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TJTE MORNING OEEGONIAN. THURSDAY, JTXE 17.' 1915. v 4 PAVING CONTRACTS -TO BE LET TODAY County Commissioners Will Pass on Work Authorized by $1,250,000 Bond Issue. SOME TO BE READVERTISED Taxpayers TCrge That IXecommenda tion of Mr. Veon Be Accepted. 31arrlcd AVorkers' Association Pleads for Day Labor. Contracts for paving 73 miles of Multnomah County roads under the $1. 250,000 road bond issue will be awarded by the County Commissioners at a pub lic meeting in the Courthouse this morning. Bids for hard-surfacing all but one small section of the St. Helens road will be rejected and readvertlsed, as all bids submitted exceeded the road master's estimates. A, delegation of taxpayers, including O. C. Colt. W. L. Boise.' H. L. Pittoek. J. C. Ainsworth. Frederick "W. Mulkey, S. Benson, Amos Benson. Emery Olm Etead, John F. Carroll, K. E. Coovert and others, appeared before the Com missioners yesterday morning and urged that they support the recommen dations of Roadmaster Yeon, in whose judgment they expressed confidence. A petition from the Married Workers' As sociation, 112 First street, signed by 7000 persons, was also presented to the Commissioners, urging that they build a paving plant and hard-surface- the roads with day labor, iastead of by contract. Following are Road-master Teon's recommendations for awarding of the bids, in full: ' June 15, J 913. Hon. Board of County Commissioners Gentlemen: As per your order of June 15. 1013, refer ring to the tabulation, conference and rec ommendation, with your honorable body, 1 have the honor to submit to you the fol lowing report and recommendation for the awarding of contracts for paving the county roads under the recent bond issue of L'50.000. I have piven each of the different types of pavement bid on, careful study and in vestigation, and have gone into.the analysis "f the bids fully and with the Intention of looking after the beat interest of the tax payers of Multnomah County. Each section of each road has been con sidered as a separate bid and the bids com pared on the basis of lowest responsible bidder for the type of pavement best suited for that particular locality, the type of transportation, and further increas of traffic. Due weight has been given the type of pavement bet suited for this climate and on the new subgrades where settlement U likely to occur, or on dangerous curves or grades. In my recommendation I have endeavored to choose a pavement with the best point, taking into consideration the money avail able, as well as the lowest responsible bidder. Safe grades The pavements on safe grades, up to 5 per cent, have been chosen with the following points In view: First cost, maintenance cost, impervlous ness. resiliency, density, stability, noiseless ness, dustlessness, and a pavement that will be easy on the eye. afford a good footing for horses as well as for rubber tires; one that will not crack and will show least abrasion: one that has least tendency among the asphaltic concretes to wave, creep, mark or displace. Time and ease of construction are two of the most important points taken into consid eration, as these two points have a direct bearing on the obstruction of traffic and the resulting Inconvenience and loss therefrom. Consideration has been given the main tenance cost after the first period of 10 years and the pavement chosen which will be least expensive to resurface at the end of that time, or at a later time. Fteep grades and curves On steep grades and curves a pavement has been chosen that will offer the best footing, either because 4t has a naturally rough surface or because it can b given a rough finish. In the choosing of these pavements it was necessary to choose the best type for the available money with due regard to the low est responsible bidder. Remarks on asphaltic concrete No. - 1 do not favor asphaltic concrete No. 2 (mod ified topolea) for the following reasons: High cost of maintenance, general lack of stability, slipperlness, tendency to creep and tendency to wave. This pavement has not given satisfaction as a highway pave ment and Is still more or less in the experi mental stage. One of the best arguments against It is the fact that few bids were received on this type, and the general desire to dodge the maintenance. Remarks on concrete t do not favar the use of concrete, excepting on steep grades, and then only the Wayne County specifica tions (cement concrete No. 1 with rough ened surface. Concrete has a tendency to crack and does crack on all roads where It has been laid, thus allowing water to penetrate to the sub grade. When repaired, this crack causes a severe impact from wheels with raveling or Increased abrasion. Expansion points cause the same result. Concrete is a good base for bituminous surface, but the fact remains that it is much cheaper to build it in that manner at first instead of using bitumen as a final wearing surface, thus saving the cost between a concrete pavement and a concrete base, which is a large Item. Summed up I have the following reasons for believing that a concrete pavement is not good In highway construction without a bituminous wearing surface: Concrete is brittle, hard and unyielding, dusty, noisy and unsightly. Its tendency to crack is a serious fault, and the difficulty of resurfacing and repairing makes the final maintenance expensive. The glare from a concrete pavement causes machines to avoid It and la a serious ob jection. Concrete cannot be used for 30 days after construction or repairs, and the construction Is slow work, and results in Inconvenience to transportation. This would not only mean the closing of the highway .to all traffic during construction, but for 30 days after, on each division. On the Columbia River Highway, where there are fills that cannot he paved this year. It would mean the clos ing of traffic next year during construction and 30 days thereafter. Any repairs re moving concrete would close the road to traffic for at least 35 days. No consideration has been given bids which would be liable to Involve the county in law suits, and only pavements have been recom mended which come within the available bond issue for each road. Columbia Kiver Highway, estimate Mu8, 07.00 I recommend that section ,A." Columbia River Highway, be awarded to the Warren Con struction Company, at the unit prices bid for asphaltic con crete No. 1 (bltullthic) on a crushed stone base, totaling. .. .el2t.07T.52 I recommend that section "B." Columbia River Highway, ba awarded to the Warren Con struction Company, at the unit prices bid for asphaltic concrete No 1 (bltulithlc on a crushed stone base, totaling S9.SO0.ti2 I recommend that section "C." Columbia River Highway, be awarded to the Warren Con struction Company, at the unit prices bid for asphaltla concrete No. 1 (bltulithlcl on & crushed stone base, totaling 137,270.50 I recommend that section "D." Columbia River Highway, be awarded to the Pacific Bridge x ?ompany. at the unit prices bid for asphaltic concrete No. 1 (bit ulithlc on a crushed stone base, totaling 155,382.78 I recommend that section "E," Columbia River Highway, be awarded to Boyajohn-Arnold and Hans Federson. at the unit prices bid for brtck on a con crete base, totaling S2.S21.66 Total bid $460,418.08 Sandy read, estimate, t221.925.O0 I recommend that section A," Sandy road, be awarded to the Warren Construction Company at the nnlt prices bid for as phaltic concrete No. 1 (bltu lithic on an old macadam base, totaling 198,000. 00 I recommend that section 'B,M Bandy road, be awarded to the K"aTa Construction, Company. at the unit prices bid for as- ' phaltlc concrete No. 1 (oitu lithic on an old macadam. tas. totaling lfU39.1 Total bid s.214,fe50.07 Base Line road, estimate $152,266.00 I recommend that section A. Base Line road, be awarded to the Clarlt-Henery Construction Company, at the unit prices bid on asphaltic concrete No. 1 bit ulithiri nn a n rklci rrt a rarlam base, totaling $132,493.20 l recommend that section "J3, Base Line road, be awarded to the Clarlt-Henery Construction Company, at the unit prices bid on asphaltic concrete No. 1 bit ulithiei on an old macadam base, totaling 13.886.20 Total bid $148,379.40 Foster road, estimate $70,303.00 , I recommend that the Foster road be awarded ta Gleblsch & Jop Iin at the unit prices bid on as phaltic concrete No. 1 bitu llthic) on an old macadam base, totaling --$ 70.076.U3 Powell Valley road, estimate $128,935 I recommend that the Powell Val ley road be awarded to osKar Huber at the unit prices bid on asphaltic concrete No. 1 (bltu llthic) on an old macadam base, totaling . $121,603.00 Capitol Highway (Slavin road), estimate. I recommend hat the Capitol Htehway be awarded- to Gel itch & Joplin at the unit prices bid on asphaltic concrete No. 1 toitullthic on an old macadam base, t-taling $ 89.986.. 4 Canyon road, estimate $39,850 I recommend that section "A," ' Canyon road, be awarded to Eoyajohn-Arnold and Hans Ped erson, at the unit prices bid on asphaltic concrete No. 1 bltu llthic) on a crushed stone base, totaling 1C9C3.60 I recommend that section "B. Canyon road, be awarded to Montague-O'Keilly Company, at the unit orires bid on cement concrete No. 1, Inclusive of Ar mor joints-crushed stone aggre gate, totaling Total bid ' 22.352. OO 255. OO This accommodation Is based on the fact that this section ,1s on a 71 per -cent grade and there were no bids submitted on brick for this section which were low enough to come with in the amount appropriated. St. Helens road, estimate $67,40O.0 I recommend that section "M.' ., St. Helens road, be .awarded to ' the Warren Construction Com- - pany, at the unit prices bid on asphaltic concrete No. 1 bitu llthic) on a crushed stone baa, totaling $ 28.537.03 I make no further recom mendations on the St. - Helens road for the reason that other bids will exceed the estimate. I would recommend that as soon as the final decision has been made on any section that the contract for the same be promptly awarded and not wait for a decision on all the roads, so that work can be immediately started, as the season Is getting short and delay will prove expensive. In conclusion I would recommend that an unquestionable end substantial maintenance guarantee be furnished by the successful Litider for the full 10 years. Due to the fact that the District Attor ney's office has continuously opposed the 10-year maintenance guarantee, claiming that it could not be legally enforced, I would recommend that the greatest care be exercised by tie Board in selecting the class of pavement that Is beyond an experimental stae. The eyes of the whole of Oregon are on Multndmah County and the example v set will have great Influence in the upbuilding of our state. A mistake of not selecting a proper pavement will handicap the progress of the good roads movement. Respectfully submitted, J. B. YEON, Roadmaster. Accompanying" his recommendations, Mr. Yeon sent the following- letter to the Commissioners: I have the honor to present to you" here with the completed tabulated bids for sur facing the county highways of Multnomah County. The tabulations are only complete as a whole, and are complete for each of the 27 sections advertised. I also hand you, as requested at the con ference in my office on the 15th day of June, 1915, the lowest bids of the concrete specifications, and the lowest bids of the SALE STARTS TODAY 9 A, M. Ends Saturday Night W1 www IF 1 ir4Mk&&titiki Mfi w v r 0 ii . if ao Hisnsoue sen rii . customers, 10 Pat- mxms asphaltic concrete No. 1 (bltullthic) specifi cations. I wish It distinctly understood that T take no responsibility for any extracts from the regular tabulations, and any or such mem- orina nuiaea to you is not to do con sidered as a regular tabulation. J consider It Impossible to make a decis Ion as regards type and cost of a pavement unless each sheet of the tabulation is con sidered as a whoie. USE OP WOOD BLOCKS XJJRGEI) Chamber of Commerce Adopts Pav ing- Resolutions. Trustees of the Portland Chamber of Commerce at a meeting: yesterday adopted resolutions strongly Indorsing wood block pavement, and requesting the favorable consideration of. the County Commissioners for wood blocks on sections of road in which they entered into competitive bidding. Here are the resolutions: "Whereas, The report of the paving com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce shows that properly treated and properly laid vJfcod block pavement has been and is a success from the standpoint of durability, mainte nance and vse; and Whereas. The laying of wood paving as proposed In different parts of the county will be an Important demonstration of the utility or wood block paving; and Whereas, This demonstration will be of great service to the timber Industry, the leading single industry of the Pacific North west; and. Whoreas. Bids lust received by the Hon orable County Commissioners of Multnomah County show that when specifications call for a concrete base wood block is much cheaper than other standard types of block I fc Yemen t, and but little if any more ex pensive than pavements of the so-called sheet types; now therefore, be It Resolved, That the board of trustees of the Portland Chanter of Commerce, ha vine si vera due thouit to the great durability and ease of maintenance of wood 1ft ock pavement, do recommend to the Honorable County Commissioners of Multnomah County their favorable consideration of wood block pavement on the Meet ions of the highway where wood blocks entered Into competitive bidding. GUESHAM OPPOSES COXCUETE Council Asks Tliat Recommenda tions of Mr. Yeon Be Followed. GRESHAM, Or., June 16. (Special.) The Council at & special meeting to night adopted the following resolution: "It is the sense of "the Common Coun cil of the City of Gresham that the recommendations of Roadmaster John B. Yeon, respecting the hardsurfacing of the Powell Valley road, as submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, be adopted by the said County Commis sioners and that we are opposed, to the laying of concrete paving on the said road. A copy of said ' resolution shall be sent "to the said Board of County Commissioners." CONFESSION IS ALLEGED Mrs. J. KIHason Xo. 2 Says Steam ship Officer Made Admission. Deputy District Attorney Dempeey yesterday said that J. Elliaaon, second officer on the steamer Bear, who is charged with bigamy, confessed over the telephone to hi second wire Derore the charge. was filed against him. No trace of him was found yesterday. KUIason married his first wife in 1906 and they have three children, ac cording to reports from San Francisco reaching Mr. Dempsey. It Is said the life of Mrs. Elliason No. 1 has been most pleasant. She never heard of Miss Anna Kalmer, a nurse, whom Elliason Is charged with having mar ried last March. According to Mrs. Elliason No. 2, Elliasoa placed all the blame on himself and said he regretted his iact. Established 20 Years in Port land, and Still Forging Ahead! My tailoring business has had perfect health always. Ithas never had the measles, mumps, scarlet fever, malaria or even a slight pain. There is absolutely nothing wrong with my business. It is improving itself in some direction every day. My business has been growing right along. My customers would not keep on supporting me if they were not getting a square deal, would they? My tremendous business necessi tates my moving into larger quarters. I'm going to move soon and must dispose of all my woolens before I move. I'll cut a big slice off the regular price and it's up to you to take advantage of this liberal offer. GRILL OWES $78,000 Theodore Kruse, of Rainbow, Files Bankrupt Petition. ASSETS PUT AT $82,000 Adam Mueller, Partner In Enter prise,, Refuses to Be Tarty to Proceedings; Operation for . Creditors Is Desired.' A petition In voluntary bankruptcy for Theodore Kruse, proprietor of the Rainbow Grille, in the Morgan build ing, in partnership with Adam Mueller, was filed in the United States Court yesterday by Charles J. Schnabel, as attorney for Mr. Kruse. Liabilities of the Rainbow Grille are set at $79,000 and assets at $33,000. The petition asserts that Mr. Mueller has refused to join In the bankruptcy pro ceedings, ' Alleging that he Is without means and , cannot obtain money to pay the fees of the United States Court Clerk, or costs in filing the petition, Mr. Kruse wcre to a pauper's affidavit, which is attached to his petition. The Rainbow has been closed since Monday, when a notice as posted on the door saying It .had closed tem porarily for "repairs." Mr. Schnabel said last night that an application will be made in the Federal Court today for appointment of a temporary re ceiver to open the grille and keep it going for the benefit of its creditors until a permanent receiver can be named. Among the heavy liabilities listed against the Rainbow. in Mr. Kruse's pe tition is a note to the Scandinavian American Bank for' $20,000; three notes to Rudolph Oelener, of New York, ag gregating $12,357.34; a note to M. Seller & Co.. of $4107.20. and several smaller notes. Other large creditors are: The Star Brewery, $17,732.92; the Morgan Bushong Investment Company, $7311.45; La Grande Creamery, $1297.26; Powers Furniture Company, S2423; Portland Cas & Coke Company. $1246; Northern Brewing Company. $7263.71, and Blue Point Oyster Company, $581.90. Small amounts owed to 45 different persons, apparently including waiters, aggregate $1015.70. The assets listed In the petition In clude stock in the Rainbow Grille valued at $1581.35; fixtures, etc., $12. 851.51; equipment at the Rainbow Grille, $37,761.67, and tenant's better ment at the Rainbow, $29,6S8.57. It is set forth In the petition that by common consent of the creditors W. L. Morgan, one of the owners of the Morgan building, who is a heavy creditor of the Rainbow, has operated the Rainbow as trustee since last April for the benefit of the "creditors and has paid out all moneys to them as re ceived. The Rainbow was opened In 'October, 191S. and has never been a success fi nancially. Mr, Kruse. was proprietor for many years of Kruse's restaurant, at "Fourth and Stark streets, where he prospered. Several years ago he removed to the Starts This Morning at 9 Maxwell, the Tailor, Offers His Entire Line of 335 Suitings, Made to Order and to Fit, Every suit made to your individual measurements ex actly as you order Every Suit Guar anteed to Give Entire Satisfaction at W e Make w k Join Our Contest for June CHILDREN'S PICTURES First Prize, cash $7.50 Second Prize, cash $5.00 third Prize, cash $2.50 Also Certificates of Merit If you've a good picture of the children, enter it now. Contest is open to all amateurs. EN plest to work the most wonderful in its results. Clear, sharp pictures, a delight to the artistic eye. Bring your films and plates to us. See the remarkable machines we use for perfect development printing, which is today making a record for speed, accuracy and satisfaction. YOUR WORK ALWAYS READY the day you bring it. i . Woodard, Clarke & Co., Alder at West Park Louvre, at Fourth and Alder streets. While still operating the Louvre he leased the Carlton Hotel, but without opening it, he disappeared from Port land for several months and was finally located in Germany. He returned of his own volition and soon afterward opened the Rainbow. One of his ven tures was a restaurant at the Lewis and Clark Exposition,- ten years ago, which proved financially unsuccessful. MRS. . M'CALLEY PASSES Native of Washington Succumbs vto Apoplexy at Age of 61. Mrs. Lillie McCalley, of 171 King street. Portland, died suddenly of ap oplexy at 12:30 P. M. yesterday. Sirs. McCalley was the daughter of the late Judge Henry L. and Margaret K. Caples, of Vancouver, Wash., and the niece of the late Judge John F. Caples, of this city. She was born at Caples' Landing. Cowlitz County, Washington, March 29, 1854, and moved to Vancou ver, Wash., in 1864, where she resided until her .marriage to Charles T. Stiles. In 1890 she was married to W. W. McCalley. She moved to Portland in 1902. Mrs. McCalley is survived by six children. Mrs. John E. Miller, H. Alva and Ethel M. Stiles, Roderick M. Mc Calley, all of Portland, and Henry C. and Charles T. Stiles, of Pomeroy, Wash. Kins Constantinc Has Quiet Xiglit. WASHINGTON, June 16. King Con stantine of - Greece passed a rather quiet night, according to the physicians' bulletin received today at the Lega tion here, although his pulse was in termittent and the affection of the in testines and kidneys persistent. at I Want the Good Will, Respect and Confidence of Everybody I am selling these suits below cost; yet I'll profit by that in the long run, because I'H get your business later also. I want you to remember me in my new location. I'll make you a suit for $22.50 that other tailors sell for $35.00 and brag about. I'll make you a suit that you'll be proud of and you'll be proud of me, too. I'm not going to take advantage of any body. I am fully satisfied to take a loss to win your confidence. So now, instead of buying a ready-made suit that was "made for nobody' in particular," you can order a good suit "made for you" at $22.50. Photography EVER ENLARGE? ' (Photographically) the latest "ANSCO" product, the sim NEW FILMS THRILLING "FIStE FEATHERS' AT COLUMBIA IS FILL OK DRAMATIC ACTIOX. "The Insurrection" at Majeatle Has Love and. War in Plot Laid In Southern Revolutionary Times. "Fne Feathers," the film version of Eugene Walter's great play, featuring Janet Beecher, is the chief attraction on the bill at the Columbia. It is a play of a woman's vanity and a man's weakness. A woman longs for fine clothes and a good time, and her hus band, to satisfy these desires, be comes dishonest. He is a chemist and passes a poor grade of cement for a big dam. The dam is defective and breaks, leaving devastation in the wake of the flood. The power of the story is gripping. There are many highly dramatic and sensational fea tures to the-production, in addition to its heart interest. The pictures of the Irvington Juve nile Rose Parade of last Saturday are interesting, and a delightful Keystone comedy featuring Ford Stirling and Mabel Normand makes everybody laugh. The Universal animated week ly completes the splendid bill. The programme will run the remainder of the week. WAR AND LOVE FOK3I PLOT "The Insurrection" at Majestic Is - Human Interest Drama. Leading the well-varied programme at the Majestic for the remainder of the o'Clock Ends Special FREE Offer! 10 Blue Serge Suit Patterns FREE! I want to 6tart this sale with a rush want to make sure of this sale's success, so I am going to give away absolutely free TO THE FIRST 10 CUSTOMERS, 10 pat terns of English blue serge cloth enough cloth for a lady's suit. W erf fa While iJiiiisL week is "The Insurrection," a three part Lubin naval drama, featuring Earle Metcalf and Orral Hawley. The scene is laid in the tropics during one of the numerous petty revolutions, and has a keen plot dealing with patriot ism, love and intrigue. Ormi Hawley plays the part of Loita, the girl who loves a young, American naval officer. The Southern scenery and the battle scenes are well con trasted. Many phases of naval activity and a great fleet of battleships, cruis ers, destroyers and submarines are impressive in Jthe films. "Vengence," a strong play in which a son schemes until he avenges his father's death, is a political drama, varried with a. pretty romance. A "Ham" comedy is also shown. Sunday, "Miss Jekyll and Madame Hyde" will be the chief attraction, along with Charley Chaplin. MISS LAVORA RAYBURN DIES Fourteen-Year-Old Pupil of Creston School Stricken. Though apparently recovered suffi ciently to be safely removed from the hospital to her home Tuesday, Miss Lavora Rayburn, aged 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Rayburn, of 5604 Forty-first avenue, southeast, who was stricken with hemorrhage of the lungs as she was marching in the school children's' parade of the Rose Festival. June 9, died shortly after one P. M. yesterday. Miss Rayburn was suddenly stricken while marching in the parade Wednes day morning and taken to the Good Sa maritan Hospital. She was born in Portland. Her mother, father and two brothers survive. Riam produces a seedless srrapef ruf t. Saturday Night