Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-07
BILLS ORDERED PAID.

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The ordinance committee recon
mended ordinances restricting bath
Ing In public streams and prohibitinl
bicycle riding on Court street north
side sidewalks between Commercial
and Winter streets.
Liquor licenses were granted T.
Conner, A. f. Dageny and G.. W
Simpson, and applications from j. G
Fontalne and f. La Blanche we're re-
ceived.
Chief Dilley recommended that
seven special police be appointed du-
ring state fair, as follows: w. S
Low, Geo. Townsend, Thos. McNary
John Lewis, f. G. Schellburg, G.. w
Anderson and r. G. Carlsen, adopted
to serve ten days at So per day.
Councilman Lawrence presented
the resignation of his colleague W. w
Hunt, and after same was accepted
he nominated f. w. Waters TO fIl
vacancy. There being no other nom.
ination the recoyder cast the vote OF
the co1Dcil for Mr.. Waters, and he
was declared elected to serve 10 next
January.
The following com municatlon was
referred to Chief Dllley for inyesti-
CATION:
1--WE the undersigned citizens and
voters of the city OF Salem do here
with state as follows:
That whereas on the night of the
4th of September 1898 Police Officer
George Townsend did Ia the presence
OF many witnesses most brutally and
numerically beat a certain person
whose name Is unknown, but whose
condition was that of .defenceless in
toxlcation, and who made no resi- sta nee
whatever to said officer, and that
after said individual had been knocked
down in an unconciOus condition the
said officer continued To beat him
without just cause or purpose, there
fore be it
Resolved, that we your subscribers
do herewith petition your honorable
body to suspend said .otficer, pending
an investigation of his conduct on
the night aforesaid. Signed by G. ii.
Walker, w. w. Ullrey, Jos. Martin,
II. II. Westacott, f. q. Cross, Arthur
M. Scott, Arthur Webb, l.. Brown,
W. p. George"
The committee on fire and water
were authorized to sell the remaining
black horse, and chief Hutton and Mr..
Smith were authorized to purchase
oats for the department horses.
The committee on health and police
was instructed to ascertain cost OF
cells for city jail.
After the passage of ordinance pro-
vldlng for election of park commits
sloner Mayor Richardson was ap-
pointed to temporarily I'LL that po-
sltioD, and authorized to buy tiling,
water pipe and grass seed for Wilson
Avenue.
The following hawkers' license
ordinance was passed:
"Hawkers who ply their vocation
upon the streets or alleys of the city
Salem, shall be deemed hawkers of the
tirst-class, and shall pay license of
S25 per week, and no license shall be
issued for less period than one week
Hawkers OF persons who sell goods,
wares or merchandise from doorways,
stairways, tables, stands, or who
travel from place TO place on the side
walks of this city, shall be deemed |
hawkers of the second class, aud
shall pay license OF $l5 per week,
and no license shall be issued for "A
less period than one week"
Recorder Edes stated to the council
that public dumping ground for
garbage has become an imperative
necessity. and the matter was re-
'erred to the health committee.
Attorney w. ii Holmes addressed
,he council relative to removal OF the
:ar switch In front OF the Hotel Will
annette into the center OF the street,
Ind the matter was referred TO the
on streets with power to
Ict.