THIS MUKJNlKtt OKEtfumAN, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903.
POINTERS FOR HUNT
General Greene Startled at
Police Methods,
WOULDN'T WORK IN NEW YORK
PeriUt-mA's 'System, Says Frhbtib Oft.
clal, Would Pare the War te Un
limited Graft and Give tke
Psbllo So Protectlem.
"If any detective on the New Tork po
lice Jtorce -were to embark on a case with
out having been ordered to do .so by his
chief, he -would be suspended and placed
under charges at once."
General Francis V. Greerfe, the chief of
ilclal of New York's police force, who was
at the Hotel Portland last night, was
xnuch surprised when told that Chief Hunt
of the local police department had openly
complained to the Police Commissioners
that his detectives took charge of criminal
cases without reporting to their superior.
"tiuch a thing seems impossible," he
salcL "Of course I know nothing of the
matter, but it could not be countenanced
In any police force for a moment.
"In New York every detective on the po
lice force reports in the morning at 8:30
o'clock to the chief of detectives and re
ceives his orders for the day. Each, de
tective is assigned to some particular case
or cases and must make frequent reports
of the progress of the work to the chief.
Why, If any detective dared to go out on
a case without reporting or without or
ders "
General Greene's well-ordered mind re
fused to imagine such a state of chaos.
"1 do not think -we could run our police
force in New York under any such condi
tions. It would pave .the way to unlim
ited graft, continual fraud, and would give
the public no protection."
When General Greene took charge of
Gotham's police force its reputation was
a sad and dismal thing. Charges of graft
were featured on the front page of every
newspaper in the city every morning.
Proof of the charges was offered, but there
the matter usually ended, the sensation
caused by one case of corruption being
eclipsed before it reached any conclusion
by the news of some fresh graft. General
Greene's appointment was made with the
supposition that he would end this career
of official peculation and "blackmail. He
did It
"Within six months," said General
Greene when asked what he had done to
reorganize the police force and put it on
a decently virtuous basis, "I reappointed
about 50 per cent of the Inspectors, cap
tains, lieutenants and Other officers of the
force. The rest either resigned, retired on
pensions or were discharged. It was a big
work and made a great outcry. But It was
necessary for the good of the service, and
it was done."
"If you wanted to reorganize a police
force In a smaller city, about the size of
Portland, where charges of inefficiency
and suspicions of graft were entertained,
what would you do?"
"That's a pretty broad question," said
the General. "I don't wish to assume the
position of making any-suggestlons to the
authorities in Portland or of giving any
advice to anybody, but, speaking gener
ally, I should say that It Js usually a
good thing, when police officials are under
suspicion, to put them where they cannot
deliver the goods. To be plain, when a po
lice official of any grade remains long in
contact with the criminal classes In any
one spot, he has many temptations offered
to him. If any fear Is entertained that he
may fall by the wayside. It Is often a good
idea to transfer him to a position where
meets a new set of people. In New
Tork we have a kind of detective known
as a wardman. When I took charge of the
force I found it advisable to send nearly
all of these men out on a beat in uniform
as plain patrolmen. It was good medicine.
It did both the men and the force a world
of good.
"Rotation in office is a good thing in
many cases on a police force. I believe in
changing a man's field of duty frequently.
It prevents him from forming the acquain
tanceships and alliances that make graft
possible. It .keeps a good man out of
temptation and a bad man from crime."
General Greene returned to the original
question. "But I do not see how any de
tective force could be effective -unless each
detective worked only under daily orders
received from his chief end reported
progress during the day by telephone or In
person at stated intervals."
great growth, and from a few scattering
flocks we now number more than lit,
strong. I struck some pretty hot weather
in the Bast and was glad to get back to
balmy Oregon."
One of Rev. Mr. Hagoes' missions Bast
was to secure help toward the erection
of a handsome church edifice on the cor
ner of Bast 10th and East Grant streets
to cost, when completed not less than
$6,000. It Is to be made the leading Scan
dinavian Evangelical Church of the
Northwest.
"While we are but few in number in this
city," said Mr. Hagoes, "there are hun
dreds of our people coming to this Coast,
and we want to make provision for them.
Plans are being prepared for this struc
ture, which will be a very handsome
building. Rev. L. C. Foss, president of
this synod. Is quite sure that the building
will cost $6,000 when finished. We nave
considerable money subscribed already,
and hope to start work on the basement
as soon aa the plans arrive from the
East."
TO BUILD LARGE ANNEX. ;
Oddfellows' Home Will Hae $4000
Addition.
The dormitory, or annex, to the Odd
fellows' Home, near Kenllworth, will be
erected at once. It is expected that the
contract will be let and work started on
the new building by August 10. The board
of trustees, W. T. Williamson, chairman,
"held a meeting in this city In which all
the members were present. It was then
decided to advertise for bids for the erec
tion' of the buildings according to the
plans that had been drawn up.
The new building will more than double
the- capacity of the Home, and will pro
vide 2 new rooms. The cost of the an
nex will be about $4000, outside of the
-furnishings, which will likely be supplied
Jby the Oddfellow and Rebckah lodges
throughout the state. The present build
ing was provided for and the rooms fur
nished in this way. Many of the lodges
nave already commenced getting together
a fund lor this purpose. It is hardly,
probable that the rooms in the annex will
be furnished so elaborately as In the
main building. There was a rivalry then
as to which lodge should ,provlde, the
handsomest furniture.
The trustees have money to go ahead
with the work, and are now receiving
bids for the new building. A member
of the order said the annex Is needed, as
the present building Is already occupied
and applications have been received ' for
admission, which could not be granted for
want of room. It Is considered probable
that the Oddfellows' farm at Cleone
may be used some time In the future,
should the present Home at Kenllworth
become too overcrowded with wards of
the order. There Is a fine three-story
building on -the farm which could be fin
ished and used in that event. This farm
contains 200 acres.
The new annex will be an attractive
structure; It will be two stories .high
with full oasernent It has been planned
for the comfort -and convenience '-of the
wards of. the order.
FAVORS GRANGES' EXHIBIT.
Commissioner Raxety Say Graajperx
Caa Make Good SkeTriag; la 1905.
Dr. Day Rafferty, of the Board of State
Commissioners for the Lewis and Clark
Fair, in speaking of the proposed action
of the Grangers of Oregon and Washing
ton, to provide an exhibit as an organiza
tion for the Fair, eald he had not given
the matter any attention At present. His
whole effort was engrossed In the St.
Louis exhibit, and would consider the
other project of the Grangers later.
"I should judge," he said, "that it would
be a good thing, and a commendable thing
for the Grangers of the two states to
undertake. The organization has been
getting some good business men like Rich
ard Scott and others. It is a strong or
ganization and properly directed could get
up a creditable display at the 1905 Fair.
There was some talk of the Grangers
making a display at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, but my judgment la that we
can do better by securing quarters In St.
Louis and giving away several thousand
dollars worth ot fruits as coming from
Oregon as we have not the funds with
which to put up a creditable building as
the other states are doing."
WILL BUILD BIG SAWMILL
BURDETTB WILL PREACH.
Will Occapy Palslt ef Central Bap
tist Cfcarck Tomorrow.
Robert J. Burdette, the well-known
humorist, will occupy the pulpit of the
Central Baptist Church, In Woodmen of
the World Hall, East Sixth and East
Washington streets, tomorrow morning
at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. William E. Ran
dall, the pastor, invited Mr. Burdette to
preach for him. and he accepted the invi
tation. No subject is announced.
The announcement that Mr. Burdette
will preach will probably be sufficient to
bring out a large congregation. Mr. Bur
dette Is a regularly ordained Baptist Min
ister. The Central Church Invites the
public to attend the services.
FacHlty la creased.
The faculty of the Columbia University
will be Increased by the arrival of Rev.
Father Thillman, C. S. C; W. P. Burns,
A. B., and Joseph A. Fahy7 C. E. A
building Is being erected on the University
ground called the Sisters' house. It will
be completed In about six weeks. It will
be occupied? by 15 Sisters, who will have
charge of the laundry and. kitchen. Rev.
M. A. Quinlan, president of the uni
versity, is at Notre Dame, Ind., but Is
expected to arrive In Portland about the
first of next month. In a few days the
new catalogue for the ensuing year will
be Issued with announcements. A larger
attendance is expected at the university
next year. '
The GettycBars Peach.
In the yard of F. R. Neale, on East
Burnsicte street, near Bast 7th, Is what
Mr. Neale calls the Gettysburg peach tree.
When Mr. Neale was Bast several years
ago he and Mrs. Neale visited the-Gettys-burg
battle field, and while there secured
the seed of a peach tree. It w& ykmted in
their backyard, and It has become a very
fine peach tree. The peach Is superior to
the Early Crawford. W J. Magoon
grafted from this tree, but it is not known
with what results. Mr. Neale says he
would be glad to have frultmen take
eclons from the tree to see what they can
make of them, as he is confloont it la "a
superior variety. .
"WltXj BUILD fSOOO CHURCH.
Key. Owe Masses Atteaded. Fiftieth
Anniversary of Scandinavian.
Rev. Mr. Owe Hagoes, pastor of the
Church of Our Savior, ot the Scandina
vian Luther Evangelical denomination,
corner Bast 10th and East Grant streets,
has just returned from Decoe, la., where
he went to attend the 50th - anniversary
jubilee of the Norwegian Evangelical
eynod of the United States. Fifty-three
years ago there were but six pastors of
this church in the United States.
"At this anniversary jubilee," said Mr.
Hagoes, -"there was a regular dally at
tendance of 3000 people, delegates from
all portions of the country." On Sundays
the attendance ran up to 10,000 people.
The jubilee was held June 16-24 and was
one of the greatest gatherings ever held
by the church. In 3 years we have had a
East Bide Jfetes.
E. W. Ball, druggist of Stephen's Addi
tion, left last evening for Canada. He ex
pects to be absent about five weeks.
The camp meeting of the Evangelical
Association, which had been In progress
in the grove at Scllwood, closed yesterday.
Edward Slnnott Is visiting his parents
at 354 East Eighth street He is from
the naval training school at San Fran
cisco. Foster H. Rockwell, son of Dr. It. E
Rockwell, who Is spending his vacation
from Yale College in Oregon, with a
friend is camping out in the vicinity of
Larch Mountain.
The committee in charge of fixing the
place of holding the September session
of Multnomah County Pomona Grange,
has appointed Rockwood as the place.
The Rockwood Grange is a new organiza
tion. Joseph Perry, a boy who was picking
cherries from a tree on the premises of
A J. Hennlman, of Mllwaukle, fell to the
ground fracturing his right arm and
shoulder. He fell 35 feet; from the top of
the tree. Hon had a narrow escape from
being killed.
Andrew P. Haughlum, a farmer living
near Cottrell, died at his home July. 16.
He was 65 years of age, and had lived
In the neighborhood for a number of years.
He is survived by his wife and the follow
ing children: Emma, Louis and Gilbert
Haughlum. The funeral will be held from
the family residence today, and Interment
will be In the Pleasant Home cemetery.
PRESENT OUR ATTRACTIONS
Beard ef Trade Cemmlttee Tries to
Bring G. A. R. Delegates Here.
President Beach, of the Board of Trade,
yesterday afternoon appointed C J. Owen.
P. W. Custer and Secretary ShlllQck. a
committee to co-operate with the local G.
A R, Posts in the effort that will be made
to Induce as many as possible of the dele
gates to the National G. A. R. encamp
ment to be held at San Francisco next
month, to return East by way of Port
land. The attendance at the San Fran
cisco encampment Is expected to be un
precedently large, and as the delegates
have the choice of routes returning, Port
land Grand Army men are desirous of
having their comrades pay them a passing
visit.
An active campaign is being planned to
divert the return traffic this way, and
with the co-operation of Portland's citi
zens it is hoped to have from 3000 to 5000
G. A. R. delegates visit thla city. The
Portland delegation expects to go well pre
pared with literature and other Induce
ments, if need be, to properly present
the attractions of Portland, and the re
turn East over one of the Northern roads.
WEYERHAEUSER TIMBER COMPANY
TO CUT ITS OWX TIMBER.
May Be She Was Oat. Late.
PORTLAND, July !6.-To the Editor.)
I noticed an article in your paper yes
terday signed by "Mrs. C A 8.," who
riMlrft to tfr.tim "m'in tnr tVi fair
by the "novel- way" of voting for the-
preiueBi Bicougrapuer. aae remarKS
that there are a great many handsome
stenograpers in town, "as one can see
any morning on the streets between the
hours of S:30 and 9 o'clock." It seems
to me that it this lady were attending
strictly to her own household duties, she
would find no occasion to be down town
so early in the morning observing the
"handsome stenographers." It is to be
hoped that employers of stenographers
are gentlemen, and In View of that fact
that they would not permit thslr em
ployes to be made a source of revenue
for the fair. A STENOGRAPHER.
Lea-artBgf Read Is Has late Baraed
District Tfear Vaaceaver, Whence
Lamher Will Be Takes.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber Company will
build a new sawmill 'at some point con
venient to-the company's holdings 'in
Clark County, Washington. This mill may
be built in Portland, but the plan of
erecting, a big plant at Vancouver, Wash.,
Is under consideration. There are also
plans for erecting mills In the woods
nearer the company's property and at
other points along the Columbia.
A decision may be reached today upon
the plans for the new sawmill, for Fred
erick Weyerhaeuser and his personal
party are to leave Portland tonight for
the East. The -question may be left open
for some time, but It Is assured that the
company will erect a big mill to handle
the" timber growing near the Columbia
offered, and Is still in the market for
good land.
Very little In the way of cutting tim
ber hag been done by the company. Op
erations were commenced at Everett and
In the Gray's Harbor country, Washing
ton, a year or so ago, but the company
has Insisted that trade conditions did not
justify them in cutting their timber.
There Is no intention at present of
establishing new mills In the Sound coun
try, and It Is likely, though none of the
Weyerhaeuser party puts this construction
on their action, that the damage done by
forest fires last year Is really the reason
for the commencement of operations on
the Columbia River. The company Is
compelled to cut the scorched timber,
else It would endanger the remainder of
Its holdings In the event of another fire.
j The timber scorched by fire is not dam-
uteu uiuui, uui n is arieu ana, woiuu uurn
readily In a second Are.
One of the first steps taken toward the
I the decision of Secretary R. L. McCor
mlck to move to the Coast. He will make
his residence on the Sound, probably at
Tacoma. where the Weyerhaeuser head
quarters are now located. Mr". McCormlck
disclaims any Intention of taking an ac
tive interest In the management of the
properties. He Insists he Is merely "go
ing to help Mr. Long a little." But Mr.
McCormlck does say that coincident with
SEATTLE HAS LOW BID
MORAX BROS. OFFER TO BUILD
FIREBOAT FOR $50,600.
.HEAD PF NEW YORK POLICE FORCE EXPRESSES
SURPRISE AT PORTLAND METHODS
GENERAL FRANCIS V. GREENE, VISITING THE CITY WITH
GOVERNOR ODELL.
River and will build it within a-com
paratively ' short time.
The Weyerhaeuser syndicate Is building
a logging road Into the timber country
which 'the company owns. Five miles of
road has been graded and rails are down
for a distance of a mile or two. The sur
veys have been completed for between
15 and 20 miles of logging road, and the
company is pushing the work aa rapidly
as possible.
A small sawmill has been erected by the
company in the woods beyond Vancouver.
This mill is employed all the time In get
ting out bridge timbers and ties for the
logging roads now being built. The com
pany's right of way crosses some very-
deep gulches and a few streams, making
It necessary to provide an unusually
large amount of bridge material. This
is being cut from' the company's own
lands. 1
The members of Frederick Weyerhaeus
er's party spent all of yesterday going
over the timber lands owned by the com
pany adjacent to Vancouver. It was esti
mated when the party reached Portland
last night that, in addition to the ground
covered by rail, the party had gone ten
miles afoot Into the timber. This expe
dition showed the stockholders the con
dition of the timber scorched by last
year's fires and the vast timber reaches
lying beyond.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser, president, and
R. L. McCormlck, secretary, are the heav
iest stockholders in the Weyerhaeuser
Company represented on the present trip.
In fact, the party Is largely a family af
fair, for, aside from Mr. Weyerhaeuser,
there are three of his sons and two sons-in-law.
In addition the wives of these
men accompany the party. They have
been traveling In a leisurely manner over
Washington and Idaho, and w.ent yester
day via the Northern Pacific to inspect
the company's Interests In Clark County.
The private car used by the party was
left at Vancouver, and will be brought
to Portland tonight
The male members of the party arc:
Frederick Weyerhaeuser, J. P.- Weyer
haeuser, R. M. Weyerhaeuser, F. W.
Weyerhaeuser, St. Paul, Minn.: William
Bancroft Hill, Poughkeepsle, N. T.;. 8.
S. Davis. Rock Island. I1L; F. S. Bell,
Laird Bell, Winona, Minn.; Congressman
J, W. Fordney. Saginaw. Mich.; R. L. Mc
Cormlck, Hay ward, Wis.; George Long.
Tacoma, Wash. Mr. Long is the manager
of the company's Washington Interests.
Mr. Davis and Mr. Hill are sons-in-law
of Mr. Weyerhaeuser.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser Is probably the
heaviest Individual owner of timber lands
In the United States, and the timber
owned by the companies with which he Is
associated is unquestionably greater In
extent than that held or controlled by
any other timber corporations In the
world. He has been engaged In the tim
ber business all his life, and was one of
the first men In America to recognize the
value of timber lands. He began his tim
ber operations In Iowa, when he was
scarcely out of his teens, and lacked all
the millions at which "he Is now rated.
The Weyerhaeuser Timber Company Is a
Washington corporation, formed for the
purpose of taking over the timber lands
owned by the Northern Pacific In Wash
ington. At the time this purchase was
made $0fr,000 acres passed Into the control
of the Weyerhaeuser syndicate. Since that
lime the company has added ' to these
holdings and now owns something like
1,200.000 acres In - Washington alone. An
Idaho corporation was formed by the
same capitalists a short time later, and
heavy purchases were made there. In
the same way Mr. Weyerhaeuser, Mr. Mc
Cormlck and their associates secured 200.
000 seres of timber lands In Washington.
It Is estimated that the Weyerhaeuser
syndicate owns 2,000,000 acres " of timber
lands in, Washington, Oregon and Idaho.
The policy of the company heretofore
has been to hold this timber, though small
lots haver been sold off to mlllowners who
needed a new supply, and others have
been traded for less accessible holdings.
. At Vl I nma Hmn tVio .Amnonvr Von Viaan
I buying whatever timber land of value was
his coming to the Coast the company will
commence, active lumbering operations.
"We will undoubtedly build a sawmill
to handle the timber back of Vancouver,
to reach which logging roads are now be
ing constructed," said Mr. McCormlck, at
the Portland Hotel last night. "A num
ber of plans have been suggested for this
mill, but no decision has been reached.
It Is possible that before the party leaves
Portland something will be done. v
"It Is our intention to erect a mill that
will enter the lumber trade on the same
plane the other mills of the Northwest.
We are not going to attempt any special
ties, but will manufacture as the market
demands. A site for our mill is sought
where the timber can be handled to the
best advantage, and It may be that we
will locate In Portland, or we might erect
a mill In Washington.
"No, I do not believe there Is any im
mediate necessity for erecting a mill" or
entering the business on Puget Sound.
For the present our operations will be
confined to the Columbia River terri
tory." Mr. McCormlck Intends to remain in
Portland for several days, and will then
return with George Long tp Tacoma. It
Is likely that Frederick Weyerhaeuser and
the other members of the party will leave
tonight over the O. R. & N. for Idaho.
They will probably look over the com
pany's Interests In that state and then
proceed to the East. Mr. Weyerhaeuser
has not been feeling well for several days,
but for a sick man he showed unusual
vitality yesterday when ho joined the
party on Its ten-mile march through the
woods.
TO LECTURE ON THE WEST
Burton Holmes, of Chicago, on His
Way to Alaska.
Burton Holmes, of Chicago, a traveler
and lecturer, whom the East regards as
the successor of James A Stoddard, Is at
the Portland Hotel. Mr. Holmes is on
his way to Alaska, where he is to take a
number of views and gather Information
for a series of lectures on that country.
He has just come from California and
has been studying Oregon conditions.
While In California Mr. Holmes paid a
visit to Yosemlte Pork and all the old set
tlements of early California. He has
gathered a series of Illustrations that will
afford him the facilities for one of the
most comprehensive lectures ever given
an Eastern public.
In company with A L. Craig, general
passenger agent of the O. R. & N., Mr.
Holmes spent yesterday viewing the City
of Portland. He saw all the points of
Interest and gathered a fund of Informa
tion. Today Mr. Craig and Mr. Holmes
will 'make a trip over the O. R, & N.
through the Columbia River country. Mr.
Holmes Is well supplied with photographic
apparatus for taking a panoramic view of
the country, and It Is expected that "he
will be able today to gather a number
of Illustrations that will serve for moving
pictures to be given during his Eastern
lectures. An engine and flat car will bo
at the disposal of the party for the trip.
During his Alaska venture Mr. Holmes
will secure a similar series of photographs
and moving pictures. All of these will be
used In Illustrating his future lectures
upon the Pacific Coast country.
A number of Mr. Holmes" lectures hnv
been published, and they have been widely
reaa uy tnose wno nave oeen unable to
attend his- lectures. As a lecturer Mr.
Holmes is one of the most finished speak
ers In the East, and he has the happy
faeultv of mittlntr a sublrvt hfor n
audience in a manner that wins Immediate
approbation.
COLUMBIA RIVER SCENERY
The steamer Bailey Gatzert, of the Reg
ulator line., makes round trip to Cascade
Locks dally, except Monday. 8:30 A M.;
Sundays, 9AM.; returning 7 P. M. Music
and excellent meals. Round trip ticket.
'zrnone :saain vu.
Five Firms Enter Competition Start-
ed by the Executive Board
of the City.
Despite three low bids from Portland
firms It looks as though the contract for
the new flreboat will go to Seattle. The
members of the Executive Board gritted
their teeth when the bid of Moran
Bros, was read offering to build the fire
boat according to the specifications as
drawn up for a steel hull vessel for $400
less than any of the competitors. Five
firms submitted offers upon the flreboat.
Without a word of official comment the
bids were passed up to the special fire
boat committee, which will meet In a
few days to consider them. This com
mittee Is composed of the fire committee,
William Fliedner and Edward D. Curtis;
the purchasing committee, H. W. God
dard and W. L. Boise. R. L. Glisan Is
the special representative of the Execu
tive Board, and when he returns to the
city the special committee will take ac
tion upon the bids.
For the steel hull twin-screw flreboat
which seems to meet popular approval,
the bids ranged from 562,425 from W. A.
Boone, of San Francisco, to $56,600 of
the Seattle shipbuilders. Moran Bros, also
offered another Inducement, that of turn
ing the completed flreboat over to the city
Inside of eight months against the 12
months Required by the San Francisco
company. Six months was offered by
two local companies.
The meeting of the Executive Board
yesterday afternoon was attended by
representatives of nearly all the bidders
upon the flreboat. The bids were then
opened Immediately after Mayor Wil
liams' called the meeting to order.
The bid of W. A. Boone was the first
read to the curious members of the
Board, to- 'say nothing of the anxious
bidders. The offer was upon three sep
arate bids. A steel hull boat, made ac
cording to the specifications prepared by
the designer of the Board, Fred A. Bal-
lln, equipped-with twin screws, would be
delivered for 552,425. An allowance of
51150 was made for the flrepumps to be
furnished by the city. A steel-hull vessel
with wooden deckhouse would be built
for 539,850. According to their own plans,
except for the engines and the arrange
ment for the pumps, a wooden hull boat
would be furnished for 557,453.
A. G. Long, the Portland agent of an
Eastern company, submitted a bid of
51150 for two flreboat pumps.
The Phoenix Iron Works, of Portland,
offered to build a wooden hull flreboat ac
cording to the specifications .for 557,000,
to be delivered In six months.
The Willamette Iron Works submitted
a bid to do the same for 55S.500, the de
livery to be In six months. With some
changes in the firebox and engines this
company offered to build the vessel for
557,000. With a different arrangement of
the pumps and other minor modifications
it could be done for 552,000.
The bid of Moran Bros., of Seattle, was
the last to be read. As City Auditor
Devlin read the offer to build a steel
hull twin-screw flreboat according to Mr.
Ballln's specifications and to deliver the
same In eight months, a perceptible sigh
passed around the room.
E. D. Curtis moved that the bids be
referred to the special flreboat committee.
The Board proceeded to other business,
and the agents of the shipbuilders passed
out.
After disposing of a quantity of street
and sewer business by referring It to
the proper committees, the bids upon
the First-street bridge across Marquam
Gulch were opened. There were only
three bids upon the proposed steel struc
ture, and these were for 549,639, 550.987 and
54L557.30 respectively. These were re
ferred to the City Engineer and the City
Auditor.
The reading of the acceptance of some
street Improvements upon Peninsula ave
nue brought up the fact that the tracks
of the City & Suburban cross this thor
oughfare three feet above the level ot
the grade. City Engineer Elliott reported
that he had called the atention of the
railway officials to this, but said that
nothing had been done.
"By our ordinances and their franchise
they must keep their tracks upon the
level of the street," said Mayor Williams,
"and this should be strictly enforced."
"We might tear the tracks up," re
marked W. L. Boise. "I think that would
make 'em keep on the street level ever
afterward."
"Then you might have an accident."
cautioned William Fliedner.
'Oh. we'd hang out danger signals."
was Mr. Boise's unconcerned reply.
nut General c F. Beebe wouldn't have
the Executive Board do anything so
rude.
"I move that the officials of the com
pany be told that the tracks must be
placed upon the street level within 20
days, and that If It Is not done by that
time I think the city must take action,"
said he.
J. P. Menefec submitted a communica
tion offering to exchange two lots In
Railroad Addition for one now used by
the fire department. This was referred
to the fire committee. x
The members of the fire committee had
been requested at the last meeting to
see what could be done with the ancient
rattle-trap at First and Washington
streets belonging to Jacob Kamm.
Messrs Fliedner and Curtis were called
upon to report, but no report was forth
coming. "We went to see them" began Mr.
Curtis.
"We back out," finished Mr. Fliedner.
And the Board did not censure the fire
committee.
Too HaKty in Paying: Contractors.
Property-owners will oblige the City
Engineer and benefit themselves by not
paying contractors for constructing side
walks until they present a written accept
ance of the work. This will save trouble
In regard to the removal of rubbish and
the cleaning up of the streets, as the
engineer will not Issue any such accept
ance until the street has been thoroughly
put in order. Many property-owners
have made trouble for themselves by pay
ing contractors for cement sidewalks be
fore the work had been accepted, as then
they go oft without cleaning up the rub
bish and forget to come back and do It.
One man who paid in this way has been
running to the City Engineer's office
many times to complain about the street
not being cleaned up, but It Is difficult to
get contractors to come back and attend
to this after they have received their pay.
There are two poor paymasters one who
pays before hand and the one who never
pays.
Horse Bound to Make Trouble.
After breaking the glass front out of A
Wright's bakery wagon yesterday morn
ing, an unruly horse created some excite
ment by speeding over half a mile at his
beet pace. As the dellveryman was mak
ing his usual rounds the horse became
excited and commenced to kick violently.
The driver alighted, unhitched the animal,
and tied him to the wagon, while he made
some repairs. The horse was not satisfied
with the fun' he had had, and broke loose
from the wagon.
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