Show I IMPROVEMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED BY COMMISSION Second South to Be Paved Pavel From Thirteenth East to University Street Playground Playground Playground Play Play- ground Offered Several Important Improvements were authorized by the city commission today and the city recorder W was II authorized to advertise for bids The Improvements ordered were the I paving of ot Second South from Thirteenth East to University street treet tho the lowering of or I water mains in Thirteenth East from FIrst Firs South to Fifth South and east to Mt tt Oil Oil- of ot water Tater mains on State street State street from Tenth to Eleventh South and th the curbing guttering and laying of or sidewalk in University addition In this latter work the tho property owners wilt will pay all an of or tho the cost of or the Improvement emont Licenses Are Denied On r recommendation of the chief chief of of police the following were denied rooming rooming- house licenses and notified to appear before the tho commission on the tho dates date given Iven Gust A Atlas tI s West cst Second South street tr lt February 16 Kenneth Martin Palm hotel 23 West Vest Third South February February Febre- Febre ary an 23 21 John Farres Albany Alban hotel February ary ELlY 27 Commissioner Wells ells Introduced an nn otter offer from the Free Playground association to lease to tho the city for or a u term of or ten years without cost a piece of or ground ten by twenty rods on Second South Just eos east of or Second East The estimated cost o of making the ground a free tree play playground Is 2610 On request of or Commissioner Sherman Sherman Sherman Sher Sher- man the matter went over O until February 20 Licenses Are Aro Granted Despite the fact fuet that tho the chief of or pollee police failed to either recommend that rooming i house licenses be granted or denied d the city commission with Commissioner r Lawrence voting in tn the negative granted this the following following- rooming house licenses Mike lIke Panas West Second Se-cond South Mrs E. E Smith South State street Julia Angelo South West Temple and andl l- l Frank lank ank Manos Janos West Second South Tho address to taxpayers ayers on the sPecIal bond election t to be held February IS 13 was approved by tho the commission and will wll he be ready for tor distribution In a a. few days Report of or Auditor The nr first t monthly statement under theno the tho now no simplified 8 system tem was sas submitted to the tho commission slon by Herman II Green city Ity auditor The report shows mat at trio end of January there was left in the various van vari ous cue funds of or tho the elt city a total of or 1710 A communication was received from E. E E E. Calvin Cal vice president and general manager for or the Oregon Short Line prote protesting protesting pro pro- te testing against that company's being compelled compelled com corn polled to build a viaduct over O its tracks on Third North street Mr Calvin declares declares de do- clares dares that the business on that street does not warrant the expense of building a L viaduct and that In tho the last three throe years there has not been an accident on the tracks of the company company at Third North The Tle communication was referred to the committee of or the whole The TIle commission also decided not to call for Cor forbids bids on blanket contracts contract I b by the year ear for laying and re replacing replacing re- re placing water vater mains Bids will bo be called for as as- the work Ork Is needed I |