The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1911-10-13
COLFAX TO GET
PACKING PLANT
NJ. & ". MARKET ASK FOR BUILD.
ing PERMIT. CITY TAX LEVY
One MILL LOWER.

A packing house in ColfaX to ham
die 200 hogs every week besides con-
siderable other meat is soon TO be
built by Marek & Weber of the NJ. &
w. market. Application for build
ing permit was made 10 the city
council Monday night and will be re-
ported on at the regular meeting
next Monday evening. The proposed
site is on the South PalOuse river
nearly opposite the old brick yard.
The plant will consist of stock yards,
slaughter house, packing house and
fertilizer factory. The cold storage
room will be "a by 40 feet. At The
present time hogs are being shipped
to Spokane from this county and tie
hams and shoulders cured and re-
turned here for sale. The NJ. q w.
people are confident they can sell 20
times as many hams as are now made
\ here. The new packing house viii
make an every day market for hogs
and live stock right here at home
and will give employment TO several
men. Government inspection Will be
provided and the enterprise viii be a
credit and a benefit TO ColfaX. After
the packing house is well under way
the firm plans to capitalize COM
panv at $4,000 and extend the busi-
ness.
Among the other important mat
ters 10 come up before the council
was the introduction OF an ordinance
providing for levying taxes for the
wear 1911. The rate was fixed as
1
mills; sinking fund for the payment
of municipal bonds, two mills; for
water fund, five mills; for payment
of interest on all outstanding bonds
for the city except that portion an
nexed to the city in the year 1893,
four mills. This makes rate OF -
mills for the entire city inside the
bonding district and Is mills for
that portion outside the bonding dis
trict. Last year the rate was one
mill higher.
A resolution was passed providing
for submitting the proposition OF
voting on the issuance OF water
bonds sufficient TO take up all water
bonds and other Indebtedness against
the water system, also a proposition
of issuing municipal bonds TO take
up and retire. municipal bonds now
standing against the city that were
issued in 1892.
A resolution was passed instruct
ing the engineer to prepare plans and
specifications for the construction OF
the north end sewer.
]. B. Cramm asked permission TO
erect a barn IA by 10 feet on his LOT
at the corner of Mill and James
streets.
Bids for furnishing the city a
street sweeper were opened and Beall
& Co., of Portland, were awarded the
contract for S425. 1t was also de-
cided to purchase a dump wagon
from the same company for $50.
A representative of Beall & Co. was
present and the sweeper and wagon
we're ordered shipped at once.
The request of the Inland railway
company for permission 20 bullo
their depot over the river on the
north side of Island street at the
corner Of Main, was granted provld-
ing that the railway company reim-
burse the city for material and WORK
QS6O 10 UalC On lndl po4b VI 'AN
bridge which the company wishes to
use.
Engineer ]. H. Miller's estimate OF
the cost of that part of the bridge Is
$3.50. While the railroad company
has made no official statement con-
cerning this offer it has been gwen
out that the company considers II
hold-up and will not pay that amount
for the privilege of building on the
bridge Apparently the location ol
the new depot is as much IN the all
as at any time since negotiations
were begun with the council tWC
months ago.
1t was voted to advertise for olos
for the construction of wall at the
south end of the Island street bridge
along Main street. On motion }. W.
Janey was authorized to build walk
on the south end of the Island stree'
bridge.
Health Officer W. A. mitchell re-
ported numerous cases Of measles III
town but no other contagious disease
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