Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-01-08

| Catch was ~ the cnalf
Ex-Mayor darcy and ex-Alderman
Albert and Chas. Claggett were ac'
corded seats within the bar. Many
citizens were present in the lobby.
BILLS PAID.
Robert McKillOp. p........... 10 5O
Elmer White. e................. IL OO
j. II. Veatch. h.................. 10 W.
Salem Produce CO........... IL 27
A. G.. Dilley. y............,...... OO
Capital Lumber Co........... - 96
| Post t.................... %
| u. W. Gray. y.................... ~ W.
The usual salary warrants were also
ordered drawn.
The committee on streets reported
in favor OF the ordinance for the
opening Of Court street. Adopted.
The same committee also reported In
favor Of accepting the proposition Of
Mrs. l.. Il. Osborn In regard to ex-
change Of property on 18th and Che
meketa streets. Adopted.
The committee on fire and water
reported in favor OF the petition for
hydmnt on Mission and 18th street.
adopted. The petition for hydrant
at 18th and Chemeketa also received a
favorable report. Adopted.
The special committee reported in
favor Of removing the arc light from
18th and Bellevue to 18th and Mill
streets. Adopted. 1t was found that
this light had been ordered discOn-
tinued at previous meeting, but by
unanimous consent the recommended
tion OF the special committee was
adopted, and the light re-establshed,
q be In the new location.
The. message of Mayor Catch and
the reports of the city officers were
now read by Recorder Edes, and were
listened to with great interest by all
present. The mayors message was
referred to special committee, COM
posed Of Murphy, Holman and Blng-
ham.
COMMITTEES.
The following new committees were
announced by Mayor Catch for the
ensuing years
Ways and means Murphy, Legg,
Holman.
Ordlnance-Legg, Murphy, Bing-
ham.
Accounts OF current expenses Bing- |
ham, Smith, Simpson.
Street and public property-Rigdon
Holman, Murphy.
Licenses Bingham, Legg.
Fire and water Simpson, Lamport,
Rlgdon.
Health and Police -Lamport, Simp-
son, Smith,
Printing Holman, Rigdon, Lam
port.
City hall Holman, Bingham, Smith,
Rigdon.
The reports OF the city officers were
now read, and the pertinent facts
therein not already made public will
be printed later.
City Engineer Culver reported on
survey Of south line on the Wilson
land claim and submitted field notes.
Referred.
ELECTIoN or OFFICERS.
When this point In the business of
the evening was reached, Alderman
Rigdon arose and explained that the
councllmen had held caucus and
agreed upon a slate, and then pro-
ceeded 10 name the lucky men whose
names are given below, and who were
unanimously elected:
city engineer and street commits.
sloner, w. j. Culver.
Chief Of the fire departmental. u.
Hutton.
Engineer tire department, W. ID.
King.
Driver, John Duncan.
Policemen, j, w. Gamble aud ID. l..
Fiester.
An assistant engineer aud the ten
hosemen will be elected at the next
after Fire Chief Hutton will
have had time 10 make his recon-.
A special committee headed by
Hiram Smith offered resolution
ooking to the cutting down the sal.
aries of city officers. The following
was propoSed
city marshal al............. A 900
city recorder. sn
-. N., 'f'Fssssssssssa tlU
street commissioner. 9OO,
Driver hose wagon. On........... eOl
Engineer fire dept. 6OO
pilcelheh leachl.,,.,,.,,,,,,.. 40,
'ioSemeh ltenl,,.,,,,.,,.,.,,. LOO
After amending by dropping from
.he list the marshal and recorder.
whose salaries can only be changed by
ordinance, the resolution was adopted
4 petition from IL. Hickman and
others asked for a crossing between