Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-16
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

sion at s O'Clock last night, Mayor
Catch presiding, the following aldermen
in their chairs: Geo F. Smith, NJ. w
Hunt, Anthony Klein. E. NJ. Lafore,
Col J. Olmsted, ]. H. Albert and E. c.
Cross, and City Recorder Ed. n. Edes
in charge Of the records.
The minutes OF the previous session
of the council were read and approved
whereupon Chairman Smith, from the
committee on ordinances, submitted
the report on the proposed new license
ordinance. and upon motion Of
LAHORE was adopted as submitted and
ordered engrossed.
The following current expense ac-
counts were ordered paid: r. Z.
Moores, S22. As; Dugan Bros, S31.70; John
Hughes. SIZES; Brown & Smith. $435;
Capital Journal, s1.60; H. P. Minto,
S29.95; s. d. & T. Co., $1,000; Patton
Bros, S15.2O; John Knight, 5000; F. S.
Dearborn, $40; Statesman, $500; A.
". Hales, $500; Salem Imp. Co., 5000;
Steiner & Blosser, rs; z. NJ. Waite
Pub. Co, 1920; ]. Morely, $34OO; Salem
Gas Co., 1880, same, $3.50; U. 7. Abb
sGract Co., $1,000; Cap. Journal, so;
street labor, $1O4.0O; Salem. Con. st.
Ry. Co., $445.5O; Capital LAUNDERING Co.,
$4I.sS.
Chairman Klein. from the committee
on streets and public property then
submitted a proposition from citizen
of Albany, Offering to line up and
tighten the big steel bridge for the sum
Of $164.0O, which he supplemented by a
second proposition. that the city con-
tract with J. E. Mccoy to floor the big
bridge at $1,000 per thousand feet of
lumber on main structure, and at 1890
per thousand for Polk county approach
thereto, said work of replanking to
include the Tightening up and lining
Of the bridge within the figures above
quoted. which motion was so amended
as to require the proper authorities OF
both counties to join the city Of Salem
as parties to such contract, and the
motion as amended passed.
BY permission of the council G. B.
Moores then addressed that body ask
ing that the dirt being removed from
the State street improvement now un-
der way, might be placed in certain
depressions along the university front
age, and upon due discussion this was
granted upon motion.
Chairman Hunt from the special COM
mittee on city hall reported work there
on progressing satisfactorily and sug-
gested that certain changes had been
made in the character of the founda-
tions which considerably enhanced their
safety and soldity. 1t was announced
that the first payment of $1,000 was due
the city hall contractors Hutchins e.
Southwick, and upon motion, warrants
in said sum were ordered drawn by
the city recorder in their favor in such
amounts as might be designated by
said contractors. This was done to
obviate the rather burdensome neces-
sity of handling a warrant in the lump
sum of $1,000, and to enable the con-
tractors to better utilize the payment
in the discharge of small debts accru-
ing in the progress of their work re-
quiring immediate settlement.
A petition for certain improvements
on 18th street was then read and the
same duly referred to the committee
on streets and public property.
The council then went into commit
tee of the whole, for the purpose of
listening to remonstrance from the
citizens of Center street as against the
proposed public improvements thereon
from Commercial street to its East
prayer for the abatement of the trench
nuisance left there by the Salem Mo-
tor Railway Co., and both remonstrance
and prayer were ably presented by
Judge Walton and ably seconded by
Ex-Governor Chadwick. Upon the rising
of the committee, and after report, the
remonstrance was tabled and the i'm
provements proposed passed into in
ocuous desuetude.
w. ]. Irvines petition for $14.95, the
result of a sale of one of his inn
pounded Jersey cows, was referred to
the committee on licenses. The ordi-
nance for the grading and curblng of
Oak street between 18th and Winter,
then went to it's third reading, and
upon final vote was duly passed.
A written guarantee from the makers
Of the handsome new hose cart now
owned by the city, was then read.
pledging the company that built it to
keep it in repair for a period of five
years. This was referred to the city
attorney.
Upon motion, the city attorney. city
engineer and the committee on streets
and public property were authorized
to arrange by sub-contract for a ce-
ment curb along the south side OF VIII
son avenue in lieu OF the wooden curb
already contracted for. this to be done
without relating to the contract now
in force.
After the submission of certain bills
and accounts against the city and their
reference to the proper committee the
council adjourned.