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SPECIAL ELECT ON
FOR SEPT EMBER 1 4
PAVING
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At the rcgiilnr meeting of the
pity council hold Tuesday night a
resolution passed its first rending
nulling for the holding of n special
election September 14, to vote upon
the Med.vnski robonding issue. The
leport of tbo cominillec composed of
Bert Anderson, J. A. Perry, F. II.
Fehl, F. J. Newman and Dclroy Oct
I'hell whs filed mid nceepted. The
report recommend Hint bonds to the
Jimount of 1,010,000.00 be issued
to cover the paving indebtedness, and
holds it to be the lexical step at this
time. The committee reports that
the equitable distribution of the taxes
is one ol the problems befoic Hie
city.
lite council passed n vote of
thanks Jo the committee for their
labors. It is likely that the city will
vote upon the police matron and city
charter (picstions at the name time.
The claim of .Mrs. ('. II. Pierce who
unstained injuries when she. slipped
on a rio n tho pavement u front of
Ihe Economy meal market last
spring, wiih discussed but no definite
action taken. It is probable Hint
her claim for .fLTiOO will bo disal
lowed. The application of tho Ilogue River
Publics service corporation .for nri
electric light franchise was discussed
but no nction taken.
The regular monthly salaries and
bills were allowed.
The repoit of the rcbonding com
mittee follows;
On tho sixteenth of July, 1915, a
muss meeting of tho citlzeiiH of Mod
ford was held, which passed a resolu
tion InHtructliiK the chairman to ap
point a citizens' commlttco to tako
up, Investigate and report on a plan
to rcbond tho city for the purposo of
calling In and taking up the outstand
ing paving bonds Issued under the
Hancroft act, and to repay to proper
ty owners paving assessments and In
terest paid.
Tho chairman appointed tho fol
lowing mombers on that cemmittee:
Ilert Anderson, Dolroy Ootchol, B. 11.
Fehl, J. A. Perry and V. J, Newman.
This committee has , hejdr,rtUy. .ses
sions for the past iVowceks. jfhas
called heforo It a large number "of
property owners, representing "every
class of business, nnd has sought and
lecelved the advlco of bankers and
bond buyers. It has looked Into the
question from every concolvablo
Mandpolnt, with tho slnglo thought
aim purposo of finding a plan that
would he feasible and workable, and
that would preserve and conserve tho
credit of the city; that would bo Just
and equitable to tho taxpayers; and
which would meet the approval of a
big mnjorlty of the voters.
We, therefore, heg leave to recom
mend, that tho council tako tho nec
essary steps to Issuo approximately
$l,01i;,000 worth of bonds, running
for ten to thirty yearsj at flvo per
cent Theso bonds to be sold to tako
up the following Indebtedness, to-wlt.
$ri0ri,2ii0 worth of outstanding pav
ing bonds, nnd to refund about $4!i0,
7."0 paid by the property owners on
paving assessments. We furthor rec
ommend that If the entire $1,010,000
worth of bonds can bo teadlly sold
at a satisfactory price, that those who
own lots ujion which paving assess
ments have been paid In full or In
part, shall bo reimbursed In cash. Hut
If the city officials find that tbo sell
lug price, of tbo bonds would bo af
fected or Impaired by offering the to.
tal Issuo on tho open market, then,
and In that event, such property own-
era as bnvo paid paving assessments
shall receive in satisfaction for their
Indebtedness, bonds bearing tbo same
lato of interest, and at tho going
market price of the bonds sold out
tddo of the elty, such refund, whether
in cash or in bonds, to bo given to
tho present owners of tho proporty
affected.
The most difficult problem that tho
ccommltteo has had to contend with,
Is the one of equalizing and adjusting
the cost of paving.
There are two propositions on
which all classes agree. The first,
that the proporty abutting on a paved
street should pay a greater sbaro of
such improvoment than the property
located on an unpaved street. The
becond Is that proporty on an unpav
ed street should pay some share of
flie cost of paving. Tho views as tojCrus,,e,, Rocl
vhat percentage each should pay are "
wide nnd divergent. Two general
plans of adjustment havo been tils-,
oussed beforo the committee. The one
pUn is to soil long-time bonds and.
take up all our paving Indebtedness
which woHlil.frec and unlneumber a l
of the property on paved streets
The re-value all of tbo real estate
In the city for the purposo of taxation
plaeiHR a hlglwr valuation on lots lo
Mte4 on paveMottt, than nn lets not
oh pa rod irt.
Te ether plan hUommw! U one
wberobjr U prafarty akiUlHS "
pavM- trei wmOJ be mails to pu
a lertalR pr cui of the oot of pav
lug, by special tax under tho Daiicrott
act plan, and tho remainder of tho
paving cost bo liquidated by selling
long-time bonds and calling In the
outstanding paving bonds.
The principal objection that tho
committee finds to the last named
plan is that it will bo necessary for
the city to collect tho paving cost by
two entirely different methods of tax
ation, and with opo of the methods
already discredited and unpopular.
Tho committee does not hold that
the last named plan is not ns Just and
cqultablo as any other that can bo
devised, but it does believe that in a
great measure it would leave the city
In a good deal tho same situation It Is
now in. .
Wo believe that the plan recom
mended by your commltteo will, If
carried out, at once relieve the situa
tion. It will remove n special, and
to a certain extent, nn unjust burden
from a largo portion of the property
within tho city. It will provide a
direct, certain and equitable method
of collecting tho Rixes instead of the
present unequal and Inadequate sys
tem; It will relievo the city from tho
necessity of starting a largo number
of foreclosure suits with tho usual
cost, delay and uncertainty that fol
lows such procedure, thus saving to
our citizens largo sums of money
which might otherwise be wasted In
useless nnd cxpcuslvo Ijtlgatlon, re
sulting In loss to all and good to none
thereby Increasing Instead of decreas
ing the general burden, and in the
ineantluio the city will not bo collect
ing a dollar to meet the principle or
Interest on Its paving bonds, Its credit
nnd standing will hclmpntred and Its
property nnd exchange values pnr
alled. "Wo believe, and our opinion is for
tified by a big majority of the proper
ty owners whom we have had before
us, that It this special assessment
plan cun bo changed to n general tax
atlon plan, running over a period of
years, the city will find Itself In a
stronger position In every way, and
that general stagnation otpl dissatis
faction will give Way to renewed nc
tlvltv and confidence.
Wo find, that for genornl purposes
of taxation, tho property on paved
streets at present, Is valued no higher
than that on unpaved streets. This
method of valuation has been prac
ticed becausa it was recognized that
tho property nbuttlng on pavement
was standing a special burden of tax
ation, nnd wo believe that If tho plan
wo recommend Is properly
worked
out, -that tho property on paved
slropvtiT atSrhCftbo valued for pur
poses" or taxation at ali;;her flguro
than the property on unpaved streets;
and that I ho matter wllfadjust'itsolf.,
In a fair and cqultablo way. To mako
this result more certain, and our de
sire In tho matter more binding, wo
suggest that tho city council each
year appoint a commltteo of three
taxpayers, one from each ward of the
city, to work In conjunction with the
county assessor In equalizing tho val
ues of all property In tbo city, such
committee to servo without pay.
From tbo Information this commit
tee can gntber, wo believe tho bonds
can lie sold, and nt a good flguro.
Medford Is a modern little city, It
hns largo assets In the way of public
Improvements, and modern conven
iences. It Is tho commercial center
of u territory, largo In actual and po
tential wealth. Its people aro honest,
Industrious and resourceful. Theso
things the buyer of municipal bonds
recognizes and appreciates fully, and
nil wo have to do Is to unitedly get
behind any reasonable bonding prop
osition. Your committer further recom-
INSIST
Medford Concrete Construction Co. Inc
Sewer Pipe
Culverts
Drain Tile
Irrigation Pipe
Valves and Gates
Lawn Rollers
Concrete Sand
Brick Sand
Plaster Sand
Investigate our
Office and Wareheuse:
R. R. bet. Main and Sixth.
Gravel and
C. J.
MEDFORD SASH
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At the meeting Tfle-ilny evening,
the city council adopted the follow
ing resohiticn;t(i prftec)t the jtiti's
wntar aupl'ljv; ; ' , , '
He it resolved by4 the eily council
of tho city 'oftedford. Oregen:
Section l, Thnt from" mud nfler
the taking effect of Ihit resolution nil
Jiontiug, htliiting and fishing by Hie
public in and upon the waters known
as Fish Lake, in Jackson county,
Oregon, shall he prohibited; and no
camping or living by Hie public with
in two hundred yards from high witt
er mark of said lake shall ha al
lowed. Section 2. Inasmuch as the water
of the said Fish Lake is the witter
supply of the city of Mcdfotd, and
the matter and things which (his
lesolution propose to regulate is of
the utmost importance and threat
ens to injuriously distui b the peace,
impair the health, and uiinoy the so
ciety of the city, and inasmuch as it
is for such rensnn necessary thnt
such mailers should be regulated, mid
that this resolution should become
operative, an emergency i hereby
declared to exist, mid this resolution
shall he in full force and (fleet ins -medinfely
after its passage.
NEW ZEALAND FORMS
NATIONAL MINISTRY
LONDON', Aug. !. A national min
istry has been formed in New Zonl
nnil consisting of five government
and five opposition members, accord
ing to a Keutor's despatch from Wel
lington, DIED
I). 11. Iteame, age 82 years, 10
months, nnd 22 days died at his home
In this city, Tuesday, August 3, 1915,
of ailments common to old age. For
18 years ho lived in this city, and
wns n familiar flguro, known to
many as a house to house canvnssor
and salesman of small articles. Fun
eral at 2 p. m. Thursday Aug. ",
1W111. Breeze of Talent officiating, at
Weeks & .McGownn's chapel,
I). II. Reamo was born In Center
county, Pennsylvanja, Sopt. 1 2th,
1832. Ho' was married' to, Harriot
GaldweU Infills early,' twnUes in
Clenrfle!cTT'cnriT After flftecn'ycarH
she died. In lS7i" hVwni; married to
Llzzlo L. Johnston. To this UJon
was bom three children, two gjrfS'
and a l"v . The son, Kobort. now
resides In Medford. He leaves a
wlfonnd son to mourn his loss,
mends tnat tho proporty owners on
Iteddy nvenuo bo reimbursed for tho
cost of paving pnld by them for pav
ing between Itoosevelt and McAn-
drews street on Iteddy nvenuo, tho
amount of which paving Is approxim
ately $22.iri0 and is included In tho
$1,010,000 estimate above set forth
as theso parties caused such paving
to be laid at their own expenso nnd
paid therefore out of their Individual
funds,
BRUT ANDERSON,
DBMtOY (IBTCHBL. ,
HAUL II. FBUL,
J. A, l'KRRY,
F. J. NB W.MAN,
Commltteo.
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TO PROTECT SOURG
OF WATER SUPPLY
ON HAVING HOME MADE PRODUCTS
'And thereby help the payrolls we have and help build up larger ones
THESE GOODS ARE MADE IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY KEEP THE MONEY AT HOME
products. You can't go wrong If you
use them.
Plans and Estimates Furnished Free on your Irriga
tion, Drainage and Road Construction Work.
Cement for sale at Warehouse or Factory
Factery:
N. Riverside Ave.
SEMON, Manager
INSTEAD OF
FOLDING DOORS
in rir house, we would advise you
to Install those pillars of beauty.
The) 'II match ln-ntly botweon par
lors or between the dining room and
parlor. Tho rooms will be more
I'rtaat and iheorful and tbey don't
iot much Let iu Mtlmate.
& DOOR CO.
KITTREOGE
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F. A. Kittrcdge, division engineer
for tho state highway commission, in
charge of the Siskiyou section, who
laid out the Siskiyou grade and sup
erintended its const Miction ns well as
the paved highway through tho coun
ty, hns resigned his position to ac
cept appointment as superintendent
of convict labor organization for the
California highway commission with
hendquarter at Wtllels. Ho will
probably be succeeded by T. M. Davis
his present nsswtant.
Tbe position taken by Mr. Kitt
rcdge was created by the last legis
lature and carries with it a substan
tial increase in salary over his pres
ent position, ns well as a permanent
position. The convicts will he
worked on the state highway nnd Mr.
Kittrcdge will Jm'vn charge of tbe
engineering, construction nnd or
ganization. The announcement of .Mr. Kilt
redge's departure, all bough in (be
undue of u promotion, was received
with regret liv Highway Kuuineer
Canliiie and by citizens of .lueksoii
county generally. Tho Siskiyou
grade stands as a monument of his
engineering' ability as a road builder
uiul his great regret upon leaving,
is Hint he cannot remain to finish its
paving.
Rapid progress is now being mndc
in paving tho road, -lot) feet of pave
ment being laid Tuesday and tlnee-ipia'itors-
of n mile having been fin
ished. Annul hull' the crew employed
Insl year in paving operations is
employed.
NEW YORK CITY
' FLOOD BY STORM
NBW YOIUC, Aug. I. Streets in
New York city nnd Its suburbs woro
turned Into yellow rivers, surface and
elevated traffic was liiully crippled,
wires were blown Into a tangled net
work, trees were uprooted nnd hun
dreds of cello, wepi .flooded In a
torrential downpour that broko over
tho Metropolitan section this forenoon
to the accompaniment of a sixty mile
Rale.
-Jrv the, height of the golo a smnll
scjiooneiv went l0 "10 bottom. Ileri
captain antf7 sailor were drowned
In n small boaf
Along tho northern, const of Now1
Jersey, thebaic wreuKod damngo dif
ficult to estimate Sought, swept
by the ocean three times' within 18
months, wns battered again.
In many parts of NoWYorft c'v
and Ilrooklyu, tbe streets lay uii.,'er
water from two to three feet deep,
For morothan 30 hours Xew York
had been water soaked when tho
heavy rain began about f a, in. to
day, 'Within four hours thereafter,
'the rainfall totalled 0110 and a half
Inches In' tho city. At Sandy Hook
tho total wns 2. 72 Indies. Shortly
nfter 9 a. m. the Blur intnpored off,
the heavy rainfall ceased and In Its
stead there camo n steamy drizzle.
Por
GALVANIZED
TANKS
OIL AND WATER
and
IRRIGATING PIPE
Go to J. A. SMITH
128 N. Grape St.
Telephone 890
Medford Iron Works
E. G. Trowbridge, Prop.
General Foundry and
Machine Work3
Phone '101; Res. Phono 503J
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Ginghams, Lawns, Mulls and 7
Voiles worth to 65c, now
Other like reductions
THE MAY CO.
STORM TIES .UP
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IH'FFAI.O X. Y., Aug. I. Traffic
between tho east and tho west over
both tho I.ako Shore and Nlckol Plato
railroads, was completely tied up
from the time tho cloudburst let go
over Brio last night, until. 8 o'clock
this morning. Washouts wero un
precedented in depth and extent.
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Smokers of
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Cigarettes fifteen yenra ago
sire smokers of
Turkish Trophies
Cljtarettea today!
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capacity from the time
reductions count for the
Goods to be
The rnlu storm which culminated
In tho cloudburst nt Brie, covered
all of Northern Pennsylvania and
Western New York'. It began with
a terrific downpour yesterday after
noon and continued practically with
out cessation nil through tho night.
In no plnce except In tho Immodlnto
vicinity of Brio, however, did It ap
proach tho cloudburst stage.
PIIONB 205.
THE MODEL CASH GROCERY
AT NO. i! WICST JACKSON ST.
Motorcycle Quick Delivery and We Save You Money. Give Ua a Trial
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Nothing reserved. Articles may be assorted.
Abb aOOPS CASH ON IlBUVBItY. "SKItVICB" IS OITR MOTTO
Trained Heads and Skilled Hands
AHB AIAVAYS IN DB.MANI). KXIIOMj NOW AT TUB
Medford Commercial College
And prepare yourself to meet tho demands of DiihIucbs Men.
Kown'u "llookkeeplng & Accountancy," (Iregg Shorthand, nnd Touch
Typewriting Thoroughly Taught by Bxperlcuccd Specialists.
Day ain't l11 School now In sosslon nt 31, N. drape Strcot, Medfoid, Or.
i years
;ot tho
Cunimnr 1 nnnloiVno'CTntllo
uuiuiiiui lYUiiuiaucdt,
Window Screens
Door Screens
Porch Swings
Lawn Seats
Cedar Chests
are right and will please.
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Fixture Factory
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Philadelphia Flooded
PIIII,Ar)BMMIIA, Aug. 4 Consid
erable minor dnmngo was dono in this
section early today by a heavy rain
storm which was accompanied by a
high wind. Nearly three inches of
rain fell and tho wind reached a max
imum velocity of 40 miles nn hour.
Much damage to crops nnd fruit
trees wns reported.
I.MMBDIATB DBLIVBIIY
ureon Trading stamps, .
this sate if ym brine this adJIiElf
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I)lt. MARTIN O. HARIIrnt m
clan and surgeon. Offleo I'alui
block, opposlto Nash Hotel. Horns
10 to 12. 1 to i. Phono 110-.1.
T 6. IliNKTMTl).. SI'ilOIALIST .
Kyu, car, nose and throat, offleo
228 Kast Main, resldeuco 1131
East Main; office hours 'J a. in. to
" 1-30 to C n. in. Tolophonoa
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Rogue River Valley
Cannery o
The Best Made
Help Home Industry.
Try Loganherry Juice and Sherbets
at the fountains and ice cream par
lors. p
, Patronize tho institution
J thnt mnintnins tho Largest
Payroll in Medford.
The Medford
Printing Co.
Tho Best Equipped ph
Plant in Oregon outside of
Portland.
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