r, eag.n-
warrants,
pr.ee
up from
sals of bonds, wiU
half oTi the 5
contract price
and generally considered under the
head of engineering.
As a matter of fact the angineer-
in»,( plant inspection, superinten
dence, and preliminary engineering
expense amounted to but 2.4 per
cent on the Second street improve-
ment, and 8.7 per cen ton the Spur
geon street.
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Mrs. Ida K. Oven declared the
Second street oasesement was too
much; Mrs. Mary A. Pieroe that it
was not equitable; end V. R. ^il-on
claimed H Was too high.
All %were answered by Geo. II.
Chaney, chairman of the stroet eom-
mi0ae, who steted that the work had
been done as economically fs possi
ble, without graft, and that ihe
council could not consider a fow in
dividual coniplaints when every one
on the street was given exactly the
same consideration in figurirg the as
sessments.
After a motion had been lost, re
ferring the assessment back for ad
justment, the remonstrances were all
over-ruled and an ordinance adopted^
making the proposed assessment of
ficial.
Mrs. Owen also asked if there .was
no city law which forbade horsemen,
driving cattle through town, from
riding on. the sidewalks and lawns.
There is too Httle consideration gives
the rights of property owners by
those taking cattle through town.
The sidewalks are made for pei.^
trians.
The city budget, levying »16.641A7
for city purposes next year, was
formally adopted, there being no Ob
jection to R from any source.
After instructing the stroet oop}-
mission to have cedar drain boxes
stalled across Front street, at the
gf f
near the depot,
street and
on
street, where it joins
highway in front of the high
the council adjourned.
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More names, while three prote«ted
against the Second street aiseswneat.
Judge R. H. Mart was the spokes
man for Spurgeon street His con
tention was that the property holders
there petitioned for an improvement
to cost not over <116 per front foot,,
while it atcually was costing him
$2.65. Another cause of objection
was that the entire street was re
quired to pay for repairing the fill
and bulkheading in front of the P. E.
Drane property.
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office for all three substations of
Standard OU Co. in southern dgos
county. The list includes Coquille.
Bandon and Myrtle Point. As «pedal
agent hero, R. H. O^tvme, of Myrtle
Pcint, ha| been named, while W. R.
Endicott, who returned last week
from Cascade Locks, has been trans
ferred vo. Myrtle Roir.v. The force
here will continue to consist of four
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Creek at
present time.
Esali Peterson, of North Bei
Ln .town on business Tuesday.
E. H. Baird was a business visitor
Marshfield Tuesday,
who has been at the
lard Oil Company Jn
rge of the Co
Oil Cb
Poi» er, who haa been in charge of
the Cascade Locks Standard Oil Com
pany, will succeed Mr. Oprarne.
E. J. Michael, a former Myrtle-
Point business man, was in town Wed
nesday from Olympia, Washington.
Porter Summers is here from
Klamath county at present.
Mr.
Summers foisnerly resided here but
has been farming for several yean
near the Kl-.math Agency. Mr. Sum
mors will visit his brothers and sis
ter, who live in this neighborhood.
Walter Lawhorn was in town from
McKinley Monday buying supplies for
the logging camp, which ho will soon
open on Elk Creek. There is a larg'
tract of white cedar to be logged off
and there will be probably enough for
several years logging.
Mr- and Mrs. R. H. Lawiiom were
in from McKinley on Monday.
M. P. Sumertfn, of Powers, was ,s
Myrtle Point visitor Monday.
E-’C. Barker and daughter, Aileen,
and Lyla Holloway were visiters to
the Kokeel Korn Kamival on Friday.
A. A. Leach attended the Korr.
Karnrval Friday.
Mrs. C. O. King, of McKinley, was
a Myrtle Point visitor on Monday.
J. M. Bledsoe was a Coquille /isitor
on Monday
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Barker ai.d
children were Coquille visitors on Fri
day.
Myrtle Point surprised every one
by winning the game with Junction
City Saturday with a acoro of 106 to
0. North Bend, so far, is the only
team which has scored on the locals.
Mrs. C. A. Barker and daugh r,
Wilda, and Avola Baker attended the
play Friday night at the Kokeel Korn
KarnivaL
Mr, and Mrs. J. M. Bledsoe were
Coquille vieitoQi Friday.
Henry A. Schroeder, J. M. Bledsoe,
Clarke Fensler, E. J. Schnieder, D.
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McNair, MIMI
and «bUI.
Rev. «LI.
Mr. KlUlCb
Hulet Wil
left
Tuesday for Tule Laie where they
will spend a few days hunting ducks.
Union
school students
Friday afternoon. The building is bo,
large and So new to the pupils that
a number of them get lost every day..
Myrtle Point now has the best high
school building in the county.
The new bridge and highway north
of Myrtle Point has just been finished
and was opened to traffic on Monday
The new bridge and road are certain
ly hn improvement as it does away
with two grade railroad crossings
and has a new bridge to replace the
one which has been condemned and
M has approaches which are high
enough not to be covered with water
during the winter floods.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Nelson add
children, Lila, Herman, and Mange
were visitors in Marshfield on Tues
day.
Mrs. J. D. Hayes and Miss Irene
Hayes of this city were Mhrshfield
visitors Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Endicott
and children are visiting with Mrs.
Endicott’S parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Baynes, of this city.
Mias O!gs Wikberg and Miss AMa
Tanner spent the week end visiting in
Marshfield.
Mr. Dryesdale has been transferred
from the local Standard OH Company
to the Medford branch and is leaving
immediately with Ms family.
Unde Tommy Baridow is starting
to build a concrete sidewalk around
his property on Sixth street. A N-
Gould, of Coquille, was in town on
Thursday doing the surveyifig.
Dedication of the new Union High
bolding will be held Tuesday even
ing. Senator Charles Hall ard Sept.
C. A Howard, Of Marshfield, will be
the principal speakers. The Myrtle
Point band will probed/ play.
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