THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURELVT. NOVEMBER ttt, 1021 '
WATER RATE RISE
DUE N POHTLAND
Bureau Also Intends to Issue
$1,000,000 in Bonds.
NEW PIPE LINE. WANTED
Engineer Tells Tax Commission
That Present Conduit Needs Re
. pair to Keep It Working.
Not only must water rates in Port
land be Increased Immediately, but In
addition the water bureau will be re
quired to Issue more than Jl, 000,000
of refunding- bonds to retire bonds
that fall due In IS I' 3.
This was brought out at a meeting
of the tax supervision and conserva
lion commission yesterday when Fred
M. Randlett, chief engimeer, and Su
perlntendent Kaiser stated that there
is only about Jl. 000.000 in the water
bond sinking fund, and bonds amount
In to $2,500,000 will be due in 1923.
Robert G. Dleck, engineer for the
commission, sought to know if an ex
tensive metering programme would
not curtail the use of water In Port
land sufficient to delay the necessity
of constructing the proposed third
conduit at a cost of $2,500,000.
Third I.lne Wanted.
Engineer Randlett said that while a
general meter system would no doubt
curtail the use of water, it would not
remove the necessity for the third
pipeline.
"The first pipe line constructed by
the city In 1S94 is still in use," said
Mr. Randlett. "While with some gen
eral repairs its life will not be ended
for another ten years, we are unable
to make suuh repairs in the summer
when the water users require our peak
load, and in the winter it would be too
expensive to make the repairs.
"In addition we are now dependent
In the summer on two lines, both of
which have been In service for many
years. If one of these would go out
on us during the summer, Portland
would be faced with a serious water
famine."
Programme Well Along.
Members of the tax commission
were told that the water bureau's
development plan is well along, that
the Impounding of Bull Run lake will
be finished next year, and that the
construction of a new dam and canal
at Bull Run headworks will give
Portland all the water that could be
utilized for the next 25 years, provid
ing another conduit is constructed.
Members of the tax commission
asked why It was that the sinking
fund of the water bureau was short,
and were told that it was hecause
of failure to provide money for these
sinking funds In earlier days.
The present revenue from the
water users is not sufficient to pay
maintenance and operating expenses
and still leave money to be set aside
for the retirement of bonds, it was
said.
M ater Hate Rise Wanted.
City Commissioner Mann announced
that he would place an ordinance be
fore the city council calling for in
creased water rates as quickly as
members of hla water force had com
plete compilations which will be used
in working out the new schedules.
SIUSLAW DAMAGE HEAVY
Wutcr on North Fork Reaches
Point Higher Than in 1890.
FLiORENCE. Or., Nov. 24. (To the
Editor.) In an article in Wednesday's
Oregonian headed "Floods. Wash
Dikes Away." it states that said dikes
are "on the lower north fork of
the Umpqua river." The north fork
of the L'mpqua river is always spoken
if as Smith river, whereas the north
fork of the Siuslaw river (20 miles
rorth of the Umpqua) is called "the
north fork" and joins th Sftislaw
two miles above Florence and was
the stream referred to in the above
mentioned1 article.
The storm here had Its greatest
precipitation on Sunday, showing S 45
inches, according to local observers.
The water fin the north fork reached
a point higher than the flood of 18U0
end the damage to the highway and
the losses of the farmers will reach
many thousand dollars.
MRS. W. H. WRATHERSON.
VETERANS YIELD CONTROL
Joint Administration of Community
Hail Is Grunted.
BROWNSVILLE, Or.. Nov. 25.
(Special.) Community building plans
were forwarded here last night when
the legion made a concession to citi
zens who favor ownership and con
trol of the proposed building by the
city and legion Jointly.
The legion agreed to a Joint com
mittee of six persons, three from the
post and three from the city at large,
for the management of the hall. The
legion will have control of the lower
floor for clubrooms and gymnasium
: and will also have a voice in the use
and regulation of the upper floor, or
auditorium. The Pollyanna club re
ports that it has raised more than
J208 to bo applied on the purchase of
gymnasium equipment.
The Krupp Interests in Germany
now employ more than 92,000 per
sons, of whom 49,000 are employed
in the Kssen works.
$100 REFUND
During the first seven days of
our big season's cleanup sale,
announcement of which will be
found on page 8 of this paper,
and in addition to our tremendous
price reduction on used cars,- $100
cash will be allotted to each group
of ten consecutive purchasers, to
be refunded to some one of the
ten as determined and designated
by the group themselves.
WHO GETS THE MONEY?
This question will be settler! at
8:30 o'clock every evening
Main Salesroom
COYEY MOTOR CAR
COMPANY
21st at Washington St.
(PUT
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Beginning Today
At 10:30 A. M.
Doors Open at 1 0: 1 S A. M.
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A photoplay of rarest
charm quite easily ex
celling all Mary's previous
successes.
A twin with husband
"Doug" Fairbanks' immor
tal "Three Musketeers."; ' -
A picture that "America's
Sweetheart" Has always
wanted to make. : '
From Frances Hodgson
Burnett's famous story that
over 20 million have read.
She is both the "little
Lord" and his mother "Dear
est" and in both roles she
is exquisite and wonderful.
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"Here is a photoplay as
pure as the gold of Mary's
curls." N. Y. World.
"Her greatest success as
a film star." N. Y. Evening
World.
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SALVATORE
SANTAELLA
has spent weeks preparing a special
musical accompaniment for this pro
duction and now offers by his Eivoli
Concert Orchestra a program unique
and elaborate embodying 93 different
selections.
Usual concert tomorrow at .12:30 by
augmented orchestra.
PRICES:
This production is playing at $2.00 at
the Apollo in New York and in other
eastern cities. Isn't it great to live in
Portland?
Our prices are:
Matinees Till 5 P.M. Evenings
Admission 35c Admission 50c
; Loges 60c Loges 75c 4
Children Always 15c f
Performances Commence at
10:30 A. M., 12:45, 3, 5, 7 and 9 P. M.
on Week Days.
10:35, 1:15, 3:20, 5:35, 7:30, 9:35
on Sunday.
Doors Open at 10:15 A. M.
Please attend the earlier perform
ances if you possibly can.
"The picture is really
finer than you are likely to
anticipate." N. Y. Times.
"A classic of the films''
Ni Y. Daily News.
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