East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-07
Treasurer Asked to Call in Part
of General Debt Bonds From
Surplus Which is Now m
Sinking Fund at Interest.
PAVING CONTRACT FOR
NORTH SIDE is READY
Union Oil Co., Asks for and is
Given Year Longer to Put up
Plant on West End Property
Delay Explained.

Ten thousand dollars in City of PEN
dleton general Indebtedness bonds are
to be retired, a contract with the War
rem Construction Co., for the paving
1f Mark and Logan streets and Per-
ikins avenue is authorized and ready
to sign and crosswaIks On II street
intersections where there is no paving
are to be advertised for bids at once
rhe city council last evening voted
favora bly, on these matters and top
ed or the session by granting an
5ther years extension OF time on the
franchise of the Union OIL Co. to build
a stributing plant on property pur-
chased from the Northern Pacific
several months ago in block 81. near
nound-Up park.
There is $4,000 in the sinking fund
of the city at present which is draw
ing small interest, whereas the bonds
of the general Indebtedness issue are
drawing per cent. The council voted
10 instruct the treasurer to call In
$4,000 of the bonds, which are of the
O-3O year variety.
Paving Contract Ready.
An ordinance calling for the sign
ng of q contract with the Warren
Construction Co.. for . seven more
alocls Of paving was passed with the
emergency clause The work includ-
ed in this contract includes the im-
prove euent of Mark street from Bush
10 MatEock: Perkins avenue from
Raley to the Walters Mill Race right
Of way and Logan street from Mark
to Raley.
Wooden crosswalks for IA street in
tersections were asked for by Chair
ni.tn Penland. of the street committee.
The council instructed the recorder
to advertise for bids for this improve
ment. All the crossings are on un-
paved streets and are near school
buildings or on streets quite free
quently used by school children The
proposed improvements are to be
made before fall and winter weather
arrives-
Oil Company Explains.
A representative of the Union Oil
Co, presented the concerns case to
the council and. after satisfying the
city fathers that there was little eith-
r side could do. obtained an ex-
tension of one year on the franchise.
Two large letter files. representing
correspondence over the Pendleton
site, were exhibited as proof that the
comuany had been at work ON the
local proposition. These letters. it
was pointed out. represented cores
pondence with the Northern Pacific
railway. from which the property here
was purchased. and with headquarters
OF the oil company in Los Angeles. A
faulty title to the land delayed mat
ters until July in this year when the
shortage of crude oil on the coast pre-
vented expansion. All companies had
to curtail their regular business at
that time, the company's spoA~5man
said.
Paint to protect the steel work of
the Lee street bridge was declared
necessary at this time and the recor-
der was authorized to advertise for
bids for painting the city's half of the
bridge. The county court. which paid
half of the cost of the span. Is expect
ed to follow suit and have the entire
job done at once.
Sidewalk Request Granted.
Residents of Pine street. I'm the
west end of the city. presented a pc