The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-12
IN CORVALLIS
RAILROAD OFFICIALS BEGG.
ED FOR A REDUCTION OF
ASS ESSMEN
McLouth Has Resigned His Place
at the C,llAge-Building Sew
ers aud Sidewalks-Frask
Groves Called Away.

ers and Sidewalks-Frask
Groves Called Away.
F D. McLouth, at the head oi
the drawing department at OAC
for the past three years, has re-
sigued his position at the college
to accept a better place E. in New
York City, A late letter from Mr.,
McLouth was to the effect that he
would leave New York on the roth
or 18th inst for Corvallis, but a
telegram received three days ago
by President Catch, revealed the
new programme. A successor has
not vet been named
Their assessment in Benton coun
ty was a matter of solicitude to of
fcers of the Southern Pacific Rail
road Comp pany Wednesday. They
were, w. w. Bretherton and George
III Andrews, and they spent most
of the afternoon at the court house.
laboring with the assessor and the
county judge. The assessment of
the company is about doubled on
this years roll, and the time of the
officials in this city was spent in an
effort to secure a reduction in val
uation. 1t was explained to them
that the valuation of all the pro-
perty in the county had been large
" increased and that lower tax
levy would result. but even after
this they argued long and hard for
concessions
The construction of sewer laterals
recently ordered by the council is
progressing. Jacobson & Bade
had small force of men at work
on the Wilson White-Farmer sew
ar, and J. R, Smith & Co expect
to begin operations next week. The
former firm has four laterals to
build, comprising in all seven
blocks as follows: The Farmers
hotel lateral, two blocks the James
Hays lateral, one block. the Hays
Pratt-Oren lateral, and the sewer
on which the men are now working
The local firm has contracts for
three laterals, comprising in all,
five blocks as follows the Hotel
Corvallis and Occidental blocks,
the Ing e and the Altman sewer.
The pipe for all the laterals has
It is probable that there are more
new sidewalks in Corvallis now
than at any time in the towns his
tory. Though the repairs are not
yet completed, there is scarcely a
block in town along which there
are not one or more walks. newly
built. Until every board on every
walk is tightly nailed, and every
walk snug and strong, the work
should not end. The city council
which ordered the new condition,
and the chief of police who execu-
ted faithfully the order, are entitled
to great credit for their efforts.
Nothing so much imprr sses the
stranger within a city's gates as
strong. durable sidewalks and well
kept homes. A tidier and better
Corvallis should be the motto of
every citizen. 1t will pay.
The sale of the assets in the
bankrupt estate of w. H, Mahan
occurred in Blodgetts last Friday.
The sale was conducted by A. B,
trustee in bankruptcy.
The piling of which there are I4oo
sticks. was bought in by the labor
lien creditors at S.. 900. The latter
were represented by Pitman, Hem
derson and Wolf Their claims
were admitted as prior lien. and
were allowed to be applied on the
purchase price of the piling. The
store was bought by J. R. Wyatt
at SIPS, and a quantity of wire rope
by Con Sullivan. Other articles
sold were the bunk houses, a black
smith shop, a quantity of tools,
dishes and other appliances and
fixtures. The only person in at
tendance at the sale from this city
was James Gibson, who appeared
for w. S. McFadden in behalf of
the labor lien creditors.
Frank Groves thirty days leave
of absence from the Bremerton ma
Wv ward was cut short by the re-
ceipt of a telegram Thursday, re-
questing his return there. after
visit of only three weeks with Cor
wallis relatives aud friends. He
left Thursday noon and is to reach
Bremerton Monday evening. The
naval dock at Bremerton is about
700 feet long. To put a big war
ship or any other vessel on the dry
dock requires only about two hours
of time. At low tide she is run in
to the dock, and powerful pumps
exhaust all the water in the dock