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About Ashland tidings. (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1915)
Monday, November 22, 1015 ASHLAND TIDINGS Pane Seven Notice ol City Budget For 1916 In compliance with the Btatute In such cases, made and provided, notice to voters, taxpayers and all others Interested Is hereby given that the cora n on council of the city of Ashland, Oregon, together with the city recorder, C. H. Gillette, at a special meeting held at the city hall on the 10th day of November, 1915, made estimates of the several amounts required to be raised by special taxation, upon the assessed valuation of the property within the corporato limits of said city, to pay the annual running expenses of the paid city for the ensuing year, an Itemized schedule of which is hereinafter set out. And notice is further given that on the 1st day of December, 1915, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, the city council will meet at the city hall, at which time and place said estimates may be discussed with the coun cil, after which the council will make the levies for said purposes for said year 1916. IH'IKiKT SUMMARY. Assessed valuation city property for year 1915 $2,409,990.00 Estimated corporation tax 300,000.00 Total estimated taxable property $2,709,990.00 On which a levy of 19.8 mills is made for the following funds: General Fund 7.0 miUs Interest and Bonds 8,0 " Fire Department s. 0.9 " Parks 1.5 " Street 1.5 " Library 0.9 " Springs Water Commission 0.5 " Total , .20.3 " i General Fund. Salaries Recorder's office: City recorder $1,200.00 Clerk 420.00 Clerk 210.00 Janitor 96.00 $ 1,926.00 Chief of police $1,020.00 Two patrolmen 1,800.00 Extra patrolmen 30.00 2,830.00 Salaries: Salaries: Mayor and six councilmen $550.00 550.00 City treasurer 240.00 City attorney 600.00 City elections 150.00 l egal expenses 150.00 Miscellaneous 150.00 Street lighting 5,300.00 Supplies Recorder's office, printing, books and miscellaneous 150.00 Supplies Police office, sundries 200.00 Caretaker and expenses Garbage grounds 70.00 Donations Chautauqua Park and other donations 450.00 Printing 200.00 State accident insurance 50.00 Insurance City property due this year 15.00 Telephone service 150.00 lionds for city officers 110.00 City engineer 250.00 Money borrowed 2,650.00 Fuel . . 75.00 Real estate 4,646.00 1 $20,932.00 Less estimated receipts as follows: License $150.00 Fines 180.00 Rent of city property 200.00 Interest 475.00 Garbage grounds 40.00 Rent Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co 100.00 Miscellaneous sources 150.00 1,215.00 $19,717.00 7 mills on $2,709,990 valuation. $18,969.93. Street Fund, 1016. falary street commissioner ..$ 936.00 Labor on streets 1,035.00 Material, etc. : 877.04 Citv eneineer 365.06 Horse feed 249.00 Thone rentals 10-Ou PnnnllpR 76.33 Tilacksmlthine 67.05 Streets and alleys Realty 125.00 Printing 845 Freight 2-70 State accident insurance 18.72 Indebtedness 1,200.00 $ 5,639.29 1.5 mills on valuation of $2,709,990, $4,064.99. Budset. Park Commission. 1016. Wages, one gardener, the entire year $ 900.00 Waees. five mer. eight months 2,2.00.00 Care auto camD ground 250.00 Care new tenting camp ground 100.00 r.rnhhine nolson oak and cutting brush 300.00 Work In upper canyon 150.00 Work on new Camp grounds, Goble and Praytor streets 300.00 P'ants, seeds, bulbs and shrubs 150.00 Horse or motor lawnmower, hose, pipe, hardware and tools. . . . 500.00 Cement walk in city park 200.00 Other improvements 1 400.00 Office expense, stationery, printing, etc 60.00 $ 6,5-00.00 1.5 mills on valuation of $2,709,990, $4,064.99. Ashland Public Library. Books 600 00 Periodicals . . ; ' 65 00 Librarian's salary 780.00 Assistant librarian's salary 420.00 Janitor 240 00 Fuel 165.00 Lights .00 Telephone and clock 30.00 Binding 1000 Insurance and incidentals 50.00 Printing and supplies 50.00 Postage, express and freight 25.00 Improvements and furniture 100.00 Repairs 25 00 Miscellaneous 55.00 $2,650.00 .9 mills on $2,709,990 valuation, $2,438.99. Fire Department. Salarle8: . A A Fire chief 90 00 Driver 900 00 Volunteer men 123.00 Gasoline, hose, and other expenses 520.00 $ 2,443.00 .9 mills on $2,709,990 valuation, $2,438.99. Interest and Bonds. 10 per cent payment on Intersection Bonds $8,000.00 Interest 1916 2,250,00 $10,250.00 Yearly payment on original sewer 1,000.00 Interest $8,000 at 4 per cent 360.00 1,360.00 Annual payment on Fire Protection Bonds. 500.00 Interest 240.00 70-00 (Auxiliary Water Bonds: Interest coming due January 1, 1916 $4,375.00 Interest on borrowed money four months. .... . 87.50 Yearly interest 8,750.00 13,212.50 Annual payment septic tank 1.000 00 Interest on $6,000 at 6 per cent - 360.00 -1,360.00 $26,922.60 Less cash on hand January 1, 1916 , . .. 5,473.27 $21,449.23 8 mill tax on $2,709,990 valuation, $21,679.92. . ' . Springs Water Fund. ''fm maintenance of physical springs water- plant .,,...,...,..$, 1,364.99 .5 mill oa valuation of $2,709,999, $1,354.99. CITY OF ASHLAND, By C. H. Gillette, City Recorder. """ SAVAGE ATHLETICS. " Canary Islander Who Would Havo Mad Star Ball Player. The Canary Islands came into sub jection to Spain about the time Colum bus discovered America. The conquest was due solely to the superiority of European weapons and not to better skill and prowess. Native soldiers were trained athletes developed under a sys tem that held athletic sports to be an Important business, like military drill. Spanish chronicles have loft accounts of sports of the Islanders. From baby hood they were trained to be brisk In self defense. As soon as they could toddle the children were pelted with mud balls that they might learn bow to protect themselves. When they were boys stones and wooden darts were substituted for bits of clay. In this rough school they acquired the' rudiments of warfare which enu bled them during their wars to catch In their bunds the arrows shot from their enemies' crossbows. After the conquest of the Canaries a native of the islands was seen at Se ville who for a silver piece let a man throw at him as many stones as he pleased from a distance of eight paces. Without moving his left foot he avoid ed every stone. Another native used to defy any one to hurl an orange at him with so great rapidity that he could not catch It. Three men tried this, each with a doz en oranges, and the Islander caught every orange. As a further test he hit bis antagonists with each of the or anges. FIFTH WHEELS. They Are of Many Varietiei, and Some of Them Ar Human. I am what Is known as a fifth wheel a useless piece of paraphernalia car ried along as necessary impedimenta on other people's Journeys. There are lots of fifth wheels In the world. Some are old and rusty and out of repair, and down In their Inmost hubs they long to roll off Into the gut ter and lie there quiet and undisturbed. These are the old people, silver haired, self effacing, who go upstairs to bed early when guests are Invited for din ner. Some are emergency fifth wheels, such as are carried on motorcars, al ways ready to take their place on the road If one of the regular wheels breaks down and needs to be sent away for repairs. These are the mid dle aged unmarried aunts and cousins stanch, reliable who are sent for to take care of the children while mother runs over to Europe for a holiday. And some are fifth wheels like my- sel neither, old nor self effacing, nel ther middle aged nor useful, but simply expensive to keep painted and very hungry for the road. It may be only a matter of time, however, when I shall be middle aged and useful and later old and self effacing; when I shall sta and take care of the children and go upstairs early when young people are having a party. Olive Biggins Prouty Id American Magazine. SMITHSON'S FORTUNE." Disenchanted. There Is a maiden lady In Boston who used to be very fond of Omar Khayyam. She quoted the Rubalyat on all possible and some Impossible oc caslons as though It were her Bible. But a short time ago she went to the play, "Omar, the Tentmaker," In order that she might see her favorite hero in propria persona. But Instead of being pleased with the play she came home disgusted. Her copy of the Rubaiyat (limited edition, numbered copy. Hol land paper, vellum binding, Vedder Il lustrations) has been burned or burled. She neither mentions Omar nor allows any one else to quote him In her pres ence. When asked the reason of her change of taste she replies gently, but firmly, "I didn't know be was a drink ing man." Independent. - Children. What are children? Flowers! They are flowers of the Invisible world. In destructible, each with a multitude of angels and evil spirits underneath Its leaves, tolling and wrestling for domin ion over it Blossoms! Tbev are the blossoms of another world whose fruit age Is angels and archangels. Or dew drops! They are dewdrops that have their source not in the chambers of the earth nor among the vapors of the sky, which the next breath of wind or the next fiusb of sunshine may dry up for ever, but among the everlasting foun tains and Inexhaustible reservoirs of mercy uud love. Johu NeaL Quickness of Mind. Quickness is among the least of the mind's properties and belongs to ber In almost her lowest state. Nay, it doth not abandon ber when she is driv en from ber home, when she Is won dering and insane. The mad ofteu re tain it, the liar has It, the cheat has It, education does not give it, uud reflec tion takes away from it Landor. Your Faults. However good vou mav be vou have faults: however dull you may be you can find out what some of them are, and however slight they may be you had better make some not too painful, but patient efforts to get rid of them. Ruskln. Already Done. Pa But, young man, do yon think you can make my girl happy? Suitor Do I? Say, I wish you could 'a' seen her when I proposed. Cleveland Leader. The Gift Which Founded Great Sci entific Institution. The Smithsonian Institution at Wash lngton was created by act of congress In 1S40 to curry out the conditions of the will of James Sinlthson, an English chemist und mineralogist who be queathed his fortune to the United States of America to found at Wash ington under the name of the Smith sonian Institution an establishment for "the Increase and diffusion of knowl edge among men." The will became, operative at the death of Its maker, which occurred at Genoa in 1829. and the Income of the estute went to Smlthson's nephew, Henry .lames Ilungerford, until the death of the latter on June 5, 1S33. The bequest of t lie property to the Unit ed Stales thereupon became operative, uud In September, 1S.'!5, the state de partment received iiotlllcntlon thereof. On Deo. 17 President Jackson Inform ed congress of the bequest, und on July 1, 1S3(J, the gift wus accepted and the president empowered to uppulnt an agent to collect the money. Richard Rush of Pennsylvania was Intrusted with this duty, and In November he brought the necessarily formal suit In the English court of chancery, where the claim remained for two years. Upon the final Interpretation of the will Rush returned to America, bring ing the fund with him In English gold, $508,318. It was nearlv eight years be fore congress decided on a plan of car rying out the will of the testator. The total endowment of the institu tion is now nearly $1,000,000. and with the support and co-cperatlon of the government it has become one of the most important scientific Institutions In the world. PERSIAN PAINTINGS. Es- Competent. Old Lady Officer, could yon see me across the street? Officer 000 Sure, I've got as good eyesight ns any man on the force. Princeton Tiger. Treachery. though at first Tery can- Hons. In the end betraji itself. Li vy. Oriental Art That Embodies th sence of Romance. No dramatic, no passionate motlvo ever so grips and possesses a Persian artist as to absorb his whole Imagina tion. Ills sensuous love of beauty can not resist filling in the accessories of be scene with Just as much care and Intention In every detail as be de"otes to the central figures. In the great works of Chinese and Japanese painters, as In musters like Rembrandt, accessories are subdued or suppressed, the color Is limited, and the figures which create the motive of '.be design are so emphasized, do domi nant in the eye that they seem to tran scend the limits of the framing space, thy seem alive with all the latent en ergies f actual men and women. No Persian painting Imposes Itself thus on the imagination. Everything remains within the frame. Inlaid as In a lustrous mosaic. The Persian method has, It la true, its own compensation. Just as in the early pictures of Ros settl and Millals. everything Is realized with a dreamlike vision, and this is el ways a real achievement for the painter. The freshness and glory thus brought to 'he eye, as of a world washed clean, with every object magic ally distinct and burning with clear color, make a vivid Impression of strangeness. Strangeness, remoteness from the routine of evpry day that Is the essence of romance, and no art in the world Is more steeped In romance than the painting of Persia. Laurence Binyon In Atlantic, FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SPRINGS WATER COMMISSION, Week Ending November 10, 1915. Cate. Vr. No. 11-13 1360 Name of Party Issued to and Items. G. O. Oium Labor to date on electric line $340. fJO Tools, powder, digging holes, etc 5U.80 Compensation insurance 3.50 Amount. .$ 394.30 11-13 11-13 13G1 13C2 1363 1364 1 3 g r 1366 13G7 1368 136!) 1 .' 7 0 1371 1372 1373 1374 137.1 1376 1377 1378 1379 13S0 $394.30 II. Dean, 44 hrs. labor at $2 day R. W. Leonard, carpenter, 24 hrs. labor at $3 day Frank Jordan, mason, 37 hrs, labor at $5 day W. A. Hihhy and team, 40 hrs. labor at $4 day. . . R. J. Shaw, 42.5 hrs. labor at $2 day J. Galbralth, 42.5 hrs. labor at $2.50 day W. L. Stonebreaker, 36 hrs. labor at $2 day J. D. Hoag, carpenter, 49.5 hrs. labor at $3 day. . . . L. M. Eagon, 42.5 hrs. labor at $2 day J. Kerr, 34.5 hrs. labor at $2 day F. llendrlx, 42.5 hrs. labor at $2 day C. A. Shutts, 42.5 hrs. labor at $2 day I. Bailey, 40 hrs. labor at $2 day F. liaheock, 42.5 his. labor at $2 dav II. N. Strntton. 22.5 hrs. labor at $2 day II. R. Ling, inspector, 56 hrs. labor at $3 day Jackson County Abstract Co Deed Letfler to city $1.75 Deed and cash advance to Tilton 2.75 11-17 13S1 $4.50 J. P. Dodge & Sons, 2r lbs. burlap Slate Industrial Accident Commission, October con tribution to fund under Workmen's Compensa tion Act '. Ashland Iron Works 1 manhole cover and frame $24.60 Alterations to same 1.85 3 ft. 5 In. pine 2.10 6 hrs. machinist's time 4.50 $33.05 10.94 8.97 23.07 19.95 10.56 13.22 8.95 18.50 10.57 8.58 10.57 10.57 9.95 10.58 5.59 21.00 4.50 1.75 39.11 33.05 11-18 1382 1383 1384 11-19 1385 Ashland Printing Co., publishing financial state ment 11-15-15, 216 lines at 5c Baker & Hamilton, 2 wheelbarrows Ashland Trading Co., 5 gals, coaloil A. L. Lamb, 18 logs N. E. Swigart, acet. November salary as stenog rapher publicity department Total $709.09 Park 1m- Elec. Trans. Fountain Publicity provem't Fund. Line Fund. Fund. Fund. Falance last report $1,602.64 $3,185.38 $3,649.11 $2,461.42 By voucher 318 canceled... 5.72 Gasoline Bold 1.45 10.80 7.61 1.40 10.00 5.00 $1,609.81 $3,185.38 $3,649.11 $2,461.42 Disbursed per this report. .. . 223.41 394.30 86.38 5.00 Forestalled. One day Jones was rambling along the boulevard when he was hailed by his friend Smith. While talking .lone? uotlced that Smith continually rubbed the palm of bis hand. "What in the world Is the matter with your hand?" he finally demand ed. "You bavp been rubbing and scratching it ever since we stopped here." "The palm Itches like Mazes." an swered Smith. "Tbey say that It Is . sure sign that yon are abonf to get some money." "Um!" thoughtfully returned Jones as a great light suddenly dawned upon him. "Here Is where you get wise to the fact that there Is nothing in signs. I haven't a dollar to spare." Philadel phia Telegraph. Balance this date $1,386.40 $2,791.08 $3,562.73 $2,456.42 Other funds' same as last reported. J. P. DODGE, Secretary. BERT R. GREER, Chairman. High School Notes MMM44M4t'4MMM4UMl MHf444)44lH 4M Every time any one coughed last week Professor Moore would ask him if he wanted five tickets for the anni versary play to sell. A great many of the students, prob ably, until last Monday did not know that a girls' basketball team was in the making. Last Monday evening an exhibition game was held in the gym. It was supposed to be between the combined freshmen and sophs, and the combined Juniors and sen iors. However, It .was changed and the classes were mixed up. The line up was as follows: Nelle Snyder C. .Murree Holmes her tickets for the Thanksgiviug game. Professor Moore opened a con test Wednesday noon for a slogan to go on the tickets. The winner is to receive a ticket. Little Jack Horner sat. in the corner Eating a domestic science pie. He stuck In bis thumb, and pulled out a hairpin and a button and a shoestring and a wad of spearmint and said, "What careless things those girls are!" Joe Cox, who was a member of the class of 1916, is in Kansas City working for his uncle. He writes Gertrude Moore.. F Jesse Inlowjthat he does not know whether he Mar. Hodgson.. . .F. .Char. Chappelle Queritta Brown. .G. .Dorrls Taverner Mary Mathews. . .G Helen Eske Winifred llanratty was substituted for Queritta Brown In the last half. The score was 13-9 in favor of the team on the left. On Thursday an- will become a saxophone or an Eng lish teacher. Thursday afternoon the students were treated to a lecture on the ori gin of music and the rise of the opera, by Mr. Ed Andrews of Medford. He told about the first music, that of Horse Sense. In "Tod Sloanc," by himself, the once famous Jockey says that a horse ex ceeds even a dog In Intelligence and that If a thoroughbred were small enough to run nbout n bouse like a dog and have the same chances Instead of being ro much alone surprising results would follow. "Cusseduess" In horses, he thinks, may be caused by too much Inbreeding, bringing about on extraor dinary temperament The best Jockey, says Sloane. Is the boy with a nervous temperament "He Is quick nud alert to take In a situation and becomes a human ferret finding out things for himself." Difficult. The adjutant was lecturing to the subalterns of the battalion. "In the field." be said. "It is now the duty of an officer to make himself look us much like a man us possible." Everybody laughed. "That is. I mean," he explained, "as much like a soldier as possible." Lon don Mirror. other exhibition game was held. The the savage, and It was llluustratel lineup for this was: by Mrs. Chllders at the piano. The Nelle Snyder C. . .Helen Walker j illustration was a Modoc chant, He Eunice Grubb . . . F. . Gertrude Moore then took up the origin of harmony Jessie Inlow F.... Flora Provost;now first the bass, then the alto, Queritta Brown. .G.. . .Fannie Doran'an(i finally the tenor were added to Dorothy Payne. . .G. Dorrls Taverner the melody. All these were lllustrat Helen Eske was substituted for jed Dy Mrs. Chllders. He then turned Helen Walker In the Becond half, to the opera and followed it from Its The score again favored the team on lrBe, n Greece, to the present. Dur the left 10-5.. The playing In both!lnK this part of the lecture he dwelt games was fair, and no doubt by the on Verdi, the early composer of opera time the basketball season starts for good a team will be developed which Ashland will be proud of. The football boys have been work- in Italy, and Wagner, the German who revolutionized the opera. At the close he said, what Is certainly true, that music is the inspiration of the Ing night and day for the last week, j soul; good at all times and in all All the. boys In the school and out moods. Afterward Mrs. Andrews who could break away have been out, sang a selection, accompanied by Mrs. giving them practice. They are go-. Chllders. Mr. Andrews sang Charles ing to make Medford "sweat" Thanks-; Klngley's "Three Fishers," but de- glving afternoon. dined an encore because of a cold. The renort cards for the second Instead he recited a little poem month of school came out Wednesday evening. Many sour faces were visi ble, although as a whole the grades were pretty good. Medford sent up tickets for their game with "I'm with you, Medford high," printed on them, so Ashland Is going to try and go one better with which Bhowed him to be a good read er as well as singer. Mr. Andrews' lecture was easy to grasp and straight to the point. He spoke as one who knew what he was talking about and believed everything he Bald. Every one was well pleased, and the school wishes to extend Its thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Chlldurs. Helpful Hint. Designing Widow Sneaking o? conundrums, can you tell me why the letter "d" Is like the marriage service? Slowboy I'm no good at conundrum. Why? Wldow-Because "we" can't be wed" without it New Hoven Regis. ter. Hi Illustration. Papa, what la faith?" 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