Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-13
ANOTHER
CHAPTER
ADDED
oouth Commercial Street Mud
die Still Posing in Glare
of Lime Light

Another chapter in the South Com.
mercial street paving farce was chrou.
ieled last night. This, as well as the
events of yesterday, were for har.
mony. In fact the trend of all the re.
cent happenings in the matter has been
towards peace.
A mass meeting of some of the in
terested citizens was held last night
at Jory's shop ON South Commercial
street to confer on the paving matter
and endeavore to effect a compromise.
About 20 property owners were repre-.
sented, and an. agreement was drawn
up and is being circulated for signers
that will be compromise, and will es.
tablish new grade.
Two or three obstacles are in the
way. One is, it is not likely that a
large majority of the property owners
will sign the new agreement; that it is
not sure that the council will ratify it,
and it is not known that the Warren
Construction Company will agree to
do the work on new grade.
DR.. d. D. Keeleo presided at the
meeting in Jory's shop. After a great
many speeches had been made, and va.
rious and sundry opinions had been
offered. and much gratuitous advice
given, Councilman BayDe launched his
compromise measure. This agreement
provides for starting the new gVade at
0, at Wilson street; that is beginning
at the grade the company is now work
ing on and coming one foot below the
present grade at Miller street, and
continuing one foot below the present
grade to the north end of the improve.
ment. This will cause the street car
track to be lowered one foot all along
the line, and will also cause the War.
ren Construction Company to lower
the grade for a distance of about one
block where the rock has already been
placed.
AT the meeting last night Thomas A.
Jory and A. Daue contended for allow,
ing the grade to remain as it is G.
Scholtz want9d to 60 below the com.
promise grade, and the majority of the
| others present were willing to agree
to the compromise. Several of the
property owners expressed themselves
as being willing to agree to almost
anything that will expedite the i'm
provement.
The so-called compromise agreement
has been signed by Mr.. Bayne, Mr..
Jory, Mr.. Williamson and ten or eleven
others. Mr.. Bayne said this morning
that he had expressions of opinion to
cause him 10 feel confident that as
many as "a of the property owners
would sign the agreement. There are
some 80 or 40 property owners inter
ested, and it is problematical what
course they will pursue.
/ III - Sdlu ltlul lut w Cn NOiAoAAuN
tion Company had this compromise
grade proposition put up to them some
months ago, and that they are willing
to do the work on this grade, provided
that the council will legally establish
the grade.
The general manager of the Warren
Construction Company will come tc
Salem from Portland in a few days
probably tomorrow, and until then the
construction company is not giving Out
very many public statements.
In the meantime the construction
company is going ahead and puttinI
fine rock on that portion of the thor
oughfare that has been finished.
The Warren Construction Compan.
feel keenly the awkward situation Il
which they are placed, through n
blame of the company. There has beei
no criticism from any quarter as T.
the character of the work, and tn
compauy has been very caSeful to turi
ont a good piece of road, in order tina
il might stand as a model and a kin'
Of advertisement. The company WI
regret any litigation, feeling that 1t Il
not good advertisement to be com
nelled TO collect its assessments by law
Anoxher council meeting Is immi
nent at any time.