08 Jan 1909
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Newspaper
Condon Globe
Location
Condon, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1909
Page
1
The County Court votes a three mill tax to fund a new two story high school and site purchase totaling about 20 000 with 15 000 for the school. Plans include expansion and new hospital projects in Condon and St. Thomas Academy work begins soon pending weather.
Snow kept many from the courthouse gathering but a spirited booster meeting of Gillian County supporters endorsed a tax levy up to 10000 for purchase of land for an experimental farm. Letters offered land at ten to twenty seven dollars per acre with options to secure suitable sites along the Barnett to Gwendolen railroad.
Regular monthly council session notes careful decisions with most business completed. Ordinance 45 authorizes sale of 214.28 acres of city ranch. bids to be opened at the council rooms. December bills total 286.35 dollars. Crane & Co. bids for water mains to north Main Street about 6150 feet with steel Sinch lapwell joints and alkali proof coating. A follow up meeting was held Tuesday but lacked a quorum. Contract likely next Monday with mains costing about five thousand dollars, delivery expected in February and installation planned for early spring.
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