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THE OREGON : SUNDAY JOURNAL, , PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE ". 21, 1068. SULLIVAN'S': GULCH TO DRAIN ri r-'-'-rr 1 s")- 1 SEWERAGE OF VAST DISTRICT East Side Residents Plan Scheme of Drainage Will Accom -9- "V, 1,' modate Large Area in Resident Section; Adding Greatly to Property Valuations in Region Affected 1 t Central East Portland U about to open a campaign for a trunk ,- sewer down Sullivan' gulch, which will aerv aa immense district, extending from Rosa City Park to '' the Willamette river, and which would be second In importance only to , the big Brooklyn sewer now nearlng completion. ,,;.. To A. B. Slauson, manager of the realty department of . Hartman : and Thompson. Is due the credit for having " first called attention to this economical means of constructing the trunk of a ewer svtera that will provide an ex lenKive : and rapidly growing district with sewer facilities for all time to come. It will cover Roee City 'Park., Rossmere, and the other additions along andy Road. Montavilla, all of North Mount Tabor, Center addition and the territorw for a number of blocks on both . sides of Sullivan's gulch. .. Xa Heed of Baw.v-,;V'v;Iv- Portions of the territory tributary to the proposed trunk sewer are badly In need of sewerage facilities, Monta villa, Mount Tabor, north of the Base Line road and Center addition have reached the point in population where ? roper sewerage is a prime necessity. Yom Center addition west, there is a considerable area on both sides of the gulch without seweraKe. The new ad ditions along the Sandy road, are not as yet clamoring for sewerage, ' but within a few years they will have filled up with people to such an extent as to make the construction of a large Bfwer main Imperative. . ---.. "Whai is the most important Improve ment for central JCast Portland r - was awked of Allan B. Slauson, manager of tne realty department of Messrs. ilartman & Thompson, recently. "A bigger: and better sewerage sys tem, by . all means." was the replv. Central Kast Portland 1. fairly, well provided' with small Hewers, but in the great ' restricted district, which . begins at Holladay addition and runs east ward there are sewers only as far as Twenty-fourth street. Kurt 8 Permanent. "The rapid up-bulldlng of this sec tion with beautiful homes renders It almost imperative that the city should take Immediate action to provide some adequate sewerage system, one that would not only be sufficient for pres ent needs, but for r several years to com. . Such a sewer could now be con structed at comparatively small expense. Nature has made a natural drainage canal which takes care of all the surf ace water, no matter bow heavy the storms. , ,- . - "This natural drainage canal Is known to residents of the east side as 'Sulli van's gulch.' The natural easy grade from the river level to the higher ground of Multnomah county has been utilized by the O. R. & N. Railroad com pany for many years, but no effort has been made to fill up this gulch, or ro Improve It in any way, other than to build the necessary bridges across it at Union avenue, Grand avenue, Twelfth and .Twenty-eighth streets. i Onion Kattual Channel.. "It is a well-known fact that the ex cavation for the construction of sewers through city streets already built and Improved, where in many cases It is necessary to dig deep enough for a Well,, is-the largest part of the cost. "An Immense newer, sufficient s to carry all the waste of a largely popu lated city in central East Portland, could be built for a distance of four or five miles, emptying into the river at the mouth of Sullivan's gulch, at a comparatively low cost, and every foot of ground for a mile or more on either side of this sewer would be Increased In value threefold by such construction probably 10 times .. the cost of the assessments. "At the present time the right of way for Ruch a newer: could undoubtedly be secured absolutely without cost from every property owner bordering upon k. TV T A. XT . ... . . . I. ........ L. out the whole length of this natural arainage canat. "In my opinion this is of as great im portance to the east side as the con structlon of bridces or a subway. . "Anyone who saw the great gathering or people on urand avenue during tne Rose Festival, when the east side turned out in all its strength for a car nival night, could not fail to realise that they could manage to get along fairly well on this side of the river if tne west side were cut on entirely. Bapid Transit Seeded. "Grand avenue is a magnificent street., some day there will be depart ment stores along that thoroughfare that will hold the trade of a great ma jority of the residents of the east side. "The question, of bridges or a subway Is not nearly of so vital importance to the east side as it is to the west side. It Is the west side which must build these avenues of communication, or it will lose much of the trade of the big residence district of the east side. "This Is not Idle talk. The people of the east side have already secured a finer High school than the west side can boast of. Before long we will need a new courthouse, the location of which will be derided bv votes, and the east side have the votes; therefore they will have the courthouso. If they do not take the postofflce away from us before many years it will be a wonder. "The only way for the west side to hold its commercial supremacy Is to provide rapid transit, either across or under the river, or both." CONTRACTS LET. Oil HUflNBB Tarlin & Orendorff to Put Up a Four-Story Brick Structure. ' FREIGHT HOUSE FOR STREETCAR COMPANY Itevlln & Wallace Build at East First and Yamhill -Factory for Camp bell Safety Gaa Burning Company. Contract for four - large east-side building Improvements have been let In tha past few days. Parlln &' Orendorff,, who nave many , Tears conducted "an ' agricultural Im plement warehouse In Portland, have be gun. -tha -erection wf ; a four-story7' brick warehouse on, Belmont and- East Water .streets, to cost $60,000. The. frontage on Belmont street Is to ba .200 feet, -and on the southern Pacific' track and Bast Vater street 100 feet each. - Tha foun datlon will rest on piling, driven eon crete piles, 'if found practicable. The name or the structure 1s ;to bm or mm construction, tWe iieavy timbers - being made of Oregon . fir.' ' Six, months will le reauired in finishing the structure. , A building permit has been' Issued, to the Portland -Railway, Eight & Power company for lite erectlon-of a -freight- Jmuse and .wharf fronting the wiliam ttte river-and between ICast Clay and Kast Market .streets. ....Tha. building la 'to tK a part of the east side term In :i yard ana win jpost about fzo.wof 'j tie rreagnt- Imuse is to be a 60 hy 159 foot'struc 1ure resting on-a. foundation, of-piling. The wharf is to foe 160 by 40ft feet. , ' . ArohHect Emit - Sohacht haa let the cwntract for the erection of the ware- )uw fer Devlin A Wallace, to be built lit Kast First ad East Yamhill .streets, (The structure Is to- be'; of - brick con struction ' and will Cost approximately :. i Plans' are being , prepared for a four- r.torv brick -factory.- and . warehouse at last , Eighth and Belmont streets, for V.mpbell's Safety Jas Burning J-, com tanv. - The building is- to cover a ouar- ler block, is to bo-four stories high, of brick construction snd ,wlU cost j0,000. The riant now occunies a frame build lag on the Jot adjoining-the above site, which baa been, found. Inadequate for the purpose. - : - '. .'. .. -- The. contract ,has "been' let for the erection - of ;a-. lodge - building for the tMd Fellow. -'! It (is - to- be- erected on Kant Aider street, between East( Bixth and East Seventh- streets, ,1s to be- of reenfoned concrete i construction Vand will cost $25,600. -,. - - ;-"-. , . ,.i 1 I.- rtff (ttfni- iiitTi rt i iiiiiWiWiidli ifl"- A. Bungalow at Rossmere. E. A.. M'GR ATIL r IfwflitRflE Ah ; Ideal loiiic Distric THE FOLLOWING ARE GOOD PROPERTIES EVERY ONE A BARGAIN AND WELL WORTH YOUR CAREFUL AT- TENTION : Mr. McGrath is president of the lrv Jngton Investment company. Both be and bis awoclate, J. K. CoKtello. are men -f wide real estate, experience. They jiave hndled. tracts successfully in large cities and are responsible for the Inning up of that pari of beautiful Jrvington between Thompson and Tre rnont at reets and Kourteenta and Twenty-fjurta streets'. - .' '?'- -?fturaIlj;. ''l-.i;J::'T - . From. Judge laughter papa n um at trtal what V .yT 8upfK brlngg the most com Iirt.to a nn? 1 tu.a An acuuiital, I should think. " $2,400 Modern cottage, 5 "large rooms, tinted walls, im proved street, lawn and roses, lot 50x100; $100 down, balance same as rent. $1,900 Five-room new bunga low, small lot, modern in every S'waff only $200 cash required ; . come early, r $2,000 Five rooms, new house, tinted walls, " fixtures in, mod ern plumbing, large basement, , lot 50x100, improved street; only $300 down. This beats paying rent. $2,600-rBeautiful cozy bunga- . low, large rooms, fireplace, attic '-'and basement, improved street, near Hawthorne ; $500, balance monthly. - : $3,600-New ! modem 7-room .house, only one block to car, lot -50x9Q, nice neighborhood ; small amount cash necessary. $2360 r Fivc-ropmy: .bungalow, fireplace, attic,' basement, sfrict "ly rnodern; corner lot 50x100, 'macadamized street,' cement " -vyalks all paid ; only $500 re j! "quired 1 to secure this little - dream-of a home. ,p ' . $3,650 New r modern v 6-room house, on Hawthorne a ve., fire place, lot 43x100; $1,800 down, balance to suit.- . WE ALSO HAVE A . LARGE VARIETY OF. FARMS AND . ACREAGE NEAR THE CITY CONKLIN:BR.OS. .-. PHONE, MAIN' 2859. 302' ROTHCHILD BLDG, , Or corner East Thirty-fifth and Hawthorne avc This office open . . on Sunday and Evenings. ..'..! i , :, . V ' . " -t' -".V V.-".'i : ' , 'V' ' ' ... ' ''J' "' - 'n ?4,700 Elegant 10-room bun galow, tinted and paneled walls, beam ceiling, fireplace, cement basement, furnace, laundry trays everything, in fact, to maWe a home complete; $2,000 down, balance to suit. 92,000 4M lots 50x100 each, near car, high and sightly, cov ered with -beautiful fir trees, in Kichmond, all . streets now ; being improved nothing bet ter as a speculation. $700 Each Two fine, high lots, 43x100, on E. Taylor near E. 39th; $100 down and $10 per month. $1,375 Full Va block on E. near Hawthorne ave, lies beautifully. $450 Choice lots'on and near E. 34th st.; $50 down and $10 per month. . , - $1,050 Splendid lot;' 50x100, :on jc, dist north of Hawthorne, street, graded, . cement' walk, ;. sewer,1 gas, east front cash. $500 Fine lot, 50x100, ..on E. Lincoln near 37th"$50 down and ?10 per month. 1 "OVERLOOK" LOOKING EAST FROM RIVER BANK The Choicest -EAST S District IDEResidenGe , Barring;:N6ne; Where lots can be had at reasonable prices on easy terms. .. .Thanks, to its locate Willamette, overlooking the entire CITY, RIVER AND MOUNTAINS, it is destined to be the most valuable residence property in PortlandEleVated 200 feet" above the river yet; no hills to climb--High-class improvements installed -CEMENT WALKS AND CUfeBS, MODERN SEWER SYSTEM, SIX INCH WATER MAINS, GAS, ELECTRICITY AND TELEPHONE, GRAVELLED BOULEVARD streets, provide every modern convenienceBuilding restrictions of $2,000, only one residence on each lot and no building closer than 20 feet to street line, assure first-clstss honies No lot ovef2 blocks from car. A IUAT T ITXTl? Tnat Overlook,, considering its area, holds the record for the number and quality of. homes erected the past. year. Remember, "The Best Is None Too Good" for You Take either the Mississippi Ave., Williams Ave., or Woodlawn car, transfer to R.-S. car it takes you to the center of the addition. For further information call or write A. F. SWENSS0N PHONES MAIN 3055 A-3055 253 WASHINGTON STREET f - , A suberb of merit Four houses completed Nine houses under construction Twenty more houses being planned Water in front of every lot V In the direct line of Portland's Great Central Eastern Growth Building and business restrictions : Some'of the most successful men of Oregon have invested here. WHY NOT YOU? Lots $350 to $55010 cash; balance $10.00 per month HE SPANTON CO. V;Ky "':sj!':V '.yK :: 270 STARK STREET PHONES: Miin3!s38 j r
