The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-06
The RESOLUTIONS
WEPE ADOPTED
Drawn Br BY The Anti-0tcHrz-
ton tax Committee
Well Attended Meeting Takes
Action Against Pr posed
BIsincSS Licenys

CayA Hzat et8s5 % or'israu1 stated
f. O. a. th.s zsetng "a 70 oorsi3sr Hhs;
80 bess % - DIR b. tas uaiisr q az
o r1pas11 izE. g- enc ostsy us2ns %
sslrs t.s rro5le- q -ity rsTsuusz
N- Esisef uss us3- etairnan and
fe-sEss iss ssz,~--lf hat tie mes,-
i.runs % ses e tts cry cad nst bs
r.- uithi1 i.s i-g,1s-
D tbA t-.s a-s1t fiiy psrsyas bad
s.ss- = rely b1-i1sss M ard
prrags-s- Hsly n. Meyers vss nzAds
ssrstsry a,5 re- cal.
Euiz5t "a. LED o1t and said bs
hs5 ros rFz1s5 TIE rsll in suy spirii d
s5oo.is5sn o. th- sE1rt % e11d1et ths
c.ty r5rs-n-sri. lBsg1aity Oi taxa
~. -as met % - feared from any
o.-e-p pst511 tax. Make ii sq1al AID
49, if up0a ineDrBez, ubsthsr be i
O7c1Dist 0f-at. especially e he has 10
0eg7psti0a- tApPisuse
Hs as0rsi ih4l the o9rporztion bs
-ats b i1c.8ds ne entire city. The
cy Do Was IKE an Gbeisut walled
tJHn uiia the usDsbs insids q The EaI,
lad tls o9nmon psopls oznids. He
ogposs3 ever letting the sre engine 90
oai q ths city luoits. As az individual
t,s rs oyposzd 70 the tar. He did Dot
kb0v boz iiis rsysnus vas 70 be raissd.
Hs Eas here for snlizhtsnment.
ST Ngrlbcgtt Wu called out, bat
sAid TIA, he attended the other meet
inz and voted 70 create the CON nuittss
that vas 10 rsport Monday night The
oD7sel had invited the business men 70
asslst them Ost q adiismms. There must
Be ssnss, justice h0d ability enough 10
ihis city " ind way Out. What Es
81 UEnisd vAs 70 find the best Say out.
Whatever pan vas snAlly adopted lei
it - submitted 70 a vote Of the people.
Mr. PogBs stated thaia number Of
gentlemen, tsbout 2l) who signsd The
sali hAd net that afternoon and drafted
-ons resolutions, which recite rsdue-
uons Of Light, abolish the Chief
ginseg q the IRE department, ard reduce
bossDsn from SO 70 $ a month.
Nr. Hsnt seconded the resolutions.
One thing this city bad agreed upon
vas 70 live within lie income. He had
studied the proposed TAR and vas q,
arst 10 isyor of il, bat vas convinced il
o01lt not b male equitable and hence
nOt lezal.
Mr. Ford was heartily in favor Of the
resolutions and spoke At some length in
q convincing manner. Hepaid a tribute
- the volunteer FIRE department Of Old
times.
since the paid FIRE department vas
estahlahsd there hai been only tEo
large hres-the Woolen mile and Touring
mills and both were lost, with a paid
department costing about taOOO a year.
Il would have been good ihing il the
lights had been left cut Of until such
business men and citizens as wanted
lights would pat them in a. their own
expense, A. a portion Of tie businessmen
nov did. The IS arc lights did not
light more than one third Of the city.
That and the other saving Sould cut
on $500. The eiiy council bad seen 1T
10 submit this 10 the people and they
deserved the hearty co operation Of ali
citizens. He Wzs opposed 20 an occupa.
tion tar In policy and principle. lie want.
cd 10 vote for this plan and 10 vote
against the occupation tax and give il
Just AZ black an eye az possible. he
was applAuded.
s. L. Hayden moved adoption of re.o.
lutions As read aud It sas done uBspi.
mSusly.
}. A. Jeffrey said while an occopatio,
tAE did not sound very we'll and W,
Ford said might give the city a blaek. I
eye, 70 leave the city In darku.s. .o.l5
also give the ei,y black eye.
IN. heNary though, A. oerBp.,i,,
tan wss not 10 b oou,ldsr,i slioo..,
and had been declared gnsoasu,.,,,g,r