East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-29

Primarily to make the high school
Hill more easily accessible, Tustin
street is to be reduced to grade.
which means that the steep hill on
that street just off Main will be cut
down so that the climb will be less
arduous. The council last night ac-
cepted the plans prepared by the city
engineer and passed the second res
olution ordering the work. The street
will be graded from Main to Thomp-
son street and at the west end of the
Improvement. retaining walls will
have to be built along the lots of DR..
l. L. Temple and Mrs. o. E Harper.
The second resolution was also
passed last evening ordering the i'm
provement of Matlock (Blaine) street
from the bridge to Raley with gravel
bitulithic.
Renews Water Agitation.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell reopened
the water question last night by a
communication calling upon the coun
ell to investigate the alleged inelig-
ibility of Water Commissioners Marion
Jack. Will Moore and ]. A. Best. and
to instruct the district attorney to
commence quo warranto proceedings
to ascertain by what right they hold
offices The communication was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee
and the city attorney.
Will Establish Pest House.
The city will secure a house some
place in the city which will be used as
pest house for smallpox patients
who are city charges. the health COM
mittee and city physician being in
structed last night TO provide tempo
rary quarters until permanent ones
can be secured week ago the Sis
ters in charge of ST. Anthonys hos
pital served notice upon the council
that they would receive no more
smallpox patients and during the last
week the city has been forced to seek
quarters in three different places for
patients.
The question of connecting up the
Matlock street sewer was again
brought up last night. Though the
sewer has been completed for many
months. it has never been connected
up for the reason that the council
refused to accept it because water
seeped into it where it passed under
the levee. Councilman Murphy re-
ported that residents of the north
side are complaining because their
sewage is being deposited on the
ground. Chairman Phelps of the sew
er committee was Instructed to con-
fer with n. d. Swearingen. former
chairman. and to report next week
with a view to relieving the situation.
The matter of extending the Jack
son street sewer two blocks west was
brought up by the announcement that
]. B. McCook. cashier of the Ameri-
can National Bank. had signified his
desire to build $4,000 residence just
west of the r. l.. Oliver home pro-
viding he could secure sewer connec-
ton. Considerable discussion was
held but no definite action taken.
Application of Breeding, Hansen and
Muller. who have purchased the
Crescent saloon from Henry Schultz,
for liquor license was referred to
the license committee.
Acting upon the advice of the city
attorney, the council refused To allow
the National Surety Co. to cancel the
bond given, through it. by the State
saloon.
Upon the recommendation of the
light committee. 1t was decided to in
stall one arc light in the middle OF
the Matlock street bridge instead of
four incandescents.
The Warren Construction Co. was
awarded the Vincent street improve
ment bonds its bid being par and
accrued interest The bonds amount
to s11S4.50.
Final payment of s41S.S5 for the
Bush street sewer was made last ev-
ening, the salaries and fixed charges
were paid and warrants ordered drawn
for number of bills.