East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-03-18
COUNCIL FIXES
CLEANUP DAY
DECIDES ON MARCH 20 AND %
AS DAY FOR CITY CLEANING
All Patriotic Citizens VIII Cooperate
10 Make Day Success-Council
Denies Request for Near Beer
License--Decide Not TO Pay War
rem Construction company for Paw
ing-Refuse Byer's Lot Offer.

Friday and Saturday, March 26 and
27, are to be cleaning up days" In th'
city OF Pendleton, according to an
order promulgated by the city coun-
ell at its regular meeting last even
ing. Women's clubs, schools, church
es lodges, all patriotic citizens and
progressive organizations are invited
and urged to cooperate with the city
In making the occasion a successful
one.
Since the Inauguration of these
cleaning up days by the city two
years ago, there has been a steady
decrease in the amount of sickness
in the city, according to the records
in the office Of Recorder Fitz Gerald,
while the benefits derived from an
aesthetic point of view are even more
pronounced. From present indica-
tions the cleaning up days are to
have a permanent place on the city's
official calendar
1t was announced last night, how
ever, that while the city was willing
to furnish teams and wagons for
hauling away all sorts of rubbish and
filth that II positively would not cart
away manue for anybody. It seems
that in the past, some persons who
kept horse or COW have been allow
ing their debris to collect during the
year and then by taking advantage Of
the cleaning up days, get the stuff
hauled away without any expense to
themselves. This will not be per-
mitted again.
Ncar-Becr License Denied.
A request for a near-beer license
for the old state saloon location was
denied by the council last evening.
It was presented by w. p Goble, but
as the council was opposed to per-
mitting any Of these resorts outside
OF the two main streets Of the city,
the request was denied. The previous
reputation OF this place also probab-
ly had some influence with the city
fathers.
Will Stand Suit.
City Attorney Raley was last night
instructed to notify the attorneys for
llt warren NuilSNi uStibh Npihphils
that the city Of Pendleton considered
II had paid in full the amount OF its
paving Indebtedness and that II the
company desired to bring suit for the
$1,000 which It alleged was due, II was
at liberty TO proceed.
This $1,000 is n balance which the
paving company has been seeking to
collect ever since the streets were
paved and which the city officials de-
clare does not exist The company
has theatened 10 bring suit to force
payment and II so the merits Of the
case will come out in the course OF
the trial.
Refuses Bycrs' Offer.
Because G.. w. Byers persists in de-
manding $1,000 for fractional lots am
ounting to approximately three lots,
the city will not recede from the price
of 5000 placed upon its four lots by
Mayor Murphy and Councilman Stro-
BILE. While It was the desire OF every
member of the council to assist the
wooden mill company in every possi-
BILE way they did not feel that the city
was called upon to give the woolen
mills $500 which would In turn be
donated to Mr.. Byers. Assessor
Strain declared that $3.50 per lot was
more than the Byers property was
worth but intlmated that since the