The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-04-08
WIDENING Of SOUTH
PALOUSE RIVER BED
Deep Interest Taken in Soiu-
tiOn of Question.
Commercial Club and City Council
Appoint Committees to Grappie
With Proble Clubs Commit
tee Outlines Plan of Action.

The widening and strengthening OF the
channel of the South Palouse river
through the corporate limits OF Colfax is
a matter Of such deep concern that The
Gazette is pleased to note the interest
taken by citizens OF all classes in its
solution. The Commercial Club, at it's
meeting last Friday, appointed con-
mittee to report to the city council, as
well as to act with like committee from
the council, in solving the question,
which has taken shape in the following
report which was presented to the coun-
Gil at it's meeting Monday night. As will
be seen by reference to the proceedings
of the council published elsewhere Coun-
cilmen Tiff, Barroll and Plummer were
appointed to act with the committee az
pointed by the Commercial Club, and
together they visited the county commif-
sioners Tuesday, who will have some
thing to say in the way OF building
bridges and other matters connected
with the proposed changes and improve
ments. All three bodies are acting with
one accord, and we may therefore expect
to see a happy solution OF question OF
supreme m Oment at this time.
The report OF the committee referred to
above is herewith given in full:
Report of Club Committee.
We, the undersigned committee ap-
pointed by the Colfax Commercial Club
of the city of Colfax, to act in conjunc-
ton with and advisory to the city
council of the city of Colfax, Washington,
for the purpose OF looking over the
ground and selecting feasible route Tor
a new channel for the South PalOuse
river. through that part of the city from
Island street to the North Palouse river,
beg leave to report as follows:
That we have examined all PROPOSE
tions to which our attentions We're called
and considered all suggestions made in
relation to the Strengthening of the
channel of the South PalOuse river and
to locate a bed for new channel, and
are agreed that the most feasible route
the North PalOuse river is through Kali
road avenue, with enough OF the lnland
ground for a channel $50 feet wide,
paralleling Main street from Island
street to the North PaIouse river, which
will give practically straight channel
for the river from the turn at Cooper
Lake bridge to where it empties into the
North Palouse river at the turn OF said
that the South Palouse river will take
when so changed.
In adopting the suggestions here made
we advise that the council pass an ordi-
nance raising the grade OF Main street
four feet, from Island street to the North
Palouse river, which will insure against
the water flowing over the street. BY
running the channel through Railroad
avenue as herein suggested, the o R. &
n, will necessarily have to build their
tracks on the west side of the river IN
the blocks adjacent thereto, and the In
land on the east side of the river, put
ting the river between the railroads,
which will give them ample trackage and
ground for all purposes.
We have also made a rough estimate
OF the cost Of moving the dirt in digging
the channel as herein suggested, from
Island street to where the projected
channel would intersect the Palouse
river at or near the steel bridge Of the
o. r. & n, and do not believe that the
cost of moving the dirt will exceed $4,000.
Respectfully submitted,
j. n. Pickrell,
c. l.. Mackenzie,
Chas. E Scriber,
E J. Peschau,
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