East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-11-15

The mayor also explained that the
budget asked will call for raising be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 more in
1922 than in 1921. He explained that
the distribution Of this extra is made
in the following way:
DeOt Was Injected.
Old Indebtedness represents some
thing more than $1,000; there is need
ed $4,000 for extending the levee en-
the west of its present limit: for the
work which the city will do in plan
ming its growth. $1,000 will be re-
CURED. In addition, there should be
included some money ior an emer-
gcroy fund. he declared. he called at
tcntich in this resrpct 10 the COS; 10
the city CT more than $4,000 for cla.I-
ing the streets as Iesult of ju>t one
heavy snow severA, years ago. He al
Sc called attention IT, the fact that the
present street fluShrr has about out
lNrd MS usefulnes',. TO issue ions
time beads to buy equipment suts as
trucks. or any other equipment Whtcl
has Il short period of usefulness be-, =
lcing re'ogated to the scrap-heap, the
city head declared seemed poor pusl-
na-s "a him.
ENl IaiE ComnISs on's Position.
The question was also asked last
nis I as to how the $4,000 which has
been asked under ;lt head o. city
planning commiss'ol would ~ TX.
rented. Two or three speakers decl2r.
ed that they understood thu. riis
money was to be paid to the members
of he city planning commiss'cn as
salary.
II reply both &aSor Hartmal and
Judge G. W. Phelps president of ihe
commission, declared that the ,nels..
bers of the commioslcr are in the same
class as city officials on the council IN
that they serve for glory alone. an'
secure no remuneration Of am kind
for their work. 1t was also pointed
out that the planning commission
Can not under any consideration
spend II single cent of the city's mon
cy. II simply recommends. and the
expenditure OF money is made by the
city council which is elected by tax
payers to care for their interests.
Mayor Hartman declared that the
money would be used in making plans
for the growth Of the city
81 regard this planning commission
as an excellent thing he declared. ut
is forward looking, and it seems to me
that its work will prove of value to
the city"
In reference to the city budget, f. j,
Murphy, one of the members of the
city budget committee, declared that
the committee had done every thing
possible to keep the budget down to
the lowest possible lint.
IF we do justice to every citizen of
Pendleton and to our administration,
we must vote this budget" he declar-
ed. 1t is fair and it is good business
and we cant afford not to vote it."
Speaking about the advisabillty of
a septic tank, DR.. Tenn
Pile who at one time during the cam
paign was opposed to the tank under
the plans then entertained, declared
that under the compromise plan now
agreed to by both sides of the contro-
versy, the city never will have an OPP
portunity to secure septic tank fol
less money than they will have to pa!
now.
Following are the reports of the
committee and of the council which
were read to the meeting last night
The report of the committee of the
X Club was unanimously adopted;
The Tax Payers Committee
To the president and members of the
X Club and to the taxpayers Of the
City of Pendleton:
We, the undersigned, your commit
tee of taxpayers, appointed at the
joint meeting Of the members of the
X Club and taxpayers of the City Of
Pendleton, held ut the court house OF
Nov. s, 1921, respectfully represen
and show:
We have personally inspected thu
Doherty, Richardson and state lands
situate in the vicinity of the Dohert.
property in the west end Of the city o
Pendleton upon which it has been pro
posed to locate septic tank and au
tomobile park.
We find that large portion of sale
lands are subject to overflow; tha
there are no proper streets or road
ways leading to the same.
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tract known as the Doherty land a
d site for a septic tank, and the con
struction of a spetic tank thereon pur
suant to the plan proposed by MI
Cunningham.
We believe the value of the Doher
ty lands including the house and i'm
provements thereon does not excee
the sum of $4,000 and we recommend
that If uaid land cannot be purchase
for said amount or less that condem
nation proceedings be instituted b
the city and the damages assessed b
jury.
We further recommend that tn
Richardson property shall not be pur
chased by the city for the reason tn
price asked therefor is excessive an,
said land is of no special value to tn
city for septic tank or park purposes
| We recommend that the bond issu
of $125,O00 shall be passed by tn
voters of the city of Pendleton as
appears upon the ballot providing tn
city council of the city of Pendleto
shall prior to the election pass an or
dinance which shall provide that n
greater amount of bonds of said is
sue shall be sold than is necessary {
complete the said septic tank, accord
ing to the plans suggested by MI
Cunningham and to purchase or con
denim the said Doherty property an
TO place the same and adjacent groun
in a proper condition for the locatio
of the said septic tank and TO condem