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EUGENE, OREGON, SATURDAY
APRIL
13 1901
NO 38.
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I as has already been Indicated In tha that is to get aonae where, at the m«t gratify this malicious personal an­
r-oorder's report which you have heard: convenient place possible, a ledge tagonism. And but tor it uiaoy things
of rt»ck suitable for street Improve­ would have been done that were not
Deficit against the geueral
fund ..................................... |I4»M 67 ment, and put the rock rrttsher, which none. It would please me to be able
i
«ewer bonds............................. 1>,IM O on la the property of the city, to t > say that whatever differences have
Aggregating............................ 24,99» 67 work crushing rock fir the con­ existed, had been amicable adjusted
The resource» of the year balanced struction and repair of the street» of ami that the hatchet had txen burled,
sgatuel this as you nave heard, leave» Eugene. Experience with the roc It but this 1 cannot say, for the hatchet
COLVIG GETS A PLACE.
a balanc $13,746 25, a reduction of the crusher lias led some to believe that on both sides for ad I know, Is keen
Indabtednee» of the city in two year» the expense tucurred iu Ila u«e t< and bright and ready to be flourished
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of nearly two thousand dollars.
I fur melt material for street Improve­ ou small provocation. Whatever the
ashington
congratulat» tli» oily »nd my adtviuis- ment 1« not warranted where gravel is merits of this controversy one way or
tratlon for this uotable reduction, »ml I easily obtalued at smaller expense. In the other, I am more than willing te
especially since there has been a i im­ reply to this objection It may be »aid abide the public view of it.
VX i h profoundeat respect for the
mense amnuut of street improvement that lu the flr»l place the only thing
and repairs; and as I Iiave said I*fore, that will b.-gui te compare with Mayor elect Mr Chrisman, who baa tbs
the expetiseeof the»» two year» have crushed roc A tor street» la screened distinguished honor of having made
$4.00 Values all Colors for
included not only the rock crusher, a» gravel, and that screened gravel Is very the .noat loneHome run ever mads by
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1 have meutiotied, and ttie tir» proof luferior to cru-ned r >cx and will coat any ci Liz.-oof Eugene for the office of
•afe, aggregating two tbouaand dol­ as much as «brushed rock. 1 have mayor, I heartily welcome him to the
bw ork
lar», but ttier» haa Ixen |>»ld during t>eeu lu correspondence for sometime responsibilities ot the office which
these two y»»r» about live hundred with the City Englueer of Portland I with so much plsasure vacate,
dollars attorney fees for work lx fore Mr W B Chase ou this matter, and and congratulate ths people of Eugene
after a long experience and a great deal on their new choice, for this highest
my term began.
of
attention to the subject lie gives un­ office in the gift of the city, and thank
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By a report kindly furnlahed me by
th» street oom tn It tee aud street oom- qualified preference to crushed rock them f.ir tlie numerous evidences of
ondon
uilssioner, I find that there are 34| over anything else ol t tillable in tins sludmH» and respect to myself during
mile» of sidewalk In the city, of which country for street improvement, Tlie the two years of my offic« which closes
two mil»» have txeii built this year, use of rock crushers over Laue county tonight I thank you all and surren­
aud this exclusive of sidewalk rebuilt during the past few yerrs and the road der my office to my successor.
MAYOR CHRISM SR'S ADI1BBB3.
and repaired.
The total number of improvement resulting therefrom, has
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street crossings In the city Is 413. Of enhanced the value of land iu ail
We publish herewith in full the ad­
anila
this numtxr tliere Iiave been built 34 neighborhoods win re the rosde iiave dress delivered in the coiincll chamber
thle last year on ctoselnge where there been thus Improved from twenty live by Mayer Chrisman folk wing hie tak­
were uone, and IV new alley crosslnge. to one hundred ami fifty per cent and ing tlie oath of office:
i The total numtier of alley crossings is it is universally conceded Hint no in­ l’o the Honorable, tlie Common Coun­
■ ■
834. 1’be amount of lumber used this vestment; that tlie county lias ever
cil, of the City of Eugene.
last year, will probably exceed the made has returned »uch profit at that
Genii- men:—Ths charter of Eugene
of
the
rock
orusher,
amt
I
»111
sure
that
amount used iu auy year iu the history
make-, It the duty of tlie mayor, to at
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of Eugene, and ttiis means that there the same result will come to tlie city least once a year, make a statament to
wan lucre work done. The chairman with proper and economical managt- the council of the condition, financi­
ortland
of tlie street committee aud the street tn- ut of the city's rock crueller.
ally and otherwise, and to recommeud
1 came in to the offioe of mayor ab­ «•»ell measures for the peace, health,
oommiMloner have been extremely
careful however, to make the beat use solutely unpledged <o any one for any­ iiu | r.ivementa and prosperity of the
of old lumber and thus Iiave saved In thing, and I made no appointment to city aa tie may deem expedient.
CAMPBELL BROS., Publisher»
this way very much to the city. Tlie any posit ton until after due consulta­
I am not at this time fully advised
J H Gates, »ho ha» acquired wide-
total amount of lumber used for all tion and advice from .trusted friends. of tlie exact condition of the ct'y in
spread notoriety on account of hi* get­ Special to the Guard.
purposes during tlie last year as given I asked from these appointees simple reference to the matters referred to in
ting away with >15o0 during the late
ashington
by tlie report of the street commis­ duty, and I am glad t >eay that I have tlie cbsrtsr, and therefore refer you to
lament'd legislature. supposed to be
OFHCE—East »ide ot Willamette street, be- !
sioner
is 174,71)6 feet. Of tills amount the utmost confidence that each and tlie report of my predecessor, and to
tween Seventh and Eighth streets intended for some legialator, during
tharewiw
u»ed 23,971) feet of old lumber. every man that 1 have at any time ap­ tlie uqioriaof the recorder and treasurer
the eenHtorial fl. ht at Bslem is now I
I call attention to this again, aa an pointed for any position, lias oonsoien- for tlie fl i ai eial couditinu of ttie city,
a predicament from which he cannot New \ ork.
amount of lumtxr for the year, proba­ tloualy endeavored to do hie duty in slid i do not think it would be pru*
terms of subscription
eo easily extricate himself and which
bly never exceeded in the history of every particular, and so believing, I • lent to make recoinmeud at ions In de­
no aoubt will result in bis serving a
want to take tliis opportunity to pub­ tail at this time, tmt will endeavor to
!
Eugene.
»2.00
O m Year........
terra of years in the state penitentiary. Boecialtn the Guard.
. 1.00
licly thank each of these men In­ attend to them as tlie emergencies may
git Monthe..
The
chairman
of
the
street
ootn-
H’ was arrested this morning about,
. .50
Three Months
rolt'eeof my first year, Councilman dividually tor this aa I believe ooi - arlae.
ew ork
11 o’clock by Sheriff Withers on the
Luckey, went ea«t of the mountains In scieiitioua regard for duty. Tl|e mo»1
I desire to call your special attention
charge of forgery, was taken before
the fall and I never obtained from oordlal relations have existed and do to tlie fact that Eugene la new entitled
Justice
ot
the
Peace
U
A
Wintermeier,
Advertising rates made known to application
him a report of the year he occupied now ex at between each ot them and to free mail delivery, but before this
AddreM all business letters to 1 HE GUARD, where be waived examination and
that position, eo tlie report here given myself, and I stiail ever bold them in can be accomplished, ail of the houses
Eugene, Oregon.
was placed in the county jail.
concerning the strests and street work grateful remsmbrauoe tor tlie uniform aud streets must tie numbered. I con­
This morning shortly before 11
is the re|>ort nf the work «lone by courtesy and kindness which lias at ail sider this of great importance and rec­
o’clock Gates entered
the
First
JOKSVk J WALTO»
N ® MAKKLKT
CouucUuian W hits as chairman of Ike times marked their oonduot toward ommend Hist ttie council take Imme­
National bank and presented to
TXT ALTON & OVERTON,
street
oomraittee and Mr Jamse Tvruer me, and If at any time It should ever diate action to that and.
Cashier P E Bnodgrass a check on the Special fo the Guard.
as
street
commissioner. The work of ooms In my way to render a knidness
I believe that it Is your duty to en-
ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW
First National hank of Portland for
Councilman White, was of course of any klud to either of them 1 shall courage all such enterprises as may, In
ew
ork
»75
with
the
name
of
“
Henry
Corbett
”
Will practice in all the court» of the state.
gratis, ha having nothing but hla do it with the greatest of pleasure. your judgment, tie tor the general
attached thereto. Mr Snodgrass im­
Offic»- In Walton Block.
ssnae of duty to spur him to sudoavor. Owing to the difference between the Interest and development of Eugene,
E uoxns , O bbuoh .
mediately saw that the check was a
That of Mr Turner was work ou salary council and myself, some of these •P- but I would suggeet that, in all your
forgery and held Gates until Sheriff
L WHITSON,
but he Is none the leas entitled to the polntmenta had to lie recalled and deliberation», you carefully guard the
Wither», who was telephoned for, ar­
to
Inquire
into
the
o<xt
of
numbering
good will and high appreciation of others made, but to those first •p- fluaucial interests of the city, but not
DENTIST.
rived, when he was turned over to that
business houses aud residences and I evary good citizen, for no man ever did pointe«I and those last, 1 Iiave nothing to that extent ae to retard the growth,
Having purchased the office and fixtures of
the lata deceased W V Hendereon, 1 am official.
placarding streets.
hi» work more conscientiously.
To but the most kindly regard. The development and upbuilding ot Eu­
now prepared to do anything in the line of
The job was a bunglesome one and
On motion of Councilman Osburn it these two men, I especially owe a last­ difference between myself and the gene, aud lu that connection I believe
Dentistry in the above eaid office.
it seems as though anyone with ordi­
was ordered that the city hall's t«ll ing debt of gratitude, and If ever a council I sincerely iegret, and where the streets aud sidewalks should re­
SFCrown and bridge work a specialty.
nary common sense would know bet­
tewer be repainted and that bitching man, by unremitting attention to the that difference in any case was honest main in «quaily as good oonditioa as
ter than to try to pass such a check.
rack» recently erected be oovered with dutiee of hie position, worthily wen a on the part of the council or any mem­ they have been In the past.
T 3 LUCKEY,
From Gates, endorsement of tlie check
a prepnration to prevent horses from re-election, I think Councilman White ber thereof, I have uothing but re­
The charter of Eugene makes the
DIALXB 1!»
it Is plaluly seen that he made out the
spect and kindness for I honor and mayor the executive officer of the city
gnawing same.
la the man.
check and signed the name “Henry
Following the usual buelnees routine
Clock», Watches, Chains, Jew
The streets graded and graveled dur­ respect a man infinitely more, who and requires him to exereisea careful
Corbett” himself.
•lry, Etc.
Retiring Mayor T W Harris adminis­ ing the laat year are aa follows, and differs from me honestly, than he who supervision over its general affairs and
SV Repairing promptly dons.
It is learned that Gates, who has
tered the oath of office to Mayor-Elect here I will give the expense in round oonincldes with me Insincerely. But subordinate ofiVtera. In performing
SV All work warranted.
been in Euaene for two or three days,
G R Chrisman. Recorder Dorris next numbers for each, as I mention them: where tli«t difference on the part of these duties imposed upon me and in
tried to pass this check on other par­
J
W BROWN, M. D.
proceeded to swear In CounoHmen-
Monroe street, 4 blocks, oost..........$ 308 any memtier of ttie council was executing the lawe, I ehall endeavor to
ties before going to the bank, but was
Elect W M Green, M H Barker and J Jefferson street, 9j blocks, o<xl...... 832 prompted by personal malice to my­ do so fearlessly.
unsuccessful and be was seen to tear
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
W White.
The poeitlou of mayor is the bigheet
Fourteenth street, 8 blocks, cost.... 1003 self, ae I have positive knowledge was
up another check, the pieces of which
Offic»—Vpatairs in Chrisman Block.
the case, and whi re It was In pursuance and most important one within the
eeocxeoiaee
ALL
OTHCB
Thirteenth
street,
2
blocks,
oost
.....
246
MAYOBHARBia'
MX8HAWB.
when picked up and placed together
SV Honrs: 9 te 11 u m; 12 to 2, 6 to 9 p m.
First street, 1 block, cost................. 209 of a settled pur ( him and plan from gift of the people in the olty. I hope
showed that it was payable to him and
Council met in annual session iMt Gentlemen of tbe Council and fellew Cheshire street, 1 block, owl.......... 7b the beginning to antagonise and dis­ that I reailas fully the dutiee and re-
R A Booth’s name w«s attached to It evening, present, Mayor Harris, Coun-
citizens of Eugene:
credit my administration as 1 have sponeibllitiee which reel upon me al
0 WOODCOCK,
Tbe reperl of tbe mayor to bls oen- Lawrence street, 1 bloek, oost........ 63
in Gate»’ band wrltiug.
oilmen Osburn, Preelon, White, Wil­
I ample reason to believe It was, I have thio time.
Park
street,
4
blocks,
cost................
78t
elltueney, made Incumtteul upon bias
liams, Roney, Peter.
ATTORNEY AT-LAW.
1 further realise that the greatest
Aside from this Lawrence street was i the supremeat and most uncompromis-
The following business was trans­ by custom at tbs does of bls offies, most
Rev Elkin», of Eugene, ha» been
. Ing contempt; for the best interests ot good can only tie obtained through the
Offio*—Osa-half block south of Chrism
graveled
for
a
dletanoe
of
elx
blocks;
onnsivt chlsfly of a report of tbs work
Block,
holding a »uccem ul revival at Drain. acted:
. the city ot Eugene, were sacrificed to
Continued on fourth paga.
Minutes of previous meeting were done during bls tsraa and tbe expen­ Willamette street was graveled along
EuotitB, Onnuoit.
A marriage license wag »ranted thi»
the
track
of
the
street
car
line
from
the
ses eflhat work.
And lu making
read and approved.
morning to Albert Ziuiker and Ml»»
New bills approved by the finance ■ueh report It will be necessary to re­ depot to Eleventh and Eleveu'h from
w L. CHESHIRE, kt D
Rosin a Rebook.
committee wire road by Councilman fer te tbe reports already read In your Willamette to the University, 775 loads
bearing by the reoordtr, the treasurer being used on these two »tree's. From
j Osburn
the river bridge to Olive street, and
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Councilman White of the committee and tbe street oommisaioner.
Eighth street from Olive to the western
On
Assuming
ths
office
of
mayer,
In
! on streets reported the use of 11,965
man Bldg.
feet of lumber for r«pair of sidewalks, April 1*99, tbe outstanding warrants limits of the the oily were oovered with
Eugene, Oregon.
against tbe gem r»l fund of tbe olty, crashed roek, there having been 1196
etc, during the pert month.
pe port of board od canvaao of elec­ amounted to I16J112 26. Tbe disburse­ yards of thia materiel used on these
L IX SMITH, D. Ok
M1M AJL SMITH, D.O
tion returns confirming the election of ments of that year, ending April 190C, streets. I will say that the crushed
• or—
new muolofpnl officers was read by I I Including aecrued Interest on unpaid rock was furnished through a contract
03TE0PATHIC PHYSICIANS
under the supervision of Councilman
' Recorder Dorris.
I warrants to lbs ansouut of 11,164.8»,
Eugen« Loan A Saving« Bank building.
EUGENE.
OREGON,
Oehurn as chairman of a special cem-
amounted
to
114,633.11.
This
added
Annual
report
of
street
committee
Office hours-9 to 12; 1 JO to 4:30
establish»» In ISSI. OIS»»t
showed that sidewalks are In good re* to ths amount of Indebtedness assumed rnittee. I would like very much to
Evening hours by appointment.
Bank In the Count».
from tbe former administration aggre­ have Ixeti able to have made a com­
Call» attended to day or night.
pair.
On motion of Councilman White it gated $29,846 37. The receipts from all plete report of the work for the first
was ordered that prayer of petitioners Bourse» thia year amounted to >14,736.- year and to have compared these re­
| that LI uco I d street north of Fifth be | 28, leaving a deficit «gainst the general ports with similar reports of former
graded and graveled be granted. Ex­ fund ot the city of >15,110.09. Tbe ex­ years under other ediulnlstratione bot
tent of improvement left to discretion pense of this year included not only I have not bad the time aud It would
ths usual amouot of etrset Improve­ have been difficult if not Impossible to
of »treet committee.
A. O. HOVEY, President
L. G. HULIN, Cashier.
Petition of property ownersthat Mill ments and repairs, but the purchase ef have gotten the data for such oom par
B. H. HOVEY. Asst Cashier.
street from Twelfth to Thirteenth a rock crusher end sor I bs amounting Icon, but I am confident that the work
street be improved, was referred to to >1,746, and a firs proof safe which done during tlie two years under the
oost >246. It will thus be seen that outgoing administration will compare
street committee.
Petition of W»it Brothers that they ; ths currsttexpenses of tbe yoarioclud-1 ' favorably with that of any previous
tw allowed to erect standpipes for fill­ 1 Ing thsso lest named things, were paid administration of tbs city. Law and
ing street sprinkler», same to be erected from the rscsl f t« of the year, end that order beve prevailed aud the morale of
Of Eugene.
at petitioners’ ex pence was granted, there was a balance of close to one the city have txen ae good I thins
•aid standpipes to be erected under hundred dollars. But on account of during the pa»t two years, a- during
some unpaid sewer assessments of this any two years since I have live.I in
direction
of street committee.
Paid up Cash Capital $50 OOO
Petition of directors of school dis­ year there wee a deficit against tbe Eugene, now some J) years, and th)»
Surplus
.
.
$50,000
trict No 4 that alley between lota 1 general 'und ahd the sewer fund ag­ too notwithstanding a large Dew ele­
, anti 10 in block 3, HbBW A Patterson's gregating >15.966 71, wbloh cenetltutod ment in the country working In log­
Eugene, Oregon
addition to Eugene, be vacated, wm , tbe total indebtedness agalost the city ging campe and on railroads, usea'ly
I on motion of Councilman Osburn, re­ on April 1, 1900. At the close of tbe Inclined to trawls »Dd riotousness. It
A
GENERAL BARKING BUSINESS
present fiscal year, tbe disbursement of may be said that there are more sa-
ft rred to city attorney.
fV Ix>ne m reas-noble terms.
Sigh
An ordinance to establish the grade the year, added 1« lbs Indebted nee» at loons than formerly, but, if eo, there I*
'0 *Tiie»«», baa Francisco and Port-
-MM1, <
of Fourth street between Lincoln and tbe b-gmnlng of tbs year, amounted a larger population, not only In the
Drofu :»» -.< m 1 on tbe t-rlnc’pal eitle» ot t»»
. f'i'la -4 evchange e,4d ->n foreign " -nutrie»,
Monroe streets was passed» by the tu >29,86194. Tbe receipts from all city, but especially In tbe county, in­
«ate. »nd lorel«» ro
received .object to cheek ot owtifi- raised
Interest »llow«“I on Deswid • erti»««» oí council.
souroeo during thia year amount to cluding tbe very element mentioned
W iepnait.
Depo-.t Wbeu «et! rt»tod lened
ybection» entruaVd to ns wl’l receive
An ordleanue to improve Fourth >14 848 37 and thia baler oed against whl' h patronise Mtloone, and If then
OoUwtlo * rvewtve our prompt
u<m'
►"»pt »tteatem.
street txt ween Lincoln and Monroe tbs aggregsW* amount aa above elated, are more saloons, It meene that then
lea van a deficit agalo«t tbe general 1» greater demand for them.
etrswte was pass-d t-y the council.'
P. E. Swoonaaaa.
o A Mist.
w ( tt.CWS.
Cazier.
Oe» »-»»w»«’
On mo'ion of Councilman Roney fund > f >14,996 57. Ttie flnanelal statu« , One tlilr% I wen Id especially recorn-
L H. Poma
w. * stow«
xnd on taking leave ot effior, aud
f.1. Ml
Yr*«» Prssideat.
the finance committee wee eutborixed of tbe city then te briefly aa follows,
SPECIAL FOR
THIS WEEK
W
, I) C, April 9.—George W. Colvig, of
Grants l’as«, Oregon, was appointed United States consul
to Barraquilla, Colombia, by the president today. Senator
Mitchell secured ttie place for Mr Colvig.
MAY VISIT UNITED STATES.
Ladies’ Silk Waists
N Y , April 9.—President Paul Kruger may visit
the United States in the near future.
PLUMER WINS.
$3.00
L
, April 9.—Petersburg has been taken
General Plumer. Only slight opposition was oftered.
PEACE MANIFESTO SIGNED.
M
, April 9.—Aguinaldo today signed the peace
manifesto. He advises his people to accept American sov­
ereignty, as further resistence is useless. One hundred in­
surgents surrendered.
STEAMER MASCOT WRECKED.
..Hampton Bros
WEEKLY EUGENE GUARD
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
P
, Ore, April 9.—The river steamer Ma-cot
was wrecked at the shipyards this morning. No one was!
hurt. The loss will amount to several thousand dollars.
STATUE UNVEILED.
W
, D C, April 9.—The statue of the late
General John A Logan was unveiled here today. The
in speakers were President McKinley and Senator Depew, of
A large crowd was present.
THE TRUST AT WORK.
.
N Y
, April 9—The trust will probably crowd
out all competition on the East River bridge. Bids for
superstructure to be opened, will show their work. It is
exepected that the operation of the Steel Combine will then
be exposed.
LOST 50,000 MEN.
N
Y
, April 9—It is officially stated that the!
Filipinos have lost 50,000 men since the war began.
COMMON COUNCIL
Messages of Mayor Harris and
Mayor Elect Chrisman in
Full
LANECOUNTYBANK
- -FIRST----
National Bank
General Banking business in all branches
transacted on favorable forme.
EUGENE
MEN’S THREE PIECE
SHIRT WAISTS
SUITS.
On display. Beauties for
A nice neat suit sizes from 50c. Look like $1.50 waists.
36 to 44 Prices now $3.25.
Have you seen our new
A neat stripe men’s suit
Spring
capes. Prices from
now $3.75.
$2.00
to
$12.50.
A dark gray men’s suit
$4.25.
Moro Ladies Suits, Suits
A good suit in black for are going out fast, Assort­
$4.75.
men t will be broken soon.
___
A large
o. ___
line _ of _ Boys and
The Girdle Corset for
Mons clothing from $3.00 to spring.
$28.00.
New Spring Belts just
FOR SPRING
here.’
In patent kid, Ladies Ox­
HANAN FOR MEN
ford extension soles $3.50.
Some in high cut. They
ii) tan patterns.’ Leather
will fit your foot.
and calf $4.50.‘
FRANK DUNN
T ap^T<T’"CTV
• •jEST
OUR NEW
CLOTHING
»••t I»«»«'