The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-04
READY ''-'.
FOR CITY
ELECTION
The Aldermen Appoint
Judges and Clerks
for all Wards
A License Ordinance Passed
Which Prohibits Pub
lie Dance Houses
A Busy Session

The Salem city council met In reg |
ular session at Z o'clock last night,
with Mayor Bishop presiding, and all
members present, except Aldermen
Catlin and Sims. Recorder Judah
called the roll, and read the minutes
of the preceding regular meeting and
the special meeting OF October 26th;
all of them approved.
The most important business of the
evening was the appointment of judges
of election, and the fixing OF voting
places for the seven wards. The re.
corder reported the resolution, intro
duced at the special meeting on oc
tober 26th, providing for the city elec.
tion The resolution was completed
by the addition of judges and clerks
and polling places for each Of the
wards Judge Fairbanks of North Sa-
lem and Oliver Jory and II. s. Jory, of
South Salem, being present TO sug-
gest names for judges, The judges
and polling places named are:
Judges and Clerks
First Ward--wm. Waldo, A. T. Yea.
ton, John NJ. Payne.
Second ward-G. p. Iitchheld, Scott
Riggs, II. b. Thielsen.
Third Ward-wm. Manning. Gideon
Stenier. Otto Wilson.
Fourth ward-A. F. McAtee, Chas.
Watt C. l.. Roger.
Fifth Ward-Joseph Wright, Thos.
]. Arthur, j. II. Fairbank.
Sixth Ward-L. d. Henry, c. Marsh,
Geo. S. Downing.
Seventh ward--H. Shook, w. b.
Simpson, oliver Jory.
Polling Places.
First Ward-Freelands factory, cor
ner OF Division and High streets.
Second Ward--Police court room.
Third Ward-Friedman' store
State street. near High.
Fourth Ward-Red Front livery
stable. Commercial and Trade streets
Fifth ward-W. l.. wade's cooper
shop. North Liberty street, between
Mil creek and w. l.. Wades store.
Sixth Ward-Car barn, 2tst and
State streets.
Seventh ward-Jory's fruit drler
corner Commercial and Bush streets
The resolution, as completed. was
adopted without opposition.
The committee on accounts and cur
p rent expenses reported favorably on
the following bills, and they were or
dered paid:
: Chase & Skalfe ................S1.2'
Collard & DeLong ...... ....... 9.6(
3 The committee on licenses reported
I fayorably on the applications Of Ere,
S Neckerman and A. Cornoyer for llquo
licenses. and the council ordered tina
licenses be issued.
The three sidewalk notices for prop
erty belonging 10 James Gordon, sr
the Western and Co. and J. b. Ashby
; on East Ferry street. W re read. and
the owners not being present, thl
street commissioner was ordered 4
build the walks.
Recorder Judah reported the oath
Of ONCE Of Geo. Dunsford and MartiI
Petzel, as members Of the plumbinl
board, and they were ordered filed.
The recorder read letter from th
street commissioner. asking that IN
iCapitaI Improvement Company b.
paid 5000 on account Of the soutl
Commercial street filling and the r.
quest was granted
The recorder presented lette
from the Citizens Light a. Traction
Company. asking that the bin 70
lights be promptly audited. The bll
was for 1929 20 for lights and fuel, les
a rebate OF $3.50 Alderman stolz sul
gested that the company be require
70 examine and adjust a lamp tina
had rs oarbOns unburned on the FOL
lowing night, 10 see that II burned
=. Mayor Bishop explained that the mar
agement Of the light company wa
doing all that was possible 10 Civ
| good service, The bin Of the con
| pany was discussed, and action on III
matter was deferred.
HI wm Brown. Of the new park board
! appeared before the council with
; plot Of the proposed improvements q
/ Marion square. as planned and drafte
by Major C. =. cramer Mr., Brow
asked the council for a grant of 35'
70 be expended in surveying Willso
avenue. and 70 pay some Of the q
penses of the board for Incidental
Ar. Brown stated that IN the annual =
port $1,000 would be aaked, $500 70