The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-07
THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS.
For Improving the Appearance Of Cor.
vallis-Citizens League.

1
At the meeting of the Citizens
League Tuesday night, the civic
improvement committee submitted
recommendations for beautifying
Corvallis. The report was made
the subject for a special considera.
tion at the next monthly meeting
of the organization. The recon-
mendations are:
I. We suggest that all ths tele.
phone, telegraph and electric light |
poles be removed from 2nd street,
commonly < .cTn as Main street,
and placed met J also that here
after all poles of such kind be plac
ed in alleys instead of on the
streets throughout the city, and that
the owners be made TO keep same
painted and looking respectable.
2. That all the trees be cut
down and removed from the main
portion of and street.
8. That all wooden or other
kinds of awnings which are sup
ported by posts extending to the
street Or sidewalk be condemned
and removed and such other avn
|ings as are unsighily.
4 That the hanging of signs be
regulated by city ordinance and
that they be limited to size, ETC.,
when extending over the sidewalk.
i s. That the cement walk ordin.
ance be amended so as to include
all public sidewalks within the FIRE
limits and to extend to Fifth street
from Jtfferson to Monros inclusive.
6. That all the unsightly build
ings on 2nd street be condemned
and torn down.
Z. That the city through its en-
f gineer adopt grade and width for
r streets and sidewalks and1that all
sidewalks and street. be built to
: such width and grade under
the supervision of the city engineer.
! 8. That inasmuch as the bust.
ness part of the city seems to be
moving north we recommend that
the fire limits be extended one
}, block north, also that the ordinance
s. be amended so as to prohibit the
It building of any frame structure oi
S any size within saiddimits, and that
the repairing of frame structures
r within the city limits be limited to
n 10 per cent instead Of 25.
# 9. T hat an ordinance be pass.
it ed by the city council prohibiting
the swinging of gates over public
sidewalks.
/ 10. That the city adopt the plar
/ suggested by the officers of the Ma
4 tior al Good Roads Association ir
> regard to widening the space O
lawn on the outside of each side
J. walk so as to make the Travelled
I. part of the streets narrower.
/" II. We recommend that the cit,
Ill council take up the matter Of wild
re ening Monroe STREET from 17th t.
city limits.
IL We recommend that the city
council have suitable ordinance
pass. to cover the following snh
jects: No garbage, filth or rub
bish OF any kind, whether said rub
bish is dangerous to health or not
or weeds, thiste es. bushes, vines O
p!a It's, unless for use or ornamen
or suitable or intended for food
shall be allowed on any vacant lot
ne private premises or public street
of in the city of Corvallis.
th No person shall have the right
or cut, trim or in any way interfer
i'll with the trees GU the streets of Col
at Wallis without first getting wri
in ten permit from the city council.
ng 1t is unlawful for any person t
of throw, or cause to be thrown, c
left in or on any street or Sidewalk
70 or any public stairway any bill, &C
as. vertising matter. paper of any kine
- or rubbish of any kind.
- Expectorating on tho floor of an
,sr public conveyance, on the floor
,ts any public hall, building or an
We sidewalk within the limits Of II
We. city is forbidden by law.
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