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12 . THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING,' JANUARY ' 1. j 1809. SPECIAL TAX FOR NEW COURT HOUSE IS FAVORED ' It is absolutely necessary to - eon . .struct a , new courthouse largeenough 'l to, accommodate all the. county offices. and we feel Justified In recommending that the sama should be carried out without further . delay. We further recommend that a levy of Hi thills per ,. Virear be charged . the taxpayers for 'toe years 19 and 1910. "this amount vould be sufficient to-build and furnish .. new courthouse. : . ' Following the recommendation, of . throe previous grand Juries, the Decem ber grand Jury, which presented s Its final report to Judge Gantenbefn in, the circuit court yesterday afternoon,: pave !"vo)oe to Its courthouse Ideas In the frtre , going language. Mo suggestion was made as to the location of ' the new building.- ..,.. That & courthouse will .bv orovtdod for in the new tax lew thin month is . now regarded as a foregone -conclusion. The rapid growth of county business - and consequent overcrowding 'Or me or. , floes has been severely felt In the past year, and the satisfactory condition of for early action. The levy proposed by f.n grand jury would in two -years pro vide approximately srfou.vuu ior ouua v Ing ana equipping the courthouse. Praise for Officials. :' The rnnort of the i 'crand lurv com- mends Sheriff Stevens for the work , of fcis tax collection department and com pliments County Clerk Field for the manner in wmcn ma oince is conducted. Jteeommendations .are. made tor new deputies for the district attorney and for the payment of J-the 'rental-of -the , district attorney's office by the county. Hegardlng the need, for .new 'deputies the .report says; .. .... i ...v t "After thoroughly- investigating .. the office of the district attorney, we are v Unanimous - in the opinion 'that -the dis trict attorney. should have an. additional number of deputies In view of the fact that the -city and . county, are growing and the violation of laws ae continual Jv on the increase. i In view -of the fact that there are 15 different places that the district attorney- and, his deputies must cover, we as a., body feel Justified In making this recommendation.'- . Conditions at. the city Jail arc. treated is follows; - .-- - t t "Out- of. .the number . of buildings and offices we have called on and examined 'Will state that we have found the city Jail to be Jn the greatest need . for new ouarters. We understand from the caretakers that there are accommoda t Ions for about 36 to 48 inmates, and we are told by the assistant chief .that at times they have-as many as 80 to 100 : prisoners 'at one time, which have to be taken care of In these quarters, , which Bre -entirely - too smalls 'We- also found that the municipal courtroom was small and dingy and the building as a whole is in a rundown condition from old age' Mild criticism of thn ronntv farm 1 made because it is not self supporting, and particularly tlecausa, the farm buys hay, grain and potatoes. One item of $630 spent for potatoes Is pointed out, and the belief is expressed that these "spuds'' could have been raised on the farm. . The full recommendation concerning a new courthouse reads as follows:. "We went through the 1 courthouse, from the basement to the courtrooms, and after doing- so we consider it our duty to call attention to the fact that it is absolutely necessary to construct a new courthouse' large enough to ac commodate all -the countv offices, and we feel Justified to recommend that same should- be carried out without further delay. Wo found through ef ficient and economical management of nubile affairs the countv is now out of aeot, ana, wnue we commena me uuiicy of those In. charge or me county a af fairs which has resulted -in -the building of so many miles of permanent ma cadamised road, even ir it nas causea SAme delay in the construction of the courthouse, we feet that the time has now come when without Interruption of road building, a courthouse should be constructed. We recommend that in the construction of the courtnouse, provis ion bl made not only for present needs but for future requirements, and that a building be constructed ample in sise to answer the necessities of the county for future use. . "We further recommend that . a levy of Hi mills per year be charged the taxpayers for the years 190 and 1910; this amount would be sufficient to build and furnish a new courthouse." Personnel of J-nry. The srand . lurv. consisted of George F. Barringer, foreman; William' B. Honeyman Jr.. E. A. Fearing, D. Crelgh ton, W. A. Curri.' Charles Ahlson i and J. C. Buckley.. Thirty-two true bills were . returned durjng the month, ana seven not-true. , ... . With, its final report the grand " Jury returned ' indictments - against Frank Rraun and Al Miller, the Rose-City Park car robbers; B. F. Germain, accused of conducting a fraudulent employment agency; ArJfi. Lott, for larceny: Harry weapon: Ed Farrell and J. Wilson, for. assaulting a guaru in escaping; rrona Kellv'a - Butte, and Rosa de Clcco, rharjred with' assault: Mrs. de Glcco is already "serving a two year term for striking a policeman. wun a sienge ham mer. Alexander Shlpelheute was, Indicted for ' a statutory crime, and a not true bill ' returned as to A. Halterman and Carrie Baltsman, charged with a like offense. C. MacLeod was released from the charge of fraud in - Riving a prom issory . note, a not true bill being re turned.: - VEHICLE TAX PUZZLE TOO DEEP FOR CITY AUDITOR TO SOLVE i From ths- vortex -f leral mael strom. City Auditor . Barbur Is sending; out an unheeded .cry for -help.- -The of the law have riompletely-bewildered the man who -collects the mu nicipal license fees. Tomorrow Is, the e)v on 'Which the vehicle tax for the first quarter of 1908 falls due., But what is the vehicle ltax!( Or Is there n ThA nornleired Clt-V official doesn't know and the ,cityvattomey has iAn n nvrwh,lmeil bv .a press - of business for the past 'three, weeks that It has prevented him rendering u opinion which . might guide 'the per Ilexed auditor. - .1 . The supreme court has held that the InKt vehicle tax ordinance; passed by fitv council ' Is not In i eiieot ana until the question.-of Its validity is established in the case of ., the. state vs. Kadaeriy. nor Tenaingpl mo orai nance will not be effective. The'ques lion then arises. Is the ordinance- re pealed by the i last one still in. force? When the new measure -was .passed bv the council something like 19000 which had bean collected under the -old ene was - refunded - to . owners j of ve Mcles. Since then .thousasnds or dol'ars bave. been collected '.underthe new ordi nance which may bej held Invalid. Now if a velilcle owner appears to morrow to pay bis license fee, under which ' ordinance, shall the' license be Issued T - City . Auditor : Barbur gives . it up. He says that , -If ' he j-efuses any tnoney tendered to ' him' the city tnay rot be able to collect it when some ordinance shall have . been established bv the court. If; he' does 'accept th' money .he Is in doubt as to how -much to charge, as the fees provided by the two ordinances are not the - same. "This office was never before in such a muddle," said Mr. Barbur yesterday, "and I don't know what is best to do. I have determined to await an opinion from the city attorney. Until I get the opinion, which I asked for three weeks ago, I will pot accept' any license fees at alL It n.ay be that the city can not get any money lor the 1908 ve hide tax." ' mm heeds ajEJIOIIEr Kapid Growtk of institution Necessitates. Large Ex penditures for 1909. Portland's public library,: i growing at such a rate that more" funds will "be needed during the coming, year lnorder that the Institution may keep up with the demands made upon- it by the gen eral public, according to the report of the president of 'the asaociatlon, W. B. Ayer, Just made to the county commis sioners. ,'.''" ' ' .,' In the neport it Is shown that the property of the association consists of a half block at Seventh and Park streets valued at $300,000, while the furniture and building are worth $200,000. On the east sida the association! - owns a quarter of a block at East Alder and Fourteenth streets," valued at $6000. with a building and furniture valued at $3000. No value can be placed upon the books of the library, says the report. Of these there are 64,628 in the cen tral library and 14,896 in the branches, stations and county schools, making a total or 79, 52 4. in addition - uie asso ciation has funds amounting to $112, 91S Invested in different manners, 'In summing up the -condition and growth of the library since 1904 Free fdnnf Aver nut that In 1904 the 11 hrarv had b total ctrciilfttlon of 174.385 books. In 1905 the number was 177,076, in 1906 the total had reached 817,743, in 1907 the volume had reached the sum of 2 $2,7 95, while at the end of the pres ent year the total was 406.784. ' One, peculiar condition noted In the report shows that while the. circulation from the : central library for the year 1908 was .250.726, ths books sent out from the. .branches . were . only 166.055, This is Just opposite in proportion from other cities . where the branch libraries send out mora books than the main sta tion. This -is due to the lack of facili ties at the branches of the Portland li brary in large part, , It Is to meet this condition bv Drovldlna a larger eaulo ment that President Aver contends that mors funds 'Will be necessary - for ths operation or the iiDrary in toe iuture. : -All of tho branches are greatly ham pared by the. lack of books, and it is recommended 'that before, new branches are opened those already established, at tieuwoou, -tne jsiast Bias ana - AiDina, should - be adequately provided for in order that they may meet the demands made UDon 'them by tne public. The reDort closes by statins: that the credit ror- ine nign eznciency or tne Dublio library ,1s due to -the librarian and her assistants.) The report of the librarian is now peing; prepared ana. will be submitted to tue commissioners in a short time. ' engineers of both sides; will meet Mon day morning to check, over the .figures. Mr. Moffett agreed that If a mistake were found-in the calculations he would admit It. , Ths second ' expert t&take the stand for ths city was Engineer Donald.. His testimony bore, out what he had stated in his written report. 'He aserted that ths reinforcing rods in the south abut ment and wing walls, were Improperly laced and that the strength of the ridge is materially affected thereby. After questions by Chairman Enterly of the Investigating ; committee the engi neer declared emphatically that the structure had not been built according to plans and specifications. Metsgers Tewelrs and Optrclans, 841 Washington st,. bet. 7th and Park. SAYS GIIAIIBE IS NOT PHODABLE There Is no need - for worry over the prospect of Portland losing the tread quarters of the lighthouse district. A letter received yesterday by the Chamber of Commerce from Senator Fulton states that the lighthouse board wilt not . re move the headquarters from Portland to Bellingham and if a new division, is made it could have no effect on the headquarters of the existing district. Sefiator1 Fulton's letter is ss follows: 'Washington, D. C, Dec. 26; Refer ring again to the matter of the. report ed movement to have headquarters of the lighthouse district' removed from the Columbia river to -Bellingham bay. I find that it all arose out of reso'u tions adopted by, the Bellingham Cham ber of Commerce asking that .it be. done. ?'here Is : no disposition whatever on he part ' of the authorities here to make any change, as they eay the Co lumbia river is near the center of: the district. The proposition to- create an extra district is one that has been rec mended by the lighthouse board for several years and it arises out of a desire to have- authority to .create an additional district with a view to plac ing AiasKa in, a district by itself. That would have no influence tfr the of the location of the. headquarters -.. ther existing .district. .- ,ruLToyM ALLEGED SWINDLER ,( C HELD AS VA&KANlj - ii . ' --" k 8.' W.-. Bteffner.-who ths-pollct i ir has recently passed several - wor.tb.Ie checks, was. arrested yesterday - s charged with vagrancy.' Bteffner I' t with his family in a tent on He J , boulevard nearly-a mile west of M i i Zlons ; Among, the checks -was ; one a small amount casnea oy me t Oregon. . . . - 5 "feres -tested free at Metiger's. IE IS 0 City's Experts Testify as to Alleged Defects in Con crete Structure. 2 MONTHS' MONOPOLY fOF EIQUQR BUSINESS ' (8peclal Dispatch to The Joorntl.l Walla, Wash.. Jan. 1 Two months' monopoly Of the liquor busi ness in Bayton, , county seat of Co lumbia county, a. town of S500. has been, granted, to-a saloonkeeper by-the city council. At th recent , city elec tion the : voters decided ' that hereafter the town should be dry. But - a-oUfficulty arose. There ; was no money in the city - treasury to re fund the unearned portion of the li censes. - After some deliberation the council decided to let them run out. and iasue no more. Ho it happens that aftr all the other licenses have- expired, IjouIs Groamiller will have a monopoly of the liquor , business - Iiv Dayton . fori two months. i . ... -. ..... , , . - " . . ' , .. , t , , 1 ' ' . MOYER'5 - , 5AREFIE SALE: 15m Our regular price of $10 and $12.50 values at the nominal We PROMISE you that these are the equal of $15 suiti sold elsewhere. I Vne.n, batli. ?trj be- 828 jsast SPECIALS IN CHILDREN'S OWM 7 room Iarrabee one Rleh- ast side: r corner Phooe Little progress, was made at" the ses sion of the bridge investigating' commit tee yesterday.. Examination and cross-examination- of Engineers Moffet and Donald for 'the city occupied all after noon and much of the evening. The city experts continued their, testimony that' the reinforced concrete structure on East 'Twenty-eighth street is defec tive and not in accordance with the specifications. The Northwest Bridge eompany'BAexperts continued to deny that themyre any defects, i The cltJVhowever, seemed to have the better of the argument yesterday. En gineer Moffett stated, that in his opin ion ths- concrete -used- In the col umns had not been properly mixed and evenly distributed, and this, hs said, weakened the structure and constituted a marked and - tangible defect. ' Me was asked bv Attorney Ij. A. Me- Nary of the bridge company if he ha4f uui iimuv fiiisuLK - in oaicuiacing me strength' of the columns supporting the long span. The company wished him to go over the figures again, but Mr, Mof fett declined to do so at thai time. The All Boys' $10 Suits and Overcoats Now All Boys' $7.50 Suits and Overcoats Now All Boys' " $5 Suits and Overcoats Now All Boys' $3.95 Suits and Overcoats Now OS. 35 WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD IT'S SO MOVE r. 3d and Oak 1st and Yamhill ''V; l n i ' ' I, i -' New arrivals are now shown in our Ladies' Cloak and Suit Department, and they are priced "right.. This department has won a very gratifying suc cess, owing to the fact that our garments are. always new, up-to-date and made of -the best ma- terials and moderately priced. Prices Arc Fully 33 Per Cent Lower Here Than at the Exclusive Stores Then our easy terms make , buying here a great con venience. A small cash de posit, then BEST HEATING STOVES WITH 'ALL. THE PIPE NEEDED FREE The "Prize" burns wood, has a heavy gray iron lining within the steel body, cast iron top and bottom, and is war ranted for 5 years. Prices $11, $13, $15. PAY $1 DOWN, $1 A WEEK The "Novel" burns either wood or coal, handsome nickel trimmings, prices from $10 up, and will be sold on the same easy terms. There are other styles, also, and .all are guaranteed by the manufacturer. THE GREAT "GEVURTZ" All STEEL RANGE Warranted for IS years. Quickest Baking Range! Built Satisfaction Guaranteed HOZ.S OH fl A "WUI ' FaTlCXsTTS Sen OSS Bros .,.'. . ... . J . Stylish and Dependable Suits and i Wear a Watch While You Pay Select one from our Jewelry De partment and pay. . ; ONLY $1.00 A WEEK A a WEEK will .' secure ! afty X suit or cloak in the house. Givcthe wearer an air of distinction not to be had in other clothes. . They have that perfect "tai- i lored" look about them, and perfect "tailored" they are, because t.bey . are made by as good tai lors. as money can hire. We call special attention to: bur ;; - . . Suits and Overcoats .50 at AND " None but tlie highest priced custom tailors t can turnout clothes to compare with these Suits . and-Overcoats. - V ' -V WE HAVE FURNISHED NEARLY ALL PORTLAND'S LEADING HO TELS AND ROOMING HOUSES "THERE'S A REASON." ' , t - i- ' . -. ' - -.'" -it.- - ; . i' . :' v., . . I First and Yamhill Pay a Small Deposit. Then WEEIC wercoals OpiaTDI10P.Fj.S2tfin!3y,
