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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1916)
the Lane County News Tho awarding of tho county printing and tho action of tho county court In reducing tho prlco to bo paid tho ofllclal pa pers bids fair to cost tho coun- Publlshcd Every Monday nudity consldcrablo this year, over Thursday by the Lnno County the expense of years post. For W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr. Publishing "Association. ;:" RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION One Year 51.60 Sis Months 75 Three months ... .GO Advertising rates furnished on application. Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association. THURSDAY, FEB. 17, 1916. A GOOD TIME TO BUILD Decision of the taxpayers of his district to go ahead now with the construction of a pub lic school building, It seems to us, Is an exceedingly wise one. And ono of the principal reasons many years tho papers have been paid four cents a line, un der the law which allows "not to exceed llvo cents per line" for tho publication of the de linquent tax list, county court proceedings, etc. This year the court notified tho papers it would pay only three cents a line, nnd refused to make any advance on that price. The of ficial papers turned to tho law, and they find that the law re quires that ALL the proceed ings of tho court be published in the ofllclal papers, whereas In Lane county, only" tho bills al lowed have been published In tho past. We wonder if tho awarding of the contract to supply blanks, CITY ATTORNEY FILES MOTION FOR HEARINQ (Continued from imro 1) thnt tVilo ls the ViPRt tlma was not brought up in the meeting! m other printed matter and that Is the cost or mater 'might not work out as another example of false economy. We have heard of sewer contracts in which the bidder's price for manholes and catch basins more than made up for his low er price for the main pipe. Are theVe some catchbaslns lost in tho printed stationery award? ial, "particularly the lumber that must necessarily go into the construction of the building. The price of lumber is ad vancing rapidly. Just whatj it might be a year, or two years j from now Is uncertain, yet. men in touch with the lumber, market feel safe in putting the increase at at least one thous and dollars on the bill of lum-1 Possible, or nrobaNe increase ber such as would be required in taxes due to bonding for a in a building of the size pro- new high school would depre posed. And that would not bejeiatte all property Jin the dis on a basis of return to the high trlct, according to one of the prices of 1910-12. speakers at the meeting last Another item of lesser cost evening. By that line of rea at tills time is that of labor, j soiling, it would Jenhance the "Wages are at a low point, and value of the town property if this, from the taxpayers' view, the school tax were cut down makes it a desirable time to J entirely and the schools elimin build. From the workingman's ' ated. standpoint, a $2.50 job a $z.ou jod now, when he needs the work, is far better than a $3 job in that hoped-for era of prosperity when every holder of much land might be willing to pay taxes for a high school. This, indeed, is the economi cal period for the district to build. The need (or more room is urgent, and the desirability of improving the appearance of public building and the necess ity of providing more safety for students are indeed pressing. CHURCH NOTICES PRINTING COUNTY STATIONERY Under the heading, "Sentinel Js Another," the Cottage Grove Sentinel reprints the News' comment on the awarding of the county printing to a Eu gene firm. There is no particu lar reason why all the county business should be hogged by the county seat. There are a half a -dozen at least of well equipped printing offices in the county. Eugene has no mono- Methodist Church. Corner Second and B streets James T. Moore, pastor, phone 117-W. Next Sunday 10 A. M. Sun day school. 11 A. M. Sermon. Subject, "Which Take Precedence." 2:30 Childrens meeting con ducted by Miss Alice Hawthorn. G:30 P. M. Epworth League. 7:30 Miss Alice Hawthorn of Tacoma Field secretary of the Woman's Home Missionary so- Iciety will speak. Do not miss !this service. Tuesday 7:30 the Gleaners will give a Community Sing in the church. Refreshments and program. Admission 10 cents. All welcome. i Wednesday, 2:30. Ladies Aid society. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Choir! reading, entitled, rehearsal. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Midweek prayer meeting. to 'cxamlno1 tho 'chapter amendment construing It strictly atld u&liig only tho words found therein! "Tho common council shall hnvo power 1. To lovy assess nnd collect tnxes not Xo exceed 1 per cent oxcopt as othorwlso provided and ect. Tho power to levy taxes Is expressly granted. "Not to exceed 1 per cent, necessarily Implies the legality of a levy of that amount. "Except as otherwise provided;" Tills expression In ono form or another Is common to moBt charters and la never construed to ho In derogation of tho goneral grant previously made, but ns removing tho arbitrary limit so as to permit special lovlos in addition thereto for such purposes as are othorwlso specially author ized. It Is elementary that such purposes must bo auth orized "in the charter" for a city lias no powers out side its charter. To hold that It is necossnry to add tho words "In tho charter" Is to say that in tho opinion or the Court tho city has indlfinlto powers of taxation "outside tho charter" which must be expressly excluded. It seems clear to us that tho words "in tho char ter" are necessarily implied as a matter of law. If wo were seeking to justify the lovy for sinking fund or for roads which were made at tho samo tlino, and which arc In excess of tho general limit of 1 por cent, would not the Court require us to put our finger on the particular chapter and verso "In the charter" which granted the authority wo were exercising; orgo, the Court construes tho expression "except ns. other wise provided," to mean "in tho charter." Since tho lovy complained of comes within tfio limit of 1 per cent it is clearly authorized by tho words, "tho common council shall hnvo power to levy taxes not to exceed 1 per cent," and unless the phrase "ox copt as otherwiso provided" Is construed to limit or take away that power, it is Immaterial what view tho Court takes of it. . "And ECT" Tho word oct, has no commonly ac cepted meaning; it is not a law term, and it Is not to bo found in any dictionary of tho English language that wo have examined, .what shall be done with It? Threo courses aro open to the Court, all In har mony with the strictest rules of statutory lntorpreta-, tion. 1. The intention of tho law being to permit tho levy the Court may construe the term in harmony therewith and make it read, as in the original section, "in this act" treating it as a typographical orror. 2. The Court may read it. "and etc.," meaning "and the remainder," thereby implying that tho bal ance paragraph remained unchanged. 3. The Court may properly say that it has no meaning and that though either of the two meaning suggested were given to it. the legal intendment of tho amendment would bo unaltered, and as no other con ceivable value can be placed upon ect. it may be re jected entirely. The construction of tho amendment for which wo contend Is in harmony with the requirements of sec tions 71G and 715 L; O. L. which provide "In tho con struction of a statute the intention of tho legislature Is to be pursued if possible, and the oillce of the judge Is simply to ascertain and declare what is, in terms or in substance contained therein, and where there aro several provisions, such construction Is, if possible, to be adopted as will give effect to all." That it was the clearly understood Intention of the voters to increase the tax limit by said amendment is evident from the return of the election board, found in exhibit A. j That such was- the practical construction 7mced upon it by the officers who acted under it is shown by exhibit B. That upon a re-examlnatlon of tho question the Court will determine that our construction of tho amendment is reasonable, logical, and in harmony with the strictest rules of statutory construction, and render a decree in harmony therewith is our confident expectation. Respectfully submitted, J. H. BOWER. '' City Attor ssJ2aii wit 1 1 1 11 w 1 riBl.MII MV,r 1" IT IS CARELESS TO KEEP JEWELRY AND VALU ABLE PAPERS IN THE HOUSE; IT IS ALSO DAN GEROUS. YOU MAY LOSE THEM; FIRE MAY BURN THEM; BURGLARS MAY STEAL THEM AND MAY KILLYOU TO GET THEM. THE CAREFUL MAN KEEPS HIS VALUABLES IN ONE OF OUR SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES. HE KNOWS THEY ARE SAFESO IS HE AND HIS FAM ILY. WE WILL RENT YOU A SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX FOR $2.00 PER YEAR in 1 The Best Groceries For Less Money The Fifth Street Grocery Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22 First Baptist Church. Rev. Will N. Ferris, minister. Bible School at 10:00 A. M. Subject of lesson, "Christian poly on the ability to use print- Brotherhood." We hope to see a ers' material. And the country large increase In attendance. offices haven't been in the hab- J? fZl , . , , . another. Gilbert Miller, Supt. it of charging unuf.ual prices Divine Worship at 11:00 A. M. for county work. It would give Pastor Ferris expects to pre&ch a better impression of desire to Theme will be "Things that save ,the people money if offi ces generally had been asked to bid, instead of sending the word privately , to one or two offices at the" county seat. " accompany Salvation." 0:30 P, M. Senior and Junior meetings. Evening service of song and sermon Dr. Keeney-Ferris at J this time will give the postponed j Billy Sunday in Actioii, as seen by Hocan." You will laugh at this but you 1 win souer up when Rev. Ferris tells "Why God Hates Sin," and you will like the message. All are cordially invited. Strangers always welcome. unorus choir will sing, Church o,; chr'f&t 9:45 A. M. Srft,lay 9cnoo Mr, Ferguson, Su 11:00 Junior, umstlan Endeavor riLa"Bl rysSupt. 111V VjUUlilUUllUll UilU ft SeWnon. jQ 1 M. Christian Endeavor L' ,d P. M. Evening Services. . , mornir G: . r iTHfe .TELEGRAPH OPERATOR'ANDTHE GOOD 'JUDGE?, y AUltiA. THE LINE 1 WHEN I POT THEM ) t-fe A LL around you men are talktnd about W Tobacco Cbw,f ,., 1 W. Y9a.yor fl Ct)TChewA' .l,.n i .bout It. Oct a pouch (rem your dca er veH0Wu.iSf -"" Keel tobacco a.te cooc.-how It ..ti.fi.aVithob, CKX VJSSR "NoUe. bow U. Mlt trio,. rWio. ' tytar " MiJt ly WEYHAN-BRUTOH C0MP' '.tUrieUoWW' " nr. so Qaioa.&tws qw xlch,, LOS kNGELES and return from Portland Six Months Rotura Ljmit Stopovera at Pleasure On ae Daily All H'il rb'uio. V11VI9V or CoaBl )tn6 between 80A 'Francisco nnd Los Abgelew. 4 D'jiiy .tralnB Portland to Sflu VtiuicIbco. Through fetaWdarri hd. l-.ourJt sleeping cars, UnWiJ. Observation cars "oh Umlt&l trains. "The Road of a ftutisaml Wonders" 1 ' Mt. bhastnr-'rBn'P.cakMt. T$Ylialpais ' , 'tjow Creek, IVtWgo "tllver-and 'Satanic1 nto Canyons . 'Santa Cruz, .'Slt'tf fa, Darbarba 'and 'l!ios Aiigoles Co. Beaches Yoiiiite Valley, Bakersficld Oil Fields and OraligsEmplfo ' Asl: tlib local ag.nt'cr wr:i 1 I !!- . - a-T Why not snve and deposit in our Savings Department one-twelfth of your total luxes each month? By so dis tributing the tax bunion Over the entire yenr, it will not seem so heavy. 1 pov fcent on savings. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON. Wednesday 7:30 P, Vf, Prayer Meeting. Thursday 7:30 GWir Rehearsal. E. C WIG MORE, Pastor. i j Fro Methodist. Church, Sabbath School at 10 a. m. Preaching services at 11 a.m. Prayer and praise service at i P. M preaching at 7:30 l M Tuesday, 7:30 P. Mv, Young people's prayer meeting Midweek prayer meeting on Thursday at 7:30 P. A cordial invitation is extend ed to all. . F. GHILDS Pastor. Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS Homeopathic Physician and 8urgeon Otllco, UuptlBt Pursonngo Corner Second and C Strootp HOURS: 0 TO 12. PHONE 0 J. H. BOWER Lawyer ODlco 774 Willamette rttoo Eugono 099 Horn $mQ 132-J Euaene, Oregon rOTMn , r i I 1 .Yo'Hh'M. acoit.'Ccn. Fans. ct., TorUand, Crocon halt como. P. A. Johnson Secretary. VtOIlT BUnNB Lodge. Nfei "58, A. M. P.. 'Ancient 1ihd Accepted 'Scottish IWt0.j0nl. versal and Symbolic 'Free Masons orcota (lret Wu third Monday ovonlng In "W-. O. W. visiting urotDora wei' It. W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR OWTtTe Phone 62; Kesldenoe 671 West Main St. , See. Edwards &Brattam 1 For Farm and City Property ! Exchangee a Specialty Pago, IX. W. M.J Springfield Phone 30. Oregon Vanc.ou.Hr, B. C -Jitneys, lavp cut down '1916 city rovon ies trpm'BiftiWftrB $39,000. KlainritU , County reducbd ;ounty,'debt,)3y $124.577. Out of D.WROOF, JEWELER lS"f?iNCFJELD, . .. .OREGON ?1nb watch repairing a specialty;, ; CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS Deiti:$try DR. J. G. RICHMOND PHONEO b'flce, 3; Residence, 11(pJ w S.ir 9Wer?lal Bank, u' L , T HERBERT E. WALKER NOTARV pi tjiir )fllce In City Mall, Snrlngflald. Ore Jao, Corsaw has re-opened Ills shoe repair shop In tho Vv;i!t half, or tho Stevens bi cycle, shop, ,Maln St, near Seventh.