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VOL II.
THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1908.
No. 266.
AN WW IS
FiCULT 10 CHARTER VESSEL!
COUNCIL!
TO
PESSIMISTIC
Municipal Finances Are Going
Down, According to His
Version.
SACCHI SUGGESTS
RETRENCHMENT NOW.
Recorder Upton and City Attor
ney Farrin Put It up
To Council.
"We are going to Hell fast."
This declaration of his view of the
financial condition of the city of
Marshfleld by Councilman Lock
hart, chairman of the Finance
Committee of the council, last night
caused a little sensation In the city
council and among the few who were
In tho audience. Mr. Lockhart In ex
pressing his ylew of tho situation In
terrupted Mayor Straw who was talk
ing to the council on tho necessity
of curbing expenses or putting muni
cipal affairs on a better basis. Mr.
Lockhart did not go into details,
merely emphatically stating his
opinion in the terse sentenco above
quoted and then relapsing into si
lence while Mayor Straw resumed
his talk.
The matter came up later in the
session, just a few minutes before
tho close. Tho largo audience that
had marked the early hours of tho
council meeting, tho council chamber
and the city recorder's office being
filled, had dwindled down to a few,
the lull occasioned by tho checking
of bills causing the majority of the
audience to believe that tho meeting
was practically closed and besides it
was getting late, being after 10
o'clock.
City Debt Growing.
It was started by a communica
tion from Councilman Sacchi calling
attention to tho fact that the city's
expenses were too largo for the in
come and that something should be
done at once. Mr. Sacchi said that
the city's total expenses for 100G
were $7,320.90, for last year (1907)
$22,00 1.26, and for tho first four
months of 190S about $8,1C7.77 or
at the rate of about $25,000 for the
present year. Mr. Sacchi said that
ho did not believe in running the
city in debt at that rate and thought
that something should bo done at
once to try and remedy possible
needless leaks. In order to start
matters, he presented tho following
communication to the city council:
To tho Hon. Mayor and City Council,
Gentlemen: I beg permission to
present for your consideration the
following recommendations on dif
ferent departments.
STREET $22C20 was the
amount expended for street repairs
during tho month of April. I re
commend that this expense be cut
out, and bo either charged to adja
cent property or that a special fund
be created. I would suggest the
enactment of a teamster's license.
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Tho average monthly expenses of
this department aggregate to $280,
which I believe to be too large and
I recommend that it be reduced;
also that the city engineer render
a report of all surveys and work dono
every month and make such recom
mendations of such improvements as
in his opinion will be of benefit to
tho city.
POLICE DEPARTMENT I be
lieve that the condition of the city
today does not need two night
watchmen and therefore recommend
that the police force be reduced to
one Marshal and one night watch
man, reducing the expense under
this department $75.00 per month,
eame now being $250 per month.
LIGHTS We are paying too
much for light $285.20 being the
amount paid in April. I recommend
that that department be looked into
with a view of reducing the present
monthly disbursements. It appears
that some of tho lights on which we
are paying rent now, were never au
thorized by tho council.
PIRE DEPARTMENT I recom
mend that the Are department be re
quired to render to the council a re
port on the condition of apparatus,
hydrants, water pressure and other
matters of Importance and make re
OVER CTYAFFAIRS
commendations of such improve
ments as in their opinion will bo of
material benefit, also of the condi
tion of that body as a fire depart
ment, such report to be rendered at
least every quarter.
RECORDER'S OFFICE Mr.
Squire being practically through with
the accounting of the city books it
Is of tho utmost importance that ar
rangement be made for the continua
tion and proper handling of that sys
'em. I recommend that that duty
be placed in the hands of a compe
tent person.
I recommend that an ordinance
regulating building construction of
any and all size and materials, with
in the corporated limit of the city
bo drafted.
Also that each standing commit
tee make a report of tho condition
of their department every month."
F. A. SACCHI.
Oppose Reductions.
The proposal to cut down the num
ber of policemen was remonstrated
against by Councilman Lockhart
and also by Mayor Straw. They said
that a city of 5,000 should have at
least two night watchmen and one
marshal.
Likewise tho proposal to reduce
expenses In the city engineering de
partment brought forth objections.
Councilman Claude Nasburg said that
Instead of reducing tho engineering
force, he believed another man
should be added. Ho said that the
proposed plumbing and building in
spection and the issuing of permits
for building would come under the
engineer's department and would
necessitate a lot of work.
No Grafting Now.
"I also believe that we ought to
raise the salaries of some of the
city employes," continued Mayor
Straw. "In these days of graft, pro
secution, employes are afraid to
steal and can't work as cheap as they
used to. If wo want good work, we
have simply got to pay for it.
"However, there is no mistaking
that we are going in debt and should
do something. I am in favor of
calling a special election to vote
$50,000 bonds to take up these old
warrants and get tho city on a bet
ter basis."
Hero Councilman Lockhart Inter
rupted him with the declaration that
"We are going to Hell fast."
Mayor Straw continued however
and said that if it was agreeable to
Mr. Sacchi that his recommendations
would bo made a special order of
business for Monday night.
Upton States Position.
Ileie City Recorder j. II. Upton
said that he wished to say a few
words to the city council In relation
to tho new system of city account
ing. He said the new system was
all right but the amount of detail
work that It necessitated, in addition
to the fact that it made the re
corder's offlce responsible for all
money received and paid out by the
city, made it impossible for him to
take charge of it. He said that It
would require one man's entire time.
Ho said that tho city could not ex
pect something for nothing and if
they did he was not going to give it.
He said that he was willing to do
what he had started to do but no
more. He said that it was up to
the city council to provide for an
other man to take charge of the
work, one that would be satisfactory
to him.
Farrin Threatens to Quit.
When City Attorney Farrln's bill
for his quarterly salary came up,
Councilman Savage Inquired if that
was not a little heavy.
"It Is just what I have been re
ceiving and If the city don't pay it,
I'll quit," said Mr. Farrin.
Mr. Farrln's bill was for $200 for
his regular salary for the first four
months of 1908.
The bill was finally allowed.
Loekliurt lias Tilt.
The new system of auditing bills
resulted In a Httlo tilt between Coun
cllmen Lockhart and Sacchi. The
now system requires that the Chair
man of. the Finance Committee sign
all bills, showing that the city really
received the goods or work for which
they were submitted. Mr. Sacchi
called Mr. Lockhart's attention to it
and the latter objected.
"Sacchi, when did you get tho
No Crafts Secured to Take
Coos Bay Citizens Out to
See Fleet Discuss Matter
at Chamber of Commerce
This Evening.
Sec. Lyon closed negotiations
late this afternoon to charter
the Czarina to take Coos Day
people out to the fleet. Mr.
Millls has ordered 500 extra life
preservers for tho excursion.
North Bend and Marshfleld men
aro encountering considerable dif
ficulty in obtaining vessels to take
out parties from Coos Bay to see the
fleet when the United States Battle
ships pass up the coast Tuesday. At
press time today, no vessels had been
secured. The Czarina will probably
be on Coos Bay and Secretary Walter
Lyon is trying to arrange to charter
ESCAPE WITH
LARGE LOOT
Mounted Bandits Secure $34,-
000 From Wells-Fargo In
New Mexico.
(By Associated Press.)
TRINIDAD, May 15. Definite in
formation was received hero today
that the bandits who robbed the
Wells-Fargo safe at French, N. M.,
yesterday afternoon, securing $34,
000, were seen at 3:50 o'clock this
morning near Emery Gap station on
the Colorado & Southern Railroad,
sixty miles south of here, heading
for the Cimarron country.
Railroad officials have ordered out
a special train with posses. The rob
bers are mounted. Their capture la
-xpectad at any moment.
Experts Testify In New York
That it Would Be Dangerous
to Release Him.
(By Associated Press.)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., May 15.
Dr. Amos T. Baker, the acting
superintendent of the State hospital
for the criminal Insane at Mattea
wan, testified in the Thaw case that
it was his opinion that Thaw is still
nsane and that It would be danger
ous to have Thaw go at large.
Dr. Carlos F. McDonald, another
of the district attorney Jerome's ex
perts, testified that Thaw Is an in
surable paranoiac whose confinement
is demanded by considerations of
public safety.
GANS WINS BOUT.
Negro Defcnts Doer at San Fran
cisco in Eleventh Round.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FJIANCISCO, May 15. Joe
Gans, the negro, won from Boer Un
holz in the eleventh round 'hero last
night. The contest was the light
weight championship.
right to give orders to me," retorted
Lockhart.
"I am not giving orders," said
Sacchi, "I am simply ."
"I am not taking orders from you,
Mr. Sacchi, or from Tho Times," In
terrupted Mr. Lockhart. "I take
orders only from tho Mayor."
"Cut that out and get busy," said
Mr. Straw and tho tilt ended.
Mr. Lockhart finally decided to
sign the bills but in his haste In
cluded ono that the council had pre
viously agreed to pass over until the
next session.
LADIES of the Baptist church, will
hold an apron and cake Bale at the
Stutsman real estate office on Saturday
Ub'BqLi BbqUbiSIL
her for the event. President Evans
and the committee of the North
Bend Chamber of Commerce are try
ing to do everything in their power
to secure a vessel for the occasion.
The matter will be made a special
order of business at the meeting of
the Marshfleld Chamber of Com
merce tonight. Secretary Walter
Lyon this morning wired Admiral
Thomas to ascertain as nearly as
possible the exact hour that tho fleet
will arrive off Coos Bay and hopes
to obtain a reply sometime this after
noon. Mayor L. J. Simpson of North
, Bend, has asked the permission of
the government to use the tug, Co
lumbia to take a party out but has
not received a reply.
No program has been announced
for the Chamber of Commerce meet
ing tonight aside from the general
discussion of tho fleet. Secretary
I Lyon was absent from the city and
did not have time to obtain speak
ers. ILL SAVE
BusinessMenofAllegheny, Pa.,
Raise Large Sum For Looted
Institution.
(By Associated Press.)
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PITTSBURG, May 15. Following
a meeting held late last night by the
(directors of the Allegheny National
Bardt and the representatives of a
'large number of other financial In
stitutions of the city definite action
I was taken to raise $500,000 to be
placed in the bank for the purpose
of assuring depositors and the pub
lic of the unimpaired solidity of tho
National.
Examiner Folds stated that there
is nothing that he could say con
cerning Cashier William Montgom
ery or his confession made Wednes
day to Attorney Burleigh, counsel for
the bank, except that tho former
cashier Is still out on $100,000 ball
Lut this cannot bo verified. Ho Is
charged with the embezzlement of
$409,000.
Copious Showers Come in Nick
Of Time For Eastern Oregon
And Washington.
(By Associated Press.)
PORTLAND, May 15. Reports
from the wheat belts of eastern Ore
gon, eastern Washington are that
copious rains aro falling, assuring
good crops of grain. Tho rain is of
inestimable benefit.
It has been very dry In tho grain
belt this spring and tho drouth was
becoming critical, especially for the
wheat ranchers.
BREAKWATER MAKES
QUICK TRIP DOWN-
Steamship Arrived Last Night From
Portland With Heavy Cargo
And Miiny Passengers.
Tho Breakwater reached Coos Bay
about 10 o'clock last night from
Portland after ono of tho quickest
trips she has yet made from Port
land down. She will sail at 11
o'clock tomorrow for Portland.
Tho Breakwater's passenger list
was as follows:
H. B. Millls, Mrs. Spooner, G. Lar
son, Mrs. Larsen, Miss Larsen, Mrs.
Ban, Mls3 Ban, W. S. Paige, C. Fritz,
J. Nutmoyer, A. Bushky, J. Duben,
A. Pearson, II. Kuwdson, C. Beckln,
A. Paterson, W. A. Brlsco, Mrs.
Brisco, Mr. Ostchlld, L. Bartsch, B.
Otggen, E. Niehems, A. G. Daly, O,
Geer, C. A. Braner, N. Durand, II. B.
Hall, W. Conrad, Mrs. Conrad, W. O.
Wilkes, Mrs. Wilkes, E. Carlisle,
Mrs. Carlisle, R. D. Wilson, Mrs.
Darnell, Miss Darnell, T. Carter, G.
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RHUS SAVE UPHELD TODAY
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I0P0SED FO
COURT ENDS
AT COQUILLE
Judge Hamilton Adjourns Until
June 22d. Several Late
Decisions.
(Special to Tho Times.)
COQUILLE, Ore., May 15. Judge
Hamilton adjourned the spring term
of circuit court in Coos county today
until June 22, when the case of Hol
land Anderson, charged with the
murder of Mrs. E. S. Gordon In
Marshfleld, will bo brought up for
trial. Judge Hamilton immediately
went to Roseburg where he will re
lieve Judge Harris of Eugene, who
opened the term there for him.
The grand jury returned a number
of indictments, the nature of which
will not be given out until tho par
ties are apprehended. Two more
were returned against J. C. Wilcox,
the North Bend dance hall proprietor,
who is now serving a year's sentence.
The grand Jury Ignored the Plat
B difficulties which were brought be
fore that body by Major L. D. Kin
ney, refusing to return a truo bill.
Balm For AVidow.
The breach of promise case of
Taylor vs. Mills resulted in a verdict
of $300 for Mrs. Taylor. The par
ties aro from Bandon. While Mr.
Mills is more than sixty years old
and testified that It has been years
since he thought or love-making or
seeking a wife, the testimony in be
half of tho comely widow of forty
odd years won her balm In the sum
of $300.
The action begun by J. W. Ben
nett in behalf of Robert Marsden to
compel the North Bend city council
to grant Mr. Marsden a license on tho
ground that tho council did not have
the right to limit the number of
saloons was decided in favor of the
North Bend officials.
New York District Court Judge
Decides Against Dismissed
Negro Soldier.
(By Associated Preas.)
NEW YORK, May 15. Right of
President Roosevelt to summarily
dismiss tho negro soldiers of tho
Twonty-flfth United States infantry
for tho alleged participation In tho
riot at Brownsville, Tex., was sus
tained today by Judge Hough in the
United States district court In the
case of Oscar W. Reld, the soldier
who sued tho government to re
cover $122 as wages duo irom the
date of dismissal to tho expiration
of his enlistment.
Tulley, D. Branch, Mrs. Hess, E. E.
Carl, Miss Glencoe, Wm. McVey, Mrs.
Bennett, F. D. E. Laws, C. Boyco,
R. Wagner, R. H. Cook, Chas. Ralph,
W. Cuberson, M. Knuppenberg and
Mrs. Knuppenberg.
Delay Drawbridge. Judgo K. I.
Perky and the other owners of Bolso
addition last evening appeared be
fore tho city council in behalf of tho
proposed Coal Bank Inlet draw
bridge. They said that they aro not
certain yet that they can build tho
structure now but hope to. Tho city
council ordered tho city engineer to
prepare plans and specifications for
tho improvement and will order it at
tho next session If It is decided to
build tho drawbridge this season.
I S. DOW wants good potatoes,
call for prices.
We aro now prepared to store
your goods. Bay Sldo Paint Co,,
North Bend.
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R. T. Durett Makes Application
For Franchise in Marsh
field. HAS SECURED ONE
IN NORTH BEND.
Proposes to Interest Home
Capital and Cover Four
Cities.
R. T. Durett of San Marcos, Tex.,
Is on Coos Bay for the purpobe of
putting in a modern independent
telephone system which will event
ually cover Coos county at least. Ho
has been granted a franchise at
North Bend, has asked for a fran
chise in Marshfleld and expects to
shortly secure franchises in Empire
and Coqullle. A condition of the
franchises is that he shall commence
the construction of the telephone
systems within ninety days after the
franchises are granted and that the
systems shall be in operation within
twelve months.
His application to the Marshfleld
city council for a franchise here was
made last evening. The franchise
is to cover a period of twenty-five
years and is in tho usual form.
Owing to few members of the city
council having been apprised of tho
matter in advance, It was laid on the
table until next Monday night when
it will probably be granted with
possible alterations In the form.
Explains Ills Plans.
Mr. Durett was present. He pre
sented a letter of Introduction from
C. L. Hopkins, cashier of tho State
Bank of San Marcos, Tex., vouching
for his financial responsibility. He
said that he had been attracted hero
through correspondence with tho
North Bend Chamber of Commerco
and after investigation believed that
there was a field here for a modern
telephone system ono that was up-
to-date and in keeping with the de
mands or necessities of growing
towns and cities like those found on
Coos Bay. Ho said that the system
he proposed to instal wa3 known as
tho "Flash light" system, tho pre
sent plan of calling central by ring
ing a bell being eliminated. Tho
"Flash light" system calls "Central"
by tho removal of tho receiver from
the hook, lighting a lamp on tho
switchboard, and tho hanging up of
the receiver nt the conclusion of the
conversation disconnects tho wire.
By the "Harmonic" system, phones
on party lines aro called by a system
of rings which is only audible on tho
phone of tho party called.
One Exchange.
He said that while ho had not
prepared maps of North Bond and
Marshfleld, he believed that the tele
phones of the two cities could and
should bo operated from ono ex
change Ho believed that tho ex
change should bo located In Marsh
fleld, tho North Bond lines being
brought hero through cables. Ho said
that it was the Intention to put in
mostly an underground cable sys
tem, overhead wiring being used
only in tho suburbs and thinly set
tled resldenco sections.
Ho also said that It was tho Inten
tion to Interest homo capital in tho
project, a stock company being or
ganized and homo men subscribing
all of the money needed asldo from
his personal investment. Ho said
this would keep all of tho money
earned at homo and would provo ad
vantageous to Coos Bay.
Piling Forty-Nino Feet Long.
The first test piling for the founda
tion of the new $75,000 Chandlor
hotel was driven yesterday at tho
southwest corner of tho lot. Hard
pan or rock was struck at a depth
of forty-nlno feet. It Is believed
that this is the deepest that It will
bo necessary to go although three
other test piling will ho driven be
fore tho 235 othor piling to bo usedt
aro ordered.
THE following boats will run to
Sumner for tho danco Saturday,
May 1G, 1908:
Tioga will leavo Marshfleld, 7:15.
Sumner will leavo Marshflold, 7;1G t
Special boat from North Bend t ,
leaving 7 o'clock, stopping at 7
Marshfleld. .'
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