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About Weekly Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1900-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1902)
i IS ADOPTED With the Exception of Some ! Slight Amendments of a Minor Character THE CLAUSE lftOVIDINO FOR TUB APPOINTMENT OP MAR SHAL INSTEAD OP ELECTION REJECTED-BURRO WS RESOLU TION DEFEATED. CFrom "Wednesday's Dally.) A special session of the city council -Vas held last night la the police court room at the city hall, as per call at the last , regrular '. session.! for the purpose of passing:' : upon '. 'the' new charter -, amendments for the City of Salem. , The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bishop. Six councllmen were present, as follows: Burrows RIggs, .Stolti, PohleLarseh and Grtswoldj The committee i appointed t by the council to serve jointly; with the com mittee of the Greater Salem Commer cial Club, and comuosed of S. A. mir Thomas j Sims, Thnas Burrow and itecoruer s.: j. Jifilah ; submitted Its rejwrt, which was read In full, discuss ed at - length, and finally adopted : as amended Including the order that the recorder draw warrants in payment of the city's portion of the expenses In curred by the commission. The sub stance of the report is given herewith as follows. : - ;-'-fV';. "The joi n t comml salon ha s been or anizer for seventy . days, and has held twelve meetings, at which the at-tf-ndance, has always been "- sufficient to rwrrantthe proceedings had; sind as the result of these conferences, we pfTer the' following: amendments to the charter of j this city, for your earnest consideration: , -."That section 2-be' amended so as to .enlarge the munictpar boundaries to such a point as will give the eitv her adequate population,; enhance her revenues ; and .establish conditions' that will, .redound to hercredit and com nSnjiity-convenlence. , 'That? section 64.sub-divislon 4) b amended so as to .permit! the estab lishment of a board of .health, the ap pointment and, compensation of r a healths pfflcer yfhen necessary, and to - set up a permanent record of vftal statistics, and to inaugurate ';? badly neded sanitary regulations.' "That section . .sub-division 65,' ie amended- so as toJprovide for tke ac quirementi by the city of such public utilities as5" may be deemed expedient t.fi - - - . uy ner citizens. "That section 6 sub-division 14) be amended so as to provide for a maxi mum day. and a minimum hour-wage, as applied -to "city employment of un skilled labor. ' ."That sect km 6 sub-dlvisIon 41) be amended so as to permit the city ; to Jlicense, tax and regulate water-' electric- light. - and power companies, and telegraph companles, and" to fix the maximum rates io be charged by these companies. i ' ' ' "That section 5 be amended so as to exclude the 1 marshal ; fromi the- list of elective offices, and make his office apr point I ve. Rejected, : ' "That . section :ft be amended to fur ther regulatethe duties of the; mayor in his relation to the council. '"That section 10 be amended so as to strikeout certain provisions as to the collection of city taxes (no w- ob solete). and. advancing- the-, maximum salary of marshal fro in $1,000 .to $1,-- 2oo. : - ; r v - "That section 8. be amended w as to advance the maximum salary of re corder from $1,000 to $1,200. : "That section 15 be amended so as to, require the additional ".qualification for a voter in the city that he all have pa Jd his road poll tax of $3? toft the current' year and matters relating thereto; , , - ?'-' si i "That section 23 be" amende-so as "to permit the fHy to rebond Its ma turing bonded .obligations when it shull . be, necessary, so to do,, ; ; and with the "taxpaylngTvoters of the city. ' "That iectidn 25" be amanded -Jm as Ao provide for the establishment of a p;irk board ' by the . common council and prescribing the -duties of said board. i ; -" -. . . "That section 74 be amended so as U better apply the provisions of the road and taxes, and prescribing- new duties for the street commissioner in that relation. T:'; - -';:' V" "The Joint commission has found It necessary to Incur expenses represent ed by the following bills, which we de clare to be t reasonable, and respectful ly recommend that said claims be paid, pnehalf -by the City of alm and one-half by the Greater Salem ' Com mercial Clubs;, L ; 'C v A.- A. Lee, for -taxation statistics, $5.00; W, J, Culver, for ruiroinrhount dary lines, $8.50; Mary . Payne, tytr writing, 60d; Mrs. E. M. Brown. U-SOi Lria M. Bloore. $4.60; total, $22.75. . When the? city recorder began the reading- of the amendments. Alderman GriswQld moved that each amendment be read aid passed upon separately In stead of adopthig.the report as a whole. - The motion was seconded and carried. J The queaUon of the city boundary was then taken up. and a map showing the proposed lines was hang up. and while the recorder read the descrip tion of the boundary, the Tnayor point ed out the lines for the benefit of ail. The question of boundary brought up a spirited discussion over a resolution presented by Alderman Burrows. The -a r V the Kind i that Leads V I cut more ytU mrs, 1 f -. boM by mil dealer , f V ) lO.I See 4 A f 0. . rem Cs T fj T 0twit,Mich ( ST guine a ior te apr roval of th. J til of the new .boundaries, but thaL if r t me taxpayers and vot- -iK noe persons and properties, were ...ineu-,n me cBange, should enter a remonstrance aealnst I h 1? council would not approve of - iw resolution was defeated al most unanimously. ; ; wTb.l'ecod',' rad report from Ar thur Lee. who had-been engaged to furnish statistics ctvritfng" the tax able property proposed, to be brought into the city tinder the new tharter. which showed that the total value of the taxable property of the city amounts to $100,935,138; value of the property proposed to be brought in 1413.537, which would increase the income to the city by about $7,000. The boundary clause then went to a vote of the council, and was adopted as pre pared oy me charter committee; Sub-division 4 .wait then' read adopted. r ; and Sub-division Was then taken nn and adopted with some slight amend-' ment. ,; , t . , -. Sub-division, section. . relating to the raising of revenue by license, etc.. for the city, was read and adopted. Sub-division 11, section . relatin to the employment and .payment of labor employed by the city, the sense of the section being inat the city shall employ none but American 'citizens and, that eight hours shall constitute a day's work, the wages to be at the rate of 20 cents per hour.. Adopted. ; Sub-division 4 was read and adopt ed, r - Sub-division 14, section 6. relating to the taxing of water companies, electric gin pianis, leiepnones, etc reaq and adopted. : - - . 'V ; . .. Section 5, relating to the election of the city marshal by the council instead of by the1 people, as at present. This brought out a warm- discussion, and Griswotd moved thaT'ihe section be not-adopted. Motioa was carried and the amendments met oMnt , . . v . . Mf ,viatiit i nit city mar shal. Who shall be chief of police, and providing that, he "may le paid a sal ary of $1,200 per year, AJPted, the mayor casting the decisive vote. Section 8. Order "i prescribing the duties, of, the city recorder, and provid ing for an allowance of $1,200 per year salary. Adopted. ' , Section 15, relating to the rights of certain citizens to vote, adopted. Section 23. pertaining to Incurring indebtedness against the city by .-V. the council. Tills clause is known aa the bonding clause, and is one of the. most important in the. new charter. "It pro vldew that the t council my borrow money by issuing bonds for the pur pose of acquiring public utilities, but "for, no other purpose shall It lawfully incur more Than $20,000 indebtedness forany other purpose. Adopted as read. " . '--"'i-v : Section 25. This section .relates to the park board, and provides that the council may have the power to Improve the public porks and employ officers to look after and pare for i the same. Adopted. -J T' Section 74, providing for the collec tion of a $3 pcjl tax from each voter under 60 year of ae and over 2-1. years of age, not otherwise exempt from such poll tax; and many other features em bodied in the section,? was read and adopted- ' '.. ' ".; ".:;.." nl ' ' Alderman Stolts moved the adoption of the charter as read and amended. . The motion was carried, j J A motion was made , by i Alderman Stoltz that the' matter of liavlng circu lar printed5 embodying the contents of the new charter, to be distributed among the voters of the city, for their information, be left to the mayor and recorder. . Carried. kL J . ; Ipon , motion, adjournment wai ia; ken until next .Tuesday night. ' The committee on accounts and cur rent expenses, reportf d upon the i bills pending against the city and the recor der was Instructed to issue warrants in payment of the fololwlng claims: W. II. Burghardt Co. .. . Damon Bros. . Htegmund & Pugh ...... .. Flix Hamilton X'aclflo States T. & T. Co. .75 . ( 3.30 . U.00 - i-66 . f .45 .10.00 . 1.50 . .00 . 3.50 . '3.00 . 6.75 . 1.50 . 5.00 . 19.94 N. W. Stove Foundry fiomr & Headrick ... J). S. Bentley Pacific States T. & T. Co...... Pacific States T. & T.:Co. ..... GrUwold & Chase ...rt.. Griswold &, Chase ........ .... 1. . Bentley, Ortswold & Chase, ............ . John Nelson 12.22 . The following claims were audited by the council and ordered iaid by war? rant: , ? , :.-; , ' FreI Stark ,..$13.60 A. Peck .....J.. ...A 12.00 C. F. Elgin 27.50 J. Mlnner .......... .00 Geo. Oris wold ...... .! 1.00 GRANTED TWO PARDONS ''."- ; -'-" : '-' ..''' GOVERNOR GEER EXTENDED' EX- ECUTIVE CLEMENCY TO TWO ;, .' t CONVICTS YESTERDAY. (From Wednesday's Daily.) ,- Jake Sheets, convicted of arson. In Joseph, Wallowa county, ; on Novem ber 2. ,1901.-&nd sentenced ! ta v three years In the Penitentiary,; waa' yester-f day granted a full pardon by Gover nor Geer upon petition of about sev enty representative cltisens of Joseph, and eight of the tHal Juror. T The petition represents that, at" the time Sheeis committed the crime, he was Incarcerated lx, the Jail at Joseph, for disorderly conduct, and waa- lrj a state of intoxlcatlan and not spon sible for his act for the ren that he had been a sufferer of spinal men ingitis fromfpis Infancy. ? : . ' Governor 'GWr also gfa ted a par don to Marion Hodge, who wa con victed of the crime of larceny by bailee and sentenced to one year ia the Pen itentlary; on May 12. 102. i Thl par don was granted upon the represervU tion of the District Judge that Hodge was convicted nly on a technicality, and. from the ifi format! on that he hid since- received, he was safliV?d that his punishment had been suiniSent. Th Pride of Heroes. 4: Many soldiers in the last war wrote to say- that for scratches, bruises, cuts, wounds, corns, sore feet and stiff joinw Bucklen-s Arnica Salve is the bst In Same for Burns, scalds. I boils, ulcers, skin rur,rtns atTil It cures or n pay. only 25c at Dr. Stone's Drug Stored' -. THE PREuER Biennial Report of Feed an Dairy Commissioner to Legislature RECOMMENDS REGULAR INSPEC TION ! OP. DAIRIES UND SUG GESTS ' RESTRICTIONS AS TO - THE SELLING- OF MILK ASKS ' FOR LABORATORY. (From Thursday's Dally.) State Food and Dairy Commissioner J. W. Bailey, has completed his, bien nial report-to the Legislature, which is now In the hands of the State Printer, It is quite extensive yet .comprehensive and gives a detailed review of the pro gress In the dairy business for the past two years. lie has made three Important rec ommendatlon, to the Legislature: Tha all butter package contain eight, or sixteen, or thirty-two ounces, and be stamped with the figures of their re spective weights: that to the duties of his deputy "be added those of a chemist, thei salary of which officer snail he not more than $i,zoo a year; that dairymen who supply milk to do mestic consumers be required, to have their, dairies regularly inspected : and be inhibited from selling to such con eumers unless their dairies meet' sanl tary standards. : ' In the last recommendation Mr. Bail ey -urges, that dairymen to .whom he refers W permitted to sell milk- only under certificate from the commiaion- er testifying to the excellence of their dairies. Mr. Bailey . states that $J50 Of the $1,500' left from the last appro priation of the Legislature be expended for a chemical laboratory to aid him in the prosecution of his duties. The salary allowed for his deputy la now $900 a year, Mr. Bailey says-that he needs a. chemist to aid him in his work and that the chemlt could -also serve in the capacity of deputy. He thinks $1,200 a year a proper salary for such Office.':-:v" " ' " ', ;;'f .t'- v.- v-: 3 : Of the $7,800 a p propria tedkby the last Legislature, about $i.600 is left. On September 30th the amount unexpend ed waa $2,111.69. The money had been paid out aa follows: 7 ,.. Salary of. Commissioner . . .. .$3,021.42 Expenses of Commissioner .". . 1,515.58 Salary of deputy 1.151JJ1 Total ,.$5,088.31 Butter and' Cheese Output. His estimated value of the butter and cheese output in 1902 Is $1,897,000. His statement is as follows: ' ; Pounds'. Value. Creamery fbutter . .4.000,000 $1,000,000 rxairytbutter ...... .500,000 630,000 Cheese .... ....... .2,225,000 . 267.000 , Total ........... V..;.... $1,897,000 "The, -milk and cream which did not go into butter and cheese was as much more." says Mr. Bailey;. "In fact. Port land pays out $2,000 a day for milk for direct consumption. v. f - " 'And yet Oregon is hew in the dairy Industry. " What the! Industry - needa above allelse is more cowa Farmers should realize this more thoroughly. As many aa 1,000 cows were went out of the Willamette valley in the past year. Instead of letting that many go out, our farmers should have brought that many in." . . " - -' .. ' Report of the Commissioner. -. H Mr. Bailey's rep?rt is In part as fol lows) - ' - "". ' ; "During the past two years this state has forged ahead in her dairy In terest beyond all belief. Oregon but er and v Oregon chees are in favor Wherever they are known, and the mar ket for both has been very satisfactory California hat drawn on us largely for cheese, paying from 3 to 5 cents more than for its own. pur butter" finds a ready sale along the .Alaskan coast and the conditions are I such that the mar ket Is most active at that season of the year when It can be produced at -the least cost, namely May and June.. It is at this time of the year. that the, steam era are leaving Portland for theTNorth, and so far all the surplus and available butter 'goes North rat that time. , fit I aafe to say rlhat the conditions are such" that the producer of- dairy products has secured from 6 to 7 cents more for his broods than in any other state in the Union. ' The facilities for cold storage in Portland are excellent, and when prices are low dealers can place their goods In cold storage until such time as best suits their conven ience to sell. Oregon butter and chees" maker are adapting the most advanc ed and scientific methods, and these methods are putting Oregon dairy pro ducts on the same level with Oregon wheat, the; best In the world. . Weight f Butter. , The law passed by the last Legisla ture,' requiring that all butter sold In the state representing to be two pounds shall contain thirty-two ounces full weight, has proved to be. most satis factory, not only to the -consumer, but to the manufacturer and dealer,, and. with but few exceptions, the creamery men have put their butter upon the market in accordance! with - the , law. There are some, however, who show a disposition to evade It by putting up light weight and marking It to at to be hardly . aeen, 28 ounces, full weight. I would recommend that your honorble body fix the weight of a roll of butter at l ounces and 32 ounces for' one and two-pound packages. - w . ' !. Condensed Mflk. . "Something more than two years ego I began an active campaign for ; con densed milk plants in this state, and after two years of hard work along thia line. J am' pleased ! to report that two are nor under construction, and by the time your honorable -body meets will beln operation. One of these "1 located at Forest Grove and la being put up by the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk; Company, and will coat when 1t is complete something like $4,000. ajy will have a capacity for from 50.000 to 100.000 pounds per day.,j;What th' will mean to the stats only -time can tell, but Its benefits will be wide and far-reaching. . Another plant is being erected at Hillsboro by one of our most Dr. J. I'. T:rUr.-.;e. of IlilL-oio. At present, this is more of a private en twnriic; but no doubt will grow and expand Into one of large proportiarw ' jOregon Creameries.. -"So rapid ha' the' increajee of cream eric been, that it has been almost Im possible to keep pace with them. They have sprung up all over the state, and while our law .requires that all such creameries apply to the State Dairy and Food Commissioner for plate or stencil and giving the name and place of the manufacturer, together tfith state number, there arevvery many who have not done so, owing, to the fact that the law has been but recently passed, and many are not familiar with It. - j . - ' Oregon's Dairy Product. ., . "The output of tutter and cheese In the Past two years has increased, ac cording to the heat information obtainable.-about 50 per cent. : Most of .the larger creameries and cheese factories have made their report, but generally with the request not to publish.' From their figures and from other sources. I have reached the above conclusion. The creameries will," during the past year, have -made about, 4,000,000a pounds of creamery butter and about 1,500,000 pounds of dairy butter, and the cheese factories 2,250,000 pounds of cheeses. The supply of dairy or store butter is constantlyon the decrease,owing ' sto the system of hand separators and the easy method of getting their cream to the creameries. ; ' Dairies Around Portland. "At thei present! time there are about 200 dairies 'that furnish Portland with its milk supply for this purpose, and it takes 4.000 cows' to furnish this sup ply. -While theiife.has:been a great im provement along the line of improved conditions, thefe Is room- for more, and believe the time has come when ev ery 'dairyman who brings mllkit this city should -apply to the Commhwioner for an inspection of his herd and the conditions surrounding that herd, and when the conditions are .such as to Justify it. the Commissioner ehall then isue a certificate to the effect that the holder is. entitled to sell milk from bis dairy. This certificate should be re vocable at any time when ne fails to keep hi herd and dairy up to the re quirements. In this way the city could hold the Commissioner responsible for any milk coming into its limits that did not come in proper condition. - ; Visiting of Creameries. Turlng the summer "trjonths most of my time has been taken' up In visiting the creameries and cheese factories throughout the state. Aa there are nearly, 300 of them now, it Is impossi ble to reach them alL I have visited the counties of Coos, Tillamook, Wash ington, Union, Umatilla, Wasco, Baker, Clatsop, .Columbia, Multnomah, 'Marion Lanes Linn. Benton, Jackson, Polk and Clackamas. I found these cheese fac tories and creameries, generally speak ing, toTbe clean, well situated and run on progressive and up-to-date lines." - Improved Breeds of Cows. "The improved breeding of dairy caws has kept pace with- the dairy in dustry, and dairymen have been liber al Jtuyers of the most improved breeds. gradually' improving their stock, so the dairy4, stock of this state will compare favorably wtth those' of any other sec tion.- ' . - ;" , Renovated Butter. v "The article known "as process or renovated butter. Is, perhaps, the most dangerous proposition "that the dairy man has to deal with, as It is all made from butter fat, and the manufacturer has acquired the knowledge, of putting it upon the market in a. most attractive package, and, with good .salesman behind It, large quantities ftsti Its way to our markets. A limited quantity of the product is now on sale in this state. but, owing, to the reputation it has. nd the notoriety that it- has gained through the courts and newspapers, It a finding a very alow sale. Oleomargarine. "Since my last report, the Congress of , the United States has , passed, the oleomargarine law, which provides that all oleomargarine which is colored to imitate butter nust bear a tax of 10 cent per pound, and all uncolored shall be taxed One-fourth of 1 cent alound. Thiols a measure that the dairymen of the country have been fighting for for years, and to the credit of Oregon representatives, it may be. said that no state in the Union had more faithful and energetic workers in securing the passage of this bill than did the state of Oregon.n-At the same time the oleo margarine bill was passed, one of a similar nature, regulating the manufac rare and sale of process or'renovated butter, was: pajwed, so that now there are on the-statute, books of the United States laws that are rigid enough, .If properly enforced, to give the dairy men. all the protection necessary. And while there is no doubt but that An the future as in the past there will ,ln many parts of the country, be large quantities of oleomargarine sold, this stater is practically free from IL In deed, It Is claimed by the manufactur ers that, this Isjhe only state In the Union where It cannot be sold. But as 'eternal vidian la ). nr4 e it..- - w...- vP 1 X Ky, so It Is that constant enennr and watchfulness will be necessary to pre vent its getting a foothold here." FIRST MAIL FROM EAS1 FOR ALMOST A. WEEK ' ARRIVED . IN SALEM LAST EVEJf 'f INC. The first mall from the East since Friday last was received n Salem last evening and the postoffice is filled to overflowing In consequence. In order that the public may be accommodated the entire post office force will start to work at 6:J6f o'clock this morning to assort and distribute the great quan tity of packages and letters o as to be ready to wait upon the crowd which will pour la upon them between 12:30 and 1:20 o'clock this afternoon. It possible that the crowd may not be waited upon during the hour set, but. If necessary, the office will be kept open a few minutes longer In prdr to ac commodate the rush; -TT t Although the first of thei holiday mall was received only yesterday, due to the btocqade east of the mountains the mall traffic this year was much heav ier than for many years previous and the local force has been working all hours of the day in life effort to keep up with the voljime of work, but lr spite of the effort the mail comes In faster than it can be disposed of. m-m i ii for Infnnts Tbe iand Toa Have Always BoaIit 1ms borne tao gljaa tare of C1k. 11. Fletcher, and ha been made under his pexLnal .npervlsion for over 30 yeaw. AUow no ono . STdeceive jo to W- Counterfeits, ImIt!oM Jost-as-sood are but Experiments, and endanffcx tho healtli of Children-Experience aat Experlmcnte The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the In Use For Trts'stee's '.Sale. The Entire Stock Formerly - Jphn O. Mit: Glothing: St ore 205 COMMERCIAL ST. . ": To 3e Sold at : ' , 20 PED2 GENT IFF OF FORMER PRICE Come early, in order to. get your pick of the goods. Do not delay : . until too late 4 SAM ADOLPH, Trustee., Ciirist mas In G-reat fVariety Came in late ; we, got a liberal discount on account of the delay. Our customers will reap the benefit. " Combs of all descriptions, Back Combs, Side Combs, Dressing Combs, Round Combs, and Pocket Combs. Belts, Necklaces and Lockets, purses and Chatelaine Bags, Silk Handker chiefs and Mufflers, Hand Mirrors, Rubber Toys. DOLL HATS 25c. Qreentoaum's Dry G-oods Store I 302 Commercial St., f Next Door to the Postoffice. ' Merman Biinopa' pnia CbMrB - 4lwf luuw.ak r rl I - jr al Mil limp. Binipni, pmrcy, Lot Power, NlgKMLoases. in bscK.Cvli Desires, ft.mlnsl ami bint,, Hdacrs,Urritn to Marry, koe3 or or Consopotion, Btpps QuicknM, of Oi. OU. T wltorilnz Of Cyalias. mtm Ikwiku. . ho. uktUw. Cmunta. AdiMM. FOR aAXBi BT'Z. J. RIOOa Ts about to open, and the Balera Gun Store Is better prepared than ever to ?upp1y you with anythiuir yon may want in guns and , ammunition. We carry only flret-claw goods, and when we say first-class, we mean it. Come In and inspect our stock, and we will guarantee thar you will be pleased. We are making a pecialty of hand loaded shells, and we can con scientiously recommend them to those who appreciate thebesfc. Oar stock ol jruns is complete. We allow a pur chaser to try a run till he is satisfled. before making payment. Come in ani "ffPr the Oregon Game Iaw, 1 We have a first class repair depart ment in connection, and warmi.t ' work.- . The Salem Gun Store 234 CommePcIal tit. The Shooting Season and Children Signaturo of Over 30 Years. 9 by t trader. M IM MIK Isslons. Ism, Back. Mervous iw try, Mt of s J ttrnan, VnrfcocnK. k-U-t mtm tiin wiq. 111 Tiutuat ..n uJ tMn M C Inm ft. Mail . iMbki A ill. SIlhAa Rm.w Cav. aa. Sn.alutr nL. DRUGGIST. SALEM. OREGON. 2 TltfttllZin ALWAYS ; THAT DR. STONE'S DRUG ...STORES... Will Sell sny Patent Medicine, fc3tt!e,'fc3x cr psttenc, cr any drnssId by the pssnJfcr 2 Gonto 'Lg G-oods Tfc:n tzy cat rctc . price elvertised la this p::r. !!