The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-04-24
SALEM PASSES
SIDEWALK BILL
Any Extensive Use of Streets
to Wheels Refused.
Businessmen Want Cyclists to
Come to their Places on
Wheels.
Mr.. Hughes Makes a Point in
Favor of Excluding Wheels
from all Sidewalks.

City Council at an adjourned meeting
Tuesday night passed the ordinance
giving that body positive jurisdiction
in the construction, repair and clean
ing of sidewalks and cutters. The meet
ing was attended by Councilmen: Bur.
rows, Griswold, Krausse, Larsen, Riggs
and Walker.
Chief Of Police Gibson submitted a
report showing the collection of $ll ,95
on the dog tax account for the month of
April. The same report showed the
execution of nine unclaimed can
ines, the compensation therefor, as
provided in the ordinance amounting
to 1880, at $1.5O per annual. The re-
port was adopted, warrant ordered
drawn in favor Of Chief Gibson tor $l3.-
90.
Committee on ordinances, submitted
the following report:
In the matter of the ordinance OPEN
ing State street to bicycles between
High and Commercial streets, we recon-
mend that the same do not pass.
"In the matter Of the petition praying
for the closing Of all sidewalks in tie
city TO bicyclists from May 1st to October
1st, we recommend that the same he not
grsnted."
In the ordinance providing for the
construction, repairing and cleaning OF
sidewalks and cutters, re ferred to
this committee it was recommended
that the amended ordinance here
tofore reported back by that committee
pass with the penalty fixed at 10 per
cent for the second six months of the
lien levied on property for non payment
by property owners Of costs Of construct
ion and repairs by the city.
Refore the report was acted upon, Geo.
p. Hughes, the State street grocer, asked
permission 10 address the council, a
privilege that was granted. Mr..
Hughes took exception to the adverse
report Of the committee in the matter OF
opening up State street TO wheelmen,
between High and Commercial streets.
He said the petition asking for that con-
cesson was signed by all but three Of
the business men and property
owners OF the district concerned
while the remonstrance filed
against such action, included the sigma
lures OF only three actual business men
or property owners Of that district, the
other signers having no property inter-
ests on that section OF the street He
called attention TO the fact that it wac
unfair that wheelnen should be allowed
the use of the walks in one section Ol
business district and not in others, and
intimated that in case the petition was
not granted, that steps would at once be
taken to secure the prohibition Of wheel
men from all OF the walks in the bust.
ness section of the city. In response to
a query from Mayor Bishop, Mr.. Hughes
said he considered that the prohibition
of wheelmen from the sidewalk adjoin-
ing his store, operated detriment to
his business. MIR. Hughes made an
earnest plea for the opening OF this sec
tion Of State street and requested that
final action in that relation be deferred
until the next regular meeting.
Griswold moved that. that part of the
report relating TO the riding OF bicycles
on State street be stricken from the re
port, and the same WAS adopted al
amended. The matter will probably b'
finally acted upon at the FIRST me- ting il
May.
On motion OF Griswold, records o.
council proceedings were changed n re
lation 10 the location OF the Hew Parl
hose wagon house, from Thirteenth ant
| Lee TO Thirteenth and Leslie, the tru'
location of the structure,
! Councilman Riggs and Street Com
missioner Frizzel were constituted
committee to dispose Of some bridg
iron belonging TO the city, and Tor TIA
purchase OF which application had beeI
made.
A Ministers Mistake