East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-01
QUESTION WILL
GO ON BALLOT
TO DECIDE ON STREETS
Voters Will Settle Matter Of Changing
Names of PendIeton's Thorough
fares-City Council Adopts Resolu-
ton Of Commercial Club Committee
Majority Vote to Rule.


Pendleton voters will decide by bal
lot whether or not they want the
names of the Pendleton streets chang
ed so that it will be possible to find
location without seeking out the
oldest resident At the meeting of the
council last evening, the recommends
tion made several weeks ago by
Commercial club committee was I'm
animously adopted and the city re-
corder was instructed to put the meas
ure upon the ballot at the next cleo
tion. A majority vote of the people is
necessary to secure the change which
1 IS now endorsed by both the CONNER
cial association and the city council.
1t is proposed in the recommenda.
ton that the names of the streets run
ming north and south east Of Main and
on the south side of the Umatilla river
be changed TO numbers commencing
with Cottonwood as First street. The
streets similarly located and west of
Main street are to be known by let
ters commencing with Garden street as
A Main street is to retain its pres
ent name and Water and Lewis streets
are to be known as Water The streets
on the north side of the river are to
be called avenues and those running
north and south are to be known by
numbers.
A supplementary recommendation
submitted by Chairman c. 5. Wheeler
of the Commercial club committee
withdraws the recommendation call
ing for REMEMBERING the houses ex-
/ cept on the north side of the river.
| Ordinances Passed.
Three ordinances were passed by
/ the city council last evening. Two
were for the authorization of con-
tracts with the Warren Construction
! Co. for improving east Webb and Col
/ lege streets and the third was for the
regulation of the speed of trains in
the city limits. Under an old orii-
nance which had almost been forgot
! ten, trains were not permitted to run
faster than six miles an hour in the
city limits. Recently, some one called
the attention of the O.-W. r. & y. to
the ordinance and it asked for relief
from the council. AS Assistant Super
intendent A. Buckley explained last
evening. the enforcement of the ordi-
nance delays passenger trains twenty
minutes while passing through the
city. He also stated that it is a physi-
cal impossibility for freight trains to
comply with the terms of the ordin-
ance. The new ordinance places the
limit at fifteen miles an hour. Asked
regarding the repair of the O.-W. R.
! & y walks on Main street Mr.. Buck
ley stated that the bids had been in
validated by technical error but that
new ones had been ordered ana the
Improvement would be made in the
near future.
Notice is Served.
Judge stephen \. Lowell, acting for
| his wife who is clerk of the board of
trustees of the Congregational church,
served notice upon the council that the
! church would not consider itself bound
t. pay the assessment made against
! it, property for the Improvement Of
east Webb street on the grounds that
/ the patent on bitulithic precludes the
/ possibility of competition for the i'm
Iprovement. The notice was placed on
/ file.
Chairman Cole of the street commit
tee called attention to the fact that
the block on the south side of Water
street between Thompson and College
/ iuts some five feet into the street and
| he urged the necessity of having the
property put back to the street line be-
/ fore any permanent sidewalks or street
improvements are made. The matter
was referred to the city attorney.
Argues New Bridge.
Mayor Matlock urged that some i'm
mediate action should be taken if the
council intends building bridge across
the river in the west end of the city.
The contract should be let by June,
he stated, in order that the bridge
may be completed before the farmers
start their fall hauling. City Engi-
neer Kimbrell announced that he
would have his plans and specifications
ready by next Wednesday.
The acceptance of the monthly SAL
AIRY list and budget of claims was the
only other business transacted last
evening.
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