THE OREtlON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY " 29. 1910.
THREE PRINCIPAt;
SHOW BIG GAINS
Multnomah County Taxpayers
May' Be Interested in Fol
lowing Figures Setting Forth
Expenses and Receipts. ,
to Mult
'taxpayers attaches to t a comparative
statement of the business and expenses
of' the three principal offices of the
-county for a term of years extending
from 1902 to the present, s Such, a state
ment has been prepared, showing the
record of different administrations In
the county clerk's, the sheriffs and tht
; assessor's offices. t '
This statement shows .that, in the
' county clerk's office, there has been an
Increase in receipts of from IS3(973.03
In 1903 to 176,392.68 in 1309, or-art In
crease In business of 120 per cent.
For ths same period the expenses In
creased frpm $27,607.93 In, 1903 to $39,-
'131.83 In 1909, or an Increase of 42 per
cent - ' . - ' 1 ,
Taking the sheriffs office, the ex-
, penses for 1903 In, the legal department
totalled $13,478.43; in 1909 they were
$20,083.94, or an Increase over that time
: of 48 per cent. The expenses in the tax
. collecting department in 1903 were $18.
: 818.86, and in 1909 were. $20,666.87, an
Increase of 6JS per cent j .
:'y;j' t! Shown Big Gain.
: The assessor's office shows the big
gest percentage of gain In cost of either
of the other three. Its expenses in 1903
' were $11,176.95. In 1909 they were
$33,885,24, making a total increase for
ths office of, 208 per cent ' 5 . V '
The record of the county cleric's of
fice sines 1903 shows some interesting
- figures. Inasmuch: as It shows that the
office, under the present administration
baa been put on a paying basis, and has
returned big sums to the' treasury ot
tbe county, where, under the admlnls-
-. tratlons of & C. Beach, J. P. Kennedy,
it H. Holmes and L. Q. S wetland. It
reported a big deficit' at the end of each
' terra.--" ,-,--t-
In July. 1962,"' the offices of clerk of
the circuit t court, clerk of the county
court and county recorder were consol
idated under the one office of county
clerk. . --5. .,-v.-1,rV.l.-
;t i oor4 of Offices. -The
comparative statement showing
the record of the offices before and
after consolidation is as follows:
. Kecorders office under Seneca C
Beach, July. I90Q, to July; 1902 Num
ber Instruments recorded, 18,196; re
ceipts, $19,233.17; expenses, $21,331.95.
Expense to, county, $2098.88.
Recording ; department under F. 'i S.
Fields,, July, 1908, to July, 1910 Num
ber of ' Instruments recorded,, ,76,629; re
ceipts,! $81,086.86; V expenses, $25,SM.14
(being one-third of totel.) Profit to
county recording department,' $55,698.72.
Clerk of the' circuit court under J. P.
Kennedy, July, 1900; to July, 1902-4-Number
of i court cases, 1364; receipts,
$17,459.68; expenses, $27,309.53. Ex
pense to county," $9849.86.
-: Circuit court department under T. 8.
Fields, July, 1908, to July, 1910 Number
Of court cases, 4369(recelpts, $31,657.80;
expanses, 25,68744 ((being' one-third of
total). Profttto' county circuit court
department, $6270,68. (Fees are less
now. than .In 1800-1902.) . . r ; .
s " Clerk of the county, court under H. H.
Holmes and I Q. Swetland, July, 1900,
" to July, 1902 Number of marriages,
'2113; number of probate cases, 679; re
celpts, - $12,529.30; expenses, $3Q,994.97.
Expense to t-ounty. $18",486.67. ', ' : u
, Clerk of the county court under F. 8.
Fields Number of . marriages, 4 6417;
-. number of probate cases, 1192; receipts,
$35,679.25; expenses, $25,387.14 (being
one-third of total). Profit to county
oourt, department,:, $18,292.11, viv,
Summary July, 1900, to July, 1902,
undsr former administration Receipts,
- $49,223.65; expenses, " $79,638.45. - Ex
pense to county, $30,414.90. , July. 1908,
to July, 1910 , (under present county
" clerk ) Receipts, t $ 1 4 8, 42 2. 9 1 ; expenses,
$76,161.42. Profit to" -county, $72,261.49.
Difference . In ,two years, $102,676,39.
-i- ' , Other Xnterestlnff rignrai. " 1 ' '
i The figures showing the .amount of
business, the percentage 'of Increase In
- business, the amount of expenses and
the percentage of expense Increase from
. 1903 to 1909, inclusive, for the offices
of county clerk,? sheriff and assessor,
are as follows: . . ..
a-- county Clerk's Office.
Re- P.C. in- Ex- P.C. ln-
ceipts crease, penses. crease
1903 ,....$33,973.03
over 1903.
19C4
1305
1906
1907
1908
1909
1908
1904
1905
1908
1907
1908
1909
i
ft .
j
'e i t
38,871.18
63,677.01
(6,663.85
68,970.04 -64.160.0S
75,392.58,
16
68
64
74
88
120
over 1903
$27,607.93 ...
, 29.224.26
27.612.63 .,
31,699.86 II
32,442.01 U
8H.798.67
39,181.83 42
I&ttiiri Office. h
Iiegal Sept Tax Collecting Dept.
i P.C. In- P.C.fn-
Ex- orease
; ., ... penses. over
.
..$13,474.43
14.BS3.BB
16,266.80
14,999.76
16,785.69
19,716.62
20.083.94'
48
Ex- crease
penses. over
' 1903.
413,818.86
16,830.56
., 17.964.87
14,294.14
,-' 16.724.06
19.619.17
20,666.37
Assessor's Offioe.
.1903
1904
1906 .
19U7
1908
1909
... ...........
Per cent
- " ' Increase
Kxpenses. over 1903.
$11,176.95- ...
17,427.89 i
17,804.83
20,016.96
23.293.73
29,864.67
33,835.24
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to seek for more garbage in the basement-
: -" ' ' " , A
Beanssted to Cotsr Wagon.
Ofiedlent to the complaints of bis
guests, the proprietor Induced the col
lector to spread a bit of gunny sack
over the mess, but this small protection
he 'Immediately removed when 'he
brought out several boxes full of more
decayed stuff, which he proceeded first
to , dump into his leaky ; cart then to
press down with his feet.
In an east side home a little child lay
seriously ill. It was an apartment
where several families had residence.
The garbage collector came. He tramped
his way to- the topmost flat. He brought
down the garbage and tramped it down
in the load he had already secured with
his. feet Then he went back up the
stairs again and his shoes wete, dripping
wlthtthe stuff as he walked. The col
lector was noisy, a stench rose up from
his wagon, and the flies hovered over
the load and the places where- he had
trod. - Although the garbage was being
removed In ' both Instances, it did not
seem that the main object of such re
moval, .the conservation of publlo
health, was being well setved.
There are 60,000- or more -families in
Portland v beside business places, and
they pay from $1 to $12 a month for the
privilege of perpetuating the systemof
garbage collection which the ' city at
present does ont control.' .. .-.--,-'
. Denounces present pystem. 7
' Harry N. Napier, .. superintendent of
the garbage crematory and the five-acre
garbage heap which . Ahe crematory to
come Is to burn, - has .also become
wrought up over the system of garbage
collection" now in vogue. He made an
extended report to the members of the
city iroard of health yesterday, In which
lie recommended'that the city look a,tter
its own business, His first statement
read: t ., . ,
"The present method of (garbage) col
lections Is unsatisfactory and objection,
able and must soon be superseded by
something more efficient. " The dally
press, publlo sentiment and public health
require that an Improvement be made
as quickly as practicable. . '
' "Seattle's condition is as bad, but $90,
000 have Just ben appropriated for the
building, of two new crematories, and a
much larger sum for the Installation of
a municipal system of collection. , The
existing condition for collection of garb
age in Portland Is termed the license
system, where. 100 private scavengers
collect and transport through, the streets,
garbage In leaky wooden carts that are
carelessly left uncovered, which are ex
tremely obnoxious and unsanitary.
, lee Ixorbltant,
"With this condition; the houssholder
Is obliged to employ such an. outfit at
whatever price - the l- scavenger may
choose to charge them, which, in many
cases Is exorbitant but unavoidable due
to 'an agreement .among, the scavengers.
This Is true, principally, through the
summer months when people cannot re
tain or allow the garbage to stand many
days. One -instance of this exorbitant
charge Is at Kenton, .where the people
were compelled to form a pool and sub
scribe' $10 for a scavenger to gather
about one ton of garbage. - In Wood
lawn we have Instances of people tele
phoning to the health .off ice and crema-t
tory scavengers, ' but up to the pnesent
time we are without service and a great
deal of criticism Is cast upon the olty
officials.' . '
' "From this the board can realise that
the outlying districts suffer from lack
of collection, while the central districts
suffer from too much collection undei
the present system." , ? :
By this ' last assertion Mr. Napier
meant that In the central districts,
where the hauls to the crematory are
comparatively short and the . garbage
to be collected considerable, the gar
bage wagons almost block the streets.
But where the hau la long and the cus
tomers scattering, getting the garbage
collected is as hard as getting water
enough for a bath In Ivanhoe.,
' v ; Pocjlf People puffer." :-
In the meantime poor people who can
hot afford always to have the' garbage
and objectionable matter removed, suf
fer from the abiding presence of the
decaying, unsanitary stuff. Mr."Napier,
In continuing his report uses Some plain
words: ' , , : ;. ' -
"It has , been the custom In many
cities, with a like condition, for boards
and committees to undertake an Im
provement by resorting to the contract
system, because that was a convenient
wayfor the disposal of a subject not
understood. Working under the contract
system we , naturally are reminded of
the Boston garbage scandal, of a few
years ago, when, .under 1 this system
the contractor collected and was paid
a certain amount per ton for garbage
which i the city had - no authority1, to
collect or pay for. 1 ' -J ,
' "The results . of Ae - contract, eys
tem, In our most important cities, show
that under well drawn contracts', the
contractor has employed - inefficient,
low : grade men, objectionable - men or
teams, unsanitary wagons and poor ser
vice with many, complaints from out
lying districts,' when the contract per
ton- was a reasonable contract price,
and . has been nearly as bad ' as the
license system. . a .
"There appears to be a unanimous
demand, , on the part kof health depart
ments and. the public generally, for the
municipal '. collection , of garbage. - If
municipal ownership be ' of advantage
In other civic departments, It-'certalnly
is Jn this where it Is so closely allied
with the ' health . and , comfort of ; the
public." -,v V ' V
, Mr: Napier submits figures Showing
that a system of municipal garbage
collection can. be .Installed at a total
cost for wagons, teams, harness, horses
and fireproof barns at $50,000. vDr.
Chlpman, who has been in correspon
dence with " garbage wagon manufac
turers, believes Ujat the- total cost
need not be proportionately ' so great
The . , maintenance would be small In
comparison with' the amount how being
paid by householders, and others for
Vlndependent"; collection, r.Tbe members
of the city health board have geclded
to leave It tp the council .whether taxes
or payments made by those who have
garbage collected - will , defray mainte
nance cost.. But they are, however, de
termined to use all their 'influence to
Induce: the: city to replace the leaky
wagons and daylight . collections with
steel, . sanitary garbage . ..wagons and
night collections. ..,' , , ; ; . ' ,
"More Cheap Rates.
On Ausrust -3, : the Canadian Pacific
will again place on ' sale special round
trip, tickets , to eastern points. There
will be- only" one sale date for August!
Early reservations should be made..-
Occan Shore s limited"
, v t , j ; . TO . v i x r. -
ON THE
Pacific Ocean
. Leaves ocean points aftep dinner. ''" V, ' ' '' ':
Arrives Portland: 10:15 p. ra.' . .f , -v
. Leaves Portland 9:20 a m. daily. ";. ; r 1 ' ';
Arrives ocean points for luncheon... . . , 4 v ,
atuMay Special
- .Leaves Portland 2:i0 p. m.' - ;
Arrives ocean points jfor ' dinner. , ' ,
Returning Mondays,, arrives Portland at noon.
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Astoria
Columbia Eivep R. R.
v Fast evening train leaves Portland 6:30. . ,
- OhservatiorC, Parlor Cars and First Class Coaches.- '
' " Only direct rail line to the seashore.!
-' , Three hours . to Astoria. , v..
Limit Six Months
O s, 3 t Daily.
Trips Q3'SBfKaj7
Five Round Trip Commutation Ticket $15.
GRAND CENTRAL STATION
', ' City, Ticket Office '
Third and Morrison Streets. ,122 Third Street
each other's paths dally,, work little at
night - when . they are supposed to, but
make moat 'of their collections in the
middle or the day. f-. v - ..; ,. (
' A garbage collector stopped his team '
at 12:30 p.. m. yesterday In front of a'
Fifth street cafeteria.- His wagon was
an aged and leaky vehicle partially filled
With ft !, mnlrtilnrniia -ujmnB ttt -' Aa,.n
pUiklnge-Over-tbe-etaff-Jhungst-iiiwsriir"
wi iiiee. rnese naa penect opportunity.
, to dart Into Una eating place, where 1
several hundred people were taking their '
lunch, whenever they , became tlred of j
garbage, y The' garbage collector hung
nosebags on his horses anfl let them take I
, their noonday-lunch while he proceeded 1
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CLOTHES
'Are, the best made yet is proven with convincing
' : 1 force by the garments themselves. ;
hie EiiMLi mmum
Now displayed at our Men's Clothing Section em
braces all the new models, fabrics, 'patterns and
colors predicted by reliable "authorities to be cor
rect and most popular in Fall Wearing Apparel for
' men and young men. .' . ' . . m
; - We show them in varieties of grades and prices
to suit i and" please, every . taste and every purse.
; Each garment is backed by our own guaranty for
satisfaction and by that of the makers o -.'v : ' t;;
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THE BEST CLOTHES MADE YET
furda?
Oily
; A few small lots of Light-Weight Suits in wors
teds, cassimeres and velours, yeguiarly ;(jE
sold up to $18, just as a flyer, only. ; . . J)0yO
;":.:-Ckrie:feo'Miits
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New Idea .
Magazine
50 Cents a
Year
New Idea
Patterns
All Styles
All Sizes
The Most in Value The Best in Quality
latiiFfliay s Suit Special !
A Saturday Suit offering of surpassing excellence strictly up-to-date, stylish,
well tailored garments . that are moderately ' priced." FIFTEEN DOLLAR
SUITS" never fail to bring a crowd of enthusiastic shoppers to this section of
the store. "Tailored medium and short length coats, fitted or semi-fitted and
satin lined. Skirts in the new pleated styles. The following dress fabrics: ;
Plain and; self-striped serges, diagonals and cheviot suitings, in black, navy,
tan, gray, green and other colors. -Values up to $25.00. Saturday atr Aft'
:...T..."
Houso Dresses G2.50
special at
. . Bathing Suit Sale
A seasonable showing of women's and
children's Bathing Suits at particularly,
attractive prices. Several pretty styles
with' sailor collar or square nedc;
trimmed with wash "braid, made of
twilled serge, poplin and mohair in
black, navy and red. Special reduc
tions for Saturday
391 $1.68. . S2.SO 84.60
SiikPetticoatsQ3.75
Fine quality Silk Taffeta Petticoats, in
black and many different dark and light
colors, plain or changeable., A very
pretty style, with deep circular flounce,
finished with two rows of shirring and
corded ruffle. Another neat plain sec
tional f lounce ; underlay and Q TJ?
dust ruffle $5 vals.; Sac'day O
Panama Skirts 53. 50
They are of a good grade all wool Pan
ama in black, navy, and brown. The
very newest styles in pleated and plain
gored effects. Jfor a Sat
urday special . . . . ..... . . . . ;
S3.50
Good 'quality Gingham and ' Chambray
House Dresses m ' plain colors or
nurses' stripes; , two styles; two-piece
dress with . waist finished with bars,
straps and plain skirt with fold.. The
other a pretty style one-piece dress,
with tucked yoke and plain CO CH
skirt with fold. Saturday.. $nOJ
" :y . i '0, 1 -y ft ' ; V m,.U.
Long Kimonos pl.19
Full length challie and Japanese crepe
kimonos, in beautiful. Persian and flow
ered, designs, light and dark colors,
satin edging to harmonize. M 1 Q
Saturday special ........... , ylli7
Children's Dresses
A big showing "- of children's Wash
Dresses at prices all the way from $1
to $3.50. Of gingham,-chambray and
percale, t in plain colors and stripes,
rVirU anil nlaiHs. Manv entirely new
k Styles, plain or trimmed - with braid.
Other dainty lingerie Uresses ot line
white lawn and trimmed with lace,
Saturday special, f 1.00 to f3.50.
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Men You'll Find Values Here
That You Can't Get Elsewhere
Here's a sale that ought to interest every man in town a sale of seasonable garments at prices
(hat permit of splendid savings Shirts, Underwear and Neckwear, at a third to a fourth less than,
teal worth, for instance: ' .'
Garment
Men's Balbriorcran Underwear 25c
A special 'summer clearance sale of Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers at less than regular whole
sale cost. The shirts are made 'with fine ribbed wristlets and the bottom, front and neck are bound
with tape. The drawers have double seat, are faced at top and finished with suspender OC
straps-t-3Sc,r 39c and. 45c garments are on sale at. ... . . . ..................... ........... uC
91.50 Men's Negligee Shirts tit 01.15
A sale of men's fine summer weight Negligee Shirts,' mercer
ized to look like silk and made with soft button-down collar
and double button sleeve. They'iomeJn plain tan, cream and
white; also in fancy self-figured patterns and assorted colored
stripes. All our best $1.50 numbers are -included tl 1C
thisvsale. v Special at.. ... .....I.. -
81.25 Men's White Shirts at 90o
A special purchase and sale of men's plain white Dress Shirts.
They are made coat style, with cuffs attached and full pleated
bosom, shown in three-width pleats. The best $1-25 val- QQ -ues
are priced at.. ......................... IC
Men's 25o Four-in-Hand Ties at lOo
A special offering of men's Four-in-Hand Wash Ties, made' re
versible. They come in a large range of patterns and colorings;
in stripes, checks, broken plaids and plain colors and in
ivw
'
white. Values to 25c on sale at.
Four Underpriced Specials .for Sat
urday in Dainty New Unddrmuslino
Muslin Drawers AO
Values' to 82.00 cloO
A fine line of Muslin. Drawers, made of
excellent quality cambric, nainsook or
crossbar, dimity, trimmed with embroid
ery and laces. They come in, the extra
wide circular style or regular width and
are regular valuesto $2.00. Spe- QO
daily priced for this salt, per pair OC
Muslin Gowns
$1.50 to 81.75 at
An extra big showing of women's Night
Gowns,, made of fine quality cambric,
crossbar dimity or sheer nainsook, daint
ily trimmed with fine laces, emhroirlrri
rand ribbons. TJhey come in the hinh or
V-shaped neck with long sleeves, or the
low neck, slipover style, : with short
sleeves. These dainty garments come
very full, are well made and neatly fin
ished and are best $1.50 and $175 QQ
values. Specially priced now at 0C
WW
Muslin Skirts (f qa
Vals. to 83.00 P A OU
A fine offering of women's white Un
derskirts, made of good quality cambric,,
with extra deep flounce, trimmed with
rows of pretty lace insertion with ruf
fle to. match. Other styles have deep
embroidery flounce with insertion to
match. All made very full and well fin
ished. Dainty garments that sell reg
ularly at $3.00 each, specially (1 OA
priced for this sale at, each.. j)1.0
Corset Covers
Values to (1.25
85c
Ait extra special showing of Corset Cov
ers, made of orettv allover embroidery
or fine nainsook, daintily trimmed with
linen lace or embroidery. Well made
and neatly finished garments that wear
fine. Regular $1 to $1.25 values. OC
Specially priced for. this sale at.OvC
98c
1000 lie at her Hand
bags in Hew, Styles
$2 Values at 98c Each
The Best Values Offered This Season. .
We have just received a special purchase of over 1000 fine leather
handbags that are quite the best values that we have ever offered.
They come in all the new shapes and leathers, made with gunmetal
and gilt finished frames, lined with excellent quality leather or moire,
fitted with coin purse and finished with double or single handles.
Bags that if bought regularly xould. not be,sold for less than $2 fQ -are
priced for Saturday'at v.. .... ... . ... . . ............ tOC
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Economize in Hosiery
If you knew of the good things the uncommon things we have in the stocking line you would bo
impatient to get here. - Such selling as , this sale occasions will encourage hundreds o prudent
women to supply Dotn present ana future neeas.
Women's Tap
Hbse.SOoVals.
8V30
-A-5ppna 1 -sn 1 e-rf JWrtmm!9 Tarrtrckrn gs-at 4es"
'" than actual wholesale cost fine seamless stock-
ings made with double heel, sole and toe; all
sizes in all snatjes ol tan; tne kind that sen Ql
regularly at 20c a pair are priced Saturday
15c
Women's Fancy
Hose, 25c-33o at
-and Cotton Stockings, in polka dot, laces, fancy
stripes, etc.; also' plain shades in all the popiihr
new colors, -fine, full fashioned hobt that i
sell regularly at 25c and 35c pair, Saturday lot, J
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