Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-05

TO BE Created -Cruslty TO Animals
Bicycles.
Alderman Klein was absent. Reports
of committee brought up the question
Of gas lights for city engine house.
Albert moved reference to city sttor-
uey. Gray said the gas bill at the en-
gine house was very large. Over 1000
feet were used each month. The COM
mittee reported In favor of electric
lights at $3.50 q month. Referred.
SALOON LICENSES.
Committee reported favorably on all
applications for saloon licenses. Dun
can asked that q separate vote be taken
on each. Albert stated that there bad
been no meeting Of the committee and
he had not signed the report. He also
wanted the chief Of police to answer
certain questions as TO restrictions.
He objected to an omnibus report. He
seconded DuncaD's motion. 1t was
moved that license be granted e. N.
Lake.
Albert asked chief of police If any of
the reasons in the law why he should
not have 1t. Marshal said that none
of the men named in the iistlhad viola
ted any law that he knew of. j. w.
Phillips, F. P. Talkington, A. e. Dag.
eny, Mel Hamilton. q. w. Simpson,
VI. ID. Childers. When VIM. Ander-
sons name was reached lDuncan said
be regretted to be compelled TO vote
againt granting license to Anderson.
Anderson had always treated him as
gentleman.
Duncan and Albert called for ayes
and noes.
Noes: Smith. Duncan, Kay, Albert,
4. Ayes: Cross, Holman, Gray, 3. The
license was refused.
The report of committee on printing
recommending that Salem Statesman
be city official paper for six months
was accepted.
CITY HALL.
Duncan brought up the subject of
city hall. Albert said the council should
reduce expenses two mills, and get two
and half mills additional tax levied
by amending the charter, and apply
that to the payment of the city hall.
Duncan moved that there be created
q committee of SIX, two by beard of
trade, two by COMMITTEES of one hun
dred, the mayor and chairman of city
hall committee, to counsel together
about constructing the city hall and
protecting the Salem bridge. No vote.
Albert moved that the city notify
the contractors to proceed inn
mediately to put all materials on the
grounds in the walls and that the city
council pledge itself to do the utmost
to provide for paying warrants out
standing for city hall fund. Adopted.
Duncan favored giving the tax pay
ers a chance to assume some of the re-
sponsibility In regard to going ahead
with the city hall. 1t was evident
the council could not do anything.
Albert said what the citizens should
do was to provide pay for the warrants,
and If the couucil would unltedly back
up these contractors they could go
ahead. He was in favor of setting
apart two mills to pay these warrants.
Albert moved that assessments on
sewer between blocks 81 and 5S be de-
clared due. Carried.
Albert moved that city. engineer
have all city bridges painted out Of
road fund. Boiled linseed oil and
Princes metallic paint were ordered
used.
A ROAD FUND,
Albert moved that the city attorney
be authorized to draw an ordinance
creating street and bridge fund into
which the treasurer be directed to place
road fund from county and also all
moneys received on account Of road
tax, and cut of which fund all claims
for road and bridge work shall be paid,
including all warrants paid since Janu-
ary l, 1894, for such purposes,and reim-
buree the general fund for all snch
warrants, Carried.
Duncan asked how much Of the
$4,000 obtained from the county would
be tied up In In bank for six or twelve
months by creating this fund.
Applications OF K. EckeIlln and
Hack a Neckerman for saloon licenses,
referred.
Committee on printing, order ed to
have exempt firemen's certificates
printed.
Bill Of SIS OF Alert Hook & Ladder
company for services allowed.
BICYCLES.
An ordinance regulating use OF same
on streets Of Salem was read twice and
referred 10 committee on ordinances.
An ordinance 10 punish cruelty 10
animals was read the third time and