Fourth Avenue

1904 March – “D.G. McLennan and E.A. Rowling [asked] for the opening of 4^th Avenue between Park Drive and Woodland Drive.” This was laid over to the next estimates.ⁱ

1905 May and June — H.B Tagg asked that 4^th Avenue west of Park Drive be opened for up to 300 feet. This was referred to the Engineer. ⁱⁱ

1905 November — Mr. H.B. Tagg and others asked for 4^th Avenue to be opened between Park and Woodland Drives. However, the Engineer could find no money for the work. ⁱⁱⁱ

1906 January — H.B. Tagg and others wrote to the Board of Works to open 4^th Avenue from Park Drive to Woodland Drive. Request was referred to the Engineer for reports. ^iv

1906 February – John H. Langdale and others wrote to the Board asking that 4^th Avenue be opened up between Park and Woodland. Referred to Engineer. The work order was issued in March.^v

1906 August – “The appropriation for the opening of 4^th Avenue from Park Drive to Woodland Drive is within $41 at the present time of being exhausted.”^vi

1906 October – A 3-plank sidewalk was laid on the north side of 4^th Avenue between Park Drive and 550’ west. The work was completed on 26 February 1907. ^vii

1907 January – “Fourth Avenue from Park Drive west has been graded for a sidewalk and I understand the work is waiting for lumber. The grading stops at lot 29. I intend to build on lot 30 right away.”^viii

1907 April — 13 residents petitioned the Board of Works: “… taxpayers of 4^th Avenue & Victoria Drive wish to have the Avenue opened between Victoria Drive & Semlin and city water as there are 10 or more families drinking surface water soon will not be able to get any water when the dry season comes.” ^ix

1907 May – 4^th Avenue was cleared and rough graded from Victoria Drive to Semlin. The work was completed on 12^th September. ^x

1907 October – A trail was cut along 4^th Avenue from Park Drive to a point 400’ east. The work was completed by 25^th November. ^xi

1909 February – Fourth Avenue was cleared and graded from Semlin to the City Limits. The work was completed on 12^th June. ^xii

In this image (VPL 7418) note the condition of the unpaved 4th Avenue in 1911/12.

1912 April – 6’ concrete sidewalk proposed for the north side of 4^th Avenue from Victoria to Woodland Drives at a cost of $2,650.50 with city paying $144.45; and for the south side from Victoria Drive to Commercial Drive at a cost of $1,299.00 with the city paying $35.40.^xiii

1912 June – 6’ concrete sidewalk is proposed for both sides of 4^th Avenue from Victoria Drive to Lakewood Drive at a cost of $2,610.00 with the city paying $248.85.^xiv

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ⁱ  Board of Works Minutes, 24 Mar 1904, CVA, MCR-36 Roll 2

ⁱⁱ  Board of Works Minutes, 18 May 1905 and 15 Jun 1905, CVA. MCR-36 Roll 2

ⁱⁱⁱ  Board of Works Minutes, 30 Nov 1905, CVA, MCR-36 Roll 2

^iv  Board of Works Minutes, 30 Jan 1906, CVA, MCR-36 Roll 2

^v  Board of Works Minutes, 27 Feb 1906, CVA, MCR-36 Roll 2; WO 652, 22 Mar 1906, CVA, Series 356, Record of Work Orders 1906-1910, 128-B-2

^vi  City Comptroller to City Engineer 20 Aug 1906, Letters Incoming, CVA 129-A-4 File 4

^vii  WO 1126, 30 Oct 1906, CVA, Series 356, Record of Work Orders 1906-1910, 128-B-2

^viii  George Wilby to City Engineer, 7 Jan 1907, CVA, Series 343, City Engineer, Incoming Letters, 129-A-4 File 5

^ix  Letter dated 22^nd April 1907, CVA, Series 342, Board of Works, Letters Reported 21 May 1907, 129-A-5 File 9

^x  WO 1434, 28 May 1907, CVA, Series 356, Record of Work Orders 1906-1910, 128-B-2

^xi  WO 1663, 16 Oct 1907, CVA, Series 356, Record of Work Orders 1906-1910, 128-B-2

^xii  WO 2808, 20 Feb 1909, CVA, Series 356, Record of Work Orders 1906-1910, 128-B-2

^xiii  Schedule published 2 Apr 1912, CVA, Series 356, Proposed Street Improvements, 134-A-2 File 1

^xiv  Schedule published 15 Jun 1912, CVA, Series 356, Proposed Street Improvements, 134-A-2 File 1