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LANE COUNTY'S HOME NEWSPAPER
SECTION B
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1951
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tudent.
Uciais hope to
be more
. in pnroll will
V.ZZ nlaced on a
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Mroved situation is a re-
1a v.teran enroll-
ricials said.
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Law 1946 in day trade
tad 325 in nignt trace
fedasS' offered include
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H"F' " "tinr. machine
cicraft ana eiiK" f".
reet metal, diesel me
motor rewinding
r-j. appliance repair, radio
Cjiutomobile engine tune-&smaking.
w hnnin2 5-3377, or at
but 4th Ave. and Madison
Weather Bad?
Even Too Cold
For Polar Bear
PORTLAND (UP.) You think
the weather's bad?
So does Whltie, the Portland
Zoo's bis white polar bear. He's
got pneumonia.
At least that's what Dr. T. H.
Reed, city veterinarian, thinks
and he's giving Whitie large
jolts of auremycin to get him
over It. Dr. Reed said Friday he
believes the bear's condition Is
improving but not the weather.
How Improvements Are Financed
City No Santa Claus
There aren't many people in i fronting on the newly paved
Eugene who still think the "city" i streets.
builds and Davs for new streets Most property owners know
sidewalks and sewers-like Santa 1 'hisi But ma"yget confused trying
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UDMUUlOl JW. a ,w..
But, on the other hand, not very i tract award price in the paper
many people really understand when the job is just getting under
the process by which local im- way and fail to realize that price
provement jobs are carried out. is established only for purposes
Each winter, when the city coun- of comparing various contractors'
cil adopts ordinances assessing bids.
lies Day
Lions Club
Tir,S GROVE It was
tj'Day" for the Lion's Club
1 Sunday as ciuo memuera
assembled at the high
t'jr a turkey dinner and a
iwisical program,
jragthe noon dinner which
jtpared under supervision
iSjh school home economics
ant, those present trans-
3 the school auditorium 10
1 special Christmas music
la . . .
hiih school chorus under
hi of Miss Joy Grimstad
id several numbers. Klcn-
lyner, High school faculty
.played three violin solos,
gger Hurt
Loose Log
(l-ieir-old logger was" in
HHatt Hospital Friday, re.
utRatment for a compound
p of the right leg.
a M. Strayer, 41, whose
address is McMinnville, was
A Thursday morning by a
Hi crushed his leg against
:p. Part owner of the Stray
m Logging Co., he was
'4 three miles east of Wal-
radition Thursday evening
itscribed as "fairly good."
hi, It was improved Friday
ft He was brought into
by Eugene Ambulance Co.
property owners for projects that
have benefited their holdines.
dozens of erroneous beliefs about
tne improvement procedures are
aired before the council.
Actually, the city is only an
agent for the property owners
providing engineering, hiring
contractors, and taking care of
interim financing for street pav
ing, sewer installations or side
walk jobs.
When the work has been done,
the time comes for the citv to
Vets Building
Adds Rooms
For Public
Remodeling of the kitchen facil.
ities, and the addition of a kitchen total the bills and divide them
adjacent to the main ballroom of
the Veterans Memorial Building
has been completed in time to take
care of the many Christmas func
tions Being held at the building,
Manager George Crakes has an
nounced. "Now it will be possible
to noia potlucks upstairs to ac
commodate larger groups," Crakes
said.
Special parties already planned
during the holiday season at the
Veterans Memorial Building in
clude the annual Telephone Com
munications Workers of America
party Dec. 28 in the ballroom; the
Weyerhaeuser Timber Company
employes who have two dances,
one old-time - and one modern
dance in the building Dec. 29. The
two dances are annual affairs to
raise funds to sponsor the child
ren's Christmas Party in Spring
field. Dec. 31 is the date set by the
Cotillion Club for their New Year's
party, and at the same time, the
building will accommodate the
Exchange Club's New Year dance
in the large dining room
The building, established four
years ago, is available to civic and
social groups, the only restriction
being that veterans groups have
priority on the facilities, Crakes
said. "The several rooms are so
arranged, however, and so spac
ious, that many events can be held
simultaneausly, "Crakes reminded
prospective organizations,
MER NOT TO SMOKE
IWft R. I. (U.B-A light
fi cigarette cost a motorist,
o, $625. When Caruso
:overtotake the light from
Pin, his automobile struck
W and sustained S600
If- The extra $25 was added
pttrreckless driving.
Each contractor bids so much
per unit of material estimated to
be needed for the job; so much
for each unit of work that will be
equitably among the property
owners concerned. That's when
the city council passes so-called
assessment ordinances. These actu
ally are lists of the billings to in
dividual property holders.
Right now, the council is work
ing on a stack of assessment ordi
nances after a record year in
local improvements. Each ordi
nance is being given approval "on
urst reading" and held over for
final action at the next council
session.
Meanwhile, affected Drooertv
owners are Being notified, bv rce
istered man, of the amounts they
are 10 oe cnargeo.
This method gives the prop
erty owners a chance to appear
before the council to discuss the
assessment plans, the same eve
ning that final action has been
scheduled on the project-billings.
Costs of street paving lobs are
portioned out according to the
footage of individual properties
Sportsmen Pick
New Officers
COTTAGE GROVE A. D. Baker
this week was elected president of
the Rod and Gun Club for 1952.
He was elected during the club's
annual meeting at its club house
near Walker.
Other new officers include Mar
ion Bridwell, secretary; Lester
Whitney, vice president; Jack
Mauldihg, treasurer.
Some 90 persons attending the
meeting which included a potluck
dinner and a movie on conservation.
Author's Estate Left
To Children's Hospital
PORTLAND VP) The major
share of the estate of Claude M,
Bristol, Portland author of the best
seller "The Magic of Believing,
will go to the Shriners Hospital
lor Crippled Children here.
His will was admitted to pro
bate in circuit court here Wednes,
day. It left $2500 to a sister and
the remainder to the hospital, The
amount was not disclosed,
Bristol died Friday.
required. His unit bids are totalled,
and that becomes his bid on the
job.
Actually, however, the con
tractor winning the job agrees
to do it at so much per unit of
materials and work. Until the
job has been completed and the
city engineers have calculated
how much went into it, the final
price to be paid the contractor
remains unknown.
If the. job proves easier than
original engineering indicated, the
price may be lower than the pub
lished contract sum. If the job is
a tough one, the costs may be
more.
Making another significant dif
ference is the fact that the city
charges 10 per cent for its services
engineering, inspection during
construction, and financing the
job through completion.
The overall -costs of sidewalk
and sewer jobs are established in
the same manner; The actual num-
number of units of material ahd
work, at agreed unit prices, plus
10 per cent.
However, whereas street and
sidewalk project costs are divided
among benefited property owners
at so much per foot, a more com
plicated procedure is used in pro
portioning out sewer costs.
Sewer assessments are figured
on a basis that takes into ac
count the fact that property
close to a new line can be con
nected to the sewer main more
cheaply than property lying
some distance back from the
line.
Safety Council Urges
Holiday Precautions
Accordingly, property directly
abutting a new sewer is charged
40 per cent of the lineal-foot cost.
Property 40 to 80 feet back from
the line pays 30 per cent; that 80
to 120 feet pays 20 per cent; and
that from 120 to 160 feet from
the line is charged 10 per cent.
In many instances, of course,' a
single lot may fall in all four
zones, extending 160 feet Back
from the new sewer. In such cas
es, the assessment for the proper
ty becomes 100 per cent of the
lineal-foot sewer cost, multiplied
by the width of the lot.
When the assessments are
mailed out in final form wheth
er for streets, sidewalks or sew
ers property owners have only
two possible courses of action:
1. Pay the amounts due within
10 days (state law sets the time
limit): or,
2. Make arrangements at the
city finance office for paying the
amounts in the installment fash
ion.
Installment paying is possible
at least to the extent that the
property being assessed carries an
equivalent tax roll valuation. In
fact, state "Bancroft" law permits
deferred payments equivalent to
111 per cent of the taxable worth
of the property.
Under the Bancroft law, once
property owners have signed the
proper papers, the city can issue
bonds to regain the sums it has
paid out to contractors. These
bonds are then retired over a 10,
year period as installment pay.
ments are made by the property
owners.
Interest on unpaid portions of
improvement assessments runs at
6 per cent, again as stipulated by
state law. However, once a prop
erty owner has signed for Ban
crofting privileges, he is not com
mitted to an inflexible program of
20 semi-annual payments on his
assessment. He may, at any time,
pay up the balance due the city,
and escape further interest charg
es. ' .
We spend a lot of time plan
ning for Christmas.
The National Safety Council
would like to see us take just
a few minutes of our planning
time to insure ours will be a
merry, not a marred Christmas.
Thoughtlessness and careless
ness each year cause a number
of holiday tragedies involving
fires . . , holocausts in some
cases.
Joining- with the national
agency, Eugene's Bureau of Fire
Prevention urges:
Make sure your Christmas
tree is safely mounted, not too
dry, not blocking exits, and dec
orated only with flamoproofcd
decorations and electric lights.
Remember that most gift
wrappings are highly inflam
mable, and so are many gifts.
Don't build dramatic, but
dangerous fires in your fireplace.
Be sure your electrical clr
cuits aren't overlooked (use 15
amp fuses in light circuits).
And, just In case, take time
to figure out what you would
do tonight, or Christmas eve,
should a fire break out in your
home. A little planning might
save -the lives of your loved
ones.
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Buses to Run
For Skiers
Snccial ski buses have been
scheduled for the holidays, George
Korn reported Friday morning.
Greyhound buses win leave
from the Lane Courthouse on Sun
day, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
and New Year s llay at a a.m. lor
the Willamette Pass Ski Area. The
regular Trailwnys bus schedules
to Sanliam Pass will not be supplemented.
The chair lift will operate at
Hoodoo Bowl and tows at Wil
lamette Pass but neither area will
operate Christmas Day.
Miller Lumber Co.
VutchVcqTlcants
"Dutch Boy" Color Gallery!
531 IIIwaT 89 N.
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LOVES THAT HAT
. BELLAIRE, O. (U.fi) A football
fan with unusual pride in hats
bought a pair of tickets for the
Bellaire-Moundsville high school
game. He explained he wanted the
extra scat for his hat.
NOTICE:
To All Eagle
Auxiliary Member!
of No. 275
Due to the Aerie
Using the Hall Dec. 27,
Meeting Will Be Held
Dec. 26th, 8 p.m.
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Waitress Saves
Sleepers in Fire
REEDSPORT (IP) A waitress
ran from door to door awakening
about 30 roomers and directing
them to safety as fire destroyed
a combination restaurant and
rooming house at nearby Gardiner
early Friday.
The waitress, Margaret Harris,
discovered the flames about 2 a.
m. One roomer, an invalid who
was not identified, was carried
to safety by two others.
Firemen from here and Gardi
ner fought the flames. Loss was
estimated at about $15,000. The
building was owned by the Gardi
ner Lumber Co. Most of the room
ers were loggers and highway
crew workers.
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