East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-02-17
In Four Paving Districts on
North Side Actual Work Cost
$3506.27 Less Than ESti-
mates by Engineer.
NEW DISTRICT WILL
BE PAVED IN SPRING
Improvement Of Washington
Street From Madison to Main
Included in Program; New
Bond Retirement Plan Voted

Eight ordinances, several resuiu-
tions. bevy of bills and the usual
amount OF routine business conspired
TO keep the city couHcil buster last
night than In any meeting since the
new members took office Jan. 8.
Street improvement assessments and
ordinances for contemplated street i'm.
proyements claimed the lions share
OF attention, while. sandwiched in. was
a report from the house committee
OF the council. setting forth conditions
under which the present city library
room will be turned over to Pendle-
ton Community Service for boys
club. The report was adopted
Ordinances were passed providing
for the levying OF the final assessment
on property owners in paving districts
No. 6s, 90, 20 and II. Paving that
cost total Of $25.525.l5 was laid in
these districts and with the assess
ment made. the Warren Construction
Co., contractor. can now be paid
Estimates on the four districts totaled
$2s,03i.4s when the city engineer
made mis- preliminary figures, the work
having been completed at a saving Of
s350s.27.
Assessment by Districts
District No. Gs, embracing Garfield
street from Jackson to Martin, will
cost sf2.437.19. against a first estimate
OF I4,334.05. District No. 50. Lincoln
street from Raley 10 Jackson. viii
cost s3395.66, against first estimate
OF s37e022. District No, 20. Jefferson
street from Wilson to Martin will cost
$4993.51, against an estimate Of
s5356.9s. District No. ~, Matlock
street from Raley to Jackson, will cost
s46sS.79, against an estimate of So
549.47.
The first resolution for the paving
Of Lincoln street from the north line
OF jackson street TO the south line of
Washington street was introduced and
passed first reading. Ordinances were
also introduced and passed, calling for
the paving OF Madison street from
jackson to Raley, Of jefferson street
from Jackson to Washington and
Washington street from Madison to
Main, and Clay street from Alta TO
Court.
Community service may have all Of
the present city library room for its
boys club save the south Is feet, ae-
cording to the report Of the house COM
mlttee. There partition will be plac-
ed and new offices made for the city
superintendent OF schools. HIS pres
ent quarters will be given to the Pen
dleton fire department.
Charge 81 Monthly Rent
A rental Of 81 per month Will he
charged the organization for the use
of the room, this to include the cost OF
heat and lights. The room shall at all
times be under the supervision Of the
house committee, it is stipulated
should the city council at any time de-
sire the use OF the hall for any othei
purpose, the report holds, the Com
munity Service organization must turI
over the hall at the councils request
The hall shall be closed at q o'clocl
at night. according to the terms lai'
down by the committee. When oc
oupied Il must be kept orderly, Tn
CITY is not to be liable for any debt
contracted for the hall and care Of tn
rooms rests also with the Communit
Service body.