Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-04-09
FIRMS COMPETE
FOR CITY SEWER CONTRACT

The same official was also instructed
Of Portland to $9,S13 by Kibbe. Well
ton Co, also of Portland. All BIDS
were laid over for one week and ac-
tion win be taken thereon, and the
contract let, at meeting of the coun-
ell to be held Monday night.
Five bids on the proposed curbing
contract were also opened and lala
over for one week. Prices on this
work varied from S2 cents per foot
"a "a cents. A bid submitted BY John
q. Martin for SO cords Of fir wood at
$3.50 per ocrd for use at the rock
quarry was also laid over to the next
meeting.
Pass Peddler Ordinance.
Future operations of peddlers'
street vendors and auctioneers are re-
stricted by the passage of the new or
dinance. Hereafter all such must
first secure license from the city
recorder Such license ranges IN
price from $3.50 to $50 per day ana
its primary object is to protect the
legitimate merchants against the ltin-
Grant street vendor and the iiy-by-
night bankrupt stock sales. Whlle
all such may ply their vocation oy
the payment of the regular license
fee. it is believed that the Zee IN
each instance has been made so high
that 1t win operate as q prohipitiVe
measure. Nothing in the ordinance
prevents farmers and others from
Il Of their
farms or gardens in house to mousse
canvass.
For Paid Fire Department.
An ordinance creating paid hre
department for the city Of Dallas was
read the first time. This measure
provides that the city fire department
shall consist of not more than 70
members who are to receive the sum
of so per month for their services
under certain restrictions. The Or
dinance is modelled after similar
measure adopted some time ago py
the city of Hillsboro where 1t mas
heen said TO work very satisfactorily.
Claims Allowed.
The following claims were audited
and allowed and warrants for the
different amounts ordered drawn;
starr Transfer Co., hauling SSO.9S
Fuller Livery Stable ......'.' S'oJ
oregon Power Co. .......'..' ie'VV
lD. f. Plaster, garbage hauling. ~
lGuy Bros, merchandise .....' 2s'SV
Grafton & knight. sup. crusher. e6'4z
Dallas Transfer Co, hauling. -'VV
J. NJ. Campbell. labor ......'' wv
} Ralph Adams same ..,..''''' 4'VV
tta,Is,aar r.e',nr nrintInr ......... 47.2G
c.aat night watch .. $500
, starr Transfer Co., freight ehgs' -
: tCraven Bros, merchandise iS'go
o.-as,,o, ,e' nr,ntlne ... $500
c-a',aa go pras merchandise ss.ef
Da,,aa rnuber & Logging Co. 115
Judges and clerks election.-.' Sf'o'
! John 3. Embree, labor r.,..... wv
IA. q. Long. fire dept. supplies i'oy
Up. S. Greenwood, marshall. bs'E'
n c. A. Black, labor .....,-'.'' lV'sV
! Frank Rowell, same .+....'' 4.VV
: w. G. Campbell. same....... z'oo
J. ID. Bevens. same ..+.....'. -'yV
Portland Daily Abstract, pub z'gV
# W L. Toze Jr., city attorney. Zo'VV
, T. II Morrison, salary .,.... lz's'
r c. II. Gregory. salary .....'.. os'7'
For Cleanup Day.
Committee Of ladies from the civic
= rnproyement section Of the Dallai
/" woman's club. headed by Mrs. Ella J
= Metzger. president appeared before
, the council and asked the co-operatiof
h. Of that body in the work Of the eiu'
- IN bringing 10 a successful issue
"A General cleanup day for Dallas. OF
i Apru 20 The plan met with TN
/, bcarty approval Of the council and
- committee Of three was appointed e
co-operate with the club and see tha
an garbage and oth,r street lite
shall De- removed.
j, Miscellaneous Matters.
- The resignation Of City Engineer !
,rlH Morrison. laid over from pre-
u vtous meeting. was taken mp and az
y cented. insofar as ar. Morrison's ems
- piovment anectl street work IL
1- was. however. retained a. ehsihse
= on sewer work and inspection.
- In the matter o. the proposed Nun
"A hill improvement. petition was fea
a. from property owners ahected
a. which the owners agreed % stand N
ar expense of cutting down the hiil' ns
- 20 exceed ttoo. The Improvement
- the hi1 was left with the street con
n. mlfsee. with power 20 set
IA The marshal was Instructed q =
- move an crushed rock crossWalks
- onee in order 20 remove the bumps
- she strest which Jar the automobhis'
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