Street Lighting Contract Ties City to Ten Year Deal
A report notes the city plans a ten year street lighting contract. Officials assess bid terms and potential financial impact as the project advances.
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
11
A report notes the city plans a ten year street lighting contract. Officials assess bid terms and potential financial impact as the project advances.
Pendleton council weighs a decade long street lighting deal with Pacific Power & Light Co questioning long term obligations. Residents fear for future municipal lighting options and possible shifts in illumination advances while urging thorough public input on the proposal.
The piece discusses rising paper prices due to war and speculates on supply and demand. It cites a Chicago report that a Japanese paper firm wants 65,000 tons of wood pulp to produce paper for export to the United States at below current Chicago prices. It then offers a lengthy editorial on Allied and Central Powers politics, pacifist liberals, and the need for a broader peace, concluding with a note about the Evening Telegram’s fundraising effort for Mrs Basley’s reported Huges oratorical fame and its modest goal.
The writer argues prosperity and ease do not spoil the average citizen or weaken resolve. Critics who fear luxury lead to flawed conclusions about war. War, they claim, does not enrich but degrades and destroys, and lunacy lies in praising war for the country.
An 1877 item recalls a Pendleton journey with Prof Paul and Mr Lounsberry to Walla Walla, with weddings hinted, local debts urged for old subscriptions, and bartered exchanges. It notes Gordon Selfridge’s castle purchase in England, immigration, drownings of Judge Myers and brother-in-law George Myers, diphtheria fears on Birch Creek, and Pendleton’s street filling with new workers.
Officials warn that efforts to break free from mounting restrictions face growing obstacles. Residents express anxiety over whether further relief will arrive in time as conditions tighten and uncertainties persist.
A Dec 1 1983 item recalls events in Pendleton with notes on local candidates for recorder treasurer and other offices. Mentions the free library association opening with General Jolity and a free lunch. Observations on debt and Providence in Pendleton.
A Pendleton Oregon ad offers the Edison phonograph with a diamond stylus and 12 records for 36 dollars. It highlights low down payment and weekly or monthly installments, inviting customers to try the device at home before buying and to request a booklet with further details.
A congressional committee meeting in Washington last week examined the Adambon law and the potential to fund increased wagon provisions for railroads. The committee, which met in Washington on Monday, November 20, plans a full review of railroad finances and the feasibility of payment for higher wagon charges.
London dateline reports a casualty list showing Britain lost 15,692 killed in November with 49,063 wounded and 4,920 missing across military, naval and colonial forces. The note adds a stray line about a youth’s wobbliness linked to unstable income.
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