St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-09-06
IMPROVE THE STREETS.

Referring TO the action of the
couucil in regard to the street and
sidewalk to the ferry landing. We
are very glad the city fathers favor
the immediate repairing and i'm.
provement of this street. The
ferry people have been to great
expense, and the ferry is Of the
greatest convenience to the citizens,
is means of considerably enlarging
the trade of the city from the other
side of the river, and in many ways
proves n great benefit to the city.
II the street is left IN its present
condition when the rainy season
comes il will become impossible. II
is very urgent, therefore. that the
street and sidewalk be placed in the
best condition possible before too
late in the season in order that the
icrfymcn may not suffer from the
bad condition of the street when
that time comes.
We wish to add to the above,
which was crowded ont last week,
that the importance OF keeping
every street intact leading from the
heart oi the city to the water front
cannot be too strongly emphasized.
No street should be vacated or
leased for a long term OF years.
Our city fathers aud the citizens
should ever bear IN mind the time,
not far distant, when this will be-
one OF the most important points
for export aud import on the coast.
Short sighted people will laugh at
such suggestion, but II II only a
question of few short years when
this shall come To pass. Let Us
then not place ourselves IN the po-
silion that obtains today IN Port
land. where the water front is shut
up to the public for 80 many blocks
Pittsburg street should be improved
first OF all aud put IN the best pos
siblc condition before the rainy sea
son. Then Burlington aud Brad
ford streets should he put in such a
condition that any citizen wishing
Ia do business OH those streets with
the railroad company, with the
river service OF adjacent mills might
no, be barred 10y the interests oi
private concerns.
Next, aud OF the utmost import.
ancc II the necessity OF improving
Philadelphia street. We have been
assured II the city will improve
this street through to the river the
property owners along the street
will all, or nearly all, heartily ap.
prove of the work aud do their part
toward It's accomplishment at any
time now, bu, II Il is simply
improved to the railroad track they
will oppose il, II would certainly
be folly 10 stop short ol the river.
There II not an avenue leading
from the business center To the out
side world which will advance the
interests oi the city 50 much as the
improvement of this street and the
placing OF a first class dock at the
water front. The street should be
improved the full width and not lor
a space of So feet, rs has been sug
gestcd 10y some one Interested. I'll
would be more expensive To make
it 100 feet wide, but the enhance
meut OF the abutling property val
ues would be nil with a 30 loot inn
provement, while It would be al
most double the present value II
properly improved the iull width,
The profile of the sluccl filed in the
recorders office shows a II per
cent grade, but one OF the best en-
gineers ia the state recently stated
that he was positive an per cent
grade could be made on this street.
Tins, together with the appoint
ment OF the new engineer, should !
remove the last objection To the pro
posed improvement Why no, get |
at II at once