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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1917)
JAGK a HRNO RUliliKTIN, HRND, OHKOON, Tlll'IWDAX, XOVKM1IKH 1:1), 1017 IM MAY STOP . IE IN TAXES S SIX PER CENT LIMIT MAY APPLY HERE. City Attorney Admits 1'ossllttllty, Hut Points to (Jrtnttli of City An Aid to Itcsourct" Interest On IIoixIh Not Counted. (From Thursday's Dally. Tho possibility of a legal obstacle 'arising to block the boosting of the city tax levy seven mills to take caro of tho 1918 budget, was admitted this morning by City Attorney C. S. Dcnson. A raise on the mlllago Indi cated Is generally favored by n ma jority of tho city council. In order to help bring the city out of debt and to make possible a number of Im provements next year. "Whether or not the state law which prohibits the advancing of taxes mora than six per cent will be applicable In a city governed by Its own charter, is a point on which Mr. llensou Is not certain. Ho declared this morning, however, that he will be ready to give an opinion on this question be fore the finance- committee of the council meets to outline the expenses of tho coming year. IlccnlW City's Gain In Size. "Tliero Is no doubt but that tho city levy should be advanced consid erably," Mr. Denson said, "but Just how much we need In excess of the last tax is problematical. It must be remembered that the amount of ter ritory included wlthm tho city limits since tho last levy was mado tins been Increased by tho addition of consid erable acreage." As tho stato law having to do with tax Increase docs not Include In terest oi) bonded Indebtedness, and since this Js a fairly large Item of city expense, there I sa chance that the six per cent law will have no oppor tunity to restrict tho local levy, even should tho statute bo foutul to apply hero. THREE-CENT POSTAGE DOESN'T CUT MAIL (From Friday's Dally.) Desplto the Increase In tho postal rntes, tho number of loiters mailed has not been affected In any way. Stamp sales for the first 17 days during which tho Increased postage has gcon In otfect have averaged J 100 per day, whereas In tho past month they only amounted to $G4. This Is partly accounted for In tho doubling of postage on tho city letters and the fact that October, November and Do comber arc tho busiest months at tho post office. G. 0. 1. CASE IS TAKEN CARE OF COMMIHSIONKUH Dltt'lDll NOT TO DISMISS COMI'liAI.VP lUltlOA TION KIA'.MK FOUND GOOD FOK TllllKi: OH lOl'K VKAHS. DISTRICT VALUE IS OVER TWO xMILLION (From Thursday's Dally.) Increase In the assessed valuation of the local school district by over $300,000 more than last year's valu ation is indicated in an announce ment mado by County Assessor Mul larkey yesterday. According to Mr. Mutlarkey, this year's valuation, without tho public utilities. Is J2.007.S05. Last year's valuation, with the utilities, was $1,746,350. or a difference of $261,455. Tho utili ties valuation is expected to bring the final total Increasu well over $300,-000.00. (From Thursday's Dally.) SAI.ti.M, Nov. 22. (Special to Tho llulletln.) Tho Public Service Com mission has decided not to dismiss tho complaint before it In tho Central Oregon Irrigation Company case as forecasted by Commissioner Corey recently. However, It wan decided at a meeting of all three of the commis sioners that tho complaint would be found not well taken as to tho danger from tho flume, which tho commis sion finds Is good for three or four years yet. The commission will find tho complaint well taken as to some of tho laterals and tho condition of tho distributing system. Whllo Rome shadow of a doubt rests as to tho commission's Jurisdiction In this mat ter. It will go ahead with tho order and allow Its Jurlsdlctuu to bo at tacked In tho courts If anyone con siders such attack worth while, BUSINESS fi ock TWO MORE CASES OF FEVER REPORTED (From Friday's Dally.) Two mora cases of scarlot fever have been reported. Tho small sun of John Watson, who lives a short distance out of town, and Harney Lowell's 12-year-old daughter are now In quarantine. Tho Lowell fam ily reside In Lytlo addition. L WILL BE BUILT MUT.K1 TO KHKCT MUCK HTIUJC TirilK NKXT TO CKNTHAL OHK (JON HANK KTOHI1 KOOl IS SOUGHT. (From Thursday's Dally.) That Ilend Is soon to havu another business block wan madu known thin mornltug In the announcement of 11. 11. MuUlg, of Portland, through Leo A. Thomas, that construction work wilt ha started within tho next two weoks on tho 4Sx70 lot Just south of the Central Oregon hank on Wall street. Thu building will have oe- commodaltmin for two stores, and several applications fur leuses havu already boon made. Thu new strurturu will be of light pressed brick, with stone trimmings and tile fronts for tho stores. Hlec trie lieat will bu used. The rout will be approximately $6000, ami It Is ex pected that the building can he com pleted within two months. Mr. Mutzlg will be out of the state during the winter, and Mr. Thomas will hnvo entire supervision over tho work. $900.00 CLEARED BY MOOSE AT CARNIVAL (From Friday's Dally llulletln) That approximately $900 was cleared by tho Ilend Moose at their carnival last week In the declaration of Harry Itelngold, chairman of the committee In charge. The amount given Is nearly $300 lu excess of thu profits of thu carnival staged the year before. t ' .'JfV .-, 7 4 r I A ' . - : ( ,- FOLGER'S Golden Gate COFFEE has three-sided attraction 1. Rich, full flavor 2. Strong not rank 3. Always the same J. A. Folger & Company San Francisco . ' u -, t t A If flf t Increase in Grazing Fees Not in Effect Next Season PORTLAND, Nov. 20. Tluit the proposed Increase In uniting feen on the national forests will not take ef fect tho coming neunun In tho Infor mation furnished by District Fores ter (leo. II. Cecil, Portland, who Is In receipt of a letter from the forester's office on the subject, A study of the value of gracing privileges on lauds within thu differ; out national forests has been made during the past summer by the De partment of Agriculture which Indi cates that lu general the feen charged In 1917 are still below the real value of the fornge However, man Im portant changes have taken pluco, due to the present war condition, and stockmen have been called upon to overcome many difficulties lu or der to keep up thu country's .uipplv of beef, mutton, hides and woul, not only for our own tise but nlso to help meet tint needs of tint allies, Jt In In vluw or this 'situation that tlio sec retary has decided to defer action In connection with any further lucreanu lu grazing fees on the national for ests for tho present. The grilling feen now lu force will he continued with tho exception of hiicIi minor changes as may seem advisable to adjust and correlate the fees between certain Forests or groups of Forests. Tho plan to Issue five or ten-year permits which would not be nubjuet to reduction during tho period for which they are Issued except for dam age to the range or violation of tholr teruiH, will also be held lu abeyance. The demand for nil Increase In meat production and the necessity for stocking tho forest range to tho ex treme limit of safety makes the Is suance of Hiieh permits liludvlnnble. according to Mr. Cecil; hIiico with them In force forest officers would not be able to make certain readjust ments and allotmeutii which thu pres ent situation with reference to meat production may rehire. ' ' Willi the exception or it possible slight adjustment on the Hliklyou forest lu order to make the fees unl,, form on this forest and the Crater forest, the grating feea to be charged on the national forests of district '1 during the season of It) IK will ho th same as the feen charged for tho ssa sou of 1917. To Start War Savings Plan In December; Outline Given Thu war-suvlngn plan provided for In tho last bond act, of .September 24, 1917, has been formulated ami an nounced by thu Treasury Department and goes Into operation on Monday, December 3, The plan puts It easily lu rearh of every American cltlxen to save money and at the same time aid the govern ment by supplying It with tho sinews of Mar. Stamps, which are the govern ment's certificates of Indebtedness, are to bo sold In two denominations thrift stamps, which cost 25 rents each, and war-savings stamps, which cost from $4.12 to $4,23 each, accord ing to the month In which thny are purchased. With the first thrift stamp tho purchaser I given a thrift card with spaces for 1G stamps. When 1C thrift stamps have been purchased and af fixed thu thrift card can be exchanged for a war-savings stamp by paying tho difference between the $4 tint thrift stamps represent and tho cur rent value or a war-navlugs stamp, which In December, 1917, and Janu ary, 1918, will bo $4.12, and there after I cent for each succeeding month during tho year 1918, With the first war-savings stamp obtained by purchasn or exchaugo tho owner Is given a war-savings certifi cate containing spaces for 20 war savings stamps. H tho 20 spaces are filled during December! 1917, or Jan uary, 191H, (ho cost to the purchaser will be $4.12 for each stamp, or $82.40 for the full certificate, end on ? the 1st day of 'January. 1923, tht government will redeem the certlC rate at $100, glvlug the holder u net profit of $ 1 7.X0 for the hse or hi money. Although these Investments do not mature until January 1, 1923, pro vision Is made whereby upon 10 das' written notice after January I, 1918, such certificates will be redeemed by postmasters at their cost to the pur chasers plus 1 vent a mouth on each .3 war-saving stamp on the certificate The thrift stamps do not bear In terest, but tho war-savings stamp bear 4 per cent, compounded quar terly. The certificates will bo dated January 2, 1918, and mature January I, 1923. J Under the plan an amount as sum!' as 26 cents can bu Invested lu a gov ernment security, and as noon as $4 tins been thus Invested an lutercj'. bearlug certificate of the United Htales government can be secured, Jf Ttie stamps and certificates can be obtained from post Offices, banks, or trust companies, at most railroad sta tions, stores, factories, and many oili er public places. 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