Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-11-12
Council Proceedings.

ing tne usual DnlS ana Otner IoulinS DuSl-
ness, the following important business
was transacted:
The committee on light and water re-
ported that they had made diligent in
qnirY into the rates charged at other
places, and found that the charges for
| light were not in excess of that charged
at other places, but that the charges here
for water were higher, and recommended
that they be reduced IS per cent. The
report was adopted.
A vote was taken and carried unani-
mously to draw up an ordinance prohibit
ing bicycle riding on any of the side.
walks of the city.
Nightwatchman Skipton sent in his
resignation. which was accepted and Eph.
Beach was elected in his place.
The following resolutions relating to
Yaquina Bay were then read and adop-
ted enthusiastically:
Whereas, The town of Corvallis is in
the center of the Willamette valley, and
Whereas, The future welfare and
prosperity of the valley depends largely
on the opening of Yaquina harbor to deep
water ships; inasmuch as farmers will
realize more for their grain and merchants
will have cheaper freights for all time if
this is done; and
Z Whereas, The appropriation made by
congress for its improvement has been
withheld by the secretary of war; and
Whereas, We look with consterna-
ton at our future when we will be held
by the throat by transportation monopo-
lies, if this improvement of Yaquina har-
Dor is not carried out; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the mayor and common
council of the city of CORY allis, That
we urge upon our delegation in congress
the necessity of extraordinary effort to
place before the secretary of war the true
status of the case, and to urge by every
means in their power, the letting of the
contract for the improvement of Yaquina
harbor as outlined by the last board of
U. S. engineers. Be it further
Resolved, That our congressional
delegation be asked to impress upon the
secretary of war the fact-that if the i'm.
provement of Yaquina harbor should fail,
then every pound of grain grown in
the future by the farmers of this valley
must pay for all time tribute of two
cents bushel for Columbia river pilotage
and towage, and four to six cents
bushel for transportation, which would all
be saved to them if the Yaquina harbor
was competing outlet.
Resolved, That copy Of these reso-
lutions be presented to our senator and
each of our congressman.
Circuit Court.
Court convened on Monday last. In
cluding everything, there were about
seventy cases on the docket, but few of
them of public interest and nearly all of
them have been disposed of. Up to this
writing the grand jury have reported
only two bills; one true bill against Ed
Scott for stealing horse and buggy, the
other not true bill against John Scott
for selling liquor to minors.
The grand jury is composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen: D. B. Farley, fore
man, J. D. Howell, Marshal Allen, W.
M. Childers, Charles Blakesley, VIM.
Golfer and John Hays.
Ed Scott pleaded guilty to the charge
against him and on Thursday morning
he stood up for sentence. When asked
by the court if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed; he
replied in trembling voice, that he did
not know what he was doing, and had
no intention to commit a crime. While
to those who knew all the pitiful circum-
stances Eds plea had meaning, yet in
the eyes of the law he was guilty, and
the Judge sentenced him to four years in
state prison.
The judge announced to the tired
jurors that as this was the fourth day of
tie session and no jury cases in sight,
he would discharge them from further at
tendance at this term of court, so this
term of the court will not have single
jury case before it.
Since the above was written. the grand
jury have presented true bill against
John W. Ingals for forgery. Mr.. Ingals
bail was fixed at 5000, which was furn-
ished, and his trial will probably not
take place at this term of court.