Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-06
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Bond Ordinance Passed Protests
Filed-Votes Counted,

All members Of the council were
present at the council meeting last
night.
Gray and Klein of committee to whom
was referred suspension of Andrew
Coos, driver of engine, reported that
they had examined charges and do not
find sufficient grounds for suspension.
Report adopted. Mr.. Coos rendered
his resignation and it was accepted.
Committee on claims for rebate on
street Improvements reported back and
as it involved legal question referred
to city attorney. On Oct. II council
ordered recorder to satisfy lien of Geo.
Collins for street assessment. Rebate
ordinance on State street Improvements
was amended so as not to include those
who pay on fifteen year plan. Passed.
Ordinance declaring surplus on State
street assessment on third reading, as
announced in committee, Albert moved
reference to city attorney for amend
ment to comply with requirements Of
charter, lost. On final passage, lost.
Albert proposed to save the bill for its
friends If they would refer as he had
moved. Agreed to. Albert moved to
reconsider. Referred to city attorney to
be 30 amended as to comply with city
charter.
ALBERT'S LIEN PROTEST
which was ordered spread on the rec
ords. cites sections "a to 81 of city
charter, and states that there is no 9th
er way to legally satisfy lien than by
filing with the city recorder duplicate
receipt showing its payment, and that
the integrity of the city records "should
be preserved for all time from mutila-
tion either by the whim or caprice of
the council or by the unwarranted act
Of the recorder" This reference is to
the action of the council ordering on
Oct. 18th the cancellation of lien
against Geo. Collins for street assess
ment. The council at previous ses-
sion attempted to follow this precedent
in the case of Hughes and Darcy.
This protest was signed by Albert,
Cross, Olmstead and Smith.
LAHORE moved to table. Albert said
right to protest was not subject to such
motion. Mayor sustained point of
Albert.
BILLS ORDERED PAID.
Salem Water Co. $103 "A. Jno.
Hughes $3.50, Meston, Dygert & Co.
$40 so. Gardiner and Darr $35 so. Jack
Green $3.50, John Knight $40 %, J..
Bernardo 81 so, Statesman $4 20. Salem
Gas Go. $36 80, Jos. Meyers 90c, Salem
Consolidated Street Railway Co.
S435 rs, CAPITAL JOURNAL Go. 81 20,
A. N. Hales $5, Geo. F. Smith So rs.
Dugan Bros. 81. 20, ]. l.. Larsen $3.50
F. s. Dearborn $1l.4O, Glover and
Pugh 81, Oregonian $32 40, street labor
ers $94 80, H. N. Ely $4.20, Salem I'm
provement Co. $50, A.. G. ChatwIn
$443, 2s, Salem Improvement Co. So.
AFTER DIsoRDERLY SALOONS.
Chairman Albert from the committee
on health and police then read the fol-
lowing resolution.
To the Council of the City of Salem
Complaints having been made to your
committee on health and police that In
several saloons of the city, the ordin.
ance forbidding disorderly conduct and
the keeping open of the same on Sun
day, has been repeatedly violated, and
your committee recommends that the
city marshal investigate the matter
and report the facts to the council.
]. III. ALBERT,
Col. J. OLMsTEAD,
GEO b. GRAY,
Committee en- Health aud Police.
The same was referred to the city
marshal for his action.
PARLIAMENTARY PROTEST FILED.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
SALEM, Greg IN, Nov. 2s, 1898.
Mr. President and gentlemen Of the
council 1 respectfully protect against
rules Nos. aud "a of the standing
rules of the common council which pro-
vide that the presiding officer
shall de eide on all questions of order
Awardad HiOhaSf N,