Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-21
THE MUNICIPAL FORUM.

TIE MUNICIPAL FORUM.
The City Not on Seven Hills Safe for
Another Fortnight.
Salem city council met in regular
semi-monthly session Tuesday even
ing. Honor and salaries had their
usual potent effect-the mayor and
all officials drawing salaries were
present promptly. Being the first
meeting held at the earlier hour of
7 o'clock, may account for delay in
appearance of aldermen. BY 7:40 a
quorum was present and business
was proceeded with, and the min
utes were read, all the aldermen
present.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Hutton reported on taxes Oh street
car lines. One company had paid
its taxes. The hack lines were
owned, some by poor lien, and some
in debt, but all had to pay. He
moved that the marshal tax all
alike. Gray moved that the tax
paid by Electric Co. be refunded.
Brown moved reference back to
committee, with instructions to sub
NIT written report. Carried.
On license OF Chin Sam to peddle
oysters--thati it be granted. Adopted.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
J.C.Sutton & Son, paintings 2 so
Electric Light Co. for May 295 20
Gas Sept % 80
4" " Coke - 10 so
Townsend & Basey, hauling 90
Electric Light Co. Sept $40 CO
Water Co, Oct------------- 81 81
Adam Snider, kindling wood s 90
r.. E. M0ores, printing------ 8 so
J. Robertson sewer, bl. So 710 so
John Knight, smith work - Is so
Churchill 81 Burroug
plumbing ----------------- 70 80
w. p. Williams, ,stenographer- 81 60
J.C. Brown & Co---------- 8 IS
K s. Swarts, lumber As S3
w II B.S John, 18th st. .b'dge 79I 90
l.. M Kirk d Co., lumber IA 40
Vacuum Oil Co, 20 gal. OIL 10 co
Jack Green, hauling-------- 2 CO
H. p. Mimic, fees, etc-------- 283 80
Smith heirs, rent of tool bouse A 90
S. II. Richardson, street work 10 90
Oregon Statesman n------ % 90
CAPITAL JOURNAL---------- 80 90
r. A. Crossan, ,st.c conn.,, to Oct.6- 30 w
Moores called attention to the fact
that there was bill for month of
$l75 for board of drunks in the city
Jail -$1.O0 day for boarding dead
beats. He moved that prisoners for
drunkenness in the city Jail be
placed upon bread and water.
Hutton was opposed to making
men in Jail, who were worked on
the streets, do so on bread and
water. The motion w9s lost.
Gray moved that ordinance COM
mittee prepare ordinance to make
marshal's office salaried in place of
fee office. Lost.
PETITIONS.
Petition for electric light on State
street near bridge, granted.
Petition of w. A. MOores and
others, that old bridge on Twelfth
street remain as foot bridge, granted.
Petition to have qualified engi-
neers put in full time on fire engines
was favorably reported. Adopted.
AS this is matter of great import
ance The JOURNAL gives it a place
in full.
THE PETITION.
To the Honorable Council of the
City of Salem;
We, the undersi gned citizens, tax
payers and members Iof the Salem
fire department, would respectfully
represent to you that, whereas the
city of Salem has at great expense
equipped the Salem fire department
with costly apparatus that the two
steam fire engines now owned by |
the city represent an outlay of $2O,-
600; that the care of said apparatus
and the safety of the property with
in the city require the constant at
tention of two engineers, one for
Capital Engine No. l., and one for
Tiger Engine No. 2; that the salary |
of the engineers of the Salem fire
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, $1,000 a month
is wholly inadequate; that the en-
gineers are compelled to aeek addi-
tional employment for the purpose
of making living, and that in con-
sequence whenever a fire alarm is
sounded the engineers are generally
at distance from their engines aud
before they eau get to their posts
much valuable tims is lost, and the
loss Of property is cOrrespondingly
greater; that it would be to the in
terest of the taxpayers of the city to
employ two suitable engineers and
that they be paid a liberal salary,
and that their whole time and atten-
ton be required in looking after the
fire apparatus, and that the engines
shall be in complete readings to an
swer fire alarms at any time.
Wherefore we petition your honor
able body that the salaries of the
engineers Of the Salem fire depart
ment be rails ID from 1000 q month
10 $500 month, and that their
entire time be required at their en-
gines and your petitioners will ever
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