The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-04-16
ALLEY
ORDINANCE
OPPOSED
Will Probably Not Be Enacted
In Present Form
Vacancies In Fire Department
Are Filled.

At the city council meeting Tues
day evening an ordinance was intro.
duced providing for the Improvement
Of the alleys, particularly in the bust.
ness section OF the city, some Of which
are in bad condition. The pending bill
provides for the cleaning, repairing.
grading and graveling Of the alleys Of
the city under the supervision Of the
city street commissioner, the cost and
expense of the work to be taxed TO
abutting property owners, and the
claim to operate as lien against the
property. When the bill had been read
the FIRST time. Stolz, who has vigorous
ly advocated n thorough cleaning Of
the city's streets and alleys, moved a
suspension of the rules that the meas
ure might be advanced TO a second
reading Burrows alone objected, but
the motion OF Stolz was declared car.
ried, the bill was read a second time
and referred to the ordinance commit
tee II was afterwards discovered that
the rules OF the council provided that
bill cannot be advanced TO second
reading at the time Of its Introduction
except by unanimous vote and the
alley ordinance at the next meeting
will be considered IN order for second
reading. The opposition that has been
evidenced toward the proposed ordi
nance will probably defeat it's enact
ment in it's present form, at least, al
though the measure appears TO be a
meritorlous one, since It's sole aim is
an Improvement in local sanitary con.
dltions, without saddling a cent. Of
costs on the city.
The auctioneer license question has
vexed the Salem councilmen more
than any other matter with which they
have been called on 10 deal Some
time ago, a stringent ordinance, re
quirlng an annual license OF $3.50 for
auctloneers was passed. to which an
amendment was made providing that
resident OF Salem desiring to en-
gage his services as an auctloneer to
dispose OF the personal property OF
resident OF the city who expected TO
remove therefrom. might procure a
license for any shorter period at the
rate OF SO per day. Last night a man
from Turner, who proposes 10 sell sew
eral head of horses from a Salem llv-
cry stable, asked that j. r. Goode. OF
Salem, be granted permission TO con.
duct the sale. Mr. Goode does not
have an annual license. the only one
in force being that of S. Friedman. In
dlsposing of the application. the coun-
ell adhered strictly TO the provisions
Of the Ructioneers' ordinance, and de-
MED the request, holding that since the
owner OF the stock was not resident
OF Salem, the sale would necessarily
have TO be conducted by a regular auc.
tioneor operating under an annual Ii.
cense.
Alex Cornoyer was granted saloon
license Committee on ways and means
reported adversely on proposed altera.
tion In the city hall furnace system.
A representative OF the Buffaio- Pitts
Company. OF Portland. addressed the
council In an effort TO interest the city
In the purchase, on Its own account,
or Jointly with the county. of q steam
road roller, at cost of about SS7OO.
No action was taken.
W. II. O'Dell. In behalf OF the vii.
lamette University trustees, asked the
council TO improve the drainage condi.
tions existing ON the east side OF Win.
ter street between Trade and Ferry
streets, Referred To committee on
streets and public property
Petitions for erection Of corrugated
iron buildings were granted Mrs. Mar,
garet Beck on lot 3. block SO. and
Breyman Bros, at the rear OF No. s2I
Court street.
Contractors engaged ON the Bayne
building were granted the use OF the
north side OF State street between the
little street car track and the property
frontage, with the understanding that