The Sunday Oregonian., August 21, 1904, Page 7, Image 7

Salem's Hard Struggle to Live
Within its Means.
EXPENSES PRUNED TO LIMIT
Fight With the Light Company That
Ended in Council's Terms Being
Accepted Useless Officials
, Removed and Pay Cut.
SAiEM, Or., Aug. 20. (SpecSaf.)-The
lively discussion now going on in Port
land over the financial affairs of that city
recalls the experience Salem had" five
years ago In trying to make its revenue
meet its expenses: Salem has but one
tenth the population of Portland. The
assessed valuation of Salem property Is. a
little over 52,000,000, while that of Port
land Is over $16,000,000. Salem's needs
differ "in many respects from those
of (he metropolis, yet the manner In
which thitf city grappled" with a hrfrd
problem and found a solution for
It may be of intereet. Briefly stated,
the difficulty in which the city found
itself was overcome chiefly by a radical
reduction of expenditures.
In the '90s, Salem's expenditures were
exceeding its Income by from $4000 to
$9000 a year, the total amount of current
expense ranging from $20,000 to $27,000 a
year, not Including over $12,000 a year of
Interest on floating and bonded debt. Of
the total debt $149,000 was bonded and
$78,000 in the form of warrants, the lat
ter held principally in San Francisco and
drawing 8 per cent Interest.
With the city going deeper in debt,
though the maximum tax levy -was made
each year, the people of Salem took up
the task of- changing the'course of affairs
and at the December election in 1S9S re
trenchment was the Issue. The reform
forces won and secured control of the
city government.
Cut Down Expenditures.
From the first, the new administration
began lopping off expenditures wherever
a cut could be made. One of the first
large cats "was In the matter of Interest
After a fierce fight over the question, the
Council decided, -with the approval of the
people, to bend the floating indebtedness,
and $65,000 of the. 8 per cent warrants
were taken up with money procured upon
4 per cent call bonds sold in small
amounts to the people of Salem. In that
manner the Interest on $65,000 was cut SO
per cent, or $2600 peryear. The remain
ing $13,000 of floating debt has been paid
from, the revenues of the city, In addition
to paying mining expenses and Interest
on the debt.
Another large expense thai was at
tacked, was thatNof city lighting. The
city had been paying $10 per month each
for 45 street lights, or $5400 per year.
The Council flatly refused to renew the
contract The light company was In
formed that the city would spend $2500 a
year for street lights and no more, and
the Council wanted to know what it could
get for this amountof money.
Light Company Brought to Terms.
The light company had been having its
own way in the Council for' several years
and was not ready to cut its prices to'
suit the Council, as a result of which the
lights wer turned off. The city went la
darkness three, months, .during which
time it evidently became known that the
city could go without the lights easier
than the' company could go -without 'the
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money, for terms were fianlly agreed
upon by which lights were furnished at
$5.93 each per month, the city taking- onl
35 instead of 45 lights. In this way the
city made a saving of $2900 a year, but
not getting as good service as it had j
before. !
Under the previous administrations the '
Recorder and City Marshal hag received
salaries of $800 per year and received fees
from the county for Justice Court serv
ices. The new regime placed these offi
cers on flat salaries of $1000 a year and
required them to turn all fees Into the
City Treasury. Not much was saved in
this "way, however.
Salaries Are Trimmed.
The salaries of the two night policemen
were cut from $65 to $50 per month, the
salary of the Chief of the Fire Depart
ment was cut In the same way and the
engineer in the FIro Department wa3
paid $60 instead of $75, which had been
the salary theretofore. For several
months, the peace of the city was main
tained In the daytime by one officer, the
City Marshal, and at night by one officer,
a policeman. All suspicious characters
were prpm.pty run out of town and the
city was as free from crime as it had
ever been.:
The splrjt of. economy, .which began in
the manner described, pervaded the
whole ;Ity -government and had its effect
in numerous small matters which could
not be mentioned In dotall. No depart
ment was permitted to Incur expense
without authority from the Council, and
all bids were closely scrutinized. "If any
street' lights failed to burn, a reduction
In the light company's account was made.
As a result of this course the expendi
tures In nearly every department were
reduced from 10 to 25 per cent, so that
the total current expense dropped to
$16,987, then to $15,937, and finally to $13,355
per year. This latter figure was reached
In 1901. when the expenditures were onl)
what they were in 1S97- In the meantime
a strict enforcement of license and fran
chise laws Increased the revenues" an
average of $5000 a year.
Raise in Licenses.
In the last three years an increased
assessment, and Increased license fees
have given the city more money, and
the current expense has Increased ac
cordingly. That the city had been run
ning upon a plan which would not permit
of all the public Improvements which the
city desired, was admitted by all, but the
reform administration undertook to run
the city within Its Income and succeeded.
Though the Council was ashamed to pay
such low salaries, there was never any
trouble in finding men ready to fill the
positions acceptably.
The city charter, prepared with the as
sistance of the reform Council, provided
that In December of each year the. Coun
cil must estimate the revenue and ex
penses for the ensuing year. This, esti
mate of expenses cannot be exceeded
without authority conferred by a vote
of the people, and any Councilman whe
votes to incur a greater expense becomes
personally liable for the debt and is sub
ject to forfeiture of his office. The Coun
cil has never violated this provision
Though the members of the Council are
probably not afraid that the penalty
would be Imposed upon them If they
should Incur a debt without authority,
the limitation contained In the charter
exerts a restraining influence In its moral
effect and causes the city officers to
guard the treasury very carefully.
Next year" the city will be called, upon
to pay $20,000 of 5 per cent "bridge bonds,
which will then be due, but apparently
there will be no funds to meet them. As
the city's revenue Increases, the erpendl
;tures grow In a corresponding degree
and there Is no" indication that the city
will save anything to pay off its debt
when It becomes due. That the city will
Jceep within Its Income and continue upon
a cash basis Is the most that can be
hoped for. That .it can keep within Its
Income If It tries has been demonstrated.
. Pa, what do they mean by! a death rate"
"That my son, la the speed at -which In
automobile travels"; Cleveland deader.
THE; BtTNDAY OKEGONIAK, POETLAND,. AUGUST . 21, 1901.
SSL
EN
WEDS INDIAN MAID
Superintendent Potter, of Che
mawa,. Marries a Pupil,
CEREMONY IS IN CALIFORNIA
Bride a Charming Young Woman Not
Yst Out of Her Teens Groom
Veteran In Government
Indian Service. "
CHEMAWA, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
"Word was received here today that Super
intendent T. W. Potter, of the Indian
Training School here, was married at
Redding, Cal., Thursday, to Miss Mary
J. Smith, a, pupil in the school since 1S95.
The announcement occasioned great sur
prise, as neither teachers nor pupils were
aware of the romance progressing under
their very eyes. The ceremony took place
.in a parsonage at Bedding, which is the
nearest railroad station to the bride's old
home. The bride was given away by her
brother, James Smith, who is an employe
at the Chemawa school. Her sister,
Alice attended her as bridesmaid, and the
young woman's mother and step-father
were witnesses. After the ceremony and
a wedding supper at the hotel, Mr. and
Mrs. Potter .left on' the Overland for San
Francisco. From this place they will go
to Mr. Potter's ranch at Albany, Colo.,
after which they will visit the "World's
fair at St Louis.
The bride Is a charming young woman,
who has endeared herself to her school
mates and teachers during her stay at
the Institution. She Is about 18 years of
age and has been prominently Identified
with T. W. C. A. work at the school. She
is quarter-blood "Wlntone, and her home
was near Redding, Cal. She would have
graduated in two years.
Superintendent Potter Is well-known in
the state and throughout the Indian serv
ice. He is a man approaching 50 years.
For the past 18 years ho has been in the'
service in some capacity or other. He
began his work In Indian Territory. From
there he went to Carlisle School, where
he was employed as a teacher until he
was promoted and given a superln
tendency. It was in the early '90s that
Potter began his career as Superintendent
of an Indian school. He was at Fort
Toten, N. D., and later at Cherokee, N. C.
At this latter place he met and married
his first wife, an Indian woman and the
daughter of a powerful Cherokee chief.
She was famed throughout her section of
the country as a beauty.
Mr. Potter had recently resigned- from
the Superlntendency of the Chemawa
School after an investigation by the. Gov
ernment showing that his management
had been very satisfactory. He will re
turn about October 1 to turn the school
over to E. L Chalcraft, the new ap
pointee. FISHING IS VERY GOOD.
Traps and Seines in the Columbia Get
Major Share of Salmon.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 20. Special.)-
The fish catch last night and today was
about the same as that of the previous
24 hours, although the glllnetters did
not do so well proportionately. The
catch - by the traps and seines . was
larger, indicating that the run is al
ready proceeding up the river. The
quality of the salmon remains excel
SELLING
lent for this season of the year, and
there Is no Immediate prospect of any
of the canneries closing down so lens
as the fish continue bo good.
A report was current today that the
Columbia River Packers' Association
intended to close its canneries tonight,
but the officers of the association say
the report is not true, although the
pickling of fish was discontinued by
that company tonight
The price remains at 5 cents ' per
pound and will continue at that figure
until packing1 Is discontinued, probably
about the middle of the coming week.
NEW COMPANIES FORMED.
Articles of Incorporation Filed With
Oregon Secretary of State.
SALEM, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.) Arti
cles of Incorporation were filed In the
office of the Secretary of State this week
as follows: N
Consolidated Amusement Company,
Portland; $250,000; S. Morton Conn, Max
G. Cohen, D. Soils Cohen.
Echo "Water, Light & Power Company,
Echo; $10,000; J. P. Nelson, John Doen,
A. "V. Doen, L. A. Esteb, A. C. Esteb.
"Warren Lumber Company, "Warren, Co
lumbia County; $3500; A. H. Tarbell, H.
T. Bennett, G. L. TarbelL
"Western Prospecting & Exploration
Company, Portland; $5000; F. L. Pick
thorn, M. A. Shanklln, A. F. Jackson.
"Willamette "Valley Electric Railroad
Company, Eugene; $1,000,000; "W. J. "Wllsey,
J. F. "Wilson, M. S. Taft
Central Oregon, Transportation Compa
ny, Bend; $50,000; Charles O. Johnston,
Gerald Groesbeck, A, L. Goodwlllle.
Review Publishing Company, Roseburg;
$10,000; L. "Wimberly, Cora "Wimberly,
. Charles H. Fisher.
The Jobes Milling Company, St Johns;
$25,000; "W. V., E. A., "W. H. and A. R.
Jobes.
Olsen Lumber & Shingle Company,
Portland; $10,000; M. Olsen, A. J. Kroenert,
George S. Shepherd.
Siskiyou Sunset Mining & Milling Com
'pany,. Grant's Pass; $1,000,000; Samuel
Bowden, Frank Fetsch, August Fetsch, J.
H. Challem, N. G. Longfellow.
Union Savings & Trust Company. Seat
tle; $100,000; J. a Alnsworth, Portland,
Prosper Mill Company. San Francisco;
$40,000; "W. M. Hicklngi Prosper, Coos
County, general agent
BAKER GAMES RUNNING.
Intention of Saloonkeepers Is to Snub
the Sheriff's Orders.
BAKER CITY, Or., Aug-. 20. (Spe
cial.) All is quiet In this city tonight
All the saloons are open and the sanies
are all running. Tt has been agreed
by the principal business and saloon
men that they will disregard the Sher
iff's warning to close. The Sheriff's
notice was sent to the city officers, and
stated that if they old not proceed to
enforce the la-w before 12 o'clock, mid
night, .August 20,. he wo.nld. proceed to
enforce It His order does not take ef
fect until 12 o'clock tonlc-hf
It is the understanding that no ar
rests Tvill- be made tonight, but that
information will be gathered in regard
to all violations of the law tonight,
and tomorrow and Monday all offend
ers will be arrested. Sheriff Brown is
out of town tonight and will not re
turn until tomorrow. A- small leaflet
appeared on the street tonight a3 fol
lows: "Anarchy in Baker City. According
to the Morning Democrat, a secret
meeting -was held In Lawyer Jones' of
fice last night by the opposers of the
execution of the law. I simply want
to caution Sheriff Harvey Brown to
keep a lookout for those who attended
and arrest them all at the next meet
ing. "REFERENDUM CENTRAL COM."'
This circular is understood to havo
been Issued by those who are" pressing
tho Sheriff to enforce the law. Some
of the saloonmen have announced that
they will obey the law, but the major
ity declare they will not heed the warn
ing; FILIPINOS VISIT SEATTLE
Steam "Nigger" in Sawmill Aston
ishes Them Most.
SEATTLE. Aug. 20. The Filipino Com
missioners. 22 in number, who arrived In
Seattlo last night as guests of the city.
spent today In viewing the sights of espe
cial interest to them as having particular
bearing upon the commercial and Indus
trial development of the Phillnnines. Th
commissioners were particularly Im
pressed wun the interior of a modern
sawmill and asked many questions con
cerning the adaptability of American ma
chinery to the handling of their native
crossgralned hardwoods.
The party also viewed the battleship
Nebraska, In course of construction, and
paid a flying visit to the Puget Sound
Navy-yard at Bremerton. Of all the
things which they saw, a big steam "nig
ger" In Stimson's sawmill, impressed them
tho most
SEWER SYSTEM FOR HOOD RIVER
Right of Way Secured and Work to
Commence at Once.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
The City of Hood River will begin Im
mediately the construction of a sewer
system estimated to cost $15,000. The sur
veys for the system were made two years
ago, but the construction work has been
held up because of an Inability to secure
the right of way for an outlet into the
Columbia River.
This difficulty has been removed. At
an adjourned session of the Council last
night, the deed for the right of way was
received from Mr. Hopkins, of San Fran
cisco, and the committee on streets and
public property was ordered to proceed
with the construction of the sewers. It
is the Intention 'of the Council to get the
greater part of the work completed by the
time of the Fall rains.
EVERETT HAD ONE WIFE.
Former Portland Woman Who Mar
ried Him Now Wants a Divorce.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug.. 20. Mrs. Cath
erine Everett, who married George "W.
Everett at Portland, April 3, 1901. filed
suit to annul the marriage yesterday on
the ground that her husband had a wife
when she married him. It was not until
three months ago that Mrs. Everett made
the alleged painful discovery, and now
she wants to be freed from the Irksome
bonds. .
Mrs. ' Everett was formerly Catherine
Held, of this county. She was married
to Everett by County Judge W. M. Cake,
at tho Courthouse, April 3, 1901, the mar
riage being witnessed by J. D. Craig and
Miss Bertha "Waldman, the latter then a
stenographer In the office of Judge Cake..
Craig's name appears on. the application
f6r the marriage license, and at the
time he took solemn oath that he knew
of no legal Impediment to the marriage.
Washington Teachers Certificates.
OLYMPIA, "Wash., Aug. 20. (Special.)
Certificates have been issued from the
Stafe Superintendent's office to the follow
ing named persons:
"Walla "Walla County Mabel Aplington,
Olive Brace, Inez Boylan, Alberta Brown,
Ida Burns, Gertrude Calhoun, Jennie
Dresser, E. B. Grlnnel, Clara E. Hlller,
N. Lillian Olson, Etta Peffley, Lulu Phil
Hps, Bessie Ryan, N. C. Rhoades, Mar
garet Steel. Bertha. Thompson, Ernestine
"Van Vranken, Carrie "Weir, Josephine
Preston.
Columbia County Flavus Brooks, Katie
Caplinger, Jennie Capllnger, Blanche E.
Chamberlain, Elsie Conklln, Kate D-
leadHjq
HATTE
mond, Adella Henderson, Nora Hynes,
Myrtle Hutcheon, Celeste Price, Clara
Stlckney, Mrs. J. "W. Zebley, Alice Gen
try. Lewis County Alfred T. Baker, Mrs.
Laura Coleman. Blanche Doo, Beryl El
liott, Mayroe Faldlev. Alberta. Gerldncr
Ray Glason, W. Lee Hall, Susie Herren,
Myrtle Johnson, Margaret Kallasch, Es
tella Lambert, Mrs. Nora B. Lynch, Edith
Mead, Alice Morjran. Minnie Rudd. Lnm
Speer, A. G. Stlnson, I. C. Stlvalley, Ray
x.. Trotfl, w. jp. Wagley, Fred G. "Weller,
Theron G. "Woodworth, Henrietta Toung,
Myrtle Carrier, M. L. Carrier, Homer J.
"Wagner.
Chehalls County Nellie BIrehell. Rv
Blair, Stella Bollng. Homer Dunning, Jo-
sepnme uunnam, Hope E. Fuller, Mabel
Gllck, Laura Haynes, "W. "W. Hewitt,'
Rozella Howard, Mary Lundgr.en, Madge
Magllllcuddy, Mabel F. McKinlay, Susie
Oleson, Ethel Shannon, Mattle Shannon,
Alma D. Smith, M. Eva Smith, Grace E.
Stewart, "W. R. Stiles, Kittle Stone, Chloe
Seymour, Delia Hall.
Wireless for Coast Steamers.
SAN FRANCISCO. Ausr. 20 fSneolnl
The liners of the Pacific Coast Steamship
uompany plying between here and Puget
Sound are to be equipped with wireless
telegraph apparatus as soon as the station
at Tatooah, near the entrance to Puget
Sound, shall have been furnished with the
parapherneila to communicate with them
at sea.
It is reported, that wireless stations are
to be established at Cape Blanco and Cape
Mendocino, and when this enterprise is in
working order the steamers City of
Puebla, Queen and Umatilla will be in
readiness to tako any messages that may
be flashed out to them from land.
Baker Development Auxiliary.
BAKER CITY, Or:. Aug. 20. (Special.)
The Baker County Development League,
auxiliary to the State Development
Leagues, -was ,organIzed here this even
ing with the following officers:
F. N. Averlll, president; O. C John
son, first vice-president; "W. C Cow
gill. . second vice-president; H. C. Innls,
secretary and treasurer.
This organization has made application
for membership In the state- league.
Flue Set House Afire.
FOREST GROVE, Or., Aug. 20. (Spe
cial.) The residence of Albert Friday,
of Greenville, burned to the ground this
afternoon at a loss of about $1000. The
building was owned by Ira Bradley. There
was no insurance. The fire started from
a defective flue.
Suit Settled Amicably.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 20. (Special.)
The suit brought In the Circuit Court a
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One great cause of nervousness is
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Nervous?
vestment Company against the Seaside
Spruce Lumber Company to recover
about $2700 on promissory notes was
amicably settled today and the attach
ed property, consisting of the mill
company's box factory and money on
deposit in a local bank, has been released.
Did Not Sleep in the Bay.
BBLLINGHAM, "Wash., Aug. 20. C. M.
Burdlck, who Is wanted In this county
for the burning of a barn belonging to
C. "W. Lamson. of Sumas, was arrested
at New "Westminster. B. C, today. Bur
dick disappeared from this city about
four months ago, leaving a note In his
room at the hotel saying that his. life
had been wrecked by a woman and that
he would find a softer bed in the bay.
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