Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-05-18
MORE STREETS TO Be IMPROVED
Commercial Street TO Be
Graded and Macdamized.
some ECONOMY PROMOTED.
The Electric Extension en- State
Street Referred.


The council were all present but
Moores, who was confined at home.
Many citizens were present. Alder.
man Hunt assisted the recorder.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
Salem Iron works, 80; j. Myers,
S74; Statesman, 81; Ladd g. Bush,
S24; Mrs. G. d. Snyder, S2.75; j. II.
Lunn, Sl75; Gray Bros, Sc; Ira
Erb, $3.50; f. NJ. Waite, $l.75;
Steiner q Sonneman, 50; w. C.
Mitchell, 50 so; Salem Water Co.,
s96.46; Salem Gas Light Co., $lC5;
Salem Electric Light Co., $3.50;
John Knight, SAL; H. p. Minto,
$2S2.7O; r. A. Crossan, $40; JOUR.
NAL, S3l. The bill of K. j. Nc.
Caustland for $50 was paid. His
bill for SIS was not paid. The bill
of the Salem Abstract Co. for $50
was again laid over.
Remarks were made on the bills
of several parties that were referred
back for reduction.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Street committee reported favora-
BILE on petition for sewer to connect
with Ferry street sewer, block 10, by
e. NJ. Croisan. Adopted.
Committee on licences reported
on w. w. Davis, petition for re-
bate on saloon license, that 800 be
allowed. This was the case of the
Aracade saloon which suspended
for lack If business.
LAHORE thought this a bad pre- ce-
dent as there would be more and
more Of this sort of business. Hunt
also opposed.
Upon roll call vote was as follows.
Ayes: Johnson, Collins, Moores,
Hutton, A. Noes: Hunt, LAHORE,
Lamoureaux, 3, Absent: Moores; l.
Adopted.
Petition of r.. L. PenIand for trans
fer Of team license; granted.
Petition of Mrs. Lizzie S. Robin
son for permit to canvass for books;
rejected.
FIRE AND WATER.
Petition of q. w. Eppler to en-
large shed back of Salem soda works;
reported back that petition lie grant
ed if built of corrugated iron.
Johnson reported remodel'ing OF
Capital Engine house, and submitted
a report that it would cost $3.50 to
make the changes.
Walter Low, chief engineer of Fire
Department, was asked to explain
the plan to the council. He was
present and did so. An ordinance
is beng prepared to make these
changes.
Street Commissioner Crossan sub
mitted final report Of moneys col
lected and paid out for past two
months. Referred to committee on
accounts.
A notice was read from Mrs. Hat
tie Easton and Chas. A. Chase, that
the city was guilty of trespass in
piing rocks and earth on their lot
Referred to city attorney.
MORE STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Alderman Collins reported a reso-
luton that Commercial street and
cross streets 20 Front be brought to
grade and covered with one foot OF
broken rock. Adopted.
Petition Of E. c. Cross to tear
down four wooden buildings and
erect a corrugated iron buildings at
rear of bis shop OIL State street
Granted,
Chief of Police Mimic reported
that Officer Dilley had been given
leave of absence for one month and
Ed. n. Edes had been appointed
Confirmed.
Petition of J G Barr aud others to
lower grade certain STREETS was Ie-
ferred to committee on strt cts.
ELECTRIC on STATE.
The petition of property owner
for electric extension on Stale ano
Twelfth streets was read and Hunt
moved its adoption.
Hutton said this was hasty AID
It was unfair 10 allow another line.
johnson opposed haste and moved
to refer to committee on streets.
Hunt opposed. The matter hao
been discussed. 1t would not injurt
the horse car liue any more than to lei
it 90 up Ferry; line on Ferry wouid
kill the horse car line as quick as or
State.
LAHORE favored the franchise anG
was prepared to vote.
Lamoureux opposed one eompSn,
having a monopoly Of the whol'
.ity. Il was referred.
NEW STREET COMMISSIONER.
The new ordinance provides lhs
street commissioner be also ~
| -ngineer.
Hunt nominated w. J. Culver
/
Hutton nominated f. j. MeCaus'
and bat his ualne was withdraw.
| Mr.. Cul, er was elected.