Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-08
cIT7 FATHERS MEET.
The Davis Property Ordered Pur
chased for City Hall
Other Matters.

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City Engineer Culver submitted
plans for sewer on Division street.
Action deferred until new charter goes
into effect.
City Engineer was Instructed 10 70.
pair mouth Of Court street sewer.
Aid. Cross gave notice that Commit.
tee on Fire aud Water had established
new bydrsnts at Front and Court,
and on Edes' bill.
City Attorney Bingham reported on
new assessment laws, stating that nc
levy could be made for city purposes
but recommended awaiting further de-
velopmeDts.
Aid. Cross moyed that Chairman
Olmstead Of License Committee, City
Attorney and City Recorder be In.
structed 70 revise license ordinance. II
is TO be generally overbauled; people
are TO be given q chance to take out q
short time license for certain purposes,
an peddling, etc.
CITY Attorney reported on status OF
City Chemeketa street property owners.
Albert moved to appeal 10 Supreme
court. Carried.
City Attorney was instructed to draw
an ordinance covering new system OF
work In the Recorders office.
Gray, LAHORE and Hunt were ordered
to have prepared plans for new city
hall and submit same TO next meeting.
On motion Of Cross to go into COM
niittee Of whole on proposition OF Alert
Hook d Ladder Go. Referred TO City
Attorney.
Alderman Hunt moved that q COM
mittee on fire and water confer with
several fire companies and board of
delegates on best plan for combining
all volunteers into one company.
Motion Of Gray adopted that city
engineer and city attorney prepare
plans for Improvement OF State street,
from west side of High to eastern
boundary Of city; 18th street between
Cbemeketa and State; Winter from
State to Mill; Oak from Winter to 18th;
18th from State 1T. to s. p. passenger
depot.
Albert moved that all accounts ex-
cept salaries Of city officers go through
hands Of finance committee.
Committee on health and police
were Instructed to consider present
jail accommodations aud make tenn
porary arrangements for Jail, city coun-
ell and recorders Office, with power to
act.
Communication OF Chief Low of
lire department, notifying city of res.
gnations of II. II. Price, driver hose
wagon and Of Arthur Glover, hose
nan. Gray moved to proceed TO fill |
'anancies In fire department. Cross,
Thompson and King nominated.
ross declared elected on 4th ballot.
Recorder was instructed to cast ballot
II council for Il. Il. White, to al Va
ancy as hoseman. Hunt moved To
'ostpone filling of vacancy caused by
'romotion OF Cross be deferred. Car.
led.
Petition OF b. Il. Critchlow and 9TH
rs, relating to proposed removal of
idewalk OF w. p. Lord, laid on table.
Letters were read from al electric
ompany proposing TO put In fire
iarm system. Referred TO committee
n fire aud water.
Rules suspended and accounts OF @.
V. Thompson and Albert Smith al.
owed.
CITY HALL.
Report OF City Attorney Bingham
purchase OF Davis prom.
rty, corner Of High and Chemek keta
lreets, for city hall, adopted. An or.
nance was passed setting apart mon. I
derived from sale OF Capital Engine
ouse property for erection Of new city |
all, and purchase Of lot for same. ,
An ordinance was passed 10 legalIze
sue OF SO, 900 city bonds Nov. Q, 1892.
BILLS ALLOWED.