Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Street ImprOvements-Re-
ports, Etc.
THE MOTOR COMPANY'S FRANCHISE.
RepOrts-Bills Allowed, Etc.
Meeting Again Tonight.

The city council met in adjourned
session last night.
The committee on ordinances, to
whom was referred the ordinance
granting to E. f. Parkhurst, f. N
Derby, II. w. Cottle and George
Williams the right to build and
maintain an electric line in the city,
recommended that it be passed with
a number of minor changes.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
The following bills against the
city were ordered paid: Robert
McKillop, S23; r. A. Kirk, $3.50;
Salem Gas Light Co., 40; Capital
LAUNDERING Co., $222.2 28; Il. j. Jacob
son, S2.35; Union Title Abstract Co. -,
81; r. A, Crossan, $6; H. II. Robiu-
son, $24; j. ID. Woods, $24; Gray
Bros, $30.40; Mike Horgap, IS;
Baker & Strang, $35z64; w. Hol-
comb, 1915. The bill of the Salem
Abstract Co., for $50, which has
been discussed in the council for an
indefinite period, was allowed.
Gideon Stolz was granted per-
mission to put in wagon scales in
front of his place of business on
State street.
The petition for repairs to the
sidewalk on the south side of State
street between Front aud Water
was granted.
The committee on ordinances re.
ported recommending that the Cap
ital City Railway Co. be given a
franchise on Liberty street from Che
meketa north to the northern boun-
dairy of the city limits; and across
Mill creek to Bellevue on 18th to
the southern boundary limits, was
adopted.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Street Commissioner w. j. Cul-
yer made the following estimate for
June on GOodhue d Co.'S work on
Commercial street, in South Salem.
Excavation, 5400 cubic yards at
2lcts, $ll34; curb, 1895 feet at sets,
$54.73; gutter, 1895 feet at Gets, $685.
65: gravel, 1000 square yards at 1lcts,
$40; total amount, $lS02. 40; less 10
per cent, $3.50 "a amount due, $1547-
16. Report adopted and bills order
ed drawn for amount.
He also gave the following esti-
mate on Archie Mason's work on
Chemeketa street for June.
Curling, 7l2S.7 feet at 10cts, $7l2.-
81; gutter, 7204.7 feet at Gets, $64S. 40;
amount of both, $l361 30; gravel on
property, 22,364 square yards, at
lScts, $4025.52; gravel on intersec-
tions, S537 square yards, at 1Scts,
$l536 66; amount of both, $685. IS,
less 80 per cent, for wetting and roll
ing, Sl66S.65; leaves $3S93.53;
amount Of curb and cutters, as above
$l36l. 30; total amount, S525482;
less 10 per ceut, $525. As; amount due,
$4729.34. The report WAS adopted
and warrant ordered drawn for
amount due.
The petition for putting in an old
hydrant on the southwest corner of
18th and Leslie streets WAS granted.
The petition for street improve
meuts on Commercial, Court and
State streets, and objecting to re-
moving tie surface more than two
inches below the established grade,
was referred to the committee on
streets and public property.
n bin of J. e, Mccoy of$3792 30
for building the bridge on CONNER
cial street across South Mil creek
was ordered paid. The contract
" as $3.50 so. For building fourteen
and half feet extra at SIS per foot,
$685. 80; lumber So
The committee on streets ard
public property reported that it had
found too many rocks on the street
work now being done and that it
had ordered them removed before