4
MAYORSANNUAL
MESSAGE
YOUR 'I H. < RHTION I X’ IRKS
on the dale »tamped »»• the *P*1-- be
low
To these who pay promptly in
ad\arce the »u! »• nptivn | nee i* 8L?5
Rceordt-r'a r*p*»rt, etty of fíelo, fur
per year
The price is 31.50 if patrt
the paper i* n>>t sent • tlo- year mdit.g Ihx-cmN'r 31, 1915.
at end of year,
to »uliacriber* who are n on* tha t one
R» sources
An nual Report
Oregon News Notes Council Proceedings
<’r«-> on Drvrlopmrnt X« w» hi l.inr of
The old council met at the city
hall at 10 a m Saturday, January
of Lxbur .«nd Enlrrpriae.
1. transacted regular routine
year tn arrears.
1 « ity 4 rant-hi-r
9 2,000 » 0
business,
allowed current hills,
To City Council and C tty Bud
Elw l.ght and water plant
10,000 00
and
adjourned
sine die.
Linca «-xtcraied
Railroad* placing big orders
193.90
get for 1916
Following adjournment of th«-
Extension at plant
»«•inis up price of lumber and
Fire Apparatus
old
council, the new council met
shingloa.
StXl.iai
IICMO ...........
...
Tl) THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
for
th«» first tint«*, with Mayor A
7u oo
Estimate«! interet fur 1916.
ConL’reMman Hawley prom-
Eugine
.............
<x>
THE CITY OF SCIO
G
Prill
in th«- chair. Council-
I>»> 1*1 r
the people of Crescent City
W agon
GREETING: You have been placed Total outstanding indebtedneaa 1.13« 21
men
responded
to roll call as
Il>«»r cart ...
,
800.00 h breakwater and jetty.
in the position which you now occupy Salaries of ollie r* for 1916
moo
follows:
N
I
Morris
»n. E C
City park
........................
san oo
by the will of the citizen* of Scio, to
The state and interstate coni- ¡\.,.
rv T lidvcu. R M Cain, F
City
Hall
..
..
..
l.ttjn.iX)
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Total .................................... I..W.2«
Wave charge of «nd conduct the affairs
231.76 merce <
Electric »upplie»
T ThaverandJohn w..,rl,. PH
of this Municipality for the coming Revenue H null tax. valuation
A*vomita ila- tbe citv
145.05 railroad rates ami Portland luni-
year.
of 1134,675
1,07« «0
McDonuld being absent.
lh>i nu ri are trying to get reduc
To properly fulfill your obligation License» at»! lines..................
1- <»>
The mayor's nwtarige. which
Total
... .
. ...
IÜ.<20
will require of e«ch of you. nut only
ed rates that discriminate «gainst appears elsewhere in this issue,
Liabilities
that you are prompt in attending ail
Total Revenue
...
,
1,201.60
into»ior sawmill*.
* as road anil placed on file.
4,200 ft;
1179 61 Citv Bonds ............................
meeting* of this body, but also time
Coos Bay i» co-operating with
Warrant.*
...........
934. «7
By motion it wus ordered that
and
labor
and
some
sacrifice
It the warrant on the chemical en
th«* S I’ Co in developing that the city budget for 1916 !>»• pub-
from private
business in order to
gir.c is not paid there w<-uld b>> a work-
5,184. Cff
Total..........................
accomplish the work before you. W ith
•section.
lish -d in both city papers.
Ing ca«h on hand of 4212.39. Al«>> tf N*-t n-aourr» » of city
HI.
PH. 13
this in view I »hall outline to you ar.d
the light and water plant should b<
Horne
contractors
will
b<>
giv-
Commit tea were appointed as
Eli cine Light and Water Plant
call your attention to a fe* important
able to make up it* de»iel<-iwy of 42 • 15
follows
en
preference
on
Baker
’
s
fine
matt-rs for your co«.sideration.
2,163 70
the amount of cnah fur y ■ ur >b-,»> al Cash rvceipt» for service
new schoolhouse.
Light and Water E (' Peery,
Law und Order
for 1916 w.uld be $5O> ■'•I.
I have not Servi re fur city
2
500
watt
lam|Mi
F
T
Thayer, John W«>ju»|y,
36
00
As
l'JIG
is
leap
v»*ar
it
will
be
It has become too common practice taken into eim-ideratiun am emoigvn-
57
l:ie
lamp»
1.132.
Si)
Stro«-ts
and Public Property
in older tn take a long leap to
on the streets and in public places of cies which might arise i»x pre«'fling
17 ihdrante
41« 00
these
figures.
F
T
Thayer,
P H McDonald, R
Scio for loud and boisterous talking,
ward ¡«olitical sanity.
1 ight*. City hall
24.00
swear .ng. the use of indecent language
M
Cain.
t lectr*» I igh» anJ W Mer System
()r< gon wheat, oats, corn, bar
*'
Milling Co
24.00
and intoxications, at all hours of the
Ordinances R M Cain, E C
•'
School
...
.
24
ov
ley.
rye, potatoes and hay net
tn looking over »he report» for the
day an>i night, it should lot seen to
Peery,
N I M orison.
i4M,05y.0(M>
in
1915.
past
year,
I
find
tha-
th>
•
lei
tnr
li<hl
that ordinances now in effect on this
Total
3.HC50
Account.*-
and Current Ex
matter be strictly enforced, as well a* and water system ha» a .1. Ilciency
Douglas Co flour mill at Rose
Expense* t ight and Water 1‘iant
not
penses
FT
Bilyeu,
N I Morri
all other ordinances providing for the standing against it which do »
burg »tarts with new machinery
900.0»)
decent and moral government of the promise to he any tu-tter fur the cum- fiupt. salary...................
son,
John
Wesdy.
Feb 1.
ing year unlrrs operated und- r a differ- Power
citizens of Scio.
Wavs and Means N I Morri
Water
....................
ent
plan.
The
«atimated
exp*-ns<-s
tor
l«0
oo
Machinery purchased for Can
I leetrfc I. ght and W ater System
son,
P H McDonald, FT Thayer.
th*- coming year, judging from th«-
Steam .............................
160 20
by cheese factory.
From repc rta I learn that owirg to
Public
Health John Wesely,
Inspection ...................
. ..
paxt would be about m follows:
2.00
an inadequate dam in Thomas creek
C ast guard station to be K M Cain, F T Bilyeu,
...
1 90). 00 Interest on bonds
2» 25
>upt
..
. • .........
thr power supply is not sufficient to
built near mouth of Siuslaw.
Interest.
. 390.00 Repair*
Several ordinances were read
operate the plant up to standard, even
.. 2U0 00
C >re gear
........
131.30
New
shirgle
mill
to
be
built
at
and
some other business trans-
at this time of the year with an abun
Water wheel
.
100 08
2100
Repairs ...
dance of water in the atream. 1 w uld
Acme
at
or.ee.
acted
after which the council ad-
Labor
on
wheel
A
gear
21.75
30.00
Supplirà............................... .
therefore, recommend an immediate in
H. iuser is new town on railroad journed to meet at 6:45 Monday
Hydrant
W Odi
........................ ...
26.00
I 20
vestigation of this matter: first, as to
Dynamo
.............
.. 10O 00
1 so in Coos Co.
to o< d for (team...
evening, Ian 3.
securing additional water, second. the
1*1 »J0
Water pipe
Water (tower..................
1.05
At the meeting Monday eve
installation of either gas or steam
Linn county has installed a
Supplies .
227 *)
ning
the following ordinances
power to operate the plant when tie
!<tr. »») Coat of plant extension .........
Total..
.............................
31.56 gravel plant at Albany.
water power la not sufficient or avall
passed
the third reading and
l admate*! n venue for year
2iro.0H Wood ... *> .................................
107 70
South« rn Douglas Co is wit
able, third, an inspection of ali water
were
d»-c!ared
adopted by .Mayor
Deduct 15 per cent lor linking
nessing considerable mining ac
maina, hydrants and fire ap|>aratus and
Total
1.910.00
furs! .....................................
324.00
Prill:
havL.g them placed in first rias* con
Net revenue from plant .
1.8M.60 tivity.
An ordinance regul ting the
dition, ami if necessary. to pay for the
Balance ..
l.<cw;.u*y Net ra»h mcomi above exp
243 7'1
Newport is to have up-to-date operation of the light and water
service of some person to have the
1835 IX»
Expense* 1916
Summary
hospital.
charge of and aee that the fire appara
plant and rates to I»- chaged pa-
3«. 15 C»«h on hand, total
Deficiency 1915.
5.39.
.",9
tus la always in condition fur immediate
I.
-««eburg
is
to
have
new
fire-
trona both within and outside th«
B
Sinking fund
..................
827.33
use.
2128.15
prtsif, concrete warehouse.
Total
city limita.
Street* and Public Projierly
Kl« «» .Available working fun i 1 »16
Income, net
212.26
Willamette Mint (oof Marion
An ordinance regulating width
Main street, the public thoroughfare
Unpaid bills from 1915
»>*..47 ahd Linn counties incorporate for <>f sidewalks and cr»M .valks and
2x7
15
Deficit
for
1916
..
through the city, has reached a de
Working fumi ..................
212 26
$50,(M10.
the manner of constructing same.
plurable condition anil needs your al
from the above report it seem* that
tention
Thia requirva tóme time and the deficit in this fund w>>ui<l not be Deficit....
Fine new hot-l planned for
An ordinance to establish
...............................
474.21
labor on your part, and estimates taken up under the present manner of
and dimensions of curb-
Woodburn,
,
width
J. S. *>1 K'llA. Recorder.
should Iw secured for the gradina of operating the plant.
‘‘Train kills six nt railroad
this street according to city grade and
City treasurer's report for year end
»•entli
men,
the
eitixjns
have
en«et-d
crossing.
” is newspape.- bead-
. ordinance regarding the
improvement of ihe same by crushed
ing
Dec.
31.
1915
line of December 17, and similar •|Pls>ihtment o! a city attorney,
rock or otherwise with the least pos a new charter with the purpo»’ •« view
Receipts
sible expsmM consistent with lermanriit of progress, improvement and the up
ones are seen every day. W by is
committee appointed to
710 56
work. An inspection of all walks of building of the community, Property Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1915
it
people
refuse
to
stop
and
look
u
*
ce
*
’
tain
the feasibility of in-
...........
I:«, do
the city, requiring ail improvement to owned and eontmlied by the city re- Licenses and fines
at
railroad
ct>>ssings.
especially
an
n" niffht electric light
»>.■ N
be placed on grade and according to quires repair», improvement and ra Taxes.........................................
pe
raun
al
tensions,
the
same
as
your
when
it
ib
to
their
own
interest
8erv
'
c
*
‘
-
an<
l day current at ¡east
-ervire, light and water ..
ordinance.
,
2,153.70
property, in order to secure the best Electric supplies
one
day
per
week, the latter for
234.75 to do so?
, .. ...
Ordinance*
results, and it seem* to me a false Mise receipts.
X70
ironing,
asked
for more time, as
A revision of all ordinances on our economy to allow such property to de
they
were
not
ready
to report at
books, the reueal of obsolete ordinances
teriorate with a consequent loas of
Total receipt»
..... 3,303.49
MARKET REPORT
this
meeting.
and the enactment of new ordinances
revenue as the result.
Ihe affairs of
(hsbursements
in conformity with the charter Amend
I
After transacting some other
the city should be conduct*d in an
Paid
a»
per
voucher»,
interest
The following are eash price« quoted
ing the ordinance on meter rates for
economical manner, consistent With the
business, the council adjourned.
and bond» ........................... 2.763.90 dn Thursday of each wrek by our
Eulu-trir*.
1-
electric lights, amending the ordinance
correcting width of sale walk on West
Mill street; I would abo recommend an
ordinance of an increase of all electric
light rates of It) per cent ami granting
an all night service.
future welfare of pul lie utilities, ar si
I ask that yi>u give the same careful Balance .
attention to public matters and nffairs
R
as you do to your private Interests.
Many improvements which seem ex
pensive for the present prove to be
Bu'lget of the City of Scio for loin
true economy in the future, while
The following financial condition of economy measures which last for a few
the city is hereby pnsenlcd for «our months only, prove very expensive in ,
after time, therefore, I auy build well j
consideration
De
cember 31............................ 1
Cash, light and water...............
Total ......................................
Unpaid warrants. gen
fund,
December 31 .................
Uupaui war., light and water
Interest on warrants..................
B Ha, Dec 1916.........
.
.
101.92
SNR. 15
36.62
260.»«
.............................
«M .47
Deficit 1916..............................
U upa id warrant, ch engine
474 21
592.00
Total
*x >
. 4
a -
t I
Produrti
a*.
V. SHELTON, Treasurer
o
Meeting
I . *
s
K6
Oats.......................................................
30
Flour, per sack................................
I 30
Bran, per ton....................................... .30 1X1
Middlings, per ton.......................... 30 Ml
Chop, wheal, perlon...................
Chop, oats, per ton............. ..
3) 00
Harley Chop......................................
;» 00
Butter. (Country) |«r roll...........
60
Egg*. case count, per doxen....
25
Hens, per |«>und................................1 lOto 11
i ,eese. per pound ...........................
OR
Turkeys, per pound ........................
16
bucks, per pound i'ckin................
10
Ducks. Indian Runner.................... ...
8
Pork, dressed ........................
«♦
Cork, live weight.......................
H
V eal, per pound, for shipping,., 4 tn H
At th»- annual telephone meet
ing last Saturday. Mrs J N
Weddle was eleetod manager of
the
Scio central for the ensuing
tion and support and aaki.ig the same
year
without a dissenting vote.
of you in all that is right ami ju«t for a
The assessment for this y< nr
cleaner ami greater Scio, and believi'ig
that the will of tiie majority should was made $5. for those ii side
prevail, I bid y*u enter your labor with
the city limits and <4. for the
confidence in the citiaens of -«cio, who
patrons outside of Scio. J B
have elected you, and in the future;
Couey
was re-elected president
Ix»st White sow, strayed
prosperity of the municipality over
and C C Wade was r -elected .«way about two weeks ago.
which you govern.
A. G. ERILI, Mayor.
I secretary for the year 1916.
» Please phone Win Studdart.
what you do, and leave undone that
26. »X which you cannot accomplish with
IM. a permanent results.
Assuring you of my hearty co-opera
212. M
4 _ , 1
and
dealers:
5.19.59 Wheal, per bu«hel.............................
Telepl ione
Cash on hand. gen. fund
I’,,roll*,
- -
H-iving taken over th«’ Scio
l.ivery Stable, I have converted
it into a feed stable and shelter
ahe»i for horses. Single horse
10c. team 15c. Cal Canton. 2111
We make a specially
Of
Friendship, Engagement and
Wedding rings F M French &
Son, Jewelers and En gru ven,
Albany.
The annual meeting of the
Linn County Fair Association
will be held in S"io at the City
Hall next Saturday, January H,
commencing at in a m. Through
an error the card* which were
sent out to the members read
Saturday . January 7