Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-05-04
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
Fire Department Consolidated
TO Save $500 a Year.
CITY ENGINEERS OFFICE ABOLISHED.
City Attorneys Compensation
Limited to $500 a Year.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

There was large attendance of
citizens and not few working neil
at the council meeting Tuesday
evening. AT 8 o'clock the mayor
called to order. Minutes of last
meeting when Recorder Goodell was
in the chair were read.
A busy hum of expectation ran
around the room as the regular order
Of business was taken up. All were
present but Lamoureux, who saun-
tered in half hour later.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Following accounts were allowed
and ordered paid:
e. j. McCaustland, plans, etc,
S5 IS; f. NJ. Waite, printing, $40 rs;
K. MczIllop, driving cart, $33 co;
Salem Irou Works, Si4 80; Baker &
Strang, hydrants, $492 10; same
pipe, elbows, ETC., $3.50 "a; Henry
Craft, room rent, $5; H. H Robin
sou, work, $22 S7;J. H. Wood, work
$16 IL.
CITY ENGINEER BILLS.
Mr.. McCaustland's bill for work
on specifications of steel and stone
arch yiaduct, and pile bridge, which
the committee say the city attorney
has already presented a bill for, cal
led out statements from each Of
those officials. The street COM
missioner was drawn into the ques.
ton and some time was consumed
in the matter.
Hutton said the bill for this work
had been paid for once and moved
reference back to the committee.
Carried.
Hunt of street committee sub
mitted report on bill for stalking out
Commercial street bridge. Same
reference.
STREET COMMITTEE.
Reported favoraDly on petition to
drain Church street betweed Marion
and Union. Adopted.
FIRE AND WATER.
Committee reported favorably on
consolidation of fire department.
Adopted. The committee on or
dinances was ordered to have an
ordinance prepared as provided.
Committee on fire and water and
chief engineer were ordered to pro-
cure estimates on required changes
and cost of same.
SIDEWALK ,DELINQUENTs.
Street Commissioner Crossan re-
ported an notification to parties to
build new sidewalks. The names of
q large number Of persons who have
been ordered to build new sidewalks
the past year but have not done so
were read, judges of the courts,
prominent citizens of all kinds,
churches and sinners, were found
not respecting the city's edicts. The
parties were given two weeks.
THE BOND MATTER.
The mayor stated that he had been
asked by Mr. Albert to sigH a con-
tract for $4,000 city bonds below
par. He bad refused to sign the
contract and gave notice that he
protested against letting the bids
below par. The recorder and mem
bers of the council were absent from
the city.
Moores replied that upon the day
set, April 5th, at 2 p. M, they were
TO be opened, but it was not done.
The council had no knowledge Of
any bids until they met aud then
there were but two bids. Moores
charged collusion between Rollins
and Splitter who were both at San
Francisco. The mayor was absent.
He charged failure to open bids at
hour specified, which gave chance
for collusion. At the meeting Of the
cOuucil the mayor was absent from
the city.
Mr.. Albert said he was surprised
when the bids were withdrawn.
But the council had no right 10 re-
pudiate its contract with him.
Moores moved TO reconsider vote
by which Albert was awarded bid
for bonds. Lost.
The mayor then read message ap-
proving ordinance for improvement
of South Commercial street. He
had only approved this improve
ment under protest and with great
reluctance. The mayor read his
messages in AN impressive manner
His honor proceeded to read u
protest addressed to himself against
the Chemeketa street improvement.
The ordinance was then placed
upon it's passage over the VITO.
Hunt said that although this i'm
prOvcment hal hoen under prspara-
ti.n fnr Two months, this Was the
Iir-i 81 lection be had heard. The
council had been 10 great OK pense In
preparing fur the work aud heard
iTuu na one.
Jadgc Walton addressed the ooun-
Gil, saying Center siTeet did not
want any improvements.
Johnson aud MOores said they bad