Morning Oregonian., October 17, 1908, Page 11, Image 11

, THE MORXIXG OREGOyiAy. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1903. " 11
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BOARD MUSI IT
RECQN5IDERW0RK
Compelled to Stand By Its Ac
ceptance of Thomp
son Street.
ANOTHER SLAP AT TAYLOR
Contracts Reported On FaTorably bj
City Engineer Are Referred to
Committee for Purpose of
Personal Inspection.
Assistant City Attorney Grant informed
Mayor Lane and the members of the city
Executive Board yesterday afternoon that
after having accepted a street Improve
ment and after the Council hae passel
the assessment ordinance, the uoara can'
not reconsider its action unless it Is pre
pared to act up fraud as a basis. This
effectually shut out the Board from con
templated reconsideration or inompson
street, a hltulithlc Improvement laid by
the Pacific Bridge Company, ana on
which defective curbs were detected by
Mayor Lane and members or the Boara.
After Mr. Grant's opinion was delivered.
the Board entered into a verbal agree
ment with Manager Simons, of the con
tracting company, whereby he Is to re
pair whatever poor curb Is indicated oy
City Qicineer Taylor, after which Mayor
Lane will sign the warrant for the work.
City Engineer Taylor, who has appar
ently been the object of attack by Mayor
Lane and Isaac Swett since their activ
ity In the Improvement of streets began
some weeks ago. got another rebuff dur
ing the 6eeion yesterday afternoon, when
the Board, by a vote of 4 to 1. referred
to the street committee a number of Im
provements In various sections of the city
which had been certified by Mr. Taylor
as corresponding with the plans and spe
cifications of his office. Mr. Swett said
he wished to Inspect these Jobs and see
for himself whether they really are prop
erly done. In view of the fact that
Thompson street could not be reconsid
ered, although poorly done as to some
portions of the curbing Mr. Swett wished
acceptance postponed until be could go
out and look at the work.
Greene Objects to 'Work.
Thomas "5. Greene, who Is the only
original member remaining on the Board,
declared himself opposed to the inspec
tion of Improvements by members of the
Board, and strongly Intimated that none
of them are competent to pass on the
work. Beside, he declared, it is not the
duty of members of the Executive Board
to make such Inspection.
"We employ inspectors to pass upon
street improvements, and we are en
titled to depend upon their Judgment,
said Mr. Greene. "As far as I am con
cerned, I will not put in 20 days a
month inspecting work that Is not my
duty to inspect, and for which some
one else Is paid and who Is accountable
for the reports. It is very nice in the
members of the street committee and
the Mayor to make these personal In
spections, and It may do the property
owners lots of good and save them
some money, but it is unfair to expect
members of this board to do such
work. No one expects ua to do it. and
I would not sit on this board if we
were expected to; no one expects Har
riman to Inspect ties on his roads, for
lie hires men for the purpose and ac
cepts their judgment."
Mr. Swett replied by saying that the
present time has brought about ex
traordinary conditions: that bad work
has been discovered, and he felt it the
duty of himself and the members of
the street committee to make personal
inspection. He thought the board
nhould defer acceptance on work, at
least until absolutely certain of its
good quality.
Considers Inspection His Duty.
Mayor Lane said that he sometimes
learns of Imperfect work after the
board has accepted It and before sign
ing warrants for It, and that such was
the case with Thompson street. He
said he felt it to be his duty to protect
the property-owners, who pay their
money for street Improvements.
The property-owners have three
notices about street Improvements."
said Mr. Greene, "and if they do not
discover faulty work before it Is ac
cepted. It is because they are too lazy
to look at the work. We can't assume
a sort of paternalism over them: It Is
up to them to look out for their own
Interests. There Is going to be" trou
ble. If we do not follow the provisions
of the charter: we can't make a new
charter every day, to suit every occa
sion that arises."
The batch of acceptances from City
Fnglneer Taylor were referred back to
the street committee. Mr. Greene alone
voting against the reference. This is the
first time such a thing has been done
and Is considered a direct rebuff to the
City Engineer.
Nolta Makes Personal Inspection.
There were also remonstrances against
Killingsworth avenue, another piece of
toltulithic laid by the Pacific Bridge
Company, and several small property
owners were present, among them being
J. H. Nolta. Following the example of
Mayor I-ane and Mr. Swett. Mr. Nolta
had resolved himself into a cement In
spector, he said, and had found lota of
defects in the curbing on Kllllngeworth
avenue.
"WhRt did you use to test it?" asked
City Engineer Taylor.
"A paspipe." replied Mr. Nolta, amid
laughter.
"I would prefer to take tne tests witn
one of my own testers," replied Mr.
Tsylor.
This street was held up by the Board
until next Thursday night at S o'clock,
when there will be a special meeting of
the street committee to hear the protests
of property-owners and to make a gen
eral investigation of the matter.
East Salmon street, between East
Twelfth and East Eighteenth, was th
next improvement called, and there was
a strong remonstrance against that. It
is a macadam improvement, and among
those who are assessed to pay for it is
Assistant City Attorney Grant. When
the remonstrance was read, Mr. Grant
arose and said:
Willing to Pay Assessment.
"I live on that street, and am assessed
in the largest sum of any one on the
street, but I will say right now that that
Job is one of the finest I ever saw; it is
first-class work, and should be accepted
and paid for. There is no call for any
remonstrance, and I see no reason why
the Board should refer the matter."
It was explained that the remonstrance
Is based upon the fact that the storm of
three nights ago washed out some of the
gravel, leaving bare stones.
"It is a pretty pass." said City Engineer
Taylor, "if It has come to the time in this
city when all streets are to be held up
for little matters like this." ,
To show their regard for Mr. Tay
lor's opinions, ths board promptly
voted to refer the remonstrance to the
street committee, and Mr. Grant was
told by P. E. Sullivan. "You are not
the only property owner on ths street,
or the only one who as to pay, and
the matter should receive investigation."
Clerk Grutse then read a report on
a new sewer, and said there is a re
monstrance -against this, also."
Suggests Trip Through Sewer.
"T suggest that the members of the
sewer committee crawl inrousu i
sewer and inspect -it." said Mr. Greene,
with a sarcastic smile. '
"It would not be a bad scheme to do
that," replied Mayor Lane, giving Mr.
Greene a piercing glance, "but the
seyer is too small for me to crawl
through."
Thla and other sewers were accept
ed, however, as Mayor Lane explained
that it Is next to Impossible to detect
poor work In sewers after they are In.
Thompson street being again under
discussion. Manager Simons, of the
Pacific Bridge Company, offered to re
pair any defects in the curb or to lay
an entire new enrb, but said he rst
wanted the board to designate some
one who shall point out such defects.
This was agreed to. The end of the
affair Is not yet, however, for It is re
garded as certaJn there will be an in
vestigation as to why the inspector on
the job certified the curbs as accept
able. George McCabe. formerly engaged in
the contracting business in this city,
wrote to Mayor Lane, saying he
wishes again to take up Improvement
work here, and suggesting that he Is
welf equipped to handle some of the
fills on the East Side, which are prac
tically all under contract to the Pacific
Bridge Company. The letter was read
and filed.
IS TO GOME DOW
WELCOMING STRUCTURE DE
CLARED TO BE NUISANCE.
Executive Board Orders City Engi
neer Taylor to Proceed With
Work of Demolition.
City Engineer Taylor is now face to
face with a difficult duty, for he has
been ordered by the City Executive
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arch of welcome, erected last May at
Sixth and Irving streets. It was sup-
. KA cnmniAtAd in time to blaze
forth a greeting to the city's visitors
during the big ose r esuvai m juun,
but it was not finished until the close
.v.. flnwAr HinnlAv. a.nd the Execu
tive Board refused to a'.cept it.
-The contractor Decame aiwvuragru
and fled the city, leaving George B.
hla f)nunilAl hnrkftr. to face
the situation. Thomas labored In an
effort to induce the Executive Boara to
reconsider and take over the arch, for
It had been completed meantime, but
without result. Thomas G. Greene was
opposed to the building of an arch
from the outset, as was also Mayor
Lane, and Greene, at a subsequent
meeting of the Board, moved to In
struct the contractor to tear the struc
ture down. This was done, 30 days be
ing named as the time, but mors than
that many days have passed and still
the arch stands.
Yesterday afternoon, during tne ses
iAn nt tha Tr-rer-nt ve Board. Greene
again arose to the occasion and moved
that City Engineer Taylor be ordered
to proceed ana tear tne arcn uowu. mia
was carried, and the task Is now up to
the Engineer.
There is one regrettable feature con
nected with the affair. The workmen
who built the arch have never received
. t.r ikaIp sArriAii And this Is re
garded by all of the officials as a most
unfortunate thing, ureene maae a mouun
to refer the question of a bond supplied by
a surety company, to City Attorney Kav
anaugh, with the purpose of securing
an opinion as to whether the city can
collect on tne oona. n iu
done, and anything la recovered, it will
be tumea over 10 inn wwrnucn.
i." .in.. nfh was erected, mer
chants and others doing business in the
vicinity have complained that it Is a
t in nnnn thin theorv
that the' Executive Board ordered it
torn down.
.Must Keep Fair Grounds Open.
Mayor Lane called the attention of
the members of the Executive Board
to the fact that private persons often
shut the gates leading to the Lewis and
Clark Fair grounds, so that ' people
cannot enter the Forestry building. It
was referred to the street committee
for Investigation. Mayor Lane is de
termined to keep the gates open, and
he may go further and order the fences
around the grounds torn down. The
city's streets are fenced up, and the
Mayor may decide to order them opened
all alone the line out there.
CHICKENS! CHICKENS!
For Everybody
Fresh Ranch Eggs, dozen 33
Eastern Eggs, dozen. .25 and 30i
Creamery Butter, per roll
60, 65 and 70
Skamokawa Entter, roll 75 d
Full Cream Cheese, pound 17c
Best Eastern Earns, pound 16
LA GRANDE CREAMERY
264 Yamhill.
CHURCH TO CONFER
State Congregationalists Will
Meet at Hassalo Street.
SPEAK ON TIMELY TOPICS
Prominent Clergymen , of Portland
and Other Cities Will Deliver Ad
dresses and Pacific University
Will Give a Programme.
The State Congregational Associa
tion, which will convene In annual
session in the Hajsalo-street Congre
gational Church, East Seventh and
Hassaio streets, next Tuesday night,
will be of more than ordinary impor
tance. Leading Congregational minis
ters of the state will attend, and Im
portant topics will be discussed.
"The Immanuel Movement from a
Physician's or Scientiflo Standpoint,"
by Dr. J. R. Wetherbee, of Portland,
will be an interesting and live topic,
as the speaker will show the dividing
line between the Immanuel movement
and Christian Science. This address
will be Wednesday forenoon at 11
o'clock. Dr. Luther R. Dyott, pastor
of the First Congregational Church, of
this city, will discuss the topic, "So
cialism from a Minister's Standpoint,"
Wednesday afternoon at S o'clock. On
Thursday night the Pacific University
will be in charge of the conference.
A number of students from that institu
tion will furnish the programme and
President W. N. Ferrln will preside.
Friday night, at the close of the ses
sion, there will be a Christian En
deavor rally. In which all the Christian
Endeavor Societies of the city will
participate. Rev. F. J. Van Horn, D.
D., of Seattle. Wash., will deliver the
address on this occasion. The follow
ing is the full programme of the ses
sions, which begin Tuesday night and
end Friday night:
Tuesday evening Organisation; address
of welcome, TV. H. Morrow; address of re
tiring moderator. Rev. E. Clarence Oakley.
Wednesday morning Bible reading. Rev.
W. C. QUmore; appointment of committees;
new projects (read by scribe) ; all new proj
ects to be brought before the association
must be handed to the scribe In writing for
a. nrst reading at the above-appointed time;
these projects will be up for discussion at
4 P. M Rcli-oall and reports by dele
gates; each church Is expected to choose
one delegate to give this report; "Dynamics
of Congregationalism," Rev. W. B. Pinker
ton; solo. Rev. D. T. Thomas; "The Im
manuel Movement FVom a Physician's or a
Scientific Standpoint," Dr. J. R. Wetherbee.
Wednesday afternoon "Evangelistic
Methods," Rev. C. F. Clapp; discussion.
Rev. D. T. Thomas: 'Socialism From a
Minister's Standpoint" Rev. Luther R.
Dvott. D. D. ; business, new projects.
Wednesday evening Music by Rose City
Quartet; association! sermon. Rev. Evan
P. Hugbee.
Thursday morning Bible reading. Rev.
Phillip E. Bauer; conference. "Policy of
Home Missionary Committee." B. C. Pier;
"Bible School Problems," Rev. E. 8. Bol
linger; "The 6clence of Church Finance."
Professor F. C. Taylor; solo. Rev. R. V.
Poling; "A Transformation Scene In Ore
gon." Rev. James R. Knodell; report of su
perintendent Sunday School and Publication
Society, Rev. H. N. Smith; report superin
ttadent of Home Missionary Society, Rev.
A. J. Folsom. .
Thursday afternoon "The Brotherhood
Movement." Rev. J. J. Staub; discussion,
Mr. C. A. Mann. Principal H. 1. Bates. Mr.
R M. Gray; Women's Home and Foreign
Mission Boards; Home Board, Mrs. Luckey,
president; soio, airs. reuu xmiciuuevu.
'-I..,- Kutlonal Federation." Mrs. F. Eggert;
"A Woman's View of Some Home Mission
ary Problems." Mrs. R. C. Taylor; "Dr.
Pond's Work." Mrs. A. F. Fraaier; 4 P. M..
Foreign Board. Mrs. Hoire. President; solo.
Miss Leah Lelser; "Greater Things Than
These Shall Ye Do." Mrs. A. J. Folsom:
"The Light of the World," Mrs. Eva Emery
Thursday evening Pacific University
night. President W. N. Perrin presiding;
special muslo by students of Pacific University-
solo. Mrs. F. T. Chapman ; "address,
'Christian Education In Civic Life," B. S.
Huntington. ,
Frldty TTit'mlTir Bible rending, sleftlon
The Old Reliable Dealers in
Poultry, Game,
Fresh and Salt
Water Fish
G. Covach 6 Co.
Phones .Main 535. A 3535.
Specialty, hotels, restaurants and
family trade.
275 First Street. Portland. Or.
from the Sermon on the Mount, Mtthw v..
Rev. I. B. Oray: "Palestine oi Toda.?-,"
Rev. A. B- Snider: address. Rev. W. W.
Scudder, Jr.. superintendent Washington
Home Missionary Society; "Latest News
From Congregational Mission Fields." Rev.
Daniel Staver; "place or Sacred Music in
Elv1n 'Worship," Rev. D. V. poling-.
Friday afternoon Address. Rev. H. H.
TV Ik off. field secretary Con gre sat local
Church Building Society.
Friday evening Praise service, Re. T.
V. Pollns;; Rose City Quartet; Christian
Endeavor Rally. Congregational Young Peo
ple of Portland : address to young people.
Rev. F. J- Van Horn. D. D.
Hassalostreet Church may be
reached on a transfer from any West
Side car to the Alberta, Broadway or
Wood lawn lines, or delegates may take
any cars on these lines at Second and
Washington streets.
BY LILJAN TINGLE.
TT HERE la little of change t6 report
I this week, either In regard to varie
ties or prices of good things to eat.
There are new pine nuta and English
walnuts at 25 cents a pound, and new
crop grape-fruit at 15 cents each. These
are almost the only new comers In the
fruit or vegetable markets.
Apples are coming In, of course, but
have not yet reached their full splendor.
The most Inviting that I saw were Golden
Bellflowers at $2.25 a box. Grapes are
rather less plentiful but the prices seem
about the same: Tokays 5 to SB cents a
basket; muscats, 36 cents; black muscats,
25 cents; conlchous, 30 cents; concords.
25 to 30 cents, and Eastern concords, 50
oents a basket. Before It Is too late, let
me remind you how delicious are pears
or apples put up In concord grape Juice,
and how many delicious desserts and
good things to drink, both hot and cold,
can be concocted by the woman who
faces the Winter with a good supply of
home-made grape Juice In her store
cupboard. Persimmons and pomegranates are both
lower In price this week, the former
costing 20 cents and the latter 25 cents a
dozen. I don't know whether this fact
has any connection with the celebration
of the Chinese Autumn festival, but I
am told that both fruits are favorites
with Oriental customers. If you want a
novelty In serving tea have a dish of
pomegranate seed In place of the con
ventional lemon slices, and use It In
similar fashion with Chinese Jasmine
scented tea. It Is "quite different" and
not unpleaslng.
There were a few strawberries at 15
cents a box, and huckleberries at 12
cents a pound. Pears and peaches were
both about 20 cents a doron. Eastern
chestnuts cost 35 to 40 cents a pound
and the larger Oregon chestnuts 30 cents.
Cranberries are beginning to look more
like the real thing and are 15 cents a
quart. Cassava melons cost about 25
cents and cantaloupes range from 5 to 20
cents each. There are still a few water
melons; but In mid-October one's fancy
turns rather towards pumpkins than to
melons. Nice looking white prunes were
offered at 6 cents a pound. Pear toma
toes were 30 to 35 cents a box; ground
cherries 20 cents and rhubarb 3 cents a
pound.
Among the vegetables, cauliflower is
good but Inclined to be a little higher
In price. Peas, beans and Brussels
sprouts were all about 1Z& to 15 cents
a pound. Artichokes are rather good Just
now and come three for 25 cents. Pep
pers, both hot and sweet, the lingering
remains of corn, nice green spinach, good
celery, tomatoes, kohl-rabl, black turnips,
oyster-plant, egg-plant, sweet potatoes,
parsnips, watercress and lettuce offer
ample variety for the vegetable or salad
course.
In regard to poultry the prices are
practically the same as last week. Ducks
and turkeys are both rather more plenti
ful. There are good pigeons at 50 cents
a pair and squabs at 75 cents.
Sturgeon has been absent from the
fish counters for some time past, but Is
to be had this week at 15 cents a pound.
CHICKENS 16c Lb.
Skamokawa ' Hf)r
Butter, Roll
Eggs, 2 Dot 65c
Chinook Salmon lOcLb.
NBW ALASKA HF.RBINO 35c DOSS.
Columbia Fish Co.
Pbonea Main 5, A 5S5A.
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NEW GOODS. ' 1908 CE0P-
Direct From Plantations.
Fancy Open Kettle Table New Orleans Molasses, per gallon. .$1.00
Fancy Open Kettle New Orleans Molasses for cooking, gal 50
3 LBS. JUNO MOCHA AND JAVA COFFEE ..$1.00
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Prog-legs are also in again at 35 cents a
dozen. Lobsters seem plentiful but the
price remains about 30 to 35 cents a
pound. Salmon and halibut are 1214 cents;
black bass, 30 cents; torn cod, black ood
and catfish, 12 to 15 cents; California
smelt. 55 oents: 9nund smelt, perch and
flounder, all ID cents; and baby salmon,
20 cents a pwund. Crabs are about 15 to
25 cents each; and there are nice looking
shrimps, clams and oysters for those who
enjoy what a friend of mine calls "tid
bitty fishy things."
In the delicatessen department the ap-
proach of colder weather brings to the
fore view hominy, mlnce-meat and hot
baked beans, all welcomed by light
house-keepers who enjoy these time
honored dishes, but who lack the t'ta
or perhaps the skill for preparing them
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BOSTON MARKET PRICES
ARE ALWAYS
.OWE
The Quality of Our Meats Is Always
THE BEST
GOOD MEATS! LOW PRICES! LARGE SALES!
Ham, Pound .... 16V2C
Bacon, Pound ... 18c
Boiling Beef, Pound 5c
Shoulder Mutjton, Lb. 5c
Round Steak, Pound . 10c
AH Pot Roasts of Beef, Pound 6c
The Boston Packing Company
Corner Third and Ankeny Sts.
Branch Market: First and Burnside Sts.