Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-02-21


THE coCNcIL TIRED.
OOe tire for the city cart al IS IS VA
also criticised but DO aciIOn taken.
A FIRE BILL.
When The Alert occupied q ball with
be Tiger Engine Go. they furnished
the rooms and made bill of So 80 fol
furniture, cha irs, marble top table
stove, etc Part was for q mirror S35. 90
Gray moved reference to Cross and
DlDean. Carried. In the discussion
Duncan asked: SIS 1t not true the city
Is paying the Alert big renl?"
Cross stated the Alert was getting
3 % month for incidental expenses
As volunteer fire company.
Albert suggested the furniture be
used in the new city Jail.
IsCIPIEST DAMAGE SUIT
Cross called attention Of Street Com
missioner to deep hole where Turner
rad nOw enters the city.
DEFECTIVE FIRE PLUGS.
Duncan Of Pire aud Water Com.
mittee reported that new valves
znd dozen rods had been ordered
from New York. The electric apparatus
asked for by Fire Chief Co.'s was
ordered purchased by Duncan.
MORE CITY HALL.
Holman moved TO allow the bill Of
Hutehins & Southvick ofS25O4. Dun
can wanted to know when any brick
or stone nal besu hauled to the city
nall site? smith said ne passed three
to six times day but zone had been
hauled there. Kay wanted to know
who had charge Of this city hall.
Holman said the architect had
charge Of this matter and estimated
80 percent Of the material. Duncan
asked to Oe excused from voting. He
offered a resolution to suspend all opera
tioRs on the city hall. Albert seconded.
smith opposed ss it would cause q loss
Of Is percent on material to let ii lie,
the stone must be cut while the quarry
sap was in il; the contractors were
renting lot TO worz on. The work
should not stop.
Cross moved reference Of bill to
building committee, As on Dec. %, last,
bill for material il full WAS presented
and allowed Of $500. Not brick had
been hauled since.
On motion to refer ayes: Duncan,
Cross, key, 8, noes: Smith, Holman,
Gray, Klein, Albert, 5.
Albert showed that total warrants
that were paid on city hall fund were
SO, ss294. He did not see how the
city could lose.
Cross showed that only 5000 osthis
was for the lot. Nearly the entire pro-
posed cost Of the building was already
on the ground In material There was
something in money. Cross said the
city was paying percent on $4,000
warrants.
Holman said all he had to go by was
the sworn statement Of the contractor
and architect. Holman and Gray Oh
Jected TO Duncan icing excused.
Kay said IL was understood that this /
council was for retrenchment.
Gray explained that no more expense
Eas being incurred on the city ball
than was Necessary. The stone must
be cut while the quarry sap was in the j
stone. The contractors were entitled to
this pay aud IL was 4 hardship to defer
H. The fact that the bill was not put In
sooner, was their business. Albert sns-
tanned Gray. The contract was complied
with In ali respects. and the city could
not repndiAte. He would not repudiate
any eO0trAcL
Klein moved that the bill BE- referred
10 the entire eOuncil, al It's next meet
ing. Carried.
PRINTING BIDS.
The bids OF several newspapers to
A. the city printing for period Of six !
months were opened Geo. r. Smith /,
moved samv be awarded 10 CAPITAL :
IouRNAL Cross seoonded. Gray
moved reference. Lost ayes 3, noes s.
awarded 10 JOURNAL At ten cents per
quane.
sTREET REBATE
Gea P, Lilchheld vas allowed Ss.OO
ehate on sirest ASSESSMENT.
DUNCAN's RESOLUTION
. stop all work on the city hall, was
ow taken up. he spoke la havor n.
.loer, moved 10 Amend. "eKoepi cut
ng n the stone on The vropua %