THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, - SEPTEMBER 28, 1907.
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FAVORS CITY PLANT
East Side Club for Municipal
Rock-crusher.
EXPEDITE ' STREET PAVING
Vaugliu Suggests That Material for
Roadmaklng Be Taken From the
River Bed and Surplus Vsed
for Retaining Walls.
At the meeting of the East Side Fed
erated Push Clubs Wednesday evening.
It developed that there are now 300 ap
plications for street Improvements in the
hands of the City Engineer, and that 90
other streets are in process of improve
ment. Many of the latter are at a stand
still because of a lack of material to
complete them. ' For the macadam im
provements there is no crushed rock to
be had, the supply being practically all
held by one company which operates at
St. Helens, and that company is not able
to produce a surplus for sale to other
contractors.
It was suggested at the meeting that
the street contractors might be in collu
sion to hold prices of improvement up, be
cause it was found that bids as a rule
are much higher than the estimates
furnished by the City Engineer. Mayor
Lane scouted that idea and said the
cause of extravagant bids lies in the
fact that contractois have frequently
been compelled to . -wait for their pay
after their work was done. The Mayor
suggested that some plan should be
adopted whereby the city could pay for
Improvements upon completion and ac
ceptance, and collect the money after
ward. ,
Propose to Dredge Willamette.
It was stated that the basaltic rock
nd that there is a superior rock to be
me w mametie. as me supply or gravel
of either kind is unexhaustlble the city
rour crusners, costing sht.wu, wouia re
lieve the situation and they Vould be
located at different points so as to avoid
hauling for any considerable distance.
Pass Resolutions on Subject.
The delegates were unanimous in tiieir
expressions that something must be done
and the member from the Nolta Imrrove-
WhfircaH, the economic and permanent Im
provement of ntreetB In our city Is one of
the most Important as well as vexatious
problems we have to deal with at this
time; and.
Whereas, it appears to us as taxpayers
we are continually k rafted by certain com
bined Interests In this line; and.
Whereas, it is almost Impossible to get
our streets improved on time after a con
tract has been let; and.
Whereas, hundreds of streets In our city
are today waiting for improvement, the ex
cuse of contractors being that they cannot
get material: ana.
Whereas, we have practically an inex
haustible supply of the very best material
on earth for such purposes laying at th.
bottom of our harbor. If raised and prop
erly crushed; and.
' Whereas, the removal of mnh Jfenoslt
frnm t . luMnm rf tharlva. wnnlrl .nr..
materially Improve the aame; ana.
Whereas. It seems reasonable to as that
the Port of Portland would bear a portion
of the expense of the removal of said gravel
from the harbor; therefore.
Resolved, We pledge ourselves to take
this matter up In our several clubs, and
urare the municipality, through our Council
men, to furnish this material to the property-holder
at cost for street Improvement,
to be paid for as at present, by bonds.
A committee consisting of J. H.
Nolta, Dr. Davis and Dr. Moore was ap
pointed to take the resolution before
the Council. Mayor Lane promising his
assistance In the matter.
Bnild Seawall as Well.
indorsed the Idea. He advised that the
bed of the' Willamette be dredged, the
rock therefrom to be used not only In
mnlrina- etroct hut tn Vi 1 1 1 1 ,1 a. wall
along tho river banks from Sellwood to
the northern city boundary, xne laea.
was favorably considered.
City Engineer Taylor stated that he
had 11 surveying crews at work and
could use no more men without
swamping the other departments, as
the advertised bids now ready are not
sought for by contractors. Over 40
streets are now being made at a cost
of $35,000, and work amounting to
$250,000 is now on file but not yet
acted upon. He advised that some
thing be done to relieve the situation,
as the demand for new Improvements
would increase.
Opposes City Plant.
The engineer did not agree with the
others about the. economy of the city
owning Its own crushers, and thought
it would be cheaper to buy crushed
rock If it could be had.
On motion of W. L. Boise, the club
requested the Mayor to appoint a
Council committee to Investigate the
matter of the city establishing rock
crushers. Mr. Boise said It was the
duty of the city to take the matter up.
COUNCIL RAISES THE LIMIT
BRICK BLOCKS MAY NOW GO TO
SIX STORIES.
CO-OPERATION IS SOUGHT
California Improvement Committee
Writes Chamber of Commerce.
The following letter received yesterday
by the Chamber of Commerce from Rufus
P. Jennings, chairman of the California
Improvement Committee; Indicates a de
sire for more thorough co-operation be
tween the two organizations which will
undoubtedly result in much benefit to
Washington and Oregon:
The California Promotion Committee Is
desirous of receiving some printed matter
descriptive of your vicinity ana tne state
you represent. The literature you supply
will be placed on the counters at the head
quarters here and at our other bureaus, for
distribution and will also be circulated when
occasion requires. In other ways. We de
sire to keep In close touch with your or
ganization and will be glad to refer to you
any Inquiries that may reach the committee
regarding your vicinity, and we invite your
co-operation and also ask that you refer to
this committee any persons desirous of be
ing informed regarding matters pertaining
to California.
We should like to hear from you at an
early date that you have forwarded us cir
cular matter as requested, and that the re
lationship previously existing between the
California Promotion Committee and your
organization will be renewed.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce
has always co-operated in a way with the
California organisations; its method of
procedure in securing settlers being to
first get them to the Pacific Coast and
then talk Oregon to them. If after that
has been done the Immigrant does not
feel Inclined to establish his home here,
he is urged to go either, to Washington
or California, thus Insuring his settling
on this coast.
The Chamber has arranged to forward
to Mr. Jennings a large supply of book
lets descriptive of Oregon for distribu
tion under his direction.
BADLY BEATEN BY GREEKS
Young 3Ien Pay Penalty for Refus
ing to Buy Drinks.
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Set upon and beaten unmercifully,
without apparent provocation, by a
gang of five Greeks, of whom it Is said
J. Pulos, proprietor of the International
Grocery Store, was leader, John
Crowley and J. Lynch, two young men.
were'. saved from severe injury last night
by the prompt arrival of Patrolman
Thorpe. Crowley and Lynch, only a few
years from the "old sod," had passed
through a saloon at the corner of
Fourth and Davis, on their way to a
toilet room in the rear. On their way
out, they were approached by the
Greeks, who demanded that . they buy
drinks. When they refused, the crowd
set upon them. Crowley and Lynch
dashed for the door, followed by the
Greeks, but were overtaken at the cor
ner of Fifth and Burnslde. Crowiey
was knocked down and kicked by Pulos.
Passers by who witnessed the outrage
called the police and Thorpe arrived on
the scene a few minutes later.
Three of the Greeks escaped, but Pulos
was arrested with Nick Kalamatas, and
taken to the police station.
After hearing both sides of the case.
Captain Slover decided to hold the two
Greeks and the Injured men for trial
in the court Monday. Pulos and Kala
matas were released on $25 bail each, and
Crowley was obliged to deposit $5 to in
sure his appearance as a witness.
Hotels Over Four Floors Must Be
Constructed Strictly Class
A Hereafter.
Reconsidering its action last Wednes
day, the Council yesterday passed by
unanimous vote the ordinance regulating
the height of brick buildings m Portland.
Under the measure,, brick blocks may be
built to six stories, while the limitations
on steel and reinforced construction re
mains the same. By an amendment that
was adopted hotels of mill construction
are still limited to four stories and joist
construction Is eliminated.
The reconsideration of the measure
came as a surprise and those who had
fought against the more liberal building
provision were absent from the meeting.
George S. Shepherd, ex-Councilman and
father of the old law, was not present.
Shepherd has always been present when
previous attempts were made to change
the law end has consistently fought for
his favorite piece of legislation. The
Council stole a march on its one-time
member and inaugurated the six-story
limit without even summoning Shepherd
to attend and make a speech.
The motion to reconsider was made by
Vaughn, who at the previous meeting had
voted against the measure. Vaughn said
he had investigated the situation .since
Wednesday, and was convinced that the
old law was too stringent. A six-story
limit for brick buildings equipped with
metal lathing he did not consider too
high for safety and the regulation was
no more liberal than is in force In other
cities.
An amendment introduced by Belding,
and passed, prohibits Joist construction,
and also stipulates that brick hotels,
other than Class A buildings, shall not
go more than four stories. The amend
ment was drawn up and approved by
Building Inspector Spencer.
It is believed that the passage of this
ordinance will give new impetus to con
struction work In Portland. Many build
ings that have been planned have - been
held up because they came within the
ban on the law limiting brick blocks to
four stories. It Is now expected that per
mits for these blocks will be taken out
without delay.
It is feared that the exception limiting
hotels to four stories will keep a number
of proposed structures from being
erected. At the same time it Is generally
conceded that greater precautions should
be taken against the erection of unsafe
hotels than any other class of buildings.
Owners who wish to build hotels above
four stories high will have to construct
them of steel or concrete.
The new law Is expected to serve as a
portion of the lengthy building code that
is now before the special building com
mittee. This committee will meet at 1
o'clock this afternoon and will uold sev
eral sessions next week. It Is hoped by
Chairman Annand to have the measure
ready for presentation to the Council at
its next regular meeting.
Ask Bids for Steel Bridge.
The Council yesterday authorized the
Executive Board to advertise for bids
on the construction of a steel bridge
across Sulllvan'p Gulch at Union avenue.
Plans for the bridge have been drawn up
by City Engineer Taylor on recommenda
tion of Menefee. The structure will ex
tend 408 feet from East Everett street to
112 feet south of East Glisan. It Is es
timated to cost $66,000.
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