Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-18

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the present driver Of the hose wagon
be placed on the engine and ne"
man be appointed TO drive tfe nose
wagon. The council approved OF the
change and ordered the committee TO
appoint the extra man. Il
street Commissioner ]. P. Frlzzell
submitted a report Of hrs transactions
which was referred to the committee
on streets. .,
IL was suggested that the council
advertise che upper hall OF the clty
buildlng. for rent. After some dis
cusslon Gesner moved that the matter
be referred TO the committee on orlnt-
ing with power 70 act. Adopted.
An old warrant Of 1891 for 3j cents
drawn 10 favor Of Townsend and
Basey was referred to the committee
ways and means.
The council fixed the bond OF the
stseet commissioner at $1,000.
The recorder asked the council to
cancel the warrant issued TO EdTown-
send for three days wages as driver OF
the hose wagon, for the reason that
an error was made in drawing II.
Townsend haylnp resigned unknown
10 the Recorder, on the first OF the
month. Granted.
The application Of 4. e. Dageney
and Neckerman & Rodgers for liquor
licenses we're referred TO the license
committee.
The statement Of the county clerk,
giving the Official assessable property
OF the city as 81 l,9l6,sOl was read aud
ordered entered on the journal.
Buren, introduced a resolution hx-
lng the city tax levy at 10 mills.
Buren, Burrows, Graham. Riggs and
Walker voting 10 the Affirmative and
Gesner, Legg and McGrew voting In
the negative. A 6 per cent improve
ment tax was ordered levied on the
abuttlng; property on State street,
from the west line OF High street east
TO the city limits, 70 coyeT the ex-
pense OF improvement on said street.
The council deemed II best that the
annual levy OF sewer bonds for block
So be postponed until the next meet
Inc, ia order that they could ascertain
a Just levy.
Parson and Leitch OF San Francisco
we're desirous OF buying new city
bonds or refundiug old ones at lower
rate OF interest, aud their communi-
cations was filed.
A numerously signed petition ask
Ing that the unloading Of wood from
nat ears on the corner OF High and
Trade streets be stopped, as II OBJ
structed the use Of the street at that
point. Referred.
An ordinance intended TO prevent
any person leaving swlll or garbage
wagons standing at any place In the
city Cor longer length OF time than
ten consecutive minutes was read the
first and second times and referred 20
committee on ordinances
Legg introduced an ordinance TO
prohibit the expectoratiOn or casting
away of any secretion from the head
Or throat upon any side or crosswalk
10 the city, and providing fine OF 81
tO s. or commitment In the city jail
OF from 10 10 days as the penalty,
Referred.
The fire chief recommended the APP
pointment OF the following hosemen
aud stoker, aud the council granted
his Recommendation:
llosemen l., B, Murphy, Elmer
White, Wm. Landon, Peter Graber, J.
w, Lehman, Roland Southwick,
Frank Moore, and l.. j, Parsons;
stoker, Harry Hutton.
Tue ordinance fixing the salaries OF
the marshal and recorder at $1,000 n
year aud the policemen at $50 a month
was passed. Alderman Buren,, Bur
rows, Graham, Riggs aud Walker yot.
Ing aye, Alderman Gesner no, Legg
aud McGrew, absent having been ex-
cused earlier In the evening.
The ordinance liking the salaries OF
the tire department was passed with
the unanimous vote OF those present.
Fixing the chiefs salary at $50, the
chief engineer at $50, his assistant
uot, or the stoker, sl0, hoseman $40,
the driver OF the hose wagon so.
The assistant lire chief will receive no
pay unless working Ia the absence of
the chier. when he will receive the
same compensation as chief, the
amount Of his compensation 20 be de-
Quoted trou that Of the chlof.
Some discussion was raised upon the |
adoption OF the resolution introduced
10y Graham, requiring the recorder TO |
submit at each meeting an itimlled |
account ot the fees received by hlm. |
GesSner thought thai the officers we're
entitled 10 the fees aud denounced the
resolution AS graft from the county
ol the city, lie thought the people
ot the county would think the city
was trying To pay It's bebtS with the
money the county gave the city onlc-
'rs, as their due for services rendered.
Tie wanted the city "a pay its own
ieols' with It's own money aud give
lhe marshal aud recorder their lawful
rights. An naye aud no vote was called
Buren, burrows, Graham, Riggs aud