Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-25
BROADWAY
GRADE IS
SETTLED

os, two months has been dis
Nv - opd wrangled over at every
..,ro of the council, has at last
-. ssttled, for the present at
80, and the track of the oregon
r'.,,rlc company on Broadway will
.,,owed TO remain at its present
80 unhl the city has made per-
s.nsrt improvements on that
-. 80 and on two intersecting
/ .,reets. as far north as Madison
street.
Tho matter came up in the form
:, resolution. and when the vote
=, taken none of the city fathers
n,,onted Councilman Radcliff in
,.,duoed the resolution, which is as
hlovs; =.
uwhereas. by resolution adopted
4, mo common council of the city
a Salem on the Sd day of August,
,sos the Oregon Electric Railway
nmpany was repaired to lower its
,,.rk on Broadway street in the
,l.v Of Salem between certain points
,Oseleed in such resolution, for the
,urpo,e Of conforming such track
d the grade established by ordi-
nance, and
whereas, 1t does not seem ex'
,sdlent or for the best interest OF
me city to proceed with the i'm
movement of Broadway street
shIeh has heretofore been ordered,
ind
whereas, the oregon Electric
Railway company has offered to i'm
rove that portion of the street be-
,usen It's rails and for one foot on
Zach side thereof at each street in
nseetlon on Broadway street b.
banking the same and abutting the
nne with gravel, and has4further
d tfsfed forthwith TO lower the
r,de Of its track under the direc.
ton OF the authorities OF the city
n Salem on High street from Mill
Creek TO Center street.
BE II resloved, that the Oregon
Electric Railway company be and It
\ hereby permitted. subject to all
De provisions contained in its fran
alR, 10 maintain Its track upon
loadway street as now located and
taructed, until a comprehensive
kfoyement shall be ordered by the
nncil OF Broadway street and at
last two cross streets intersecting
bcadway street, provided, however,
hr the said Railway company shall |
bnply with the offers hereinbefore |
'Nted, with respect 20 the cros3-
hr at street intersections and the |
hseilng OF It's track on High |
rree,.
Councilman Elliot moved that |
as resolution be adopted with the
fovislon that a written agreement
Ven entered into with the Oregon
fs'''lc company, whereby the com
hAy shall fulhll all the promises
a'lalned in the resolution.
councilman Presnall moved that
I' third clase Of the resolution be
1s0ded so as to include all the
l'e' Intersections in North Salem.
eeenbaum moved that the matter I
postponed until the next meeting.
as motion failed OF a second.
councilman stolz suggested that
oompany's officials explain all
articles in the resolution, so that
'anne'lmen would know exactly |
.d iNay we've voting Tor. A.
a| kerr for the railway company /
ed The meeting and explained
va meant by comprehensive
''nant" By this term. he
Vas meant the Improvement
s'o'dvay and also Of TWO inter
.ls -treets for two blocks on
SIDE Of Broadway.
ah'"e- to a que-tion from
.''' man Greenbaum Mr.. Kerr
As' he would consider crushed |
pavement as comprehensive
'0'enent The words "macad-
ol pavement equally as good"
'aea added, IN word eompre-
s changed to permanent"
whole included in the
~ u-eat OF Councilman Pres
-, Inc re'olution was further
ne ne 70 limit the Improvement
~ @l"sy to Madison street only
resolution was passed unan-
-'''iy as amended. N"
''Y attorney was instructed
s,.,. 's Ho'iee to Weller Bros. TO
~, sidewalk in front Of
a., '.opeF'y on State street. The
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