Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-09-06
CITY COUNCIL WORK.
The Semi Monthly Accumulation Of
Business Disposed of.

At the regular session Of the council
last evening, the meeting was called to
order at 8 o'clock by Mayor Catch.
Present at roll call Councilmen Cross,
Gray, Hunt, LAHORE, and Klein. AL
bert arrived later in the session.
The report of the ways and means
committee, which included rebate of
$40 city tax, due Mr.. Livermore, who
had been paying taxes on property out
side the city limits, was adopted by
recommendation of Chairman Hunt.
The following bills recommended to
be paid through LAHORE, chairman of
the committee on accounts and current
expenses, were allowed: State Insur-
ance Co., $66: A. g. Chatwin, $22, Jno.
Maurer, $40, Salem Truck & Dray Co..
81; Salem FIGURING Mill, $40 80; Salem
Water Co., $2O7 .48; F. Diekman, 81; F.
Howe, 81.
Chairman Gray, of the finance COM
mfttee, reported $5247 in the treasury.
Mr.. Gray explained that this fund is
not used for the reason that there are
now $2504 out in warrants, and it was
necessary to keep enough surplus on
hand to pay interest.
Motion by Chairman Klein of the
committee on streets and public prop
erty to draw warrant of $4,000, in favor
of Archie Mason, for work done on
State street, met with opposition in
Cross, who didn't think such an allow
ance in accordance with contract.
Motion prevailed.
A petition for rebate of $14.75 asked
by w. j. Irwin on an impounded COW,
tabled.
City Attorney Bingham read a letter
from the Wayne Hose Co., and stated
that the company's offer of guarantee
was not up to the conditions on which
the new hose cart was bought. The
matter of securing sufficient guaran-
tee was left to the attorney.
BY request of Hunt, Recorder Edes
was instructed to "dig up" or make an
extra copy of contract and specification
on the new city hall to be furnished the
building committee. Hunt, also, moved
that warrant of $500 be drawn on
the building fund, to meet the amounts
due contractors. The amount, it was
explained was based on an estimate by
Architect Pugh.
Bids were opened for Oak street Inn
provement and were as follows: Ore
gon Land Co., $537.15; Archie MasoD,
$520.70 Salem Improvement Co., $685.
26. On motion of Klein the contract
was awarded Archie Mason.
A remonstrance against the improve
ment of High street was referred to city
attorney and surveyor. Motion by
Hunt to improve Church street, car
ried.
Cross stated that improvement being
done on State street is not enduring,
and moved that council meet informal
ly at 4:30 this afternoon to examine the
work. Klein thought time to examine
was when work was completed. Mo
ton carried.
A letter of inquiry from Recorder
Edes as to the location of city dumping
grounds, referred to committee on
streets and public property.
A letter from Chief of Police Minto
recommending the election of r. q.
Keene, H. G. Tarpley, G. r. Shearer,
l.. H. McLeon and J. w. Henlnger as
extra police during fair week, to be
called on for service If needed was read
and the above named extras elected.
On motion Of Hunt the council re-
solved into committee of the whole
with LAHORE ia the chair to hear state
ment from Il. b. Wait. Mr.. Wait
protested against the Power company
stacking wood in Trade, Mill aud Lib
erty streets, alleging that 1t was
nuisance and an unreasonable infringe
n-ent on public grounds. Albert
thought the company was using no
more than proportionate share Of the
streets based on the amount Of money
Il had spent in the city. Mayor Catch
held that citizens should be protected
rom encroachments, whether or not
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