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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, FRIDAY. EVENING, - JANUARY 91914.
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bsSarIines
Los Ankelaris 'Hauled at 3,27
Cents Apiece Last Year,
, Says Report,
: Los Angeles. Jan. !. Ultimate mu
nicipal ownership of streetcar lines In
. Los Angeles Is advocated In a report
on the .physical valuation of the Los
Angeles railway properties made to the
city council by the board of putiic utll
Hies here. The physical valuation of
the properties is placed at $19,800,000
The report of the board was made
after an Investigation of more than a
year by a committee of expert engi
neers. It further declares that the
railroad company resorted to "danger
ous practices" during the last year by
paying a dividend of (800,000 that "was
not warranted by the earnings."
"The city and the company should
Lt together on the basis or protect
ing he rights of both parties." the re
toort reads. A contract. It urges,
should be entered Into giving the city
the right o purchase the various rail
way lines at reasonable intervals at a
fair price, which Is not to Include the
franchise values.
The coat of hauling- each passenger
during the last year, the report sal
was 3.27 cents.-
CONTRACT SIGNED .
FOR BUILDING OF
INTERSTATE SPAN
(Continued Prom Page One.)
$600,000 bridge bonds authorised. Com
missioner Rawson said It is permit
ted the commissioners to sell the
bonds f o'r the ' best price obtainable
without even advertising for bids.
The Multnomah county commission
era, said Chairman Holman, will act
immediately In securing, first an
opinion on the legality of the $1,250,
000 bridge bonds voted in this county,
then advertising for bids. District At
torney Evans announced that he would
not permit any delay in work assigned
to him in this connection.
EarrlBgtoa Makes Statement.
John Lyle Harrington of W'uddell &
Harrington made a statement outlin
ing several things Immediately pur
loosed.
. He will apply to the federal govern
ment for permission to build the bridge
across the Columbia river. Field par-
Hm will set to work at oirra.rhle
and topographical surveys $nd prelim
inary borings in the river bed. Men in
the firm's offices at Kansas City will
proceed with plans and specifications
for the bridge.
Should everything go forward - ac
cording-to intention, bonds will have
been sold, surveys and plans will have
been' made and bids may be asked for
the construction of the bridge at the
nd of 100 days, and the 60 days, ad
ditionally allowed, would be required
for advertising and getting work
started. This should bring the be
' .ginning of actual construction of the
'bridge about the first of next June,
and it should be completed within 16
months thereafter, or about September
of l$19fA.M'M-
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The meeting at Vancouver yesterday.
at which the turbulent discussion at
tendant on the selection of the engi
neers for the bridge was ended,! had
great interest for the 150 Portland and
Vancouver people who had gathered
In the courthouse.
Seated about the table were Bridge
Commissioners Hart, Lightner, Lind
say, Rawson, Secrist, Governor West
and Chairman Holman. Major Henry
L Bowlby. Oregon state highway en
gineer. District Attorney Walter j Ev
ans of Multnomah, County Attorney
L. M. Burnett of Clarke and Becretary
W. N. Marshall of the commission.
were present. In the audience was M.
R. Reed of Hedrick & Cochrane, Kan
sas City, a firm that had telegraphed
willingness to accept a flat fee of $66,
000 for the work.
John Lyle Harrington announced his
readiness to accept a flat fee of $65,
000 for the engineering of the bridge,
provided that if the lift type of draw
span is used he be paid $15,000 for the
use of the Wadd'!l & Harrington pat
ents. He also asked that the commis
sion pay the premium on the bond re
quired for the satisfactory operation
of the bridge.
, Engines! Pays for Bond.
On Governor Wears question he said
the bond premium would be about $12j
a year, and theh 4n further c.scussion
stated willingness to pay It himself.
Mr. Harrington said he thought ha
new proposal not different in effect
from the original which would have
netted him about $80,000 on a 6 per
cent basis. Answering Chairman Hoi
man's question S he said his firm had
patents covering and could build either
bascule or lift draw spans -and, as no
patents cover the swing type of draw
span, . there would be no charge : for
royalties on patents if a swing draw
should e qroe.ed.
Mr. Harrington's estimate is that a
bridge with a lift draw will cost
$100,000 less than a bascule and $83,
000 less than a swinjj draw. : "They
will pay me the $15,000," he predicted
after the meeting. Should the com
mission decide it wants another type
of draw span than tnose patented by
Waddell & Harrlngton. lt will pay for
their use. !
Communications Bead.;
The secretary said be had a number
of communications. Holman asked If
they should be read. Governor West
insisted that all propositions and com
munications be heard, and they were.
Phillip E. Raque of New York applied
for the engineering of the bridge. W.
W. Lucius offered to do the engineer
ing for a flat fee of $50,000, including
royalties on draw span patents.
The Taxpayers' Survey league ear
nestly recommended the firm, of Lu
cius & Lucius, saying report had gone
out that Albert LucIub; senior, member,
was either 78 or 87 years old.i but in
vestigation had shown him In full
strength and 67 years old. Ben Brick,
J. LeRoy Smith and Mrs. Reynolds
were present to support the recom
mendation. Governor West moved that
the propositions and communications
be filed and Lightner seconded the mo
tion, j
Governor Moves Acceptance.
Governor West then asked Harring
ton if he would accept a flat $65,000
fee with reference to use of the draw
span patents. Harrington answered
that he didn't think he should accept
such a proposition and that he would
not, and on the governor's further re
quest said he would eliminate the pre
mium on the bond as an expense to the
commission. Ths governor then moved
that -Harrington's counter proposition
be accepted and Rawson seconded rt.
There was a" little discussion to clear
the- terms of , the agreement and Hol
man; ordered the roll called for the
vote. At this moment James . P. Bta-
pleton, Vancouver attorney, asked to
be heard. . He was one of the promot
ers of the bridge, and said in this In
stance he represented Hedrick A Coch
rane and that this firm should get the
lob because . It had offered a better
proposition. He added that Harring
ton's willingness to accept a new
proposition was a come-down unethical
in the profession. .
"It is morally unfair," he asserted.
His attention was then called to the
fact that Hedrick & Cochrane's first
proposal asked a fee of $87,000, which
had been brought down to $65,000, and
Commissioner Rawson asked if one
was more unfair than the other. Light
ner Interjected that Hedrick had de
Sired to take $3&0.OOO of the money
voted for the Oregon - approach and
spend it on the main span. Stapleton
did not attempt to say much more.
George Rae, who worked against the
voting of the bonds for the bridge and
who was one of the applicants for the
engineering of the bridge, then said
that he was speaking for Ralph Mod
Jeski. and that Modjeski should have
the work. Rae said afterward that
Modjeski had not asked Mm to speak
in his (Modjeskl's) behalf, but that
he thought it was only" common justice
to do so.
. Arguments la Xrucius' Behalf.
J. LeRoy Smith submitted argument
in favor of W. W. Lucius. Governor
West interrupted him. and addressed
the audience:
"I want to say that I don't know the
people of Clarke county very well, but
I expect to know them better. I notice
there are pets around the country who
have stuff to sell who want to dictate
approaches, and have no other reasons
for their activities. I intend that ror
every dollar spent there shall be a
full dollar's worth of bridge, or no
bridge at alL '
"I am.oing to Insist on a thorough
accounting system mat will shew
where every 6 cent pjsce goes, who
gets It and how much of the money is
being spent in Washington and In Ore
gon. I'll be frank to say that Hed
rick & Cochrane had my first vote, but
I made up my . mind that the first
reputable engineer to have three votes
of the commission I would support.
wnethef Modjeski or Waddell . Har
rington. , '..-s,i....'f'; 5
1 don't think it is nearly so import
ant to save at few dollars in an engi
neering fee as- to keep- from getting
bumped In a bridge. Ws want integ
rity and not aslninlty. I notice about
all I get credit for is common honesty
and a little horse sense e, good many
contest my having that; but I want to
say that no grafter Is going to get bis
oar In on this deal." The governor
was loudly applauded.
West Cross Questions.
Smith proceeded to say that an offer
of $50,000 bad been secured from Lu
cius, and Lucius, from the audience,
said that on a $50,000 fee he could
meet all costs to him and make a
profit of $20,000 In two years. The
governor cross questioned him.
"How much would your plans cost 7"
. "Between $7000 and $8000."
' "How much would your survey
costr
"Between $70Q0 and $8000."
"What would be your office ex
pense V
Lucius did not answer directly. On
further questioning he explained that
his original proposal wis for a fes of
$62,760 and irthat he had dropped to
$60,000- Th governor questioned him
very closely as to the way ha would
handle the job. Ben Brick interrupted
by saying that Lucius was a young
man willing: to work for a modest fee
In order to get the reputation of
building a great bridge. . The gov
ernor retorted that tbe commission
wasn't building reputations but
bridges, and the crowd laughed.
Lucius called the governor's atten
tion to the fact that be, among all
engineers submitting proposals had
filed complete plans, and that there
need be no guess work. Tbe vote was
then taken. Hart," voting negatively
and later explaining his vote by say
ing that he thought the fee too high
and Lighter. Lindsay. Rawson, 8s
crlst, Wes: and Holman voting af
firmatively. The crowd applauded be
cause the people were pleased that the
controversy was ended.
' Canada exported 20,141,000 pound
of cheese during October.
RAILROAD CLEARING - .v
LINE TO TILLAMOOK
Division Superintendent M. J. Fields,
of the Southern Pacific, has large
forces of men at work on the P. R. A
N. line out of Hlllsboro, which has
been out of business for several days
because of land slides and washouts.
He expected to have the track cleared
today as far as Timber and thence
will work ag rapidly as possible en ths
debris which clogs the track farther
toward Tillamook. The worst slide is
reported to be near Mayo, near a long
tunnel that pierces the Coast range.
Shin Bone Replaces Spine.
Los Angeles, Cal.. Jan. 1. A sec
tion of his shin bone was substituted
yesterday for the tubercular portion
of the spine of George Meier, aged S.
and the surgeons believed ths opera
tion was successful.
Ten Per Cent Shouldn't Marry.
. Battle Creek. Mich-, Jan. 8uper-
WASTED ILiHIFE
One Fifth of Your Life's Earnings Is Wasted in Paying Excessive Prof
it Tomorrow's Prices at the Market are
lUUFE AER
lntendent H. H. Laughlln of the I eu
genics record office at Cold Harbor.
N. T.. told the national race better
ment conference yesterday that 10 per
cent of all Americana are unfit to
marry.. j-
Banks Joining Currency System.
i Washington, Jan. 9. Twelve hun
dred and eighty notifications had been
received yesterday by the treasury
department from national banks,! In
cluding (1 In ths Paclflo coast states,
of their intention to ranter ths new
currency; system.-' i t'J.H
Hunting for Hnmih Wagner. 1
8 an SYanclsco, Jan. 6.' Don J. Rue-'
sell, who said he was looking for -Old
Man Hunch." is held here pending a
Investigation Into his sanity. He per
sisted in jabbing a pencil at ths eyes
of people whom be accosted. . '
The Congo region 'exports about
8,000.000 walking stlcM a year.
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Meat and Fish
Loin Steak, lb,.' 16
Pot Roast, lbT 12ttc-144
Boiling Beef, lb
Pork Roast, lb 15
Sweet Pickled Leg of Pork, lb.. 140
Link Sausage, lb 12 4 C
Shoulder of Spare Ribs, lb 5
Lamb Hind Quarter 12
Lamb Shoulder, lb .8
Veal Roast, lb... ..15c
Veal Loin, lb
Picnic Hams, lb .12H4
Sugar Cured Hams. lb. ...... lTHe
Sugar Cured Bacon, lb. ....... .ISO
No, 6 Home Rend. Lard 65d
Salmon or Halibut, lb
Fresh Herring or Tom Cod,
. 1 lbs. 250
Columbia River Smelts, lb 1O0
Sea Trout, lb .....SOO
Little Neck Clams, lb 50
Salt Codfish, lb 1O0
Salt Mackerel, t for 250
Alaska Herring, 6 for 250
Poultry fresh killed every day.
Groceries
7 lbs. Rolled Wheat or Oats... 250
9-lb. sack Corn Meal 300
8 lbs. Farina ....4O0
Quaker Oats, pkg. i 1O0
Cream of Wheat, pkg 150
Magic Teast, 2 pkgs. 50
7 bars Toilet Soap 250
S lbs. Italian Prunes 25o
8 cans Tall Salmon 250
4 cans Pork and Beans 250
3 cans Oreen Oage Plums 25o
Delicatessen
Dill Pickles, dos 150
Bulk Olives, qt 450
Large bottle Catsup 150
Fruit Vinegar. S5a bottle 1O0
Boiled Cider , . XT 150-3O0
Imp. Anchovies, can 250
Imp. Fish Balls, can 200
Imp. Macaroni. 2 lbs 250
Imp. Noodles, Z lbs 350
Butter, Eggs, Cheese
Elgin Butter. 2 lbs 800
Skamokawa or Clear Creek
Butter, 2 lbs 800
Oregon Mist Butter, 2 lbs 750
Best Ever Butter. 2 lbs 750
New Zealand Butter. 2 lbs..... 750
McMlnnvtlle Fresh Butter, 2 lb. 750
Fresh Bulk Butter. 2 lbs 750
Panama Butter, 2 lbs 700
B. & M. Special Butter, 2 lbs.. 650
Ferndale Butter. S lbs 600
Fresh Ranch Eggs,
dosen, 450 2 dosen 850.
Guaranteed Eggs, dos 400
Primost Cheese, 2 lbs .....350
Cream Brick or Limburger
Cheese, lb 250
N. Y. . Cheese, lb 3O0
Domestic Swiss Cheese, lb 300
Ozedost Cheese, lb 4&4
Full Cream Cheese, lb 450
2 cans Milk 150
4 cans Milk, guaranteed 250
Honey, comb , 150-2O0
15c ja.r Honey 1O0
7-lb pail Honey 9O0
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Fruits and Vegetables
Apples, S dos 250
Bananas, doz. 100-150
Navel Oranges, 2 dos 250
Florida Grapefruit, 6 for 250
Lemons dos 150-2O0
Dates, lb lOO
Walnuts, 2 lbs 350
Italian Prunes, 2 lbs -ISO
Silver Prunes. 6 lbs 250
Lettuce or Celery, each..... 50
Spinach, 2 lbs 100
Cauliflower, each ....... .100-150
Artichokes . ............... 150
Radishes, 2 for .50
Oreen Onions, 4 for 50
Brussels Sprouts, 2 lbs 250
Green Peppers, lb ....1O0
Dry Onions, 9 lbs 250
Sweet Potatoes, -9 lbs 250
Irish Potatoes. 20 lbs 250,
Irish Potatoes, sack ft 1.1 5
Apples, box. up from 81.00
Tea, Coffee, Spices
Lipton's -Yellow Label Tea, lb. . BOO
Rose City Coffee, lb 350
Hoffman House Coffee, lb 3O0
Postum, Reg. 26c, now 200
H. & H. Cocoa 200
2 bottles Extract . . . .......250
All Spices, can ...... ........ 50
Crescent Coffee, lb. 3QO
Bakery
Van Imssn Layer
Cakes BOO-81,00
Pound Cakes .!-.4O0
Walnut Cakes ...........350-700
Silver and Marble Cakes. 3Q0-600
Gold Cakes 350-500
Meringus Shells with Whipped
Cream, each ,..,,50
Candy
Home Made Chocolate Creams tn
fancy boxes, each .....400
Horehound Squares, lb. WM.l5e
We make our own Candy.
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