Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-12

amend the report TO substitute
maple for oak. This was adopted.
Herzinger moved that excavation
for the city hall be begun at once
and under supervision of the street
Stricken demurred'
stating that he considered it best to
wait for the architects specifications.
After some discussion the matter was
deferred. Herzinger offering no OBJ
lection.
salvation Army Barracks.
Clark moved that the chair name
a committee of three to take up the
question of the Salvation Army bar
racks the building which the coun-
ell last week condemned, and nego-
tlate with the Salvationists regard
ing the building. President Stricken
named a committee composed of
Clark. Everton and Herzinger.
Special Election.
city Attorney Colyig was acting as
reading clerk in the absence of Judge
]. y. Johnston, who is busy in Jack
son county on his campaign for the
republican nomination for district at
torney. Mr.. Colyig called attention
of the council to the fact that pro-
vision must be made for holding the
special city election called for May l..
Herzinger moved that same polling
PAGES be used, and the same judges
and clerks be named as at the spec
ial city election Of a few weeks ago.
Adopted.
Sewer Pipe Question.
Eyerton introduced a resolution,
asking its adoption, which read that
the city auditor write to certain cit
les of California and some other cit
les, asking opinions of city officials
I'm the various cities as to the quail
fcations of both cement sewer pipe
and yitrifed pipe and that the
Grants Pass council be bound by
these reports. Mclean interposed an
objection to being bound by the re-
suit of the correspondence. Some
one moved to table the resolution. A
second followed and the motion to
table prevailed, the vote being as
follows. Yes Caldwell Daniels
Mclean, Wolfersberger
No-Clark, Everton.
Mclean thought that Mr.. Ever
tons resolution was good on ex-
eept for the clause binding the coun-
,il to follow the consensus of the let
.ers which would come from other
cities, and asked if the resolution
'ould not be reconsidered and clim-
nate that particular clause. Presi-
lent Stricken remarked that 1t
would be quicker and better, if he
The matter to come up again,
o introduce a new resolution. Clark
stated that the sewer pipe matter
vas an unsettled question and he
hought it ought to be settled one
way or the other Everton defended
lis resolution that was tabled Her
.inger objected to be bound as had
,een called for in the resolution.
lark stated that he had written to
Minneapolis and other cities to the
'ast and none recommended cement
,ipe. Mclean answered by saying
hat he had written to San Francisco.
md that the engineer of the Califor-
lia metropolis recommended cement
,ipe
Herzinger then moved that all
ouncllmen who had letters on the
subject submit those letters at the
leXt meeting of the council. Me-
-ean supported with a second. The
notion was adopted Herzinger then
stated that it would be well for the
'ouncilmen to write at once to near
by towns and have the answers to
submit next Thursday night with
hose from distant cities.
Protection Against Patentees.
Everton introduced resolution to
he effect that the council 90 on rec
ord to exact protection from all con-
tractors on street and alley improve
ments and sewers, in that the city
would not be held liable for damages
for infringement on any patent or
patents; also the contractors to re-
fund to the city all sums which nigh,
be forced from the city from such
cause.
President Stricker remarked that