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The first span of the I-5 Bridge from Portland to Vancouver begins operation. Johns, incorporated 1903 - 1915.Ĭity of Linnton, incorporated 1910 - 1915.

Originally named the Carroll Market after John Carroll, the editor of the Evening Telegram.Ĭity of St. The oldest branch west of the Mississippi River to be continuously chartered.Īlso known as the Yamhill Market. Portland Branch of the NAACP formally recognized Narrowly approved by voters with a 47 percent turnout. Release of an 'audit' of Portland government by the New York Bureau of Municipal Research.īuilt by the City at a cost of $1.6 million.Ī new charter providing for a commission form of government passes The Water Bureau begins selling water to the City of Gresham as its first major wholesale customer.

ARCHIVE PORTLAND INSTALL

Simon Benson donates money to install 4-bowl drinking fountains downtown. Ladd's Circle was also planted with roses.īennett, a Chicago architect, prepares the 'Greater Portland Plan', predicting that Portland will grow to 2,000,000 and will include all the population within a twenty-mile radius. Peninsula Park's rose garden was designed by Park Superintendent Mische. Built by Union and Southern Pacific Railroads for $1.7 million. It is claimed to be the only telescoping vertical lift bridge in the world and is the second oldest vertical lift bridge in North America. Increased in-city holding capacity by 125 million gallons. Voters authorized the construction of the Broadway Bridge with a $450,000 bond.īoth on Mt Tabor. Image courtsey of Portland Police Historical Society Lola Greene Baldwin is hired as 'Superintendent of the Women's Auxiliary to the Police Department for the Protection of Girls.' This made Baldwin the first municipally paid policewoman in the U.S. Ordinance approving the hiring of the first policewoman (as a detective) $1,000,000 bond passed for the implementation of the Olmsted Plan. The fourth consul appointed in the U.S.įrom May 1 to October 1 over 350,000 people visited. In recognition of Portland's large Chinese population and trade importance the Chinese government appointed Moy Back Hin (a Portland millionaire) consul for Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The Forestry Building won acclaim as 'the world's greatest log cabin.'įirst official Chinese Consul appointed in Portland Held on land created by filling in Guild's Lake in Northwest Portland. President Theodore Roosevelt signs Public Law 206, the 'Trespass Act,' restricting access to the Bull Run watershed. Predecessor to the Rose Festival, held 1904 - 1906. Tabor Park and Terwilliger Boulevard Scenic Parkway. Their proposals include what is now Forest Park, Mt. Olmsted Brothers submit plans for the Lewis & Clark Exposition and a Parks Plan City of Portland voters establish the first pension system, covering the fire and police forces.

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