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THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, TIITJRSDAT, AUGUST 26, 1909. 10 BROADWAY BRIDGE IS OPPOSED City Engineer Morris Declares Suitable Structure Can Be Built for $1,00000. HIGH SPAN IS NOT NEEDED Mayor Simon Proposes Investigation end Favors less Expensive Via duct or Lift-Span Type, Which Would Save $1,000,000. City Ergineer Morris declared to Mayor Eimon yesterday afternoon that it Is un necessary to construct the proposed Broadway bridge in the elaborate man ner prescribed, and that It need not co&t more than Jl.OTO.noo. He declared that it should be built on a level with the other spans across the Willamette River, nd that a lift draw should be substi tuted for the bascule type planned. Ow ing to this and other features that must be considered, it may be that the bridge will not be built as speedily as had been popularly expected. The bridge is projected to cost "not to exceed COCO.OOO.-' and is to be built on the style of a "high-' span, the east ap proach resting at or near Larrabee and Broadway streets, and the west end at Seventh and Hoyt streets. Bonds were voted In the amount stated at the last general city election, the majority in fa vor being large. It has all along been expected that Immediate steps would be ' taken to build It, but Mayor Simon will now Investigate the subject very thor oughly before proceeding further. Legal Aspect to Be Considered. Whether or not the proposed bridge can be built as outlined by City Engineer Morris without a resort to a vote of the people Is something that will very likely have to be sent to City Attorney Kava naugh for an opinion. The act creating the fund provides for a high bridge that shall stand not less than 63 feet above city datum, and whether by placing a lift Instead of a bascule, so that it would clear all vessels, would satisfy this legal point, is a serious question. The Executive Board Is designated as the authority In handling the project, and It is, therefore, for Mayor Simon and the members of the Board to say what shall or shall not be done. The Mayor will now cause an Investigation to be made of all the details, and one thing In par ticular which will receive attention is the question of engineering fees. Wad dell & Harrington, of Kansas City, con sulting engineers In charge of the new Madison-sireet structure, have applied for the work, and their charge on the Madison-street bridge Is 5 per cent on the total cost. According to this charge, es timating the cost of the Broadway bridge et t2.000.000, the engineers would receive JlOO.Oftt. "I do not like the Idea of paying so much money for engineering." said Mayor Simon, yesterday. "It does not look good to me. It Is a big lot of money to be paid out for one bridge, and I pur pose going pretty slow on that proposi tion. I will have to know that it can not be done In a less economical man ner before I consent to such a plan. It seems to me that a bridge costing so much as this one Is expected to cost should be handled by the engineers for less money." City Engineer States View. A third of a century ago Mr. Holland was a pioneer of Southern Idaho and with the coming of the Oregon Short Line he promptly moved Inland. He Is now 135 miles from the end of the track, and "views with alarm" the approach of the iron horse. Joel E. Gregory, an attorney of St. Paul, Minn., and W. S. Gregory, his father, a prominent real estate man there, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brand, of 573 Irving street. They will leave Fri day for a few days at Carson's Springs, on the Upper Columbia River. Mr. Gregory is delighted with Portland, which, he says, is very much like St. Paul In sire and arrangement. He and his father are much Impressed with the I business future of the city. . They have been touring the Northwest, stopping off at the principal cities to see the coun try, and from here they will return to St. Paul by way of California. NEW YORK. Aug. 25. (Speclal. Northwest people registered here today as follows: From Spokane P. J. Sands and G. E. Edwards at the Cadillac. From Seattle W. B. Gough. at the Hermitage; 1. W. Bradt,-at the Park Avenue: J. R. O'Reilly and wife, at the Bartholdl. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. (Special.) William Faucett and"R. K. Lee. from Portland, are at the Great Northern; J. C. Robin son is at the Majestic. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. (Special.) Northwestern people at hotels: From Portland Jessie L. Hayes, at the Great Northern; W. C. Hay, at the Congress. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. (Special.) Miss A, E. Massu, of Portland, is at tha Congress Hotel. PUBLIC ADDRESS BY TAFT WANTED President Asked by Entertain ment Committee to Talk to People. DINNER MAY BE OMITTED If Plan for Meeting at Armory Is Not Approved, Reception In Place of Banquet Is Proposed Mes sage Sent to Beverly. MAYOR'S VETOES UPHELD "While It is possible to build a bridge a mile high. If you care to. I see no need for a high bridge, such as projected at Broadway and other streets." said City Engineer Morris. "In my opinion, it 6hould be built on the same level as the others, and should have a lift draw, so that any vessel on the river may pass . "without the necessity of holding up travel. But. as to the question of cost; I believe that a first-class bridge can be built there for not to exceed Jl.000.000. Furthermore, the engineering fees may be cut down, although 5 per cent of the total cost of the bridge is not at all excessive when you consider all that the contracting firm has to do In connection with the work." Thousands of people are directly in terested in the proposed bridge, as it Is j designed by Its promoters to take care of 'much of the immense amount of street car. team and pedestrian traffic going to and coming from the large territory lying north and east, forming one of the most : thickly populated sections of Portland. Judge M. G. Munly and Councilman Menefee are prominent among those who have fought for the bridge from incep tion of the project. Mr. Menefee went to Seattle yesterday afternoon before he could he interviewed, and Judge Munly could not be located. Their position on the question, however, is well known. Both are In favor of a high, bascule i bridge, and It Is believed they would be 'Wtterly opposed to any extensive change In the plans that were worked out before the last election, concerning the project. 'They and their friends worked early and 'late for the bridge, and gave It great consideration. Law Point In Doubt. City Attorney Kavanaugh. when asked St to the law governing the construction of the bridge, said that It would require come time to make a positive answer to the question as to whether the require ments of the act would be fulfilled should a lift draw be substituted for the pro posed bascule draw, the height mention in the apt being thus given. Mayor Simon, three weeks ago, gave out on official statement, in which he declared that the administration would build the Broadway bridge. He said that the project would receive prompt atten tion, but at that time he was unaware of the fact that City Engineer Morris favored a different type of span, and this will probably make a great difference. He will now cause an Investigation of the whole question, so that he will be in pos session of all the facts. It is probable that he will ask the bridge committee of the Executive Board to look into the details and make a report. Mayor Simon believes the Broadway bridge should be built, even though the new steel bridge, which is soon to be constructed by the O. R. N. a few "blocks south, will accommodate a great amount of the traffic. COUNCIL SUSTAINS "NOES' TWO MEASURES. OX Mayor Authorized to Discuss Regu lation of Bridges With Secretary of War at Washington. ACTION OF CITY COUNCIL. Sustains Mayor Simon's vetoes without much debate. Adopts resolution authorizing Mayor Simon to ask Secretary of War for regulation of river bridge draws. Extends time for under-ground wire system one year. Refers opening of Alder street with remonstrances to street com mittee. Re-refers proposed ordinance gov erning hawkers to license committee. Authorizes Board of Health to ar range for garbage collection system. PERS0NALJVIENTI0N. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stern have re turned from their mountain trip and will be at home before) their departure for California at the Hotel Seward Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Norton, from Coos Bay. stopped in Portland yesterday on their way to Albany, where they will visit friends. From Albany they will proceed to Salem where they will at tend the state fair. Isaac H. Holland, manager of the In terests of the Pacific Livestock Company In Oregon, with headquarters at Burns. Is In the city, accompanied by his daugh ter. Miss Gladys Holland. They are re turning from a visit to the Seattle; Fair. As was anticipated, the City Council yesterday morning sustained Mayor Simon's vetoes of ordinances authoriz ing the expenditure of public funds for payment of $79S interest to W. H. Morehouse and $100 attorney's fees for Policeman Hyde. On the measure con cerning Interest, the vote to sustain was unanimous, but on the other Coun- cilmen Baker, Cellars, Drlscoll, Dun ning and Kills voted to pass It over the objection of the executive. A resolution, authorizing Mayor Si mon to take up with the Secretary of War the proposed regulation of draws on the v lllamette River bridges, was unanimously adopted. It was intro duced by Councilman Devlin, at the request of the Mayor, who is taking a very lively interest in securing relief for the people who are so frequently held up on the bridges because of open draws during the morning and evening rush hours. An ordinance, extending the time of the laying of underground electric wires for two years, met with opposi tion from Councilman Cellars, who of fered an amendment, changing it to one year. This was finally passed. The proposed opening of Alder street, from Lownsdale to Washington streets, came up with a large lot of remon strances, and was referred to the street committee for consideration! The pro posed extension of Oak street did not get into the Council at all, owing to the fact that there were insufficient signatures in either the majority or the minority report to bring it up, a num ber of the members of the street com mittee being absent from the city. The Board of Health was authorized by the adoption of a resolution to work out a system for collection of garbage, and to report the result to the Council. As has been the case many times, the proposed ordinances, regulating the hawkers who occupy the downtown streets, was re-referred to the license committee. This matter has been be fore the Council many times, but Is al ways "side-tracked" through the Influ ence of Councilman Beldlng, whose con stituency is composed largely of hawk ers. Councilman Ellis, who introduced this latest measure, made no effort to secure action, and the hawkers will continue to ply their trade as before. Councllmen Lombard. Rushlight and Concannon are out of the city. Mr. Lombard being in Los Angeles and the others at the beaches in Oregon. For the first time since Mayor Simon took office, there was no quorum present when the gavel fell, but there was soon after. A. B. Cone filed a divorce complaint yesterday against Bertha M. Cone, chars- j ing her with having deserted him a year ago. He married her May 12. 1907. Mayor Simon, by authority of the sub committee on arrangements, yesterday afternoon sent to Secretary Carpenter a telegram, urging President Taft to make a public address at the Armory, and to eliminate the proposed banquet In the evening, so that the public will have an opportunity to hear and meet him. A re ply Is awaited with great interest, as it will be final. If the President declines to speak at a public meeting and insists upon a banquet, his wishes will be fol lowed, of course, but It Is the intention of the local committee members to do everything In their power to make pos sible a meeting at which the people in general may see the Nation's chief execu tive. Following Is the telegram: Fred W. Carpenter. Executive Office. Bev erly, Mass. Programme as modified by you makes it impossible general public to meet or even see the President. You can readily appreciate Intense disappointment of general public if President here two days and public not afforded opportunity to meet him. Sug gest If necessary banquet be omitted and reception held in evening to which general public admitted. JOSEPH SIMON, Mayor. "We will do all we can to git the Presi dent to speak in public and to afford the people an opportunity to see and hear him," said Mayor Simon. "The commit tee now makes Its final suggestion along this line, and if he declines to change the banquet for the reception,- we can do no more." If the banquet Is given at all. It will be at the Hotel Portland, and the price will be J12.50 a plate. This Is the figure quoted by Manager Bowers to Mayor Simon and read to the committee yes terday. President Wetherbee, of the Com mercial Club, a member of the commit tee, submitted a menu, for which $10 a plate was quoted. It was decided, how ever, that, as the President Is to stay at the hotel while here. It would be much more convenient to hold the banquet there. Inasmuch as accommodations for fully as many guests can be had there as at the club. A previous telegram from Secretary Car penter concerning the proposed public ad dress, stated that President Taft had an engagement for Saturday afternoon, and would make no further plans for that time. This Is believed to be a golf match between himself and United States Sen ator Bourne. President Josselyn. of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Com pany, said at the meeting yesterday that this Is perhaps the engagement mentioned in the telegram from Carpenter. Dr. James B. Corby, minister of the First Universalist Church, has invited the President to be present at a corner stone laying of the new edifice on the occasion of his visit. GRAXD JCRY MAY INVESTIGATE LOVE FIR CEMETERY. OAKS LIONS NOT SO TAME Spectators Obliged to Admit Big: Cats Are Dangerous. A conversation was overheard in front of the lions' cage at the Oaks yesterday, when Mme. Schell gave her exhibition. One spectator said to her neighbor: "That looks like a reflection on Mr. Roosevelt, doesn't It?" "What do you mean'.'" was the In quiry. "Why. don't you see? When the dis tinguished .sportsman meets Hons he Is armed with big express rifles and the kings of the jungle have no show. This woman meets them with no more formid able weapon than a little whip, and yet she has them under control." Just then Babe, the lioness, snapped at her trainer and both spectators said in unison: "They are not as tame as they ap peared to be." and then they mixed In the crowd and went to enjoy the fun "on the trail" and later were seen under the majestic oak trees listening to the beau tiful strains of music produced by Don atelll's band and the tenor solos of Dumond. The Oaks, by the way, is rapidly be coming the point of Interest never omit- Councllman Kubll Will Lav Case Be fore District Attorney Cam eron for Action. Councilman Kubll did not ask the City Council, at its session yesterday morning, to order an investigation of alleged disgraceful conditions abounding in Lone Fir Cemetery, but he gave out a statement, saying that he has gathered evidence sufficient to warrant laying the case before the District Attorney, and this he will do. It is probable that a grand jury prob- ng will be had, and meanwhile the City Attorney is looking up laws on the subject. 'I have decided that this is prob ably a matter that should go to the District Attorney, rather than to the Council," said Mr. Kubll yesterday- morning. "I at first thought I would sk the Council to Investigate, but as have gathered evidence of the most startling nature. I propose to take his before the District Attorney and sk him to make an Investigation. It is my intention to secure prosecution nder the criminal code, if possible, as am satisfied that some of the most nhuman acts have been committed In the cemetery. Some women have told me that thej- paid money to Wilson Beneflel. the chief stockholder, for a grave, and that he burled their dead in the street. I am also in possession of other even more disgraceful con duct on his part, which I will turn over to the District Attorney." City Attorney Kavanaugh is looking into the question of whether the mu nicipality can, in any way, collect from the cemetery association the assessment for a street improvement now under way past the north side of burying ground, and whether the association can be forced to pay for a retaining wall to keep the cemetery from caving on the regrade when the rainy season sets in. This work will cost the city $15,000 unless It Is found possible to compel' Beneflel and his associates to pay a portion of it. Mayor Simon Is greatly Interested in this affair, and is lending his support to Councilman Kubll's efforts to se cure an Investigation of the conditions abounding in the cemetery, and also to force Beneflel and associates to pay for their portion of the improvements. The Mayor intends to use every pos sible means to make the stockholders pay something toward the cost of the work now being done. He is particu larly annoyed at the disgraceful ac tions reported to him as having been taken, especially In regard to caring for graves and burying In the streets. Chambers to Leave Pacific. FOREST GROVE. Special. ) Professor Or., Aug. 25. Charles Oscar tea Dy iS.nnaD,e roruanaers wnen chambers, who for the past three years visitors are being entertained. Every day w-, ,h,r , hii parties of from a dozen up go to the beautiful grounds and leave with expres sions of delight over the visit. 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