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V! MEDFORD MATT. TRTRUNE, MEDTTORD, OTiECIOJ-T, TIlTRSDAY, JAtf CTARY 0, 19W. KKGE TTTRRI. i. '7 ik' ,! '"tB.' EARLY VOTE ON E WANIIINUTON', .l.iit. II When llie illipi'lll llMK'lll llilll lll'.lllilgc Hlllli'lt W. Aii'lilnilil ill' Din Inilnl Hlnlc- ciiiiil ill' I'Olilllil'lee, I'llillgcil Hllll llcnll- lllll'l, WIIM IIMUIIII'll tllllllV III I til W'll nil', neulliuttnt tniini'il lo Iiimii an oiuly Mile mi (ho iUiiiiiii n' tlio I'llHO. Ah till' llilll UOIII'ftll I'ldM', Nell- HliiiN i1iih,i, in tin fni'iiilh niHHiil llit iiiTiiHi'il jmUl i'iii'i'il hope Unit "iilllflcnt vuIon will Iik cu-i in pievoul a vonllel niniliml hlm. .linln Atohlinlil mil iiiimmi'il IIiiihikIiimiI Hii HiHiiini'iil" iif lln Ihhimk proKeentoi. II wim ex 1111 llml AitIiIiiiIiI'-. nl- tin iiii,. would Inkn llm Hour ImIi In ilii lu mmwer ho I'lim-go. iiipiiiixl hlm mill In miiiii up hi ilefcuno. Almiil two iIm,m nun ' nf ortiimeii iciiihIii, llm ohmlug k hi to he untile hv I In1 Iiiiiinii piimffiilniK. It UMK MlgHimleil tutlllV Unit til" minute miuhl irimni Ari'lihnhl (nun nffli'o Wll limit I'lil'iilellltf Ihi' H'loiiil plllt llf till' lllllHI'hlMI'tlt pI'IIMlt.V iflH'piHlirii'nlliMi fur iifiicohuliliujr hut iuiticHlioiu. wete Unit ln lull pen iilty w until hi' iuiMfii'i. 'Ihi' Inli'-I Ml llf tl HflllttP xhlMVI'll thill lllll imiii' tluiii rilti'Hi iihiiiIu'I-h would Mill' for Alihlmlil STATE TAX LEVY A BAD CAS PREDICTED NOW LOWEST ON RECORD HW.IIM Or.- tin 'J Tlio state tin refiuuil-nii'ii tmlm . uiiipl.-ti-d It apportionment lit Mii tnxe-, for thin ywir anionic llm various in nut In Including the ir.l levy fur (li Monmouth .Nnrmnl. tb ttttMl tiit Injun in b rait I thin ymr amount tu $1,111311 I. tlerlvml froHi the Hint i' levy uf I I will, whli'h Is the IiiumI uvar mud In tula ui i unfit In IH mr nf 1 S&U, when tlio ' levy was I mill. 'I itpHtrtlotutiHl It u fallews: IIhWiit . .... $ S7.S77 76 llontuu II.IM.Sft t'lueKiuiMa I0,m ?r. I'lutfop as.t&o.fto CHlHtubln IS.IIS.Sft Ciuw ' X I.St 1.00 (lrwnk . .... ll.S7ii.Sft " '(lurry . - -......... .lOfi.ou l)miNlu . . ' 'i,Ba7.(IO (tlllluni Ift.PST.OO Omul U.SSO 7ft llnrMoy li.SSS.no lluuil l(jvr IS.TIO.ftO Jnnkion gt.ISS.Sft jamiM ii.Tiu.no lUamalh l.s.80(i.nn Uih O.lflS.ftO Um .. . 11.901.00 1.1iih S.770.SJ Uhii . ir..!'u.on ilHihrtHr lS.Sl'l.lin Miirfcni l.77.00 .MHllwnwnli II0.IS8.IS I'olk sn.dii.nii Hhoriimn IO.asi.St lllliitttniik .. 1S.S5I.Mi Himitllln . .. IS.OOli.Ou IThIom .. .. Sl.Oll.ftO WuIIhvm. .. IS.OSft 7 WntHHi . .. id.sss.fto WimhiilHloli . SK.III.ftO WhHdli'r ft.oos.sft Viitulilll S 1.770. Sf. Am Vim .Willi IimI Willi I'IIih'.' 'Ililg ilUiiumi, KhoUmr ni'tito or uliriiiilu; In inuII)' ninl rnplilly owir iNiiiiu hy uIiik Mtirttul I'lhi ltiuiuily. 1IIW HHlltVt llilll IHirillUIIIIIll llllll'f wliuii nil ollium full, ninl lumrtlly rncoiniuiiuil It to ituy mitforor. Hum Mum' I'niK Stoiu. v - - - tl- Tlia U.ttly lln. I fium l'lirln. PMHIilV mirrmouT, tfti. arriia NiwroKK kualu utA Tli new cout. liluimil bo Hi (runt hi.1 buck. Of black alln, oniaiiii'iilril with )e biittiiHH uml bloulc fur. Mnlnon llvcborf. Duvld. JJ.UJJ '"f,ow Vol '"N1'' OF TACO.MA, W'iihIi , .tun II Tln liliil nf Hum not llihtmiH, fornioi' ch'ili of Urn fi'ih'ful coin I nl Tni'oiint who Im rhiirKiiil with I'tiihn.r.lliiK fninlN fiuui tlio uffliii, wim rtmuuii'il thin iiioruliiK Imroiu .luiU;n Itulimt It. lU'itiii uf I'orlliiiul. HuliHtllutluK for .IiiiIkii CiinIiiiiiiu. At yimtnrtlnyV hiuwIuii W (' Miik li'moiiM, nii'cliil iiKi'iit for tlio Kiiviini" uii'iit ti'dllfli'd Hint llrhlxi'M took f 7,rHN.(i7 Iii'IoiihIuk In u nillrninl im ii Hi'ttlciuiuit ol i' iiiilniiiiiNtliiu pro i'i'imIIiik". ilHioltcil It In n li.tlili 11)1(1 toul t )n Intonmt fur IiIh own pcrnoniil imc. Upon crtiftff oxaioliiiitlou ,ln turMiiiH uiliullti'it thnt tlin I'litlri- miiiii IiiiiI Ihii'ii rutiirninl by llrlilKii. MiiNturHon'N liiMntlf;iitl(iii letl to tlio ixioiiiii uf llm luirtiiK rlu MiiMi'mili' li'Hllloony kkvi'iiiI other rlniriw wuro iiiniln iiIIokIiik iliullur triiiiinirU'iiiN. Tim kowtu uii'iit Introilori'il NKVuriil other wll nmHi'ii tliU iiiuriilut. CITRUS CROP LOSS 1,0.4 ANfilCI.KH. fill , .Inn I' An oftlrliil Ntntoiiiciit Hint l Iwnii'd tuilny liy tlio I. oh AukoI'm rliiuuliKr of coin luurtH rliilnm tlmt tlio ilninnK" to ell run frultH hy riicitut frontn will not i'xcimhI so pur I't'Ht nf tlio crop. TliU would nntnll n low of Ioh than $20. uuu.ooo. A Kraitunl llinw, It U miIiI, will ai' iiimii uf tin frnili'il pro ilitri (trnwer UirotiKliout tlin cltruN licit nro prupnrliiK to rcliHUtllUlU' their nroi. I EAGLE POINT EAGLETS, f (lly A. C. Iluulott.) llcnr) Von iik uf l.nKt creek, mi ulil U'lcrnn of tin Chit wnr caiiie nut ThunMlny to Ull ohl-tlmo frluuiU ninl rntntlii'ii. Nv VeNr ilny nHrly rl- lrnixl nltlioiiKli tliero n tint itry lltllu ilnliiK mi tlio MreotH or III tlin turn. Mm. drorK" Von ilur llollen KiitH h itlniiHr ami hml tlu follow Inn KiiiHitN: Dr. iiuil Mm Hull uml ilniiKhtiir Mini llulen. Mr. mul Mrn. 8 II. Hut iiim, Mr. mul Mm J. V. Mr I n I r. Mir Mnry Konter if Mmlforil. IhmIiIm ri'ltlM uf tlio family. Iliey limt n or) iiIimmiiiI lime mul uf ooiirtn nu iixcnlluul illnnur. I.iimI Tli u mil ay nur luinkor. J. V Mrlulyro hml u Mini' Ki'ttlnK Into IiIm Imiik. Tlio rnuipniH timl nwollcn Ihe ilour mul nUo tlu iluor "HI ami It iii mieh a drain on tlio lock that tin wan uimlilo tu turn tlio ke In the luck lint finally one nf nur Muck rnlth. Ilonry L'hllitrMh wiwii to hi AMHtauw mul nftor tin ilaor wnn oHiii'il Mr. Clillilrolli rwinowxl Hie eniih) mul now Iih fnuls cny when lie lock tko iloor. (leitrHH l. While foreman on Mr Couley'N orchiinl. Ortlo VimIuI. Mr Viitehfj who oium th iihl IIiuhk plHi'o no ItiiKiio ilor. ThotniiN Cnrl ton uml hlr lirothur Uylo w're amoim the Woltot In town ThurMlny. AUo Mm Chi I Nurmiinii weiu trmlliiK with nur iiii'ieliunu. JiuIku John Wutklim nur jiiNtlre nf llm pmicu. Win. Von ilur llellen Hinl 'IIiouiun K. Nlchok ninilo out u now Jury IUt. for ll'llt lint Thnrmla) lu upllo of the wind, rain and foK our fiiruiurN Mill unutluno tu come in mul haul lumtior from our lumber Mini. Vt Mr. .1. II. I.jdhud of Tntilo Ituek cii mo oMir liiNt Tliumilay to nut u lot uf Ntwniliorry plant uf IM rt. Wolfor our Ntriiu'liurr) man, mul Hpoiit the iilKhl with iin, iiIho IMdle HIkIii- liuthnin mul TIiuiiiiih .Stanley two of our niit-KnliiK mail hiiporvlHoiH. MIhh Hold I'eolor of llutto I'iiIIk wpent the ultihl with iih 'lliurxilay Slio took the K. I1, mid I'm-idm hIiiko for Central inihunl hotiao where hIio Ih nimaKi'il to teach hcIiuuI. Mm. .Iihi liiert mul her huh llarrU nf IMhiiU'h Ntiitlon aim) upeiit tlio nlcht at the Sunny Hldo. , , j Meilfonl A l.'ooil Town. Medfonl U u mlKlity k'nuil town, worthy of thu hunt of uverythliiK. TIiiiI'h why wo havo Joined tlio Amor lenu DniK unit 1'rons iiHsnclattnii and ntfor to our penplu tlio Murltol lino of KuoiIh, Kimrautoeil In ovnry way) with prepnratlous, ninilo by tlio aBHoela Unit mid hold only through Its nioiii bum. Tliurn In nothluK llko thimu goods, Kiiiiinntood lu ovory way, with out an equal, tuadn hy uxpurtM, Wo want Mod ton! puoplu to havo thu hoHt (hero Ib, m wo offor you thU lino. Auk to sou Morltol goods ut lliialdim' DniK Storo. TO 1'Alt.MKItS AMI OUOHAHIUSTS, Oultlvato your land with n Motor Tractor. It will pay for Ituolf In tho Having of homo food and hired help. Valloy Motor & Tractor Co., Vulloy OuinKO, MvtUonli ' CLERK COURT GRABBED INTEREST Annual Report of Mayor Canon llenil, iipptnvi'il ami oidcied pule IIhIii'iI hy thu iniinill nt the tueetlni;, .lauiiiin 7, lUI.'l Mi'ilford. On', Jim 7, l!M.'t Tu tlio Ciiinmuii Cuunill of thu City or Medfonl. Oinjoii (loiilleiueu. Ki'itluu 1 I of thu idiiirti'i1 of Hie city of Medfonl ri- itilren tho uiiiyor to iiinku a wrllton MlllleiUI'Ut Of Hill (Ullllltlou of .ill of the nffuim of the illy and to rmoin ineiiil urn h nu'iiMiircH for Hie govern litem iiud Improvement thureof iih h IllH) iltNilu t'ttieillelil nl tho lal iin'ct Iiik of Him council ouch year, hefont tho iililllllil eledluli. I pioiioio on Ihi oiViinIoii, which pnu HcHlly clone my four mun work cm major of Medfonl. outline lulnfly the nriomp lUhuieiilM of the., four him)' mid Itu purinul )ouih lu the hlntory of thin i lly. When I lieciiiue iiuiyor lu Jmiuiiry. Ipnii, Medfonl whh a village It had no iideiiiHti water )ntem, no iaoil i-tieetH, exeeptlng a few lilockn nil MJiln Htreet, mil) tho begluulug of a neweniKu )iiem, and exieptlng In the center of the (It), very tittle Hide walk The population of tho city whm about .'.. DUO. which eiitltleil It to fro mall ilcllviry, lint llm Pulled Htaleti pOKlnt iiutliorltli had refimed to In Ktltiitu fri-e ilelliery here IternUNii of tho lack of NldewnlkH and u proper HVNtent of lioitho iiuiiilierlug One of tho firm mnttom to which tho nw tiilmlulNtiiitlon turned lln nltcnllon wan to nee ii re tho limtnllatluu of ruf flcleiii NldewnlkH mul to liiNtltute a H)Hleiu of hoiiMt iiiiinberlng to xntlH fy the federal uuiliorltleH nml Heciiru free iiuil) ile'hery In Medfonl. ThU wim urroiiipllNlicd lu thu miiniiier of I 'jnn. A much more linporlanl mid crlll nl hltuiitloii coiifrouteil the new ml mlulNtratloii. with referenn. to our water wurkN njnteui. Tho prMug need for mi adeipiate (itipply of uire wnter lu tho i Ity had led the pr imihIIuk admlnlntrnlloii lu tin cloNlug ilny to award u contract for building u ISOO.OOl) on gnu Ity h)Mem, con nUHiik of a pipe-Hue from Utile llutto ereek to Moil ford, a dhitmicf of tweuD-threo mlltm without flrnt kerurliiK nnv of thu right-of-way Iherefor. When we came Into offlie we found that the work of limtaltlng tuo nynteni whh nboiit to commence ami Unit the flmil lino of location for the plpo line had not yet bean completed b) the Ntmoyom The pipe Hlm pawed through u well nettled Miction, much of It u orchard and It wan Impernllvel) uccewary Hint, we Immediately go about the work of HTiirlug rlgblH of way. TIiIh work wan umlerlakiiii b) the Hieclaj water coinmlttvn of the council, wlunx membem laid anlilo their iirlvato bliH-tlietm uml coiuerun and devoted p(artlcnll) all their time to the work, drhlug day after day mul many timer, far Into thu night, through ruin and mud Tim work nccompllKhed by Uiono men ban nut or been iideiiuntcly appreciated by the people or tblH city Ko mircoHful were their effortH Hint every right of way excepting one wa Kccuriil wlihoiii dela) uml In most eamM without piDinent of money. The total cot of tlin right of way with the exception uf one piece of which I nhall Hx'ak preneulH. wnn -eiptred for leM than JS5.00 per mile. Thu pln line, however, ran lliroiiRh flic ranch of M. P. Jnnley for u illumine of more than two in I leu ami tho city found Ittnolf unable to Nocurc, hv negotiation, thU portion of the right of way. It developed that tlm prevlotiH iihdoi and council bail entered Into u loutracl with Mr. Ilauley for Hie luirchaim of a water right uml a right ol wity for u pipe line for 2r,.outi.ou uml that the) bad afterward, for ioiihoiik which appear ed Hiifflrlent to them, repudiated thin coiitiact and refuxeil to carry It nut ami had bought their water Mippl) elhewhere. When Mr. Ilauley wan approached for n right of way, be In xlhteil that the clt) Kccure Km right of wii) b) carrying out IIh contrail and paying hlm the SZfi.OOO 00. Ah the city had already purchased and lild for a miffU'lcut Hiiiily of water eliiewheri, (bU of coil me wan Im practlcab'e. The city balng offered Mr. Ilauley U',000.00 for tho rlgHt of wa) mid tlm offer having been rc fiinod, thu iimltcr wiih taken. Into the con it k. I'lotnuted litigation fol low od. .accompanied by many tlela)H mid ilUappolnlincntH. After almout a year had elapked. Mr Ilauley con Hunted to accetit tho S2000.00 mid give Urn light of wn mid In thu Niiinmer of I'.MU tho H)ntem wan com pleted. In tlm meantime, huweter, ami by July, lOO'.i, wo had Hucreeded lu getting tlio l.lttlo llutto Creek water Into tho city, by carrying It lu mi open ditch to u point below tlm Ilauley ranch and from thoro taking It Into tlm city pipeline. Tlm completion of tlm gravity ny- tem did not Halve tho problem of fur nlMliliig Medford with mi udciiiato Hiipply of piiro wnter. On tho con trary, It only biought tho tdtuiitlnn to u more critical Htage. Thu city had flowing Into lln roHorvoIr each day. moro than four million galloua of iiioiiutalu water, but It had no iIIh trlbutliig H)Htem with which to carry It to tlm people of tho city, At tlila Hum (hero woio lu tlm city, our about Hoven mllim of distt Uniting niiilim. covoilug U'hH than a iimutoi or tlm urea or tho city. Without an iixtounlvo dhitrlbutlug aystoni It wan not only liupoHnlbln to furnish wnter to tlm people, but ulno be Iniposclblf to runllxo rovenuo from the rule of tlm water to help take euro of tho IntorvHt on tho SBOO.OOO.OO which tho gravity Htum hnd cost mul this chatKo throatonod to become, a heavy bullion upon tuo tnxpuyord or tno city. Moreover tho credit of tho city had been taxed jilniOHl to Ita limits to hoc u to mo money in uuiiu tho gravity system and It wt cloavly InipoHblblo to 'all 'o gom-ral obliga tion bomlH uf tho ct'.y In nmouuta Hiifflclont to urovldo mons for build ing n Hiirriclout dn.tri:)Utlii? fyslom. lu this cuntlngoncy, it w.u doler mined that tho host conmo would bo to Hiibiult to tho pcoplo an innen.U nient to tho charter uutlioilzlim tho utwvgsmoiit against nlmttlne roj.ftty tho coMt of limtnlllug dl-trlbutlni: iiiiiIiii, tlicieii iiHHeHHineiilK to be made pionhlo In ten iinniial liiH'HItucnlH and llm city to hnvu mithoilty to Ic iiiin wnter main IioiiiIh of tho ilty which Hhotiht bu piiyiililo from Ih" pioujeilH of tlm nyMlein iik the ft,lt"u wero collecleil. Thin utneiidmnnt van approved by Hut pcoplo ol tlm clly iiuil u way wiih IIiiih provided for be ginning tho work of lunla'lliig water IIUlllll! Thoro wiih, however, one feature lu Mil iimiiimi'il tibin which oni.niiml moHt iiuJiiHlly. The illy had almndy' Clark-Henry Conntrnctlon C. and nn IkhiiuI generiil fund bomU for lido.-jothor property, from tlmo to tlino, 000 00 and had iihoiI tho proiomlM In potltlonod for paving, lu front of building llm portion of llm illHtrlbut- their property from tlmo to time ail ing H)hIiiiii which litnl already been dltlonnl coulrnrli huvo Jieen lot lo Initialled. TIiiiko bomU wero a bur- that company on (oibHtantlally tho den on all of tlm property or Hielnitne bruin nn Hie original contract city H tlio pruporty owner having JTlie renull Is that moro than eighteen no water main wan now called upon ' iiiIIch of street lu tho clly of Medfonl to pay for tho main In front of hln.hnvn been paved. Making Medford premlKen, the ichiiII would he that h the lient pnvod city of Its dim In tho would. In fact pi)' fur hlm own main country. Kvery yard of thin paving mid iiIho help pay for the main of bin , bns been carefully lnnierted and I morn forlunalo nolghbor lu front of feel wnrrnnted In nnylng that nowhoro whomi pierulHen tlm main bad Ix-eu I hnn thero evnr been laid so largo nn previously Installed It was then-1 amount of paring of a more unlform foro decided to Issue to each property . ly high (tinllty and consldorlng nil owner paying nn Inslu'liuent on nj tho conditions, at a more roanonablo wnler main aHMVuinu nl n certificate lost. Ho far as I know, thorn Ih uot, which would bo good for thu anifliint In tho city or Medfonl. n dcfoctlvo tlieieof In payment for water to bo used on tils premium In thin wny tho pu)iiieul of tlm water main as HouMfiieut becomes lu reality merely a payment In udvanie for water lo be usoil on tho premises nml tho cost of tlm distributing system Is In facl paid by tlm surplus wnter of thu city which would otherwise have gone toithem their pnvlng w waste This plan has proved ix-'n not too much to treiuel popular nml successful mid ' bringing of tho CInrk-Hcnry Con under It tlm city hnn built about I ntructlon company Into tho paving twenty iiiIIoh of water maliin cover- work In Western Oregon was the Ing all iinrts or tho city nt n cost of almost 1.100.000.00 nml tho neccs snry money has been readily procur ed. Tlm result Is Hint the receipts of tho water dopartment havo gono also saved tho other cities of West up by leaps mid bounds. At tho pros- .rn Oregon large ntnounts an well, out tlmo tho cash receipts of tho,j-10 ciy naH never nttotnptod In nny water NVstelil lire inom tllllll 130,-lu-nv In nrniiinl nrnuerlv nwners from 000 00 per annum and lu addition Bolectlng, If they chose, nny other moro than IfiOOO.OO of water per an- form of pavement, not from sccur iiiiiii Is paid with eertlllrntes IhniioiI -nK contractors lo make better pro- on accouui oi pajiieiim n iu-r main assessments. Wnter rentuls In tho tltv of Medford m as low- as the average of two hundred cities In tlm United Suites coniernlng which wo havo tlm tUtn. The supply al lowed to liners In nt tho present tlmo prncllcall) nnllinltiHl. all niton being ,loweVor wai tial the contractom as based on urtllmltod 7':idi.P tended before fairly getting Into tho iie.-.n. ih-iiik -"""""""': .work. leaving behind them a largo however, that '" w0 '. number of credltom and tho proper years as tlm el gr. it, l III Ui - , came ,0 th0 ct. 08klnB round w'l '"'"" p "". ", 'VI , It to take over tho matter of paving measure the w r 'urnMied to nt;r f , , t u conlract t users. Tlm experience or other cities . f.nri,.i,inr.. rormiructlon com bns been that thin method hnn result ' !."" c'"r.'i;.,,r"r . Coniruction com ml In much moro careful and cconom leal use of wnter by water user, and greatly Increases the number of us ers who ran bo furnished water from u given supply. Hand In band withe Installation of nn ndequnte distributing system for our water, has gono the work of luitnlllug nn ndeijuate scwerngo sys tem This work was absolutely en entlal to tho health and weHaro of the city and It has been carried for ward with energy by tho city during tlu i.nst four years. Tho proceeding admlnlHtratlnn rrallxlng tho nrgentj(,'urnK th ,Blt foUf n)orc nrcesslty for t his work, had con- ,,,,.. than an. 0, tho BmaHeit clt- sirucieil on iiivemiuu siruuu. " - Ing tho fall and winter of 190S a,,)cro ,,, hecn'lh ,owcgt of all). cUy trunk sower nt a cost or nbout 120.. ,n Btate The ,ax ,0 for ctJf 000 00 but lind not paid for the same nor made nny provisions for raising tho money therefor. Tho work of flndluc n wny to pay for this trunk sewer wns bequeathed as a legacy to tho present administration. The larger part of this was paid by care ful economy nnd by saving for this purpose, n portion of the money lev led lor tho general expenses or the city. lu addition the city has. during Hie past fourjears constructed moro than twenty miles of sanitary sewer covering most of tho city. There hnvn also been constructed htorm sewora to carry off tho flood water from the slreets during tho rainy season at n cost of moro than J'.'S. 2S2.!fi. The sewors which have been built hnvo been placed at a Hiifflelcnt depth to drain basements and are of udequnto slo to meet, not only pronont requirements, but tlm requirements which nro likely to exist for cousldorablti period of tho future. Another Important work which was Immediately undertaken, wns the paving of the streets of tho city. lu tho mimmer of ll0S contracts had been lot for tho paving or n row block on Main street with bltultthlc nnvemcut nnd u Part of the pavomenl had been paid During tho summer of 1000 tho work on Mnlu street was completed nnd Oakdulo avenue was paved. A contract was nlso let for paving We,t Main street, but the work was not carrieu 10 companion. It becmnn evident that during tho season of 1010 there would bo a large demand from the property ownem for paving. The cost of tlm llltullthlo pavement had nveraged nbout J2.B0 per yard mid It was determined, If possible to hccuro a satisfactory pavement nt n lower prlro. Accord ingly tho mayor and council in tho spring of 1010 took steps to ascer tain Just what amount or paving would bo wanted hy proporty owners during that season. Tho majority or the proporty ownem on a largo number or Htreet asked to havo their streotH paved nnd tho city having gotten together n lareg ntnount of work it wns determined Hint tho mayor and a commlttoo of tho coun cil should go to California nnd elto vvhero to Interview pnvlng contrac tors, oxnmlno their work nnd at tompt to Hccuro proposals from them for doing this work. A largo mini bor or paving contractors wore Inter viewed and when bids wero called ror. n considerable number of propo sitions wero submitted which re sulted In n largo saving to tho city. Tho mayor nnd coimcll however, woro not satisfied that tho vory low est preo obtainable had been se cured nnd accordingly all bids wore rojocted and a now campaign wns ontercd upon to secure still other contractor to bid nnd If possible still lower offers. At the second bidding, the Clark-Henry Construction com pany submitted u proposition which tho mayor and council considered ex tromoly rensonnblo and which meant n reduction from prices paid of ovor thirty per cent. Thero work had Peon, cxninlnetl nml found, to bo first cIiinh lu nvnry renpect and tho prlco ut which they offnrml to Iny tlm pav ing wiih coiiNlilornhlr! lower than any paving of Nlmllar character had over been done for In Urn utato of Ore gon, lu fnct tho price hid for thin company wnn HiiliHlnutlnlly lower than thu city of I'ortlnnd wiIh paying for work of tho name character, although the cunt or freight on the matcrlnl entering Into thu pavement from I'ortlnnd to Medfonl In between .10 and 10 cenln per yard. Accordingly i n largo contract wan given to tho yard of their paving. Further proof Hint the price at which wo hsvo se cured this paving Is reasonable ami i low, In that practically all tho other 'cities of Western Oregon have taken I advantage of the presence of tho Clark-Henry Construction company , In this section and have awarded work, in intt it say that the I means of breaking tho pnvlng com- blnntlon which nrovloiisly existed and not only saved moro than $200,- nno.OO to tho cltv of Medford. but ( positions If they wore able to do so. In one Instance, the property owners on ono of tho streets undertook to carry on tho paving themselves and awarded a contract to another firm on what seemed to them to be moro mien nlnnniiuu 9wmm Tlin rata II 1 1 . pany which was done, Tho work of tho mayor nnd conn ell during tho past four years has been marked with uniform harmony and unfailing spirit of co-operation. It has been tho constant and earnest of fort of every man connected with tho government of the city to give tho city n careful, ecoomlcal business administration of city affairs. This fact has been reflected In the mod erate expenditures of tho city during this administration and the conse quent low tax rate. In spite of tho f-tnt fhat fAi1ffit-il Vi I it niTPnia i.l i , nr..nn t. -., i.niini. ptirpohes for tho year 1910 was S mills; for 1911. 9 4 mills, and for the year 1912. 9.9 mills. In this amount has been Included. not only the money necessary for running tho city, but also many thou sands or dollars lor other purjoscs among which hnvo been tho cost of building a new bridge across Dear creek at Jackson street, the cost of Installing the htorm sowers; or build ing n new septic tank; the new mar ket building and ror paying the prin cipal portion or tuo cost or tuo trunk sew or on ltlversldo avenue. Thu city tins nl no tlmo during the past tour years, been in default In tho payment of IIh general fund wnr rants, thero having always been on hand. In tlm city treasury, ample fuuilH to meet In cash every obllga Hon of tlm city. It bus been my earnest endeavor to glvo the people or this city an administration or the tiollro depart nient and particularly with respect to the liquor trainee, which would meet tho approval and wishes of tho majority or tho ticopm or the city. I hnvo endeavored to fairly nnd Intelligently enforce the Inws of the Ktato of Oregon and the ordinance of tho city ol Medrord in every partlcu lar. Thu saloons havo !ccu closed promptly nt tho hour provided for by ordinance, constant watch has been kept to seo that liquors wero not hold to minors mid Hint thuy were not allowed to bo In the saloons Needless to sny tliero hnvo been vio lations of tho law. This Is Inevit able Tho Inwa agtilnst larceny, burg lary and even murder havo at times been violated In tho city but such violations us hnvo occurred In the liquor laws, havo occurred despite tlm vigilance of tlm present adminis tration mid not becauso of any ludty therein. Tho population of Medford has doubled lu tho last tour years, but believing that It Ih for the best in terests of tho city that tho number of salootiH should bo kept small so that every mini In tlm business can mako ti living profit without resort- Ing to questionable practices mul law violations nnd Hint then everybody In tho business Hliould bo hold to a strict compliance with tho laws, wo havo not Increased tho number of liquor llcensea In tho city except to gtvu bars to tho two first class hotels which huvo been erected during mat period. In fact thero uro In tho city nsldo from theso two hotel bars, ono less saloon than thero was four years ago. In view of tho fact that tho population has so greatly Increased, while tho number of saloons bus boon hold btiitlonary, wo considered that wo might fairly nilso tho prlco of liquor licenses mid decrease tho hours during which the saloonsu wero pormltted to bo open. Accordingly tho prlco of llconso was Increased from $SOOV00 to J1000.00 und tho closing hour was ninilo ono hour earlier. 1 am iivvuro that ninny good pcoplo would huvo liked to see still moro radical action taken In this rospect but It scorns to mo that It Is a suf ficient uuswer to sny that uudor tho Initiative uml roforvnduiu theso peo ple urn nt liberty to tirotioso at nny election nn ordinance putting Into effect their Ideas nml If the samo had met with the approval of a ma jority of tho votorn or tho clly, f would have been diligent to carry In to effect the provisions of nny such ordinance. In thin matter, nn In nil others, I mil a firm believer lu tho principle that tlm lawn should reflect tho will of the pcoplo anil so long nn tho Initiative and referendum In open to tho people, no ono can rightly complain hernusn Inwn are not pann ed to null their particular Ideas. Ho long nn their public servants faith fully etidenvor to support end enforce the Inwn an they exist. During Urn four yearn thnt I have been mayor of Medford, and not withstanding (ho great amount of public Improvement of nil kinds thnt hnvo been carried on, not one dollar tins been recovered ngnlust the city for iliimngiHi nrlnlng out of personal Injury either to persons or property nnd no amount hnn been paid out by wny of comnromlso for any such mat ters except In ono Instance nnd Hint amount of thin pa) nient won only 1200. I submit that thin speaks well for tho enrn with which tho work In thin city hnn been carried on. When I became mayor, I found a dispute nf long standing botwecn the city of Medford nnd tho local light company. It appears that In 1'jor,. tho city and tho light company had entered Into a contrnrt whereby tho light company agreed to furnish tho city fiower for lighting nnd pumping at 1 1-lc per klllowatt hour, Whon In 1907 tho city turned Its lighting plant over to tho Klcctrlc company under n franchise wherein 4c per klllowatt hour was llxca as the minimum charge which tho com pany wan required to mako for dec trip power In tho city, tho company immediately raised tho claim that thin franchlso operated to abrogate tho old contract fixing tho rate of 1 1-lc per klllowntt hour and author I zed tho company to chargo tho city for power furnished thereafter at tho rate of Ic per klllowatt hour an fixed by tho franchise. Tho company pre sented to tho city eacn monin lis bills bawd on tho lr. rato, which the city refused to pay. but Instead ord ered wnrrnntn drawn nt the 1 l-4c rate Tho company In retnllatlon re fused to pay tho Ii per cent on Ita gross earnings to the city nn required by tho franchlso und at tho tlmo I be- camn mayor this practice had gone on until the amount disputed ex cceded $7000.00. lly taking a firm ntt tude In thin matter and threaten Ing Immediate litigation, wo were able to settle this controversy on tho basis of tho city's claim. We also be came convinced, upon investigation, that tlso charge of 25c mado to each of tho users of electricity for each month as a meter charge, was illegal and contrary to tho terms of Its charter. Wo accordingly advised all property owners that they wero uu dor no obligations to pay this charge and offered to conduct an Injunction Hiilt In enso tho company should threaten to shut off tho supply of electricity from any consumer by rea son of such refusal. Tho company, however, refused to permit. tho Issuo to bo raised In this manner by avoid Ing all threats to shut off tho elec tricity from thoo who refused to nay the meter charge. While tho mntter stood In this shape, tho man acement of tho company chanifed hands and tho now- officials recogniz ing tho Justice of the city's conten tion In this respect voluntarily aoan tinned tlin uractlco of making a rim-in. tor meter rentals which has resulted In a saving to the people of tho city of several thousand dol lars per year. On Juno Cth of tho year of 1912, tho Klectrlc company acting under the provisions of Its franchise, tend ered tho city J20.000 by vlrtuo of which It claimed to bo released from all liability to further pay per cent of Ita gross earnings to the city. Whllo thero Is some question to the validity of tho franchise of this compnny, In view of tho fact that It was passed and approved by tho voters of tho city after a thor ough discussion and general under stand nc of tho mattor ana in viow or tho further tact that tho company. actlnc under tho franchise, in goou faith, has made largo expenditures. I believe that It would bo unjust and unwisn to oucstlon tho validity of tho franchlso and that tho tender mado by the company bo accepteo by tho city and all claim to tho fur ther navmont of 5 per cent aband oned. 1 do, however bcllevo that tho city Is entitled to better rates on Its street lighting than It receive at tho present tlmo and that perhaps tho peoplo of tho city should receive a lower rato for commercial lighting. This Is a mattor which should bo taken un bv tho next administration and thoroughly Investigated. Under tho new Public Utility uommissiou Law of Oregon, matters, such as this can bo roferred to tho commission and a decision had thereon. ThU Is ono of tho first matters which should recelvo attention by tho next administration. The preset administration has eon of tho onlnlon that tho facl'.tUeii for crossing near creek should bo Im proved nnd two years ago U was de cided that a new oruuo snouiu oo constructed across tho creek at Jackson street. In order to accom pllsh this result without Increasing tho Indebtcducsa or tno cuy a tax oi ouo mill was included In tho general fund levy for tho years of 1910 and 1911. A now and bettor brldgo nt Mnlu Htreet was also a great ueces slty. Tho charter of tho city of Med ford placed upon tlio county ino onu gatlon of building this latter brldgo ami In order to Induco tho county to build tho city a now and substantial brldgo at this place, negotiations woro entered upon and tho city fin ally agreed to pay $13,500,00 for tho old brldgo at this point, tho samo to b0 applied toward tho cost or a new brldgo. This proposition having been acconted. tho old brldgo was takon down nnd replaced at Jackson streot and tho county awarded a contract for tho bu Idlng of n liantlsomo now brldgo at Main streot. Tho litiga tion which followed botwecn cortaln taxnavora of tho county and tho comity officials and contractor is familiar to everyone. It Is suffi cient to state that tho contention of the city was sustained by ho highest court and that tho new brldgo across Hoar creek at Main street Is nearlng completion and the old bridge has already been tKvi d.QWI (tn.d. vo- placed at Jackson street. Tho cost of tho purchase of tho old bridge wan paid by a bond Issuo but tho cent of tearing It down and rebuild ing It, amounting to nearly $0000.00 wns pnld by tho city out of It tax moneys. Tho balance of the money real I ied from tho extra tax for tho brldgo wan used by tho city In pay Ing for other necessary expenses such nn tho building of n now septic tank. This tho city had a perfect right to do ror tho reason that tho charter does not contemplate tho making of levies for particular purposoH pnd under the charter thoro aro hut threo funds In the city. Street nnd road fund: the debt paying fund! and tho general fund from which nil other expenditures aro paid. Whllo for convenience tho general fund hnn been divided up and In levying It dif ferent amounts aro calculated for dif ferent purposes, In contemplation of law, tho general fund levies aro nit ono lovy and tlio moneys realized therefrom may lawfully bo used by tho city In such portions an aro found expedient for tho different noods of tho city. During the pant year tho city man aged to wivo from Itn current funds sufficient money to erect a Public. Market building on ltlversldo avenue and to defray the necessary expensed of maintaining nnd operating tho same. I feel Justified in saying that thin Public Market has resulted In u great benefit to tho people of tho city In reducing tho cost of living nnd I earnestly urge that it bo supported and encouraged in every possible way by th- next administration. There havo been other accomplish ments during tho past four yearn, tho Iroportanco of which would deservo extended comment wero It not that thli report In already sufficiently long to try tho patience of the public. During the past year tho Public LI brary of tho city has been housod In a flno new building and amplo pro visions havo been mado for Its main tenance in a manner which will mako It a credit to tho city. In tho recent tax levy wnn Included an appropria tion of nbout $1000.00 to defray tho expenses or this Institution during the coming year and provldo a fund tor now books. Tho growth of tho city of Medford and tho erection of ft considerable number of new buildings along mod ern nnd tnoro metropolitan lines has rendered necessary moro modern and adequate fire protection. According ly during tho last year a paid flro department was Instituted In the city and I feel warranted In stating that this department, with tho assistance of tho splendid water supply of tho city and tho modern cqulproont which has been purchased for It. will bo found capable of affording tho city first class flro protection. This movo has also added several thousand dol lars each year to tho necessary ex penses of tho city. Tho growth of tho city also seemed to render desirous. If not necessary, that additional safeguards bo thrown about our elections In order to re movo tho danger which always ex ists In larger communities, of fraud ulent voting. Accordingly wo sub mitted to tho legal votora of tho city, about a year ago, an amendment to tho charter requiring tho voters to bo registered for our annual city election. This provision of the char ter was In force at the last annual election and worked satisfactorily. In conclusion, permit mo to say that I feel much prldo In tho city of Medford and In tho work that has been dono during tho past four yearn, to mako it tho most modern and up to date city of Its slzo In the United States. Wbllo I bcllevo It can be truthfully Bald that In carrying on tho cxtonslvo work of Improving, no monoy han been wasted and tho work haa been done for tho lowest possible prlco. Still it Ih nevertheless truo that a largo amount of money has becti expended and a heavy Indebtedness has been contracted. I firmly bc llevo that the cxperienco of the fu ture will Justify tho wisdom of these expenditures. Iiut nevertheless it must bo recognized that the present burden on many of our cltlxena U heavy. In my Judgment, it should bo tho aim of tho next administration to do everything possible to lighten this burden. .lgld economy In every department should bo practiced and considerable foreboaranco oxtended to those taxpayers and property own em who manifest a disposition to do their best to moot their obligations to tho city. In this connection, I ven ture to call nttentlon to the fact that tho outstanding assessments due tho city for paving, sower and wator mains, when collected are paid out In redeeming tho outstanding Im provement and water main bonds of tho city. Whllo theso bonds aro pay able at any tlmo they aro not duo for ten years from tho dato of their Is suance although tho Interest thereon must bo paid annually. It Is a ser ious question whether it would uot bo wUo during tho present period of depression and stringency, to permit property owners who aro unablo to meet tho Installments falling duo on these assessments, to pay tho Intorcst thoreon thereby providing a fund for tho payment of tho Interest on tho bonds and grant to them an, exten sion In making payment ou tho prin cipal of these asscBSinonts. This can bo dono without Inconvenience to tho city and It would result In leav ing In tho community a considerable amount of money which Is neodod for conducting or business. It might bo that a small charge should bo made In cabo of granting of nny Buch ex tension, to cover tho cost of tho ad ditional clerical work. Tho fnct that rigid economy U necessary during tho noxt yoar or two does not moan that tho progress and Improvement of tho city should stop. Thero lu still much work to bo done In Medford In making tho city u beautiful and a more desirable, placo In which to live. Tho city oc cupies tho position of tho building on which hto work of tho carpenters and tho plumbers has been complet ed. Tho decorating aud beautifying still remains to bo dono. Hut this ts work which' can now bo dono large ly with our own labor and without oxpendlturo of any great umount of money. Efforts should bo made to Improvo tho parking strips on our streota. A crusade should bo waged against weoda and much similar work can be douo by our own labor In the way of beautifying and finishing the Jiespcotfutly. ,v,,. W, II, QAN0N.. t