The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-09
PAVE AT
LEAST ONE
STREET
Proposition to I'M
prove Court Street
Next Year
That ThOrOughfare May Be
Put Through to the New
Limits Of Greater
Salem

The proposition to put through ono
fine Salem residence street, and pave
it to the new city limits is meeting
with much favor among the property
owners and business men of the city
Whether it shall be asphalt. or finely
broken granite, or granite sand. can.
not be determined so far in advance.
but the black mud street is on It's last
legs in the capital of Oregon, and the
record may be broken in the coming
year. If tho preliminary information
can be got this winter.
Talks With Property Owners.
During the past few days a Journal
representative has had casual talks
with a score Of property owners con.
cerning the advisability and practica.
bility OF putting down asphalt pave.
ment on Court street and was gratb
fed at the cordial response.
one heavy properly owner on that
street says he is ready to go ahead at
the earliest possible date, no matter
what the cost, and feels confident that
It Will be the best investment that no
could possibly make.
Another who owns a large corner,
says: I'VE will not only pave our
share on Court street. but will put
down asphalt back to the alley on Tho
side street. Let Il be begun at the car,
Hest possible date"
Another party who owns his resi-
dence on Court street. and thus would
get no recompense in the way OF in
creased rent, approves the plan. and
says he would be proud to live on the
one street in the city that is free from
dust in the summer and from mud In
the winter.
Another man, who owns vacant lots
on Court street. says he will be glad
to join in the slight expense OF paw.
ing. and feels confident that. as a re
suit. he will be able TO build up HE
property and get a renter so much the
sooner.
A Fine improvement
To make Court street, or some ether
street, a finely paved boulevard. from
the river front 20 the new city limits.
would double the value Of every foot
OF property on that street. and make
It all choice residence property. where
autos, bicycles and fine vehicles would
ply back and forth thicker than flies.
Traffic would leave other streets, and
the problem would be 10 keep down
the heaviest trafic. as the street would
get so much travel that II would bG
ruined, II II were not well built The
first street 10 be improved would ge,
the increase In wealth, and will carry
the volume OF business TO that street.
Il would be but a short time after the
breaking OF the ice when State, Che.
meketa and Commercial streets would
follow suit A street systematically
parked on each side, and with about
40foot driveway OF asphalt or vitrlfed
brick or finely broken rock finished
with granite sand would revolutioniza
property values. and change BUSINESS
not little, and the first street TO be
modernized will get the beneht OF this.
The time has come for the city Of sa
lem to undertake this Improvement |
The city could bear part OF the ex
pehse out OF the three mills cash road
fund, and the abuttIng property tho
balance. and all would be benefited
Let some public-spirited property. |
owner on one Of the streets start the
bail rolling. and he will be surprised
10 see how many will Join In tho
movement