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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (June 16, 1929)
0 MTCWOftD MATL TitTBUNTC, AfEDFOUD, ORKOOX, RUN DAY, .1UXK 10. 1 920 1 1 I T 'I STATEMENT BY WATER BOARD UPON PROBLEM LI Sale of Excess Supply to Outside Districts Held Good Business, Means to Meet Bond Indebted ness, r;nd licrease Reven ue Heavy Wastage Shrown By Commission Records. i-dlonl uiu tin- fiu wiil K.vis T'io liitn rd of water ; ntr.s of i lit riiy of M lift t with pi encnijiiK ii ns u i iiri, wnk h nn insigtu lulu the; mishit; limn tile iipi-rallon of ihr in w i.ifi Culte priliKH W.Uit .y.i tt Ml. WJlUii IHiw hUlipliCH tile i ll) . When I ne main iipc 1-iie from thi se hpriiiKS wun cuniil(-ie( ami utiai lu-il ii the rlty iii-i nhui iim lii.iiiis near the reseivuliH on t'n j II nl 1 1 two hit j;e water nn--li-t.H were Instalhtl al Dial jHiint h Ihltt aeilir.lle Wilier lneaMl re -IiieiitM of t he city's daily u e "I W;ilt:r could he made. ,Me;LHuremciUK Mmw that the tn tal dally flow ut water limn J Ik Jtulte SpriiiKs tti re.servmi'H is ahuut J l!,UMi,iHH Kai Ions, ur IS HtM-und feet every il-t liuill'M. A lame volume of this water in nut re. iiilied lur the cliys daily line m 11 l:i released from the HiijIy 11m nnd I'eHi'i' vol im and in wasieti down (he creek near the H d Top tt lion) hoil.e, 'i he daily MUpply for the cily n:i-ilttiiinK wysieiu p:isen Ihmunli the meters which n t-oi l I in ii nn in til v( water n-d within the city at n II limes. These meters phew (he aveniK' dally use for as follows: rental during the next lu yeaih that would, with InieieMt (nrnt'il, almost pay oft! the bonds due In l'J38 on the abandoned wooden pipe line. 1 The estimated tolal rei-uiie- lnentH of water per day for the above outside tdiMriels is upio.i ; mutely oo.uim) K;ilh.ns, which is """'lit one-sixtieth ,,f the daily sup- I )v coming to .Medfojd and about om-twenlieih of the water that ; Would tin to wasty in the creek dmiiiK our jieak month of An- iKUSt When our ity use i.s Kleatewt. ! It virtually means creating wealth i out of tin- thin air ami recouping a small part of (lie daily loss of jwaier now tfoinjr on cnniimiuusly. Vuur water erMiimission is firmly eorninced that, if Ken the op portunity to market for donn-MR-use the surplus water that Is now j released In the creek each year, j enough n.wiiile cuuhj be realized ' duriiiK (he L'S years' life of the j new water bonds to pay nearly I half of them off. and' at the , same lime this plan would con j tribute largely to the healthlul : ness and prosperity of the out lying districts, as well as to our own city. .Many years will pass In; fore city requirements will absorb the ex cess supply of water now HVail- able and It should hut be said that j this waste is tolerated to the I detriment (,f adjacent districts and w t himt regard to its present po- tential value. M K I I ( I : I ) w A T K It (' .M M. ) K. ". Caddis, 'balrman. June 1 ; . .. . . . . . .. . 1 n i iMMiiTflra;!! VOTE GNE-ll ialloiis. a," "'iti 4 . -1 a 4 . f ' fi.H.'U.l'HiO :,lH(i.!HMI Jan., Fob., .March April, .May ami June.. July, August, Sept Ocl . Nov., Dee. .March shows the lowest a vr iitfe daily use of- 1 khIIous j Awe, usl shows I he hiKhesl daily uvcinne use f T.mH.Htii) gallons. j With lL'.thHi.miu nalloiis of wiifr dally ctMniiiK down the supply linej Jl will be read.ly seen that iluillif; fllai i'h nearly 1 il.tuui, I Ma lion-. per day wei e t urned into t he j crick and wasted, piirinu Auuut wln'ii Um l.ii'Kt'fd. timounl was: used nearly ri.ooo.oiiO Kalions dai y we re turned inlo the creek a ml wnlcd. The dully average use of water In the city for the i utile yeari llil'.S was sIlKhtly less than four million Kalions. therefore this rep resents about one-third of (he total volume of water suppl ed by 1 the main ln from HIk llutiei epriiiKs. Willi mich a laruo volume of! e: cess water flowini; thrnimh the pupply lino. It is eviilent that- the j c'oiiimlHslnn is confronted with the -rohlcm of fludinK mi additional inaiket for it If it Is to H'-rve the city In accordance with i;(Md business methods. What Is more natural ihuii (hat We won hi listen to tilt! plea of Die various deleat Ions of people llvlni: outs'de of the cliy limits that they be permitted to build their own pipe lines and attach on In the city mains no as to be come users fif Home of the surplus water now Kolnn to waste? Isn't! this the business-like ami sensible I till UK to do? j We think It Is Just what would, lie expected of us, and purl leu- Inrly from the fact that It meami ti Mlbslantlal increase in the watei j receipts which are needed to pay j for this marvelous system of; pure water. I Thl's far the nut side nn of cily water is (;tute limited, but cm rent receipts from th s soun e , for ,M y w.is which means I ;r0-l.:0 per year, mid with a like a mount received each ear ; during the in At -X ye-irs. ret re entlK the lile of the new watei ; lunuls. will it mod m to the tidy ' mm of 14 1.2 .".T.ii" that can be npplled in reilriuK tin se old. i bonds. 'i ne amounts of city w :iter hombi HOW Olllstaild.nK ale as lidloW;; t JNmds lor old dls- iriliulliiK mains mi Jaiim.s for wi.o.i pipe i line tuhandoiied) ... L'vi.nini.iin XUimls for llli; liulte I Splines supply I'l.'i I Ah tin; rcHitlt of an elncllfm held 1 yi slentay. (he Howard - lierrydale 1 water distrltrt liicnrpnriited last fall, Wiis (lis-lncni puraled as the Hirst Hleps toward t'oiniliiK Ihc new I .Midway Watr dislrlcl which will I iticlnile double (lie area. The vol" j was II yes, and one against. (Top ier petitions have been tiled with Mhe Jackson County Court by rcsi jdeiilH nf (he piopused new district, ami (lie election set lor July i. jadoptim; the adliti(Mial area will he a mere orinalitv. This step was prornpfod by the fact that certain randies were omltteil last fall when tho articles of Incorporation were drawn up, and because the re:'cn( luilMInt; of the new Midway rond thrniih a portion f die ,,M H ist let. Tl)i:-i changed the nni!i or the section considerably and made apparent the neeessity of fucliidlnn land o:i b.dh sides of the road. Obituary Word was received hero that Carttl Howry. a pioneer resi dent oi Alottdiait. Idnho. (licit at Hillside hospital. Kiamulh Kails. Siitnrduy altenmun, nller a lltHicr ini; Illness. ( had been a resident rf thin city fir the past flvu years, and Iuih relatives llvlns hero. The l-'st i if oh will hu held at Meridian, Idaho. JK.WSK.V Josephine L. .M. Jen--en passed away very fpiietly at the home of her daimhter, .Mrs. W. F. Itohi-rts. 1! I Ceneal'.o street, Saturday mornlnij, Juno 15, at N o'cloi'l;, at tho umo of T4 years. '2 months and I'J days. .Mrs. Jensen was horn In Norway, April ;i. I where she spent the early part of her life. In lS!l she, with her husbaml. came to the Culled States ami s. -tiled at Salt Lake city. I 'tab, livinji t here until 1 H J 7, at which time she came to Medford to live with her daughter. She was a Mood Christian character and vi-iy acilvo In the Seventh Day Ad vonllst church of Salt l.ako City. She leaves seven children. two da uk liters and five sons, M rs. J o hanna ti. Itiimham of Medfir.l and Mrs. Hilda li.ol.crts of Medfnnl: i'lv Jen.icn of Salt Lake City, Jos eph JVdsen or lleyburn, Malm; William .lensen of I innnini. Cat. ; Cred Jensen nf Walla Willi. Wa-h , and Arnold Jensen of Salt lal:e Cl.y; also Hi niamlchildren and three meat grandchildren. Ttie reinatiiM will be sent to Salt I. alio City Monday at 1 I : -Hi a. in. by the I'ei I iMiin ral home. w here the funeral service and iu'eiim-nt will take place. Births Th":c was burn o .Mr. mid Mrs. C. A. Co-.lii'l at the Smred lleaii hospital l i.-d Thursday a tarn wel-;li-in;; p.iip- p.;iiuls and Hue ounces. , Ct:i--lf(.d .i.tv..rti.N(ni; ff.-t lOfsUltH 'Jot.il nil water bonds oittstandtm; n.2:tl.0iHi.(hi Yearly payments are b e I n k made on those various water bond: Whit h Will ret, re mo-t of lliem al jni'turity. Tlu re are, how ever, $lM.,Ulil of iiolids against the old ood pipe line now abandoned, tln.i nil come due In H'S ami i Js this blot u of bonds in which We lire nnwi cotu-ei m d. a they Will have lii i p oullaiidlim :i" yt .ii s on a pipe I ne now ole o- Jele; t h4-r.'fol e the commission I xi tilii: e .'! it fori to i 1 1 a I e Hinkifw fund to relti thin. Tiie loKical way lo secui o pai I )f t b Is Heeded money lo sell Mil plus Water to addition. il olll-idc Users, thus build UK up addition l !o i nue from water now run mm: to waste. 'I'here ate three outside tlMrh ts timv desirous of old a In inn a pel -liqn of this KUl'plUS WliHT, ltr.r. (Inle, oak drove nnd Jaiksoinill' It In rea -lonablo to epcct I b it by mi pi 1 I uk those dlMrlcls, the inoriihly rentals from outs do users will more than double by te.n him npin oxlmatoly $ moo per nmnth to.al within n short lime. Tluw the city would ie elve npproxi Jiiatt'j' M-0.yyO lor uurplus waUi Sunday Dinner Hotel Medford Dinner $1.00 "The Food Is Better" At the Medford f f: V U JJ t ANH N T ' 4 j Flagstones ! X for Walks and X ; X Stepping Stones V x r t r i V. .1. OCCU J V Phone 8!) I When the church resounds with the thrilling chords of Lohengrin, and the Bride and Groom proudly march up the aisle, the beautiful picture is indelibly impressed on the minds of the attentive guests. Thoughtful planning has been necessary to as sure perfect dovetailing of all the details of the day and evening, and that is remindful of the" getting ready" days before the Wedding. The shops listed below have particular facilities for providing the correct things for Brides and Grooms. You may safely make your selections and depend upon courteous service at each of them. Any of them offer real values in charming wedding gifts that people enjoy giving and that are gratefully received. DIAMONDS fv- on Confidence Twenty Years In Medford Look Up Our Record Then See Our Dicmopds LAWRENCE'S Medford's Lcng and Well Established Jewelry Store i The June Bride is deserving of the best in the world. She wants a HOME OF HER OWN This is a double-constructed five-room house on a sightly loca tion, good basement and heating plant. Can be bought at a bar gain price and excellent terms, city water available and the resi dence carries a guarantee that the purchaser's wife will be con tented and happy. See HOLMES for HOMES, Nash Hotel Cor. AN IDEAL GIFT FOR THE BRIDE AND GROOM A SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK Money Can't Buy Reliable Car Get Behind the Wheel and Get the Facts Scherer M otor Co. BUICK AND MARQUETTE DEALERS 33-40 N. Riverside Phone 73 cuoicr T r ii ii l ISinyr.H in llio jtjo it ii in- anil only "Oi-iiii'e nro llvt I'.nicc. ScU-cl lliem licro lor arc li ;nl(ii:irlcis lor tlicso riiis;nnliiialK known and iiorrnU'i! aw I ho Htamhiril ot foinnai'i win lor ri !!;. T aiit tniiltir t Iran, Itlo ' ...in h. i.UI .dn ,.. UHO Ki.ni.ili rllhiii Mllh i'l.iil. .fiijilit illmnmiil ml i.iuikr Mitu Mntihii ring. JEWELERS MEDFORD. ORE. Give Her Beauty Aids for Travel Days Wa Have a Complete Line of Per fume nnd Beautiful Atomizers 'Get It At Magill's' Magill Drug Company MedfcrJ's Oldest and Newest Dntj Store A Bride Decides And The Jeweler Provides We have a stock of wedding rings that will please the most discriminating cus tomer, rings that express individuality and appropriateness. The quality and price are beyond comparison. 18-K solid white gold, hand-carved and set with three beautiful diamonds Our price $13.50. Other designs in 18-K as low as $ !.() Fay E. Diamond, Jeweler Photos to Be Cherished There are precious moments and cherished event3 which only the camera can fittingly record. Keep your happiest days green in memory by thinking of photographs at the right time. We arc always ready to render immediate ser vice at our studio. Have pictures t:iken when you want them . . . they are inexpensive treasures! ll'i I ".- V . 1 1 I I if wmm JUNE SALE Pianos, Radios and Victrolas Orthcphonic Victrolas Ten models to select frcm, Spring and Electric Motors. Viilm-s to RALE PFICE $75 to $187.50 i Special Friccs On All Musical Instruments During June PALMER MUSIC HOUSE "WE SELL HAPPINESS"