East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-11-19

Whether the city budget for 1922
shall be increased to S73,100 for gem
eral purposes and $19,500 for street
purposes, and whether three bond
measures and two other minor changes
shall be authorized are six questions
which are to be decided in Pendleton
Monday when the voters of the mu-
nicipality put their official stamp of
approval or disapproval on the mea-
sures initiated by the city council
Steps looking toward the holding of
the election were taken during the
early part of the summer, and public
interest in the questions has been eX-
pressed as discussion of the various
measures has been held. Resolutions
favoring several of the provision have
been given by different clubs and other
organizations.
Some Things Necessary
The attitude taken by the rank and
file of the voters has been that the
budget, as it will be if the requests of
the council are granted, and the septic
tank are two absolute necessities.
Some opposition to the septic tank de-
veloped recently when at II meeting
held under the auspices of the X Club,
some taxpayers took the stand that the
council was planning to purchase too
much land as a site for the tank An
informal meeting was held in which a
committee of taxpayers, and the mem
bers Of the city council and some MEM
bers of the planning commission dis
cussed the proposition. Slight changes
were effected in the plans, and other
questions which had not been clear
were explained to the satisfaction OF
all concerned with the result that tho
members of the committee came out
with an unqualified endorsement Of
the move to secure the tank, with the
reservations which had already beer
agreed to by the joint meeting anC
? which chiefly had to do with th'
amount of land to be purchased fol
the tank site.
The budget also secured the en-
dorsemcnt of the meeting of taxpayer
recently under the auspices of the )
Club. Statements were made at thi
meeting which in effect indicated tha
the city, for several years past, ha
been coming out with a deficit at tn
end Of every year, which has bee
erased only by borrowing funds or reg
istering warrants on which interes
must be paid In the discussion whic
ensued, taxpayers declared it thei
opinions that the budget should be in
creased so the city may have a chanc
to conduct its business on a straigf
cash basis
To Be Two Ballots
Owing to the fact that the qualificG
tions for voter who may cast a ba
lot on the budget are that he mui
own property worth at least 500
Oregon and must pay taxes on tht
property, there will be two ballot
One Of these ballots will include a
six measures on it, and it will
known as taxpayers official ballot
and the other will include only fi'
measures, the budget proposal beir
missing on it. and it will be known
an official ballot
The third item on the taxpayer
ballot is whether the council may /
sue bonds to the amount of $25, OF
"for the purchase and improvement
camping grounds
The fourth item authorizes the ci
council to advertise for bids when Il
amount of probable cost on expent
ture shall exceed $500" At preser
the limit Of money that can be e
pended by the council without adve
tising for bids is 500, and May
Hartman and council members ha
declared many times that this lin
should be increased to $500. T1
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