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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 10/13/1932RIi:ki\'i':iT FiE•BC"ILDI\Q C.P. American IZ #'r.rt t+f the program proposed- by ;~*.~ ticieral ;orernnient and the State i`''ii i:.~~ig+1'i)' l~J1nt711391a11 includes the :r- ~e&aWt3.utt.g of tae highway bet+veeu .:~: .a,~ rt.? and +.edford. l,•p to date ~xr :.o ut:in.t~ route ltas been approved. >_ There are t+so proposed routes be= :+e tug talked of. Ona is to start at a .ar _s?411tt_.just ..north of tho-city littritis- te atliediord ou Riverside avenue and cur+•ing to the west around Lhe Owen ty Oregon property; then in a straight tiue to [he Love corner, coming into .y the prosent highway abort opposite .. the 1\ip and Sip service station: The ~~ route then continues along the prss- tl cut hlgttway to the P'abat• corner on ;_ :4laln street. Crosaing Main street it sy eoutinues north anti ttoi•thwest and e connects with the old highway a I_ short distance south of the overhead t_ crosatng at Tolo. u The other plan is to continue the ~ e pt.esettt highway front its intersection a~ttit Main street south along Front, ., street, through the Lave orchard and' ., Iiensott tracts along the . railroad right of way to the t3weu Oregon ~_ tract, where It curves east to inter- sect North Riverside avenue in the. ~ same way as the outer plan. Both plans hav© certain merits b and both -have many supporters. So fat• as this paper is concerned we are netatral. We have for- years fa- s". eared the highway following the s . ruiiraad. But tho other plan ita~ a adVantagea also. We aro informed 's it will increase the value of the .land st crossed and will better t:amply with `° the 'plans of the Medford planning aonUziissiott, wltieit recently made o~ eoutprelienslve tilers for iXnprovittg t't .the entiro suuurbrtndistrict about a the city... 1. 'We believe it tVdtitld be well. for it :the city' council to call a mass. nteet- ,e .ing of the peoplQ of the City to _dis- ~. cites both plans and _tiecide on one 1: or t_lie, othet•.. W o s11ou1'd hve d tie= j„ flnlt© plea ready to .presient- to. thEi ~'.,.Guniiuisslgti and atoL • wait-until - th.e it.:t~'atitmisaiou tneets .ktere to 'ntalte up ':,;: -=iiu:i•~= iztlicix: -Only by cotirerati~u can n`" ~tt~ obtiitu roatiite 1$ I tht Fe of pj'E L 52 Foy rw atrt drE Q0; 'ud In In S el poi EXE Oct at in Co wil io ,tut of as tltl Per. Ne of an. ert sot ><s By Se F'o un Q~-