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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1904)
II CITY LEVY FIXED Zimmerman, who was apparently respon sible for the Council's action. Mr. Zimmerman's ordinance raising the licenses of vaudeville houses and other places of amusement was referred to the liquor license committee. Mr. Bentley was granted a month's leave of absence, commencing December 28. He contemplates a trip East. This was the last Council meeting that B. D. Sigler will attend in his present capacity. He has not yet resigned. The meeting adjourned at 3:30 P. M. Wanamaker-Century Tax Rate for 1905 Is Passed at 9 1-2 Mills, : Ends With This Edi VANDAL CAUGHT IN ACT. MAWS ESTIMATES ARE CUT THE MORNING OBEGONIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER '22, lSJOi Ways and Moans Committee's Report Adopted, Pruning Appropriations for Police, City Engineer's and Street Departments. WATS AND MEANS COMMITTEE'S REPORT Severe cuU made In Mayor's recommendation! of appropriation for th year. City tax levy fixed at 9h mm. MERRILL'S ORDINANCE Council tables the ordinance allowing saloons to keep open all night. ZIMMERMAN'S ORDINANCE Re ferred to the liquor license commlttfe. It prwld for raisins of vaudeville Iidum license to $10 a. day. OREGON TRACTION ORDINANCE Granting franchise for HlUsboro line Is tabled. The reading and adoption of. the ways and means committee's report occupied roost of the afternoon during1 the Council meeting yesterday. This report was lit tle short of remarkable in its text, rec ommending severe cuts In a number of the Mayor's estimates for next year's ap propriations, particularly In tho Police, City Engineer's and Street-Cleaning: De partments, and planning many improve ments under the immediate authority of the City Engineer, at the same time, however, cutting this department's ap propriation $31,162. The city tax levy was Jixod at 9 mills. Mopt notable among the cuts was that of the Police Department. Mayor "Will lams' suggestion that J126.0S2 be appro priated was ostensibly Ignored and the Eum cut to $3 ,552. The street-cleaning fund suffered a cut of $20,000, and the Auditor's office $300. All other estimates In the Mayor's an nual letter have been indorsed, and in omo instances the appropriations wore Increased. The apportionments of the tax levy, end respectlvo appropriations as recom mended and fixed by the Mayor anJ the ways and means committee, is as follows: The Tax Levy. Tax Mayor's Levy. Estimate. T.lciUne fund 1H 1 Fir Department fund 2H 2 Police Department fund v 1-4-5 - 4-5 Stret repair fund. g PuWIe library fund 1-5 1-6 Park fund ft Bonded Indebtedness interest fund 2 2 Totals '.. ft 9ii Appropriations. Appropria- Mayor's tlon. Estimate. Fire Department $165,140 $165,140 roUee Department 94,582 126.082 Street lighting 73.000 73.500 Public Library 8.800 9,600 Park 24,500 24.600 Btree-t Tepalra 60.000 57.866 City Engineer -44,630 75.792 Health Department 24.090 24.990 6treet cleaning 70,000 90.000 Pound 5.767 3,767 Harbor Master 1,200 1.200 Civil Sen-ice Commission.. 1.600 1.600 Municipal Court 2,700 2.700 Plumbinp Inspector 2.700 rf"2.895 Free Mu&cum 2,500 2,500 Mayor' office 5.700 . 5.700 Auditor's office 21.200' 22.100 Treasurer's office 6.900 5,000 City Attorney 6.600 . 6.800 Council S.900 3,900 City Hall 10.195 10.195 Advertising 10,000 10,000 Stationery 7,000 7,000 Insurance . 300 300 Relief fund 2,000 2.000 License tags 500 500 Election 4,000 4,000 Codified ordinances 1.000 1,000 City street improvements.. 10.000 10,000 Viewers 1,000 1.000 Working prisoners 1,800 1,800 Miscellaneous 3.500 3,500 In explanation of the cuts the report says: In considering the estimates of the expenses of the several departments as recommended by His Honor, we have found it necessary to reduce them to the probable Income of the city. In this matter we desire to explain that we consider the recommendations contained In the budget to be conservatively within the actual requirements of the several depart ments. In order to eetablish and maintain the lepree of efficiency commensurate with the rapid growth of the city, and which the public frrvice demands. We might go further and 6tate that we agree with the original esti mates prepared by the heads of these several departments as being barely sufficient for the needs of this city, and even then the ordinary expenses of government would be far below the average of cities of thla claw. But we find that the revenues of the city have not increased in proportion to our Increased popu lation and growth. The values of property bave Increased very much, but the assessed valuation has remained the same, the increase shown merely covering Improvement made. In the following recommendations for appro priations for 1905 It has been our desire to maintain the present efficiency of the fire and police departments, and to allow to all other departments such amounts aa will safeguard the public interests and meet the moat urgent demands, and tstlll be within the available revenues of the city. In this particular your committee rccommende that the heads of the several departments and all boards be notified to incur no obligation whatever not Included tn the annual estimates, and provided for In the appropriations made, and that, if emer gencies requiring additional expenditures arise, that the Council be notified of the came, and special appropriations be made therefor. So far as the Council can now determine, the expenditures rauat be kept within the appro priations recommended. The report provides for the reducing of the City Engineer's force. One clerk is dispensed with in the Au ditor's office. It requests that the strict est economy be observed in all depart ments in the purchase of stationery and printed blanks. The Council meeting was an exception Ally quiet one, matters of minor Impor tance only and routine business coming up for discussion. Mr. Bcntley asked that his ordinance for the Improving of Couch street be re pealed in so far as the street had recently been macadamized. This request led to a. remark from His Honor, who said: "Couch street? Why. that is in front of my house. What did you gentlemen want to Improve that street for? It is a very good street. I recommend that the ordinance be repealed." Mr. Flegel Jumped up and said: "I second the motion. We do not wish to .force any unnecessary expense upou His Honor." "Well. I can stand it if I have to." replied the Mayor with a chuckle, A laugh from the gallery greeted this re joinder. A great number of petitions were read and either granted or referred to the different committees. Traction Ordinance Tabled. The application of the Oregon Traction Company, which is building the Hillsboro line, for a. franchise to build a railroad on certain streets, was put on the table -pending tbe preparation of a set of copies of the application to be given the Coun cllmen for perusal. Mr. Merrill's ordinance to raise the liq uor license and keep open house la the "wee sma hours" was also put on the table. The Third Ward representative did not approve of this procedure and launched several very caustic remarks at Roy Fulmer Arrested While Cutting Splendid Evergreen Tree. After being driven several blocks at th. point of a revolver, and followed by a crowd of excited and curious pcoplo. Hoy Fulmer was turned over to Policeman "Wendorf yesterday afternoon and taken to the central station. He was booked on a charge of trespass. E. Quackenbush 1 tho complainant. M. Porter is the man who took chars of Fulmer. He is in charge of tho Pled mont reserve, a plot, of ground on which is situated a splendid forest of evergreen trees. Fulmer was In the act of cutting a. limb from one of the finest trees when he was seen by the caretaker, who imme diately took him into custody. ' Fulmer stated after being brought to the station that he was sent to the re serve by a friend at the Orphcum Theater to get a small tree for decorations. He did not know, he said, that it "was wrong to help himself to the trees. He saw where several others had been cut, he said, and thought it all right to take one, "Wc have been having some trouble to keep the trees in good condition, because of people entering the reserve and cutting them," said Mr. Quackenbusb, who is the agent for the place. "We decided to put a "stop to the vandalism that has been going on there, and that was why Fulmer was arrested." Will Spend Christmas in Jail Rather 'Than Pay $10 Fine JOHN LANDIGAN will spend Christ mas In tho City Jail, and for his Christmas dinner will partake of such viands as are allotted to prisoners on that day. He does it of his own free will, because he would rather remain In jail five days than pay a fine of $10" as sessed yesterday by Judge Hogue in the Municipal Court. Landigan was charged with violating: the plumbing ordinance, and stubborn ly contested the case, which has been hanging- Are since last August. He as serts that he was unable to set the proper materials with which to do his plumbing: because he desired to do the work himself, and plumbers' supply houses would not sell him the supplies unless he agreed to let a plumber do the work. After hearing- the evidence in the case yesterday, Judge Hogue assessed a fine of $10, the lowest pos sible fine for violation of the ordinance. "Unless you arrest and convict every other man in this town whose plumbing is as bad as. mine," Mr. Landigan told Judge Hogue after the decision had been rendered, "It is class legislation and therefore unconstitutional. I won't pay my fine: I'll go to Jail." Thereupon Bailiff Goltz conducted Mr. Landigan to a cell. The property about which complaint was made is owned by Mr. Landlgran and is situ ated at the corner of Seventh and Sherman streets. In spite of the fact that he is a property-owner and had money in his pocket with which to pay the fine, he insisted on being: locked up, saying- that he would make it warm for the city administration when he got out. ROGUE RIVER. . ASHLAND, -Or., Dec. 2a (To the Editor.) As to the origin of certain names of moun tains and streams in Oregon, I believe I can set you right and correct an error as to the name of Rogue River. Long before settlers from tbe States came into what is now the Rogue River Valley, the Hudson's Bay Com pany trappers or voyageurs traded and hunted In this valley, and Ihey named the stream "Riviere Rouge," that Is Red River, because in Its torrential periods it was discolored red by the wash of the red auriferous lands along Its course, a condition even now existing In a modified sense after most of the river bank has been washed away by miners. However, the first Missourlans. who steered their cara vans into the valley and seeing the name "Rouge" as on the map, naturally concluded, and In fact said, "Them fellers can't spell a little bit." and being from Missouri they pro ceeded to show 'em how, and corrected (?) the spelling to read Rogue by the transposition of two letters only. As for the roguish character of the Indians they found In the valley, they were neither better nor worse than average aborigines, and speaking from my experience with natives, especially tbose of Alaska, I am free to say that In many respects they were better and more honest people before they ever saw a white man than since. MAX PRACHT. This Is fanciful, purely so,' though the "Rouge" story is old. There would have been reason for calling the Klamath River Rouge River, or Red River; for Its waters are much discolored by the marshes of'the lake basin which It drains. But Rogue River Is one of the clearest of streams, and even in flood Its waters are not red. An old Trench map has been mentioned though no such map Is known now to be in existence whereon the Klamath and Rogue Rivers are united and called Rouge-Clamct, or Red Klamath. But Rogue River, as an Individual stream, Jibs been known by its present name ever since white men first visited ihe country. Bishop planchet's account of the Catholic Church in Oregon says the French were first to call It by this name. The Indians there were a pe culiarly troublesome lot, "hence," says Blan ch et, "the name 'Lea Coqulns' (the Rogues) and 'La. Riviere aux Coqulns' (the Rogue River) was given to the country by tha men of the brigade." So far then Is It from the fact that Rogue River Is a corruption or change from the alleged "Rouge River" of the French. The actual truth is that the French called It tbe Rogue River themselves. Everything Is against the assumption that It once was "Rouge River" changed by Mis sourlans to Rogue River, on tne theory that "them French couldn't spell.'" CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS. We have always shown the largest line of cigars, pipes and smokers' articles in this city, but this year's display excels those of former years. We are direct im portersi hence are abie to secure the lat est and most exclusive no'eltles. Our pa trons have the advantage of our large wholesale stock in selection and in low prices. We are showing exquisite tobac co jars and pipe racks, cigar and cigarette cases, French and English briar pipes in plain and mounted, finest meerschaum "pipes, and many novelties appropriate for the smoker's table and ornamental to the home. "Our Own Pipe Mixture" is al ways acceptable. Every article carries our guarantee. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 Third St., agents Ml Hogar and Garcia Cigars. Annihilation of Foreigners. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 21. The Novoe Vremya today publishes a sensational story purporting to give inside details of the Algoboy Society, organized among tho Chinese by Chinamen educated in Japan, which Is engaged in stirring up the popu lation against the Manchurlans, the latter being represented as being responsible for tho present humiliating portion of the empire. 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How Else CaaYoiTMake So Valuable a Gift on So Small an immediate Outlay? : .Details of the offers will be fully explained at our branch dface,-at 210 Fenton budding, while you are examining thejpka and the special case; or will be sent to you upon request, together with any one of the foUowmg interesting booklets: . No. 1 The Business Man. . . Mb. 4 The Physician. No. 2 The Lawyer. No. 5 The Teacher. No. 3 The Clergyman. No. 6 The Technical Worker. v No. 7 The General Worker. THIS CHRISTMAS OFFER ENDS THE HALF-PRICE OPPORTUNITY J O H IN" W ANA MAKE J an alliance with their kindred, the Jap anese, wno have shown disinterested friendship for the Chinese. The Novoe Vremya argues editorially that this Is evidence that tho Japanese aro preparing to play the desperate card of arousing China, and warns the world of the danger Involved. "Bristow" Suicide's Name. Lorin O. Bristow, and not Harry B, Smith, was the name of the young man who drank carbolic acid in this city las Sunday morning. This information came to Coroner Finley yesterday, when W. T. Altizer, an uncle of the suicide, called and so stated. The family lives at An tioch. Cal. The body of the suicide was burled yesterday In Lone Fir Cemetery. A SUIT CASE OR BAG Makes an elegant gift. Harris Trunk Co. has a fine stock to select from. You can rely on Hood's Sarsnparilla for every form of .scrofula. It purifies the blood. "WARRANT OUT FOR WILLIAMS Secretary-Treasurer of Leatherwork ers' Union Charged With Fraud. Three months after making allegations of larceny by embezzlement against B. H. Williams, secretary-treasurer of th !Leatherworkers Tnlon, President J. M. Davis yesterday caused a warrant for thy alleged defaulter to be issued from th office of the District Attorney. At the time of th alleged discovery of the shortage. Jtilllams and his wife dis appeared front Portland, and it is not known now where they arc. it is said. He is said to have made away with SUtfr belonging to the local union. The war rant was issued so that in case he should be found ho msy be arrested without Jo-lay. Grants Electric-Line Franchise. FOREST GROVE, Or.. Dec. 21.(Spe clal.) The City Council last night grant ed a free franchise and right-of-way into tbe city to the Portland Traction Cmw- ny, which is to construct the Portianl Forest Grove 'electric line. The company given the right-of-way up Paeillc ave nue, one of the muin thoroughfares, jm.i the business center. This will give th new company a decided advantage over the Southern Pacific, whose depot Is a mile from the center of the city. Tho new franchise is given fos 25 years. Tho Denver & Rio Grande scenery I3 even more beautiful la Winter than Sum mer. Trsiv&l East via that line and spend a day jn Sfelt Lake' City. 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