Corvallis gazette., June 30, 1905, Image 1

Vol. XLII.
Corvallis, Benton County, Precox, Fuiday, June 30, 1003.
DALLAS WATER SYSTEM.
Results of a Thorough and Per
sonal Investigation by
Councilman Emery.
Editor Gazette The' follow
ing statements of some facts learn
ed during a recent visit to Dallas,
concerning its mountain water
gravity system will probably1 be
of interest to your readers, in that
it may throw some light upon
several of the vexed problems
that confronts our citizens on the
eve of casting a vote upon our
proposed bond issue. I will state
that in order to reach all of the
citizens of our city I have hand
ed to the editor of the Times a
similar article giving the same
facts, which will no doubt appear
in its next issue. -
As a citiE?n of our citv, and a
member of its council, having at
heart its future welfare, I feel
that all reliable facts in regard to
gravity systems are worthy oi
consideration. I particularly wish
to call attention to the difference
between the statements that, have
appeared in late issues of the
Corvallis Times regardingreduced
insurance rates, etc., at Dallas
and the statements of the busi
ness men and citizens of Dallas.
I am indebted to the kindness
of Messrs. Eakin & Sibley, the
well-known and prominent law
firm and insurance men of.Dallas,
for the figures and data herewith
in regard to insurance rates and
costs of right of wav, etc Other
facts are collected from merchants.
doctors, and other business men
of the city, and by interviews at
the homes of the citizens.
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THE DALLAS WATER SYSTEM.
The Dallas water system con
sists of a galvanized iron pipe
Jine of 10 inches iii diameter, 6
miles in length, wViirri tans o
, -
stream, at its source in the moun
tains west of the city, conveying
the water to a reservoii, capacity
11 i i
vut uii.auua gaiiuus, iucaiea one
mile irom the city limits and at
feed pipe from the reservoir to the
ditributing system is of redwood
"and is 12 inches in diameter. The
distributing system consists of 8,
6 and 4 inch mains, of iron pipe.
The city has 36 ire hydrants,
ana is equipped wita a- complete
up-to-date fire apparatus that is
able to throw 3 streams of water
to a height of nearly 70 leet in
any portion of the citv limits.
Before the installation of thp nres-
lut. - WdlCl Supply Ul
tue city was derived from wells,
and the fire protection consisted
of 5 small cisterns and a hand
fire engine. --. -
INSURANCE RATES.
Previous to the "installation of
inountai water the greater por
tion, of the residence distiict was
entirely unprotected from fire and
insurance rates on residence prop
erty, was 7 to 10 per cent. The
rate on wooden buildings in" the
business pait of "the town - was .7
to 10 per cent. Brick and stone
buildings were rated irom $1.50
to $2.00 per hundred. . State
ments were freely made before
the bond election by . the city
newspapers,' and by those inter
ested in the installation of the
proposed gravity system, that
these rates would be reduced at
least 30 lo 40 per cent, in the bus
iness part of town and 50 per
cent, in the residence districts.
Promises to that effect-were al
so made by insurance adjusters.
One year has passed and what are
the conditions today? Instead of
a reduction of from "10 to 30 per
cent, ' ' as asserted by the Times,
the rate oh residence property is
still 7 to 10 per cent, and on
wooden buildings in the business
districts is still 7 to 10 per cent
On brick buildings the insurance
rate has in a few instances been
reduced from $2.00 to $1,75 per
$100, but only where similar build
ings have recently been erected,
thus'reducing the fire risk,
y "The citizens 0 Dallas have
saved enough money by reduc
tion in insurance rates since; the
insallation of their mountain wa
ter system, to pay the interest on
their bonds," 'asserts the Times in
an editorial, in the issue of the
24 in.st. ..
May not all other statements
prophesying a 25 per cent, re
duction in insurance rales in Cor
vallis after the installation of a
gravity system here be equally as
unreasonable as were , the ante-
bocd-elcction- statements by Dal
las newspapers? -
WATER RATES. . -
Rates n.aw charged for moun
tain water in, Dallas are $1.50
per month-for family ; 50 cents
additional for each bath tub, 50
cents additional for each water
closet, and $2. 25 per month for
each lot 100 feet square, making
the total for summer months
$4.75 per family. -In addition,
50 cents is charged for each cow
or horse a family may own. The
ice factory pays $3.00 per day for
its water, in addition to the : well
water it uses. Hotels pay $10
per month; livery stables $10 per
month ; $24 per jnouth is charg
ed for sprinkling the lawn sur
rounding the couit house, and $15
per month is charged for the use
of water, in the building. The
court faoase grounds are one
blocft in size.
Before the bond election in Dal
las the citizens were lead to be
lieve that water rates would be
$1.25 or less per family. En
gineer Miller ..uses .'$1.25 as a
basis in his estimate on the
city's revenues. .Who will
guarantee that Corvallis " water
rates, should the proposed plant
be installed, will not be the same
as Dallas, viz: $.2K per month?
Can any one guarantee that it
will net ber
COST OF RIGHT OF WAY.
Three thousand dollars in cash,
besides the cost in lawsuits over
damage cases, was the .price Dal-
las uaa to pay lor right of way
and water rights before complet
iog construction work on her wa
ter system. This sum would
have been .much larger but foi
the fact that Judge Boise and a
Mrs. -Halleck owned most of the
land along the pipe line route
and a mere nominal sum was all
they asked as damages. One man
got $380 damage for crossing a
tract of 20 acres, beside having
the cost of the lawsuit about
$ 100 assessed to the city.
The owner of a small saw mill on
thetream below the one from
which the water was taken was
allowed $400 damages and costs
by the court although the mill
was abandoned 7 years a Jo. All
other drmages "settled with jtbe
city for from $50 to $160. eacih
If the damages for light of
way for 7 miles cost $3,000 and
several lawsuit?, how many dol
lars and how many lawsuits will
i6miles cost? : .,"v: : -:
CAUSE OF HIGH WATER RATES. ;
Dallas has approximately 400
families within its' city limits; of
these less than 50 per cent are us
ing the city's water in spile of
ihe fact that it was asserted and
believed before the platt was in
stalled that ail, or almost all,
would discard their . wells for
mountain water, and it was upon
this hypothesis that a rate of
$1.25 per month for all purposes
(was confidently asserted to be the
maximum rale that , would be
charged. "
As only half the number ex
pected made connections with the
mains, the rates were simply raised
to meet the deficiency. 'The rea
son that mountain water did cos
prove as popular as exoected was
-. , M AT ..
that citizens in poor or moderate
circumstances, and many ; plenty
able to pay the price,- hesitated
to incor an expense of from $20
to $40 per family for water and
sewer connections, beside f the
cnarges asked lor water, when
they could pet ; pood well
for nothing. Human nature is
tne same the world over, and peo
ple always did and always will
hesitate to pay- out their hard
earned money for an article when
they can get practically the same
tning elsewlieie lor nothing. Be
sides as the months rolled around
after the plant was installed it
was seen tnat the pure cold, spark
ling mountain . water has not
turned out to be ail that was
claimed for it.
Last summer, duiiug the long
hot days, it because . undrinkable
on account of' heat and people
using it were compelled to return
to tneir wells lor water tor family
use. During the rains of the
the winter, and after very heavv
rain, the water became muddv
and the wells were again resorted
to. The result was a condition
of affairs never dreamed of by
Dallas citizens. Their pure spark
ling mountain water was relegat
ed to the lawns, and wajer closets,
and the despised well water had
to be depended upon for drinking
and cooking purposes. !;
It is realized that such a state
ment may be scoffed 'at by our
mountain water enthusiasts, but
such are the - facts nevertheless.
Those of you who have friends
and acquaintances among the
gooa nousewives ol Dallas are urg
ed to write and ask them whether
what is asserted alonff this line
betrue or not true. In this con
nection remember that the Dal
las water comes from mountain
springs at the head of a stream
as" pure and cold as is Rock Creek
water, it is piped oniv 7 miles
' ; t. .
whereas with US it is to be piped
1 fir milps y
164 miles.
DALLAS' PROPOSED REMEDY.
The refusal of the citizens to at-
tach to the water mains has caus-
. I . ' .. ....J . .IIL ll 1 IblUUP
ed the city council of Dallas toS1. ,ut r?Iief- nlv three bottles of
evolve a scheme tS force the wa
o rUm t .V -
ter upon the people whether or
no. They have forced an ordi
nance compellino- the people to
install patent closets in - their
nomes and make sewer connec-
tionsr Six dollars is charged in
each instance for tapping the wa
ter main, and 15 cents a foot for
piping, which in addition to the
cost of closet connections, etc.,
win total up to anywheue be
tween 30 and $50."' Wherever
a sewer is ordered, the cost ol
course will be levied on the prop
erty. :" '"'I: . .'I.'-
: Dr. T. 'V. B. Rmbree, a for
mer well-known resident of C.nr-
yallt's, who "lives on a small - hill
within the city limits of Dalla?,
about one mile north of the busi
ness part of town, has been or
dered by the city council to build
a private sewer and m?.Vc i-nn.
neclions, also to connect with the
water mains for flushiug purposes
The doctor had made an es
timate of the cost of this wo:k
ano finds that it wiTl amount to'
over $100. He is living oa acre
age property- and has running
water in his house which he ..has
piped fiom -a spring further up
the hill, and has excellent sani
tary condition about his home.
Write and ask the do; lor hi
opinion of the Dallas sravitv sv-c-
This is an isolated instance
but it is an example f a score
tnat can oe mentioned. Thi-
condition of affairs at Di'llas
should possess a peculiar, signifi
cance lor tue residents of Tabs
Addition and other outlying dis-1
tricts within our citv limits-
residents who have built up little
homes for themselves,' many of
thejn earned bv hard labor and
yeais of economy. : They have
good wells and eood water, but
are told thev need fire protection.
wnicn is undoubtedly true. Will
insurance ratesTbe ativ rheanpi
than they are now? Will the wa
ter De any. better than th t vnn
are now using? Will the luxurj
of mountain water ntidr thi-
present proposed water system
compensate vou for the crt of
enforced sewers aud sewer on.
nections? Wilfthe expense of e
$75,000, more likely ' Sioo.ooo
plant,, be all paid by the watei
consumers? Does not the ex
periences of the Dallas cit!7r.!.
help to answer these questions?
Mollie Pitcher.
In Cyr8 Fifth Eeader, all can read
Of Mollie Pitcher's noble deed;
How Mollie jeopardized her life , ' -Upon
the field of LutUe's strife.' " -
No ehade beneath the eon the sought i
Rut' water to hrav. men she biouRht;
MolJie, the redthfaded, freckled, brave,
Her loved Amcica would save.
Amid the ranuon's rear she Bought
Him, whom she loved and water brought;
But Oil ! Alasi ! how. can we tell,
Baside his gun he wounded felt.-
His life blood flowed :n ciimson hue
She fan and to her cannon flew; - ' -Fearless
andjstrong with deadly aim
Her cannonroared 'til victory came.
1 hat Sabbath day ou Monmouth geld
They forced the enemy to yield ;' - . -
In history Dovr'wSoee fame is richer -
Than that of faddened Mollie Pitcher
Washington 'who knew ber darinz strife.
Had half jay granted for 1 erife,
While Frenchmen tilled hertat with cold
.And cabed her, Captain Pitcher bold.
Her resting place. is now unknown.
But still this country was her own;
Here with the brave, she fought the foe
And made them leave and homeward go.
Sow Mollie rests beneath the sod,
VYe trust her spirit is with God. -
And w hen the last loud trump shall eonod
May she be with the righteous found..
.:' , Jose.
Feel Impending Doom.
The Ieelm? of
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minds of many victims of Bright's dis-
"-lease ana aiaoetes Has been changed to
thankfulness by the benefit derived from
taking Folev's TCirtnpw Pnm it -.iii
ing Foley's Kidney Cure. It 'will
e incipient Bright's disease and dia-
cure
, 1 --e..w uiuuqo anu uia
betes and even in worst cases eives com.
fort and relief. " Slight disorders are
cured in a tew days. "I had diabetes in
the worst form," writes Marion Lee of
Dunreath. Tnd- "T trioA c;.rVt
po'ej a .iany Cure made me a wpII
man." For sale at Graham & Wortham'
drn store. .,. . .
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.:
Low ronud trip rates have been rjiaeen
neffoct between .Portland and Willam
ette 'al!ey points, in either direction.
Tickets will be sold - .
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
aud limitei to return on' or before the
following Monday. - - . ...
Rate to oa From Cokvali.is, $3.00.
La!l on Southern Pacific Co's Agents
for particulars.
Three Physicians Treated
Without Success
Him
r C Ynmy, .Padncsh, Ky., vurites ;
I had a severe cttse of tidnev disease
and three .of the left nhvsiiians in
Keatucky trea'ed me without success.
I then took Foley's KMnev Corp. The
first, hot tin gave immediate relirf, and
tit. ea bottles curt-dun puruiiiisiiulv. 1
aladlv rscomniPiid this v. ondprfiil "re n
e :y."' .For eile ty Graham A "Wortlia u.
Gaz ett b Bel 1 phm- No 34
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The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
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Huge Tt t
It was a huge task, to undertake the
cure of such a had case of kidnev dis
ease, as that of C. F. Collifr, of Chero
kee, Iowa, but Electiio Biiters did it
He writes: -My kidneys were fo far
gene, I could aot fit on a chair without
a cushion; and suffered from dreadful
backacbei headache, an-i depression
In Electric Bitters, however, 1 fouud a
cure, and by tbfm was restored to per
feet health. I recommend this great
tonic medicine to all with- wei.k kid
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Allen Woodward, druggist; price 5lhv
Q. A. ROBINSON
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anywhere than right here. We clean and repair all sorts of
watches thoroughly and quickly and guarantee all our work as
weil as our pnees to be right. If your watch chain is beginning
to show signs of wear, or if you'd like a new chain fm- ,
mnro
I son we are prepared to supply you with the best gold-filled one I
I made at a moderate price. We carry the Simmons make, the f
j best knew . and most strongly guaranteed chains ever sold, f
I E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. j
Women and child in Corvallis, and for miles and miles
around, to come and see us in our new store the LaffeYty
1 building on opposite side of the street. Our room is 50x100
feet, well lighted and modenrirr every respect. We expect :
, to have it filled with House Furnishing Goods and will en
deavour to si ow you the same courteous treatment that we
have in the pu. . Ask to see those new oak Bedroom Suits,
considering quality they are cheaper than any you ever bought. -
REMEMBER THE PLACE LAFFERTY BLOCK.
Smoking in a Powder Magazine
Is courting death more suddenly but not
more surely than neelei-tinir-kirl,,,-
orders. Foley's Kidney Cure will .-Ure a
Blmht disorder in a few davs acd its con
tinued usewill cure the most obstinate
cases. It has cured manv people of
Bright s disease and diabetes who were
niougbt to be incurable. If tou have
kidney cr bladder trouble, commence
taking Foley's Kidney Cure to-lay, be
fore it is too late. Graham & Wortham
have it for sale.
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OFFICE PHONE,
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