I examined a large map and found that Portland is in the same latitude as Rhinelander; and yet last winter there were only a few days when the thermometer registered freezing weather, and on these days the natives made more fuss about the cold than Wisconsin people when the tears run down their cheeks and icicles hang trom their chin. - - I have been disappointed dn only one thine since coming out here. I have found that the stories about Oregon being a land of, agricultur al plenty, where any man may make a decent living, and any in dustrious man may get rich, . are literally true: but the stories about the rainfalls are exaggerations. Of course it rains, and sometimes it rains several times a week; but the normal weather is like our Indian summer in Wisconsin. Portland is called the Rose City and it deserves the name. There are literally , millions 01 roses in bloom. Rose bushes grow to . the tops 01 the houses and each is gay with blossoms. v Portland people are very enthu siastic about the I,ewis and Clark exposition which will be held here from June 1st to October 15. It will not be stupendoosly large as compared with the expositions held at Chicago and St. Louis but it will be plenty big enough, and there will be much to sea at it that could not be seen at earlier expo sitions. The fair site is wonderful ly attractive the exhibit palaces being situated among the trees at crest of a ... slope which leads to Guild's lake, a body of water 220 acres in extent which is enclosed within the exposition fence. A peninsula of fifty acres juts out in to the lake from the opposite shore and on this are situated the - five magnificent government buildings. Uncle Sam will spend $800,000 on the fair. In the distance four snow clad mountains, Hood, Rain ier; Adams and St. Helens may be seen on any clear day.. Notice: Boat Rates, y For the accommodation of those who desire to go to Portland by boat after the close of Commence ment exercises June 14, the com pany will run a steamer out of Cor vallis that night, water permitting. The company . has made the fol lowing cut rates; One way, Cor vallis to Portland, $1.50; round trip, 1.75, ten days' limit. Attention. You who have carpenter work, hcuse painting "or papering to let by contract shonld get my figures on the same before placing contracts. My estimates will cost you nothing and might save you dol lars. Headquarters at H. M. - Stone's office. 'Independent phone. Dixie line CharlesHolt. . . Have Dr. Lowe cure you? headache, with a pair of his superior glasses. They cost no more than others and yon have the benefit of his skill and over 18 years experience.: v Consultation freeT "r -.. INJUNCTION BROUGHT. Council Enjoined From Paying Cost of Preliminary Survey for Water. - The injunction suit to restrain the city council from securing a pre liminary survey and estimates for the mountain water system, has been brought. Te plaintiffs Vre Thomas Whitehorn, John Ingle, John Smith, Charles Lee and F. P. Sheasgreen. The grounds for the injunction as alleged in the com plaint are that a provision of the city charter limits the city indebt edness to $10,000, and that since the city is already in debt $22,000 the cost of the survey ; would be in excess of the charter limit," and therefore unlawful. The complaint also alleges irregularities of pro cedure in the passage of the or dinance authorizing the contract with the engineer for the survey. The main issue, however, is the charter limit, and of interest in this connection is that the payment of almost any of the ordinary expen ses of the city could be enjoined cn the same ground. , For instance, the city hall roof is as yet unpaid for and it might be enjoined. In the same way, an injunction might issue to estop the city from paying city street lighting and most of the other claims that are . regularly paid each month by the city coun cil. : The individual members of the city council, the mayor, the police judge and the treasurer are made defendants in the proceeding. The complaint was filed last Wednesday but up to yesterday no papers had been served. - - What the idea of the enjoiners is in bringing the suit is not known to the Times, save in the case of J. W. Ingle. He says he thinks the city ought to take the vote - on the question of issuing bonds be fore the survey is made. Of course a survey might show an election to be unnecessary, because the cost would be too great. The injunction brings about re grettable conditions. . The survey is more than half finished. - Fifteen days is the limit allowed for its completion under the council's con tract. The work has been in pro gress for more than a week. . When it is done, if not the city, who is to pay the engineer? The total cost Is estimated to be between $400 and $500. The work was contracted for in good faith by the city coun cil, with the understanding that if bonds were voted and issued that the city would be' repaid in fufrtdf the cost of the survey, . from the funds arising from sale of bonds for the water works. A resolution de claring it to be the purpose of the committee to pay such, expense, was introduced last Thursday at the first meeting of the Water Com mittee, and is expected to be adopt ed by unanimous vote of the com mittee when it came to a vote at a second meeting held yesterday af ternoon. The council's plan of employing the engineer and secur ing a survey is in ; the nature of a loan, with every cent to be repaid provided bonds be sold. If bonds be sold the water committee will have funds with which to pay for the survey. Of course, if bonds are not sold,, the water committee could not pay for . the survey,- be cause it would not have funds with which to do it. . " - - Dr. Dowe, the eye specialist, does not ns9 any humbug, fake methods in . his business. His work here for the 15 years has lone; since proven that For Sale. . . Wagons, hacks, plows, harrows, and mowers, driving horses, draft horses, buggies and harness; fresh cows.:" If 3'ouwantto buy, come in. I can save you money. - - - . H M. Stone. New Gasoline 'Wood Saw. I am now r eadyVto attend promptly to all orders, Ind. phone 835. W. R. Hanseil. Dr. Lowe wont be back for 6 months. iWork Wanted.' Jacob Gmeinor does all kind of work around house and premises, cleaning carpets, wash windows, carry wood, etc. Phone 162, Indp. For Sale. Cigar clippings of our own' manufact- ure, . - Kose & bon. m2S U . Cows for Sale. Three good young cows in full milk, , Alfred Bicknell. Five miles north of Corvallis. . Next Tuesday noon to Thursday noon June 6, 7, & 8, Dr. Lowe the well known oculo-optician-will be at Hotel Corvall is. If the beet is none too good J for ' , your eyes, consult him. -- ' Dissolution Notice. . The partnership hitherto exist ing between the undersigned under the firm title of Nolan and Calla han, of Corvallis, Benton- county, Oregon, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. . By agreement between the undersigned, all lia bilities of the firm are hereby as sumed by J. M. Nolan and Thosi J. Nolan, who will carry on ; the business under the 'name of J. M. Nolan & Son, and all debts doe the firm may be paid to the said J. M. Nolan and Thos. J. Nolan. - J. M. Nolan. Thos. Callahan. - Special Meeting. There. will be o specihl meeting of St Marys Chapter No. 9 O. E. S. on Tues day evening June 6th, for initiation. All members ot .the order invited, by order of the W. M. V Hary B-Davis, secy. . For Exchan ge. jw - A nearly new 3 1-4 farm wagon, four inch tire will be exchanged for lighter wagon . A. J, Irwin, Philomath. Bell phone 4x3. J Cord Wood Sale. Call np No 1 Phone.'P. A. Kline line. P!sA. Kline. The S. P. is selling found trip tickets between Corvallis and Port land for $3 good going Saturday; or Sundays and returning Sunday or Monday following, either on East or West side, but good only on afternoon train from Albany to Portland on Satutdays if East side is taken. Passengers to pay local fare between Corvallis and Albany. - . Wood Sawing. I am prepared to saw w ood on short notice with gasoli ne wood saw. ; " W. E. Boddy. ' Ind. phone 351. . All new wall paper at Blackledge's. 150 cords oak wood, stovfi'length ready for delivery on short notice, Li. L. Brooks r Grrea In order to reduce our stock and save moving we will offer a reduction of 5 per cent on all goods bought for CASH commencing June 5th and con tinue until removal occurs, about June 25th. Quite frequently a merchant offers a reduction on a special line of goods, but not often a discount is given on everything you buy as will be the case in this SPECIAL REMOVAL SALE. This does not apply to small purchases of less than $1. Remember the date, June 5th. HOLLENBERG & CADY. The House Furnishers. C. H. Newth, Physician and Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. Dry Fir Wood At f3-50 per cord. Orders solicited for grub oak for summer delivery. Frank Francisco, Corvallis. For shoe repairing see Fowells ond door west of Berman grocery. sec- Ladies! If you once xxsi Com pressed Yeast, you other. Ask ' will have no You will find full line of flooring Bus tle and finishing lumber et the Benton County lumber yards opposite S, P. de pot. Our No. $ grade 1 of the above can- and see. "mis-tf ft J1 it tmj , I Good Clothes News of Stirring Interest to Young Men. We are offering a special line of finely tailored garments in sizes 30 to 36. designed especially for youno: men from V age fifteen and np; choice imported 'and domestic fabrics made up into "hand-molded" suits of rare style, grace and beauty. - From.SO to $16.50. mm 1 M For Bicycles, Ammun ition, Fishing Tackle, Spotting Goods, Etc. J Kv Berry, Salesman The Right Prices. All Fresh Goods. Two Doors ' - South of the " Post Office. Sale