THE SCIO TRIBUNE
VOL. 4.
MAYOR A. G. PRILL,S
CITY COUNCIL HAS
MUCH BUSINESS INAUGURAL MESSAGE
Tte OM Cit) C mmi I Mjssnn S im B n TI m New City Cmracii Siam m Vitfe i
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•I City Attain
Last Saturday wan change day
for <»ur city officials.
The 1915
council met and dosed up its busi-
new« for the year and turned the
city affairs over to the council for
1516.
Council met in regular session
and wax called to order by Recorder
Slicha. Mayor Ewing being absent
and all councilmen present. Council
man Peery wan elected to urewde at
the meeting.
Mayor and recorders canvas of
the vote at the late city election ap
proved.
Bills allowed H. S. Johnson SI.
Forbs Supply Co. SI2.
J. S. Sticha 12.50.
Jas. Bilyeu S3.
Walter Bilyeu $75.
Western Electric Co. $1.98.
Roy V. Shelton $25.
Scio Milling Co. $45.
E. C. Peery $3.50.
F. T. Thayer 54.
O. B. Cyrus S3.
Ralston Electric Co. 811.40.
Santiam News SI 86.
J. N Weddle $10.
Council then adjourned sine die.
NEW COUNCIL
The hew city council met Im
mediately thereafter and was called
to order bv Mayor Prill and the
following eouncilmen responded to
the roll call: E. C. Peery. N. I.
Morrison. F. T Bilyeu. R M Cain.
F. T Thayer, and John Weselv. P
H. MacDonald, abaant
Order of business was adopted,
Mayor’s message which included the
budget of probable expenses and
receipts for 1916. read and placed
on file. Budget ordered published
in both city newspapers.
Following are the standing com
mittees:
Light and Water Peery. Thayer,
and W'taely. Streets and Public
Property Thayer. MacDonald and
Caln. Ordinance Cain. Paery and
Morrison. Accounts and Current
Expenses Bilyeu. Weeely and Mor
rison. Ways and Means Morrison,
MacDonald and Thayer.
Public
Health Weselv, Cria and Bilyeu.
Several ordinances weie introduc
ed ami were referred to appropriate
committees for investigation.
By motion a special meeting of
the council waa ordered for Monday
January 3. at 6:45 p. m. The Street
and public property committee was
instructed tn look after the city jail
ami place it in sanitary condition. <
Recorder was instructed tn pur
chase three stars for city marshal
and necessary supplies for the city
recorder and city treasurer. Ad
journed.
Unn count's receipts, last year,
from all sources, were $718,649.84,
Diabersementa for the year were
$680, 148 82, leaving a balance on
hand, January
1 of 829.401.12.
There is no bonded indebtedness.
Probably no other county in the
state can make a better showing
11.26 THE YEAR
SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. JANUARY S. 1916
NO. 82
N m M icm if 147421 H«
rates for electric lights. Amending
the ordinance correcting width of
sidewalks on West Mill St. I would
aim recommend an ordinance for an
increase of all electric light rates of
10 per rent ami granting an all
night service
Finances
Budget of the City of Scio 1916
INFLUENZA HOLDS
LEVY FOR 1916 IS
REDUCED 1-2 MILL
NATION IN CLUTCH
M mj I*!» Cities h$4rt Oistast Preval Action Di« ti L m R«i«litiBt th Curts
«■t-CImlta aW Betrwt
W mtm H
Nave 200 000 Cases
The following financial condition
of the city of Scio, is hereby pres
ented for your consideration:
To the Common Council of the City Cash on ham I in general fund Dr
Washington. Jan. 3. Influenia is
erm tier 31
$ 25 98 «preading over the Unite»! States
of Scio.
186.28 from coast to coast in the moat
Greetings: You have been placed Light and Water
in the positions which you now occu
wrious epidemic ever known, taking
Total
$212 26
py by the will of the citiiens of Scio,
a large toll in lives and causing
to have charge of and conduct the Unpaid warranta general fund, on economic loss by incapacitating work
itecember 31
affairs of this municipality for the
5101.02 ers in all walk* of life. Reports
Unpaid warrants light ami
coming Tear.
from public health service officers
water
To properly fulfill vour obligations
288.15 made public tonight by Surgeon
35 52 'General Blue show that already the
will require of each of you. not only interest on warrants
260 88 disease has created a grave problem
that you are prompt in attending Bills December 1915
all meetings of this body, but also
for many of the larger cities, am!
'(ptal
$686 47
time ami labor and some sacrifice
is «Dreading to the rural communi
from private busineas in order to Deficit 1915
<474 21 ties.
Unpaid warrant Chemical
accomplish the work k«fore you.
New York, Chicago. Philadelphia.
Engine
592.00 Hoeton. San Francisco, Seattle, I>r-
With this in view. 1 shall outline
70 00 troit and Cleveland reported the
to you and call your attention to a là ti ma U m I interest for 1916
few important matters for your con
disease widely prevalent. Cleveland
Total outstanding indebt $1186.21
sideration.
«nd ¡ielroit each have probably 100,-
Salaries of officers for 1916 446.00 •MM) case«
Of the larger cities.
Law amt Order
Buffalo,
Pittsburg,
Baltimore, Port
It has become a too common prac
Total
$1581.21
land,
San
Diego.
Dallas
and Mobile
tice. on the streets ami in public
Revenue. 8 mill tax, valu
reported no signs of an epidemic.
places of Scio, for loud and boister
ation $134.576
$1076 70
Surgeon 1 «eneral Blue said tonight
ous talking, swearing, the use of
Licenses and fines
125.00 lie had calIr,I for reports from ail
indecent language ami intoxications,
parts of the country with tee hope
at all hours of the day ami night.
Total revenue
$1201.70
that
publicity would tend to stimu-
It should tie seen too that ordinances
Deficit
$376
61
for
1916
'
late
co-operation to combat the
now in effect on thia matter be
<
epidemic.
strictly enforced, as well as all other
If the warrant on the chemical
ordinances, providing for the decent engine m not paid, there would tie a
and moral government of the citi working cash on hand of $212 39
zens of Scio.
Also if the light and water plant
HOLLEY ITEMS
Electric Ught and Water System
From reports I learn that, owing
to an inadequate dam in Thomas
creek, the power supply is not suffi
cient to operate the plant up to
standard, even at this time of the
year, with an abundance of water
in the stream
I would, therefore,
recommend an immediate investiga
lion on this matter
First, aa to
securing additional water power.
Second, the installation of either
gas or steam power, to operate the
plant when the water power is not
sufficient or available ami third, an
inspection of all waler mains and
hydrants and fire aopratus and hav
ing them placed in first claaa condi
tion and. if m-cysaary, to pay for
the services of some person to have
charge of an<i see that the fire
apparatus is always in condition for
immediate use.
should be able tn make up its defi
ciency of $388 IS, the amount of
cash for your disposal for 1916
would tw only $5(M).64.
I haw not taken into considera
tion any emergencies which might
arise, in presenting these figures
Fred Malone and Alvin M<*Mu«*en
«tartci for Eugene this morning
with one cougar and four wild rat
' hides which they had killed on top
of the mountain 'in lame county.
Budget of the City of Scio Electric They go to get the bounty on the
scalps.
Light and Water System
In looking over the reports for
the past year i find thst the electric
light and water system, has a defi
ciency standing against it. which
does mil promise tn be any better
for the coming year, unleaw operat i
ed umler a different plan
The four act comedy drama and
me social given at the Grange hall
New years eve was a complete suc
cess
The play lasted two hours
then thev sold the pies for which
they receive,! $10.
• Dittirwci
ii
Still hi
Also R«$$ m $ i M«
Linn county's lax levy for 1916
will be ll| mills, instead of 12 mills.
The change waa made this after*
noon by the county court when the
budget came up for final considers-
lion and aa it stands now, with Ita
levy a half mill less than the tenta
tive draft, is officially adopt««!, to
morrow being the last day of grace,
It waa first announc«! that the
budget waa officially adopted yester
day. but the court decided to furth
er consider it. with the matter of
lowering the levy in view
This action is due to th«* fact that
the state tax is l«-ss than the court
figured it would I m * ami is also due
to the law regulating the county
courts in making budgets.
Under the law, the court wax
compelled to draft the budget ami
make the tentative levy th«* first of
the month ami then advertise it for
20 days, liefore final action. Thia
the Unn county court did and in
doing so, had to estimate th«* state
tax. which hadn't lawn levied at the
time.
A few days later the state tax
levy was announced
It renrewnta
a sum of $82.800. In the tentative
budget, the court hail estimated it
at $100.000.
Consequently there
waa a difference of approximately
$17.700.
Aa the law states that everything
should he account*«! for in the
budget, the court figure»! that thia
surplus could not I m * used, although
it waa at first planned to put it in
the general fund, lfauring to plav
safe in the matter aa, according to
members of the court, there is no
telling when an objection to any
action taken may I m * raised, the
Court decided te lower the levy the
half mill as it would re»iucv the
budget to what the court had figur
ed for running expenses.
Commenting on the recommenda
tion of the Taxpayers’ U*agu<* com-
mi tier to spend the surplus for
hardaurfacing a stretch of road,
Oiunty Commissioner Irvine acid:
"If we had put a provision in the
budget for thia purpose. It would
have b«<m possible to abide by the
recommendation; but since nothing
of the kimi was done, w»* don't see
any other way out of it." Albany
Herald
Mrs T. J. Malone and family
Th«- estimated exnenars for the spent Christmas at the home of her
coming year, judging from the |uut mother in Sweet Home. Mrs C. M
would be about aa follows:
Duncan ami son. Mrs. Van Epps.
SutM*rintend«-nt
$900.00 W. S. Swink, Lucy McCoy, A. L.
3(8) (Mi Weddle and family, and Mrs. M J.
Interest
200.(M) Weddle were present.
Steam power
All enjoyed
1 (Mil Ml themarlvrs in the good old fashioned
Itepaira
30.00 I__
Supplies
Streets and Public Property
way.
25.00
Wood
Main street, the public thorough
They had two Christmas trees at
KM) .00
Wood for steam
fare through the city, has reached
Holley,
the entertainments were fine
Water power
180.00
a deplorable condition and needs
and the children did their parts
your attention. This requires some
Total
81833.00 well.
time and labor on your part, and
Water Pipes Burst
Mr. ami Mrs. D. W. King were'
estimates should be secured for the Estimated revenue for the
$2160.00 Crawfordsville viators Sunday, go
grading of the street, according to
year
»
Prof, ami Mrs White spent holi
down in their sleigh The snow was
city grade, ami improvement of the Deduct 15% for sinking
day week viaiting friends and rela
324 00 fine for sleighing
same bv crushed rock or otherwise,
fund
tives elsewhere. During tjieir ab
with the least possible expense, con
sence
the cold snap came and bursted
Misses
Nora
and
Effie
Splawn.
of
Balance
$1836 00
sistent with permanent work
Albany, are spending the holiday« the water pipes in their residence.
$1836.00
An inspection of all walks of the Expenses 1916
The bath room pip«*, which reaches
Ilefieency
1915
288.15 with their narrnta. Mr. and Mrs. G.
city, requiring all improvement to
the second story is the one that did
B. Splawn.
be placed on grade and according
the damage, flooding the parlor
Total
...
82123.00
The Crawfordsville 1. O, 0. F.,
to ordinances.
below and damaging the piano and
Income, net
$1836 (Ml
30
in number, went to Brownsville
< irdinances
Deficit for 1916
287.00 Saturday to help initiate some new i furniture.
Mrs Vivian Bilyeu discover*«) the
A revision of all ordinances on!
From the above report it seems mem tiers
More than 100 were
Irak
and having the key. entered
our books, the repeal of obsolete that the deficit in the fund would
present. A fine supper waa served
the building and put a step to the
ordinances and the enactment of' not be taken up under the present
new ordinances in conformity with manner of operating the plant.
Dan Turpin and family have rent miniture cloudburst.
—•
the charter
ed the old Malone place and moved
Amending the ordinance on meter ;
(Continued on page 4)
ooto the «ante.
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