T W IC E
A
W EEK
VOL. 8,
NO. 86
G resham O utlook
GRESHAM, MULTNOMAH COUNTY,
OREGON
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 24, 1918
COUNTY
BELIEVES COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COST CAN BE REDUCED $20,000
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E d ito r O u tlo o k :— T he follow ing sta te m e n t has th e approval of the.'
D istrict A ttorney as to th e in te rp re ta tio n of the law and also is approved as
to th e facts ty the A ssessor and th e A uditor of th e C ounty:
In 1917 M ultnom ah County levied for County purposes
TUESDAYS
AND
FRIDAYS
$1.60 PER YEAR
HIGHWAY LOOP
AROUND MOUNT
HOOD IS BEST
T he triu m p h of allied arm s and
the splendid p art th a t O regon's sona
have played in th e g rea t world war,
have th rilled th e puDlic m ind to such
a tax of 4.5 m ills w hich produced .............................................$1,375,315.49
an extent th a t the only conception of
T his year th e m axim um am o u n t which M ultnom ah County
a trib u te to them Is a lastin g m em o r
can levy u n d er the 6 per cent lim ita tio n is 106 per cent
ial of som e kind. Bounding h earts
of $1,375,315.49 ...............................................................................$1.457,«34.42
express o u r g ra titu d e and pride in
M ultnom ah C ounty is now ad v ertisin g an e stim a te of County
th e ir g re a t achievem ent. W ith one
expenses and ap p ro p riatio n s for next y ear re q u irin g ....... $2,063,890.99
h e a rt and one m ind we have firmly
Less an estim ated gross incom e plus unexpended balances on
resolved upon some fitting m em orial
hand am o u n tin g .................................................................................$ 297,500.00
which will m easure up to the g rea t
service perform ed.
Net revenues req u ired fo r next year are th e re fo re ....................... $1,766,390.99
S im ilar im pulse inspired th e c iti
F rom w hich we are p erm itted to deduct by th e 6 per cen t tax
zen of P o rtlan d to m em orialize th e
lim itatio n law th e in te re st and Installm en ts of th e bonded
heroes of th e S panish-A m erican war
indebtedness ......................................................................................... $ 171,250.00
in th e m agnificent m onum ent on th e
co u rth o u se plaza, of which everyone
Net am ount affected by 6 per cent law
$1,595,140.99
is proud. Who begrudges the money
$1,457,834.42
S u b tra ct (Ite m above) .............................
its erection en tailed ? At th is tim e a
g rea t wave of sen tim en t is sw eeping
Excess in b u d g et as ad v ertised over m axim um perm issible
$ 137,306.57
over th e co u n try , seeking to ad e
quately m em orialize th e deeds of th e
T herefore, on D ecem ber 31st, of elim in ated w ith o u t seriously em bar-
boys who
w ere
“ over
th e re .”
th is year th e ad v ertised budget [ ra ssln 8 th e county ad m in istra tio n
T h ro u g h o u t every sta te , m unicipal,
'
and
a
t
the
sam
e
tim
e
leave
am
ple
m ust, in my opinion, be reduced
county and v oluntary o rguuization
funds for a very p rogressive and
$137,306.57 to m eet th e require-
are ta lk in g ab o u t th e erection of hos
constru ctiv e p rogram . T hese item s
m ents of th e budget laws. T he q u es are suggested fo r elim in atio n not
pitals, lib raries, town halls, college
and school buildings o r discussing
tio n then is w h at item s shall be se only because I believe th a t th e ir ex
highw ays o r public parks.
lected as th e ones whose expenditure p en d itu re is not ab so lu tely necessary
It is th e re fo re n a tu ra l and in
is th e le ast u rg e n t and necessay for a t th is tim e and th a t th e re fo r the
evitable th a t som e g reat m em orial
the public w elfare. Of course, o r pro p erty of the county should not be
should arise to typify th e sp irit and
th is th e re is bound to be a g re a t dif burdened w ith a tax to provide them
j the noble p a rt Oregon has played in
ference of opinion and I h erew ith even thoug h it could be levied legal
j the g rea test world war. T he fin.s
record my notions sim ply as my best ly b u t also w ith a view to p ro tectin g
! In itiativ e of o u r governor, and th e
ju d gm ent in th e m a tte r for a b ash an am ple fund fo r th e co n stru ctio n of
I various w ar boards and com m ittees,
for consideration
and a plan for a sa n ita ry and m odern county hospi-
have pluced th e sta te in a position
epeclflc and definite decision. I be , tai, w hich, is, in my opinion, m ost
unsurpassed by any o th e r in the
lieve th a t th e follow ing item s can be I urg en tly needed.
union. How d esirable, th en , th a t O re
Item 51— Rose F estiv al ...........................................................................
32,600.00
gon achievem ent should be a d e q u a te
Item 47— -E m erg en cy F und
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40,000.00
ly m em orialized!
5,000.00
Item 55— Proposed condem nation of pro p erty at Crow n Point.
W hat form should such a m em or
8,000.00
Item 54— C om fort sta tio n a t M ultnom ah ...... ....................................
ial ta k e? C ertain ly in o u r own case
R oad 1'uiul.
a m onum ent would n ot be desirable.
Item R - l— G reeley S treet exten sio n ......................................................
42,660.00
Hie h u m a n ita ria n ism of th e age
Item R-2— O th er road ite m s....................................................................
9,056.57
points in u n o th er directio n , insisting
th a t w hilst m em orials should have an
$137,306.57
a rtistic and se n tim e n tal side, they
Item 51.
at th e sam e tim e should ren d e r a
fifteen m illions of d o llars an d , con-
service to th e people who will build
I doubt If any h um ane o r ch arit- j sid e rin g th a t assessm ents a re gener-
and pay fo r them .
able citizen of M ultnom ah county ally ab o u t 60 per cent, only, of th e
co gnizant of o u r p resen t w retched j m a rk e t value, th e lan d s to be assessed
I t has been suggested th a t a m u
h o sp ital facilities will in sist upon a I have an ac tu al m a rk e t value of be-
seum would be a p p ro p riate in which
could be housed th e v aluable relics
Rose F estival a t th e expense of a tw een tw enty and tw enty-five m il-
of th e sta te , Including th e ' tro p h ies
county hospital w hen he clearly u n lions or do llars. If th is ro u g h esti
won by o u r heroes in F ran ce.
d e rsta n d s th a t th a t is precisely the m ate be correct, th e n th e assessm en t
A nother suggestion w orthy of con
co nditions u n d er w hich it m u st be for th e extension alone, on the basis
sid eratio n is a g reat s ta te p ark on
of an ap p ro x im ate cost o f $113,-
financed.
the park blocks of P o rtlan d , w ith a
Item 47.
788.00, will n ot exceed ab o u t six-
By elim in atin g the e n tire em er te n th s of one per cen t of th e actu al
m agnificent highw ay leading to th e
s ta te capital. It would be a P o rtlan 1
gency fund, I realize th a t no specific value, o r 1 per ce n t of th e assessed
am o u n t is av ailab le to m eet u n fo re v alu e.”
schem e, how ever, assisted by th e
counties of C lackam as, Polk and
seen contingencies w hich no doubt
As betw een it and th e proposed
M arion to th e m u tu al ad v a n ta g e of
m u st arise d u rin g the com ing y ear; hospital, I favor th e ho sp ital an d In
all, b ut it would not belong to th e
how ever, I feel th a t such am ple any event th e re will rem ain $100,000
sta te at large.
fu n d s have been provided for th e de av a ila b le fo r th is very w orthy p ro
Bu th e re is a n o th e r idea. It has
ta ile d ad m in istra tio n of all th e de- je c t th is y ear if it is decided by th e
been m entioned before but so fa r has
I& rtm ents th a t if th e Board of Coun county to em b ark upon it. This
not been tak en up w ith th e sp irit It
ty C om m issioners will but dem and a am o u n t will provide a roadw ay 27
deserves. It Is a highw ay loop
c u ttin g of o p e ra tin g expenses and if feet wide accom m odating th re e lines
aro u n d M ount Hood.
E very a rg u
th e o th e r elective officers of th e coun of trav e l sim ila r to th e Union avenue
ment is in Its favor th a t could be ad
ty to g e th e r w ith Ju v e n ile C ourt and approach to th e In te rs ta te bridge.
vanced for any o th e r Idea. It would
C irc u it C ourt Ju d g e s will co-operate T he a d d itio n a l w idth in th e a d v e r
be th e most m agnificent m em orial
in a sincere effort on th e p a rt of the tised budget is fo r th e purp o se of
trib u te th a t could be given o u r sol
B oard of C ounty C om m issioners, I providing a roadbed fo r s tre e t car
diers th e g rea test of Its kind in th e
am su re sufficient funds will he j track s.
o
whole U nited S tates.
av ailab le for a real business adm in-I
Item R-2.
Will th e C olum bia riv er highw ay
istra tio n of county affairs.
A fter con su ltatio n w ith a road de
com pleted to Hood R iver and be
Item 55.
p a rtm e n t re p re se n ta tiv e I am a d
yond; w ith its re p u ta tio n as the
T h is Item is proposed for ellmi-1 vised th a t as m uch as $14,000 can
V
g rea test scenic w onder of th e nation
n atio n fo r th e reason th a t I believe be deducted from th e road bud g et
It would be only a p p ro p riate th a t it
th a t th is sam e am o u n t of m oney in- ’ and still probab*!y sufficient funds
AUGUST WEDIN VICTIM
STORE ENTERED AGAIN,
be linked by a loop aro u n d th e fa
vested in a county hospital is more would be available to do all the con FORTIETH WEDDING DAY
CELEBRATED SUNDAY
OF PNEUMONIA
OTHER PLACES VISITED m ous m ountain with an o th e r hlgh-
necessary at th is tim e.
stru c tio n which we can reasonably
consum m ate, d u rin g the w o rking sea
Item 54.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. M anning cel'i-
A ugust W edln of G resham died at J The grocery sto re of A. W. M etzger way across the C ascades, o ver the
historic Barlow road, th u s form ing
T his very necessary facility can be son.
b rated th e ir fo rtie th wedding a n n i 1 Good S am aritan ho sp ital Sunday ' was en tered a second tim e by b u rg
not
only a m em orial b ut a c o n tin u a
financed from th e $15,000 available
Conclusion.
versary at th e ir hom e in G resham on m orning, a fte r an illness of one week ; lars on S atu rd ay n ig h t, e n tra n ce be tion of th e w onderful scenic a ttr a c
I have g re a t confidence th a t th--
fo r th e m ain ten an ce of th e Colum bia
from pneum onia. He was aged 56 ing effected this tim e th ro u g h th e
tions not su rp assed anyw here in the
a d m in istra tiv e cost of county g o v ern Sunday last, Decem ber 22, w ith a years, 9 m onths and 19 days. He
R iver H ighw ay.
basem ent. So fa r as could be d e
fam
ily
reunion
at
which
th
e
ir
th
ree
world.
Item R -l.
m ent can be reduced possibly as
ch ild ren and eig h t g ran d ch ild ren leaves a widow and six ch ildren. One term ined noth in g was tak en , but
T h ere is an o th e r in cen tiv e: The
T he budget ap p ro p riatio n as ad m uch as $20,000 per ann u m w hich is
son,
C
orporal
E
d
n
cr
W
edln
Is
with
th e re Is a p robability th a t some a r
were present to do them honor. A
g
re
a t loop could be p u rtially paid for
v ertised provides $142,600.00 for only a reduction of approxim ately
daughter-in-law and one son-in-law th e A m erican forces In F rance. Tin- ticles are m issing. Some m erch an o u t of the sta te iilghw ay fund, thus
th e G reeley s tre e t extension 70 feet one per cent of th e e n tire budget ap-
o
th
e
r
ch
ild
ren
a
re
R
u
th
,
Rhoda
dise was found sc attered about in d i
m ak in g every person in the sta te a
wide. I quote from th e rep o rt of th e pro p riatlo n s,
w ith o u t dim inishing w ere also present.
Mr. and Mrs. M anning were m ar Olive, V ernon and W aldren. T hree catin g th a t th e b u rg lars had bee.i co n trib u to r. The ends of th e loop
C om m issioner of Public W orks on efficiency, if a sincere and capable
b ro th ers and th ree sisters a re also I Tightened aw ay before securing th e ir
could m eet In P o rtlan d with a choice
effort Is m ade by all heads of d e p a rt ried a t O akland, Oregon, on Decem left to m ourn.
this subject:
loot.
ber 22, 1878, by Rev. P. C. P ark er,
"A s indicating th e ability of the m ents to do so and th a t am ple funds
T he fu n eral will be held from th e | The G resham m eat m a rk e t was a l of several paved roads Into th e city
one of th e pioneer m in isters of the
from th is side of Sandy riv er Every
assesm ent d istric t to bear the cost of will still be av ailab le a fte r d ed u c t
n o rth w est. More th a n h alf th e ir Haley R ap tist church on T hursday, so en tered th e sam e night and an at arg u m e n t for any o th e r m em orial
th e Im provem ent w ithout unusu al ing $137,306 57 from th e advertised
Decem ber 26th a t 1 o'clock T he In tem pt was m ade on th e fro n t door of
th a t could be advanced would bo
b u rd en s, th e Council is inform ed thai. budget to ad m in ister ad eq u ately the m arried life has been spent In G resh te rm en t will be In D am ascus cem e
th e K idder H ard w are com pany. As
am
,
th
e
ir
children
being
twb
d
au
g
h
equally
applicable here and such a
th e assessed value of the lands and affairs of M ultnom ah county.
tery.
In th e M etzger sto re, noth in g hes
te rs and one son.
scenic highw ay would never be in
im p rovem ents w ithin the assessm ent
RUFUS C. HOLMAN,
Mr.
W
edln
was
born
In
Sweden,
been missed from the m eat m arket
T he Im m ediate m em bers of th e
d an g er of d estru ctio n . On th e o th e r
d istric t is, roughly, from th irte e n to
County C om m issioner
fam ily were th e only ones at the cele March 3, 1862. He cam e to A m eri but It 1» likely th a t som e m eats w er- !
hand it would be co n stan tly im proved
ca
37
years
ago
and
settled
on
a
taken. M arks of a cro w b ar o r "Jim - !
b ratio n , n um bering fifteen, all told.
NEXT ANNUAL DAIRY
LOCAL DAIRYMEN TO
hom estead
n ea r
A storia.
A fter m y" were plainly visible at all th re e “ “ d
SHORT COURSE DRAWS
MEET AT HILLSBORO They w ere: Mrs. Bessie M. K ronen- about 10 years he w ent to M innesota
be the m ost w onderful highw ay In
places.
berg w ith h er d au g n te r Cecelia arid
th e world.
H illsboro has been selected as the son L afay e tte : L. H. M anning, his w here he m arried and w here th e
Many experienced
b u tte r
and
The dem obilization of th e office
cheese m akers have reported th e ir next m eeting place of th e Oregon wife M argaret, d a u g h te r H erm le, fam ily lived for several years .
E x tra O utlooks of th e C hristm as
In A pril, 1903, th ey again cam e holders is going to he one of th e most Issue will be m ailed at 5c each.
in te n tio r to a tte u d th e an n u a l sh o rt D airym en's association Ja n u a ry 14- sons P aul and E dw in; Mrs. M arietta
co u rse for b uttP r and cheese m akers 15 at th e req u est of m any farm ers H ow ard, h e r h usband, Ixyuis D How to Oregon and settled on a farm on difficult jobs In connection w ith the
F or • 'roup.
at th e college, J a n u a ry 6 to 31. T he T he d istric t is ch aracterized as the ard , d a u g h te r Louise, sons C harles the D am ascus road n ea r G resham , war.
which la now the fam ily home. He
old o p era to rs w an t to re tu rn and " h e a r t of a rapidly grow ing dairy and N orm an.
H ere I« a R ar gain.
"C h am b e rlain 's Cough Remedy Is
b ru sh up on new m ethods. Many ne v c o u n try ,” by P. M B randt, secretary
T he house was b eau tifu lly d eco r was a m em ber of th e H aley Baptls*
splendid for cro u p .” w rites Mrs E d
One D eLaval se p arato r, 750 lbs , ward H assett. F ra n k fo rt, N. Y. "My
m en a re p lanning to get th e ir tr a in of th e association and p ro fesso r of ated w ith holly, fern s and begonias. church.
practically new.
ch ild ren have been quickly relieved
ing a t the short course to fit them for dairy in g here. D elegates from the T h ere w ere num ero u s tokens of lov
One E m pire se p arato r, 850 lbs , of a tta c k s of this d read fu l com plaint
E x tra O utlooks of the C hristm as
w ork as helpers in various factories. G resham branch will atten d .
ing rem em brance, coupled with th e
practically
new.
by its use.” This rem edy con tain s no
issue will be m ailed at 6c each.
The course is open to both men and
Auto
for a„ car,
Your rholce cheap.
sp irit of th e day and of the holiday
opium or o th e r narcotic, and may be
H
essel’a
F
arm
M
achinery
S
tore,
«om en
I E O sburn A Co.
season so close at hand.
given to a child as confidently as to
When In doubt try a W ant Ad
G reaham , Phone 544
an ad u lt.— Adv.
1
UR blessings on those boys, O mother dear,
P That through them we can give with loving cheer
The Christmas gift from Christ of Bethlehem,
Tis this: ‘O peace on earth, good will to men.’
Our boys, so brave and true, they understand,
They fight for peace for ev ry opprest land;
Yes, staunch and firm, they conquer unjust foe
To give the gift that Christ died to bestow.”