East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-12-18
WILL NAME STREET
FOR v. F. MATL0CK
Present Mayor Of the City Will be
Honored-Council to Prepare
Ordinance to That Effect.

Mayor w. F. Matlock, who is one
Of the Oldest residents as well as one
Of the largest property holders in
Pendleton. is to be honored by having
a street in the city named after him.
With the building Of the Star street
bridge. the city Is put in the position
of having an unbroken street bear
ing one name on the south side and
another on the north side of the riv-
er The council thought this should
be remedied and Councilman Dyer
recommended that the street be call
ed Matlock street so that no choice
wo ID have to be made between the
two present names. The recommen-
dalton met with the hearty approval
of the council and, before the may
or could get over his surprise, the
city attorney had been instructed to
draw up an ordinance to that effect.
Hence, the street known as Star
street on the south side of the river
and as Blaine street on the north side
will be called Matlock street as soon
as the ordinance is passed. 1t may
cause little confusion in the
description of property in deeds but
the way II Is now, 1t causes consider
able confusion to everybody.
Resolutions proposing the paving of
this street for block on each side
of the bridge were adopted last even
ing.
Pavement Accepted.
The pavement recently laid on Wa
ter, Vincent and Lewis streets was
accepted subject to the conditions of
the contract with the company. May
or Matlock reported that several prop
erty owners had complained that
there were several bad spots in the
pavement but stated that he felt sure
that the company would fix them. Su-
perintendent I,onergan stated that he
had already repaired the spots in
question with one exception and that
1t would be impossible to repair that
until spring. He recalled the fact
that the company is under bonds to
keep the pavement in repair for Pc
riod of five years.
City Attorney Carter was instructed
to notify the property owners of Ra-
ley, Water. Vincent and Lewis streets
that the payments are due for the
improvement
saloons Get New Licenses.
BY action taken last evening. the
council decided not to increase the
number of saloons in the city during
~ nf a
present saloon proprietors were re-
newed but the applications of three
others were refused. Those getting
new licenses are w. A. Brown, George
Darveau, I.atourelle & Houseworth.
Herman Peters, Peters & Morrison.
w. w. Hoch, w. G. Bogert. Alfred
Schneiter, Anton Kraft and Martin
Anderson. Peters & Sutton and Hen
ry Schultz had previously been grant
ed licenses dating from December 1.
The new applicants turned down were
Peter Medernach. Paul Hemmelgarn
and Breeding and Hansen.
The Tallman Drug Co. and F. j.
censes and Gus La Fontaine and
Swearinsen Bros. were granted res
taurant licenses.
Charles Koch secured the contract
for laying cork carpet in the new Ii
brary room. His bid was s1.15 per
yard for full rolls and s1.35 for parts
OF rolls.
The application of Homer Evans, a
17-year-old boy who lives at 616
Thompson for place on the fire de-
partment, was referred to Hose Co.
No. 2.
The contract submitted by the o.
w. r. & N. to give the city perpetual
right Of way for a sewer line across
the company's property at Post street
was referred to the sewer commit
tee.