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About Independence enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1909)
f il NCE ENTERP INDEI'ENDENCfc. ,f ON, FRIDAY, JfLV 16, IW9 NTMIjEU 7 SIXTEENTH YEAR RISE INDEPEJ TRY TO SOLVE SEWER PROBLEM THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN BOHANNON TALK Tht Legality of tha Sewsrga Ordl nine Qutlond by Mor Jons WMIs Ordlnanet CommltUr Thinks It Will Stand Tt of Court. 0 The question of moat Importance before tho people of Independence at Clila time U whether or not the city shall sell seventeen thousand of bond or whatever portion of O'at amount necessary to construct a sew. r system In the city In accordance wlUli an ordinance passed by the city council providing for a system of sower, the plana and specifications of wutch are now on file In the office of ths city recorder of the city. ThU ordinance, It will bo remembered, wan vetoed by the mayor and In turn paused over his veto by the eoun cIL On the second day of July ref erendum petition, alKned by sixty three voter and directed to the city recorder wan filed with tho prcsi dent of the council, the mayor and city recorder being absent, from the rUy. In accordance with the prayer of the mild petition wlili-h BHks that tho question be submitted to tho vot ers for their approval or dlsapprov al, the city council, at an ajdourned meeting, held last Saturday evening. July 10, passed an ordinance provid ing for a special election, to bo held on Thursday, September 2, 1909, be tween the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p m. with an intermission of 4-' minutes for dinner, the city hall be ing 'designated as the polling place for tho said election. As all public question are of more or leHH Interest to every voter of tlie city, it Is the opinion of tho Enter prise that the more publicity given them the better the voters) Interest ed will be able to vote Intelligently on it, and In order tu accomplish, this end we otter the free use of, the col--timns of this paper to anyone who desires to discuss the Issue at ques-i tlon, Irrespective of the side advo- i catcd. As the question now stands there seems to be a difference of opinion between the mayor, on tho ono side, and the city council on the other, s to tho correct procedure to be pur sued' by the -city to legally establish fcity. The council is backed in Its stand by tho opinion of City Attor ney Hayter, and Mayor Jones bases his objections to the methods adopt ed by the city council on the grounds that they are not In accordance with the charter of the city. Both the mayor and the members of the council have declared themselves In j favor of sewering the city. I This week, Just before Mayor Jonesj was leaving for the coast where he j went to look after some private In terests, he made the following state ment to a representative of the En terprise, which we give without com ment: "Personally I am heartily In favor i of a sewer system for the city of Fn-j dependence. I was elected tq tlie office of mayor on that issue and am j ready at all times to work for thatj end, provided that It is done in ac cordance with the provisions of th charter governing the city. "In my opinion the council will gain nothing by an election, for any taxpayer, no matter how the elec tion goes, may enjoin them from pro ceeding with the work." , , In answer to the question' request ing his authority for the statement, he referred to section 59 of chapter 7 of the special laws of the state of Oregon, entitled "An act to Incor porate the city of Independence" pass ed by the 23d legislative assembly in regular session, 1905. which we give below: "SECTION 59. The council snau have power to lay down all neces ' sary sewers and drains, and cause the sama to be assessed on the prop erty directly benefitted thereby, and the mode of procedure in assessing the costs of construction and collect ing the same, shall be the same as provided in the sections herein for the improvements of streets; and the council may, by resolution, order the alteration or repair of any side walk and ordr tho coat tuoreof -ca4 against tho abutting proper ty, th iioie a street Improvements,, without tuo formality of sn or dinance." "You will observe," said tho, may or, "that It t forth the eiact Din ner lu which the council shall pro coed to lay down all necessary sew er and drains and my contention Is that the ordinance passed by the council li not In conformity with the provisions of the city charter, and for that reason the cliy would "1m unable to get anyone to buy the bonds, as all bond buyirs, before purchasing, atl fy themselves that the ordinance au thorising their Ihsuo Is drawn up In strict accordance to the provision of tho 1iariir." Contlnuelng, he said "It Is very unfortunate for tho par ties concerned that L as mayor of tho city, and members of the city council are not working harmoniously together as we should. Ju"t who Is at fault I am unable to lay. In all probability, I am to some extent, while on the other hand I consider the council equally to blame. If It were possible for us to gt together and bury our differences and pull haud-tn-hand with each other Inside of the required time by law dirt would be flying and work well under way on the sewer system which eve ry one knows the town Is sadly In la need of." "What would be the procedure to accomplish this" was the next ques tion fired at hlra by the. reporter. "Ily repealing the ordinance re cently passed by the council and pass Ing another one drawn up In accord ance with the provisions of the char ter, providing for the laying of a system of sewers. It can all be done at the next regular meeting of the council by a suspension of the rules. As the plans and specifications are already drawn and adopted and the engineer who drew them up Is here tand ready to work, Just as soon a?j the necessary time elapsed required for advertising, work could lbe com menced and pushed without Interrup tion, thereby saving what money had already been expended In the pro- SPECIAL ELEC TION CALLED HAVE PUT IT UP TO THE PEOPLE OP INDEPENDENCE (Continued from first page) ANNUAL COUNTY SCHOOL REPORT The following Is tho annual report for the schools of Polk county, Ore gon, for the school year 1908-'09: No. pupils registered during the year .... . . . .' 2825 No. of pupils dropped and after ward readmitted during year 1557 No. of pupils leaving one school and entering another during year .... .... 250 No. registered during the year 4631 No. pupils dropped during year. 257 No. pupils remaining at end of school 2074 No. pupils over 4 and under 6 39 No. pupils! over 6 and under 9 770 No. pupils over 12 and under 14 545 No. pupils over 14 and under 20 713 Total 2825 No days taught during year .. 126 Whole No. days attendance ..318574 Whole No. days absence .... 2066O Whole No. times late 3181 No. pupils neither absent nor tardy ..y .... 10 Average No. pupils belonging 2692 Average daily attendance .... 2523 Per cent of attendance ........ 94 No. visits by parents 870 No. visits by members school board ..' 236 The following schools have been placed on the roll of honor fort a,t tendance, having made 95 per cent or more during the year: Ballston, Mon mouth, Gooseneck, Cochran, Oakpolnt, Popcorn, Upper Salt Creek, Lincoln, Etna, Sunny Slope, Mountain View, Rock Creek, Mistletoe. ; Last year the per cent was 92 per cent and all schools were working to see if the attendance for this past year could not be brought up to 95 per cent. While the attendance did not reach 95 per cent It was consider ably raised and it's thought that next year it will be raised above that per cent. We are showing some specials in (broken lines in men's Hats. $3.00, $2.50 and $2.00 values at $1.50 as long as they last Conkey, Walker & Lehman. Special Elsdtlon to B) Hld Septem ber 2, 1009,, Celled for the Purpose of Voting for the Issuance and Sal of Sevier Bonds. The adjourned meeting of tho city council took place Saturday evening a announced. Mayor Jones presiding and all couuellmen present except ing Craven, city recorder and mar shal being present. By common consent the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting was dispensed with. Under the head of unfinished busi ness Councilman Ikihannon, chairman of the ordinance commlttee.presented an ordinance calling for a special election to be held on Monday, Aug ust 30. 1909, for the purpose of re dependence. Polk county, Oregon, for ferrlng to the people of the city of In their approval or rejection, ordinance No. 104, entitled "An ordinance au thorizing (ho Issuance and sale of bonds of the city of Independence, Oregon, for the purpose of raislnc funds for the construction of a sys tem of sewers In the city of Inde pendence, Polk county, Oregon, pass ed by the city council on the 19ih day of May, 1909, and vetoed by the mayor of the said city of Independ ence, Polk county, Oregon, on the 21 day of May, 1909, and passed over tht mayor's veto on the 2d day of June, 1909." On motion of Councilman Hanna the ordinance was placed on its first reading. Councilman Bobannon mov ed that the ordinance be 'read the second time by title only, and car ried. Moved by Councilman Hanna and seconded by Councilman Hoffman that -rules be suspended and that the ordinance be read for the third time and placed on Us final passage. It being necessary to call the roll on a vote to suspend the rules the city re corder found the following result of the vote: Yes, Hubbard, Mix, Bo bannon, Hanna and Hoffman, Cravne absent. Th evote being unanimous, it was so ordered. On motion of Councilman Hoffman the date of hold ing election was changed from Mon day, August 30, 1909, to Tuesday, eSpbember 2, 1909. The reason for the change being made was that the law requires fifty days to intervene between the time of the passage of the ordinance and the date of the election. F. A. Patterson, S. E. Irvine and I. H. Inghram were designated as Judges, and Carl Perclval, S. E. Ir vine and Wm. Kurre as clerks. The ordinance was then placed on its final passage and passed by un animous votje. Under the head of new business, on motion of Councilman Hoffman the city recorder was authorized to procure a copy of the 1907 session laws. The recorder stated that he( had the application of Thomas Sullivan for a near beer license for the quar ter ending September 30, which was accompanied by the city treasurer's receipt for $75 and tlie necessary bond. On motion of Councilman Han na the bond was approved by the city and the recorder was instructed to issue the license. " The bill. of W. :T. Ri?."s for $13.50 for painting the exterior of the city residence" was ordered paid. The council then adjourned. machinery baa burn purchased In Loj Angeles and I now on the y and j next wk or so. Il I all new and t the best possible make fur tbla kind of work. It will be capable of drill ing a well to a depth of r.uoo f.-t. ft such a dpth should become neces sary. Both gentlemen are enthusi astic over the prospect, and Mr. Zelgl lor tfilnk the Indications for the striking of oil the best he lias en- countered In all hi many years of j experience In different oil enters all over the I'liifd States. POLK COUNTY FIRST Superintendent 8eymour First to Send Annual Report According to Salem Dally States man the Supt. of public school of Polk county, H. C. Seymour, la the first superintendent to sned In his annual report ending June 18th to J. 11. Ackerman, state superintendent of public Instruction . The. report shows the schools to be In a flourish ing condition. The school census Is 4127 as compared to 269.82 in 1908. The enrollment for 1909 wa 2825; 1908, 2662. The average attendance for 1909 was 2528, and In 1908, 2341. Total receipts for 1909 were $78,136. 47. snd for 1908, $68,603.74 and dis bursements for 1909, $66,249.86 as against $58,269.82 In 1908. . The report also shows that the av erage salaries for male teachers, had advanced in the last year from $60 to $66. Supt. Seymour Is to be com mended upon for being the first coun ty superintendent to file his report. Mr. Johnson, who has Just opened fhf; gt-iim laundry In this city, tif lieves In patronizing home Industry, jaifl he not dnly believes In tt but does It. He n(5t only gets ail his printing done at home but gets all the work connected with the Install ing of tlie machinery, done by resi dents of this city. The material used in the steam fittings was purchased from home merchants. It is to be hoped that our citizens will follow suit and give him whatever work they may have' in the laundry line. 7-tf Have the laundry wagon call for your laundry. 7-tf PROSPECTING FOR OIL Portland Parties at Work on the Whiteaker Farm A Portland syndicate, headed by S. M. McDanlel, are prospecting for oil on thie Whiteaker place near Dal las. F. L. Zeigler, an expert driller from the Bakersfield district in Cal ifornia, has been on the grounds for several days and is now engaged orprtln larfce derrick that is the first partjf me wuu j menceT f active operauous. i u la exv- i o arrive In Dallas la the ARE IMPROVING THEIR BIG FARM W. E. Bevens, manager of the Jac-obson-Dellaven Co's farm la - the Highland district, about five miles south of town, was In the city Wed nesday looking for carpenters and lay ing In supplies. This farm Is well-known in that sec tlon as one of the best grain farms In the Independence district. It was purchased a short time ago by that company, who have offices at Mc Minnville. It contains , 289 acres 75 of which is in oats and the remaind er is In hay. The company is making vast im provements under the direction of Mr Bevens, who is something of a rust ler himself. At present there is be ing constructed a new barn 40x60 two stories high which will require 50, 000 feet of lumber. As soon as this Is finished they will commence the erection of an eight room house at a cost of about $3000. W. L. Baker, an architect and builder of McMinn vllle, has the contract for the work and Is pushing it to completion as fast as possible and he expects to complete the work in time to store away this year's crop. At present they have twelve men employed and expect to increase the force as soon as competent help can (be secured, as the company has a number of othee Improvements under contemplation. In speaking of the crop prospects Mr. Bevens said that they are excel lent, in fact, as good as he has ever seen them. He was one of the few, that adhered to the old rule of not cutting his hay until the first week after the Fourth, and as a con sequence he did not have any hay down to be spoiled by the rain. Just as he was getting into his buggy to leave for home he gave the reporter a quiet tip that there was going to be something doing out in his neighborhood in about two weeks In the shape of an old fashioned barn warming, one after the style of the good old days gone by, when the lads onrf lassies for miles around gather 'together and dance from early even- ing to early morning, wun ais at midnight We're Cosing Out Odds and Ends and Broken Lots in All Depart ments at Greatly Reduced Prices Clothing Bargains ,A big line of Men s high grade worsted Spring Suit at 20 S;' Discount Th-se are choice Spring patterns of the latest style. Every Tan Shoe and Tan Oxford in the house REDUCED 20 PER CENT All slies for men, women and children. Our dress goods department offers a great special In Novelty Spring Dress Goods at 75c per yard, reduced from our $1.00, $1-10, $1.25 and $1.40 lines Barnes' Cash Store E. T. BARNES Pro., Salem FARMS FOR SALE 102 acres, oae mile from town; 45. acres under cultivation; orchard; dug well; 25 acres timber, balance pasture; new modem 7-room house and good barn and fences. Terms. Price $3800. 277 acres 10 miles from Independence 150 acres in cultivation. This is another of the good buys. Will sel at $50 an cre. 324 acres 4 miles from Monmouth, 1 from railroad; 160 acres in cultiva tion. Good Improvements. A good buy. $30 an acre. 160 acres, within mile of town and railroad. Al piece of land and fine country home. Rich sandy loam soil. Good improvements. Price $15,500. i35 acres, almost all in cultivation at $40 an acre. See Us for City Residences ' 12 room house and basement, barn, chicken houses, windmill and tanks, water system throughout. Dwell- , ; Ing is modern, with patent toilet, bath, laundry in basement, septic tank, etc. Range goes with proper i ty. Nothing better In Independ ence. $4000. 9-room. house and 2 lots in Monmouth desirable location; good improve ments. Price $1500. , An acre of land and 6-room house; good Improvements, lumber on the ground for barn and other Improve meats and goes with place at $750. Look this up. CHAS. E. HICKS REAL ESTATE CO.