Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-06
ONTARIO MEN PLlN
Thirty SEVEN NEW
HOMES NEXT SPRING
Prominent Men Of Oregon City
WIN 1ach Build One House
70 Solve the Present Prob
! lem.
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Capital News Special Service)
Ontario, Nov. 6.-As direct result
of the Initiative action taken bv the
( Ontario Commercial club. 81 proml-
n>nt men OF Ontario will each build
house here, beginning not later than
Dec Slot, In q practical effort to re-
Ii We the great demand for houses now
existing here. The 81 houses will all be
modern and will range from $2,Soo TO
$500 each.
Included in the list Of 81 Is the mayor
and two Of the councilmen.
The city of Ontario is the 1rst TO
build 1 house, having one now under
course of construction. for use OF the
city pumpman. 1t is being built near
the new city pumping station, at a
cost of $4,000.
Va Al a recent meeting of the CONNER
.aiai club a committee was appointed
10 inyestieate the housing problem ex-
listing here. It was found that the
public felt that building material was
too high to justify the building OF
houses at this time.
The local lumber dealers assured
the Commercial club committee that
they would meet any and all compe-
tition as to prices. Thereupon the
secretary of the Commercial club, +.
u. Body visited outside points to get
the best prices obtainable for the guam
tity building of houses. AS a result
Of this effort the price on lumber for
the 81 houses has been materially re-
THOSE WHO WILL BUILD.
Thirty one of the thirty-seVen
signed an agreement to. build house.
They are: Mayor r. w. Jones, Coun-
cilmen w. II. Laxon and II. Cockrum'
and l.. Hirsch, H. l.. Peterson, ID. M.
TaEgart, ]. F. Doty. J. r. Forster, T.
e. Bingham, p. J. Flynn, J. r. Block
ably. Geo. p. Reihsen, Harry Kline, D4n
f. Montague, A. L. Chance, II. X.
Udick, s. j. Spencer, Ed Fifer, U. w.
Chambers, p n. Madden. e. c. van
Petten. f. p. Ryan, Fly Miller Mrs. l..
b. Gregg, L. It. Olson, Frank RAIDER,
Chas. Gibberd. F. J. Pitzer, city of On
tario. Larue Blackaby and Or. T.
Former.
work. Proba bly, the nest OF the .,
houses will be the one being built
for l.. Hersel by ]. A. Draper. 1t VIII
( be a strictly modern, electrically equip
ped, seven room bungalow and VIII
cost about $500.
J. r. Fortier has the excavation un-
der way for his handsome seven room
moderen bungalow TO cost S4,ooo, j
Deck has the contract.
NJ A. Chance is also eNcaNating FOL
handsome seven room bungalow tt
cost $4,000. -
SUCCESSFUL LUNCHEON.
The Commercial club held its regular
4 wednesday evening luncheon at the
Bluebird restaurant. 1t was a splendlo
luncheon, eXcellently served.
Hrsch was the POSTMASTER
important matters discussed were
y $4,000 gymnasium in connection witt
! the high school. The sentiment of the
+, club ii that the school board take the
necessary STEPS to bring TO success
full issue the building OF such gym.
The club determined upon the clos
ing of the stores from " to p. m
on Armistice day, next Tuesday.
The club also appointed commit
tee to investigate a proposed extension
4 of the Oregon Trail highway over thu
famous Dead Ok Flat This highwa.
would furnish direct route to On
tario for all the residents of that dis
trict