Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-01-06

or i,nnrove the bridge. Inc Couii lin,
- their demand upon 'he orIy
- salem is the recipient Ol ai,e nGa
III H. beoetit derived from Jhe OI'uso US
a., shc bained 10 build II, theIei,Trii ,ri'a
.t,,' .bo,il / helm to care Tor IL II
~. b,,lds thar the fact that sue ilauO
51dnation ~ $4,000 to ald lli III I.
., r1cting the bridge in 20 way .Ians D,',u'
~. -, ronrinue to make donaJlolls,'
ia maj the fact that she was ~
I,,.,,yn e., a. a marty to the CONTRACT W
hnitding the bridge relieves ueI " "
anv moral or legal responslO'l''! VI
caring for II. 81, tho county
rocaPyds find the following iacts 1iSi sit
records: In 1890 the counlles Ut ~ ract
and Marion entered lhUo q pu'IJ a
with Hoffman * Bates 70 ,.or Gu,,u ot
bridge over the Willamette oan !, ,,Sriib ,sbicb
Salem. for the sum OF s1O;VOo ,,inty "nrI
contract specifies that folA Couusy ,y
shall nav $4,000, but u does ~. No, NIa!
who shall pay the balance, ouL a. oa". aaa
rion county WAS the Only O'ueI O'',...,, -
tracting marty. it is fair TO presu'IIes
tbat she was to pay the balance VI
slO 1Oo for this contract was Oy duu
between Polk and Marion counties W
0ne side and the above named oriuee
rompany on the other, ana 10 otIti nfI
Marty il known or mentioned I'D JilIS
or any subsequent proceeding OI cOlI-
tract II Salem was one OF tue Cuu-
tracting parties why is she nOI ileu-
tionad in AT least some o1 the piU
ceedings2 And as she Is not one vi .
the contracting parties, certainly sue
is not bound for any suOsequenu Ca
pense. o,d ~ the
bridge is within her corporate IiiniuS
morally bind the city to pay one-tuiLtu ~
of the expense Of repairs; IL t1ls Oe
the rule, why not apply II 10 JeIer'
son ? They have a lOng line orluge'
ono end Of which is within her cor
norate limits: and Mehama, the home
of our county judge, also mas d lIne
bridge like situated, OO1h vi
which bridges, | am informed, HtIe
damaged by the recent nOOd, anu Jug
county court was as in duty OOInu
Drompt to repair both OF them, anG IL
Is not matter Of record that elIher
of these cities made any contribution
toward either the building or repair
of said bridges. while Salem dld 60
down into her pocket and donate SZO'-
600 10 secure a bridge at Salem, leaV.
inc Marion county 10 nay S2O,OOO, and
this s2O. 900 was paid out OF the gen
eral taxes OF the county, OF Wnlcn
Salem again paid 5000, leaving 1or
Marion county, outside OF Salem, only |
.sIIOOO. Salem has cheerfully and |
without complaint paid in taxes
nearly one-third Of the expenses OF
the building Of seven line bridges
on the Santiam river, seven
or eight on the Abiqua and
Butte creek, 10 say nothing OF the
vast number over our internal county
streams. such as Silver creek, Pudding
river, Little Santiam, and other minor
streams too numerous TO mention, all
of which greatly accommodate the
people In the vicinity where they were
situated, but which are only OF general
value TO Salem, by reason OF being a
part Of the county and whatever ben
efits the county benefits Salem. The
facts seems to me effectively dispose
OF the question OF our moral obligation
in the matter.
There is, however, another aspect TO
| this question which demands your
careful consideration. The import
ance of this bridge to Salem and
Marion county, as previously stated,
whatever benefits one adds just so
much 10 the other cannot be quest
ioned. Then il the counties OF Polk
and Marion, whom the statutes OF the
state make responsible for this bridge
will do nothing 10 save ii from ruin
then, as the guardians OF the business
| interests OF salem, what Is your duty:
OPERA ROUSE.
A little more than two years ago
the whole West was startled by the
news .Of a terrible disaster at Silver
Lake, Oregon, in which fOrty-tiye peO-
pie lost their lives in a tire-trap called
the public hall. In Salem we have
an opera honse which is unproyided
with adequate means Of escape in
case Of fire or other accidents, and
you owe it 10 the people Of Salem TO
see that such Improvements are made
as will make il reasonably safe.
TRAAlPS.
The city is Oyerrun with tramps
aud buglarieS are by far 10 frequent
The police force Is not sufficient 10
more than protect the business part
OF the city, therefore, il behOves you
IN davi-a cguta r4Ifpal means ~ MN