Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-06-13
CITY Is AFTER THE
TELEPHONE COMPANY,

The city attorney has been In
structed by the council TO Investigate
the requirement Of the local tele
phone company whereby phone sub
scribers are made TO put up deposit
of IS before they are given pnon'
service. The question came up II
connection with the action which the
city is bringing against the watel
and electric light companies before
the state public service commission
the municipality alleging excessive
rates, and having enacted an ordi
nance lowering hem whereupon the
case was taken before the commits
sion. The attorney will include the
telephone company in the complaint
if on investigation he finds cause fol
action.
Saloon Makes Complaint.
At the meeting Of the council
Thursday night, a communication
was read from the Oregon Wine
Company, proprietors Of a saloon on
South Sixth street, in which COM
plant was made that they had been
Disseminated against by the city.
They alleged that the licence COM
mittee had ordered certain changes
in their building before they had
been granted a license, but that now
Geo. D. Williams was granted a IL
cense without making the change
that had been required OF them. The
company asked that either Williams
make the changes that had been re-
quired of it, or that they be granted
damages in the amount Of the ex-
pense they had been put to. The
point at issue was the location OF a
toilet. The communication was or
dered returned to the complaining
company.
To Prohibit Open Muffiers.
The Josephine County Motorcycle
club asked of the council that an or
dinance be passed prohibiting the use
Of open muffers, and the attorney
was instructed to draft such law.
The Park Commission reported,
stating that they had hired a man to
take care of the Riverside Park at
$500 per month for five months,
and a man in the railroad parks at
$500 per month for the same
length of time was read and the ap-
pointments we're duly confirmed by
the council.
A communication from the city
engineer relative to the contract OF
Albert Anderson & Co. for the i'm
provement Of Washington Boulevard
was read, and on motion seconded
and carried It was ordered that the
total amount of money due for the
improvement be withheld until said
work has been completed.
The city engineer also reported
relative to the contract Of Albert An
derson & Co. for improvement OF
Evelyn Avenue, and it was moved,
seconded and carried that warrant
be drawn for the balance due the
contractor on said improvement.
A communication from the city
engineer showing total of completed
work to date on the Improvement of
Fourth street across the Southern Pa
cific right-of-way done by Albert An
1erson & Co., and that there was due
said contractor the sum of $4,000
was read, and the auditor was in
structed to draw warrant on the
treasurer for the amount. Balance
Of $263.37 due Albert Anderson &
Go. on their contract for the improve
nent of H" street was also ordered
paid.
a communication from the city
engineer showing balance of S106.64
iue Schell & Schell on their contract
'or the improvement of Josephine I
street was read, and a warrant was |,
ordered drawn on the treasurer for
he amount
The finance committee reported
avorably on the various items of ex-
1ense in connection with railroad
for the month of May
md on motion seconded and carried
warrants were ordered drawn for the
everal amounts.
BUSINESS POINTERS
Or. Flanagan,
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