Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
No Hasty Action in Relation TO
Disposition Of City Property.

Council went into committee on
the whole on city fire property.
THE FIRE PROPERTY
was up for discussion. Several citl-
zeue weie present and made offers
for new city hall and fire depart
ment. Cross WAS opposed to any
delay In action one way or other.
Smith was IN favor OF buying the
Napoleon Davis corner. Hunt said
IL would be wise 10 wait until next
meeting, when the charter would be
adopted. Catch opposed haste.
The engine house lid in for $4,000,
refus, d $4,000 Smith favored buy
ing at once. Gray favored waiting
until tax matters were settled. A.
bert said now was good time foi
the city to buy. The Davis place
WAS near by and well located.
Temporary accomnod iiOns for aD
increased fire department were in.
dlspensible. Judging the future 10y
the past no such site could be 81
cured again soon Hunt said the
city had ground on the west tnd OF
Wilson avenue where IL building
could be erected. GAtch said the
city should sell this property and
pay Off SIS 600 on its Indebtedness
aud save interest. On question OF
postponing, for five against three.
rbis was considered In committee OF
the whole.
WHAT is OFFERED.
The following city property was
oRrred: Chas. RlIey's, $500; DIR.
Golden, $500; Mrs. Thompson,
$6n0O; Geo. Burnett, 5000; MI.
Davis, $3.50.
REGULAR ORDER.
The committee rrport was then
considered. All ert Oppo ell the re-
port. Cross also oppo'ed. Those
for report Hunt, La ore, Gray,
Olnisiead; against X ein, Albert,
Cross, Smith; mayor decided for e.
laying the matter. Ki.in's motion
to buy Davis property was taken
up and decided in same manner.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The committee on fire and water
reported substitute ordinance and
recommended that good and com-
Portable quarters be provided for
the following fire companies. Salem
Co. No. 3, aud Ii. g. l.. 90. No. ].
Filed.
Hunt moved adoption Of substl-
tute. Carried.
Cross reported on hose wagon.
Que could be bought for $625, carry
ing two thousand feet If hose
the Wayne hose wagon, which was
ordered purchased by the committee.
Lafore moved that when council
adjourned it be to Friday night.
Carried.
Albert offered resolution Of pro-
test against any change IN city
charter relating to street improv-
ments. Adopted unanimous.
COMMUNICATIONS
from Capital Engine company, pro-
testing against reorganization OF
fire department, and d. msDdlpg
settlement fom city 10 certain
property. Albert moved reference
to city attorney. Crbss said the
company had not b ID an existence
as such for ghL years, but had
drawn $3.50 a year from The city.
RefsIenc. carri q.
MORE LIGHT.
Petit on OF J. =. CIR h m and
other. for &c ric Ugh at crossing
Of Twel b a.d Wlier 3 iee 5. To
WAYS aud means.
Report OF City Attorney Bingham
relative to opening Court street.
Adopted.
Street commissioner was directed
to lamps on III gh and NJ 'rion, and
at depot. Albert novel that mar
shal and police report detects In
city lighting to Electric Light 90
Carried.
oRDISANcEs
Fixing compens ,tIon Of marshai al
$500 year for all services, to co =
lect all fees except state and civil
cases, and paying them into The
city treasury. To 81 reading.
Regulating and providing III
paid fire DE- I,arl nIrni, rs beretof"f.
outlined la JoURSAL. To third
reading.
FISAScE REFORM.
The committee reported the fol
. lowing which was adopted:
"We further recommend that here
. after all supplies for the different de
partments be bought on a requisi
ton from some qualiiird ofiicer. aud
all rquisiiioDs he returned VIII
bills, ia order that the resI1'nsibi.ii.
~ ,h.. n,,rehass may be traced.