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o f th e B ase L in e ro a d to th e S an d y J. II. T illm a n & C o., o f P o r tla n d , fo r
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tr a c t l a t e r on.
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S e v e n te e n c o n tr a c to r s w ere r e p r e ­
c o u n ty
c o m m is sio n e rs
h u t w as s e n te d a t th e B an k of G re sh a m w hen
p ro m p tly m e t w ith a re m o n s tr a n c e tlie b id s w ere o p e n e d . N early a ll o f
a n d th e m a tte r w as d e la y e d a n d ’ he th e m w ere P o rtla n d m en o n e b ein g
p ro je c t w as a b a n d o n e d fo r a s h o r t fro m H ood R iv er. E. T. J o n e s & Co.,
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c a n v a s s e rs a re o u t w ith m o re specific w h en th e fig u res w ere m a d e k n o w n .
p e titio n s , th e p ro m o to rs h a v in g le a r n ­
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if p ro p e rly p re s e n te d . T h e p e titio n s th a n t h a t a m o u n t. T h is w as d o n e,
w ill be la rg e ly sig n e d a n d th e r e is th u s e lim in a tin g th o s e w ho h ad a sk e d
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ty o w n e rs n e a r th e p ro p o sed e x te n ­ fu r n is h e d by A rc h ite c t K ro n e r. T h e
sio n w ere in fa v o r o f it w ho w ere c o n tr a c t b e tw e e n th e sch o o l b o a rd
l a t e r fo u n d to be o p p o sed .
T here a n d th e s u c c e s sfu l b id d e r w ill be
is y e t a sp a sm of o p p o sitio n , e s­ ¡sig n e d up in a few d ay s a n d w ill call
p e c ia lly a t T r o u td a le a n d in tills fo r th e c o m p le tio n o f th e b u ild in g by
v ic in ity . T h e c a u se s o f th e o p p o s i­ tlie tim e t h a t th e h ig h sch o o l is to
tio n in th e tw o to w n s is e n tire ly d if­ o p en , p ro b a b ly la te in S e p te m b e r.
f e r e n t. A t T r o u td a le it is h e ld th a t
U ne a c tio n o f th e b o a rd w as r e ­
th e p ro p o se d e x te n s io n w o u ld d iv e rt c eiv e d w ith a g r e a t d e a l of s a tis f a c ­
tr a v e l aw ay fro m t h a t to w n w h ich tio n by m an y o f th e p eo p le w ho a r e
it is e n d e a v o rin g to s e c u re by h a v ­ in te r e s te d in th e sch o o l, a lth o u g h it
in g a new ro a d o p e n e d u p a lo n g th e w as c o n tr a ry to tlie a d v ice of th e a r ­
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It w as sh o w n t h a t s te a m o r h o t
su c h a ro a d on th e e a s t sid e is u n ­ w a te r is m u ch c h e a p e r th a n h o t a ir
n e c e ss a ry a n d w o u ld o n ly se rv e a b e sid e s b e in g b e tte r in e v ery w ay.
lim ite d n u m b e r o f peo p le.
T h ey T h e co st of h e a tin g th e o ld b u ild in g
c la im t h a t th e sa m e m o n ey e x p e n d ­ th e p a s t w in te r w ith th e h o t a ir sy s­
ed on th e B ase L in e w o u ld g iv e b e t­ tem h a s b een ex cessiv e. It h a s ta k e n
t e r re s u lts a n d be of m o re u se to th e 90 c o rd s o f w ood b esid es th e v e n til-
p eo p le o f a la r g e r te r r ito r y .
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T h e o p p o sitio n
in a n d a ro u n d th a n $20 a m o n th . T h e s te a m o r h o t
G re s h a m is basfcd on th e f e a r th a t w a te r s y s te m s a r e sa id to be c h e a p e r
th e c o u n ty c o m m is sio n e rs w ill o r ­ .an d w ill d iffu se a m o re ste a d y te m ­
d e r th e e a s t sid e ro a d b u ilt a ls o if p e r a tu r e , w h ich w ill be d e s ira b le in
th e B ase L in e is o p e n e d up.
T w o the- b u ild in g w h e re it is to be lo c a te d .
ro a d s th e y c la im , a r e n o t n ec e ssa ry . T h e se w e re tlie a r g u m e n ts ad v a n v e d
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m a d e t h a t o n ly o n e ro a d is to be T h e re w as b u t o n e d ir e c to r o p p o sed
o p e n e d a t th is tim e . A n o th e r c a u se to th e c h a n g e .
of o p p o sitio n in G re sh a m is th e r e ­
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f u s a l o f th e c o u n ty to o p en th e Sec­ b id d e rs a n d th e a m o u n ts th e y w ere
tio n L in e e x te n s io n w h ich w as a p ­ w illin g to d o th e w o rk fo r:
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p o rts t h a t h e h a s se c u re d 91 s ig n a ­
tu r e s o n h is p e titio n fo r th e B ase
L in e e x te n s io n , a n d th a t th e o th e r
c ir c u la to r s a re d o in g e q u a lly as wel.’.
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a m o n g th e m D. W. M cK ay, K o h e rt
C a v a n a g h , T om E v a n s a n d J a m e s
H illy a rd . T h ey w ill c o v er th e w hole
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s ta te m e n t th a t th e S ectio n L in e ro ad
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tJ ia t th e tim e lim it o n th a t ro a d h a s
b e e n e x te n d e d a n d th a t K oad S u ­
p e rv is o r M cK ay sa y s t h a t th e w o rk
o f c le a rin g it w ill b e let by c o n tr a c t
th is s p rin g .
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th e fu n d s ra ise d by th e b o n d issu e
w ill be s p e n t on a n y of th e s e new
ro a d s ; n e ith e r w ill a n y o f th e w o rk
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g ru b o u t th e S ectio n L in e a n d m a k e
a ll n e c e ss a ry su rv e y s.
In co n n e c tio n w ith th e p ro p o sed
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h a s ta k e n p a in s to g a th e r so m e In­
fo rm a tio n d ire c t. G eo rg e J. P e rk in s ,
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B ase L in e p ro je c t w as a s k e d fo r a
s ta te m e n t. H e s a id :
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p re s e n t B ase L in e ro a d fro m w h a t is
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te r s e c ts th e T r o u td a le ro a d , fo r a
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th a n th a t o f J . II. T illm a n & C o., th e
w in n e rs . H is o ffe r fo r th a t k in d of
c o n s tru c tio n w as » 1 7 ,8 8 4 , b u t c o u ld
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w ill be p re s e n t a t b o th m o rn in g an d
e v e n in g s e rv ic e s a n d sin g th e G ospel.
D o n 't fa il to com e. Rev. A. J . W a re ,
th e p a s to r w ill p re a c h in th e m o r n ­
in g o n th e s u b je c t, ‘'W h y a B a p tis t
C h u rc h ? "
In th e e v e n in g h is s u b ­
je c t w ill be "S ix M o dern D ev ils."
F A IR V IE W , M arch 11 S pecial
T h e sto ry of T o m B ell’s su p p o sed
F a c ts r e g a r d in g th e in s ta lla tio n o f fu n d fo r h is w a te r se rv ic e . On th e
o th e r h a n d he m ay be a v ery sm a ll g re a t in h e r ita n c e fro m a d eceased T h e F a irv ie w c ity co u n cil m et o n
a n d in re p ly to s ta te m e n t* of C o u n ­ p ro p e rty o w n e r a n d y et a la rg e w a­ i u n cle in E n g la n d , w h ich w a s p u b ­ T u e sd a y n ig h t a n d ju d g in g fro m th e
w a te r w o rk s in th e city o f F a irv ie w
c ilm a n D. W. M cK ay as p u b lish e d in te r u s e r in w hich case h e w ill pay
th e O u tlo o k u n d e r d a te of M arch 5 th , th e la - g e r a m o u n t In to th e w a te r­
1915, to g e th e r w ith b rie f c o m m e n t w o rk s fu n d . T h is w a te rw o rk s fu n d
o n a c tio n of th e city co u n c il a t th e i r is e n tire ly diB iiuct an d in d e p e n d e n t
r e g u la r m e e tin g o f M arch 9 th , 1915. fro m th e in te r e s t fu n d a n d is used to
m e e t c u r r e n t e x p e n se s o f o p e ra tio n
D esp ite th e fa c t t h a t a t th e la s t
a n d re p a irs a n d any s u r p lu s m ay be
r e g u la r m e e tin g o f th e co m m o n c o u n ­
s e t a sid e fo r th e r e tir e m e n t of th e
cil of th e city o f F a irv ie w th e r e w as
b o n d s o r fo r th e p u rp o s e of m a k in g
p re s e n te d fo r th e i r c o n s id e ra tio n a
e x te n s io n s to th e sy ste m .
No p ro ­
su g g e s te d o rd in a n c e th e e n a c tm e n t
v isio n by w ay of ta x a tio n w ould be
o f w hich w o u ld c all a s p e c ia l e le c ­
m a d e fo r th e r e tir e m e n t o f th e bonds
tio n fo r th e p u rp o s e o f g iv in g th e
fo r a perio d of te n y e a rs a f t e r th e ir
q u a lifie d v o te rs o f th e c ity of F a ir -
issu e. B e g in n in g w ith th e 11th y e a r
view a n o p p o rtu n ity to v o te on th e
th e c o n d itio n s u n d e r w hich th e bon d s
q u e stio n of is s u in g b o n d s fo r th e
a re Issued w ill r e q u ire th e c re a tio n
p u rp o s e o f s e c u r in g a m u n ic ip a l w a­
o f a sin k in g fu n d w hich a t th e m a ­
te r w o r k s sy s te m a n d d e s p ite th e fa c t
tu r ity of th e b o n d s w ill be sufficient
t h a t sa id o rd in a n c e w as a c c o m p a n ie d
to r e tir e th e sa m e . I t w ill be r e a d i­
by a p e titio n p ra y in g its p a ss a g e by
ly se e n frojji
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th e co u n c il a n d t h a t s a id p e titio n
c h a rg e a g a in s t th e ta x p a y e r as a ta x ­
w as sig n e d by n e a rly fo u r-fifth s o f
p a y e r, is th e y e a rly in te r e s t on th e
th e q u a lifie d v o te rs o f th e city of
b o n d s issu ed , o r $ 7 5 0 .0 0 . A ny o th e r
F a irv ie w , th e co m m o n c o u n c il to o k
c h a rg e a g a in s t h im w ill be fo r a c tu a l
it u p o n th e m se lv e s, by a v o te of
w a te r se rv ic e a n d fo r th is it is a s ­
fo u r to tw o , to d e cid e w h a t th e p eo ­
su m e d t h a t h e w ill g e t v a lu e r e ­
p le of F a irv ie w
sh o u ld h av e. In
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o th e r w o rd s th e s e fo u r c o u n c ilm e n ,
ju d g e fo r h im se lf w h e th e r o r n o t he
r e p r e s e n tin g in th e i r o p in io n s o n ly
d e s ire s to buy w a te r fro m th e p la n t,
o n e fo u r th o f th e p o p u la tio n o f F a ir -
in w hich h e is p ra c tic a lly a s to c k ­
view , h a v e v o ted to ta b le fo r o n e
h o ld e r, in th e s a m e w ay th a t he d e ­
y e a r a n o rd in a n c e p e titio n e d fo r by
c id es w h e th e r to buy a s a c k of flour
so la r g e a m a jo r ity of th e p eo p le by
o r so m e o th e r co m m o d ity o r g et
w hom th e y w e re e le c te d a n d w hose
a lo n g w ith o u t. T h e a m o u n t th a t he
in te r e s ts th e y a r e su p p o s e d to s a f e ­
p ay s fo r w a te r c o n su m e d g o es in to
g u a rd .
th e fu n d fo r th e m a in ta in a n c e
of
S ince C o u n cil M cK ay h a s a c tiv e ly
th e p la n t a n d c o n tr ib u te s to w a rd th e
led th e o p p o s itio n to th is m o v e m e n t
su ccess of th e e n te r p ris e . T h e b u r­
b o th by h is a c tio n in th e co u n c il
d e n of a n tic ip a te d p a y m e n t of th e
m e e tin g a n d by h is le t te r in th e O u t­
p rin c ip a l of th e b o n d s is su e d need
lo o k , i t is p re s u m e d t h a t h e b ase s
n o t be c o n sid e re d sin ce it is e v id e n t
h is c la im fo r ju s tific a tio n u p o n th e
t h a t th e p rin c ip a l a c tu a lly n e e d n ev ­
s ta te m e n t p u b lish e d .
e r be p aid so long as th e c ity ca n sell
M r. M cK ay h a s e v id e n tly m ad e no
th e i r s e c u r itie s a n d th e is su a n c e of
e ffo rt to a s c e r ta in o r p u b lis h fa c ts
a new s e rie s o f b o n d s to ta k e up
b u t h a s r a t h e r a ss u m e d t h a t h is ow n
th o s e a b o u t to m a tu re is a com m on
d is to rte d o p in io n s sh o u ld be ta k e n
o c c u ra n c e in th e o ld e r c itie s o f th e
a s c o n c lu siv e a rg u m e n t a g a in s t th is
c o u n try .
im p o r ta n t u n d e r ta k in g a n d t h a t th e
W e m ay th e r e f o r e c o n s id e r th a t
v o te rs h a v e n o r ig h t to a n e x p re s ­
th e to ta l a n d o n ly c h a rg e a g a in s t th e
sio n o f th e ir o p in io n a t th e poles.
o w n e r of p ro p e rty (s in c e w a te r sa le
In th e c lo sin g p a ra g r a p h o f th e co m ­
fees pay c o st o f o p e r a tio n ) is th is
m u n ic a tio n re f e r r e d to , in s p e a k in g
$ 7 5 0 .0 0 fo r in te re s t.
o f th e ta x p a y e r h a v in g to pay th e
N ow w h a t d ir e c t b en efit d o es th is
in te r e s t o n th e b o n d s, M r. M cK ay
Mr. T a x p a y e r d e riv e ?
sa y s th a t “ it is fo r h im ( t h e
ta x
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a m o u n t o f in s u ra n c e c a rr ie d w ith in
( th e ta x p a y e r) is g o in g to g e t a c o r­
th e c ity o f F a irv ie w , o r th a t sh o u ld
re s p o n d in g b e n e fit,” y e t w h en th is
be c a r r ie d by a re a s o n a b ly c a re fu l
said ta x p a y e r to g e th e r w ith m o re
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th a n fifty o th e r ta x p a y e r’s p e titio n s
» 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 .
th e c ity c o u n c il to g iv e h im an o p ­
T h is a m o u n t is d iv id ed as to ra te s
p o rtu n ity to d ec id e " f o r h im s e lf,”
a n d to ta l p re m iu m p aid a b o u t as
d o es M r. M cK ay liv e u p to h is d o c­
fo llo w s:
tr in e o f g iv in g
th e
ta x p a y e r h is
$ 3 5 ,0 0 0 a t r a te of $2.00 p e r h u n ­
c h a n c e ? No. H e m o v es t h a t " t h e
d re d — p re m iu m $700.
o rd in a n c e be ta b le d u n til tlie c ity is
$ 5 0 ,0 0 0 a t r a te o f $1.50 p e r h u n ­
o u t o f d e b t.”
A s lig h tly m o re c o n ­
d re d -—p re m iu m »750.
s is te n t o p p o n e n t a m e n d s th e m o tio n
$ 1 5 ,0 0 0 a t r a te of $ 1 .0 0 p e r h u n ­
a n d th e o rd in a n c e is ta b le d fo r o n e
d re d
p re m iu m $150.
y e a r.
T o ta l a n n u a lly p aid fo r In s u r­
H e re a re a few fa c ts w h ich th e
a n c e , $1600.
ta x p a y e r a n d in te r e s te d c itiz e n of
T lie fo re g o in g e s tim a te is m ade
F a irv ie w m ay c o m p a re w ith Mr. Mc­
fro m in fo rm a tio n
o b ta in e d
locally
K a y ’s p u b lish e d s ta te m e n t.
an d In th e office of U n d e rw r ite r's
T h e b o n d s t h a t w o u ld be issu ed
R a tin g B u re a u in P o rtla n d a n d is
fo r th e c o r s tr u c tlo n o f 1jhe p la n t
re a s o n a b ly close. T h e re a re c o n sid ­
w ould p ro b a b ly be 2 0 -y e a r 6 p e r
e ra b ly h ig h e r ra te s paid a n d possibly
c e n t b o n d s. T h e in te r e s t on th e s e
so m e t h a t a r e lo w e r b u t th e abo v e
bonds
re p r e s e n ts
th e
to ta l fixed
sh o u ld clo sely a p p ro x im a te th e to ta l
c h a rg e a g a in s t th e w a te r p la n t w hich
a m o u n t o f p re m iu m s p aid.
on a b a sis o f a n issu e o f $ 1 2 ,5 0 0 w ill
An e x a m in a tio n o f th e re d u c tio n
be $ 7 5 0 .0 0 p e r a n n u m . T h is in t e r ­
In r a te s in o th e r c itie s th a t h as re ­
e s t m u s t be m e t by a n a d d itio n a l
s u lte d fro m th e I n s ta lla tio n of a sy s­
ta x on a ll p ro p e rty s u b je c t to ta x a ­
tem o f fire p ro te c tio n sh o w s an a v ­
tio n w ith in th e c ity of F a irv ie w . On
e ra g e of fro m 25 p e r c e n t to 4 0 p er
th e p re s e n t v a lu a tio n th is w ill r e ­
c e n t.
U sin g th e f o r m e r fig u re th e
q u ire a n a d d itio n a l levy o f fo u r a n d
d ir e c t sa v in g a m o u n ts to 25 p e r cen t
o n e -h a lf m ills. T h e I n te r e s t on th e
o f $ 1 6 0 0 o r $ 4 0 0 .0 0 .
T a k in g th is
b o n d s m u s t be p ro v id ed fo r in th is
a m o u n t fro m th e in te r e s t fu n d of
m a n n e r a n d n o t p aid by th e c o n ­
$ 7 5 0 .0 0 leav e s $ 3 5 0 .0 0 th a t m u st
s u m e r a s h a s b een s ta te d in Mr. Mc-
re a lly com e o u t o f th e ta x p a y e rs
k e y ’s le t te r .
B o n d s c o u ld n o t be
p o c k e t each y e a r fo r th e b en efits of
so ld u n d e r a n y o th e r a r r a n g e m e n t
th is im p ro v e m e n t to F a irv ie w . T h is
fo r in te r e s t p a y m e n t. In o th e r w o rds
is less th a n $ 1 .0 0 p e r c a p ita p e r y e a r
a ll p ro p e rty m u s t m a k e p ro p o r tio n a l
on th e b a sis o f th e p re s e n t p o p u la
p a y m e n t o f th is in te r e s t w ith o u t r e f ­
tio n a n d th is a m o u n t w ill g ro w r a p ­
e re n c e a s to w h e th e r th e o w n e r is a
idly less as th e p o p u la tio n in c re a se s
w a te r-u s e r.
T h e 1 0 -m lll lim ita tio n
fro m y e a r to y e a r. T h is th e n a m o u n ts
o f th e c ity c h a r t e r w o u ld be a m e n d ­
to $ 5 .0 0 p e r y e a r fo r a h o u se h o ld o f
ed a t th e p ro p o se d e le c tio n In o r d e r
five. D o e sn 't it look to you Mr. T a x ­
to p ro v id e f o r th e a d d itio n a l levy
p a y e r. Mr. P e tltlo n e r-o f-th e -C o u n c il
n ec e ssa ry .
th a t Mr. M cK ay'» fig u res o f $4.75 p er
F ro m th e fo re g o in g It w ill be a p ­
m o n th fo r th is h o u se h o ld is th e r e ­
p a re n t t h a t fo r e a c h $ 1 0 0 0 .0 0 o f a s ­
s u l t o f m is -in fo rm a tio n , ig n o ra n c e
sessed v a lu a tio n tb e o w n e r m u s t p ay
o r a n a b n o rm a l g aze a t th e " h o le In
$ 4 .5 0 p e r y e a r fo r th e p riv ile g e o f
th e d o u g h n u t? "
S u p p o se you do
liv in g in a c ity p ro v id e d w ith th e
w a it fo r P o r tla n d to e x te n d h e r lim ­
c o n v e n ie n c e o f a w a te rw o rk s sy stem .
its to th e S a n d y r iv e r — 1* th e r e an y
T h e ra ilr o a d s a n d o th e r n o n -w a te r
a s s u ra n c e t h a t th is w ould p ro v id e
u s e rs w ill h a v e to pay th e i r p o rtio n
you w ith a w a te r su p p ly o r fire p ro ­
o f th is in te r e s t in th e w ay o f a d d i­
te c tio n ? W o u ld it n o t b e m o re r e a ­
tio n a l ta x a tio n .
s o n a b le to feel t h a t If you d id b e­
R e tu r n in g to th e c o n s id e ra tio n of
co m e a p a r t o f th e c ity o f P o rtla n d
th e c o n su m e r
H e m ay be a la rg e
t h a t you w ould m o re q u ic k ly be p ro ­
p ro p e r ty o w n e r a n d a s m a ll c o n s u - !
v id ed w ith m o u n ta in w a te r If you
m e r in w hich case h e w ill p ay a sm a ll
by th e r o u te w h ich w ill be t a n t a ­
m o u n t to a w a te r g ra d e , a n d w ill
s h o r te n th e d is ta n c e s o m e th in g lik e
o n e -h a lf a m ile. A f a r m o re d e s ir ­
a b le g ra d e can b e h a d by fo llo w in g
th e b lu ff o f th e S an d y riv e r th a n by
a n y o th e r c o u rs e .
" T h e p e titio n s a r e now b e in g c ir ­
c u la te d to h a v e th e B ase L in e ro a d
opened and
e x te n d e d
a lo n g
th is
ro u te , w h ich I u n d e r s ta n d is h ig h ly
fa v o re d n o t o n ly
by R o ad M a s te r
Y eon, b u t by th e c o u n ty c o m m is sio n ­
e rs a s w ell.
“ W h en su fficien t s ig n a tu r e s h av e
b een p ro c u re d , d u e n o tic e w ill be g iv ­
en a n d p e titio n s u b m itte d to th e c o m ­
m issio n er* fo r a c tio n . It is b eliev ed
th a t th is ro a d w ill be o f g r e a t b e n e ­
fit to a ll th e p ro p e rty o w n er* in th e
e a s te rn p a r t o f th e c o u n ty , a n d to
amount directly into the waterworks (
tb e tr a v e lin g p u b lic in g e n e r a l."
Continued on
page 3
lish e d first in th e O u tlo o k last T u e s ­ a tte n d a n c e of in te re s te d c itiz e n s th e
u n d e r c o n s id e ra tio n w ere
d ay h a s a tt r a c te d a g re a t d u a l o f a t ­ m a tte r s
c o n sid e re d th e m o st im p o rta n t of
te n tio n .
A r e p o r te r fro m th e G re g o n ia t an y b efo re th e c o u n c il in th e h is to ry
so u g h t fo r Mr. B ell y e s te rd a y a n d r e ­ of th e city so fa r.
T h e tw o m a in is su e s w ere, th e
la te s h is in te rv ie w
th is m o re tug.
th e city t lr
w hich co n firm s th e O u tlo o k 's st)> y p ro p o s itio n s to bond
$ 1 2 ,5 0 0 fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n of a w a­
a n d g iv es so m e a d d itio n a l facts.
W ho th e a tto rn e y is w ho is in ­ te r sy s te m , u n d a d ra s tic S u n d a y
tr u s te d w ith h a n d lin g th e a r r a n g e ­ c lo sin g o rd in a n c e .
A p e titio n in fa v o r of b o n d in g fo r
m e n ts, Mr. B ell is n o t ad v ise d , but
th a t lie w ill be fo u n d a n d n e g o tia ­ th e a b o v e a m o u n t a n d c a llin g fo r a
tio n s s t a r te d Mr. B ell h a s no d o u b t. sp e c ia l e le c tio n to pass on th e p ro ­
T w o c o u sin s, Mr. B ell b eliev es, a re p o sal w as p re s e n te d to th e co u n cil.
th e o n ly o th e r h e irs to th e big es T h e p e titio n is sa id to h av e c o n ta in ­
ta te .
H is u n c le w as a c o m m issio n ed th e n am es of slxty-flve le g a l v o t­
m e rc h a n t of M a n c h e ste r.
H e w as e rs , w hich is a tw o -th ird s m a jo rity
m a r rie d b u t h ad no c h ild re n .
In ­ -of th e e n tire le g a l v o tes of th e city.
a sm u c h as he h a s hud no m ull fro m T h is a p p e a l it is c la im e d th e co u n cil
B rooks an d
E n g la n d in y e a rs he k n o w s little Ig n o red . C o u n c ilm e n
B u rlin g a m e , it Is ■ ta te d , re m a in e d
a b o u t th e fa m ily ’s c irc u m s ta n c e s .
In th e e a rly ’80s Mr. B ell’s f a th e r firm , but som e o th e r s seem to have
su ffe re d re v e rse s in a fin an cial s to rm g o tte n cold fe e t, fo r a lth o u g h th ey
w h ich h it h is co m m u n ity in E n g la n d , hail sig n e d th e p A ltio n , u n d e r th e
a n d , w ith Ills son T h o m a s, he so u g h t p re s s u re of a s tro n g c o n s e rv a tiv e e le ­
new fo r tu n e s in A m erica.
H is v e n ­ m e n t, it is said th e y b ack ed dow n
tu r e w as u n su c c e s sfu l, h o w ev er, an d a n d fa ile d to s u p p o r t th e p e titio n .
h e w o rk ed h a rd a n d long in P o r t­ T h is seem s to h a v e b lo ck ed th e m ove­
la n d an d o th e r Pacific C o ast c itie s , m e n t fo r a c le a n e r, b ig g e r F a irv ie w
e k e in g o u t o n ly an o rd in a ry e x is­ fo r th e p re s e n t b u t, ju d g in g fro m th o
s e n tim e n t
ex ­
ten ce .
F o r a tim e , a b o u t 20 y e a rs d e te r m in a tio n a n d
ag o , h e w as e n g in e e r a t th e P o rtla n d p re sse d by so m e o f th e le a d e rs In th e
h o te l, an d T h o m a s B ell h eld a p o si­ b e tt e r idty m o v e m e n t th ey do n o t In­
tio n as firem an .
S om e y e a rs la te r te n d to re m a in s ile n t o r id le long.
T h e co u n cil d ecid e d to c le a n o u t
f a th e r a n d so n s e p a r a te d a n d fo r th e
la s t 15 y e a rs T h o m a s B ell h a s h e a rd th e g u tt e r s on th e im p ro v ed s tre e ts .
n o th in g fro m h is f a th e r , su p p o s in g T h is it is sa id w ill g ive th e o v e r b u r ­
m a n u re
p iles a
th a t he died in C a lifo rn ia , w h ere he d e n e d w ells a n d
w e n t a f t e r le a v in g P o rtla n d .
T h e c h a n c e to d ra in o u t a n d m a k e th e
if n o t m o re
tr a g ic loss o f th e f a t h e r h ad a d e ­ city m o re h e a lth fu u l
p re s s in g effect on th e so n , w ho had b e a u tifu l.
T h e o rd in a n c e re g a r d in g th e S u n ­
g iven up h o p e of h e a rin g fro m any
day c lo sin g w as th o ro u g h ly d iscu ssed
o f h is re la tiv e s .
Mr. B ell, w ho h a s lo n g k n o w n h is a n d it w as d ec id e d t h a t It w as too
u n c le w as a m illio n a ire s e v e ra l tim e s fa r-re a c h in g , hen ce it w as ta b le d in ­
B ut c ity a tto rn e y C. M.
o v e r, say s th e o th e r tw o h e irs p ro b ­ d e fin ite ly .
a b ly a r e H a rry a n d J a m e s B ell, of B ro w n w as in s tru c te d to p re p a r e n n -
Y o rk sh ire , E n g la n d ,
w ho
a r e i l l s |o t h e r o rd in a n c e c o v e rin g a b o u t th e
sa m e g ro u n d .
T h e in d ic a tio n s aro
c o u sin s.
"M y m o th e r d ied w hen I w as th r e e It w ill be s tro n g ly opposed.
y e a rs old a n d I w ill be 50 y e a rs old
S h o w e r fo r M iss T h o m p so n .
n e x t D ecem b er,” sa id Mr. B ell y e s­
te rd a y .
" W e w ere in good c irc u m ­
T h e seco n d s h o w e r given in h o n o r
s ta n c e s in L iv erp o o l up to a b o u t
of M iss A va T h o m p so n , w h o se e n J
1885, w hen my f a t h e r 's fo r tu n e w as
g u g e m e n t w as a n n o u n c e d re c e n tly to
sw e p t aw ay a n d s h o r tly a f t e r he
C la ire E d w a rd s of P o rtla n d , w as g iv ­
b ro u g h t m e to A m erica, c o m in g d i­
en by Mrs. G eo rg e S le re t an il M rs.
re c t to O reg o n .
A bout
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yeurB
E. Hi h w e d le r at th e h o m e of th e fo r ­
ag o I lo st tr a c k o f my f a th e r , he
m er.
T h e g u e st o f h o n o r receiv ed
w en t to C a lifo rn ia a n d I su p p o s e he
m a n y u se fu l a r tic le s fo r k itc h e n use.
is d ead now . I w o rk ed a ro u n d , n e v e r
T h e e v e n in g w as s p e n t In p la y in g
h a v in g m u ch m oney, finally s e ttlin g
gami'H a n d d a n c in g . T h e p riz e -w in ­
o u t h e re w ith
Jam es
F itz g e ra ld ,
n e rs of th e g a m e s w ere M a rg u e rite
w h ere I h a v e been w o rk in g on ills
V o lb re c h t an d H e s te r T h o rp e , booby
fa rm fo r fo u r o r five y e a rs ."
p riz e s. M iriam B row n a n d P e a rl
Mr. B ell, w ho is k n o w n a s " T o m ”
R uegg. At th e d o s e of th e e v e n in g
a b o u t F a irv ie w
a n d G re sh a m , h as
a tw o -c o u rse lu n c h e o n w as se rv e d .
h ad a s tru g g lin g c a re e r , a c c o rd in g
T h is Is c o n sid e re d o n e of th e Jo llle st
to h is frie n d s. H e becam e a w a n d e re r
a f t e r h is f a th e r le ft und o fte n w as in p a rtie s of th<‘ se a so n .
T h o se p re s e n t b e sid e s th e h o ste sse s
need o f a m eal. H e w as a good w o rk ­
w ere M rs. Ed. R o b e rts , M rs. G uy
e r, h o w ev er, a n d
n e v e r h a d an y
tr o u b le in g e ttin g w ork on th e fa rm s F ie ld h o u s e , M isses A va T h o m p so n ,
L a u ra S h ip ley , G e rtr u d e E a s tm a n ,
in e a s te rn M u ltn o m a h c o u n ty .
He
K a th e rin e H oney, M a r g u e rite V ol­
h a s o fte n ta lk e d of h is u n cle a n d his
b re c h t, H e ste r T h o rp e , M abel S hip-
w e a lth to th e m , b u t n e v e r had e x ­
ley, L a u ra D avis, P e u rle R u eg g , A n­
p re sse d an y hope o f b ecom ing an
n a B ru g g e r, M a rg a re t B u rk e, M iriam
h e ir.
Mr. Bell sa id la s t n ig h t th a t he B ro w n , B eu lah C a p lin g e r a n d V iola
p ro b ab ly w ould re tu r n to E n g la n d D in g er. T h e first sh o w e r w as g iv en
if th e re p o r t of h is legacy w as c o r ­ by M iss M a rg a re t B u rk e a t h e r hom e
la s t M onday n ig h t.
re c t.
BONDING PETITION
MORAL AND SOCIAL
MEETS WITH FAVOR
BETTERMENTS OUTLINED
L ast n ig h t's g a th e r in g in th e Com
tn e rc la l c lu b h a ll, fo r m en o n ly , was
la rg e e n o u g h to fill e v ery s e a t a n d
O ne of th e b o n d in g p e titio n s fo r a
v o te to ra is e $1,2 511,000 fo r h a rd
s u r fa c in g th e C o lu m b ia R iv er H ig h ­
w ay a n d o th e r ro a d s In th e c o u n ty .
Is a t th e G re sh a m d ru g s to re a n d Is
b e in g sig n ed by p ra c tic a lly e v ery v o t­
e r w ho sees it.
It Is sa id th a t th e p e titio n s In P o r t­
la n d a re re c e iv in g s ig n a tu r e s to su 'h
an e x te n t th a t
m o re
th a n 15,000
n a m e s w ill be a tte c h e d to th e re q u e s t
fo r a sp ecial e le c tio n . T h is p a rt of
th e c o u n ty Is doing even b e tt e r in
p ro p o rtio n to th e p o p u la tio n th a n
P o rtla n d a n d th e r e Is no d o u b t w h a t­
e v e r a b o u t th e re s u lt.
leav e a few m en s ta n d in g . T h e p ro ­
g ra m as a n n o u n c e d w as c a rr ie d out
ex a c tly w ith th e a d d itio n t h a t th e
local h y g ie n e c o m m itte e , c o n sistin g
o f K. A. M iller, A rth u r D ow sett und
J. E 8 tu b b s w as m a d e p e rm a n e n t by
th e u n a n im o u s v ote o f all p re s e n t.
T h e d e lic a te s u b je c ts p e rta in in g to
so cial an d m o ra l h y g ie n e w ere s k ill­
fu lly an d e n te r ta in in g ly h a n d le d by
th e s p e a k e r s , th e m o st fo rc ib le oy
Dr. J. M. S h o rt fro m th e p h y s ic ia n ’s
s ta n d p o in t, a n d th e m o ra l sid e by
W illia m F W o o d w ard .
GRESHAM ATHLETICS
IN NEW HOME
G re sh a m p eo p le a r e w illin g to as
s is t in tb e m o v e m e n t, a n d th e r e w ill
G re sh a m A th le tic c lu b h a s ta k e n
be a m e e tin g fo r w om en o n ly in a
th e e n tir e seco n d s to ry o f th e J a c o b ­
s h o r t tim e w h ich w ill be d u ly a n ­
son b u ild in g fo r a g y m n a s iu m w h ere
n o u n ced .
m e e tin g s w ill be h eld .
A b a se b a ll
c lu b la b e in g o rg a n iz e d an d a c o m ­
G ra v e l and Sand.
I am p re p a re d to f u r n is h g ra v e l m itte e w en t to P o rtla n d to d a y fo r
a n d sa n d In a n y q u a n tity fro m Bell a c o n fe re n c e w ith so m e of th e local
p it. A lso te a m in g , g ra d in g a n d ex­
cavating. J. H. H oss
T e le p h o n e m a g n a te s to a r r a n g e fo r e n tr y In to
7 9x. T e rm s C a sh .— Adv.
tf o n e o f th e le a g u e s
P la n s a re b e in g m ad e to h a v e th e
S,>rlng M illin e r y .
c lu b room fitted up a n d la te r on a big
F ir s t a r r iv a l o f sp rin g h a t* an d
new s p rin g m illin e ry . D avis * Hon, d e m o n s tra tio n w ill be h e ld a ss iste d
by some of the Portland athletics.
F a irv ie w , O reg o n .
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