Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-07-19
START FIREWORKS ON
CITY HALL CONTRACT

ntNt illhA W. ~ hiaih = h'A Aht
real contractor for the cOnstruc-
ton of the city hall, but that he
is simply dummy taking the
contract for his father, COun-
Gilman Clark. Several OF the
contractors have told me that
II they had known that Council
man Clark's son was TO bid
they would not have submitted
BIDS
When Mayor Smith dropped the
above remark into the midst OF the
city council, meeting in called ses-
sion, Monday night, it started things
doing in hurry. The air was soon
filed with more fireworks than
Fourth OF July celebration, but when
the last rocket had come back TO
earth, the net result oil the meeting
was the appointment OF committee
OF three to investigate and see
whether OF not Councilman Clark is
an interested party 10 the contract
The special council meeting was
called By the mayor Tor the purpose
OF considering matters relative to
the building OF the new city hall, the
location OF the structure 10 ieet back
from the lot line not meeting the ap-
prOyal OF all the councilmen, and ac-
cording to the mayor, being in oppo-
sltlon to the expressed instructions
OF the council
AS soon as the mayor had stated
the object OF the meeting, Council
man Eyerton, who is a relative Of
Councilman CLARK, the father OF Con
tractor Clark, made motion that
the council adjourn Ready second
came from Mr.. Clark, but the votes
OF these two were all that could be
mustered for the adjournment.
All members except aniels were
present, and the mayor at once
launched the subject Of the location
OF the building on the site, DiOcus-
sion brought out the fact tha. there
had never yet been meeting of the
building committee the council,
but that Councllma Eyerton, OF the
committee, had ace ysced In the To-
cation of the hall, aud that the con-
tractor had commenced the tounda-
tlon whore Eyerton had said
Councilman stricken also OF the
building committee, moved that the
building be erected flush on the
property line on the south side, and
Ave aud one-half teet back from the
line on the east Before action could
be gotten on this, Eyerton substitut-
ed motion that tue hall be built
where Clark had commenced the
foundation fifteen teet back from
the line all around Eyerton's mo-
u1n supported hy Colucilmeu Clark,
caldwell Eyertou and Herliuger was
carried the absence OF Daniels maxi
Ing -four votes sufficient to save the
day.
During the consideration of this
issue. a passage at arms occurred be-
tween Clark and the mayor that
struck sparks from the steel. but
that drew no blood
Clark lntlmated that all that was
,Ge matter with the mayor was that
ae city hall Was being built on the
wrong side %, The railroad track,
saying "lJ would have been all right
" &c had been uu ,ae north side
The mayor took up the gage of
battle ot once and told Clark that
the men who sussested that he VAS
prompted by such motives, or that
be had ever expressed the Wish 10
build The hall on the o.ae, side OF
the track except as he IA. advocated
the railroad park site. was guilty
%, absolute and malicious false.
hood
The authority " the building com.
mittee was then discussed, it appear.
Ing from the contract that the com
mlttee was never given power tC
regulate the alterations, changes OF
additions 70 the plans Councilman
Stricken wanted the committee sc
empowered aud offered the follow
Ing resolution
Re It resolved boy the common
council OF the city Of Grants Pass
that any and all additions or change
to the new city hall be submitted {,
the building committee as a unit ar,
authorized and approved by sal,
building committee before made an
that all additional costs sAau he pre-
determined between he contracto
and building committee before ,h