Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-08
The Awning Question Settled
Without Amendment.
STREET PAVING DISCUSSED.
A Long aid Enthusiastic Meet
ing Of the City COuncil.--A
Work in the Right Di-
Direction.

a'tct 10 tHe buJOurimenJ OF Tues
day night with the mayor
ia the chair and all alder
men present, The minutes of the
previous meeting We're read and the
usual routine business was disposed
{ {. The business awaiting the action
of t!le council was then taken up.
The first matter to be brought up
was the report of the committee on
ordinances. This brought up the
matter of awnings. Alderman Gray
NOV ed that the ordinance stand as
now established. John G. Wright
was called OH and spoke against the
ordinance which compelled the TAX
ing down Of all awnings not self
supporting and not complying with
the ordinance as published. The
matter was put to vote and Hut
ton, Moores, Smith, Gray and John
son voted for the law remaining in
force and Brown and LAHORE voted
for the amendment. The law is
now in effect and all awnings not
complying with the law will be
taken down.
The matter of putting in an cleo
trio fire alarm system was brought
up and put to vote and was lost
10y vote of five to three. Salem
will keep her present fire alarm sys-
tenn.
The paving question was brought
up and discussed with all the vigor
of the previous meeting.
The committee who went to Port
land to examine the different kinds
of paving reported what it had seen.
The committee consisted of alder
man Gray. Brown, and LAHORE.
They reported that they had made
careful examination of all the paved
streets in that city and had come to
the conclusion that the best thing
for Salem to do at this time is to put
down macadam, it being less ex-
perimental of all pavings.
They had found the bitum inous
rock highly spoken of, but it was
very costly, averaging from $4.0O
70 $500 per square yard. The Bel
,ian block in Portland they said
cost from 1925 to $3.50 per yard and
,dding to this the cost of frst-class
relfurd foundation the paving will
,ost when completed nearly $4.00
Der yard. From what they learned
,itrified brick made a durable and
pavement and the cost of
,utting it down was reasonable.
With the present opinion of the
owners on the matter of
aving, the committee recommend
d the macadamized roads. This 10
% put down so as to make founda-
lou for any other pavement that
night be put down later.
Alderman Hutton spoke forcibly
gainst the report as submitted from
he committee. He did not believe
uch roadway was paved street
t all, and did not believe it would
i've satisfaction. He was in favor
# advertising for three kinds of
,aving, macadam, vitrified brick,
md Belgian blocks. He further be-
ieved to make a good macadamized
DAD would cost nearly as much in
he beginning as the brick paving.
'he first would need repairing every
ear, in few years the city would
ave as bad streets as at present
nd would be out the cost Of a first
lass paving, and those who now
avor macadam will look back with
censure on the present council.
Alderman Moores spoke against
he report of the committee and
.gainst macadamized roads for
treets. He said while in Portland
le made the street paving question
speciality. He went to number
# the property owners and those
Who had seen the streets in Portland
n all kinds of condition and The
Universal verdict was against ma
adam. Geo. l.. Story said 1t was
, nuisance and others told him they
would not have it as gift. He
aid it was not the pavement for
Salem. He said he believed In put
ing down a pavement that would
asst, and ne believed others than the
property owners should be
For twenty-five years
and State streets in the
business part of the city had been
improved largely at the expense OF
other property until 1t had become
very valuable, and now it was moth
ing more than justice that these tax
payers should have a voice in the
matter. Without the patronage OF
others the property on these streets
would be of no value. He favored
yitrlfied brick as the best and most
paving.
Eugene BreymAn spoke on the
question aud was in favor OF macau'
amized roads as the best for Salem
at this time. T. McF. Patton ana a
others spoke on the subject All
seemed in favor of some kind OF per-
mapent improvements, but the mat
ter of expense entered largely in'o
the subject.
Alderman Lafore was in favor OF