The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-03
STORMY
COUNCIL
SESSION
Alderman Burrows Goes
After StOIz
Who Had Also Gone After
Doc GibSOn'S Scalp

The Salem city council has become
actively interested in the sanitary
4 condition of the business district of
the city. BY ordering a thorough in.
spection of the Chinatown district the
council on Tuesday evening took the
initiative that may result in perma
nent Improvement of the sanitary con.
ditions of the community.
stolz Attacks Gibson.
Alderman Stolz, of the third ward,
forgot his grievances against Street
Commissioner Frizzell last night long
enough to attack Chief of Police d. w.
Gibson. whom he charged with non
performance of duty, in the matter of
the inspecting the sanitary conditions
of the business district of the city. as
requested by the city council some
weeks ago. He said that the chief or
police should be an appointive office,
that the council might FIJI with a salts.
factory man. who would be directly
under the orders of that body. AS the
city government is at present consti.
tuted, continued the alderman, the of.
flee of city marshal is an entirely sep.
arate department, and Independent of
the administration of other depart.
ments of the city government. Stolz
charged that at the present time, the
chief of police either obeyed or ig.
nored the orders of the city council, at
his own pleasure and convenience
The speaker said he wished to present
these ideas for the benefit of the com.
mttee that had in charge the amend.
ing OF the present city charter.
Burrows Takes the Floor.
When the vinegar and pickle factory
member Of the council had concluded
his remarks. Burrows got the floor and
protested against such protracted dis.
cussions on subjects over which the
council had no jurisdiction. He con
sidered such debates a decided waste
OF time. 81 think II Mr.. Stolz would
change his business TO that Of almost
any other line OF work than that IL
which he is now engaged" concluded
Burrows, that he would not be 81
everlastingly sour to the other mem
bers of the council he ought tc
change his business to that of brew
cry operator, and possibly he would
be more agreeable" This rather point
ed remark provoked considerable
laughter but Stolz did not reply.
Defense Of Gibson.
At this point, however. Recorder Ju
dah spoke a few words in defense OF
Chief Gibson, who was not in at
tendance at the meeting. He denied
the imputation made by Stolz that
Gibson is guilty of neglecting his of
fetal duties in any relation. Recorder
Judah further said that the reason
Gibson had not made the inspection OF
the sanitary condition of the district
that was directed by the council, was
for the double reason that the Officer
did not think that, under the charter
il is his duty 10 perform that service
and for the further reason that 1t was
a dangerous service to perform. HC
charged that Stolz was informed OF
these facts, and in attacking Gibson
had refused 10 state the reasons tha
. the inspection was not made by tha
officer Stolz replied rather warmly
discIaiming any intention TO make I
personal attack on the present chief o.
police.
II assume that l have the right Il
express my opinion in these matters,
concluded Stolz.
We'll, / am not denying the right,
retorted Judah, and so have I the
right TO express myself, as long as the
council grants me the privilege"
We will proceed with the regular
order OF business" interposed Mayor
Bishop. and the Stolz-Judah dialogue
terminated
Streets TO Be Improved.
Petitions from property owners, ask
ing for the Improvement, at individu
al expense, of three different sections
Of streets near the business district
of the city. were received and re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
public property. The streets that il
= is proposed TO improve are as follows
Church street between State and
Trade streets; High street between
State and Trade streets, and Ferry
street between Liberty and Cottage