Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-10-18
ELECTED TO FILL VACANCY IN
SECOND WARD.
ANGUS M'LEAN RESIGNED
Council Awards Contracts for Paw.
ing on II and Fourth Streets
Near City Hall.

S. w. Phillips, a former council
man from the second ward of the
city of Grants Pass, was last night
elected by the council to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF
Councilman Angus Mclean, who has
removed from the city
Mr.. Mclean, in offering his resig.
nation, stated that he desired that
it be accepted at once, that the ward
could elect his successor at the com
ing city election, and the election Of
Mr. Phillips is for the balance of the
present year only. Mr.. Mclean was
elected to office last December and
would have had another year to
serve of his term
Following the reading and accept
anCe of the resignation Of Mr.. Nc
Lean. petition bearing AZ sigma
lures of voters in ward No. was
presented asking that j. l.. Christ
lieb be appointed to the vacancy
Councilman Clark moved that the
petition be laid on the table. which
action was taken by the votes of d,l
councilmen present except Dr.
Stricken Before the vote was TAX
en- Mayor Smith stated that no actIcn
vas necessary on the petition, and
II at a motion to lay it on the table
had the ring of contempt in It. Clark
demanded vote on his notion how
over.
When nominations for a council
man to fill the vacancy were called
for, Mr. Wolfersberger of the second
ward named S. w. Phillips for his
colleague. and Mr.. Everton present
ed the name of John Summers. On
ballot Mr.. Phillips received five votes
and Mr.. Summers one. Mr.. Phillips
being present was at once invested
with the official toga, and dropped
back into the aldermanic chair and
settled down to the work as though
there had been no vacation In his
duties as a public servant.
c. l.. Clevenger, who has filled the
office of inspector OF electrical install
lations in the city, also offered his
resignation, which was accepted, but
no one was elected to the vacancy
Shelving for Library.
The building committee reported
that the library room of the new
city hall should be shelyed for the
books. and presented an estimate fo
the work. To put glass-covered cases
along the south side OF the room, 8
feet long by feet high, would cos
$7s. and authority for the work wa
given The committee also reported
that It had placed $500 Of insur
ance on the city hall building, th'
policy having been written by Jos
Moss at a cost for premium o
sS44S.
Store Room for Machinery.
The necessity OF store room II
which the machinery and tools be
longing to the city could be kept wa
discussed, and the committee wa
instructed TO estimate and report o
the character and size Of buildin
needed for the purpose.
Paving Contracts Awarded.
Bids for the paving Of Fourth an
, H streets around the city hall wer
, opened Albert Anderson & Co. an
r Schel & Schell were the only bio
! ders. and each drew plum out
the pie. On the Fourth street col
] tract Anderson bid $1,000 for tn
completed work, including the pave
( ment and concrete curb and guttei
I while schell & Schell offered to d
the work for s1,176.sO, and wer
given the contract. Anderson's bi
= on II street was 1890, and sche
t & schells .2.O2s.s7, Anderson's bI
being accepted