THE COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914 EVEMIMG EDITION.
SIX
DOINGS OF CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL
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TALK IFILL OAMABt
1ST! UP
DUG
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Hold Up Permit for Pavilion
for Public Entertainment
Passed Up for Week.
Aftor considerables discussion luBt
.evening, the City Council tlcforrcil
action on a request for a permit to
erect a dancing platform on tho P.
H. Walto lot on Second street Just
.north or tno uoko uuuuing uimi
noxt meeting. Tlio request wns
mndo by H. J. McKcown nnd Lou
Koysnr. Mr. Wnlto had tho pIlliiB
driven for a foundation for a build
ing, presumably a thoator, but has
decided not to build HiIh season.
City Attorney Goss said that tho
permit could bo revoked at any tlmo
and anyway ho said that Inspector
Trlbboy had suggested that In caao
Mr. McKoown wanted to, ho could
tako out a permit for a threo story
building and erect tho first floor
and then .stop.
Councllmon Wilson, Doll, Copplg
nnd Albrecht doubted tho ndvlsla
blllty of public dances. Mr. Doll
eald It wns awful tho way tho bowory
was run during tho Iloundup Carni
val nnd Mr. Wilson thought that tho
effect was bad.
D. L. Hood wns prosont and sug
gested Hint nil tho latest dances, tho
lltinny-IIug, etc., would bo dnnced
vthcro. Plnnlly Bomoono Joshlngly
suggested thnt It bo roforrod to tho
lioalth commlttoo of which Mr. Wil
son Ib chairman, but this was not
carried out. Mayor Allen said thnt
ho understood tho Council was fig
uring Q" abolishing tho bowory
.dances, ,
tfM )..... .nl.l tl.nl lln II till Oml OOtl
that all tho othor Iowiib, Conulllo,
Handon and North Ilond hnd tho
dancing pavilions and Mr. McKoown
thought thnt Marshflold ought to
liavo ono and koop some of tho mon
ey Bpont at thorn In Marshflold. Ho
said thnt tho stnto law'barred public
dances on Sunday or later than 12
.o'clock Saturday night.
Finally on motion of Councllmnn
.Albright, action was deferred for a
Mr. McKoown Btntcd later that ho
tdinply mado application for Mr.
JCoysor nnd had no othor Interest
In tho matter.
BIG LEAGUE
GULLJGORES
NATIONAL LKAfU'i:.
Plttsburg-Clnelnnntl; cold.
Now York-IIrooklyn; rain.
Chicago 0: St. Louis i!.
Iroston-I'hllndolphla; rain.
AMKIMOAX Li:.(!Ui:.
St. Louls-Chlrago: cold.
Philadelphia 8; lloBton 2.
Vhlladolphla Cj IloHton 0.
Clovolaud-l)otrolt; cold.
WashlnBton-Niw York; rain.
NOllTIIWKSTKUX LK.UJUK.
Tacoma B; Victoria 7.
Vancouver II; fienttlo 0.
Portland l; Spokane 7.
Council Says Port and Proper
ty Owners are Responsible
Arbitration Plan.
The question as to whethor tho city
or tho port of Coos Day commission
is responsible for tho damages caus
ed by tho water from tho Mill Slough
fill was brought before the city coun
cil last night but tho council rcftiBod
to shoulder It nnd stated titat tno
port wns responsible. No final ac
tion was tnkon.
Tho matter wns brought up by V.
T Otntl nn Itnltnlf nt ttin rnnnlinrfl
living wcBt of tho Tenth street dike.
Mr. Stoll sent a letter to tho council
stating thnt forty acres had been
flooded with over four feet of water,
tho garden nnd dnlrlcn of some of
t. cm spoiled and thnt somo of incm
would havo to look for other means
nt n llvnlllirwwl lln onlfl Hint mnnt.
of them wcro poor men nnd did not
want any law suits, no suggested
thoroforo that tho matter bo arbi
trated, tho ranchers to name one in nn
tho city tho other nnd tho two tho
third, Ho said arbiters could then
hear tho evidence and fix tho da
niftgeq. Ho snld thcro was no ques
tion ns to whethor tho city or tho
port wnn responsible but ono or mom
wns and to lltlgnto to rind out who
would bo costly. Ho said It would bo
cheapest, more expeditious and best
for all concerned to arbitrate. Ho
Bald that tho damngos probably
could not bo dotormlnod right away
and ull that tho mon wanted wns tho
assurance thnt they would bo treat
..1 fnl.1.. .utinn Ihn tlmn hAmAu
City Attorney cions objected to ac
tion being tnkon Immcdlntely. Ho
said thnt tho city contended thnt tho
mri wnn rimnnnnlliln null that tllO
extra fill mndo west of Sixth or Eigh
th Btreot was really to blnmo nnd thnt
tho pooplo gottlng tho bonofltB of It
nhouid pay for the damages caused.
Anyway, ho said tho damages could
not bo determined until tho water
wont down nnd ho could not bcc,
whero nnythlng wns to bo gained by
acting now. no sniu mo urcugo
would 1)0 tlono tnoro in a row weens
and then the matter could bo taken
up. If it nns to do imgaiou io boo
who Is to blamo, no said it could not
como up until September.
Ik Hnll nrimnil In fnvnr of tllO
arbitration plnn, paying that tho mon
ouoctcd only wislietl tno nssurnnco
of tho council thnt thoy would bo
treated fairly. Ho said that ho had
conferred with C. It. Peck of tho Port
Commission nnd Mr. Peck bnd agreed
to tho arbitration plnu if tho port
w.na responsible.
Councllmnn Copplo argued thnt tho
peoplo who woro benefitted by the
dredgo filling their proporty were
tho pooplo to pny tho dnmngcB.
Plnnlly tho mutter wns referred to
the City Attorney who will tnko It
up with V o port commission nnd
others and see who Is responsible..
Aftrr May I Dr. 11. W. Morrow,
DcnliHt will iMTiipy wmiiw 1 and - Kl
lormh llulldliiK ''"" Hcd Vrw Drug
Mtoro.
Watch Cleaning
lime
Sprinn time is house-clean-Jng
time and it should be
WATCH-CLEANING time.
YOUTHS MUST
QUIT "WEED"
Adopt Rigid Ordinance Prohib
iting Persons Under 18
Using Tobacco.
STREET 11
Council Decides to Go Ahead
About $75,000 Worth
Pay Contractors.
Tho city council decided to go
ahead with the Alder dock Improve
ment nnd If Eugene O'Connell wants
to build Ills portion, ho will havo to
bid on tho whole contract. Ho Ib nl
lowod credit for tho piling on his side
of tho street, his assessment being
fixed nt $4.78 per front foot whllo
tho Nasburg property ' Ib nssesscd
$G.G2.
Plans for grndlng and plnnklng
Tenth street from Park to Eighth
Ttivrnnn wnrn nilnlllpil. TllGm will bO
20,000 yards of grading and over
2000 feet of 22-foot plnnk roadway,
tho wholo cost being estimated at
$15,582.30. , ,
On Eight Terrace, 10,0t)0 yards of
grading and 0C5 feet of 22-foot plank
roadway were ordered to cost about
$5,108.80.
Plans for Fourteenth street pro
vide for 7,800 ynrda of grading and
072 foot of plank roadway at cost
of $5,G0C80. ; ,
Plans woro adopted for a plank
sidownlk to bo built on the oast Bide
of tho North Ilroadwny bridge at a
cost of $125 to bo uorno uy uiu
nbuttlnjr property.
Tho finni plans nnu bpcciiicuuuub
for hard paving North Front street
from Elm to Hemlock were adopt
ed. Tlio estimated cost Is $51,00-1.30
and tho assessment was fixed at $0.80
per front foot cxcIubIvo of Intersec
tions. Tho Coos Dny Paving nnd Con
struction Company was ordered paid
tho balanco of $0,771.00 duo them
on tho Bouth Front strcot work. This
included aomo oxtrnB.
C. It. Flanagan was oruorcti pniu
$107.57 for his contract on Elm be
tween Second Court nnd Fourth
Btreot. Ho wns nlso ordered paid
$900.57 for his contract on' Second
Court from Second to Elm.
Hugqulst nnd DJorqulst woro order
ed pnld $308.04 for their contrnct on
Second street from Cedar to Elm.
South Hrondwny AsM'sHiiicnt.
Action on tho South Uroadwny as
sessment wns deferred. City Attor
ney (loss aald that C. F. McKnlght
and A. J. Sherwood, tho Southern Pa
cific, tho city could nop forco tho
present plan of assessment owing to
tho proposed strcotB not having been
formally dedicated. It was loft with
Mr. Goss to arrange.
Improve- Ills Strcot.
Harry Nafiburg was given permis
sion to do somo grading on Third
street and Elm street near his resi
dence. Tho grndo has not been for
mally established and thor Is n plan
for replattlng and changing the
streets there to conform with tho nat
ural contour of tho hill. Mr. Nas
buig vantod to bo given crodlt for
tho work when tho Btreot waB improv
ed but ho was told ho would havo to
tako his chances. Ho proposes to do
tho work with a pick, shovel and
..li.w.llini-rniL ilnrlnir lnlmirn hours
niwi tint iniinplliiin snld that ho
should bo given tho opportunity to
exercise.
Kids on Lumber.
On motion or Councilman Fergu
son, tho street commlttoo was author
Uoil to ask for bids on 100,000 foot
of planking to bo used In street re
pairs, otc. Mr. Ferguson said ho
thought that tho city could savo
monoy on tho deal. Somo thought
It was too much but ho snld It wa
not and Carl Abbrocht thought thnt
It would last only until July.
Dninngo tit Wharves.
Tho question about repairing tho
You Are Now To Read the Real Suit News of the Season
Forty Ladies' Suits; Values
Go at $ 1 2.50
to $25.00;
JOT
if
THE EASTER RUSH left us with
some. forty Suits, comprising bro
ken lots, prices ranging up to $25.00.
These suits are going to make real
bargains for fortunate purchasers. This
special price of $12.50, coming as it
does, in the heart of the season, is of un
usual interest and in order to procure
one of these garments, we would sug
gest that you call early
All Suits at over $25.00
will be sold at a straight
discount of
20 Per Cent-
SEE CORNER WINDOW.
HUB DRY GOODS CO.
SMART WEAR FOR. WOMEN"
To keep a watch in good
condition it should be cleaned
and oiled once a year.
Let our watch experts ciean
your watch. '
Red Cross Jewelry Dept.
Red Cross Drug Dept.
JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS.
Tho Mnrshlleld City Council Inst
evening enacted an ordinance proM
bltlng the alo or gift of tobneco to
minora under 18 years old, tho ubo
or It by them and also mnklug It an
offense- for a porson under IS to
claim to In older In order to got to-
bncco from a tinnier.
Tho ordinance Is modeled closely
aftor tho state law and Is stringent
In Its provisions. It provides for a
fine of from $ft to IH'O or Imprison
ment from two to fifty days or both,
for offenders.
To Move Itulldiugs.
F. K. (lultlus made application to
tho council for a permit for the A.
tho Council for a permit for tho C.
A. Smith company to move l waro
limiHiui mill ImllilliiuH lii tint rotal!
yards so as to penult thorn to open
up tho now streets whlc'i Is Is propos.
ed to dcolcnto. As this wholo area
la In nnn Int. tlm mill rosurvo. tho or
dinal) CO does not prohibit It, Mr.
fjuitltiH unlit Hint tlm iilnn wns to
move tho last portion of tho big
warehouse eastward to tho harbor
lino. Tho old office building, otc,
on what will bo n continuation of
Anderson avonuo will bo moved.
On (! Why's lit.
Tho east end of tho Alliance ware
house Is fifteen feet over on Oow
Why's property. Mr. CSottliyi said
that It would probably bo necessary
tn mnvn tills off anil If ho It would
nrobably bo moved westward to
llrondway,
Tho Council, In view of tho moves
being mndo to open streets, favored
It and wtll pass an ordinance If It is
found necessary.
uancii is mNSKifiuu:n.
Mr. nnd Mrs. 1'lnkston Laird,
who havo boon spending tho wintor
In California, wero In town tho fore
part of tho week and nro mnKIng
arrangements to movo into tho old
Plko resldonco on tho hill, which Mr
Laird purchased last fall. Myrtlo
l'olnt Enterprise.
Times Want Ada Get Kesults.
Church
docks nnd whnrves was brought up.
Some claimed thitt tho Dredgo Seat
tle was rosponslblo. It wns stated
that tho Scattlo wbb paying pnrt of
tho cost of repairs and tho proper
ty ownora part. In deoponlug tho
chnnnol, tho short piling swung out
Into tho channel and In hoiuo Instan
ces, tlio Seattle pulled thorn out by
tying to thorn. Tho stroot committee
wns Instructed to tnko up with tho
Soattlo tho question or dnmnKo to
the dock In Hie rear of tho city hall.
Camel llont Kill.
Agent Tom James of tho Arollno
wanted to know about tho city charg
ing tho Arollno w'.nrfago bocnuso
It used part of tho city hall dock. It
was pointed out that tho city had
given tho Hrenkwater freo usage of
that dock formorly on condition thnt
tho nrenkwnter pny for all di manna
Mr. James agreed that ho would
pay for all repairs duo to damnge
from his ship or frolght and ho was
given tho right to ubo tho city dock
free.
(arago for Itcnnett.
Jaa. Ilonnott was given permlss'on
to grndo out tho alloy in tho rear of
his now hoiiHo In South Marshflold
so that ho could get Ills now auto In
to tho gnrago In tho baBomont of tho
house. Ho will bo given credit for
tho work whon tho alloy Ib Improved.
WaulH Street llcautlfled.
D. L. Hood nsked tho council to
have lllrch avonuo between Second
and nrondway cleaned up. Mo said It
was uu oyo-Boro now. He snld that
I'hll Wilbur had fenced In pnrt of
tho stroot and used It for a chicken
yard for oleven yenra and ho wanted
this tnkon out nnd tho debris clonrod
away. It was referred to tho street
commltteo.
Benefit
Sales
Tomorrow,
WEDNESDAY
is
The
METHODIST
CHURCH
Benefit
Day ..
S.S.JENNINGS
North Bend
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4-1-1-1 I 1 1 1 1 l-H 1 1 1 l-lry-PrE
:H::IT it
I'OHT OHKOItl) IIOTKL.
It Is reported thnt Mr. Davidson,
of Langlols, who was tho successful
bidder on the tnnll contrnct botweou
Ilnndon nnd Port Orford, has rented
I llio .MiiBiurBun ruHiuuiicu in unvn unit
win opcn.it up ror a noioi in mo
near future Port Orford Tribune
Though he, himself, would never try
Tliom out It's rntlier funny
Tho average man knows ways whore-
by
The neighbors could innko monoy.
Have your Job printing dono at
Tho Tlmos office
SAFETY RULES
WILL BE H
City Attorney (Jos., reported to U '
city council Inst night that owlnj t
tho groat difference In the irrwje
inonts of tho local theatres and not
ing plcturo houses, It had teen kirf'
i- .,... nn,i tlmntrn lafetr Oral'
nnnco without working a liardinip
somo of tnoin. ,
After Bomo "M,on',lhne11S,Jj
structed to drnft tho or"S11T
allow tho playhouses l
which to conform with It M
oxcoptlon that they all ?W
fasten tho seats to tho I loor J
ro now ordinance will Pi.r
width nnd arrangements ol : w
-&S.1i4"''ft3M
bo mado to appiy jo i-; )-'m
, Mr. Goss said that the wereg.
crowoeu nnu '
woro amplo exits. . .
The now ordinance IM
placing- chalrs In a le or i
lng peopio w -
Linoleum for
the Bathroom.
SENSIBLE
ANITARY
ERVICEABLE
Never neejds scrubbing.
A minute with the mop and
it is fresh and bright as ever.
Clear, clean-cut patterns
and colors characterize our
Linoleum.
SEE OUR WINDOW.
"WHY PAY MORE?"
Johnson - Gulovsen
Company
It Is Not Price Only
That Counts
Sift to the bottom any proposition which seemingly of jj
a Piano or Player-Piano at a price below its yaiu e,
derneath every "phenomenal price reduction lies i"
regret for the purchaser. By no magic car i goon '
terial and high-class workmanship be turned inw a
Pianos and sold at prices altogether out of propw
to their cost of production. . ,.
Our pianos are worth no less this month man ia.
more next month than this; they are built rigm-
foremost factories in America priced ngm ami
greatest inducement for. you to purchase here i
their unlimited quality and the fact that everv '
vested with us buys One Hundred Per Cent in
Quality, Efficiency and Service. Easy paymenis.
YOUR MONEY'S WORTH OR YOUR MONEY BACK.
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Central Avenue.
Russell 8
L.L.THQM AS, Manager1