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,DAUiY OAPIffAL JOURNAL, 8ALJM, OMMOK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1007.
iURANCE
LICENSE
TAX RAISED
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evening
,, . i, nroB- It was tho Intent of tho Insurance
rtBodgers c0 . I companies to nay theso taxes, as tho
l'fcCftMvndllncd the honor. J city could keep up bettor lire nppara
JfenoWW . nnwnlnK tus.
t In as mayor pro torn j Mr. Qreonbaum asked for further
'?Plf business mon was tlmo to roport. Tho cominltteo want-
"'" I A.I in 1tr ttftint tltn liCfitftrtn tinh.
",'jirobs and Dayne were plo really proposed.
Mr. Downing favored a tax on tho
uked to have tue gross premiums, no citcci an agont
Ijll who voted to uniform who did business for twclvo com-
Urt read. Ho reciteu tut panics, wouiu no pay uuo tax or
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ui the mayor had made a $100?
lining It. Tho charter did j GcfliiiT Ro.iHts the Sharks. .
cir the mayor to veto and jjr aosnor opposed referring tho
1U lad signed It. Ho moved ordlnanco back to tho committee.
ieftmd to tho city attorney. i0 nindo somo extended romarks. It
.cnbaum said the ordlnonco (wn8 imposslblo to roach theso monov
inlid because It had no ponal-J gjmrka who bought bonds. Mr.
Bided to, It was null and f Downing, ho snld, wns In error. Ills
Xr Haas, chairman oi uio or- position was -wrong. "Mako those
tommltteo disputed mis. corporations pay tholrjust shnro of
ijittorney had drawn tho or- tno taxes. It Is n mlstako to lot thorn
im ine cruinniiw iuu''- on ror loss tnan sou a company, we
It good It won rofcrrcd to nre nWays favoring tho corporations
tarter Condlt, and not lot 'cm csenpo. Tho people
CrMBhaum reported on tho wm r0for0nd thoso things If wo don't
at license tax The Insuranco tnko ,t no cnlIod for tho ay08 nnd
iki were rebating rates and nnygt Tno ordlnanco was not re-
to lower rates, no was in , forrC(i nyoa 8. noos C.
Mr. Stolz said It ho had voted with
corporations nil his llfotlmo as Mr.
Gesner had, ho would try as hard ns
ho could to reform tills Into In life.
Any nttempt to enforco nn unjust
tax would react on tho policy hold
ers. This tax would only bo piled up
on tho promlums wo pay.
Mr. Stockton said If it was pro
posed to cinch tho corporations take
thorn all In. Tho corporations woro
doing business hero and why not ask
thorn all to pay. Theso corporations
niado money fnstor thnn any mer
chant and why should they not pay?
If thoy did not wnnt to pay theso
taxes lot thorn walk out. Tho city
needed tho monoy. Wo needed bet
ter flro apparatus. Wo needed bet
stroots. Wo need parka and wo want
to mako this tho nicest town In tho
Btato and wo need this rovonuo. Tho
business men wcro organizing mu
tual Insurance companies all over
tho wost.
Mr. Low said at Portland ho had
called oa "tho leading Insuranco
man of tho world." Ho told him
thoy wero putting in a flro alarm
system and chemical onglno, nnd tho
Insuranco man hnd nrnmlnn.1 him
Wr rates oi Insuranco into , lower rates.
n. -. - .. I
. wBDaa oroinary prop- Mr. Dayno said after tho Insuranco
ould have to put up for ( companies onco got tho mouoy they
uuicr (Him uhck unytning. (i.augn-
rcf Uking moro tlmo to gel
t waits for tho business ninu
.Cter demanded a report
lull tb Insurance people woro
1 1 peat deal of money out of
Ifcepl and wero paying practlc-
iKabc,
iGrwnbaum said tho commit-
lanfl8 annual feo.
ehiurance people wcro trying
I ikit was right and ho was op-
(to doing an Injustice to cor-
W.
JitatU Die Companies.
a renewed his attacks on the
Eti companies. They woro
I aotblng on their franchises.
itoetottop their taking largo
Rt ot this city and mako them
Iwi tates. Ho moved tho II-
ibsU (10 for each Insurance
.ltehdlng surety companies.
! til rich corporations ought
uJito pay for spending tholr
I la corrupt practices.
i ft!i said It was not a auos-
MitBexIng the taxpayer. Tho
companies had tho whin
RtH Hose who paid tho Insur-
wB7 had to pay It oil. This
J wall companies would tend
tlon of light. Mr. Page was present
and mado statement that his com
pany was uuablo to got poles, lamps
and glasswaro that had been ordered
for months. It wns duo to Blow
freight.
City Attorney's Itcport.
Reports on various matters by tho
city attorney wcro read. Mr. Con
dlt nskod furthor tlmo on various
matters. Ho needed information on
sovernl points.
Mr. Bayno said the council had
simply appropriated money to nlJ tho
library as part of tho fixed chnrgo of
tho city. Ho did not know whether
it was an Incorporation or tho moro
organization of tho Woman's club.
.hiring nn engineer to lay grndes In
all parts of tho city. It would cost
moro than tho walk thcmsolves.
Mr. Churchill snld out of 25 walks
put down last year, but two had been
paid for. He wanted ono built for
himself on thoso terms.
To 0:un Hi'sli Street.
Mr. Bnyno moved that tho street
commlttco nscertnln whether the
west end of BubIi Btreot had been
unlawfully closed up. Carried.
Mr. Stolz was opposed to furnish
ing any grades for wooden walks, or
for any streets but permanent ones.
Mr. Hnss reported on tho ordi
nance fixing wator rates. Ho snld
Ho asked that tho city attorney bring- It hnd been turned over to tho
In a legal roport on form ot pro- plumbing commlttco of which ho was
ceedure.
In regard to tho concroto bridge
on North Commercial Btrcet ho nsked
moro time.
Mr. Haas moved that tho city re
corder bo requested to notify nil cor
porations that tho polo painting or
dlnanco hns passed and keep n car
bon copy of same.
An order was rend that Androw
Osmundson bo Instructed to build a
sidewalk on Wilson street, South Sa
lem. Adopted.
A rohato of $9 for lights not burn
ed was allowed.
Hnss Plead Guilty.
Mr. Unas wanted to know if tho
light committee had been religiously
checking up tho light bills. Ha wnB
on that commlttco and ho had not
boon doing It, Ho wanted to know
if tho rest of tho committee hnd done
so. It appeared they had.
Petitions woro rend asking for two
now lights and n water hydrant.
Mr. Rndcllff spoko ot tho neces
sity of getting grades on Twelfth nvri
Thirteenth streets In Yow Park, and
that commlttco on printing hnvo au
thority to employ n surveyor to es
tablish tho grades.
Mr. Prazor said ho was opposed to
chairman. The city attornoy had In
formed him that ho was not required
to glvo It up to tho now committee.
Renting of old flro department
building to pnlnting firm at $10 a
month, referred to commlttco on
public building.
Returns to the Water.
Mr. Dnyno moved to return to
commlttco on plumbing. Carried.
Mr. Haas asked to roport on wator
ordinance. It wns a tlo vote and tho
chnlr nsked a vote. Ayes S, noes 5.
It was continued to next mooting.
An ordinance to Issuo ten year
bonds for payment of unpaid assess
ments on South Commercial street,
road twice. Amount $2142.43. To
run 15 years. Mr. Stockton asked
that tho ordlnanco bo referred to
tho city attorney. Mr. Downing snld
tho city attorney had drawn this or
dinance. Dut It wob referred.
Adjourn to Friday.
oors, by Mr. Qoodo, was read twlco
and roforrod.
Mr. Qreonbaum introduced nn or
dinance, by request, relating to sa
loon ltconscs. Passed over to Fri
day. Resolution to creato a chnrtor
commission, laid over to Friday. ,
Survey of North Snlem.
Resolution by committee on
streets, to provldo for survey of lots,
blocks nnd grades ot tho Fifth ward.
Adopted. To bo let to lowest blddor.
Mr. dosnor said surveys and monu
monts wero established In North Sn
lem two years ago. The work was
dono by himself nnd Mr. Dynrs.
Mr. liny no said wo should hnvo n
city engineer. ,
Mr. Qoodo said tho peoplo ot North
Salem wanted tholr streets survoyed
nnd grades established so as to per
mit thorn to mako Improvements.
Resolution adopted.
The City Diimy Pile.
Alderman Low said thoy woro hav
ing a llttlo troubto about their
dump pile. Ho wanted somo author
ity about how to proceed. Tho chief
ongincor had suggested that It be
hauled awny onco or twlco n week.
Mr. Stolz moved that tho street
commissioner bo ordered to clean It
up nnd keep It clean. Carried.
Tho Insuranco tax ordlnanco was
thon tnkon up nnd passed. Qreon
baum and Downing nlono voted no.
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THE BEST REMEDY,
For cnt, burn, brutiet,
torn, gall, bwbtd wlrt cut
and all burn ot in in or
beutlt
Dean's
King Caotus Oil
th only llnlmcnl tbat
heals without a aenr.
lie.. BOc il, and 3 ttitt.
Accent bo (ubilllult.
Sold lr
O. W. Putnam Co.
l.'J5 N. Com. St.
Snlem, Or.
A Stitch In Tlmo
Will savo nlno. So will a bottlo of
Dallard's Horohound Syrup always
kept on hand savo many a spell ot
sickness. A euro euro for coughs,
I colds, bronchitis and whooping
Mr. Stolz moved thnt Stato street , cough. Mrs. S , Hot 8prlngs, Ark.,
paving ordlnanco nnd surveying of writes: "I keep n bottlo of Bnllnrd's
Fifth ward bo takon up Friday ovon-' Horohound Syrup In my medicine
lng. Cnnjed. Mr. Dnyno objected, (chest, and thank my forothought
Mr. Stockton snld It was a paving or- many times. It has prevented many
dlnanco and should not bo delayed sovoro spells ot sickncBS."
An ordlnanco rcgulntlng auction- Sold by D. J.ry.
Senate Monday Night.
In tho senate last night S. C. R,
23, Schofleld, was adopted providing
for a commlttco ot thrco souators
and two representatives to meat with
a like commlttco from Washington to
consider tho Columbia river fisheries,
to servo without pay and to roport
to tho next legislature.
S. D. 108, relating to the First
Eastern Oregon Agricultural soctoty
was enacted.
0. D. 228, rotating to Ilothol instt
tuto was enacted.
S. B. 234 for tho protection ot
workmen. Unacted.
S. D. 24 0, relative to lighting pub
lic buildings. Enacted.
S. H. 253, rolattvo to tho pay of
tho commissioners ot Columbia
county. Enacted. iHil
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Don't Put OH
Until tomorrow what you can do to
day. If you aro suffering from a
torpid liver, or constipation, don't
wait until tomorrow to get holp.
Duy a bottlo ot Horblno and get
thnt llvor working right. Prompt
ness about health savos many sick
spoils. "Mrs. Ida Qrcshnm, Point,
Tox , writes I used Horblno In my
family for nix yenrs, and find it docs
al It claims to do." Sold by D. J. Fry.
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R.sriduiTi1
VkLSJimM
'ktoij uM th0 flro eo
'lock out of this city annally
'WJ5B.O0O. Then thero was
W plate glass and other
ilMsrtnce. The reduction
'iW cent applied to policies
lc January 1 All roimiH
N tliat were short-rated and
' nothing almost. He was
L? to Insurance companies.
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fell Price-
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On substituting $50 for $18 as tho
llconso tax ayes had 9, noes 5. Tho
noes woro Groenbaum, Ooodo,
Churchill, Stolz, Downing. All others
voted for $50. Surety companies
woro then added.
Two Dead Horses.
Mr. Churchill reported bills of
Capital Improvement company for
burying two dead horses. Thoro was
a dispute as to ownership ot ono.
Mr. Dayno mado tho point of or
der that the person in possession of
tho horse when it died ought to pay
tho burial expenses.
Mr. Gesner said there was a prin
ciple involved in this and that- only
the horse that died oa Twelfth street
bo paid for.
Ho moved to amend tho roport to
only pay for burying one horse and
finally It was o ordered.
Licenses Issued.
Liquor licenses was Issued to T. H.
Collins. Tho committee on flro and
water reported favorably on petiUon
or Bullitt Bros for permit to erect
a corrugated Iron building.
Mr, Haas roported on screens for
city Jail. Mr. Gesner said that tho
committee of which Mr. Haas was
chairman had no business -with it
and he moved the matter be referred
to tho committee on public build
ings. About Lights.
City Attorney Condlt said it tho
General Electric company did not In
stall lights In a reasonable time its
contract could be cancelled.
Mr. Stolz moved that the Citizens
Electric company bo given 30 days to
Install all lights ordered so far.
Haas moved to amend that an ordii
namce b drawn regulatlas Installa-
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Record of Mrs. Vrooman's
Franquette Walnut Grove
Since It Began Bearing
OIUCGOX NUHSKUY CO.,
SALKM, OREGON.
GENTLEMEN:
YOU ASK MK TO GIVE YOU A REPORT OF THE INCREASE OF MY
FRANQUETTE WALNUT TREES SINCE THEY REGAN TO HEAR.
HAPPILY I HAVE THE FIGURES AT HAND.
WHEN YEARS OLD, 1001 Ha LBS
WHEN 1 YfeYHS OLD, 1001! ' BSO LBS
WHEN B YEARS OLD, 100!! 0,700 LBS
WHEN O YEARS OLD, 1004 ,, 0,000 LBS
WHEN 7 YEARS OLD, 1005 12,1123 LBS
WHEN 8 YEARS OLD, 1000 21,31 1 LBS
THE OUT-PUT HAS PRACTICALLY DOUBLED EVERY YEAR SINCE
THE TREES CAME INTO BEARING. ,
.MRS. E. M. VHOOMAN,
WALNUTMERE
SANTA ROSA, CALIF.
NOV. 22, '00.
THIS GROVE CONTAINS 8.1 ACRES AND IS PLANTED WITH 1,000
FIRST GENERATION GRAFTED FRANQUETTE WALNUT TREKS.
AFTER FILLING ALL ORDERS TO DATE, WE STILL HAVE A
FEW TREES OF THE VROOMAN STRAIN FRANQUETTE WALNUTS.
THESE ARE ONIMTEAR, SECOND GENERATION FROM 1005 CROP
OF NUTS. SA3D3 AS ON nOHDER. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD
WRITE FOR FREE BOOK ON WALNUT CULTURE OR CALL AT OUR
OFFICE AND SEE THIS STOCK FOR THEMSELVES.
WE PAID MRS. VROOMAN $0,110.55 FOR THE 1000 CROP OF
NUTSOVER flOO.OO PER ACHE, THE 8TH YEAH FROM ILANT.
ING. THIS IS THE VARIETY THAT IS DESTINED TO MAKE THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY FAMOUS AS A WALNUT SECTION. GET
STARTED RIGHT ITS MORE THAN HALF THE BATTLE AND USUAL
LY ALL THE PROFIT. CALL AT OUR OFFICE ON 12TH STREET,
OR ADDRESS
Oregon Nursery
Company
SALEM, IK-
OREGON
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