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T H E GOLD H IL L NEWS, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON
THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1826.
W . II. (D ick) W alker, had a nar­
row escape In Rogue river (his week
when while trying his luck at fish­
ing he slipped on a rock and fell
down the rocky hank into the deep
water.
Hud he not been a very
Gold H ill’s Smelter Mining Boom,
gooil swimmer he possibly would
Ouch!
have drowned.
As it Ik, he is safe, is busted.
On every hand We bear about the
hut suffered a very had sprained
right hand and wrist from the fall smelter being a “bad dream”, and
a "bubble that has busted,” and the
tion to be held as herein provided.
truth of the whole matter is that
RESOLVED FU R TH E R that the several hard working people have
Council deems it advisable and does spent their money, gained a lot of
The council met la.<tt Monday eve­
An item of great interest to the company is unuble to develop and or hereby and herein call and make valuable experience and the plant,
people of Gold H ill that lias been o|N-rnte the |x>wer pro|*erties for necessary provision for the holding supposed to have been built in 18 ning to take up the matter of the
formulating for severul months, and the pur|M>se for which the lease is of u speciul election which shall be months is now being pressed to sale of the. City Power and W’ater
iMissihly contemplated for several made or should there be a failure to and hereby is called to be held on vacate the ground furnished by the project to the Beaver Portland Co.
and to transact other business ready
years has come to head and is now obtain water rights for at least the --------- day of ---------------- , 1926, city.
at
that time.
possibly for publicity.
1,400 second feet of wuter.
This between the legal voting hours on
We can’t say who stirred up all
The ro ll call found Mayor Cook
Martin Johnson, when mayor of company to agree to pump wuter said date, and that said time be and the agitation against the smelter, hut
Gold H ill bought of the Public Ser­ for the city up to the capacity of the the same hereby is designated as the they did a pretty thorough job of iL and all members of the council on
vice corporation the power plant, present pumping plunt free of time for holding said special election The C ity’s demand was not a bluff hand.
und the City Hall in said C ity is and the tax payers money is placed
water works, water rights und the charge, but this company not to be
The first item on the program for
hereby designated as the polling behind the council’s demand.
long strip of land surrounding sume liable for repairs or maintenance of
the evening was a communication
place
therefor,
and
the
following
Enough said on that; the smelt­ from Attorney Gus N ew berry in re­
for the City of Gold and the tax puy- the pumping equipment, the cost of
named persons are hereby designat­ er idea in Gold H ill is fa r from pop­
ers voted u bond of $22.000.00 to which is to be borne by the city.
gard the acre of land across the riv ­
ed as judges, etc., etc.
ular at this time and we are not in er purchased by the city from Mc­
pay for same.
C. W. Martin was
Upon development of a larger
(Here the names of the election
the humor to discuss the situation Clure several years past.
active in favor of the deal.
The plant, should this be undertaken by
Recently
board are to be placed by the City
plant was in bnd sha|ic and to as­ this company, the company w ill fu r­
at this time.
What we do want to it was learned that the County was
Council.)
discuss w ith our readers is the pros­ charging the city taxes fo r this land
sure the city ubundunce of water nish electric power to the city to an
BE IT FU R TH E R RESOLVED that
pect of a npning boom in the near and the land was supposed to be ex­
and to improved the electrical gen­ amount not to rxceed 20 kilowatt
the Recorder be and he is hereby
future right here in Gold H ill.
erating machinery at the plant, C. hours for municipal use only, and
empt from tax as long as there was
instructed to publish the herein­
W. Martin as City Engineer, without free of charge.
Funny what ’boom’ does to a fel­ no city taxes coining from the land.
No electric power
remuneration, engineered a very is to be furnished the city as long above proposed charter amendments low.
I f you hear one you dodge N ew berry found that the land has
submitted to the voters in the man­
substantial foundation und housing us the present plant is operated und
and wonder who got shot (or half been assessed by the Connty to W .
ner provided by law, that is to say,
for the large turbine and set the new prior to a larger development.
When the
shot) and if you see one coming L. McClure all the time.
by publication of this resolution in
pump and turbine spinning. He also
The details of the lease might in­ full with the ballot title therefor, along, you get all excited and want attorney is able to convince the
engineered the laying of the new clude other things, but in the main
to join the parade.
Booms have court that the land does not longer
not less thnn ten (10) days before
belong to McClure, who has been
water mains in the town and the the above is our idea of the essential
(Continued on Paye 3)
the date of the said special election,
second issue of bonds of $15,000.00 things to be covered.
dead several years the item of 870
in the Gold H ill News, a newspaper
taxes against the land w ill possibly
has been accounted for. Today the
Very truly yours,
printed in said City, and of general
be dropped.
town is splendidly supplied with
Braver Portland Cement Company, circulation therein, and the Record­
water on almost all the streets and
The next item of business taken np
By W. H. M lIR H E A D .
er shall also post sim ilar copies of
the unfinished plunx call for improv
was
a petition from Tom Vernon,
Vice-Pres.
such notices in three (3) public
ing the rest of the mains before the
lesser of the stub end of the Pacific
places In said City, one of which
finish. That ends the engineering to
Roy Byerly is expected home for highway where that road makes a
shall be posted at the City H all, be­
RESOLUTION
date.
a visit here from Mexico next month turn at the riv e r bank to reach the
ing the place of election.
new bridge site.
At present V e r­
Several years pnst Gold H ill was
W HEREAS certain ffPApdsitiond
BE IT RESOLVED BY T H E COUN
non is paying the city $6 per month
out boosting for a large initustry.
have
been
made
to
the
City
which
The
Alderbrook
school
is
holding
The Deaver Portland Cement plant C IL OK T H E C IT Y OF GOLD H IL L , make it necessary that this resolu­ their annual picnic this week. The for the use of the land fs r five years
here is the result.
|No one except JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, that tion go into force and effect imme­ people of the Sardine community His petition prays the city to sell
The mat­
the officials of the cement company the following promised amendments diately, so that the election may be all participated in organising the the land to him at $50.
ter was laid on the table for farther
can enumerate the items of trouble to the charter of said City be nnd held as herein provided; now, there­ affair.
Miss
H
urt,
who
has
taught
consideration regarding the terms
and discourngment they have had to the same hereby are proposed for fore,
the school this year fc understood
A motion bv Lively to
oVercome to make the plant operate submission to the legal voters of
AN EMERGENCY is hereby de­ as being employed for next school of sale.
vacate the land seconded by Child­
and keep it operating.
The recent said City for the adoption or rejec­ clared Io exist, and this resolution year.
ers started the legal red-tape to un-
bonding of the plant for $400,000.00 tion at the special election to be shall go into force and effect im ­
is the first time that the people of held on t h e ------ day of —------- ,1926, mediately upon its adoption and ap­
"Attention Is called by the Sand,
the community have breathed easy as in this resolution provided:
proval.
blast for Senator Club, 420 Railway
us regards the permanence of the CHARTER AM END M ENT SUBMIT
Adopted by the Council on the Exchange Building, Portland, Ore­
plunt here.
When the Cement com­
I I I) T O H IE VOTERS BY T H E ------ day of —---------- , 1926, by the
gon, to his platform and biography,
pany purchased and developed at a C O U NC IL
following vote:
which are published on page 8 of
great expense the monster Marble
An Act
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the Voter’s Pamphlet by the Secre­
Mountain quarry near Grants Pass
NAYS:-
To amend an act entitled "An Act
Chief plank is
constant feur that the plant would to incorporate the town of Gold H ill, Submitted to the Mayor-------------------- tary of State.
W ith < determination to complete
M O D IF IC A T IO N VOLSTEAD A C T -
be moved away was felt.
Now the in the County of Jackson, State of
the paving project w ith in Crater
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people in Southern Oregon, espec­ Oregon", approved by the Governor Approved by the Mayor -------
LAWS.
His slogan is: W ine and Lake national park this year, W a r­
ia lly in Jackson county, rest easy. February 12, 1895, as amended by
company this
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Beer under Government Control; ren Construction
Another great step In establishing the legislative assembly by an act
(Signatures of the Mayor and the No Saloons."
Paid Adv. Sandblast week is opening up three road con­
the plunt here permanently, accord­ approved February 7, 1899, as am­ Recorder follow.)
struction camps and w ith in the next
fo r Senator Club.
ing to C. W. Martin, is a deal propos ended by the legnl voters at an elec­
few days w ill be laying pavement.
cd to the pcopfc of Gold H ill by him­ tion held April 13, 1907, as amended
7 hat is the proposition and pro­
M artin Johnson, manager of the Sixteen miles of pavement w ill be
self anti W. H. Muirhead, whereby by the legal voters nt an election
posed amendment presented to the DuPont powder company in this laid this summer.
they w ill take poMession of the re­ held A pril 18, 1921, nnd to amend Council by the Beaver Portland Co.
The W arren Construction com­
district has closed an order w ith
cently purchased power nnd water all other amendments thereto enaet- All of the papers in the transaction,
S w artly Bros., of Klamath county, pany was awarded an additional
plant and land surrounding
The eded by the legislative assembly or including the copy for the ballot,
fo r two cars of powder. One truck contract in Portland this week, one
details of the proposed transaction by vote of the people.
skeleton copy of the minutes for load went forw ard this afternoon, of surfacing six and one h alf miles
are printed here exactly as present­
the meeting at which the amendment and- other assignments w ill go out of Medford-Crater lake road from
BE IT ENACTED BY T H E
ed and speak for themselves better
resolution is enacted and instruc­ at intervals in the immediate future Union Creek to the park boundary.
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OF
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than we can pretend to describe.
tions for the entire proceedure were
OF GOLD H IL L
Paving w ithin the park includes
To The Council of the City of Gold
prepared by the Beaver Company’s
The Lively Lime kiln on Kanes the Klamath Entrance from the
that
an
art
entitled
“An
Act
to
in­
H ill, Oregon.
The lime bonkers south boundary to Anna Springs;
corporate the town of Gold H ill, in very able attorneys, Messrs. Teal, creek is cold.
Gentlemen:
W infree. Johnson A McCulloch, of and ware house is supplied w ith Anna Springs to government camp,
There has been some discussion the County of Jackson, State of Portland, and undoubtedly are legal burned lime sufficient to last for a
and the uncompleted section on the
relative to the leasing by the City of Oregon" approved by the Governor and correct in detail.
The propo­ few weeks and the kilns are not to Medford entrance from Anna Spring
February
12,
1895,
as
amended
by
Gold H ill to this company of cer­
sition was presented to the Council be heated up until the present sup­ to W h ite Horse camp.
tain of its power properties. Should the legislative assembly by an act in official form at the Special meet­ ply of lime begins to run lo w again.
Three road construction camps
things so develop that such a lense approved Februnry 7, 1899, as am­ ing of Tuesday, May 11, when the The quarry is busy right along get-
w ill be established w ith in the next
ended
by
the
legal
voters
nt
an
elec­
is finally executed, the details of the
resolution was read for the first ing out *paper rock’ for the paper few days: Pole camp, midway be­
transaction could be worked out nt tion held A pril 18, 1921, and as time nnd w ith little discussion, ad­ mills in the north of the state and a
tween the Klamath gateway and
amended
by
all
other
amendments
that time, but we w rite this letter
opted.
A ll such matters must be small crew is constantly on the job. Anna Springs; W h ite Horse camp,
to state in general terms our idea as enneted by the Legislative assembly read three times and voted upon as
half w ay between the Medford
to some of the things such a lease or by vote of the people, be nnd the many times; by the Council before it
Buy your wood of John J. R itter gateway and Anna Springs, and a
snme hereby is nmended by adding
should contain.
can legally be adopted.
The sec­ and be satisfied.
pd ad— 37 third camp at Anna Springs.
The property involved is the C ity’s thereto Chapter--------- to read as fo l­ ond reading came up at the Special
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hydro-electric power site, plant and lows:
meeting of the Council Monday eve­
The C ity W ater committee is tr y ­
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equipment, which whs purchased
ning May 17, and without debate, ing to conserve all the w ater pos­ CRATER LAKE ROADS
Section 1. The City Council shall was adopted at the second reading.
by the city from the Hogue River
sible In the city mains.
A ll possi­
MAY GST 83«, 009.60
Public Service Company; the lease have power, nnd it is hereby author­ The third and final rending w ill be ble leaks in all pipes In the town are
to run for a term of ten years, and ised to lense, sejl nnd or convey the heard and voted upon at the next being repaired so that there w ill be
system, electric
lighting regular meeting of the Council, being
provide for a monthly rental of water
Tenative apportionment of $2,000-
a minimum of wastage.
To contin­
$100.00 per month.
There should system or power system, nnd any the 1st Monday night in June, or the ue the open irrigation hours and 000 for road improvement in nation­
or
all
real
property,
water
rights,
be included an option to purchase
7th of that month, and nothing to have enopgh w ater for the users, it al p ark and monuments has been
the said property at any lime during power rights, buildings, equipment interfere w ith the passage of the is necessary to stop all waste. The announced at the interior depart­
the term of the lense for a price of and machinery constituting a part resolution is anticipated.
Immedi­ council has practically determined m en t
$22,000.00, which ig the purchase of any such system or used in con­ ately upon passage of the resolution to continue the present liberal rule
One m illion dollars w ill be used to
price paid by the city for said prop­ nection therewith, now owned by the date for the election w ill be set if posible and therefore w ill punish cover previous obligations but con­
erty, w ith the provision that all the City of Gold H ill, if in its judge­ and the campaign for winning the all persons guilty of wasting water. gressional authority was granted to
money paid ns rental is to apply on ment the snme w ill be for the best election for the Beaver Portland Co. An Inspection was made last month incur-additional obligations of $1,-
the purchase price if the option to interests of the citizens nnd resi­ w ill commence.
and about twenty people w ere found 500,000 during the coming year to
purchase is exercised.
No interest dents of said city.
We w ill not try to explain any of w ith leaky fixtures on their prop­ be met by future appropriations.
is to be figured on the monthly pay­ “ RESOLVED FUR THER that this the proposition at this time.
We erty.
These were notified by mail The largest single sum goes to Gla­
ments made prior to the excercise resolution for proposed ehnrter am­ ask the re a d e rro f the News to take to repair spme before the 15th of cier National Park, Montana, which
o f the option. The city is to defend endments submitted to the voters b\ on interest in the mntter and obtain this month.
However, this week was »Doted $534,000. Tentative a l­
title to the property in its name, but the Council be filed w ith the Record a complete understanding of the another inspection was made by the lotments to other parks included'.
the expense of Much defense w ill be er of the City of Gold H ill for sub­ proposition before they vote, and plumbing inspector and three of the Crater Lake national park, Oregon,
borne by this company.
The lease mission to the legal voters of said be aide to direct their neighbors in posxessers of leaky fixtures had so $66.000 f >r entrance roads from liie
to be nnd become absolutely void if, Cil ■
their rejection or approval voting “for the best interest of the fa r failed to comply w ith the City’s direction of Medford and Fort Klam
on account of legal difficulties, this to be voted upon at a special elec­ City of Gold H ill.”
request.
W hat should he dcmel ath.
Beaver Portland Co.
Would Possess City
Water, Power Assets
New Mine Boom
Starting Here
EVERY GREAT A C H IE V E -
MENT.
NUMBER «.
Charter Ammendm’t
Power Plant Sale
At Second Reading
Crater Lake Road
is Being Paved
winding and definite action can ho
had in the near future.
A request was made by W . Zim ­
merman to have an old frame build­
ing in block 15 condemned and re­
moved. This property is owned by
Jackson County.
Miss Bertha Coy, deputy recorder
in charge of water collections, ap­
peared before the council and de­
manded investigations and adjust­
ments of several accounts in the
list of water users.
She insisted
that the water committee take im ­
mediate action or secure another
collector.
Most of the camplaints
troubling her were from people who
did not want to pay the rates payed
by the rest of the city.
Some ot
them were very delinquent and had
been “getting by" by simply paying
part on their account each month.
Others flatly refused to pay the fu ll
rate fixed and some were known
who pay the fu ll rate but are un­
able to afford it.
The trouble soma
accounts were turned over to the
water committee w ho promised to
investigate and adjust the rates.
It was found that several batchel-
ors in the town were not listed on
the w ater user’s list and who were
using city water.
T h.se w ere to
be rounded up and in the case of the
widows who were on small incomes
the rate was to be cut to $1 per
month; in the discreation of the re­
corder or w ater committee.
The resolution empowering the
council to sell or lease the C ity.E lec
trie and pnn/ping plant (printed in
the first page hereof) was read at
its second reading and passed w ith ­
out dissent.
T h e, third and final
reading w ill be made and voted on
at the next regular meeting w h ich
comes on Monday night, June 7.
T w o complaints were heard on
the Soft D rin k License and pointed
to two people in town selling soft
drinks without license when all the
other establishments handling the
same were paying $5 per year fo r
the privilege.
The wording of the
ordinance is blamed fo r one of the
cases w h ile the other offered no ex-
plaination at all.
T h e first case
is wrong for the ordinance p lainly
states "where soft drinks are sold
or dispensed” shall pay a license
fee of $5 per year, and simply be­
cause this first fellow does not dis­
pense drinks, and merely sells the
drinks in bottles does not remove
him from license.
The closing item of business fo r
the meeting was on order to the
nnisance romm itte e to investigate
securing of a suitable Dumping place
for the city.
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Ladies Aid Society
Pays Their Debt
Thursday, May 20, on the banks
of Gall’s creek, where plenty of
good shade was available the loos­
ing *side* of the Ladies Aid member­
ship contest, paid their debt to the
winning sde by supplying a perfect
picnic.
So appreciative of the re­
past was the receivers, the spread
assumed the banquet stage w ith 39
adults and 17 children participating
All apparently enjoyed the day and
unanimously declared it to be the
greatest social and uplifting event
spent by the Society in many years.
The v,’inning side in the contest
for new members for the Gold H ill
Ladies’ Aid Society laid down a
score of 29 w hile the loosing side
didn’t do so bad either when they
turned in a list of names at 17.
Other social events are planned
by the ladies.
Cne interesting
feature recently developed in the
meetings of the soliety is literature.
A retent meetiny was devoted al­
most entirely to Luther Burbank»