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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1881)
January. 1 8.6, PORTLAND STRKKT IMI'KOVK MKS IS UURINd 1K80. Perhaps in no other department of progress luk I'oillund shown more na tivity during tlit past year than in t lie matter of street improvements, and the fuel if demonstrated that the highest estimate of the season' work consid ered prohahlc twelve mouths ago, have lceii considerably more than verified, nml it in demonstrated that nearly a quar Irr of one million dollars luive been ex cndcd liy the citiens of Portland with in the pant year in improving the con dition of the pulilic thoroughfare of the rity. In nddition to the work of nuking passable and acceptable the tree's, nil iiiuiMial nunihcr of stiects have been laid out or extended, as the increased wants of the metropolis de niamU more convenience for it grow ing tmllic and commerce. Within the past twelve month the Common Coun cil have caused to lie made twenty-six survryt for utrcct extension, against six inch lurvcyi in 1879 mid three in 1S78. The Bred of the land covered hy such surveys in 1SS0 aggregated 1,127,759 square feet, or more than twenty-eight acre. A great proportion of thin area hni nlrendy Wen condemned ly the long course of necessary procecdingK, and much of the balance i punning the even tenor of ilk way toward appropri ation to public use. Ol. I WOHK rnMIM.KTKH. During the past year the following ktreet improvement estimated and be gun in lS79,have W-en brought to com pletion: North Second, filling lake between () and North Front, North Thirteenth, macadam, hide walk and crosswalks, between (i and S streets. North Ninth, macadam, sidewalks and crosswalks, Wtween II and G street. North Wekt Park, sidewalk and crosswalk, Wtween H and (J street. North East Park, same a alove. Main, sidewalk and crosswalks, be tween Fourth and Twelfth streets. North Seventeenth, grading, W. Iween II and (i street, E, macadam, sidewalk and cross walk, Wtween North Front ami North Tenth street. t North Sixth, sidewalks and cross walks, Wtween 1) and U streets. Jefferson, box drains and grading, between Front street and River. It, sidewalks, crosswalks and plank road, between North Tenth and North Thirteenth streets. 1', sidewalks, crosswalks and bridge, between North Front imd North Thir teenth streets. Water street, heavy grading, be tween Columbia and Hall streets. WOHK HHIil'N AND COM IM.KT P.O. Within the last year estimates have been made for, and the following de scribed street improvements begun and completed : North Nineteenth, grading, side walks and crosswalks, between H and I, streets. First and North First, replenishing macadam, between Vine and F streets First, replenishing macadam, be tween Salmon and Madison streets. North Ninth, bridge and sidewalks, between II and I streets. Front, stone block pavement, be tween Ash and Madison streets. First and South First, grading, side walks, crosswalks, macadam, and box gutters, between Madison and Woods streets. Fifth and North Fifth, grading, side walks, crosswalks and macadam, be tween Morrison and A streets. Front, sidewalks, crosswalks and aprons, between Ash and Madison streets. North Fifteenth, grading, sidewalks, crosswalks and bridge, between II and S streets. North Eleventh, grading, sidewalks and crosswalks, between N and O streets. Columbia, grading and sidewalks, between Front and Water streets. North Fourteenth, grading, side walks and crosswalks, Wtween C and E streets. Sixth and South Sixth, grading, side walks and crosswalks, between College and Cnruthcrs streets, (i, grading, crosswalks and macad am, Wtween North Thirteenth and North Nineteenth streets. Fourth and South Fourth, grading and sidewalk, Wtween Taylor and Sheridan utrcct. I), grading and macadam, between North Fast Park and North Eighth streets. Washington, grading and replenish ing m jcadam, Wtween Front and North Fifteenth streets. Jefferson, grading, sidewalks, cross walks and macadam, between Seventh and Twelfth streets. Third, grading, sidewalks, crosswalks and Oakland macadam, between Taylor and Madison streets. Water, grading, sidewalks, cross walks, plank road and box gutters, be tween Columbia and Hall streets. L, grading, sidewalks and crosswalks, between North Thirteenth and North Nineteenth streets. Eleventh, same as above, between Clay and Montgomery streets. Sherman, grading and sidewalks, between South Fourth and South Fifth streets. Lincoln, same as above. Grant, same as above. Caruthcrs, same as above. Oak, grading and block stone pave ment, between Front and First. Second, grading, sidewalks, cross walks and Oakland macadam, between Clay and Mill streets. Washington and B, macadamizing the intersection of the same. Seventh and South Seventh, grad ing sidewalks, crosswalks and box gut ter, between College and Grant streets. North East Park, grading, sidewalk, crosswalk and macadam, between B and G streets. First, grading, sidewalks and stone block pavement, Wtween Vine and Alder streets. Third, grading, sidewalks, cross walks, box gutter and Oakland mac adam, between Madison and Market streets. Clay, grading and sidewalks, be tween Front and Second streets. Taylor, grading, sidewalks and cross walks, between Twelfth and Pacific streets. Columbia, grading, sidewalks and crosswalks, between Front and Eighth streets. Q street, bridge, between North Front and North Thirteenth streets. Market, grading, sidewalks, cross walks, box gutters and Oakland mac adam, Wtween Front and Fourth streets. WORK IN PROGRESS. Improvements on the following named streets have Wen Wgun within the last year, and are now approach ing completion: B street, grading and replenishing macadam, Utween North Fifteenth street and city boundary work half completed.