East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-11-11
Council Committee Voices Sat-
iSfaCtiOn With Tentative
Plan and II Mill Tax Will
Probably be Coming Levy.
REPORT MADE ON ELECTION
OF MEN AND MEASURES
Paving of MatIoCk Street
Bridge May be Made NeceS-
Sary by Cracking Of Present
Concrete; Street Better
ment Up.

Approval Of the tentative budget
for 1921 presented to the council last
Wednesday night was voiced by the
finance committee at the regular
weekly meeting Of the council last
night. The recommendation was
adopted and an ordinance fixing the
1921 city budget will be drawn up
for passage next week.
Eleven mills will be the probable
levy for 1921. as against IS mills for
1920. The lower rating is possible
because Of the higher valuation Of
city property. Approximately $4,000
will be raised through an II mill levy.
Election Certified
A special committee on certification.
consisting Of ]. II. Estes, F. ]. Nc
Monies and II. ]. Taylor. reported that
they had canvassed the votes Of the
recent city election and declared the
election of the officers and passage
of the measures. G. A. Hartman.
mayor: Lee Moorhouse, treasurer,
Marion Jack, water commissioner
Robert Simpson. Claud Penland. Will
liam Dunn. F. w Bond and Richard
Lawrence. councilmen, were the ones
elected.
Considerable time was consumed
between the street committee and o.
F. steele while decision was made re-
garding the placing of his filling pipes,
service pumps. air hose and other
paraphernalia for a service station
which he is building at the corner Of
Raley and AIatlock streets. His petit
ton for a permit to place the storage
tanks and other equipment, as re-
quested, was finally allowed.
bridge May be Paved
Paving of the Matlock street bridge
may be found necessary, the council
was informed. The present surface Of
concrete is cracking badly and repairs
are constantly necessary. ii was re-
ported. The street committee was re-
quested to confer with the Warren
Construction Co, with regard TO the
possibility Of surfacing the bridge with
litulithic over the present surface.
Opinions were expressed that the
present surface would have to be scarf
f.edfied before the asphalt paving
would be feasible.
Plans, specifications and estimates
on the improvement Of Lincoln street
'etween Mark and Raley and Madison
street south s0O feet from Jackson
were presented and approved. Bids
for the improvement will now be ask
ed for.
Holes in Court street and other
rlaces in the city pavement where cuts
have been made TO allow the layins
Of pipe, were ordered filled. Hot stuff
, will be poured into these places a
once.
Contracts Brought for signature
Contracts between the Warren Con
/ istruction Co., and the city for severa
| paving jobs already let were brough
to the council to be signed by th'
street committee. The contracts con
tain the bond of the company.
A petition from residents on Logal
street for fire hydrant at the eorne
] of Raley and Logan streets was pre-
sented to the fire committee. on
statement from the city engineer tina
plans cali for a hydrant at the corne
of Logan and Mark as soon as pipe ar
rives, no further action was taken.
A street light was requested at tn
corner of Clay and Railroad street
by persons in that vicinity, and referr
ed to the proper committee for inves
tigation. Councilman Taylor remind
ed his colleagues that street ligh
petition from residents at Grant an'
Wilson street had been lost and the
lare desiring action.
The recorder read his report Of oc
tober fines, forfeitures and collections