THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy. PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
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BRIDGE
ORDERED
Executive Board Asks County
Court to Close Madison
Span to All Traffic.
WILL DESIGN NEW BRIDGE
City Attorney's Office Will Start
Proceedings at Once to Appraise
Rights of Power Company
In Old Structure.
Condemnation proceedings as to the
rights of the Portland Railway. Light
& Power Company in the Madison
street bridge were ordered, a resolu
tion to the County Court to close all
traffic across the present structure was
adopted and a motion directing the
City Engineer to prepare plans and
specifications for the new bridge were
features of a special session of the
City Executive Board, held yesterday
morning.
Despite the many strong efforts of
the streetcar officials to have the
bridge again opened to car traffic, the
Executive Board, by its action yester
day, positively declined to enter into
any further arrangements whereby the
wishes of the company might be grati
fied. The resolution which was adopt
ed Is directed to the County Court and
Commissioners, and asks that the
bridge be barricaded, closed to all traf
fic. Including pedestrians. The draw
will probably be opened and left open,
so that It will not be necessary to em
ploy the regular sets of watchmen and
fratemen to care for it. About $1000 a
month would be saved In this manner,
It was asserted.
City Engineer Taylor's Instructions
are to draw plans and specifications
as soon as possible for the new bridge,
and as soon as these are submitted the
City Auditor will be authorized to ad
vertise for bids. The plan is to pro
ceed with the construction of the new
span as fast as the law will allow. In
the meantime. City Attorney Kavan
augh's office will Institute the con
demnation proceedings as to the rights
of the car company therein, and a force
of workmen will probably be sent to
remove the old worn-out structure at
a future date.
There was a difference of opinion
among the members as to whether
there is danger of collapse, if foot pas
sengers are allowed to use the bridge
In Its present condition, but Thomas G.
Greene declared that it is nonsense to
quibble over this, as he said that all
the streetcar company wants Is to have
the Executive Board act in some such
way as would enable the company to
set up the claim in the courts under
defense In the condemnation proceed
ings that the board had recognized
some value In the old structure. John
Montag and P. E. Sullivan said they
thought the bridge good enough to carry
foot traffic with perfect safety for a
year or more, but the other members
declined to hear to this and voted down
a motion by air. Sullivan to amend the
resolution to the County Court by lim
iting It to the barring of all but pe
destrians. I think that the bridge Is plenty
good enough to last with safety for
another year," said Mr. Montag.
"Tes, but you don't Have to use the
bridge, either," sharply commented Mr.
Greene, who all the time has advocated
' promptness in proceeding with the
work of building the new bridge, lie
said that the people voted more than
a year ago- for the new bridge, and
that it should be built for them, with
out any unnecessary delay. The bonds
lure been sold, he said, it Is now up to
the Executive Board to carry out the
expressed will of the people and pro
ceed to put in a new span.
The City Attorney Is asked by the
board to give an opinion as to whether,
under the amendment to the charter,
the board has the power to build the
new structure IS feet higher than the
present one. If it is possible under the
act, this will be done.
FOREST RESIGNS POSITION
J. HCSSEXIi XEW GENERAL SC
PERI"TEXDE'T XORTH BANK.
Change Comes as Surprise, but Re
tiring Official Says lie
Wants Long Rest.
F. S. Forest, general superintendent
of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Railway, has resigned his position and
J. Russell, ex-division superintendent
of the North Bank line at Vancouver,
has been appointed to his place. Mr.
Russell took up the duties of his new
position yesterday.
The new general superintendent is
known as a highly competent operating
official, and has been stationed at
Vancouver for the new Hill line for
the few months the line has been In
operation. He came to the North Bank
road from the Burlington, where he
was a division superintendent lu Kan
sas and Missouri for many years.
The resignation of Mr. Forest comes
as a surprise to his friends In thi3
city and even his associates In the
North Bank offices were In the dark
as to his Intentions to quit the serv
ice. He gives as his reasons for re
tirement that he wants a rest from the
arduous duties of railroading and may
enter the service again later.
Mr. Forest owns a fruit farm In the
White salmon district and it is under
stood his Intention is to retire to his
ranch for a time and live the simple
life far from the exacting requirements
of a ralroad office.
BOY IS STILL MISSING
Father Fears Charley Rogers Was
Shanghaied or Drowned.
The police are completely baffled In
their search for Charley Rogers, the
14-year-old son of E- Rogers, who left
Ms borne. 6244 Russell street, January
23. No trace of the lad has been found,
though search has been conducted un
ceasingly since that date.
No cause for the boy's departure Is
known, and the father accordingly
fears that disaster must have overtaken
lilm. Mr. Rogers believes the boy was
either drowned In the 'Willamette or
shanghaied by sailors on an outgoing
vessel. However, he has no definite
reasons for either theory.
The boy Is described as large for
Deeds, contracts of
sale, agreements or any
other form of instru
ment intended to be de
livered upon payment
of money can be left
with us for such deliv-'
ery, the cost of which
service is very light.
Any business, either
large or small, entrust
ed to us will receive
prompt and careful at
tention. .We also transact a
general banking and
trust business.
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY
247 Washington Street.
his age with dark eyes and a large
amount of dark hair. He wore a
black suit and light cap.
PORTLAND B0Y MAKES HIT
Ignatius E. McNamee Wins Indi
ana Oratorical Contest.
In the Indiana state Intercollegiate
oratorical contest, held In Indianapolis
February 12. the first prize was awaid
ed to Ignatius E. McNamee, of Port
land, a student at Notre Dame Univer-
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Ignatln K. McNamee, Portland
Boy Who Won Indiana Inter-
collrglnte Oratorical Contest. J
sity. Seven colleges were represented.
Young McNamee scored seven points
higher than the second contestant. The
subject of his oration was "Child La
bor." The Indianapolis Star says of It:
"The oration of McNamee was mas
terful in its construction ' and was
given with extreme good taste and
earnestness. The young man's ability
to compose won lilm first place from
two of the Judges on composition and
second place from the third. His ad
dress was logical, forceful and polished
and moved along with sufficient rapid
ity not to tire. There were also many
praiseworthy things In his control of
himself In speaking. His voice was in
good form, being naturally expressive
in tone, and added much to the effect
of the oration."
This victory entitles McNamee to
represent Indiana In the Interstate ora
torical contest to be held next June.
Iast December he won. the first prize
In the contest at Notre Dame, and to
him was also given the honor of rep
resenting that Institution In the con
test Just held. Young McNamee Is 23
years old. and is a native of Portland.
He is a graduate of Columbia University.
BRIDGE MAY BE ACCEPTED
Litigation Over East 28th-Strcet
Viaduct May Be Avoided.-
There is a probability that the conten
tion between the city Executive Board
and the Northwest Bridge "Works over
the East Twenty-eighth street reinforced
concrete bridge will be settled amicably.
Attorney JU A. McNary, representing the
company, has notified the Mayor and
some of the members of the board that
he wishes to meet with the bridge com
mittee to lay before the members a prop
osition whereby it may be possible for
the city and the contracting company to
agree upon terms without long drawn-out
litigation and consequent Inconvenience
to the public because of the fact that
the bridge Is not open for traffic.
The Executive Board at its last regular
session adopted the report of the bridge
committee, which severely condemned the
bridge for several reasons, and it is -for
the contracting company to take the
next step. Defective work is, in brief,
the reason for the rejection of the struc
ture, as stated by the committee on
bridges In the report. The company offi
cials assert that the report Is mis
leading and unwarranted, and that the
work was done properly. However, the
company wishes. If possible, . to settle
the matter amicably.
Lincoln Menu Card Issued.
An unusually attractive menu card for
all Rock Island diners was Issued by that
road for use on February 12, the 100th
anniversary of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln. On the front cover of the menu
was Lincoln's picture, with a quotation
from his speeches beneath, the whole
design being made especially attractive
by color work.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to express our thanks to our
many friends for their kindness and
svmpathy during our recent bereave
ment. MRS. M. CLARK.
MISS NELLIE HEFFREN.
Deschutes Valley, Central Oregon
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NO LAND RIGHTS
ARE REQUIRED.
For the land, as such,
NO CHARGE is made
It is free to the settler.
A perpetual WATER
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what it cost the State
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H. Says He's Going to
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Acres l
THIS project em
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IRRIGATION &
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tomorrow.
PRESERVES 2 1 6,000 ACRES IRRIGATED LAND
Buy Ahead of the Railroad
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CITY IS RESTRAINED
Fight Against Hassam Com
pany Carried Into Court.
FAVORITISM CHARGE MADE
J. O. Gibson and the Investment
Company Accas City Engineer
of Throwing Contract for
Street Work to New Firm.
City Engineer Taylor is accused of
having connived to throw paving con
tracts to a favored contracting firm, in
a complaint filed with the State Circuit
Court yesterday. - The action is of a
civil nature, asking that the City En
gineer, City Auditor and Mayor be re
strained from entering into a certain
paying contract pending a hearing in
court. A restraining order against the
city was Issued.
J. O. Gibson and the Investment Com
pany, of which E. Quackenbush is the
active ' head, appear as the .aggrieved
parties in the suit. They bring the ac
tion as property-owners in Piedmont
Addition, and allege that a resolution
passed by the Council December 10,
1908, for improvements in Piedmont
has not been followed by competitive
bidding for contracts on the work.
Awards for the work have gone to the
Oregon Hassam Paving Company.
It Is charged that the City Engineer
prepared his specifications in such a
manner as to leave no room for com
petition. For the specifications call
for "hard-surface Hassam pavement,"
and there is but one company in the
city which handles that material, other
companies being shut out from its use
because of existing patents.
The complaint sets out that City En
gineer Taylor was familiar with that
fact when he permitted the awards to
go to the company, as well as when he
drafted the specifications. Such being
the case, it is urged that competitive
bidding has been rendered impossible,
and hence the law has miscarried. Ob
jection Is made to any Improvement
work being done or any assessment
. -. n - imnmvpiTipnt. The mat
ter will be threshed out in court Tues.
day.
OXE TO FIVE TEARS FOR HORN
Oregon City Blacksmith Gets Inde
terminate Sentence.
Jack Horn, the Oregon City black
smith, who held up three men on the
Steel bridge at the point of his finger,
must serve an indeterminate term of
from one to five years In the peniten
tiary for his wild- prank. The penalty
was imposed by Circuit Judge Bron
augh. yesterday afternoon, a jury hav
ing" lately convicted Horn on a charge
of attempted highway robbery.
Horn pleaded earnestly for release,
saying he had always borne a good
reputation and that he had no idea of
robbing anyone when he stopped three
young men and made them elevate
their hands by pointing his finger at
them In the dark.
'T had been drinking and was acting
wild and this was one of my drunken
pranks," said he. But the court was
not so sure about it for Horn did not
seem drunk when caught in his foolish
act by Police Sergeant Goltz. And he
was relieving the timid victims of their
money when the officer interfered.
Glenn's Sentence Is Delayed.
W. B. Glenn, charged with having
stolen funds entrusted to him as time
keeper of a steamshovel crew, was ta
ken before Circuit Judge Cleland for
sentence yesterday afternoon. He was
granted a delay until Tuesday as his
brother, a Helena lawyer, is now en
route here to bring about an appeal of
the prisoner's case. A Circuit Court
Jury found him guilty of embezzlement
Wednesday.
Born on Plains In 184 7.
INDEPENDENCE, Or., Feb. . 20. (Spe
cial.) R. P. Hall, one of the oldest set
tlers of Buena Vista, who was killed
Wednesday morning 'While felling timber,
is survived by a wife, two daughters and
one son, as follows: Mrs. Mose Mllner,
of Corvallis: Miss Nettle Hall, -of Airlle.
and Rupert Hall, of Buena Vista. Reuben
P. Hall was born on the plains In the
train that crossed from Illinois in 1S47.
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He was a member of the train which al
most suffered annihilation from starva
tion that year, and which was rescued In
the Rogue River canyon by the Apple
gates and others of Southern Oregon who
heard of their condition. His father was
Reason B. Hall, who. It will be remem
bered, ' left the train somewhere about
Camp Harney, striking out with his fam
ily toward Mt. Shasta. Their teams giv
ing out. they ended in the sad plight
above described. Grandma Locke, of this
nelRhborhood. nursed the young Reuben
Hall when his mother was not strong
enough to give sustenance to her child In
her starving condition.
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