East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-10-16
SPECIAL ELECTION
DECIDED IN WEEK
QUESTION Is REFERRED TO IT.
NANCE COMMITTEE AT THE
COUNCIL MEETING.


there will be a special election "a
which to consider the recently draft
| q commission charter will not be
answered for week When the ini-
tiative petitions were presented to the
council last evening Mayor Matlock
| referred them To the finance commit
tee and Chairman Mccormack de-
clared It would be impossible to re-
port on them for a week on account
of the length OF the petitions and ap.
! pended charter.
Alta Street Paving Killed.
A remonstrance to the proposed
paving of West Alta street was pre-
sented to the council last evening and
while the percentage of property rep
resented by IN signatures has not yet
been figured II was apparent that
more than fifty per cent was repre-
| sented. Though eignty per cent Is
required by law, the council has ad-
opted the policy of majority rule"
The school board presented a petit
ton asking for the establishment of
grade on Tustin street from Main
W lhNiils'H anu VIZ Va -
concrete walk to connect with that
recently constructed along the high
school property. 1t is pointed out
| that the board walk on stilts Is be-
come weak and, therefore,, dangerous
| to the school students who walk over
| It several times day. The building
of a new walk would probably mean
/ "A. Of 40 CIV tho ont
| ting down of the steep hill just off
Main street. The petition was refer
red to the street committee,
To the street committee was also
referred the petition asking for the
! construction of sidewalk along the
east side of Block c. Livermore's ad'
| dition. This is on Lincoln street, just
| off Jackson.
Park Lease Read.
A copy of proposed lease between
the city and the O.-W. II. n. Co
for the use of the railroad yard be-
tween the main tracks and the Bow
| man hotel for parking purposes was
read and referred to the special com
mittee for "A week. The lease calls
for termination on the iast day Of
December, 1918 and at any prior date
upon 80 days notice by the company
This feature did not find favor witt
several.
Reappointcd TO Board.
Mayor Matlock last evening ap'
pointed Mrs. Norbourne Berkeley
Mrs ]. S. Landers and c. p. Strain
to succeed themselves as members OF
the library board and his appoint
ments were confirmed by the coun'
ell. The entire board was at the meet
ing and Mr. Strain presented to the
council the proposition of creating q
combined city and county library, q
proposition that is explained in de-
tail elsewhere in these columns. The
council looked with favor upon the
plan and authorized the board to en-
ter into negotiations with the county
court and the people of the different
communities
Should the plan be adopted, larger
quarters for the library Will be neces'
sary and it was proposed to use th'
present assembly room. The matter
was left with the house committee,
Averill & Sullivan submitted n bic
OF $6S for the construction of con
crete sidewalk along the South Meth
odist church on west Webb stree
and H. o. Moussu bid IA cents a cubic
foot upon the same work. The bid!
were referred to the street commit
tee.
The O.-W. r. & N was given per
mission to retain sidetrack rur
across the streets at the time of thu
Roundup.
A petition asking for a new arC
light was referred to the street com
' mittee.