Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-05
ALLOW FOURTH STREET To CROSS
COMPANY TRACKS.
CORPORATION SELLS LAND
Price TO be just What Costs Munich
pality TO Pave-Company TO
Pave Between Tracks,

j. b. Eddy of Portland, for the |
Southern Pacific company appeared
before the city council last night re-
garding the squabble between the old
council and the company as to the
opening of Fourth street across the
company's tracks. After considerable
discussion it was voted to accept an
offer of the corporation whereby the
company offered to sell the land to
the city for the price of the paving,
whatever the paving cost amounts to.
The company also agree to pave be-
tween the three tracks and one foot
outside on both sides of the property
A stipulation by the company was that
the condemnation suits begun by the
old council to condemn for the open
ing of both Fourth and Fifth streets
be withdrawn. This was accepted
In the vote to accept the company's
entire proposal Herzinger and Cald-
well voted no.
Stricken was absent.
A communication was presented
by the Commercial club asking that
the city council appropriate $25 a
month toward supporting weekly
band concerts during the summer.
The club communication stated that
the expense of the band concerts was
borne by few patriotic residents,
who believed the city treasury should
, aid In the support of band which
was appreciated and enjoyed by all
= the people. Referred to judiciary
committee.
Mayor Smith retired and called
Councilman Mclean to take the chair
| temporarily.
3 The purchasing committee report
3 ed that J. NJ. Tetherow would rent
the city three rooms at So a room
over the Grants Pass Hardware com
pany for temporary city hall until
the new building is ready; that thf
fire auto could be stored In his gar
age at SIS a month; and that the
county Judge would allow city pris
s oners to take quarters in the county
n Jail. A motion to accept the three
). propositions was amended by Clarl
S to read that the Mashburn company
d which has purchased the old city hall
e be given permission to take over the
/. old building by April 15 The amend
n ed motion was adopted
4 A petition to open Jordan stree
h was discussed, but nobody kne'
y. where Jordan street Is. City Engi
IS neer Hobson was asked He salt
n search me, but promised to 20 on
e hunt for Jordan street and let tn
3. council know when he had found II
A bill Of SAT for fremen's uni
Ie forms had been disallowed by tn
T. finance committee. Two board bill
D. which had been made by former Pc
l. lice Chief Rowley for feeding prison
n ers were also given a black eye TIL
Of council last night upheld the financ
f. committee in refusing the firemen
r, uniform bill, and the committee ash
le ed for more time to look again int
n the Rowley bill
r. The question OF accepting Improve
he ment OF G street between Eighth an
Tenth streets, as result some tim
ed ago Of a petition by Garner and otl
Id ers was up for settlement Sche
and Schell did the work. Clark toe
the position that the work had n
been completed Mclean said Il
= work was good and that 1t was a
- that a firm could do for the priC
a., 1879 lie favored acceptance. X
10 ferred again 10 street committee.
-, Evelyn Avenue.
80 Plans and specifications for Il
a proyement OF Evelyn avenue we
No submitted by the city engineer, to
,r cost OF Improvement estimated at ;
,,d 26S. The proposed improvement