Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-04

proper officers:
AlOnzo Gesner- y OC
! & + Royal 26S 0C
John Heidecker 50 0C
| Archie Mason IA OC
IL b huffman IA q
On motion the bills of AlonzC
Gesner, G. +. Royal and John Held
ecker were ordered paid. The bill O
Mr.. Royal was the construction o
the High street bridge, and that o
Mr. Heidecker was for plastering anC
cementing the council chamber, anC
that of Mr.. Gesner was for his seryi
ces as city surveyor.
The committee on streets and pub
lie property gave an extensive re-
port in regard to the work of the
last street commissioner. The city
attorney was added to the committee
to investigate the report of the last
recorder. The contract for the con
struction of a bridge over South
Mill creek was let to l.. Mccoy fOr
$10O9, his being the lowest bid. The
bridge will be built on pile piers,
with the bents sixteen feet apart
and an eighty-four-foOt span over
the creek. The total length of the
bridge will be pa feet.
The committee on fire prot ection
reported favorably on the recon-
mendations of the chief engineer of
the fire department and recon-
mend that the building now occu-
pied by the engines and
by the hook and ladder COM
pany, be sold and that other build
ings be erected in some suitable To-
cality, and that the new building be
made of brick and be made wide
enough that horse hose carts can be
put in along with the engines. The
committee also advised the purchas
ing of 500 feet Of new hose for the
use of the department.
The recorder was instructed to
look after renting the store room
in the city building, now occupied
by Isaac Steiner IL Co., as gro
Gerry store, to the best interest of the
city. Some claimed the city was
not getting rent enough for the
property. The city attorney was
authorized to look into the matter
of having Marion street opened
from 14th to 18th street. The council
decided that the city had no juris
diction over the matter of the Clark
Holman road over North Mill creek
near the old tannery, and that it
should be referred to the county
court.
} S Evans and E L Briggs were
appointed special policemen with
out pay to act during the &. A. r.
fair,
House Bill No. l27, introduced by
Holmes, changing the city charter
in regard to cases before the police
judge, whereby any person could, il
he desired he tried before jury, was
disapproved by the council. The
senate committee was instructed to
urge that the same do not become a
law.
A petition was presented by the
Salem Ice and Cold Storage COM
pany asking for the use of the south
corner of Cottage and Trade streets
for certain time on which to erect
a building; to streets and public
property.
Mrs. Hattie Chequain petitiOned
that she be allowed to sell certain
knit, etc, articles of her own manu-
facture without paying a license;
not granted.
The street commissioner and sur
veyOr ordered to receive bids for re-
pair of the outlet of the Marion
street sewer, with power to act in
the matter.
Miss Sperry petitioned for right to
place II glass photo show case at out
side Of walk at foot of stairs of Bush |
& Brcy block same not granted.
The petition of Goodhue 4 Wild |
for the right to construct drive
over the sidewalk at their warehouse
at the corner Of Front and Cheme-
keta streets was referred to the
street commissioner.
A long debate was had in regard
10 extending the limits Of the city
J III. Albert petitioned the council
% asK the legislature that Yew
park be included within the city.
J. A. Carson presented a similar
petition from South Salem. The
matter was at last disposed Of by
Il to a committee consist
ng Of MoOres, Brown and Smith,
no should present the matter 10
he legislature with the view OF ex- /
lending the limits Of the city in all
directions except west.
The matter Of amending and re-
yising the city charter was referred
10 the mayor and city attorney.
Af,er some minor business was
discussed the Ooun0ii adjourned.