Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-29
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
A Full Council Present They Resolve
for Retrenchment = $4,000 ordi-
nance Bill-Hunt Makes Stub
born Plight Against Cutting the
Retrenchment Ordinance.

agents of Wanamaker & Brown, Phil
adelphia, to cell by sample. Hunt
moved to grant. LAHORE seconded.
Smith opposed, on the ground that it
was directly opposed to the spirit Of
the ordinance. A peddler had only to
come here and rent room to transact
his Office business, and canvass or ped
die all over the city. They should pay
a license. Albert showed that Sec. 8
permitted the recorder to remit q
license, where it appeared Of sufficient
public benefit. Referred to committee
on license.
REpRENCHMENT.
Cross called up the report on re-
trenchment. signed by himself, Albert,
Klein, Gray, Smith. He moved its
adoption. Albert moved to amend
that city attorney draw proper ordi-
nance.
Hunt raised point of order that
when the council last adjourned he had
moved reference to committee on ways
and means. Albert hoped this would
be defeated, as 1t would be impossible
to get an ordinance through before the
officers would have been elected for an
other year. This change must be made
now or it could not go into effect next
year. Hunt opposed, as a new council
having large property interests was
coming in and 1t was taking business
out of their hands. The policemen
should not be cut off, but would will.
lingly stand reduction In salaries.
Cross said it was not question of what
We hated to do or wanted to do, bat
what we were compelled to do. If the
debt making record of the council made
for the past five years was kept up
much longer the citizens would either
be obliged to turn their property over
for taxes or deed the property over to
the council aud leave town. He eulo
gized the efficiency of the police and
fire department and said 1t was one of
the best on the Pacific coast. The
tramps could be fed on bread and pota-
toes. That was more than many East
ern people had TO eat.
LAHORE opposed. The counci had not
made such brilliant career the past
year as to justify them in recommend
ing anything to the new council.
Hunt said it was wrong to weaken
our protection for security at night and
during the daytime from the criminal
elements. Let the police force alone.
81 have seen them In every part of the
CITY," said he.
"Were they after a cow" asked
Cross.
BY an accident in the fourth ward
Albert said majority Of the old council
remained in the service OF the city.
There was no old or new council. The
council was continuous body,
Ayes-Hunt, LAHORE, Olmsted, 8.
Nays-Smith, Cross, Gray, Klein,
Albert, 5.
Albert moved to adopt.
LAHORE moved to table. Lost.
The Cross report was adopted by the
same vote.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Hunt presented from committee on
city hall bill of Hutchins & Southwick
of $33ll 20 for brick and stone. Recorder
ordered to draw warrants for the same.
Gray submitted report on bills, OF
Darcy & Bingham for $1,000. and of ].
j Hunt for $500. that they be paid out
of the general fund. Albert suggested
that the bonds for damages of $1,000 be
enforced by the city. Report adopted
by unanimous vote.
NEW ORDINANCES.
A bill providing far issuance of $59,-
900 bonds was read. Hunt objected
to second reading. The ordinance
went over.
A bill to make the changes in fire de-
partment and police department pro-
vided for 10 the Cross resolution W, |
read first time. Hunt moved rejection |
Of hill. Lost, Hunt moved to table. |
Lost. Hunt moved TO adjourn. Lost.
Hunt moved recess Of an hour. Ruled |
out of order. The bill was read q sec.
Dnd time.
The hill was referred to ordinance
Composed Of Smith, Cross
md Albert.
An ordinance establishing the grade
Leslie and Mission streets read first
md second time.
An ordinance to refund to p. H.
)'Arcy and John Hughes overcharge
n street improvement, read first and
econd time.
An ordnance to vacate part OF alley
a block three, Ysw Park addition,
FAD first and second time.
Klein moved to adjourn. Vote tie.
Iayor declared council adjourned.
here was quite grlst of ordinances