The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-24
ALDERMAN
RESIGNED
Vacancy Caused BY Mr.
KrausSe'S Resignation not
Yet Filled.
City Council Considers Gem
eraI Street Improvements
In the Matter of Sewers
and Bridges.

The city council met in postponed
session Tuesday night with Recorder
Judah in 'he chair and AldermanBuren,
Griswold, Larsen, Riggs and Walker
attendant. On motion the reading oI
the last minutes was dispensed with.
The ordinance committee reported and
recommended that the ordinance
amending the present auctioneers'
license do not pass.
The petition of w. A. Young and s.
A. Hughes, contractors for the building
of the addition to the Bush-Breymsn
building, for the use Of the south side oi
Court street, between Commercial and
Front for a repository for building ma
terial for sixty days, was granted.
The resignation of John Krausse, alder.
man from the third ward was presented.
on account Of his change Of residence
from this city. 1t was accepted but no
successor was named.
In the matter of aid from the county
court for general street Improvements.
the committee reported that the court
had taken due cognizance Of the matter
aud declined to act, on the grounds that
the city has no claim on the county
court. Report accepted and committee
discharged.
The petitions OF J, P. Rogers and Alex
Cornoyer for renewal Of liquor licenses
was referred to the license com nittee.
Notification Of the resignation Of A. j..
Campbell as hoseman in the fire de-
pSrtment and the appointment Of G. N.
Churchill as as his successor, was pre-
sented by Chief Eckhart.
The following petition Of property
owners was granted, providing the PEI
titioning parties bear the entire cost Of
the work, including the cost OF lowering
the adjoining sewer in block II for
distance Of 200 feet and making all
proper connections:
We, owners Of property abutting upon
the line Of improvement hereinafter pro.
posed, hereby petition your honorable
body TO order and direct the construc-
tion OF a sewer, under the existing ordi-
nance Of the City OF Salem, Ore, In and
along the alley running north and south
Of what is Known as Cottage Street"
Addition to the said city and the west
half OF Block No. 78 Of Salem, Ore, on
the west, and lots numbers |, 2, 3, 4, 5,
9, z. 3, 8 and 10 OF Boise's First Addi.
tion 10 Salem, Ore, on the east. Begin
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north line OF Union street and in the
along the center of said alley to, and
across said Union street and 10 a point
OF connection with the sewer already
laid in the alley running north ana
south through Block No. n, distance
Of 500 feet more or less; the said work
and improvement 10 be done at the cost
and expense OF the owners OF real prop.
erty abutting upon the alley lines here
in first mentioned aud described, as in
the ordinances Of the City OF Salem,
Ore, made aud provided.
After the third reading OF the amend
ed auctioneers' license ordinance It was
re-reierred to the ordinance committee
with instructions to correct the came by
substituting $3.50 per annum instead Of
$500.
Riggs, Buren, and Walker were ap-
pointed a committee with power to act,
TO meet with the county court. at the
opening Of bids for the construction OF
bridge on North Liberty street.
S. A. Riggs reported having disposing
OF the old iron OF the bridge on. Twelfth
street across South Mill creek 10 j. L.
Mccoy for tl75. Report adopted.
In the matter of repairing the east
approach to the Willamette bridge, State
Commissioner Frizzell, who entered a
bid for the work in behalf OF the city
of Salem, was instructed to proceed
with the work Of making a fll for dis
tance Of s feet. Marion and Polk counties
will assist in paying for the work Of re-
pairing the approach and it is intended
TO take out the lumber for use H. the
Court street bridge and to make stone
and dirt approach, work to be- com
menced Immediately.
BILLS ORDERED pam