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IMPROVEMENTS
ARE PLANNED
SYSTEMATIC STREET WORK NOW
General Ordinance on Streets Oc.
cupIes Attention of the
COnRcl.

The question of systematic street
improvement occupied the attention
Of the council at its regular meeting
Monday evening for couple OF
hours, long general ordinance being
passed which is largely a copy of the
Portland ordinance. The object ia to
make uniformity of future street
Improvements, leaving the work en-
tirely under control of the council.
The street committee recommended
number OF improvements, as fol,
lows, which we're adopted:
In the matter of the city survey or 3
report and plat OF Twelfth street, we
recommend that the city monument
set by City Surveyor Henderson, In
accordance with the provisions of
Ordinance SO, be maintained, and
that the street commissioners is in.
struoted to act accordingly; provided
that it three fourths of the property
owners along both sides of the street
petition to the council within two
weeks to reduce the width of said
street, by taking the Colt survey as
the west property line and the. Herd-
erson survey as the east property
line, then the council will so order
and maintain by legal procedure.
In the matter of the petition of j,
Ii. Gill and others for concrete walks
on the west side of Twelfth street, we
recommend that the city attorney be
Instructed to prepare an ordinance
accordingly.
In the matter of the petition of A.
|. Mason and others, We recommend
that the street commissioner be in
structed to fence the untenoed por-
tion Of the east side road, from the
top OF the first grade east of the wagon
bridge past the narrow portions OF
the grade.
We recommend that the street com
mittee be instructed to widen the
grade on the street TO the boat land
ing, from the low bridge to the city
limits, using such material as is on
the right OF way to the best advant-
age.
Jud Ferguson asked for permit to
build 4 cement sidewalk In front OF
his property on State street eight feet
wide. 1t appears that the walk had al
ready been put in, but no permit had
been secured, as required under the
ordinance, but all of the balance OF
the walk on that street had been put
in six feet wide, two teet from the
property line, as per resolution passed
by the council at previous meeting
Mr.. Ferguson said that on account OF
water seepage at that point he thought
1t best to lay the cement up to the
property line. Councilman Arnold
moved to grant the permit, Council
Brosius, seconded motion to get 1t
before the meeting, and stated that
be objected to the granting of the
permit, as there had been too much
yielding to the wishes OF individuals
in the past, with the result that there
was no uniformity In street improve
ments any where In the city. On a
vote the motion was lost.
Several ordinances which had re-
cieved the first reading at the prev
ious meeting, we're passed.
City Engineer Morse made report
OF survey of Thirteenth street be-
tween State and Cascade avenue in
which he found that the road OF
record extends east of the present
Travelled road. 1t was decided that
the city hold the present Travelled
road until ordered to vacate by the
court.
Roy Dean was present as chairman
OF committee appointed by the
Business Mems Association, to look
up the prop osition of more lights in
the business district. He stated that
the Light Company had made an
agreement to string lights along Oak
street between First and Fourth at a
monthly rental to be paid for by the
business men and would increase the
present city lights all over the city to
so candle power Tungsten la nps, pro.
vided the city would extend their
present contract three yeras. The
proposition was accepted.
Ii. Q. Coe presented plat OF Goes
Fourth Addition, which Is strip OF
land lying along Thirteenth or Para
disc avenue, in Blowers addition,
orig finally intended for street, but
never dedicated. The plat was ac-
cepted. This dedicates the Cross
streets to the city.