Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-11
STORMY ADJOURNED SESSION
Mayor Catch Declares an Ad-
journment
AGAINST PROTEST Or COUNCIL.
Paid Fire Department Ordinance
Adopted.

TIE city council met last night T.
consider ordinances for re-organiziDt
The fire department aud confirm sale o
property Of city 10 Thos. Holman.
Mayor and council present.
Albert moved that the fire depart
ment ordinance he placed on It's pas
sage; ayes, Z.
Alderman LAHORE moved salary ol
chief engineer be 500, Instead Of $75
Cross said lie favored economy as much
a. any man. But IL was safer to pay
men well aud get good service than pay
them small wages and lose property by
their indifference.
Vote on LAHORE amendment. Ayes;
Smith, Cross, Olmsted, Albert, Klein,
Hunt. 8. Mr.. Lafore, |.
Huut moved that chief engineer,
when not on duty AS such, be under
the control OF street commissioner.
Adopted.
Albert moved TO recommit bill to give
chief engineer summary power to sus.
pend anyone connected with the de-
partment for characterization, ut u fire
or alarm Of fire TO be reinstated only by
. majority vote Of the council. Car
ried.
The bill as amended was adopted.
Albert asked permission Of council,
on behalf OF Il. Nc II. Patton estate
and q. Paulus to erect iron stairs two
feet Wide In alley east of Patton block.
to be removed when council ordered IL.
LAHORE thought It wasa bad piece
ent. Ayes 7, noes l..
CITY PROPERTY.
An ordinance conveying Capital
Engine house property to Thomas Hol.
man for SIS 900 was passed. II IL pay.
able one-half down, balance due Ia six I
months. Ayes, Smith, LAHORE, Cross,
Albert, Gray, Klein, Olmsted, 7.
Noes, Hunt, /.
Lafore moved TO adjourn. Lost.
Albert moved that "A committee Of
three be appointed to cooperate with
the city attorney TO defend the city In
suits pending. II Involved some TWEEN.
~ thousand dollars which cItizeus
were trying to throw upon the tax.
payers. He believed the city should
fight u 20 the last, Klein seconded La.
fore objected TO consideration M moth
Ing but the special business for which
the session was called could he trans
acted. Chair sustained. Albert ap-
pealed. Record showed simple ad-
journment for general business. Coun-
oil sustained Albert.
Albert moved 10 take from the table
motion OF Klein to purchase the Davis
property. Cross seconded.
Chair ruled Albert could not move 10
lake from table. Cross moved 20 take I
from table. Klein seconded. Ora,
moved 10 adjourn, LafoIe seconded.
Albert objected that there was a pend
Ing motion. Chair ruled against him, :
Albert appealed. Chair put question
% adjourn. Ayes -Giay, LAHORE.
Says-Kiein, Cross. Albert, Smith, 9
Hunt. Not voting olmslead.
Notwithstanding vote mayor de.
Jared motion 10 adjourn carried.
Messrs. Klein, Cross, Albert, Smith,
md Hunt protested against decision OF
hair. declaring II AN arbitrary rul.
~ against majority of council.
sAyor Catch, Gray aud Lafore with
rev nom council chamber,
rnE MAYORS POSITION.
II 10 but just Ia Mayor Catch to state
Rat he understood last nights cit, g
,unoli meeting 10 have been called foI v
special purpose, aud that he believes c
would have been illegal TO lransac, d
ny other businoss than that for which /
} understood I, TO have been called a
Ut the record dces not show Il TO have &
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