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THE STJXDAY OREGON1AN, rORTLAT), AUGUST 6, 1911.
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Territory la Pro fret Comprise) Bell
wood. SuIUrans Gulch, East
and Westmoreland and
Uw Peninsula.
Thr ewr districts projected for
f Eul Bid will necessitate an eat
Ur of between fS.0O4.0O and t.0O.
O'J. according to plana whlck or now
bout com p let. Th proposed dis
tricts will Include SeUwood, WMlmor
land and Eestmorsland, Sullivan's
Onleb end th Peninsula. It la estl
BI4U4 that It wll requlr two roars to
Oomplet tc three project.
The 811 wood-Eastmoreland district,
bordering on th south of Uio Brook
lyn district, will bs less expensive than
tha other two, but will probably cost
mor than 1500.000. Th hsaTlcat ax
Bens In this district will b caused
by th main conduit, which must b
fun to th vTlllamett River lthr
through a tunnel under Sellwood or by
way of Johnson Creek to the Wll
Wmett River at Mllwaukt. Th lat
ter rout will probably b adopted, as
to run a tunnel under Bell wood means
cutting through solid rock formation.
This district comprises sver4 thou
sand acres. Including that part of Sell
wood east from East Fifteenth itrert,
all Westmoreland. Eaatmoreland. Mid
way, and eastward to Woodstock. A
large section outsld th city limits
will Tntually drain Into this sewr.
Including Wlllsburg and th dlstrlot
south of Woodstock, and It la probabl
that this territory will b annexed to
Portland be for th rr assessment
la mad.
District- Are Populous.
Th at half of th Oolf Links. plat
ted, la outside the city, but would drain
Into this swr. though It may hav a
sewer direct to th WlUamatt RlTer.
It Is considered. howeTer. that a larg
territory will be annexed before th
sewer is built and be made a part of
the district. In Westmoreland blind
sewers bars been laid In advance of
the hard-aurfac pavement. Th great
development In this district makes th
sewer system necessary aa soon aa th
contract can be let. Just how much
of the Woodstock territory and sur
roundings will be Included Is for th
engineers to decide, but In th Mount
Scott district, th sewer problem Is be
coming Insistent. Along th Foster
road north and south to th city limits
there Is already a larg population,
estimated at between 10.000 and 11.
00. Settlement la particularly heavy
near the Foster road.
Ex-City Engineer Morris prepared
th plana for th Sullivan Gulch sewer
district, which embraces all Roe City
Park. Canter - Addition. Mont villa.
North Mount Tabor and East Mount
Tabor, running up to Tabor Height.
The main conduit will b constructed
from the Willamette RWer to East
Thirty-ninth street, whenc a large
branch will be built through a tunnel
to th southwest oornsr of Laurelhurst,
and thenc through Center Addition
and North Albtna to East Eighty-second
street. A branch Is provided for
the Sandy Road. Th conduit In Sulli
van's Oulch will carry th combined
sewage for th several sections nd
will be a tub probably mor than 1
eet In diameter. Rights of way have
ben secured for the main conduit. Al
though the plana for this sewer sys
tem, on of th most Important pro
jected, war prepared many months
ago. no contracts for any part have so
far been let. Construction of the main
eondult throogh Kulllvan's Oulch and
th tunnel under Laurelhurat will re
quire a long time.
Th branch In Sandy Road will b
built In advanc of th eondult In Snl
Irvan. Ouloh. so that th paring of th
atreet may not b delayed. There are
bow mor than 21.000 people In th
district, and at th rat houses ar
rising there, before the conduits are
completed ther will b fully SO.oo
people. Coat of th conduit In Sulli
van's Oulch Is estimated at IISO.OOO.
Coat Will Ite Hcwt.
Es-Clty Engineer Morris told th
people of MoDtavllla last Winter that
th cost of th sewer would probably
exceed 11.000.000 and that It would
take mor than a year to construct th
sy stem
To provide swag facilities for th
Peninsula la a difficult problem, be
cause of th character and extent of
the territory to be covered. The Pen
insula territory extends to th North
Bank Railroad cut and from the Wil
lamette River to Columbia boulevard.
Borne portions of the district like Ver
non. Woodiawn. Walnut Park. Pied
mont and North Alblna have grown
o rapidly that they need sewers Im
peratively. The great manufacturing '
plants In the Columbia Slough district,
on Columbia boulevard, have brought
several thousands of operatives who
live In Kenton. Woodiawn. Peninsula,
fnlvsrslty Park and Portsmouth. At
Kenton alone, wher two years ago
ther waa no settlement, ar mor than
2000 persona The problem la to get
an outlet for a general sewer system
for the Peninsula, ther being a dif
ference of opinion wher th outlet
should be located.
Th territory will probably b di
vided Into three sewer districts, cover
ing ths Woodiawn. Vernon. Piedmont
territory. Central or North Alblna to
Columbia boulevard, with th south
eld bordering on th Willamette River.
Plans hav been drawn providing for
an outlet to Oregon flough. an arm of
th Columbia River, and It has been
suggested that a conduit be built along
Columbia boulevard to th Willamette
River. Whatever outlet le selected,
the cost will be heavy, probably aa
average of 00 a lot.
COCRTIIOCSE TO BE ALTERED
$10,000 to Be Expended on Oregon
City Public Building-.
Plans hav been finished by Archi
tect John G. Wilson for th addition
of a SO by tS-foot wing and th making
of thr altsratlone on th Oregon
City courthouse. . Th cost will be
about 1:0.000.
The wing of th building will be
need for a courtroom and besides fur
nishing ample room for court chambers
will be fitted with vaults, toilets and
other accessories. An entirely new
ventilating- and heating system will b
Installed. Th present courtroom will
b fitted up for th offices of th Dis
trict Attorney. County Recorder. Coun
ty Judge. County Court and Surveyor.
W. A. White, of Oregon Gty. has been
Awarded th building contract.
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BIILDI.U SHOWS HO
Work on th new hotel bulldln
has been completed and Is ready f
sis and equipped with all moder
are 10 rooms, each with hot and o
erected by John Alemeter. The pi
mrw IIUI. ruuiiie. buu 114 . "
Mrs Garland holds th new bu
property. "People are complaining
do not know how to Improve prope
ago, and now, with the Improveme
A five years' leas has been talc
W SMALL TRACT CAJT BE MADE TS
g on Washington atreet and Trinity pi
or occupancy. Th building Is three st
n hotel conveniences. The exterior Is
old water. Most of the rooms are fltt
ana were drawn by Williams A Rasmus
net Is a Dlace for a barber ahop and ot
tiding as a sample of what can be do
about property Deing o nig-ii, .u
rty. Thle lot, which Is 20 by 100 fee
nts. -which are really not large, pay
en on th building by Phil Gevurtx.
TO DIVIDEND PATER.
ace, built by Mra Netta A. Garland,
orles high and 10 by 100 feet In
of tapestry clinker brick. There
ed with bath. The building -was
sen. architects. On the lower floor
her hotel accessories.
n on a small piece of Portland
r. Garland. "The trouble is they
t In size, was purchased six years
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POOR WORK COSTLY
Builders Find No Economy in
Cheap Construction.
REPAIR BILLS EAT PRQFITS
Standard Framing- Xecevry tf
Irwelllnrs Arc to Properly Wltlv
stand Strain of Climate
and -Wear and Tear.
A local architect wtto has been In
the business of horn building for
about 10 yars. rprsses th opinion
that a cheaply constructed dwelling Is
mor sxpsnslve In th Ions; run than
a mor expensive on. To prove bis
point h has compiled a series of sta
tistical showing that a frame house
costing. 11000, and cheaply constructed,
cost more In flv years aftr It was
buUt than a houe whlh was origin
ally built for 12000. Th extra 11000
was spent In repairs on the cheap
dwelling, which were not required on
th better place.
"A cheap house Is an expensive one,
says this builder. "In speaking of a
cheap bouse It Is not meant a house
which la constructed of materials
which ar good. vn though low In
price" but of housss constructed of poor
material, chsaply put together. When
planed down, no building owner wants
cheap Job on bis house. If cheap
work Is accepted by the owner. It la
usually bee us he Is Incompetent to
judg.
Contractors Xot to Blame.
-Moat contractors naturally try to
build up a reputation for honesty and
Integrity, and In th majority of cases
ther Is no xcus for poor work. It
always rests with th bulldsr. Evsry
cheaply constructed building Is ooeu
pylng spao which could b better util
ised with better return. It endangers
surrounding buildings and lnjurea the
architects, as well as the contractor, by
"It makes th contraotor who does
conveying false Ideas of cost to bullld
lng owners.
bis work property seem exorbitant in
his prices for work when a house
which might look good from the out
side Is poorly constructed at a price
much lower than that of a neighbor
ing building of the same appearance.
It hurts good contractors and tends to
ward creating carelessness In building.
Best Work Needed.
"Wben It comes to frame houses
suoh aa abound In Portland, the best
Is none too good, as a frame structure
Is under greater stress of wear and
tear than others, because of ths per
ishable quality of the "material used.
"In modern bouses the frame has a
solid, one-pleo sill, usually 4x or 4x1
i.i.k., a uith nnraar of the build
ing and at the Intermediate points on
th sides. If th nouss do a long una
ar 4x1 posts extending from th sill to
plat. Thes ar usually mortised into
the slU and plate, and frequently ar
pinned with oak. Cut in between -the
upright posts ar 4xl-lnoh horiaontal
plrts for th support of th seoond
uoor Jolatx. ...
"Ordinary 1x4 or lx-lnch studding
Is used for th remainder of th wall
construction from th sill to plat and
for inside partitions, and outsld walls
ar wind braced by diagonal x4-lnoh
pieces extending from th sill up
against the corner posts. In glancing
at one of thes frame places on Is
much impressed with Its stability. Hon
est construction and practical utility
ar expressed In every line. Any con
tractor would be willing to guarantee
long wear an freedom from excessive
repair bills wher such construction Is
used."
Schoorhon. to Be Enlarged.
An addition Is to be made to the
schoolhouse at St Helens and tha pres
ent heating and ventilating eyetem Is
to b entirely remodeled. Architects
Kroner ft Hens hav been given the
contract to draw plans for the changes,
and report that they will be ready for
contractors to make bids by August 11.
The addition will more than dotfble the
present building, adding room for a
gymnasium, the principal's office, li
brary, manual training room, domeatlo
science room and several class rooms.
New Garage Is Started.
Work has been commenced on a eon
crate garage at the southeast corner
of Forty-ninth street and Hawthorne
avenue to cost $5000. It will be one
story. 7 by 71 feet In else, and will b
erected for T. A. Roots.
WAREHOUSE WILL RISE
FOUR-STORY STRUCT L HE TO BE
BUILT ON FIFTH STREET.
Wilson Estate Will Expend $5,0-00
for Xew Gorham-Revere Company
Home on Fifth Street.
A contract has been let to J. S. Win
ter A Co.. for the erection of a thor
oughly modern four-story warehouse
building on Fifth street between Burn
Side and Couoh. The structure will
cost 125,000, Is to be owned by th
Wilson estate and occupied by the Gor-ham-Revere
Rubber Company, which
haa secured a long lease on all four
floors.
The building will b of brick and
concrete.. SO by 100 feet In else, and
provided with all the latest of ware
house conveniences. Large freight ele
vators will be In both ends of th build
ing. Modern offices will b fitted up on
the ground floor.
Work on the building will b begun
at once, and It Is expected th struc
ture will be ready for occupancy by
January 1, Some small buildings will
be torn out. after which the excavation
will be started. Whltehouse dc-Fouil-houx
ar th architects.
KEW RESIDENCES NOW BEGUN
Contracts Jt for Cottages In Rose
Oity Park.
An Indication of the building rush
which Is on in the Rose City Park dis
trict Is shown in the announcement that
Tony G. Anderson has let contracts' for
a long string of five, six end seven-room
oottages on East Sixty-first street, be
tween Klickitat and 8tanton streets.
Each- house will be thoroughly mod
ern and each will be of a separate archi
teotual design. The exteriors as well
as the Interiors will be artistic and con
venient. Each house will cost from
11200 to $2600
Home Is Purchased.
3. A- Unk purchased from P. J. Hen
rtken last week a seven-room modern
bungalow located at 1087 Cleveland
avenue. In Walnut Park. The consider
ation was $5600. The deal was nego
tiated by Charles Rlngler de Company.
NEW HOME TOE WILLIAM YOUNG ON COUNCIL CREST.
MAH EPOCH IX COVE.BCB A5D WIH BE OXE OF CITT'. PRETTIES"! REIDEXCBS.
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Work is progressing rapidly on the home of w am iwm "J.; when flnlahed. The sit 1. on
of tha architects Is that It will be on of the P""" Vallay and Portland on th east, and ths
Mount Adam. drlv. on Council Crs.t. overlook th. m epoch
Tualatin Valley on the west. While the contractors arej at work on " 6
In fin residence building In Portland, an expert landscape gardsner is ouy w
with lawna. walks, flower beds and dTawr"; . . nartloular. The stylo of archlUctur
Th house will hav nice rooms and will be up to date in P," ; vehicles and automobllea This
win bt modified colonial. On th. south ild. ll b. . broa. 1 port coclu 'J88 da.awnrbe used for
will lead Into an artletlo side en tr.nc. la" porch "h..' In idi,tlon. Th. floor, will
flowers and as an observatory. There will be large front and back poron s m b
be of oak and th doors of mahogany with ivory enamel trtmmln. The colonial styies an
'"rn'lnnovauo" wUl b. Srttle, which will b. used for th. living quarter, of th. servant, and for a
billiard room. ,... ..i -r. honsa sits back 62 feet from th front line.
Th. yard ha. 101 feet of "t- "VV .h. E teflon oT Mr Young to s"ar. no expense in making It th.
Th yard will be highly attractive. It being the intention of Mr. nf 'pcted lt will b. ready for oo
prettlen grounds In th. district. Th. hous. is ready to enclos.. and it Is expected
oupancy within the next two months. ,
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Wi.wMi have tempting orrers to
. IS0 Iocatertcloseinn-to be within
tkSi rwalking distance"of the busi ness
center. But the problem arises,
of bow to have this convenience and
at the same time to permanently
. retain home -like surroundings.
0T, Vith a "close in" location this com-
bination is now no longer possible.
For stupendous bildihg activities
. are tramf orrning the entirecity,
- (TIT But with rapid and adequate car ,
servis. equaliziag the distance the
- tolnticn is fount! Tn the restricted re$i-
' fjence district of 'atmotelaa d.' " V
Here a special CarXine is beingr fcIt by the
-Owners. Anrl by them servw af newr
" broad gage cars never Iesf than every 15
minutes is unconditionally guaranteed.
Ibis brings "Eastmoreland" Vithin 20 minutes -("Wdidng
distance" time) of the business center ,
the minimum distance at which fine Homes can be 'ef
fectively protected against the encrpachment of
the Store, F 1 a f and Apartrne'nf BSding.
Better "Watch Eastmoreland Now " Fixt and graduated
prices begin at $750, payeble if desired, at $7,50 a month.
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BriLDrVGS WILL EXTEXD TAR
OUT OJf EAST 6 IDE.
Rer. 3Ir. Ehrgott Predicts Great
Growth of Business District in
Next Ten Tears.
"In less than 10 years there will not
b a vacant lot between Willamette
River and East Thirtieth street, and
apartment houses, flats and business
houses will abound." declared Rev. Al
bert Ehrgrott In his address before the
East Side Business Men's Club. In urg
ing- the Importance or eecunng- smaii
, - - ni.virrnunili and Darks for
Central East Portland. The picture Mr.
Ehrgott drew of conditions on in .cast
Side was not overdrawn business peo
ple say, but lt Is believed h limited
the growth to too small an area. Busi
ness men say the territory now be
in - invaded by apartments and flats
. j- ... - Central East Port
land. A combination apartment and
business building nas just dwh cum
pleted on Belmont and East Sixty-first
streets at Mount Tabor, and numerous
flats are being built further out than
that even. However, th transforma
tion of th district named by Rev.
Ehrgott Is being effected as rapidly as
Is possible. Those who have been fol
lowing the situation say the residence
district Is constantly moving back
from the Willamette into what hereto
fore has been called th. suburbs. Only
last week th Council took steps to
Improve East Eighty-first street at
Montavllla and plans ar under way
on Villa avenue, which Is an extension
of East Ollsan street, for Improve
ments to cost about MO.000. The city
limits extend about ten blocks further
eastward, and buildings have already
overleaped that line. Terrace Park
Is rapidly filling up with dwellings,
and th new Altamead Addition on the
Baae Una road is finding ready sale.
More than 10,000 people now llv In
ths Montavllla dlstrlot.
MAXT BEACH COTTAGES gTILT
Substantial Summer Homes Bis at
Oregon Coast Resorts,
During August and September there
will be constructed many cottages and
bungalows at Oregon beaches. Several
attractive cottages have been built at
Qearhart this season, and plans are
rAfl for beach bunga-
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lows that will be ready for occupancy
before the close of the Summer season.
With mild Winters on the Oregon
Coast Portland residents find 'it a
pleasure to spend several weeks at the
beach in the Winter. The Hotel Gear
hart and the Moore Hotel at Seaside
are open all the year around, and offer
convenience for cottage-owners while
they are getting their beach homes
ready for occupancy. i
With frequent train service between
Portland! and Clatsop Beach Summer
resorts. Portland business men find lt
convenient to spend the week-end
with their families and return to the
city Monday morning without loss of
. I rrhl. m a .QllTTlTTIAIf nlAAJVIirA tf
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which Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle
may not boast, it requires more man
six hours to run from Seattle and Ta
coma to Mocllps, the Faclfio Ocean re
sort. Spokane families find Clatsop
Beach their nearest ocean bummer re
sort. The Oregon Coast attracts visi
tors from as far as Butte and Boise.
Improvements being maae at wear-
hart Park from time to lime assure
mountain water, electric lights and
sidewalks to all building lots.
Buy Flat Site.
Sluman Bros., or v.t..,
bought a lot 60x73 feet on Hancock
. n-r-a n H avenue, for J250O
street, '
from Julia O'Pay. The lot Is occu
pied by an old residence, which will
give way to a modern flat later.
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