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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1916)
Si. dTSPAPER tiena, Oregon tier. ,es. less than one nch 25c iK ', per line. 10c line ... ... Sc ...... Se a, per line. . 5c Hatea. $1.50 lerwise, $2.00) rii ' -75 .50 MARCH 3.... 1916 t'to 0. A. Barrett'! instead ot a bond Ha voted (or road Hast Oregonlan me for a aer ating lome radiating i Press is Barrett's ement, It ' ere that iment here don .ceee is: ate line, Umatilla, Pilot Book, ielii, fHO, Eook Juno . to Snnnyeids pins from tionds, te proposed appor ,ot it appears tbat "ladiBted" all bnt bond issne, and 50,000 ,4 surplus. Atbena, Wes- ftilton,' presumably, will be split witb Pendleton in the radiation, tbe sum of (300, Hi for oonatrnotion of tbe fctate line nolt; bnt where urface rend to tbe Co da in? qjtlar. rtland Live Stook Reporter 'rt so often some one gels -ntion'" bee. It was ,ud shippers made .j wlltriavous results. loose and farmers are ad Ct there Is danger in an "over Alon,',' This overproduction fcmply.' demonstrated by bog JIpwb one of tbe most pros Jes in this great country of yOaor'Wug to tbe latest govern sftimate of tbe number of hogs tbe'tlniled States, Iowa beads the li i b Us witb a total of 0,000,000 bogs. Under tbe airoomataaoes, it is not to be wondered at that tbe breed inn and feeding of bogs is the leading lupin o( discussion at the farmers' in tiitutes and other gatherings of agri cultural folk, This "overproduction" Idoa doesn't seem to be bothering Iowa very much. The Eobo News ia taken with tbe wonders of the administration as ad ministered by tba boundary boaid as iilnstrated reoently in changing tbe boundaries of School Distriot No. 6. The Dews says: "This district waa bouded eight years ago for 135,000, Tbe bonds were sold and are Ju tbe bands of pri vate inventors throughout tbe United tiuUs. Tbe teonrily behind these bonds was the taiable property witb In tba sohool distriot. Now oomea the distriot bonndary board aud deludes from the distriot abont thiee sections ot land, all taxable property. If tbey - Mminlsh tbe leonrity of tba bonds .ding three seations they oau . it still more, or do away with cgnther by ohopplug up Distriot j. 5 aud distributing tbe lnud among tbe surrounding districts." IVIAYOR WATTSSTATEMENT. To the voters of tbe City of Ath ena; In the past fsw 'days, innum erable questions bave been asked me relative to the financial oondition of the town. X Bud tbat tbe city records are very im per font and it ia exoeeding- 1t difficult to Sod aaourate sod com plete stitements. For tbe benefit ot tiose who are interested in tbe affairs of tbe oily, and those wbo were un able to attend tbe meeting in the Bigb eohool auditorium Wednesday evening, 1 am submitting a synopsis of the finances for tbe past few years, showing what it baa taken to rnn tbe city; what it ia oosting now; what our Indebtedness is Bud when orea'eV There is now 128,000.00 bonded in debtedness, $12,000 of this was Issued in 1896 and waa payable in SO years; last January we had to re-bond to take np this. There waa no sinking fund to meet these bonds. In 1906, $16,000.00 more were issued. Tbe annnal Inter est on tbis amounts to $1630.00; tbese are all water bonds. ,. What the oustanding warrants were in 11105, I am unable to find but pre sume tbat all tbe indebtedness was taken op in tba bonds issued at tbat time. Tbe first report I find on financial conditions waa Deoember 4 1 911. There were then, beside the bonded indebtedness I bave epoken of, out standing warrants of $10,054.61; oash on bands $1533.93; a sinking fund of about $300.00. On Deoember 6, 1916 there were outstanding warrants of $2400.00; ossli on hand $1188.20 sinking fnnd of $1240.69. You can see tbat from tbe yearl906 until 1911 tbe city ran behind some thing like $10,000. From 1011 until 1915, tba rnnning expenses weie kept up and approximately $8000.00 of in dettedness paid. In tbe year 1903, Mr. Taylor was mnyor and C. A, Barrett was a conn oilman. The assessed valuation of the oity was $161,860.00; it oost $4676.00 to rnn during tbe vear, or an expenditure of approximately $1 for every $35 valuation. In 1904, and 1905, Mr. Taylor was mayor and Mr. Barrett was on the council and In 1901 tbe assessed valu ation wbb $186,143.00 and tbe run niug expenses were over $11,000.00 or an expenditure of $1 for; every $17 of valuation. In 1905, the assessed val uation was (189,161.00; expenditures were over $17,000.00, or an expend iture of $1 for every $11.00 in val nation, Under tbe present administration, it has oost the oity $8600.00 to run; the assessed valuation is $603,338.00; or $1 in every $70. In 1104 and 1906, tbore were exten sive improvements made in the city; the water svstem at Gallagher Springs was completed in 1906. It cost tbe present administration something like $3000.00 to maintain tbis water ays tern, tesides tbe interest on tbe water bonds. There bave been some per manent Improvements made in the city under the present administration. But tbe people in asking questions as to the Unanoial oonditioo of tbe oil v, seldom ask wbat improvements bave you built, tut how mnoh indebtedness have yon oreated r As early as 1909 I find that tbe oity then estimated that It oost $4300.00 approximately, for the upkeep of tbe water system and payment uf tbe In terest on the water bonds; os shown by the fallowing report: Atbena, Oregon, Nov. 20, 1909. To the Mayor and oounoll, Athena, Ore. tieutlemeu: The Albena Water Commission bu urn its tbe following estimate of expenses for 1010, for whioh we respoctfully ask tbat your honorable body oause tax to be levied to meet same, viz: Interest on water Londe, $1523.60 Sinking fund, 600.00 Kopnlta to pipe line, new coup lings and other ueoeesnrv re pairs (estimated) 600.00 paid by the oitr. The. teams of Oliv er Dickenson, Harvey MoAleiander, Cbas. Donning and Watts Brothers were donated. Sprinkling Miln street in past years bBS been done by paving tberetor with city funds, at tbe rate of $100.00 per month. Tho P.-B. Milling oompanr, one ot the heaviest taxpayers in town bave reoeived no benefit from this sprinkling, but have never cbjeoted to it. Last year, when tbe streets lead ing to tbe mill were oiled, was tbe first time tbis company bas reoeived any of the benefits from street sprink ling. The oity well was established at the mill years ago and a contraot entered into witb tbe mill to do tbe pumping for tbe city, at $1000 per year. At that time it wbb estimated that it wonld take approximately 40 .horse power to do the pumping. Tbe mill oomraoted witb the Paoifio Power and ligbt oompanv foi tbe power to do tbe pumping. The pumping system in stalled at the mill requires muoh more horse power to run than bad been con tracted for, and bas ooostantly pulled tbe mill on wbat is termed an "over load." When they go onto an "over load" tbey bave to pay a penalty. The pumping system bas been an expense to tbe mill, so when tbe oity's con tract was out, tbey refused to pump longer unless tbe city paid for the cost of the neoessary power. In tba past year or two, the mill baa permit ted tbe city to pump free of charge, when tbe mill was not running. In January 1916, tbe eleatrio motor burned out and we pumped 19 days with tbe steam pump. It oost $67 for an engineer and $143.16 for fuei and cartage and then we paid $105.20 tot eleatrio power to pump, teoause we pulled the mill on tbe "overload" all the time. I find that tbe reooids of tbe city disclose tbat as far baok as there ia any reoord, attorneys have been bired and paid by tbe oity. There is no thing wrong in that Is there? I find tbat Peterson Sc Wilson were always paid $6 for drafting ordinances. Tbe water commission, in 1006, paid some thing over $125.00 for advice in seme water rights. An attorney's time and advice are his commodities in trade, just the same as tbe merchant's goods ' Safety First la not a question of dollars und cents; it is a question of saving human life, tbu most valuable thing lu the world, whlub, once gone, can never be brought baok. It is try ing to live men from loslug their legs and their arms which cau never be replaced. It ia trying to save the making ot widows and orphans, des titution and misery, Neither the offloers nor tbe laws onn do it. But the worker can do It If I hey try. Think this over and then try. laxes in Washington oounty will be based t ;i n oonuty levy of in. 5 mills this yrar. lu those districts wbere uo bigb to'iool is maintained tbe levy is ,17.1 n Ills, to most bigb school tuition. MODEL! Df PERFECTION. PERFECTLY SIMPLE SIMPLY PERFECT. N"('tll(fl, OH, Be lts and all Mnda of Bowing , Machine supiilies, Kipuiriuij a ttiwciulty. V New Home Users are Quality- Choosers, l'or Sale By N. A.MILLLK. Athena, Ore. tSt New Home Sewing Machine Comp'y , n Francisco, California. $2,623.50 We urge that you levy tbe limit of 5 mill tax. This will bring in about $2,800.00 on the assessed valuation of $479,850.00, alter allowing for re bates, tbe reoeiptB from water routs will be taken up with eipause of op eration and installing new eleotric pnmpiug plant. Vary trnly, Atbena Water Commission, by 0. A. Barrett, Cbairmtu. At the time tbe report wna made, water rents amounted to $1800 per year. Iu 1910 it was neoessary to begin repairing the pipe line, and it has been a constant source of expense ever since. Iu 1905 and 1906, the Gallagher Springs furnished water for the oity. Uut iu 11107 it waa neoessary to resort to pumping again. And when they stinted to pumping, tbey bad an en glueer aud a marshal. Iu Juue 1911, the two rncu wore put ou as marshals and attended tn tbe water, aud It lias teeu lound to bi necessary to lotaiu two men e'er sinoe, hurlriea hiiiug extra help to repair tbn pipeline. With uo ealoous uow, it ia likely ttiut one mun un attend to the water und uo marshal will be needed Iu the year 1U11, the outstanding warrants of the city were so many, that a number of Uuniuuss bouses not tiled tbe council tbat tbey did uut vtaut any more wairauta. Coniplaiut came from the tauk, Turn a lain Lnm hei company, the I'.-S. MUliug cum pauy, C, A. Barrett Co., and perhaps other. On Deoember 4, 1911, the Uuauoe committee reported octet aud iug warrants of $10,054.61. ibe re pott ot February 7, 191F, shows cash on band, $744.69; sinking fund (1267.27: outstanding warrants $3050.00. Of tbe sinkiug fund $907.12 bas been created by the present ad mluistiation. Tbe years from 1006 lo 1911 are constantly cited as tbe years ot low tuxes. Low taxes of oonrse, due to the laot that we wore not ouly not paving past Indebtedness, bnt were alto going behind ou rouuim experie- cs for those years. Begmulug with 1012 we bave tieou reduotng the oity debt, paying onrreut enpeuaee aud creatiug a sinkiug fond. Taxes era blab, tot wa are payiug tor the crediQhal the city g it iu years gone by. All thfElenuii that worked on tbe streets luit year wets douationa. Bonis tow of the men who were hired wcro The Simplified Way is the Crack-a-jack Tailor Way Yon will not be bothered with a lot of Fol da Rol in ordering a Urack-a-Jaok Brand Measure Suit or Overcoat. No misgivings as to the ouioome no useless try-ons no intermina ble delays. Ctank-a-Jack Brand Guaranteed Tailoring ia a service ot dependence. Safety in Fit and Snrety in delivery. Yon get in that Craok-a-Jaok Tailoring tbe Snap and Class of Exclusive High Priced Tailors but you do not bave to pay "Exclusive' prioes. Not by a wbole lot you bet. For $15 to $27.60, you are offered iu Craak-a-Jaak Tailoring tbe ot most band atitohed Custom made Uarmeots. And the selecting tba orderiog tbe paying for your Suit or Overcoat is reduced to tbe great est simplicity and efficiency. Come in and make a selection from the hundreds of superb fatrios on display. "A Fit or No Sale" At Worthingtons Agreed Many lending gas-engine ex pert! have recently declared that lubricating oil made from asphalt-base petroleum gives best results, Pacific Coast motorists made the snme discovery years ago. For the majority have been using Zerolene' in preference to all other oils. They agree with the experts. Zerolene is made from se lected California petroleum asphalt-base under the un equalled refining facilities of the Srandard Oil Company. Next time you empty the crank case, refill with Zero lene. Standard Oil Company (Ctltfonfa) Athena ZEROLENE on tbe shelf . If yon want to bar, it ia generally oonsideied neoesasrv t pay. I bave been .paid two lees by tbe oity since I bave teen here; una tbe J. E. Ireland damage case ot $200. Attorney Johnson ot Pendleton, was paid $300 for bis servioes in tbe sau' ease. Io tbe case of Morrison vs. tba City of Atbena, wber.in Mrs. Mo- I nDuu una icueunj men a oiBim agaiurv , the oity for $7600, I reoeived $100. j In each of tbese instances, I have done wbut is termed, "out rate" cos iness. Baa any merobant in town dona tbis for tbe oity? I bave never charged the oity for advice or for drafting an ordinance. Tbe following will abow approxim ately tbe amount of money received by the oity during the given years and the rate of tax, ending in 1911, witb an outstanding indebtedness of over $10,000.00 in warrants, besidea tbe bonded indebtedness: In 1905, tax 6 mills; $1134.96; from saloons, $1200 (?); water rents, $1500.1 j In 1906 tax 9 mills, $1514.17; from saloons, $1200; water rents, $1500. Io 1907, tax 6 mills: $3716.38; from saloons, $1200; water rents $lb00. Io 1908, tax 9 mills, $.1510.68; from saloons $600; (saloons went oat of business in July) water rents. $1600. In 1909, tax 9 mills $4314.16; water rents, $1800. Io 1910, tax 9 mills, $4390; water rents, $1800. Ihe 1910 tax levy we got in April, 1911, and on tba 4th ot Deoember, 1911, tbe results were as given above. From'tbe year 1903 down to tbe year 1911, I bave teeo unatle to find an; tepoit of tbe outstanding warrants, so 1911 ia tbe earliest dale at wbiob I oao give tbe financial standing of tba city. Tbe following will show balenoe of cash at the aod of eaob year, but does not abow tba amonnt of warrants is sued eaob year: In 1906, $938.40; in 1906, $1065.25; in 1907, $394.52; in 1908, $92.09; in 1909, ; in 1910, $865.60; in 1911, $724.17. It seem that tbe tax levy of the city down to the year 1911, was inadequate for tbe oity's purposes. Tbe bonded indebtedness and the debt on oat standing warrants, were oreated by tbe oity prior to 1911. Taxes were lower then tban now, bat tbe city was falling to keep op on its current expenses. Since 1911. it baa been necessary to keep op rnnning expens es and pay oft back indebtedness at the same time. Tbis is wbat aooonnts for the difference in the taxes in those years and the present time. Tbe dett has been oreated and it must be paid, Ihe present administration is not the creator of tbe debt. It deplores the present bigb taxes but it reooguizes the faot tbat tbe debt must be paid. Bomer I. Watts, Mayor, For Sale. One brown mare male, bo brand vis lble, buckskin nose, star in forehead, 8 years old, weight 850 pounds; also oue 8 year old brindle oow, brand on side resembling Ugure 1 with half oir ole above, ear marks resembling orop off each ear, will be sold at publio anotion tn tbe bigbest bidder at tbe Barrett place, one mile north of Atb ena, Oregon on Saturday, Maroh 4, 1916, at 2 o'clock, p. m. to pay oosts of advertising and feeding, fl. A. Barrett, Atbena, Oregon. Febllwl. I 1 hH LIT 1 L THE Dumbest Oyster can make a better pearl tban tbe brigbtest man. Tbe oyster uses Nature's methods. immiimiiiiiiiiiiwmi! i ,, ii', J " " " ' " " IJ.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, BANNER SALVE the moat haallna aalva In the world. WHEN Im maturin tobacco forVELVETJtakeapage from old Mother Nature s Book. Nature says smokin' tobacco don't arrive at its full, bearty maturity until after two years maturin. Some folks may say: "Wby wait on Nature? We can do it quicker." I'm strong for Nature sway-tbeVELVET way two years' mellowing in big, wooden bogsheads "ageing in the wood." What do you say? Well, fill a pipe with VELVET, an draw in the cool, mild smoke that's so fragrant an" rich that but what's the use of trying to describe a tastef Take my word tor VLLVL 1 long enough to try a pipeful, and you won't need to take anybody's tt-fa word after that. ScMeUl-linedB.gt jdtMiOSfattaik 10c Tina One Pound Glaaa Humidors Copyrltht 191C THE BARTLETT &AKA&E Now is the time to have your car over-hauled so that when the. roads are goods, your car will be ready" Let your Brat ride be In a bright, oleau oar. Here's the plaoe wtere yon can get them washed and polished. Storage, Gaso line, Lnbrioating Oils, Tires, Aooessoriea aod Free Air. Satis -faction guaranteed. J. A. Bartlett, Proprietor I Mosgrove Building, Third Street, South of cTWain Street THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Of ATHENA Capital and Surplus $100,000:20 Steele's HARNESS Shop North Side Main Street, cAthena Harness Oiling Carefully Done, Price i ... .. i a,. ,.' . )y tA. J. Parker s Per Set Our Harness and Collar Repairing neatly done by a practical workman. Buy your Sweatpads, Harness Oils, Whips and all Harness Supplies of the man who is in that business. ttTurythltig Firm C1hpi - Hod rn Aiid Ip'to -date jIUTH STREET IDE MAIN ATHENA THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. READ & MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon J