The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-11-22
LIKE OLD TIMES.
City Council Holds a Lively Meeting
Again.
Salem Newspapers Scored BY Alderman
Legg. Judges'and Clerks of Elee-
ton Appointed.

The meeting Of the city council Tues
day evening was the most interesting
session of that august body held Tor
many months. Mayor Bishop, Recorder
Judah and Aldermen Burrows, Walker,
Buren, Riggs, Gesner, Legg and Grls'
void were present.
The Salem newspapers were accused Oh
being responsible for the small pox
scare; there were hints OF dark
conspiracy in the selection of judges and
clerks of election council man was sat
upon by the recorder; the mayor offered
suggestions TO the committee on ac'
counts and current expenses as to what
should be done with certain bills; and
several other things out of the usual or
der occurred.
The bills ordered paid are nearly all
for small pox expenses, and large
batch Of others of the same kind were
brought up and referred to committee.
1t was one of the latter, the bill OF q
Salem lodging house keeper for goods
taken for use at the pest house, that the
mayor objected to. lie said he hoped
all such bills would be rejected.
The polling places for the coming
city election were fixed in the usua
places, as will be seen by notice pub
lshed today. The resolution naming
judges and clerks, aroused some lively
discussion and change was made II
the list for the third ward, also Tor the
fourth.
The judges and clerks named are al
follows:
First Ward A. T. Yeaton, ]. c
Ried and Squire Farrar.
Second Ward Frank Davey, NJ. f
Goodell and J. A. Baker.
Third Ward ;-Wm. Manning, Geo
b. Gray and q. G.. Van Wagner.
Fourth Ward ALLEN Faxon, Ed
Pugh and g. p Hughes,
The committee having in charge th'
investigation of electric lighting condi
tions on High and Liberty streets asked
fr more time, which was granted.
Committee on ordinances reported
upon petition Of Salem saloon keep
ers asking that the license fee be re-
mitted in the case of q. W Simpson
that under the laws OF Oregon and th'
ordinances Of the city it could not be le
gdlly done.
Mayor Bi hop stated to the council
that many business men had suggested
To him that the fact that the city is ire'
from smallpox he published in the pa
pcrs OF the city aud Of the surrounding
towns.
Gesner rose to suggest that it woul,
he better to publish such notice in tn,
Oregonian. lie did not think that tn,
papers of this city should be paid an!
thing under any circumstances for pub
fishing matter OF this kind. Legg has
tened to agree with Gesner and Shove,
his acumen and appreciation of tn,
course of the papers OF this city by re
marking that il the papers had no
howled 20 much, no one outside woulC
have known that there was smallpox
here.
The mat Q was finally referred TO thu
committee on printing with instruction.
to have the matter published in th'
newspapers Of this city, Dallas, lndepen
denbe, Silverton, Woodburn and sucl
other places as was in its judgment ad
yisable.
The communication from Chief o
Police Gibson asking the appointment
of an additional night policeman, wa'
read and referred to committee on
health and police.
Acting upon the recommendation o
Fire Chief G. n. Churchill the council
elected w. ". Johnson driver OF the
hose wagon, vice Peter Graber, resigned,
and Enoch Churchill, hoseman, vice
Harry Hutton, resigned.
A resolution introduced by Griswold
for an ordinance providing for driver
for the engine team of the fire depart
ment was adopted.
A petition was received from Horst
Bros, asking the privilege of construct