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PORTLAND, OREGON,v SUNDAY . MORNING, JUNE 18, ; 1922. PROPOSED ERECTION OF THREE FAMILY DWELLINGS. RAISES DISPUTE AMONG RESIDENTS, OF LADD'S ADDITION .. : ANEW $125,000 apartment house at-Roseburg is one of the important developments of the week. No. 1 Theatre planned by Ernst Kroner for Stark & Hochmater. to occupy a site at the corner of East 13th.street and Spokane avenue. .The building is of brick and stucco and die auditorium will seat about 500 people. Cost is estimated at $ 1 5,000. No. 2 Apartment house planned by Lee Thomas associated with R. W. Jones, for George Kohlhagen of Roseburg. The structure will house52 two and three-room suites and is estimated to cost $125,000. Construction wck is already, under way. No. 3 Application for a permit to erect this house on Mulbertytreet: in Ladtf addiHbn !raMed:brrii- .of .protest: from -.three property owners in the neighborhood. The house is planned by Claussen & Claussen to accommodate three families and would cost about $10,000: No. 4 One of several new housesljust completed by homebiiilders in Westmoreland addition. Homes of this rpe costing from $3000 to $4500 are popular with builders in "this section of .the city. No5-New. grade school building fust completed at SuVerton at a cdst of $60,000." JAn . auditorium: with scaling ; caciry for 1200 people is an important feature of the structure.' No.- 6 One story concrete building planned by Houghtalling for W. F. Woodward and LUG. Clark, to -be erected on' Grand avenue and used for an auto salesroom. " ' - I 1000 HOMESITES ONPE ; RELIEVE DEWD Property ofOoernbecker Estate Is Offered in Record-Making Liquidation Sale by McGuire. One of the largest and most import ant homeslte Bales ever undertaken la Portland was announced last wet ty Frank L. McOulre, In opening a liquidation campaign for the -disposal of the unsold property of the St. Johns Investment company, comprising mere than 1000 parcels of ground In the lower peninsula district. The purpose of the sale is to effect a settlement of the Doernbecker estate, principal owner of the St. Johns Investment company, and the property Is offered at prices and terms which already have attracted the attention of a large number of borne builders and Invest ors.' Included In the property listed for sale are hundreds of sites ln-Holbrook addition East St. Johns, North Bank addition. Morengo addition and Junc tion addition. These "additions were platted several years ago and are well built up with better class residences. Columbia boulevard and other paved streets traverse the district. Water mains, sidewalks and other- Improve ments are in. Practically all of - the property is within walking; distance of James John high school. Pier park and the branch public Jlbrary. The rround is level, the soil rich and much of the area is wooded with fir. dog wood and vine maple. McGuire stated that he proposed to break all previous records in dispos ing f the Peninsula property. Home sites 50, by 100 feet- in area, facing on 60-foot .streets and with . 16-foot alleys at the rear are effered at from J200 upward.. Terms are as low as J20 down and $5 per month. Though the sale has been under way but a few days more than 70 parcels have been purchased by home builders,, Mc Guire stated. , Fifty additional salesmen would be put to work on. the Peninsula prop erty Immediately, McOulre announced. For the convenience of buyers an of fice has been opened at the corner of Columbia boulevard ana jressenaea street. ? 12 V a Contract Let lor Shool Building " Wallowa. Or, June 17. Contracts wer let yesterday " for the building ef the new high school In this district, VTsale-Shattuck Const uctlon company of Portland, securing -the general build lng contract for $J3,9X1 and Rushlight at Haetorf securing xne beating and plumbing for $8,103. The competition. wasVkeen. and there being three bids all for the general work and six in-an for the heating and plumbing;, The board has had te eliminate the "plans as at first spoken of. that of having a separate beating plant and the. heat ing plant will be in the basement of the vnew ouiiainc. w or a wut sa wmmnicgg : Immediately . as It la the plan -of the contractors and the aboard to .have everything In readiness for the fall , opening of school, September 11, ' HESIDESCK COMPLETED v Beaverton. June 17. C J. Stevens - has completed a. new residence on his iYont street property. - NtNSIJLA TO . 1 . Forest Service Distributing Lot Of Road Graders . The forest service Is distributing a carload of graders Just received from the - factory for road work in Oregon and Washington. The service is also distributing to the forests 15 five-ton tractors which were bought for the army and were turned over to the de partment of agriculture for road work. They have been at the Vancouver shops being overhauled for several days. A carload is also being assigned the forest service from Spokane to East ern Washington, and another carload Is expected next Monday for road work m' Oregon and Washington. This makes a total of 27 graders the forest service has purchased this spring and 21 additional tractors for road operations in the two states. Dissolved Company Cannot Sign Dee f Eoseburg, June 17. A decision hold ing that a dissolved corporation cannot sign a deed to1 property has been handed down by the attorney general to District Attorney George Neuner. The question was f long standing and was In regard to the Torrens system of registration. It was raised by the J. F. Luse company of Sutherlin, which was dissolved as a corporation by a proclamation of the governor January 8, 1921. In February ' of that years they presented a deed to the county clerk for property, which was regis tered under the Torrens system. The county clerk refused to record and file the deed, claiming that they- had no right as a company to sign the deed. The decision of the county clerk was appealed to the attorney, general. La Grande 'Building Permits Increase La Grande, June 17. The month of May this year broke all building per mit records for that month in this city. During that month permits for -construction estimated to cost $51,480 were issued. There were no large buildings among them, practically . all permits being for . residences. During May, 1914. the secmits issued called for an expenditure C-f $10,410 and in May, 1917, when the United States had en tered the w.'ttor dropped to $5,266. Last ' year the ? amount-, of 'new. work for which permits -were issued. In May increased to $14,075. . ; x J "; . PLANS ( APAKTME3TT HOUSES ---'--(BxCadJS.5-i;. Kew Tork, June 17. The Metropoli tan Life Insurance company has signed contracts for the, erection of 60 apart ment houses en ? Long Island, . which will rent for $9 roomy, "The houses will be in four, blocks, containing 19 apartments each,: tor bousing for 1950 families la 1520 rooms. The cost will be between $,000.000- ;nd $7,000,000. Eventually the company expects' to spend $100,000.0 for apartment house construction. , " , ' , PLAITS BttSIITESS BLOCK 7 Dallas, Or.. June 17.0tho; E. Wil liams, owner of "tie half block of frame buildings on Court street that were de stroyed by fire May- 27. is preparing to erect a two-etory ''business block on the site of the burned structures. The new building will 100 ; feet front age and a deph of 75 feet and ,will be ef hollow brick. with concrete piers. Williams ' announces that he has al ready"" secured .tenants for the entire building. - T' '. v -. i imMifci i ni, "iiriingaitin KEEN DEMAND FOR FLOOR SPACE IN RETAIL DISTRICT New Buildings Find Ready Ten ants; Added Construction Is Planned to Supply Stores. Renewed activity in the demand for floor space in the downtown business district is reflected in several impor tant leases closed during the past fort night and negotiations under way point to a continuance of the movement dur ing the. summer and autumn. Tenta tive plans are under way for the erec tion of a number of new buildings to supply the demand, in addition to those already under construction. B. L. Metzger of the Metsger-Parker company' announced Saturday that ar rangements - had been completed .-for the erection of a one story , and-base ment building, 65x100 feet In dlmen sions. at the southeast corner -of Grand avenue and East Oak street, for W. F. Woodward and . J G. Clark of the Woodard & Clark company,. The build ing' will be of . concrete construction and will contain a showroom 60x40 feet in area, together with a large workshop in the basement. Houghtal ling & Dougan are the architects, and cost of the building Ms estimated at $20,000. The entire building has been leased to Condit & Conser for automo bile agency purposes and .as a sales room for used cars. , The Metxger-Parker company - also announced a five-year lease on -2500 square feet of space on the ground floor and basement of the new four story building recently completed at the corner of Ninth and Burnside streets, to the Dayton fteale company. Manager - Meek of the scale company announced that a balcony . would be built along two sides of the main sales room and the Interior handsomely dec orated and equipped as a high class specialty shop. Herman C. JCriess, who has operated a fur store at San Francisco for a number of years, has leased approxi mately J00O feet of space .on the sec ond floor of the two-story building at the northeast corner of Park and Yam hill street and proposes to open a fur store at that location. Charles Ringler assisted B. L. Metxger in negotiating the lease. :-V-. - A one-story concrete building has Just been, completed at the corner of Fourth and Everett streets for O. B. Stubbs., The JSuilding houses tlx store rooms facing on Fourth street ? and three on Everett street, besides a large auditorium at the rear. Nine of 'the store rooms already have been leased. Lease of 1400 feet of floor space in the two - story brick building owned " by Stubbs at Fourth and Conch streets to A. Dlmltry. for. use as a, restaurant, also was announced last week, The Austin - Music company,- which operates stores in several Northwestern cities, has secured a five year leas on the store-room at No. SO West Park street, and will open a music shop at that location Immediately. All of the above, transactions were, handled by B. ' I Metxger of the-Metzger-Parker company. t , . . t - i " ' v. ' BAKER HOTEL SOLO v Baker, . June 17. The Pack wood hotel, one of the oldest frame buildings in Baker, yesterday changed hands for a consideration reported to be $7500. Judge, and Mrs." Rand were the owners, relinquishing their rights to Mrs. Bradley-of Baker. , - JW 1 ::: -7. . X lit? 1 1 itvi-m 3 it fct- S- - . .. . $35,009 City Hall , Plans Are Finished j And Bids Requested Oregon City, June 17. Plans for the new city, hall having been completed, bids have been advertised for by the city and the contract is expected to be awarded on June 23. . The structure, which after a two-year fight, has now been definitely planned on the bluff site at the foot of upper Seventh street, will cost $65,000 and is to be financed by a bond Issue, already voted. . The plans for the' building were drawn by Edmund Bergholta of, Port land and Include space for-the fire de partment, jail, city offices, council chamber and auditorium. The upper story is to be devoted to the audi torium. The "structure will haje two main floors, two basements and a sub- basement. It is to be built entirely of hollow tile, reenforced concrete and steeL Construction is to Se rushed and it is planned to have the struc ture ready for occupancy by the end of the year. . . Aberdeen Is Brisk In Building Line Aberdeen, Wash., June 17. More building is under way in Aberdeen at present than in any other year in the past 10. The year will be a record one. The-building permits for May and June indicated a building prograns amount ing to several hundred thousand do! lars. June and July- are expected to be just as important. Work on the port commission docks continue. This week the large warehouse for public use was started. A road 20 feet wide Is being .laid to the docks and the . Milwaukee company has built a spur. The Union Oil company has completed a plant near the port commission docks, which is eventually to represent an outlay of $250,000. Completion of the state arm ory by July 4 when It is proposed to dedicate the structure, in the presence of Governor Hart' and other state officers. Is now practically assured. - ' CONTRACT FOB 15 BTJILDIK SO Olympia, Wash. June 17. S. S. Schuler of Ritrville has been awarded a contract -for 15 dwellings and out building's to be constructed at - the White Bluffs-Hanford Soldiers Land settlement, according to announcement made by Fred Agats, supervisor -of. con servation . and. development. : There are now five dwellings under construction.' Many settlers have not waited for the necessary out buildings -and houses, but have pitched tents on their units and are already beginning- to Improve their property. A, few have several acres under .cultivation. One settler has planted melons - while others are seeding their land with alfalfa. BOABBXAir GABAOB Boardman. June 17. X BL Latou relle. Ford : representative i for the Boardman section, who has just com pleted an up-to-date, service station of bungalow type, has let a contract to W. A, Goodwin of Boardman for the construction of a garage building to match on the lot adjoining the station. Work Is to begin at once. A feature of the service to he off ered will be a soft drink and ice- cream ; parlor - de partment for which a modern . soda fountain l has : been - purchased and which will be Installed immediately upon arrival from the manufacturers. . ROADS DAMAGED BT FLOOD . ; Haines. June ;17.The i North Pow der river, after establishing a record for nigh, water; during the past 10 days, is receding.-. Both Union, and Baker counties come In, for - damage to post ' and ' market- ' roads. -? small bridges being washed away - . , t -" . -. .-.-.v.- -.... - : 1-1 .Tl.'f H , -4 m rrr irm 0 Murray Mead Tract Placed on Market At Liberal Terms Murraymead, an attractive residence district located east of. Ladds addition.-was taken over ' for ' liquidation last week by Bitter,-Lowe & Co.. and several sales already have been made to home builders, according to Henry ,G. -Bitter, manager' of the tract for the company. The' addition was plat ted several years ago by Judge Ganten beln and Is well built up with high class homes. The land slopes gently to the west and the tract commands a wide view of the city. Most of the streets in the addition are paved and other Improvements are in. Murraymead is bounded on the north by Harrison street, on the south by Division street. eaa by East 26th and west by Bast 24th street. The trip by auto to the west side business district requires less than 15 minutes. About 30 homesites remain unsold in the ad dition and these are being offered on liberal terms. Several new houses are under construction on the tract. Station to Predict -And Prepare, for : Fire Hazard Days ' Days of extreme fire hazards will be predicted and prepared for by the for est service If present plans are real ised. Dr. J. V. Hoffman, head of the experimental station at Wind. River, told 62 Maim mas and their friends last Sunday on their trip to "the Columbia national forest, i The leaders were Miss Letltla Wood and Miss Crlssle Young. Chief interest in the two-day -trip centered In ' the restocking, experi mental and ranger work in the area as explained -by Dr. Hoffman. He led a short four-mile hike to the top of the divide Sunday morning and during the afternoon showed ttie visiting Port landers around the station. The -party left Portland Saturday afternoon In busses and private cars up the highway to Cascade' Locks and ferried across the river to Stevenson. A call was made at the government springs .'before coming back down the alley to the experiment station for camp. The roads were In . excellent shape. ' . . , ' ,. The objective of Sunday morning's hike was Sedum point, one of the tri angulation points of the geodetic sur vey. Off a dear day one may see from this point Mount Ramler. Mount Hood. Mount . Adams.: Mount St. Helens and Mount Jefferson. The return trip to Portland was made on the. Washington side of the Columbia'' river over the a Evergreen highway through Washougal.; Camas and : Vancouver $V short stop . was made at the site ofNfte Bridge of the Gods. ' At .Beacon rofcfc a 45-mlnute stop gave some of the party time to climb to the top. r f - On June 24 and 25 the club is plan ning a trip , to Saddle mountain. To day 'there wfil be a short hike ever Hillside boulevard. ' CHEHALIS' REALTY DEAL Chehalia. Wash June 17 An Im portant real estate - deal was " closed Saturday when A. C St. John of the St John Motor company purchased of Dr. H. X. Petit a tract of Inside busi ness property on Division street, front ing on National avenu. The tract Is 83 x 280 x, 125 feet. Consideration was $7.800l . ) 31 I I 4fl -uY 1 x i ' r1 'Hfe TEACHERS IN GRAND PRIZE IN SEASIDE CONTEST! Portland School Teachers Will Own Club House as Reward for Selling Beach Lots. Thirty1 Portland school teachers left Saturday noon for Seaside to choose cottage sites In Surf addition, re cently placed on the market by Mrs. R. E. Barrett. A total of 1.50 sites, each 50 by 100 feet in area, were offered by Mrs. Barrett in the sale and as sin Incentive for , the quick movement ef the property a handsome home owned by Mrs. Barrett and her associates at Seaside was offered to the person se curing the largest number of sales of lots. j This prize, was won by a group ef Portland school teachers who propose to use the prise as the nucleus for a clubhouse. The total number of votes turned in at the contest by the teachers was 17,300 and their nearest competitor had only 1000 votes to his credit. Though nearly all .of the lots 'offered were sold during a campaign lasting less than ' SO days, a majority of t$ie buyers declined to enter the contest, being content with tieir purchases, ac cording to Mrs. Barrett. ) The teachers succeeded in selling more than 60 lots and practically all of these will be built upon this sum mer. More than 20 . houses costing from $750 -up to $3000 are under con struction on the Sort addition. SEW CETfTKALIA BCTLDIITO Centralis, Wash., June 17. A mod ern building will be erected at the corner of Flower avenue and Locust street, according to an announcement made yesterday by Benedict tc Roberts. John Hughes will bund the structure, which will be of forfeit and cost In the neighborhood of $20,000. The property owned by Mr. Hughes Is the. site i of the oHL Washington hotel, destroyed lay fire about 10 years ago HIGHWAY oPEyrxa DELAYED White Salmon. Waslw June 17. Work on the - Underwood road; - be tween the Underwood bridge and the Trout Lake road, under the direction of C. H- Thornton of the state road maintenance department, will be com pleted . next week, . Road work on Cook grade - has been delayed and the North Bank highway will not be open at that point before July .15. ' SEAL ESTATE BRISK i Montesano, Waslu. June 17. Accord ing to William Allen, Montesano's old est real estate dealer, much property is changing hands in Montesano this summer.. He reports the. sale of ranch residence property and a less amount of business property. Allen is active in his business despite his SS years. BTTTS CETKALlA-PAPEB"--Centralia Wash., June 17. T. J. Col len, who recently moved to Centralla, has purchased equipment of the Farmer-Labor. Call, published , Irregularly for ; two years. The name -will i be changed and It is understood the paper will be issued as a monthly. I -T7 rr, t tr3r-" - i ' 1 ' St. Johns Ohurcli Nears Completion At Costof $30,000 1 """ . 1 - a Decoration of the interior of the main auditorium of the new. Pioneer. Methodist church at St. Johns will, be completed at an early date. The ereo tion of the edifice was made possible through subscriptions by -various or ganizations .of" the churCh . and the building will be completed free of debt, according to the pastor. Rev. -W. 3. Kloster. The interior is being finished In soft gray tones and eight memorial windows are ready to be placed as soon as scaffolding is removed. The " community hall in the base ment already is completed and Is used for church services. . When the main auditorium is completed the commu nity room will be equipped with gym naslum, shower baths, handball courts and lockers. A kitchen also will be installed. A club room 16 by 22 feet In dimensions will be featured by the large fireplace. Cost of the. church is estimated at about $30,000. School Building I& Accepted by Board Silverton. Or., June 17. The new $60,000 grade .school building recently completed was accepted, by the Silver ton school board at a meeting last week." The building is of the Spanish Mission type and contains" seven class rooms, library, teachers' rest room and superintendent's offices. The building also contains at 65x120 auditorium with seating capacity for 1200 and commodi ous stage 24x50 feet, with dressing and shower rooms, underneath. The build ing is equipped with the most modern heating and .ventilating system... Tile and concrete with' stucco finish were used in construction. C. . N. Freeman of Silverton" and F, C. Clark of Med ford were the architects. Anderson ic. Range of this city were the contractors. V PEEMIt rOK BESIDEWC E . Olympia. Wash., June 17. Building permits have been issued- by the city clerk to S. C Mumby for a $2500 resi dence at No. Ill Maple Park and F. R. Hewitt for a '.$4,000 residence at Col umbia and 21st streets. Wirk en the Mum by house began' Monday 1y Wm. Ogle, contractor, and will probably be completed September L . The -, Turn water Lumber company is building the Hewitt house Which will be completed it Is expected .about the same time. 17 .r'-JfE Vrf OIL SPB-STATIOW ;-C: ' Gold -.HiU. June , 17. The Standard Oil company has completed a new sub-, station at Gold Hill tor the distribution of gasoline to; points between Medf ord ' and Grants. Pass., The station consists of a large steel exarehouse. garage and two-ton auto truck sand tank, and a storage tank with a' capacity of more than a. two cars of Tgasolmef Elmer Adamsv- formerly, . of Medford,; is ln. charge,; . 7 7; .Q-: (? r,ti .7--; , .' . , . - BftACK BEI1TO MOYED: :&$f ': Oregon Agricultural College. " CorvnJ-1 lis. June 17--Alpha hall, forraerty. the home of co-eds attending the college, and" now a! deserted shack at the rear of the new commerce building. Is to be moved to ' lots on Orchard . street, 1 Workmen are excavating for the base ment, and the structure will be con verted into a fraternity bouse. v-. - - - ,.,...,, ..... 5' V ' PROTEST 3 of 13 Property Owners 0b Jet to A. F. Clause .Sr. Building Dwelling for Three Families iJi -u -re Application made last week by A. F. Clausa Sr., fof permission to erect a three-family dwelling at No. 699MuI- berry street In Ladd's addition, met with opposition from three of the 1$ property owners within 200 feet of the proposed site and developed an Inter-' estlng discussion .before the city coun cil. The principal, spokesman for the opponents of -Claims' plan based i his objection on the undesirability of I In troducing renters into a district which he insisted should be conserved for the use of home .owners. . ' I" - J The building proposed by Clauss is a story and a half frame structure of colonial design 32 by 50 feet in groifnd dimensions and would occupy a site 40 by 123 feet in area. t WOULD COST $1,06 : ; i .' 1 The house - wofild cost In the neigh borhood of $10,000. It would set back from the curb-on a line with houses on adjoining- property and would con form la exterior appearance with better class houses of the district. ; Clauss stated that be considered the three-family dwelling superior, to the conventional apartment house and cited the advantages of open space at the sides, fronl and rear of the building. The plan proposed calls for a single main entrance leading to a hallway at the front of the bouse. The ground floor would -be divided Into two four-room apartments and a stair way would , lead from the hall to a suite of four rooms and sleeping porch 4n the upper story. f HAS SO OBJECTION J j J W. H. Druschel.'who owns the prop efty at. No. 60$ Mulberry street, stated that he had lived at that address during the last 10 years and that, he would welcome the three-family dwel ling as a next - door neighbor. : . E. Gunderson. who lives In the house at 57 Mulberry street, also favored the multiple dwelling proposed by Clauss. 'It wo'Jld' be better; to have 10 three-family dwellings, each ion .a 40 by 123 foot eKe. Gunderson averred; h.n tr hivn so famUlea living In an HOUSE TO LET IN tADlADDiN BRINGS apartment house covering a smg.e tou The case will come tip befors the coun cU "again this week. ..'.;fxK r- U, f . 4 BUILDING PERMITS t j' TtM follow! n( pcrsiita h ba MMMd' nf iomxianm imomiuni to Siweo or nor: f Kdnrd Klciat Kplr theti and atorM and noma. 1 :uotoo .. fcrtweea l!Sth u4 iSBth at.; butUir. V. O. Kodsan; 18.- O. K. Heiats Kvpair ftera and room ins horn. ,207 1 ' 84 at., betweea Taylor and Balmaa t.; buiUler. H. J. Moolton; (1SO0. It K. Baili-r Kroct naidenof. 4 S 1 fr SOtfc t.. tMtMn (ta sad 4S4 au.; boUdar aama; $3700. : - --i ' ' y ' ' ' O. O. MowM--Krert Twrtdenea." 10 B. Fort land bird... between -Interstate sad Maryland ita.; builder aamef IH600. , ( Horn Pot tba Atta Krert ait tin room. S E. BOta at., bttvua stark and VVaaaiae toa km.', bniidrr. John Lamb: 11000. O. H." Lebman Kreet . reiAmn, 22 SL SSd N., between Hotladar and Pacifko . sta, boilder. Jt'amtr ffc IWPuys 620. - C. B. ttaol Kract rnideBoc, 323 K. J Sta kt.-txtwn Market- and'iSUliea ata.; bttilde. Wm.' i. Mvtn; 3SOOO. f. ' . N. "Naimark Kepair ; lwldeaea,' 2S7 Urant t. berwera S4 and 4U au.i buudar,'8. Ol ssanaky; 31000. ,'. , ' . B. E. iJartaa Itrpatr raddanes, T X. ToUl fc., -between H, KvetvU and-K. Oilaaa ts.: bailder aama; l00. 'oaepa Miin'teoaa Kepair tali stoTSfe plant, S0 U. Hoyt at.; between 3d and 4th aU.( builder, I". I. lieonard: lO0. A. V. Huhertb reot rMdene 60 E. Y.nrttX.,: between X. 27th and K. 28tH ll.; builder. O. U Smith; 33000. - i .-!. Hnib-Jttect rewdenea, 033 Tama Tar 'at. between lavender and Ofaftce ataj beildar, Frederick 'IV Honk; OOi. , K. O. MUter-r-Kvart atoraa. ete., tt9 Bel Btont. .between K. 8U and t 8UU ,'ata.t InMider, W. Mnmngton: lOOO. - . ; A. Fhiilipa ICraot rortdenca. 309 K." 7S1H at., bet. LMrteioe and 4noolB ata; I builder, aaew: 32. - "-'' -;--- 1 . Matot Oomtractlow Co. Bract reatdeaee, 1SM3 13. 20tb between ILaap aad Jme ate, buUdar. sum; 3330.- --...w... . v. J x ' . .;-:. "-. t