Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-06-22
TIL E COMMON COUNCIL.
Ten Mill Tax Levied. d.-City Prison
ers to Be Boarded Out.

The common council met in regu-
lar session last night with Mayor
darcy in the chair and all the
members present.
The committee on ways and means
reported on the matter of boarding
the city prisoners. 1t had received
proposals and the lowest was fifteen
cents per meal and it was ordered
tlat the contract be given to b. w
Lewis, of the Bon Ton restaurant, lat
that price and that tie marshal be
instructed to care for the prisoners
the same as heretofore.
The recorder reported that the to-
tai taxable property of the city a.
mounted to the S1,72l, ,077 and the
council levied ten mill tax on the
amount.
Chief Engineer Low presented a
recommendation that the city should
buy 1000 feet of extra hose and one
car load of coal for the fire depart
ment. Referred to committee on fire
and water with power to act.
1t was ordered that the matter of
insufficient pressure on the hydrants
about the city be referred to the
committee on fire and water with
instructions to ask the water com.
pany to put in six.inch main on
Front street.
The petition for hydrant at the
southwest corner of 18th and Leslie
streets was referred to the committee
on fire and water.
The petition for a new sidewalk on
the south side of State between
Water and Front was referred to the
committee on streets and public
property.
John l. Utz, nightwatchman at
the Capital LAUNDERING Co.'S mill,
was appointed special policeman
without pay.
The petition of the Capital City
Railway Co. for franchise on
Liberty street from Chemeketa
north to the boundary of the city
limits; also across Mill street to
Bellevue and thence from Bellevue
on 18th to the southern boundary of
the city limits was referred to the
! committee on streets and public
property.
An ordinance granting to f. N.
Derby, e. f. Parkhurst, IL. w. Cot
tie and Geo. Williams, for thirty
wears, an exclusive franchise for Il
street railway on Winter street south
of State; upon all of Oak; on all of
Liberty north of Center;On all Of 18th
from Center to State; and from Cross
street to the southern limits Of the
CITY; was introduced aud referred to
the committee on ordinances.
Alderman Collins attempted to in
troduce the following resolution but
he was considered out of order be
cause he voted in the negative when
the vote was taken two weeks ago.
Resolved, That the action Of the
city council in adopting the reconl-
meudation of the committee that the
Capital City Railway Co., be grant
ed permission to lay its track upon
State and 18th streets, between LII
erty street and the Southern Paciiir
railroad depot be and the same j"
hereby rescinded. An appeal wa
taken from the decison of the chair.
He decided himself sustained.
The militia was given the right u
camp in the west end Of Wilson
avenue during the Fourth OF july
celebration.
The street commissioner was IN
structed to investigate the damag'
being done to the High street bridg-
by the gravel wagons and to put IA
stop 10 it. He was also instructed
10 see that the grass in Wiilson av-
enue was cut. He was given an
other duty 10 perform by ordering
the Capital City Railway Co. t.
plank it, track on Cheme keia slree'
one + .ot outside and six inches inside
and to place gravel beween the rails.