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Sunday. October 7. 1 9S8 Arterial Street Program P TWELVE MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE 'rojposed i Plan Would Cost City $1,656,100 In 10-Year Period (Editor'! net: This is the first of a sarias of four arliclas oascribing the four sagmtnls of the capital improvamanl .program on which votars of Madford will pan at the Not. 6 alaction. Today's articla dis cusses tha artarial llraat pro J act. Subsequent articlai will dascriba tha proposals for fttorm aawari, sanitary sawers ' and off-street parking). ' Br EARL ADAMS Mail Tribuna City Editor A $2,371,000 capital improve ment program approved by the Medford city council in August, will be submitted to Medford voters at the Nov. 6 general el . ection. It is contained in four separate proposals. The first is Sl.656.100 for development of arterial streets. The arterial street program has been adopted from a 1954 plan based on a detailed traffic study. The original program, which included 25 projects, woud have cost an estimated $10,870,000, of which the city would have paid $4,130,000. The modified program is bas ed on the original program, but the revised plan is estimated to cost Medford $1,656,100, a re duction of almost $2'. a million. Before the arterial street pro gram can begin, voters must de cide on a charter amendment authorizing the city "to acquire property for, establish, extend, widen, construct, equip and maintain public streets in and as part of an arterial street stysem." Included in the same ballot title will be provisions for fi nancing the job. Financing would be partly by a $220,000 general obligation bond issue. The bonds would ma ture over a period of up to 20 years, at not more than 4 per cent interest. The money would be used chiefly to obtain rights of way during the next eight months. Levy Taxas The city council would be authorized to levy taxes on prop erly within the city, in addition to other taxes, to pay the prin cipal and interest on the bonds The rest of the money needed over a 10-year period would be raised by a tax levy of $143,600 each year. I his ad valorem tax would not be levied until after June 30, 1957. The tax levy would provide funds for actual construction of arterial streets during the 10 years in which the tax is levied and some would be used for rights of way as well. The first construction would begin next fall after the tax money becomes available. The ballot title reads: "Puropse: Amend Madford City Chartar to authorlsa City to designata. establish, con struct and maintain artarial public atiaats; and, for said purposes to issua not exceed ing $220,000.00 Canaral Obli gation bonds and lory an an nual tax of $143,600.00 for 10 yeara not subject to limitations of Articla XI. Section 11, Con stitution of Oregon." Construction costs include in tersections, structures, and traf. fic control, in addition to rights of way. The city also finances part of the paving costs for streets which are more than 36 feet wide in residential areas and more than 44 feet in com mercial areas. However, city officials point out that residents are assessed for paving up to 36 feet wide. In commercial areas assessments are levied for pav ing up to 44 feet wide. The city finances the difference between those figures and the actual width of the street. Among modifications of the original recommendations is a provision for a grade crossing at Tenth st. with a 44-foot street between Grape st. and Central axe., instead of a long railroad underpass and a 66-foot pave ment. The grade crossing alter nate is estimated to be a saving of about $768,200. Vern Thorpe, city public works director, who prepared the alternate plan, said there is no question as to the advantages of an undercrossing over a grade crossing at Tenth St., but he said the advantages do not seem to justify the greater expendi tures for an undercrossing at Ipast for several years. Othar Modifications Other street plans have been modified to save right of way costs and moving of buildings. Several streets have been nar rowed from 66 feet to 52 feet, with parking to be prohibited during peak traffic flows, to re duce overall cost of the pro gram. The Seventh-Eighth st. couplet was chosen instead of a Seventh Sixth st. couplet, because the furmer has several advantages, Thorpe said. Among them are an additional railroad crossing, and a one-way coupletc all the way to the west city limit', in stead of only to Orange st. as IT1 1 STREETS TO BE CONSIDERED originally recommended. The couplet also would elimi nate left turn conflicts off West Main St., which would be for westbound traffic, and' permil Sixth st. to remain a two-way local street. The following are brief des criptions of projects in the ar terial street program. They are not necessarily listed in order of priority. MAIN-EIGHTH COUPLET Both West Main st. and Eighth st. are considered in one project because when completed, the streets would be limited to one way traffic leading in and out of the central business district. Traffic on Main st. would be westbound, and traffic on Eighth st. would be eastbound. Ultimate plans for the Main Eighth st. couplet would provide for extending Eighth St. west to Lozier lane. However, until West Main st. between Columbus ave. and Lozier lane proves in adequate to handle the traffic flow, the terminus point for Eighth st. will be Columbus ave. Eighth st. would be improved between Columbus and Oakdale aves. and extended across the railroad tracks to a 40-foot street with parking restrictions. The major cost to the city in the Main Eighth st. couplet would be extending Eighth St. across Bear creek to connect with East Main st. The route would do less damage to Hawthorne park, city officials pointed out, and should not require any great er costs for bridge construction across Bear creek or paving con nections than a Sixth st. couplet. The state highway department would finance much of the con struction between Columbus ave. and Riverside ave. since the street would be part of the state highwav svstem (Highway 238). 10-1 1TH COUPLET . This project would provide another east-west one-way street system leading to the downtown central business district. Tenth st. west of Central ave. would be for westbound traffic and ,11th st. would serve eastbound traffic. Tenth st. would be resurfaced between Columbus ave. and Hol ly st. and a railroad grade cross ing would be constructed to ex tend tho street eastward. Major coslruction along Tenth st. would be a bridge across Bear creek to connect with Cottage St. and extend Tenth near the east bank of Bear creek a short dis tance to connect with the present East Tenth st. Between Cottage st. and Willamette ave.. Tenth st. would be widened and the base reconstructed before sur facing. The intersection at 11th and Oakdale ave. would require channelization for greater traffic flows, and 11th st. between Co lumbus ave. and Hamilton would be resurfaced with standard pav ing. There presently is a tem porary light' oil surface. JACKSON STREET Jackson st. between McAnd- rews rd. and Grape st. would be resurfaced and parking may be prohibited there during peak traffic flows. Between Grape and i Riverside ave., the street would I be widened to carry four moving lanes of traffic with parking re strictions during peak hours. ine bridge across Bear creek would be widened, and between the bridge and Hawthorne ave. the street would be widened to 66 feet, providing parking for Hawthorne park visitors. Four lanes of moving traffic would be 5 V- VvC -------nl -ir $VA'3y7- in ? iVEST MAIN ST J. VtfefyV. tenth sr - J V -lX--a' , i - STEIVART AVE. PRESENT PAVED STREETS STREETS TO BE WIDENED STREETS TO BE PAVED provided with a 52-foot pave ment between Hawthorne and Crater Lake ave. Between Crater Lake ave. and Lindley ave., Jackson st. would be widened to 44 feet with the present base and pavement re constructed. Jackson st. would be extended from Barneburg rd. to Hillcrest rd. GRAPE-HOLLY COUPLET Grape st. would be for north bound traffic, and Holly st. for southbound traffic. The couplet would extend from Stewart ave. on the south to Haven st. near McLoughlin Junior High school on the north. Both streets would be surfaced, and signals would be installed. OAKDALE AVENUE Between Eighth st. and 12th st., Oakdale ave. would be widen ed to 52 feet, providing four lanes with a four-foot divider. Parking would be prohibited on both sides during peak traffic periods when volumes warrant four moving lanes. Until that time, city officials said, parking could be permitted on both sides. Between Seventh and Eighth sts. it would be widened to 66 feet to provide parking spaces in the block along with four lanes of traffic. A traffic light would be installed at the corner of Eighth st. The section between Fourth and Sixth sts. would we widened to 44 feet. The section presently is 30 feet wide with no parking on the west side of the street. MeANDREWS ROAD Between West Jackson st. and Sage rd., McAndrews would be 44 feet wide, and between Sage rd. and Bear creek, would be 52 feet wide to provide an ultimate four lanes of traffic with new flashing light signals at the rail road crossing. City off icials said that prop erty along McAndrews rd. pres- ently outside the city limits could either be assessed for inv provements by the county, or it may be inside the city limits at the time the section is construct ed. KING STREET King st. intersections at Stew art ave. and 11th st. would be reconstructed. The street be tween Dakota and 11th is 30 feet wide, and consideration has been given the possibility that parking be prohibited rather than re- movng several shade trees for widening. From 11th st. to Eighth st., King st. would be widened to provide four lanes of traffic since the section of street would be an important feeder to the central business district from the 11th st. arterial as well as King st. CRATER LAKE AVENUE Parking would be prohibited on both sides of Crater Lake ave. between Main and Jackson sts. instead of widening the present 30-foot pavement to 44 feet. Between Jackson st. and the city limits, the street would be widened to 44 feet and improved with curbs, gutters and resurfac ing. COLUMBUS AVENUE Columbus ave. between Stew art ave. and McAndrews rd. would be all repaved. and widen ed where necessary. Between Stewart ave. and 10th st the street would be widened. The light gravel surfacing be tween 10th and Main sts. and the light oiled surface strip betweep Main and Jackson sts. would be replaced with standard width V at V 1 H : ARTERIAL STREET PROGRAM Shown above are projects outlined in the proposed arterial street program which will be submit ted to Medford voters at the Nov. 6 general election. The. proposed 10-year program will cost the city$1.656,000. If approved the pro gram will be financed ihrough a $220,000 general obligation bond issue and a $143,000 tax levy each year for 10 years. The proposed program, includes three one-way couplets. They are Main and Eighth, Tenth and 11th, and Grape and Holly sts. Central and River side aves. would remain the same. Among the major projects will be extending Tenth st. from Central ave. across Bear creek to con nect with Cottage st. and Willamette ave. An additional railroad crossing will be provided and pavement. The street would be extended to McAndrews rd. across the housing project land, which eventually would be trans ferred to the city. STEWART AVENUE The existing 20-foot wide street, which has a light oiled surface, would be replaced with a 44-foot pavement between Columbus ave. and Holly st. In cluded in the project along the section would be strips of rights of way. 11 intersections and con struction of a box culvert to eliminate the large drainage ditch along the south side of the street to Mevers lane, which now creates a traffic hazard. ' Between Holy st. ad the rail road, and to South Riverside ave., Stewart ave. would be widened to 66 feet, providing lor lour lanes of moving traffic two intersections, and a box cul vert. WILLAMETTE AVENUE The maior nortion of Willa. mette ave. is outside the present city limits. However, city offi cials pointed out that it is an im portant connecting link between the city street svstem to the nrn- posed freeway and the present lour-lane highway between Med ford and Ashland. Willamette ave. would be widened to 44 feet and paved. EAST MAIN. VAl.T.rrv VTf w HILLCREST East Main st. from Bear creek to Willamette ave. would be widened 2Vi feet along the north side tn 52 fppt. nrnvirfini four lanes for moving traffic. Parking would be restricted dur ing peak traffic flows three times daily. Present pavement would be resurface. anH iraffir. nhannal. ized at Cottage st. until Ninth st. is widened between Cottage st. and Willamette ave. East Main st. between Willa mette ave. and Highland drive would be widened to 52 feet re placing 36-foot and 20-foot sec tions. From Hiphlanri ririvo in the present city lmiits, East Main St.. Vallev View and Hillcrpst rd. would be widened to 44 feet, replacing the present 20-foot light oiled surface. 10-YEAR PERIOD The arterial street rjrorram has been projected over a 10 year period with approximately 10 per cent of the program being accomplished each year. The priority of various sec tions was determined by the estimated 1970 traffic volumes. in otner instances, right of way purchases twere recommpnrfpH early in the program in order mat properties could be acquired before expensive buildings were constructed. KILLED IN CRASH Pendleton (U.R) Ted March, 57, of Milton-Freewater, Ore., was killed early Saturday when the truck in which he was rid ing with three hunting com panions blew a tire and over turned in a ditch three miles south of Ukiah Junction, 53 miles south of Pendleton. The death was the 16th fatality in Umatilla county this year. - 1 L.LJU: -vH ... I if M !.;LLUUi.r!,a. ai-a ir 117" "1 1 i - ''!' :- - s t 7 . '. II"- Ax BARAerr-RD n 3 Seven Adult Training Classes Win Start In Schools I his Week Seven adult training classes will commence in Medford pub lic schools this week, according to Lindsay M. Vinsel, director of adult education. Registration for the first se mester classes ended Friday, Vin sel said. Second semester classes will start later in the school year. One of two tailoring classes will start at 7 p.m. tomorrow in room 15 of Medford High school with Mrs. Orma Farnham in structing. The class will meet Monday and Thursday evenings starting tomorrow night. The sec ond tailoring class will meet Tu esday evenings starting Oct. 9 in room 8 at McLoughlin Junior High school. Mrs. Hazel McKin sey will be instructor. Advanced Clothing Mrs. McKinstry also will in struct a class in advanced cloth ing which will start in room 8 of McLoughlin Junior High school Thursday between 7 and 10 p.m. The beginning clothing class was divided into two sessions, Vinsel said, because of the re Informational Under Way By The county informational membership campaign for the Southern Oregon Child Guidance Clinic association received a good start during the first week of October, according to Mrs. Ro land Holmes, county membership chairman. Letters of invitation to join along with informative broch ures, were sent to 900 county res idents. Personal visits will be made to many residents to an swer questions and explain the clinic's work, she said. The community chairmen also are interested in arranging pro grams about the clinic with any group who wants and requests such service, she said. The cam paign does not cover the Med ford area in the fall where the as sociation is working with the United Medford Crusade during its annual fund raising drive for member agencies. In Ashland Mrs. Norman Christleib and Mrs. Phil Gates are ccK:hairman, with Mrs. Alex Peterson, Mrs. Frank Haines, Mrs. Dan Bulkley, and Mrs. Rob ert O'Harra assisting. Mrs. Ted Fredenburg and Mrs. Keith Scott are workers in Butte Falls. Central Point Area In Central Point Mrs. Earl Yoakley directs a group of four workers. They are Mrs. Wilton White. Mrs. C. E. Chamberlain, Mrs. M. B. Caster and Mrs. A. M. Setness. 1 LEE: . Y ; i i t i i i .. i i : JT- I I I iz ,j ..jj at Eighth st., which also will be extended across Bear creek to connect with East Main st. near Hawthorne park. Willamette ave. would be extended southward to Barnett rd. to help handle traffic to and from Highway 99, Other streets which would be improved include McAndrews rd., Columbus ave., Stew art ave. and Jackson st. East Main st. would be improved at the east end, along with Valley View and Hillcrest to the city limits. Eventually, Eighth st. would be extended to connect with West Main st. west of Lozier lane. City officials said, however, that Colum bus ave. would be the terminus for the Eighth st. couplet until West Main st. between Co lumbus ave. and Lozier lane is adequate to handle traffic flow. sponse. The first class will meet starting, Wednesday, Oct. 10, be tween 7 and 9:30 p.m. hn-oom 15 at Medford High school. JUiss Jean Brooks will be instructor. The second class in beginning clothing will be held between 7 and 9:30 p.m. beginning Wed nesday, Oct. 10. in room 8 at Mc Loughlin Junior High school. Mrs. McKinstry will be instruc tor. Driver Training A driver training class with Hal Carver instructing will start at Medford High school between 4 and 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8. The first session will be held in the cafeteria. The course will in clude both classroom and behind-the-wheel training. Classes in drawing and sketch ing, taught by Steve Bayless, will be held between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. starting Tuesday. Oct. 9, in room 7 of McLoughlin Junior High school. Vinsel pointed out that adult training classes are held for self improvement and no school cred it is given. Drive Gets Association Mrs. W. H. Young is the chair man of the Eagle Point Browns boro drive and to help her are Mrs. Glenn Hale, Mrs. Victor Hay, and Mrs. Raphael Garner. Elk-Trail Prospect, Shady Cove communities will be contacted by Mrs. Lewis Dusenberry and Mrs. Dave Bergren. The Gold Hall Health Unit will assist Mrs. Norman Gail in contacting Gold Hill residents. In Jacksonville, Mrs. Melvin Hall and Mrs. Fred Richardson are -co-workers; in Phoenix Mrs. Bert Stancliffe and workers Mrs. I. S. Thomas, Mrs. Warren Kelsoe and Mrs. A Curtis Stockstill; with Mrs. Phil Engle as chairman, assisting will be Loren Casebier, John Harr, and Mrs. Yvonne Pugh in Rogue Riv er and Mrs. Doris Burkett and Mr. George Marsters in Wimer. Mrs. William Ziegler is chair man in Applegate and Ruch area. Talent will be covered by Dr. Loren Messenger, chairman; Mrs. Jack Suksdorf, Mrs. John Bald win. Mr. Irving Thomas, Mr. A1-' vin Wheeler, Mr. Clarence Hold ridge, workers. Mrs. Holmes stressed that any interested person can become a member of Southern Oregon Child Guidance Clinic associa tion. If someone is interested and was not covered in the mailing list, they can contact any person working in the campaign or the clinic office, 307 Leverette build ing, phone 3-3174. Two Juveniles Are Indicted by Jury Portland (U.R) A federal grand jury in Portland Friday took action not seen in Oregon federal courts in five years it indicted two juveniles on at tempted burglary charges. Raymond S. Ainge, 16, and Ronald Eugene Huffman, 17, are accused of breaking into the Bank of Oregon at Woodburn and the post office station at the Woodburn variety store. The two cases were part of a one-night series of break-ins in August at two banks, a post of fice, a hardware store and two taverns in Gervais and Wood burn. Marion county authorities said they turned the youths over to federal agents because they were "too tough for us to handle." Juveniles normally are charges by federal courts, re gal dless of the nature of their 7, i ri' r i rifi I r Fining Sm. . . . is proud to introduce the following NEW ADDITIONS to it's already famous cuisine o Rollini di Vitella Julie's famous Veal Rollettes, recognized, by ; American chefs de cuisine and starred in their - trade magazine Chefs and Stewards Manual, is served with regular dinner accompaniments. ; Preparation time for this delicious dish requires 1 placing your order with Julie AT LEAST five hours j before you dine. J Plus ; o Specialitede MonDesid Our famous Prime Ribs on French Bread Specialite a l'ltalienne Delicious Pasta a la Julienne accompanied by our popular Salad Mon Desir ', 1.75 Advance Reservations .Please . . . Placing your order by phone several hours before dining is always your assurance that both food and service will be at their best. Phone 3-NOrmandy 4-2513 Thank I am sincerely grateful to all of you for your friendly encouragement and generous support. It has been a real inspiration to me. You may be sure that it is a pleasure for all of us, here at Mon Desir, to serve you, our Rogue River Valley friends. Fire Destroys Lumber Firm in Hood River . Hood River (U.R) Fire, which broke out shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, destroyed th Neal Creek Lumber Company's sawmill. Owners estimated loss at $250,000. More than 100 volunteer fire men from surrounding rural fire districts fought the blaze and kept it from spreading to the company's dry. kiln and planer shed, located about six miles south of here. . . Sacramento. Calif j (U.R) Light plane pilots landing at the municipal airport reported they were flying through "flak." Po lice investigated and found three boys, aged 5, 10, and 12 years firing stones at low-flying air craft with slingshots. None of the aircraft was hit. crimes. No minors had been in dicted for felonies in Oregon for five years prior to Friday's bills against Ainge and Huff man. of Beef au Jus 2.00 You! Julie Tummers
