Clackamas Review - Streets

Article Title                                                                 Newspaper Date           Page

Island station folks erect barricade                                      5 Oct 1916              1

 

Street discussion to come up again                                    12 Oct 1916             1

County spends sum of $24,828 on roads                           12 Oct 1916            1

Complete 82nd Street, Spring of 1917                               26 Oct 1916            3

Counsel awarded 27th Street contract                               2 Nov 1916              1

Big cut made in road assessments                                      14 Dec 1916            1

Voters increase 1917 road levies                                       14 Dec 1916            1

Paving may be drained to save road from rain                    4 Jan 1917                3

Mullan gets newly created position                                    18 Jan 1917             1

56 road bosses named for 1917 by County Court              18 Jan 1917             2

New Road District B now proposed                                 15 Feb 1917             1

Commercial Club discusses roads                                     1 Mar 1917              1

County calls for improvements bids                                   15 Mar 1917            1

No supervisors under new road law just passed                 22 Mar 1917           2

New road district growing in favor                                     4 Apr 1917              1

Bond issue will be subject for debate                                 19 Apr 1917            1

Milwaukie votes for good roads measure                           7 Jun 1917               1

Mayor cooperates in securing roads                                  7 Jun 1917                1

County asks state highway commissioner                           14 Jun 1917             4
     to authorize 8 miles of paving this year

Improve highway-railway crossing                                     3 Jun 1926               1

New highway is proposed                                                 22 Jul 1926              1

County is to widen highway                                               26 Aug 1926            1

Petitions court for new road                                               30 Jun 1927             1

Will ask County Court for Road                                        11 Aug 1927            1

New highway to be opened soon                                       23 Aug 1928            1

Road District 17 votes road tax                                         29 Nov 1928            1

Jefferson Street to be surfaced                                           14 Feb 1929            1

Survey to be made for new highway                                   4 Sep 1929              1

Surveys for super highway start soon                                 22 Jan 1930              1

Superhighway route holds interest                                     12 Mar 1930             1

Federal bureau approves highway                                      9 Jul 1930                1

Council orders street improvement                                     16 Jul 1930              1

Portland firm gets contract for paving                                 27 Aug 1930           1

New city ordinance protects streets                                   12 Nov 1930           1

County Court appropriates funds for new superhighway     19 Nov 1930           1

Highway work awaits commission                                     26 Nov 1930            1

Report new highway work to be started                             29 Jan 1931             1
      when deeds ready

Local civic clubs back project for street extension             29 Jan 1931             1

Civic Club discusses street annexation                                19 Feb 1931            1

Action on highway waits adjournment of the legislature       26 Feb 1931            1

Work on new superhighway to start at an early date         9 Apr 1931               1

Celebration draws big crowd to city                                  16 Apr 1931             1

Superhighway bids to be opened today                              30 Apr 1931           1

Work started on new superhighway                                   14 May 1931           1

Superhighway may enter city on E.17th                              30 Jul 1931              1

Street repairs problem to council                                        15 Oct 1931             1

Club members discuss streets                                            15 Oct 1931             1

Club members learn status of new highway                         29 Oct 1931            1

Council fails to match relief money for street work              12 Nov 1931           1

Unemployed get work on streets                                      12 Nov 1931            1

Widening of Pacific Highway is sought                               21 Jan 1932             1

Council plans Lake Road improvement                             16 Jun 1932              1

Lake Road paving contract is awarded by Council             14 Jul 1932                1

Superhighway paving contract is to be let soon                   4 Aug 1932             1

Portland company gets contract for superhighway              1 Sep 1932              1

Highway work to be done by outside man                         8 Sep 1932               1

Unemployed given work on roads and streets                    16 Feb 1933             1

Change proposed in highway plans                                    6 Apr 1933               1

Work to start soon on highway through city                        1 Jun 1933               1

Highway work depends on right of way                             12 Oct 1933             1

Right of work for highway to be settled soon                     7 Dec 1933               1

Mass meeting urges action on highway matter                    21 Dec 1933            1

Three routes for highway are considered                            4 Jan 1934               1

Local people concerned over highway route                      11 Jan 1934              1

Council opposes substitute routes for superhighway           11 Jan 1934              1

Highway hearing to be held at Masonic                              25 Jan 1934             1
     Temple Tuesday morning                       

Front Street selected as route of                                        1 Feb 1934              1
     highway through Milwaukie

Highway not being held up                                                22 Feb 1934             1

Contract awarded for highway work                                 29 Mar 1934            1

Highway work begun in city                                              12 Apr 1934             1

Second traffic lane on highway seems possible                   15 Nov 1934           1

Completion of highway to be celebrated                            22 Nov 1934           1

Highway opened Wednesday; bottlenecks are problem      29 Nov 1934           1

Highway completion must await new appropriation            6 Dec 1934              1

Highway celebration draws big crowd at EMPC Hall         13 Dec 1934            1

Street work discontinued; compensation charges                4 Apr 1931              1

Tree planting north of Milwaukie near complete                 11 Apr 1935             1

Highway planting ends; redwoods do not flourish               23 May 1935            1

New highway project proposed                                        12 Mar 1936            1

Harrison Street project to be up to Planning Board            19 Mar 1936            1

Planning Board recommends highway project to state        26 Mar 1936            1

Ask Planning Board to recommend                                   30 Apr 1936             1
     Lake Road improvement

Safety lights to be placed on highway                                 7 Jan 1937               1

Speedway claims another victim                                       4 Mar 1937              1

Council takes steps to further street improvement plan        12 May 1938           1

Upkeep of streets problem to city dads                              16 Feb 1939            1

Time at hand for building of connecting road                      1 Jun 1939                1

Council orders stop signs installed                                    13 Jul 1939               1

Curb and sidewalk costs made plain                                  16 May 1940           1

Voters approve reservoir and street projects                     23 May 1940            1

Sidewalk petition to be circulated                                      13 Jun 1940              1

Street extension at stalemate                                              25 Jul 1940              1

New lighting contract signed by city officials                       25 Jul 1940              1

Committee asks for action on street project                        12 Sep 1940            1

Street work completed in record time                               19 Sep 1940             1

Highway bill brings protests from residents                         23 Jan 1941             1

Water and street projects await WPA decision                  30 Jan 1941              1

Council gives go-ahead signal on street oiling                     29 May 1941            1

city Council insists on wider streets                                    17 Jul 1941              1

City Council authorizes street oiling                                    31 Jul 1941              1

Asks 21st Street to be widened and opened                      3 Jan 1946               1

Chamber turns thumbs down on paring meters                   28 Mar 1946            1

Outlay on roads in Milwaukie total $23,876.94                  16 May 1946           1

Parking meters possibility here                                           11 Jul 1946               1

Chamber group pushes 21st Street thoroughfare                 1 May 1947             1

City streets to be washed every Sunday                            15 May 1947            1

Construction on 21st Street moving along at good pace      11 Mar 1948            1

Council acts on water system and street surfacing               5 Aug 1948              1

Wednesday court order closes all county                          10 Feb 1949              1
     roads to heavy traffic  

Residents blame County for road washout                         17 Feb 1949             1

New street names decided upon at Wednesday meeting     17 Feb 1949            1

Portland Road and Driveway Company                             28 Apr 1949            1
      awarded 21st paving contract

Road levy to be voted on at Friday election                        19 May 1949           1

Voters reject 5 mill; tax levy for road repair                        26 May 1949           1

Delegation appears before Council                                     14 Jul 1949              1
     to protest proposed service road

City street paving program to get underway                        28 Jul 1949              1
      soon; protestors have 2 days left

Cost of paving causes council to curtail program                11 Aug 1949            1

Oregon Asphaltic low bidder on street paving                    29 Sep 1949            1

Improvement League would rename highway                     5 Jan 1950               1

State Engineers submit plan for new service road               12 Jan 1950              1

Summer months find city engaged in biggest                       3 Aug 1950              1
     street improvement and water main progress
      in many years

Street, pipe deal made by city at meet                               9 Nov 1950              1

Thru streets planned by City Council                                  14 Dec 1950            1

New streets named by Council rule                                    28 Dec 1950            1

New mercury lamps to be lit on Main Street                      25 Jan 1951              1
     Friday night

Paving plans set; $30,00 put aside                                     12 Jul 1951              1

Plans to widen Oatfield Road told Wednesday                  23 Aug 1951             1

City Dads ask Telford to button up Highway                      28 Sep 1951            1
     Department on Main Street extension

Paving here about 75% complete                                       5 Oct 1951              1

Highway Office turns down district access plea by city       3 Jan 1952                1

Main Street extension Council topic Monday                     31 Dec 1953             1

County Court approves traffic plan for River Road;            10 Feb 1955            1
      one way system set

County takes on narrow roads in greater Milwaukie           23 Jul 1953              1

Tempers blaze at Council as 34th Street residents              3 Oct 1958               1
     protest substandard curbs, walks

Council ponders downtown projects                                 16 Aug 1962             1
      involving streets, traffic control

New bridge opens (Kellogg Creek Industrial Park)            20 Jun 1963             10

Expressway construction generally                                     2 Dec 1964              1
     approved; reservations remain

Milwaukie Expressway buying started by state                   2 Feb 1966              1

Bids to mark start for Express route                                   13 Sep 1967            1

Expressway bids total $3,044,956                                     4 Oct 1967              1

Street plan praised and attacked                                        8 Sep 1971              1

Federal funds to help Milwaukie’s streets, downtown         21 Feb 1973            1

Council wants street program studied,                               4 Apr 1973               1
     priced and completed

Streets, charter on ballot this Sunday                                 2 Apr 1975               1

Council adopts number law; street names to change           8 Apr 1975              1

City to tackle rutted streets                                                7 Jan 1981               1

Milwaukie seeks street-repair funding ideas                       14 May 1987            21

County OK’s Evelyn St. extension to 82nd Dr.                  14 Aug 1988            2

Sunnybrook  public forum draws mixed reviews                 26 Jul 1990              1

County to take controversial Sunnyside land                       28 Feb 1991            1

Milwaukie re-approves McLoughlin Blvd. changes            28 Feb 1991             1

PGE begins line replacement                                             28 Mar 1991            3

State highway sinking is unsettling                                      4 Apr 1991               1

McLoughlin re-alignment likely to proceed                         9 May 1991             1

Neighbors want traffic to brake                                         1 Aug 1991              1

Happy Valley project causes conflict                                 10 Oct 1991             1

Milwaukie sidewalks to be fixed                                        27 Nov 1991           1

Southern Lites residents making headway                          12 Dec 1991             2

McLoughlin Blvd. construction begins                                23 Jan 1992             1

Developer stalls on new road project                                 28 May 1992           1

Parking permit program begins in McLoughlin area            23 Jul 1992               3

Milwaukie sidewalk repair deadline set for Sep. 1              23 Jul 1992              4

Milwaukie sidewalk repairs questioned                              6 Aug 1992              1

County admits road projects violations                              13 Aug 1992            ,1

County workers look at need for communication               13 Aug 1992            2

Highway Department names Warner as head                     24 Dec 1992            3

Trucks drive Milwaukian to Council                                   14 Jan 1993             1

Slides putting skids on Mather Road                                  15 Apr 1993            1

New lights brighten up Sunnyside Rd.                                6 May 1993             5

Milwaukie street repairs may cause some delays                12 Aug 1993            3

Locals worry about streets                                                4 Aug 1994              3

Speeding still a concern in Ardenwald                               12 Apr 1996             A1

Opponents take jabs at traffic study                                  03 May 1996            D1

Parties still contesting improvements to 135th Avenue        07 Jun 1996             A1

25 MPH on McLoughlin Blvd.                                          09 Aug 1996            A1

Lawmaker wants to turn 99E into safety corridor               31 Jan 1997             2

County sets up pothole hotline                                           28 Feb 1997             2

ODOT officials consider giving McLoughlin the                  21 May 1997           1
     "Boulevard treatment"           

House bill could triple vehicle registration fees                    25 Apr 1997             1

Harmony widening plan has neighbors up in arms               05 May 2001            1

County wants to widen Harmony but locals have                25 Oct 2001            5
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