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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1908)
VICTORY OF BUT : BRIEF DURATION Street Railway Company Must Pave. Thoroughfare With Belgian Blocks. CANNOT MUSTER 12 VOTES f ordinaiKV Perraiuinp Ve of Bitnlithie Between Rails, Already Pasfted, Fall to Get Knwr . . gcncj Clause Attached. I Owln to the peculiar tangle broug lit '-.bout becui.e of the recent cMon lot the Oregon Supreme Court, that kao davs muni elapse before ordinances tare effective unless an emergency Clause is attached, the victory won in the City Council Wednesday afternoon by the street railway company over the question of paving between car tracks was lost during the morning session. yesterday. It requires 12 -Ifirmatlve votes and the approval or 'the Mayor to make an emergency or dinance immediately effective, and as there were only 12 members present land two negative vots. on the ques tion of passing a repealing ordinance, the measure was lost. Therefore, as iJt now stands, the company must put In Belgian blocks between its' tracks wn the improvement of Belmont- street, between Kast Fortieth and Kast Sixty-seventh streets, although its peti tion for a change of specifications was granted by the Council at its prior session. , . , . . The Supreme Court decision, which holds that the referendum may be ap plied to all ordinances within SO days after passage by the-Council has cre ated much Inconvenience in the Coun cil proceedings, and as in the case yes terday, puts the power of holding up any measure In the hands of one man. In such an instance as that of yester day. Three members were absent, and to carrv the ordinance it was neces ary that each one should vote for iits passage. Wanted Change to Bltulithlc. . The officials or the Portland Rail Vay Light A Power Company peti tioned the Council for a change of Wpeciflcations from Belgian blocks to kltulithic. the same material with which the street is being paved. It Is prob tbl there will be another effort to ut through an ordinance changing the specifications and rescinding proceed ings under the present ordinance at a later date. City Attorney Kavanaugh and Coun rilman Kellaher had a little tilt over the emergency clause proposition dur ing a debate over whether it is neces sary to attach such a clause to all tordinances. Mr. Kellaher declared that it Is a game to make a great fuss over the decision." and expressed his (belief that unnecessary stress Is be-. Ing laid upon the emergency clause. He it was who caused the referendum o be applied to the ordinance, which S-esulted in the decision of the court. -I suppose I should defer to Mr. Kel Jrher superior legal ability." said City Attorney Kavanaugh, with con siderable emphasis. 'There is nothing personal In this. aa!d Mayor I-ane. who was presiding. "But he Just told me that I don't know what I am talking about." re plied Mr. Kavanaugh. -I had no reference to you. Mr. Kav inaagh." explained Mr. Kellaher. and the matter was thus- smoothed over. An ordinance granting to the Mayor nd Chief of Police power to sell one f the old patrol horses came up for ronslderatlon. but was not passed. Mavor Lane. Councilman Cottel and others thought the faithful old horse rhould be placed where It will be well -ared for. and not sold. The Mayor urill endeavor to secure a good place for it. An ordinance submitted by Council man Cottel. making it obligatory upon any one wishing to purchase any kind f a weapon, first to secure a permit from the Chief of Police, was referred o the committee on health and police. O. K. & S. Asks $4 00 for ltlght. An ordinance to secure a rlght-of-ay for an outlet to the Marquam t'.uloh sewer over property owned by She O. R. A N. Company came up for action, and it was disclosed that the city is expected to pay the company 400 for the right. Mayor Ijine said lie would try to get it gratis from the company, or he will veto the ordinance. Councilman Driscoll introduced a res olution, requesting the Portland P.ail way. Light & Power Company to set aside some place on its streetcars fur amokers. "I think this is something which Phould receive a great consideration." said Councilman Kellaher, "and would move that It be referred to the sewer committee." "Your motion Is out of order." ruled Mayor Iane. . "Well, ifs a weighty matter." satd Mr. Kellaher. It was finally referred to the com mittee on health and police. Councilman Kellaher introduced an ordinance, the provisions of which are that all wires and cables must be placed in underground conduits all over the city by September. 1909. He contends that this is a very reasonable thing to ask the companies to do, as he says he would not attempt to compel tliera to do anything unreasonable. The proposed measure was referred to the committee on health and police. JACK'DALTON IS CRIPPLED Man Who 'Made Famous Alaska Trail Has Rlicumatlm. SHATTLK. Wash.. Dec. 10. (Special.) JXack Da.lt on famous throughout Alaska u the man ho made the Dalton trail from Haines Mission to the Yukon, in 18SA. was a passenger on the Yucatan, which arrived today from Valdex. He is fro badly crippled by sciatic rheuma tism that he Is absolutely unable to use his legs. He is on his way to Hot Springs, Ark. He came out from Cordova, where be has large mining interests. PLAN HOME-COMING DAY Opening of Rose Festival Will Be Call to Wandering Portlanders. Sons of Mars will have charge of the detailed celebration of the opening day of the third annual Rose Festival, the week of June 7-12. next year. The kntire day's programme has been placed In the hands of the Spanish War Vet erans, and their organization will begin kt once to arrange for a season of Jol lification which will rank with aay- thing that has been done In the City of Portland since the days- of the Lewis and Clark Exposition. Opening day, Monday. June 7. has been officially designated as "Home coming day," and is intended to be a day when all good people of Oregon and tiie Northwest who have friends and relatives in the "City of Roses'" will make it a point to be here and partici pate in the exercises. Seneca Fouts. one - of the moving spirits In the ranks of the Spanish War Veterans, has consented to act as the "major-domo." and to take general charge of the celebration for tins par ticular day. Portland has never In its history, so far as I know, had anything like a home-coming day." said Mr. Kouts last nisht. "arid I think It would me a most admirable occasion to Snauir-iratii p.n annua! affair of this chara;er on tne initial day of our next Rose resnlvai. 1 am quite sure that the Spanish ar Veterans will come to the front in Just as loyal and patriotic manner as they did when the Government asked them to risk their lives in the Far East." Following the lead of the Hill lines, the Harri.nan line in the Northwest w:i: probably contribute a cash sub scription to the general festival fund. The Harriman people have already an nounced their intention of conducting a countrv-wide advertising campaign, but the matter of giving a cash offering to the cause had not been taken up until Assistant General Passenger Agent John M. Scott, of the Harriman lines, brought the question up with the Fes tival officials yesterday. Mr. Scott asked for Information as to what the other transcontinental lines were doing in the way of assisting the Festival, and declared that a recommendation to contribute to the fund would be sent back to the Chicago offices at once. Fire RARE TREATS ARE PLANNED Y. W. C. A. ARRAXGKS SKRIES OF INTERESTING EXERCISES. Musical Programmes and Able Ad dresses to Be Given In Setf Building. The Board of Directors and secretaries of the Y. W. C. A. will be hostesses this afternoon at a reception rh the new build ing at Seventh and Taylor streets, to which all members and friends of this Association are cordially Invited. Mies Inex Burknell will render flute solos, and Miss Alda Broughton piano selections. Tonights entertainment will be in tha nature of a reception to contributors to the building and furnishing, funds. The ofrlcers of the Association cordially invite all contributors to be present; the guesta, however, will not be restricted to these, as all friends of the Association are wel come at all entertainments. The princi pal features of the musical programme tonight will be two selections by the glee club, under the direction of Miss Louise E. llellman. These selections will be "Legends." Mohrlng, and "Summer." Berger. Miss Heilman will be heard in two numbers. Shadows," Carrif Jacobs Bond, and "The Year' at the Spring." Beach. Miss Heilman possesses a voice of wjde range and exceptional quality and her appearance is considered a rare treat by those In charge of the affair. Mies Cornelia Barker will render a violin solo. Mrs. W. J. Honeyman will give a brief review vof the Association's work. Short addresses by Walter Goss. Mrs. A. E. Rockey. Dr. Sarah White side and Miss Harriet Moorhouse, on the building campaign. A report will be rendered by Mrs. W. S. Kinney, chairman of. the building committee. Miss Con stance McCorkle will deliver an address on "The Building An Expression and a Prophecy." At the conclusion of the programme guests will be given an oppor tunity to Inspect the. building. At the dedicatory services on Sunday afternoon Dr. Benjamin Young will de liver the sermon. An interesting pro gramme has been provided for the oc casion. , While the building Is not yet com pleted and much of the furniture not yet Installed, the Association has its various departments in thorough operation. The scope of the institution will be consider ably increased when the equipment te entirely In place. The local Association Is endeavoring to live up to the spirit of an address de livered by President Roosevelt In Wash ington laet month, in which he said: 'I doubt If there Is a movement among all that one can broadly term philan thropic In this country which more de serves the Interest and support of the people than that of the Young Women's Christian Association. There has been in the past a tendency to do more for young men than for young women." ESTATE WILL PLAT TRACT Hawthorne Park to Be Wiped Out, . Ravine Filled and Land Sold. Hawthorne Park, comprising In all about ten acres. Is not likely to be ac quired by the city for park purposes, as the owners are preparing to plat the tract, open streets through It and place the lots on the market. Surveyors have been at work dividing the tract into lots. It had been supposed, or hoped, in Cen tral Kast Portland, that the city would acquire the tract, which is a natural park covered with a growth of fir, oak and maple trees, and all the push clubs have favored securing it for park pur poses, but the slowness with which the authorities moved in the matter will likely result In the city losing the op portunity of securing It. However, the platting of the tract will result In the filling of tne ravine and the disposition of the flow of water from Hawthorne Springs between Hawthorne avenue and Belmont street, where at present there is a long lake of water. This ravine occupies many blocks of much value, which undoubtedly will be filled. Trees In the park have been gird ed and killed and will be cut down. u We Sell . in! on the- positive guarantee that if it does not give sat isfaction we will return the entire amount of money paid us for it. We ask all those who are run-down, nervous, debili tated, aged or weak, and every person suffering from stubborn colds, hanging-on coughs, bronchitis or incipi ent consumption to try Vinol with this understanding. VYoodard, Clarke Co., DrnggisU. Portland. Y 1 ESTIMATES ARECUT Committee Disagrees With Chief's Figures. LIMITS HIM TO $472,000 Thrls Sum Is Approximately $157, 000 Under What Is Asked This Means but One or Two New Stations, Little Apparatus. A serious situation was disclosed yes terday afternoon, when the Are commit tee of the Executive Board met and dis cussed the estimate for 1909. furnished by Fire Chief Campbell. Brief, consid eration revealed the fact that the high est possible sum the department can have for next year's operation and new equipment Is $472,000, whereas the items in the Chief's estimate call for J639.157, or $107,000 .approximately, above the limit. The condition is such that Ihe commit tee took it up with Mayor Lane in the tetter's private office behlng closed doors. It Is understood that but one or two new station-houses will be recommended, and little, if any new apparatus. The secret session of the committee with 'Mayor Lane continued a long time. When asked about It, the Mayor replied that he and the members of the committee were discussing the matter and that, at present, there was nothing to give out. Before going into secret session the com mittee held a meeting in a committee room and briefly went over the Items contained In the estimate for 1909, pro vided by Chief Campbell. The committee consists of John Montag, Isaac Swett and P. E. Sullivan. Although Chief Camp bell declared that there is urgent need for several new stations In outlying dis tricts, as well as at Third and Gllsan streets and in the vicinity of St. Vincent and Good Samaritan Hospitals, the com mittee disagreed and maintained that there Is really no need for some of those recommended, especially one at East Twenty-second and Thompson streets, In the vicinity of Mount Tatoor, and at Twenty-fourth and Johnson streets. Isaac Swett declared there Is absolutely no need for a station at Twenty-second and Thompson streets and Mr. Sullivan said that North AlWna could get along all right without one. It Is not known what recommendations the committee will make to the ways and means committee of the Council, as a result of the secret session, but from what occurred In the public meeting it Is be lieved that there will be virtually no changes in suburban ftrestations. either as to houses or equipment, during 1909. In the open meeting, Chief Campbell and City Electrician Savarian were present, urging the need of new stations and additional apparatus, and Chief Campbell frankly told the committee that, in his Judgment, it Is Imperative that there shall be some new houses and more apparatus to protect outlying districts. The committee virtually agreed that an engine-house will be recommended for Third and Glisan streets, and Mr. Swett said he favors one at some point near the hospitals. It Is planned to house the water tower there. If one is put up. Sev eral sites for new houses have been pur chased by the city. In various sections, but it is thought the lots will be vacant at least another year. The expenditures for 19i)g up to January 1. will be $393,157. but little over one-half what Is asked for this year. ' ACRES Tlie finest place in all the Northwest for the erection of a fine sub" urban home. Only. 35 minutes' ride to town via Mount Hood Rail way. Finest soil and most magnificent scen ery. A 300-foot eleva tion. Excellent wagon road. Xo building re strictions. , Prices From $250 to $350 Most favorable terms will be arranged. Propertj will double within 6 months, upon completion of .Mount Hood Railway, which' v crosses property. . CALL FOR FOLDER AT OFFICE, "The Man of Tomorrow." F. Ei. 1I0LGR00K CO. Room 1, Worcester Bldg. P AIKOMS AM) TOAIWOEIAIM Make Big Values in Real Estate Wherever a Section Has Become an Industrial Center, With Railroad Facilities and Factories, Employing Hundreds of Hands and Paying Thousands Monthly in Salaries, Real Estate Values in That Section Alway Show Tremendous. Advances in Values This Is What WILL rt t - A ma ma :h m& wvrM rm m is-i u f "1 L 3 F -.T:J r - fvl lif.v-3 f 7i t-- ' -4 SCS f J . I '-..,! mi rnd- m ted m . ba JVMlSaA Paid workmen will be living in the heart of a great section 1. t where millions will be paid annually in salaries and improve i , .,, ,, 1 -, I, i .I n Li Lots are going fast don't wait to buy until the values are way up. Buy now, while prices are low, and sell when they are up. With Its Magnificent View of Rivers, Lakes and Surrounding Country With Its Future Growth Absolutely Assured by Its Location Directly Next to the Swift Townsite With Its Convenience to Portland by Trolley With Hundreds Living on the Peninsula in Six Months When the Swift Packing Houses Are Running, Fairport Offers You a Grand Opportunity for In vestment NOW LOTS $250 $10 DOWN $10 A MONTH See Fairport in Our Automobiles MOTIO GENERAL AGENTS 301-2 Corbett Building, Fifth and Morrison Sts, Call or Write for Free Booklet on Fairport MAKE BECAUSE Lies next to Kenton the Swift townsite and will be in the heart of the greatest industrial section of Portland when all the huge packing-houses of the Swifts and others are open on the Peninsula, when the huge saw and flour mills and other in dustries that have already bought land there get started, then the Peninsula will be the largest industrial section in the whole Northwest Good. Then what does this mean? It means that TT,'11 t .1 . r A. MAA4.;AM 1. ...... t...M JAm ...nl 1 ments for stores, offices, banks and office buildings and, be ing in the heart of such a huge industrial section, it means that the man who buys lots in the center of all this activity, who' buys lots in ' si St ji . I i'T'T""'CT7,'TO'" i pr Will be laying up for himself and those dependent on him a golden harvest in the future the very near future Where else on the Peninsula will you be able to buy lots like Fairport land at such prices and on terms of $10 down and $10 a month? Must go ahead. This is a fact. The Swifts own. Kenton, which lies directly next to Fairport. They are spending thou sands today to improve Kenton by building homes for their employes, stores, offices, etc. Kenton streets run directly on through Fairport a step over the line from Kenton will put you in Fairport. Will you deny that, if Fairport lies directly next to Kenton, it will improve with the Swift townsite? You cannot. And all the Peninsula is in the making today. This is the time to buy. In preparation for the next few months, when the packing-houses will be running full capacity and things booming on the. Peninsula. Now is the time for you to buy. - g,g!Tr Miii oil mSm ; 1 t i J 11 ill ffi UCIEE
