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(ìKESHAM OUTLOOK. PLEASANT HOME f ■ .T ’ O I RID A Y, AUGUST I», PAGE T U K E E 1021 PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDNENTS T he Rev E. A. L eonard will preach Proposed C h a rte r A m endm ents to he at th e B aptist church Sunday evening subm itted to voters of th e Town of . at 8 o'clock. C h ristian E ndeavor will G resham by th e com m on c o u n c il. m eet at 7 :3 0 and th e topic fo r th e at a Special Town E lection to be ! evening will be "L essous from the held in said tow n at th e City H all j Book of R u th ." Sunday school m eets betw een th e h o u rs of one o’clock a t X0 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. L eonard p. m., and seven o’clock p. m on will preach at 11 o'clock in th e m orn Mondag. th e 22d day of A u g u st,| ing also. A. D. 1921, to g e th e r w ith the bal Mr. and Mrs. M. L en n a rts and lot titles an d num bers of said pro d au g h ter, Anna, left T h u rsd ay m orn posed am endm ents. ing fo r a sh o rt vacation at A shland w here they will visit w ith th e 1. N. C H A PTER XIV. S h rille r fam ily . C onstruction o f Sew ers. The election of a delegate and a l Section 1. T he council sh all have te rn a te to th e lay electo ral confer th e pow er to, and is au th o rized w hen ence will be held a t th e M ethodist ever it d eem s-it expedient, to estab church Sunday m orning at th e close ' lish and m ain tain a sew er system or of th e service. T he lay electo ral con-1 system s, and to re p a ir such sew erage whether by rail, steamship, or fenf, because hotels, raQnwdat ference will meet at F o re st Grove the system or sew ers and d rain s, and the automobile, you w ill find A m eri steamship companies and m e r week th e an n u al Oregon conference ! council shall have full pow er to de can Bankers Assoc iationCfceques chants everywhere accept them convenes and several m a tte rs of im term ine th e kind of im provem ent to p ortance have been referre d to the be made, and to do ev ery th in g neces the safest, handiest w ay to carry as readily as cash in payment conference for th e ir approval. The sary an d convenient to exercise and your money. of bills, and because the only Sunday school will m eet at th e usual carry into full force and effect th e “A. B. A ." Cheques are safe, id entificatio n needed is the hour, th e 10 o’clock an d preaching a u th o rity and pow er herein g ran ted . countersignature of the owner because if not countersigned service will follow im m ediately. The . The pow er and a u th o rity in th is sec in the presence o f the person ac they are useless to anyone but children of th e ju n io r d ep artm en t! tion provided sh all be exercised in will use som e of th e songs w hich they f th e m an n er as provided in th e sec the owner. T h ey are a&nren- cepting the Cheques. have m em orized th is week at th e V a - ! tions im m ediately follow ing: cation Bible school. A full a tte n d - 1 Section 2. T he cost of all such Im ance is asked th a t th is Sunday may 1 provem ents m entioned In Section 1 T h ey're lord o f th eir ow n dom ains. W hy not YOU? q b i s h & h . o s z a o s prove a record b rea k er for th e de hereof sh all be assessed upon each W hy not a hom e o f your ow n NOW ? p artm en t. lot, tra c t or parcel of land specially Only you can d ecide th e q uestion, T he com m unity vacation Bible benefitted th ereb y , provided, th a t at l ’ut a roof over YOUR OWN HEAD! school which has been conducted at th e tim e th e im provem ent is ordered the B aptist church th is week has been th e council sh all by ordinance de in in stallm en ts. Such docket sh all a g re a t success. T he atten d an ce has term in e th e p ercen tag e of th e cost of tion to assessm ents for th e co n stru c sta n d th e re a fte r ns a Hen docket for JONES LUMBER IS QUALITY LUMBER ranged aro u n d 30 each day and th e re such im provem ent to be borne and tion of sew ers: (a ) A description of th e property taxes. has been a splendid in te rest on th e ; paid by th e tow n, and th e percentage IT SAVES YOU TIME AND MONEY ON THE JOB Section 15. W hen such bond Hen p art of th e children and th e ad u lts. to be paid by th e p ro p erty benefited to be specially assessed. (b ) T he nam e of th e ow ner docket shall be m ade up, as h ere in The Rev. E arl B. Cotton and Miss thereby, and sh all by o rdinance m ake thereof, j A considerable item in building cost Is labor. You can m aterially or th e sta te m e n t th a t t h e ' above provided, th e council sh a ll by Alma Stone had charge of th e school provision for th e p aym ent by th e | ordinance au th o rize th e issue of its I reduce th a t labor cost by buying L um ber th a t is finished so th a t th e and w ere assisted by Mrs. Sadie Chase town of th e p o rtio n of th e cost of ow ner Is unknow n. (c) T he sum assessed ag a in st < bonds, in convenient denom inations, j m inim um tim e is taken on the job. Y our co n tra cto r will tell you and Mrs. B. C. A ltm an and a n um ber such Im provem ent which in th e ir and in all equal to th e to ta l am o u n t each tra c t or parcel of land. of Sunday school w orkers. T he sto ry ju d g m en t should be by it so borne. | th a t o u r lum ber will save th a t tim e. ( d ) T he am o u n t to be paid by | of unpaid assessm ents fo r such im hours w ere in ch arg e of different Section 3. Before any such im th e tow n. provem ents, and for w hich ap p lica women each day. T hey w ere Mrs. provem ent is m ade, th e council sh all Member «f Provided, th a t a fa ilu re to en ter tions to pay u n d er th e provisions of Iren e Sm ith, Miss Alma Stone, Mrs pass a resolution of in ten tio n , de is ch a p te r have been filed. Includ A lta G entry, Mrs. Sadie Chase and scribing w ith convenient ce rtain ty th e nam e of th e ow ner th e re o f, o r a | th th e unpaid assessm ents of th e Mrs. A lta Stafford and they told th e the im provem ents to be m ade, th e m istak e in th e nam e of th e ow ner ing n, as show n by said bond Hen stories of Joseph, Moses, Sam uel, lots o r tra c ts of land to be assessed In such en try , or th e e n try of a tow such bonds shall, by th e David and E sther. T he school has , th erefo r, th e m an n er of assessm ent, nam e o th e r th an th a t of th e tru e d ocket; s th ereo f, m a tu re in app ro x i proven a g rea t success and next year 1 th e estim ated cost of such Im prove ow ner In such lien docket, sh all not term ately equal an n u al in stallm en ts in it is planned to have a two w eeks’ i m ent, and th e portion of th e cost to ren d e r void o r v itiate such assess- j m years from th e d ate thereof, and session. Today th e session closed | be paid by th e town and by the p ro p m ent, n o r In any way affect th e lien ten of th e town of G resham on th e prop be payable in gold coin of th e U nited w ith 41 present and all w’ishing th e j erty ow ners benefited, respectively, erty described in such lien docket. S t.H i"-, a m i b e a r i n t e r e s t n o t to e x sessions m ight continue. T he to tal copies of w hich resolution sh all be Section 11. T he docket of liens Is ceed six p er centum p er annum , in posted fo r a t least ten days In th ree enro llm en t was 51. te re st payable sem i-annually, said in public places w ithin th e tow n of a public w riting and from th e d ate of te re st to be evidenced by coupons a t th e en try th e rin upon a lot o r tra c t G resham , Said resolution shall also POWELL VALLEY tached to said bonds. Such bonds designate a tim e d u rin g w hich pro of land, th e sum so en tered is h e re before issuance shall be signed by by declared to be a tax levied an d a tests ag ain st said im provem ent may T he children of Mrs. Jo h n Palm - lien upon such lo t or p a rt th ereo f or th e m ayor, co u ntersigned by th e clerk, and au th e n tic a te d by th e seal blad and th e ir fam ilies su rp rised her be filed with th e city recorder. tr a s t of land. Section 4. If th e ow ners of m ore T h u rsd ay evening In honor of her Section 12. W henever th e council I of th e tow n, and sh all be reg istered b irth d ay which occurs th is week. The than one-half of th e p ro p erty to be has assessed any portion of th e cost consecutively by num ber, in a book affair was a com plete su rp rise. Re- | assessed for such im provem ent sh all of such im provem ent a g a in st th e to be k ep t by th e recorder. Such fresh m en ts were served and a b eau file w ith th e rec o rd e r w ritten pro tow n, and th e re are n ot sufficient bonds sh all be n egotiated and sold in RO ÇK B O T T O M PRICES tifu l b irth d a y cake w ith 65 candles te st ag ain st said proposed im prove funds in th e town tre a su ry which such m anner as th e city council may graced th e table. As a rem em brance m ent, such p ro tests sh all be a b a r to may properly be applied to pay such deem for th e best In terests of th e is what the automobile owner wants when he is plan of th e occasion Mrs. P alm blad was any f u rth e r proceedings in relation assessm ent. It shall th e re a fte r be th e tow n. Section 16. W a rra n ts sh all issue presented w ith a lovely glass vase to the doing of said w ork, o r th e m ak duty of th e proper taxing officers of ning to have his car overhauled. filled w ith roses. Those present be ing of said im provem ents fo r a period said town to levy and collect in th e for th e collection of all d elinquents side Mr. and Mrs. P alm blad w ere Mr. of six m onths, unless th e ow ners of sam e m anner as o th e r town taxes are assessm ents and such d elin q u en t a s And that is what he is assured of when he calls on and Mrs. R ichard G ustafson and ch il m ore th an one-half of th e property levied and collected, on all of the sessm ents shall be collected as and us. Permit us to add your name to our list of satisfied dren of P o rtlan d , Mr. and Mrs. David assessed as afo resaid sh a ll su b se tax ab le p roperty in said tow n. In ad in th e m an n er provided in C h ap ter Palm blad and son Donald, and Mr. quently petitio n th erefo r. customers. —and all at ROCK BOTTOM Prices. dition to all o th e r taxes, a d irect a n X II of th e c h a rte r of th e tow n of and Mrs. P aul Palnfblad of Oak Section 5. At th e tim e fixed in n u al ad valorem tax, sufficient to pay G reham . 8ection 17, No obligation Incurred Grove, Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k G u staf such reso lu tio n of in ten tio n , th e such assessm ents, prom ptly when by th e tow n by v irtu e of th is act son and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. C harles council shall h ear and d eterm in e all and as th e sam e fall due. P alm blad and fam ily, Mr. and Mrs. p rotests, and if no p ro tests be filed, Section 13. W henever th e tow n sh all be deem ed o r tak en to be w ith Southard & Southard Swan M agnuson and fam ily, Mr. and or If th e p ro tests filed be overruled sh all have proceeded to m ake such in o r any p a rt of th e lim itatio n as to Night Phone 25x5 Phone 2391 Mrs. A lbert P alm blad, C has Unis and : by th e council, th e council sh all by Im provem ents In accordance w ith Indebtedness of th e tow?n. Section 18. All acts o r p art of acts d a u g h te r Ellen. o rd in an ce declare th a t such im prove th e provisions of Its c h a rte r, It shall 1919 C hevrolet, p erfect shape new [ The services in th e Mission church j m ent sh all be m ade, and sh all m ake ! be law ful for th e ow ner of any prop in conflict h erew ith are hereby re D entistry m ade painless by nerve blocking m ethods. T ry it. Dr. C. P. tires, runs like a new ca r and th e Sunday evening will be in th e E ng th e proposed im provem ent as h e r e erty so assessed for such Im prove pealed. Johnson, 611 Morgan Bldg., P o rt price is rig h t. Fields M otor C ar Co., lish language. T he service will be in a fte r provided, unless an appeal be m ent in th e sum of $25 o r m ore, at i lt.ALIXlT T ITLE. phone 2331._______________________ _ ' gin at 8 o’clock. Sunday school will tak en as provided by Section 11 of any tim e w ithin th e ten day period ' land, Oregon. Main 674 9.— Adv. m eet a t 10 a. m., followed by th e C hapter X II of th e c h a rte r of th e allow ed for cash paym ents as pro C harter A m endm ent S u b m itted to x-------------------------------------------------------------- — -------------------------------------- re g u la r preaching service a t 11 tow n of G resham . tlic V oters by th e C ouncil. vided In Section 9 of thia C h ap ter, to ACT to am end th e c h a rte r of th e o’clock. A cordial welcome la ex Section 6. T he w ork fo r such Im file w ith th e city clerk, a w ritten ap AN Town of G resham , adopted by th e tended to all. provem ent sh all be done e ith e r by plication to pay said assessm ent in L egislative Assembly of th e S tate T he m em bers of th e L u th eran day lab o r o r u n d er co n tract, upon in stallm en ts, and such w ritte n ap of Oregon and filed in th e office church enjoyed a very p leasan t day such term s of paym ent as m ay be j plication shall sta te th a t th e said of th e S ecretary of S tate on F eb Eight hours Is insufficient tim e for human hands to perform fixed by th e council, and if by co n tract , ap p lican t and p ro p erty o w n er does W ednesday when they met In th e ir ru ary 1 1, 1905, and to am end all all the household tasks. However, it is possible to establish such co n tra ct to be let to th e low est thereb y waive all Irre g u la ritie s or an n u al mission m eeting. T here was acts am ending said Act, by adding the eight hour day in the home by making use of the electrical responsible bidder a fte r proper no- j defects, ju risd ictio n al o r otherw ise. a good atten d an ce and th e services th e re to C h ap ter XIV providing for hands th a t are offered to you in the form of the electric dish tice, provided, th a t th e council sh all In th e proceedings for which assess w ere m uch enjoyed. th e co nstruction of sew ers and th e washer, washing machine, ironing machine, vacuum sweeper provide for th e rejection of any and m ent Is levied and in th e ap p o rtio n F ire which sta rte d in th e slashing paym ent of th e cost thereof. and the many other labor-saving devices. m ent of the cost thereof. Said ap all bids when deem ed unreasonable. on Simon L in d ’s new place sta rted 100 Yes These untiring "household assistants” will do your work T he council shall also provide for plication shall contain a provision raging Tuesday aftern o o n and for a 101 No quickly and efficiently. Your home can be run system atically th a t th e said ap p lican t and p roperty ta k in g secu rity by good and suffici tim e th rea ten e d th e hom e of several C h ap ter II. Sec. 2. T he elective with these electrical hands for they never disappoint you or ner agrees to pay said assessm ent fam ilies in th a t section. T he home en t bond for th e faith fu l p erfo rm ow officers of th e tow n of G resham sh all grow tired. Your tim e and energy can be devoted to the In ten annual Installm ents, w ith In ance of any c o n tra ct m ade u n d er its of Mr. and Mrs. J. L in d q u ist was in better things in life, when you keep house electrically. te re st at th e sam e ra te on all of said be as follow s: one m ayor, six coun- especial d an g er T he men of the au th o rity , and th e provisions th e re assessm ents w hich have not been cllm en, one reco rd er, who sh a ll be Glad fo show you any time. of sh all be « •fo rce d by an action in neighborhood did som e p retty h ard paid, as th a t expressed in th e bonds ex-officio clerk of th e common coun th e nam e of th e tow n of G resham . fire fighting to keep it w ithin bounds TWO STORES—Electric Store, Electric Building issued to pay for such Im provem ents. cil, and one tre a su re r. T he m arsh al Section 7. As soon as th e to ta l but it gained headw ay in sp ite of th e ir Said application shall also co n tain a of th e town of G resham sh all be ap —Electric Store, F irs t and Alder Streets. cost of th e Im provem ent so to be efforts u n til th e wind died down and sta te m en t, by lotB o r blocks, o r o th e r pointed by a m ajo rity vote of th e m ade is determ in ab le, th e tow n re floods of rain cam e d u rin g th e night. convenient d escription, of th e prop council, and shall hold office a t th e corder, to g e th e r w ith th e tow n en g i T he fire extended over 25 o r 30 acres erty of th e ap p lican t assessed for pleasu re of th e council. neer, sh all m ake o ut an assessm ent and was headed tow ard a lot of un such Im provem ent. No application, roll, assessing th e to ta l cost of th e cleared land w here it was h ard to TITLE. im provem ent, to g e th e r w ith all n e as aforesaid, sh all be received and C harter A BALLOT control. ________ m endm ent Subm itted to »lie cessary and in cid en tal expenses, in filed by th e recorder, If th e am o u n t V oters Ity th e C ouncil. cluding en g in eerin g and clerical of such assessm ent w ith any previous AN ACT to am end th e c h a rte r of th o services, ad v ertisin g and cost of in assessm ents fo r stre e t Im provem ents Town of G resham , adopted by th e spection an d collection, w hich as o r sew ers, assessed ag a in st th e sam e L egislative Assembly of th e S tate sessm ent roll sh all show th e am o u n t property and rem ain in g unpaid, shall of Oregon and filed In th e office to be assessed a g a in st each lo t o r 1 equal o r exceed th e v aluation of said of th e S ecretary of S tate on F eb tra c t of land and th e am o u n t as- | property, as show n by th e la st tax ru ary 11, 1905, and to am end all sessed to th e tow n generally. Upon roll of th e county In w hich it Is sit Acts am ending said Act, by am en d the com pletion of said assesm ent roll, u ated : provided, th a t application for ing Section 2 of C h ap ter 11 to th e clerk sh all give notice by pu b li such bonding sh all be received by provide th a t th e office of tow n cation in th e official n ew spaper of th e reco rd er In cases w here th e m arshal shall be appointive by th e th e tow n th a t such assessm ent roll | am o u n t of th e assessm ent, to g e th er council r a th e r th an elective by th e Is on file In his office, th e d ate of th e w ith previous assessm ents fo r stre e t The Fordson cuts the cost of preparing land almost to half of people. filing of th e sam e, and a tim e, not Im provem ents o r sew ers ag a in st the 102 Yes what it costs with horses. But even more important is the fact that (an d rem ain in g u n p aid ) less th a n fifteen days from the d ate j p roperty 103 No shall exceed th e v aluation of said of such publication, a t w hich th e < the Fordson saves from thirty to fifty percent of the farmer’s time. C h ap ter X III. Sec. 9. Tho nam e council will h ear and consider ob p roperty as show n by th e la st tax roll And time saved—getting fields in shape to plant in the proper season; jections to th e said assessm ent roll ■ of th e county, if th e ow ner sh all be- { of th e m unicipal co rporation of th e by th e p arties affected thereby. At j fore m aking such application pay In tow n of G resham shall be, an d th e getting things done when they should be done—means money to the th e tim e specified In such notice, th e ! cash Into th e tre a su ry of th e tow n J sam e Is hereby changed to "T h e City farmer. Besides it helps greatly in solving the labor problem. council sh all consider th e proposed { such excess of unpaid assessm ents 1 of G resham ", and by th a t nam e sh all assessm ents and all objections over th e valuation as show n by such 1 h e re a fte r be know n an d d esignated, As ever, the machine way is proving more efficient, faster, easier provlileil, fu rth e r, th a t I and have all th e pow ers h ereto fo re th e re te. and sh a ll have pow er, in its ! tax roll; than the old hand way. In the factor)', the machine increases produc d iscretion, and w ith o u t any fu rth e r w henever th e town council has d e - 1 and h e re a fte r conferred upon th e notice, to consider, ascertain and de-j term ln ed th a t a portion of th e cost Town of G resham . tion, saves labor—produces more at less cost. And that is what the BALIXrr T ITLE. term in e th e am o u n t of th e special of such Im provem ent sh all be borne Fordson does on the farm. The Fordson way is the machine way of and p ecu liar benefits accru in g toI by th e tow n g enerally, and such cost C harter A m endm ent Sulim I tied to th e V oters by th e O noncll. each lot or tra c t of land so assessed, has been so assessed and en tered on farming. Besides it helps the labor problem. and to th e tow n g en erally by reason th e assessm ent roll and Hen docket AN ACT to am end th e c h a rte r of »he Town of G resham , adopted by th e The Fordson’s first cost is low; and the after or operating cost is of th e co n stru ctio n , extension o r re as hereinabove provided, th e town L egislative Assembly of th e S tate council sh all by o rdinance d eterm in e p air of said sew er system , and if the low. It is a compact, easily handled tractor, backed by the greatest of Oregon and filed In th e office am o u n t appo rtio n ed by th e recorder to pay th a t portion of th e costs of of th e S ecretary of S tate on F eb tractor service organization in the world. and en g in eer to any lot o r tra c t of said Im provem ent assesed to th e ru a ry 11, 1906, and to am end all land o r to th e tow n g en erally sh all town In ten equal an n u al In stall acts am ending said Act, by ad ding n ot be In ju s t p roportion to such m ents, and It sh all th e re a fte r be th e Section 9 to C h a p te r X III of said benefits, th e assessm ent so m ade d uty of th e proper taxing officers of c h a rte r changing the nam e of said shall be reduced o r increased by th e said town to levy and collect In th e m unicipal co rporation from th e council so th a t It will be In Ju st pro sam e m an n er as o th e r tow n taxes tow n of G resham to th e City of portion to such benefits, b u t. In no a re levied and collected, on all of G resham . case shall any such assessm ents ex th e taxable p ro p erty In said tow n. In 104 Yes ceed such benefits. T he council addition to all o th e r taxes, a d irect 105 No shall th en declare and affirm such as an n u al ad valorem tax, sufficient to pay such Installm ents, to g e th e r w ith sessm ents by ordinance. Section 8. Any person who h a s ' th e In terest th ereo n , pro m p tly when 1 Need Your S u it (le a n e d ? filed objections to such a s se ss m e n t' and as th e sam e fall due. Have It F re n ch dry cleaned. Re may appeal from th e findings of th e I Section 14 A fter th e tim e has ex council as In th e m an n er provided pired fo r m aking cash paym ents and p airin g n eatly done. T ailo rin g for by Section 11 of C h ap ter X II of th e th e filing of applications for th e pay ladles and m en F’E T E R LENA RD, T ailo r. m ent of assessm ents fo r said lm- - c h a rte r of th e town of Gresham Section 9. The city reco rd er shall provem ents by Installm ents, as here-1 th en e n te r a sta te m e n t of such as lnbefnre provided, th e rec o rd e r shall sessm ents In th e docket of town liens en tp r in a docket kept for th a t p u r as h e re in a fte r provided, and sh all - pose, a description of each lot or give notice by publication in th e of-1 parcel of land o r o th e r p roperty , final n«-»sp.iper of th e tow n th a t j ag a in st which such assessm ent Is | th e assessm en t roll has been c o n - , m ade, o r which bears o r is c h a rg e firmed and en tered on the Hen able for th e cost of such im prove docket, and th a t cash paym ents may , m ent, with th e nam e of th e ow ner be m ade for a period of ten d a y s ' and th e am o u n t of such unpaid as a fte r th e d ate of such notice. sessm ent, to g e th e r w ith th e am ount 8ectlon 10. T h e docket of tow n which is charged ag ain st th e >»wn 1 Kt. 4, Box RO-A liens is a book In which m u st be en- ! generally, If th e council has de-1 tered th e follow ing m a tte rs in rela -i term ln ed to have such am o u n t paid i However you travel i WHY NOT BUILD NOW? • EVEN THE BIRDS BUILD THEIR OWN NESTS------ BANK OF GRESHAM JONES LUMBER CO. Phone 2341 J. G. Mast. Branch Mngr. GRESHAM GARAGE ELECTRICAL HOUSEKEEPING Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. ---------------------------------------—------------------- FORDSON Order Now ^ Î k WOOD^50 Delivered in Gresham