EASTERN CLACKAMAS NEWS
Devoted to the Interests of Eastern Clackamas County
V olume 10,
N umber 32
CITY FUNDS LIKELY
TO BE WASTED
Opponents Of Herd Law Threaten
Forcing Special Election
Despite an overwhelming vote
o f 92 to 34, in favor o f the City
o f Estacada enforcing a herd-law,
as a result of a straw ballot taken
a few weeks ago, a few disgrun
tled opponents of the measure,
are now preparing to force the
city to call a specia election, to
finally settle the question.
The straw vote which was tak
en, brought forth one o f the
largest votes ever recorded in the
city and was representative in
every respect, with none but reg
istered voters being allowed to
vote.
This straw vote was taken by
the council at the request of sev
eral of these same opponents,
who firmly believed that the vot
ers favored the running at large
o f all livestock, but now these
men refuse to be governed by the
result o f said straw ballot, even
insinuating dishonesty and illegal
voting.
As it requires the signatures of
but 10% o f the voters to invoke
the referendum, with its special
election, the dozen or more signa
tures can be gotten, with the con
sequent cost to the taxpayers of
the city, o f from $50 to $100 for
the expenses o f said special elec
tion.
Even the proponents o f the ref
erendum have little hopes of oth
er than a repetition of the over
whelming vote cast in favor of
the herd-law, but apparently are
forcing this expense upon, the
taxpayers in a spirit o f revenge.
If the threatened referendum,
with its consequent expensive
special election is forced, it will
mean a delay o f from 30 to 60
days in enforcing the herd-
law ordinance, passed by the City
Council last week. As this or
dinance was deemed necessary
especially at this time to proteet
the unfenced vacant property
within the city limits, part of
which is proposed to be planted
to garden and farm crops, this
delay will substantially prevent
the continuance o f this necessary
movement.
$208.00 Remitted
In the current issue of the Lit
erary Digest is acknowledged the
receipt o f $208., sent by the Gar
field Grange for the Belgian Re
lief Fund.
T h e acknowledge
ment also shows the names of all
local contributors.
E stacada ,
O regon ,
COUNCIL ORDERS LEGAL ACTION
City To Force Owner* Of
Damaged Sidewalks To
Repair And Rebuild
Bright red placards will soon
be in evidence in many places in
Estacada, beginning this week.
To the unitiated, these placards
resemble the red posters an
nouncing contagious diseases, but
on closer inspection it will be dis
covered that they are legal no
tices to force the repair and in
many instances rebuilding of the
abutting sidewalks.
The City Council has for a year
past exercised a full share of le
niency, in hopes that the prop
erty owners would repair or re
build these sidewalks from a
sense o f civic pride, but as this
course was unavailing, legal ac
tion has been begun.
A competent surveyor has been
engaged to establish the proper
sidewalk grades and all property
owners will be forced to build on
said grades. The notices in each
case stipulate the work to be
done, whether repairs are neces
sary or a new sidewalk shall be
constructed and in some instances
sidewalks will be ordered laid,
where at present nothing but a
path exists.
It is hoped the property owners
will cooperate in this necessary
work and not take an antagonis
tic stand against the Council’s
ruling, for it is for the municipal
good and safety.
The majority of the sidewalks
in Estacada were built about
twelve years ago and have now
rotted and need rebuilding from
stringers to planks. Of the new
sidewalks ordered, where no
walks have been, these are need
ed in parts o f the cit>, where
traffic to and from the school is
the heaviest.
Due legal notices are also being
served on all non-resident prop
erty owners and the necessary
legal action has been decided up-
• on in the cases of owners who re
fuse to conform to the orders.
It is furthermore a misdemean
or to tear down, or destroy said
placards until the improvements
have been completed.
Spraying School Begin*
Weather permitting, the first
demonstration o f t h e Garfield
Spraying School, i n charge o f
Prof. Brown of the O. A. C. will
occur on May 1st, commencing at
10 o ’clock.
All are Urged to be present and
if prior weather conditions seem
unpropitious, A1 Stephens o f Gar
field can be phoned to, to ascer
tain if a postponement has been
made.
T hursday ,
A pril 26,
$1. P er Y rar
1917
STOCKHOLDERS ELECT
DIRECTORS
Directors To Elect Officers
Choose Site And Let Con
tract For Building
At a stockholders meeting o f
the Estacada Cooperative Cheese
Association held in conjunction
with Monday nights meeting of
the Farmers’ & Merchants’ Club
in Estacada, Frank Ewing of
Springwater was unanimously
elected President o f the associa
tion.
The following six directors were
elected, whose term of office shall
be one year, or until the next an
nual meeting, occuring the second
Monday in January: - G. E. Law
rence and Barney Schonburg o f
Springwater; J. A. Randolph o f
Viola; R. H. Currin and C. R. Lo
vell o f Currinsville and J. C.
Duus o f Garfield.
Pres. Ewing, who is also a
member o f the Board of Direct
ors has issued an early call for a
meetirg o f the board, when the
other officers will be elected, a
site chosen for the factory and
contracts let for the building and
equipment.
Several locations are being con
sidered for the industry, among
them being the lot adjoining the
cannery on Terrace Addition flat;
the J. W. Reed property on the
spur track adjoining the lumber
yard and the old Gambrinus Ho
tel corner property at 2nd and
Zobrist Sts.
Within a month or so the indus
try should be in operation and a
full supply o f milk is looked for,
as over 300 cows are listed and it
is rumored that a matter o f a
hundred or more may be forth
coming from the Eagle Creek
district.
The letting o f the contracts or
other arrangements for the col
lection o f the milk is an impor
tant item which will occupy the
attention o f the directors for a
time.
The next regular dinner meet
ing o f the Farmers’ & Merchants’
Club will occur at the Hotel
Adams next Monday evening,
with adjournment following to
the Family Theatre, where the
free moving picture show will
be given.
School Meeting Friday
At last Fridays school meeting
several important matters were
discussed by the taxpayers and
it was voted not to purchase the
adjoining athletic field.
A similar meeting has been
called by the Board for Friday,
April 27th to further discuss im
portant school matters.
CLEAN-UP-DAY POSTPONED
Weather May Be Settled
By May 15th
As it is not likely the streets,
alleys and property generally in
Estacada will be in a sufficiently
dry condition by May 1st for the
staging of the annual Clean-Up-
Day, the Public Property Com
mittee of the City Council has de
cided to postpone the work until
al)out May 15th.
Announcement will be made la
ter o f the exact date, on which
day it is hoped all will join in the
work. If the soldiers o f Com
pany D. are still stationed in Es
tacada at that time, as is likely,
their cooperation is promised,
thus guaranteeing a thorough
and sanitary clean-up.
A public meeting should be
held prior to the day set, when
the people should divide the city
into sections, with captains and
crews appointed to systematically
handle the work.
It will be necessary that a doz
en or more teams and wagons be
on the job and parties willing to
donate same, or who are willing
to furnish same at a minimum
charge, are requested to notify
some member o f the Street & Pub
lic Property Committee, F. Jorg,
P. M. Wagner or R. M. Standish.
The Council contemplates mak
ing an appropriation sufficient to
cover the cost of buying the food
supplies for the noon hour dinner,
which has always been an impor
tant part o f the annual clean-ups,
and it is hoped the ladies o f the
city will agree to cook and serve
the dinner as formerly.
In the meantime, all property
owners are urged to clean up
their own ¡»remises, gathering
the tin cans and unburnable rub
bish in proper receptacles for ex
pediting the handling.
Free O. A. C. Picture Show
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Under the auspices of tfce Far
mers’ & Merchants, Club, a free
moving picture show will be giv
en at the family Theatre on Mon
day evening, April 30th.
This instructive entertainment
will be presented by Prof. Barr
o f the O. A. C. and comprises
3,000 feet of film dealing with
Bovs’ and Girls’ Club work and
the livestock industry, besides
400 slides on similar subjects.
All are invited and requested
to bring the children.