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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1917
Page
7
A city council in Pendleton approves a plan for a pavement and street improvement district. The action outlines assessment District boundaries and shares, cost estimates by the city surveyor, and the method to levy charges on benefited lots and parcels. Public notices call for bids and indicate schedules for final adoption and publication.
At the opening of the week's cattle sale in North Portland the market showed sharp gains with top stock advancing about 450 per cent in value. Cattle and hogs posted gains amidst demand for better classes while lower grades moved well and buyers stayed active for quality stock. Sheep and lambs opened with bidding firm, though buyers remained cautious on weaker lots as the sale progressed. Local sold buyers and drovers listed numerous consignments across Oregon towns, with attention focused on beef steers, choose calving cattle, and market-wide price signals from the Northwest.
The city of Mendleton invites sealed bids by September 12 1017 for street improvements on South Line Cort Street to Alta Street including base pavement curb gutter and face stone work. Plans and specifications by City Surveyor Geary Kimbrell are on file with the Recorder. bids must include a certified check of 200 payable to the Mayor and are subject to terms and conditions of the bid documents.
Bids will be received at the office of the City Recorder for the improvement of College Street from Court Street to Water Street in Pendleton. Each bid must include a certified check equal to 20 and be payable to the Mayor, to be forfeited if the bidder fails to enter the contract. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
The city announces bids for improving Madison Street from the south line of Wilke m Street to the south line of Martin Street with gravel and bituminous pavement. Bids due September 16, 1015, must include a certified check of 244. The plan and specifications were prepared by City Surveyor Charles Ritsieed, and the Common Council approves the project and district assessments.
A dense classified listing shows numerous attorneys at law with offices in Smith Crawford Building and American National Bank Building, plus a few notices on advertising schemes promising earnings from newspaper correspondence. It includes names like Bailey, Coutts, Carter, Fee, Huff, and Peterson, with sparse details and ad copy sprinkled throughout.
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