Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-18
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
Seventy Dollars a Month Saved on
Lights-NO More Wooden Awnings
for Salem.

ment, the city marshal and the
surveyor. After some routine work
was disposed Of, new business was
taken up. A new ordinance was
introduced regarding awnings, posts,
transparencies aud signs. This bill
was read the first ard second times,
when on motion of Alderman
Moores the rules were suspended
and the bill put on its final passage.
1t passed by a unanimous vote. The
new city law prohibits the erection
of any awning within the fire limits,
except those self supporting with.
out any post. 1t also prohibits the
erection of any hitching posts,
lamp posts or any other posts on the
side walk within the same limits.
Il also provides that all the awnings
no, complying with this law, and all
posts above mentioned, banging
signs, ETC., shall be removed by the
owners thereof or the owners of the
property on which they stand be-
fore the 1st day Of May, 1891. The
law reads that any corporation, firm
or person who shall refuse to COM
ply with this ordinance shall be
fined not less than five nor more
than fifty dollars, or Imprisonment
of not less than two or more than
twenty days.
The committee on streets and
public property reported favorahly
on the bridge over Mill creek ou
Capitol street, and the contract
price, $lOO8, and 50 for extra work.
The amount was ordered paid. The
same committee reported uufaYor.
bly on the petition of VIM. Cornell
ct nj. for the construction of bridge
r over Mill creek on Cottage street
owing to the present stlingency in
the city's finances.
The committee on waysand means
reported that they had seen Mr.
, Holman and he had agreed to fur
nlsh the city with electric lights at
SO a month for each light, provided
the contract be for three years and
date from Jan. l, 1891. The city
has been paying S12 for each light
This reduction will save to the city
two dollars month on each light
or about $40 q month on lighting the
city.
J. II. Roork presented map Of n
part of the city showing the num-
Der of streets which are closed. He
also explained the Inconvenience
caused by the closed streets In the
southeastern portion of the city.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney to examine into thoroughly
and see what could be done in re-
gard to the street kept closed by the
Southern Pacific company. The
street commissioner was Instructed
to have the Southern Pacific COM
pany plank the street crossings for
their full width on Trade street,
A petition was read which had
be en signed by large number of
merchants, asking the council to-
to reconsider the ordinance which
allowed them only II incbs of space
on the sidewalks on which to dis
play their goods. The petition was
laid on the table. A motion was
carried authorizing the recorder to
have the ordinance relating to the
display of goods on the sidewalk
printed in order that it may be en-
forced. A petition of some of the
residents on Twelfth street asking
for a sidewalk from the Costello
property to Chemeketa street. The
same was referred to the committee
on streets and public property.
In the matter Of the report of ex-
Street Commissioner Graham, the
last report of the city attorney was
adopted and the amount of Sl6G3
was ordered paid to Mr.. Graham, as
that was due him from the city.
The following bills which had
been approved by the proper author
tiles were ordered paid;