East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-25
PAVING TO COST MORE
THAN IS SPECIFIED BY
YEAR OLD ESTIMATES
Council Authorizes Revision,
Discusses Auto Camp Loca-
tion and Permits Band to
Bring Carnival.

Paving will cost PendIeton property
owners more this year than estimates
of the city engineer. prepared last
year. call for. and as a result. new
plans and specifications must be
| drawn up. Resolutions directing the
engineer to revise estimates were pass
/ ed by the council last evening.
The street committee was informed
yesterday by c. r. A. Lonergan, man
agcr for the Warren Construction Co.,
that paving shch as was specified
would cost close to $3.50 n yard this
year. but that paving such as is being
laid on the Oregon Washington high
way at present, can be bought at about
$230. 1t carries the same five-year
guarantee. The street committee re-
quested that as soon as specifications
and estimates are revised. all persons
with remonstrances present them as
promptly as possible.
Use OF the old academy grounds
now owned By the school board, and
"A portion of the lot leased by the city
for feeding purposes. both in the east
end of town. for an auto camping
ground, was urged to the council in
a report from the aute camp commit
recommended, however. as other
plans are still in the minds of the
councilmen and will be thrcshed out
between now and next Wednesday.
Robert Simpson, chairman of the
commercial associations camp ground
committee. was present and made
plea for a permanent location where
expenditures would not he wasted.
nj S,.xt ttel,. ~ hn \
band last summer for several weeks.
was granted permission by the coun
ell to use the lot on East Alta street
for showing here of the wortham
Greater Alamo Shows. Mr., Sawyer
intends to reorganize the band and to
raise enough money 60 finance it
through the summer by presenting the
carnival attractions later in the sea-
son. His case was presented by II d.
Drake. who assured the council that
the Alamo shows have eliminated all
features TO which any objection might
be raised and are being booked by
the American Legion fraternal organ
izations and other public enterprises
in the towns of the northwest. The
council granted the permit with the
understanding that the lot be put in
and that the city be relieved of any
responsibility during the presence here
of the show.
An ordinance suggested by Council
man Taylor, was passed fixing at s.
the cost of water for irrigation pur-
poses for tho summer at Olney ceme-
terry. The salary of the sexton was
also fixed at s1I5 a month. an in
81 nf hn 0f
Whitely. of the street department, for.
an increase from 81 n day to figure
deemed by the council as commen-
surate with other salaries. was taken
under adviscment By the street COM
mittee.
April S, 6 and were designated as
cleanup days for the city. at which
time all persons will be expected to
have rubbish in boxes. sacks. barrels
or cans to he removed. Wagons will
be sent through the city to gather the
waste material that householders cam
not burn.
The high cost of cement sidewalks
was cited by Councilman Penland as
a source of much complaint from per-
sons who recently were notified that
their old wooden walks must go. n
an informal debate the council as
sured Mr.. Penland that the cost of
sidewalks is only proportionate to that
of everything else and that the edict
for cement walks should stand.
Permits were ordered issued to the
Dare Tire & supply Co. for the in
stallation OF a gasoline filling station
on East Court street and for repairs
and alterations to three buildings
within the fire limits,