MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUTE, MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1931
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ED OPINIONS
- VOICED AT AIRING
OF CITYBUDGET
. Many Suggest Reductions in
Expense List Provision
for Tax Delinquencies Is
Main Objection Point
They're Happy
No definite action on the 1933 Med
ford budget was taken by the city
council lnet night when the budget
of 172,000. aa recommended by the
budget committee, was presented t
public hearing at the city hall, at
tended by approximately 30 taxpay
ers. For more than two and a half
. houra suggestions for changes In the
budget, all aimed at reductions, were
presented, then the meeting adjourn
ed to reconvene Monday, at which
time a budget will be adopted. The;
council has until December 20 next
Tuesday) to file a report.
; All tax committees of the city were
represented at the meeting and dis
approval the budget as it now
stands was voiced by O. C. Boggs. rep
resenting the self-organized citizens'
tax committee, Hamilton Patton of
the Chamber of commerce tax com
mittee. A. W. Pipes. S. O. Oaddla. W.
'A. Oatos. Bert Thierolf and George
Iverson.
Others participating in the discus
sion were M. K. Hogan, A. O. Hub
bard of the city budget committee.
Emerson Merrirtc, Dr. B. P.. Elliott
. and members of the city council,
Tnx Tlellnquenry Is Nut.
The leading objections centered
I around the provision in the 1B33 bud
get for more than 30.000 to oare for
tax delinquencies and specification
in the emergency relief measure for
i widening of the Bear Creek bridge
and the bottle neck on East Mam
street.
O. C. Boggs. leader in the opposi
tion move, stated that the provision
.for tax delinquency ai unsound and
that the provision would place an
extra and unjust burden upon the
man who la paying his taxes, and
thus discourage payments now com
ing in. More money would be re
ceived under a lower tax levy, he
maintained.
: In the report of the city budget
committee it was shown that a to
tal of MS, 500 bonds will have to
be paid In 1933 and that the city
is now short S8000 for 1833, making
a total of M4.500. Working on the
basis of the past year the city will
collect 72.8 per cent of this in taxes,
leaving a deficit of H,000, which
is the amount asked In the budget
provision for bonds. The other $20,
000 asked will be used m the gen
eral fund, to avoid floating warrants.
In levying for delinquency. It was
pointed out by budget committee
i'membere. the man who pays 1 not
penalized. Since there is a limita
tion period of six years on delin
quencies, taxes now unpaid will be
coming in during that period of time,
and as they come In the levy will be
lowered. The budget law prevents
the council spending more than the
budget provides. If a surplus is rea
lized by better payment of taxes, it
must be deducted from the succeed
ing tax levy.
Object to Widening.
Objections to the widening of East
Msin street at Bear creek bridge were
answered by A. C. Hubbard, who
stated that the property owners of
; the section would pay S12.000 of the
117,000 estimated as the cost of the
project, leaving the city about S5000
: to be paid out of the emergency re
lief fund. In carrying out this Im
provement, he also stated 60 per cent
of the money would be spent m labor
and 40 per cent in materials, provid
ing work to a groat number of the
unemployed.
' Before the Bear creek designation
was included, the budget committee
had decided to establish an emerg-
.ency relief fund of 6000 requested
fey relief agencies of the city to pro
vldis work t. the unemployed.
Several years ago he city entered
into an agreement with Gene Chll
ders for an exchange of property,
' and agreed to do certain work on
the bridge In the way of widening
It. The agreement has never been
fulfilled.
Holds Theory Unsound.
Hamilton Patton stated, for the
members of the Chamber of Com
merce tax committee, that that group
believes, regardless of the legality of
the delinquency provision, that the
principle Is wrong, the theory un-1
sound, not economic and that It;
should not be accepted. I
E. C. Oaddis, 'former mayor of the (
city, stawd that a retrenchment pro
gram was necessary and that the
people were willing to get along with .
leu service In order to obtain lower
tsxee. !
F. merson Merrick added that he
could not understand why those de
siring cuts in every other department
should deiire an lncreaa? in the bud
get for the library. Mr. Boggs. a
member of the library board, stated
that the book supply Is very inade
quate and books more needed now
than in good times.
A. W. Pipes stated that the people
are on the verge of a tax atrlke and
that If taxes were cut to the bone
they might have a change of mind
and make a great effort to pay. W.
A. Gates maintained that the city's
business should be adjusted to fit
its Income, as all private businesses
have been. "If we can't afford the
service we're accustomed to. we'll
have to get along without It." he
declared.
Sujsested cut In the cit? fire de
Imiirnnre Boost filed,
psrtment wer? silenced when Coun
cilman P. M. Kershaw announced thit
sur'.i a cut would bring increased in-su-ance
costs.
Trie budget committee maintained
:-l r.nawer to complaints of the de-l:--urn.-y
provision that tho city
I n.i't aflord to float warrants for the
' ?---:f:t of "money shark?." and that
til' bonds must be cared for as this
city hss never defaulted.
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FADER TO FEIE
FOOTBALL TEAM
OF ASHLAND HIGH
Inch of Snow
Covers Salem
SALEM, Ore.. Dec 16. (AP) An
Inch of crusted snow vthlah became
ice on the pavement covered Salem
this morning. The temperature hov
ered just below freezing during the
past night.
Don Faber, coach of the Ashland
football team, Is entertaining tonight
with a banquet honoring hia team.
G. A. Briscoe, superintendent of
schools, will act as toastmaster and
referee of the evenin, as the entire
program will be carried out along
football lines. Principal B. C. Por
sythe. who has helped Ashland
through many athletic seasons. Is
acting as head linesman for the evening.
The team, although it has won no
victories this year. Is composed of
an enthusiastic crowd of players,
most of Viem of sophomore standing
and 00 per cent of whom had sever
played high school football prior -to
this year. The fellows ere anticipat
ing better luck with experience and
have Improved much during the past
year under the leadership of Coach
Faber, according to report of football
fans. Faber, a gradutae of Willam
ette university, where he was a let
ter man In football, basketball and
track, produced a team this year
which, although the soon was against !
It, exceeded expectations of many
sportsmen, who urf diet that next
year will give the team the experi
ence and necessary weight to make
Ashland a winner.
Seniors on the team, who will be
honor guests tonight, are Olan Sneed,
captain; Earl Yaryan, John Denton,
Harry Hons and Edward Starr. Other
special guests for the evening will be
Mrs. George A. Brlssco, Mrs, B. C.
Forsyth., Miss Regina Johnson, Bay
w&guer'i Jlmmte Hall and George
Smith.
CITY MM
AFTER COLD SNAP
LowMt tniprtur retched during
th night, up until 6 o'clock tbu
morning, wu 35 degree, and t 7:30
the minimum wu tcot&6, with 81
degrees above zero listed.
A tiec&d moderation wu sated
la today report in compftriiox. with
yesterday's, when the minimum of 13
degrees was reached in the morning.
At 13:30 this afternoon the high
eat temperature since December 6
was reached, when the federal weath
er bureau reported a. maximum of 44
degrees, W. j. Hutchison, meteorolo
gist, said this afternoon that pros
pects are good for some precipita
tion, and possibly some sleet.
Snow has been reported atop the
Sisskiyous, Senton mountain and the
Umpqua, with a general storm mov
ing from the Gulf of Alaska, in a
southeasterly direction. eWather con
dltions will probably continue about
the same for about 24 or 3S hours.
.he stated.
NOODLE FACTOR!
IS NEW INDUSTRY
John Fischer, owner of the Swiss
Cresmery, has announced the estab
lishment of another iocmi industry
a noodle factory, to be called the
Gold Medal Noodle company. The
plant Is located In a small building
next to the creamery, and the owner
plans to build as soon u the business
expands.
Mr. Fischer has conducted a series
of experiments with Iocai wheat and
he finds It ideal for noodles. Gold
Medal noodles contain only fresh eggs
and fresh milk. The noodles are
wrapped in attractive cellophane fesgs,
which also contain four recipes.
Mr. Fischer plans to ship his pro
duct to stores all over Oregon and
: northern California, Most noodle
! companies use paper boxes, but the
'Gold Medal company will use only
wooden boxes, made by the Timber
Products company,
Mr. Fischer has several gold medal
and awards won at exposition in
Antwerp, Paris, Berne. Switzerland
and at the Pacific Southwest Exposi
tion is Long Beach In 1928.
This new Industry employs three
people at the present time, besides
making a market for local milk, eggs
and grain.
HALaSET Tabernacle ucder coa
structton here.
ELKS' CHRISTMAS
PART! SUCCESS
Turkeys, nam and groceries were:
toted eut of the JEiks' temple last!
night by members who had left good
ly donation for the C&ristmas char
ity work which will be carried out
by the lodg throughout is vaiiey.
The ansual Christina tree affair
of the lodgemen was a success. )&
usual, despite the fact that some
the brother pulled the disaes attS
dollars out of pockets a bit reluct
antly at tit;s.
An appetizing feed prepared by J.
C. Bigham was a feature of the evening.
NEWPORT Robert S. and LuciF
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Do Not Let Your Birds Freeze
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