Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-06
BOULEVARD
ENDORSED
BY COUNCIL

At the meeting of the city council
last evening many important new
matters were di-cussed; also answers
to the former suggestions made by
the council In the interest of the city.
One of the most interesting mat
ters discussed by the city guardians
was that Of the proposed highway to
the state fair grounds. A communi-
cation was read coming from the
property owners on the street which
the council and the Board OF Trade
were figuring on opening up and the
following property owners were IL
favor Of opening up the different
tracts through which the boulevard
Is 20 be constructed: Mrs. j. N Nc
Coy, Mrs. r. Mccoy. Mrs. Dora Me-
Elhaney, Mrs. O.. H. Tracy, Mrs
Grace @. Pierce and Josie l.. Slater.
The Communication was introduced
I'm the council by Attorney s. r. Rich
ardson, and the citizens OF that vi
cinity wish TO cooperate with the
city officials In the matter. Tho
above mentioned property owners are
In favor of crushed rock road six
inches In depth, the road proper be-
ing 20 feet wide and the street the
usual width OF 80 feet, this being
the actual width Of boulevard. The
communication was as follows:
Whereas, the common council OF
the city OF Salem has been making
laudable efforts In the matter OF Sc
curing first class road ot boulevard
between the business part of the city
and the state fair grounds, and
Whereas, the extreme interest cast
for such an Improvement in the In
terest OF the property owners and
business men OF the city as well as
for the purposes OF obtaining a first
class fair; therefore be II
Resolved. that the Salem Board of
Trade In executive session heartily In
dorse the action OF the members OF
the city council In the steps they have
taken 20 this end and carry the Inn
provement to It's completion nj tho
earliest possible date.
The property owners are perfectly
willing 10 shoulder the larger part OF
the expense I'm putting this project
through, and the sooner the time
the better.
Preliminary plans were discussed |
last might regarding the pavement Of |
the few streets I'm close proximity OF |
the streets now paved, and the por- |
tion unon which tho new action Is |
pronosed covers nearly the same |
amount as there Is row being laid |
The streets which the council looked |
upon rs being the next on the pro-
gram for the Improvement are: Cap
ital street between State and Court |
streets: High street. between Court |
and Chemeketa: Liberty street be- |
tween State and Court streets: State |
street. between Commercial and |
Front streets: Church street, between |
State and Court streets; Court street, |
between Church and Seventeenth |
streets.
The property owners on the last |
named streets 10 be paved. are In |
favor OF the curb being extended ac-
cordingly and have no objections
otherwise as TO the having In gen.
eral. A total OF 10 blocks was the
result OF the estimate made by the
council. and the estimated cost will |
be In the nelghborhoOd OF 100000
An $50 lloen-e was placed npon
the moving picture shows after 4
short discussion OF the matter.
The city recorder gave notice that
the registration hooks for the next
primary and city election. are open
for the voters.
An ordinance was passed prohibit
ing stands of any doscriptlon 10 To-
cate upon any of the business streets
in the city.
An. ordinance prohibiting automo-
biles TO stand In the street and dis
charge oil on the pavement was also
introduced.
The committee appointed To in
vestigate the Court street pavement
reported nnfavorably on the same.
The fair ground sewerage matter
was reported completed and ready |
for permanent CLOSETS TO be installed |
at the fair grounds.
The city attorney was instructed
20 collect as essments for the Com
merclal aud High street Improve
ments nj once.
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