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fill THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSH FIELD. 'OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 191 3. EVENING EDITION. M ARSHFIELD CITY COUNCIL DOING KEEP IIIOHS STREET WORK AI IIGHT! IS MEN UP ME BUILD STREET " TO COAL BANK i I (Continued trom Pago Ono.) KCBtcit that if this wns defective n now ordinance be drawn. Someone suggested that the cur few bo revived nnd tolled nt 0 o' rlork, but Councilman Allen said that Mnrshlleld was netting to bo too big n town for currow toning 1 Instruct Start Movement to Open Pine Street Other Street Improvements. Councilman Albrecht last night re- Council Decides to Go Ahead Witli Improvement After Much Discussion. The old controversy about South Fourth street camo up ngaln last attested the council to be more care-' evening at the session of tho Marsh- own for currow toning. . flll ln taking up city Improvements ' Hold city council, and after n pro- '"limly the motion was adopted 0 rntllor 8CCK that tho improve-, longed discussion, tho council doeld- Instructing Chief carter to notirj mo . mout8 nre nilllo nfu,r tho clty K008 lo t(, t0 K lhontl wlth tho mprovomcnt nlghtwatchmen to enforce tho orflln-j tllp ox,)cns of having the engineer j through to Coal Hank Inlet, deciding nnco rigidly. , i prepare- plans for them. He said i that a remonstrance would be ncces- Tnls brought up the question or, (hnt ,l0 wnntcd to boo Improvements , sary to change and stop the linprovc vyho was In author ty over the po- nml favom, Kolng nllpri,, wherever , ment of Kruse avenue, lice. Marshal carter said mat lie H ,.... ..naii,i in timt im iiM not, fi... mnt..r u-nu limm'tit m i.v was working days and that It was wnnt l0 overload the engineer's dc-'C. V. McKnlght for tho Southern Pa- 1i tl..fi .f Hut tilrrllf It'tltfillMlf It tn ... . " '.-..... . no saiu Hint a now tlin ilnlr of tlio nltrlitwntchmt n to attend to this. Councilman Allen Bald that ho thought the elder of po lice ought to have authority over the nlghtwatchmen. Councilman Copple said that tho pollcomen wore subject directly to tho wishes of the council and read parts of tho charter showing that such was the case. Acting City At torney Kendall said that he did not think thin power could he delegated to anyone. Marshal Carter said that many of tho parents were to blame for the children being out inte nt night, the parents going nway and leaving the children alone. Ho said ho had taken children homo nt 10 o'clock, only to find the parents not at home. Finally Marshal Carter was In structed to see that tho nlghtwnteh men onforco the ordinance. Councilman Copple suggested that tho police department bo organized better and that tho men have regu lar beats and patrol It, but wild thin could be disposed of later. I.nug Session. Last night's session of tho council lasted until almost midnight and then they did not finish all the busi ness. Tho adjourned to meot next Monday night. petition had been tiled nnd that It had a nmloritv nf '2'lTi feet of the property signed for the Improvement NEW ORDINANCE FOR BUILDING Albrecht Wants Restrictions and Fire Limits Revised; Clash Over Gow Why. Upon motion by Councilman AI orcein, mo city comic ast even- llllllb lu niiliuiui tut; viift.uv, n i-- s. i . .willing partmont with orders for Improve- elflc Hallway nii'iiiB i iiiii uie niiui iuuipih.ii ue- cause somebody objected. Ferguson said that It was right, inn no nif?Iiini,r Hint tlnttA lind tiit linnti titiv firninut :.. :r ..".". ---- ..:- --.::.- - -."" -.--. - -... liven it it is necessary to aire no- names, neiween i.ruso avenue nnu dltlonnl engineers, he said It would I Coal Dank Inlet, he said that the bo a good thing for tho town to hnvo I Southern Paclllc owned nit the prop that much work going on. lie said J erty and that there were no houses or (hat In (his connection, ho wantedH buildings to be served and further to see tho needed streets opened and more that there would not bo nny. t Pine street, or rather He said that there was no brldgi usou sum mni u was rigiii, property signed lor inu improvement wasn't nfrnld of giving tho from Elrod to Kruse nvonue, only. r too much to do. Ho said j Ho said Hint sonic had withdrawn nre had not been any protest, i from tho original petition of (Jeorge suucostcil that Plrat atl'rtnt Itn Imtirtirnrl ll.i until It was In tho down town district ami was a disgrace in its present con dition. Councilman Copplo said he ques tioned It, because it would mean tho cutting of n regulnr canal from Mar ket to Alder. Ho said it might bo all right later. It was Intimated that thorn would be strenuous objectlnn from tho property owners. Tho question about the Market avenue end of tho street waB brought up, it nov er having been dedicated as a street, but D. L. IJiicklngham stntcd (hat it had become a highway by long uso and that either tho Merchant es tato or C. A. Smith company had lost title tn It. Finally a motion was adopted or dering plans and specifications, It be ing understood thnt tho plans would lie available In -the future, If there was too great a remonstrance to go ahead with It now. EstnhlMi Crude. (Irades wore established by the city council on the following streets In Fcrndalo: Fir avenue, from Eighth to Ninth. Ninth, from Fir to Date. Hemlock, from Sixth to Eighth. Tho grndo proposed by tho City En gineer for Fourteenth street nt tho provlotis meeting or tho council wiib adopted. Tills provides for a four foot cut nt tho Intersection of Four- teenili nnd Commercial Other SI reef Wnrlc. Ordinances providing for the fill ing Instructed 'tho tiro nnd water1 l.Vw"K. lrc Improvement projects committee to report on n new fire1 ,,,,; " .. T "K" V" n,,,on,0, limit and building ordinance at the1 m" ' J.,i,lH W,H ,l0 "oon ,)0 n8k(,,, ) next mooting. I Uu " ;. ,.... , . .... ..,.,.i. in, in nullum III IMMirill Mr. Albrecht said that tlm hikh. out ordlnanco was a farce. Ho pointed out tho buildings being nut up lu tho flro limits wero really lire traps. Ho said tho builders were not to blaino, hut that the city wiih for hnvlng ordinances that permitted such structures. Furth ermore, ho said tliu tiro limits South Seventh, h front iii-Mr, ,. Flanagan nvenue. Second streot. from Curtis to Hall. Twelfth Court Work. Councilman Allen had tho city en gineer ordered to prepare plans and hpeclllcatlons for Improving Twelfth Court south, from Elrod to fSoldnn. He said that ho had boon told thnt STS.sr.-Bsf xn J?v swttr of cutting this way nnd that way inrougii nioeks. Tho matter was brought up enny lu the session by a complaint by E. II. Joehnk. In belialf of E. nan del, against tho (low Why building. Mr. .loohnk said tho (low Why building was settling on the south jflldo nnd now that the top of It leaned over about seven or eight Inches over the next lot where .Mr. Handel wns putting up a building. Ho said that Mr. Handel feared the building might topple over and crush Mr. Handel's building. Ho nnltl that (low Why rofusod to sign an ngreement to protect Mr. Handel nnd asked that tho city council have tho Inspector look Into tho matter and have It adjusted. Oeorgo WntkliiB said that ho rep resented (low Why nnd would not object to nn Inspection of the flow Why building, However, ho said that (low Why waH Afraid that Han tlol'H new building might- topple over and crush flow Why's building. worth. Cnpt. Mntson and tho South em i-ai'iue were In favor of It. Assistant City Englnoor Hucklng haui said that ho had boon Informed that 1ho Southern Paclllc was going to opposo a niimbor of street lin- iiMMi'iiitiiiiH in .viuraniioiti this year Itecorder Hutler said that ho had been Informed thnt thoro would bo objections to tho Twelfth Court work but the council decided to go ahead. Vl.Olt.XS CHEEK Ml 1,1,. C. .1. Haugenseii and wlfo re turned from nn evtonded stay In Agness last Tuesday, wliero Mr. Hnageiteen has been running the Hmlth mill. Mr. Haagensen now intends to start his mill on Floran Creek nnd U preparing for tho lum ber ynrd at I.anglols. - I.nnglols Leader. A KIIESII STn'PhY of FHESII OIA'MIMA OVSTEHS JUST Hl" OE1VEI). Frco Delivery. PHONE your OHDEH to PHONE 7a..T. ROYAL Baking Powder is the greatest of modern time helps to perfect cake and biscuit making. Makes home baking pleasant and profitable. It renders the food more digestible and guarantees it safe from alum and all adulterants. across Coal Hank Inlet so that Holso Addition or lluiiker Hill addition could not be served by It nnd further more thnt It was not likely that n per mit for n third drawbridge across Coal Hank Inlet would bo granted, when they protested against It. Fur thermore, ho said that tiro preserva tion of the race track and fairgrounds was most deslrablo for nil citizens, and to Improve tho street wns useless expense. Within threo years, ho said the lowland would bo filled nnd then tho elovatcd roadway would bo destroyed nnd It would be necessary to pave It again. Geo. Ilalncs naked that tho now petition bo rend. A. E. Seaman, Mrs. F. A . Hazard and Mrs. Mary McKnlght slgnod statements with drawing their names from tho origin al potlllon and united with F. P. Nor ton, Chas. Montjoy, I. S. Knufmnn, Itoscoo Johnson, A. II, Sargennt, II. I.ecocq, tho Southern Paclllc and Hugh McLnlu In petition for the Im provement of tho street from Elrod to Kruso only. Oeorgo Haines protested against this because ho said that tho South ern Paclllc was signing for property south of Kruso avonuo on a petition for an Improvement that wns to bo north of Kruso nvonue. Further more, ho said thnt 1. S. Kaufman had signed and aided In getting up tho original petition to have tho street opened through. F. P. Norton snld that ho had heard that somo of those trying to force the street through to Coal Hank Inlet wero trying to do so because they did not want It Improved nt all. Ho wanted It Improved from Elrod to Oolden and so had presented a pe tition ror It. Mr. Haines presonted n petition signed by W. 0. l.awhorno, Oscar S. Erlukson nnd Win. Schroeder ask ing that tho street bo improved to mm iiiiiik unci, this was in ndtll tlon to the formor petition. F. p. Norton then presented n statement signed by Henry I.ecocq asking that mo nniiio no wiuKirnwn rrom Haines' petition. This mndo tho fourth stutoment or petition that Lecocq had signed about tho Improvement. Councilman Allen suggested that tho council follow out .Mayor Straw's ndvlso at tho previous meeting nnd drop tho wholo thing until tho pcoplo could ogreo on something. Councilman Winkler said that ho wns opposed to dropping It becnuso whoro peoplo wero petition for Im proving StreetH. lin wnntni! tn ann Mm Improvements mado. Furthoriuoro, ho snld that tho Improving of streets would hasten tho development of tho ui ii. uucnuBo u woma menu tho building of nioro homes. C. F. McKnlght nnd Ooorgo Haines got Into n little tnlkrest about tho matter, In which Mr. Haines criti cised the Soutuhern Pacific for oppos ing improvements nruj nhl that If ho owned tho Southern Pacific property affected, ho would not opposo it. Thon Mr. McKnlght said that ho WOllld like to hnvn Hia ronnnlu aim... that tho Haines estnto henceforth WOllld not 001)080 Inilimvnmontu Mayor Straw wanted to know what bonollt It would bo to hnvo tho streot go to Coal Hank Inlet and whoro tho wood and coal that Mr. Haines wns talking nbout landing there would como from. Ho snld that if n drawbrldca wnR nut n.rr,u i. slough, the products could not be landed there. Thore was further talk, nnd flnnlly Recorder Hutlor started tho canvass of tho special olectlon. This brought thorn bnck to tho subject again and lengthy specifications wero read for tho Fourth street work from Elrod to Coal Hank Inlet. Tho estimates mi i no worn inauo uy engineer Old VJ MIU BID I TO BEGIN APRIL 1 Manager Wilson Wanted Back Allomance but Council De cides to Begin in April. The Mnrshlleld city council last evening passed a resolution declaring llu Ititnntliin tn riiRiiiniln t tin tnnttthlv appropriations of $lfiO for the sup-. . ... ..... ... . ...... ......, 1......1 port 01 me i oon nny iinuui i mum, April I. This action was taken after Fred Wilson nnd C. F. McKnlght had mndo talks urging that tho appropriation be started from .! miliary I, and the council provide the back allowance. Mr. Wilson snld the original petition was for a year but tho council hail stopped It at the end of ten months. Then he presented a new petition, which the council rejected and dually tho people hail voted In favor of It. Ho said that tho band had collected $210 In subscriptions, hut that their hall rent had been advanced by tho Masons to $ir. per mouth, that they had to pay $:'. for the opera house for concerts, hud to pay the lender $12.", per mouth and that all told their expenses outside of now music totalled about JIIC per month. Mr. McKnlght said that with a veto of nearly four to one. tho council should feel that It was the people's will that the city support tho band. Finally 11. A. Copple mado u motion that the council start the appropria tions April I. saying that he did not seo hardly how they could go bnck and start them January 1. Tho mo tion carried unanimously. Councilman Winkler suggested (lint an ordlnnnco would bo necessary under the city charter to appropriate over $100. city Recorder Hutler salt! that It would not bo necessary unless somebody objected. So, It was decided Hint nn ordlnnnco wasn't necessary. PRESIDENT WILSON .Ml'ST HAVE I) IIOUIIS SMCEP EACH NIOIIT. WASHINGTON. March IS. Mr. Wilson nrrlveil nt liU ilnui , n ,. clock this morning nnd thnt Is tho nwiii in. which no expects to start his business dny. This Is earlier than either Presi dent Tuft or Mr. Roosevelt arrived at tho cxecutlvo ofllces, Mr. Roosovelt usually appeared on tho Job soinotlnio between 0 and 0:; 0 o'clock, but usually nenrcr the latter hour. President Taft was usually at hlu desk nt 10 o'clock In tho morning, although It was his practice to read tho newspapers and often to go over ?,,!",? .f. IH "ia" ,,cforu lo l-'ft tho hlto House propor. Joseph F. Tumulty, the president's secrolary, Kave the White House po llcoiiien a illstlnct shock by appearing on ho Job at 8::i0 this morning; I hat Ih tho paco that Mr. Tumulty will sot from now on. Compared to L ., v Jory experience even tho 8:.!0 stmt will bo a picnic. Wlll!.Jnt't,"K ns secrolary to Oov ornor Wilson ho used to roll out of bed about ('. nYlm.lr l l,..... ...... nnd tako tho train to Trenton, and .. no una noi reached his homo on tho night boforo from his Tien- inn iiiiiiiiinimion trip until . clock In tho morning. i . '""""cratpod also thnt Pros! dent Wilson will attempt to adhoro as closely as possible to his custo- V ftV "P,,IWV,,I ,.f "rtlrliiR between 10:.j0 and 11 o'clock at night. Mr. Ulson repontedly has mndo tho statement that ho must hnvo nine &.."e,I Th "lKl!t- I'wwMont I aft used to bo considerable of a nlghthnwk mid Colonel Roosovelt now mil ii) inte, Luncheon hour for tho now pros! dent and his family will bo 1:30 o clock In tho nftornoon Instoad of -'. tho Taft and Roosovolt hour. Dinner will lm cnn.i . -, ,.,'.! sharp In stead of 8. as In tho two provlous administrations. Tho genoral Bchonio of tho now president seems to bogln work ear lier and end enrller. American Lady Corsets j.fe' n,( j.,w, REMARKABLE SHOWING J NEW SUITS -J coats ,)nro new m, i,,. tho last few l.v.?1r;N!l le'r0,1"1"1 "" 'ftSKj Speaking of the Sift Hedford (onls. scrcc. ..... and Wool Poplins arTir10 tnllore.l li.ii,n '"'"WOUm " "'"si iccominj, Spring Coals Quite Different ,.;. 7. ",".... '. " ..'"""nw emu,. mm jli Bf (?8pB?lca coats ..f.sergesdlcV PVk. filnuounlH. Pinln tailored itjK -lined with soft I'cnu Jp rl- Many belted ba.klyKMo8eS Honieliave gntceftt. dnpffijj Let Every Woman Take Heed of Hi No two stilts or coats In the b tor grntles. nllltc hen JOu buiwu suit or coat at this store jouisij uii'iu ih im Diner i ue t lu slilo or Porilnmi Expert litter and alteration departiueiu in ttore. Kottim fit nlturti t Ifiliu ,iti im riiimitu if t 1 T. flll ,.n.l .... ' Every suit mid coat priced at lowest posslblo figures Oti syfltcm of selling makes It true thnt "Money Talks nt HUB DRY GOODSICO. O'Conncl Builtling. Phone 361 HIGH SCHOO DOO THE PHI.E OK 1H0 imiHOE PARTV From Elrod to Golden.. $ 2.500.00 Irom Golden to Hall .. 7,0 80 For L'iiO ft, south of Hall 1. 100.00 iiaiunco south to Kruso 15, 4 in. go troni Kruso to Coal Hank 2,800.00 Totnl J20.4S8.-I0 New oik Society Women Py ( mils for a Puppy of Eiiie Pedigree. NEW YORK. Mnroli 17i .1 snnd women nlaved cnriiu i n, grand ballroom of tho Rltz-Carlton for a chow dog nnd nlso for tho bonoflt of tho 'o- v,i-t, w ." 1 n... . . ' "iiiuii n 4VUKUU iur Aiiimnis, Pray Do. u chow puppy 0f flno pedlgreo. was tho ehlof prho. Ho sat on an especially mado dais and iii.iu inu iioiungo or society mat rons and debutantes who contended nt brldgo tables for nio r,,v..i.i.. hero wore boxes at tho opera nnd iiivuior as omor prizes. Dozens of tahlns imrn ini,., 1... prominent society women, Including L PLAYJIJ ESDAY Literary Society to Present Farce Comedy at Auditor ium Friday Night. ' Owing to Miss Dermol Cnmpboll, n member of the cast being indisposed, tho presentation of "A Cobo of Sus pension," by the Matflh Hold high school literary society has boon post pone from this evening until Tues day night. It will bo presented nt the high school. An ndmlttanco feo of 10 cents Wilt lin i'luiri'o.1 tlm urn. coeds to go towards paying for tho song books purchased by tho socloty recently. Tho play has boon going on under tho direction or Miss Esther Silver man, tho English tenchor, for somo tlmo and It promises to ho n suc cess. A CASE OP SUSPENSION. Tho east Is as follows; Dorothy, a young lady of tho som- lnry Mary Kruso Mlldrod, a young lady of tho som- ,, nnry Wlldn Harris Alco, n young lady of tho som- . "wry May Myren ""Hi n undorgradunto of a noar by college Chester Isaacson Jtaroiu, an undorgraduato of n near by college . Vivian Carlson Jack, an undorgraduato of a near by collego Herbert Dradloy Professor Edgorton, a teacher In the 1 somlnary .. Arthur Kolutad Miss Ophelln Judklns, principal of tho seminary . . Hosslo Flanagan Kathleon, n maid of tho establish- . ,ment,. Dormol Campbell ""..lo, mo iniin-or-mi-works MISS PEIEI1 WINS CHS M Howard Schwartz Awarded Silver Medal by I Judges in Demorest Con test Last Night. The silver medal Ileniorwt t (est held In tlio Mcthodlit tltf under the nusplccs ol ' IT 1 I..I.I ...no UCll ItCM L'. IIIOI IIIHIH " "" . . .1 Tho class was from Norti and under tlio direction 01 w. , runu nml tlm medal wu'M'i Miss Shlrloy Peterson. Tho following program iff rled out. ,. , nmviir. tinv. Ilurkliarl. Music Christian Church Quartet. , -,.j, RccHntlon -"Rum' WP Shirley Peterson. . Recitation "Mttle "low-i Anna Truman. ,,y,k TloMtntlnn -"A Plea fOflM dron," Iluldur Selander. Vocal Duct W. A. 1J Mrs. John Money. w Orntlon "Tlio e" w Wlnfleld Wooiiutiry. urauoii-- i"""-u Merlo ClmppelJ. ..?, oration- .".-;. ,,. quar Trarric raui -- TuQinPhr st an Cnurti Quartet-. , a pinsinL' roninrks iw I Presentation of MeW-w' I Clark. jmtfj Closing prnyor-r-Rev. Bw, Tho Judges were " pi nnd Pror. .Morris uuu Sllvormnn, hot ciiass iiusSJ.SSil llAltVlllflE lUliMtJei Mrs l.-.-n,1,.....l. l"l it . ... "' S ...... i."mR u, iinuoroiit, .Mrs. Miii 1 ' " nml -Mr8' Ogden .iltlia. 41 tho dog. Mr. McKnlght asked that the street 00 divided, ono improvement north Ot Kruso nvemin 1111,1 M,n ti, ...... ,. I so thnt in ense or a romonstrance th 1 whole street Improvement would not "i ui'iiijeii jor six months. Mr. Jones said that somo lot own ers In Holso Addition had asked him to try and have tho council onen some street through to Coal Hank Jnlot so that a brldgo could bo built nil ubs nnu mane mat district acces- slblo. Ho said that then they would is not known who won city building the bridge across Coal lank Inlet. Ho said that somo or tho larger property owners might contribute towards the brldgo. c. ,,'. ,b"1 t""" U1UI "Oiso Addition did not come to tho slough, that the IWnnngan estate owned a strip about threo hunudred feet wldo botween It nnd tho waterway. Finally tho council" decided not to attempt this but voted to go ahead with the im provement or Fourth streot ns for as Coal Hank Inlet. aster Jewelry Diaoioinidl Rosaries Lockets Crosses Bar Ptos Red Cross Jewelry Dep1 OM.1VAKT & WEAVER have ;S'' WK8 iW EGGS 7V "hi ""uexuuon 10 Aiarshtleul and Jewelers and Opticians. 1HPB ..-x.rM , vun.u'i!miiiiHii ni3:.,woiiifi