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MEDFORD MATT. TRTRUNE, MEDTTORD, OTiECIOJ-T, TIlTRSDAY, JAtf CTARY 0, 19W.
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EARLY VOTE ON
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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..
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