The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-03-26
SALEM
COMMERCIAL
CLUB
Holds Regular Semi Monthly
Meeting
Protection for the Salem
HabOr and Bridge

itary band the Greater Salem Com.
mercial Club was called to order, and
Mr.. Prescott was called to the chair.
There was a general expression of ap.
preciation for the excellent music
President Thielsen sent in request
that the meeting nights of the club be
changed from the second and fourth
Wednesdays to the second and fourth
Tuesdays, and notice of such change
was given. to be voted on at the next
meeting.
Mr.. Stolz urged that action be taken
| by the club looking to protecting the
Salem harbor from being cut OF by
extension north of the bar from Min.
to's island. II would take several
years to secure the improvement on
the part of the government. He
moved that the executive committee
formulate some plan Of action and re.
port TO the club at its next meeting.
Mr.. Davey said there was danger of
cutting a new channel on the west
side. where there was waterway cut.
ting itself through. Captain Pratt,
an old river man, was of the opinion
many years ago that the city was In
danger Of being left high and dry
without a commercial river frontage.
Mr. Judah feared there would be
little relief. The railroad combines
Of the Northwest were not Indifferent
10 keeping the willamette open. They
had lobby at Washington that had
many times defeated action.
Mr. Hamilton called attention TO the
danger OF washing away the founda
tions Of the piers 10 the big steel
bridge. During the recent food drift
wood was piled against the structure
and endangered the bridge very much.
There should be pilinp driven In and
Ia breal,water built 20 keep debris
from accommodating and cXertlng a ter
rhc pressure against the whole
bridge. He moved committee to
confer with the city and county au.
thorltles as to what might he neces.
sary to protect the bridge. Motion
carried and chair named Hamilton.
Davey and Culver
MIR Hofer said. on behalf Of the ex
ecutlye committee. he would push for
immediate action by the committee
While ON his feet he moved a rising
vote Of thanks TO the Salem Military
band, which was carried by am unani
nous vote
Max Buren, moved a committee of
three ON naming the streets and mum.
boring the houses Mr. Judah sug,
gested that the work be- done by ordl.
nance, and that the matter be de-
ferred until October lst. when the
new territory OF the city would be in
cWdod The matter went over so
far as numbering.
Il. B Smith, OF Yew Park urged that
signs should be put mp on the streets,
81 far as the present limits extended
II would puzzle the old residents to
tell where they lived II asked on short
notice. The motion was carried as 10
naming the streets Buren. II. II
Patton and Smith were appointed
On motion the secretary was or.
dered to write 10 the Capital City I'm,
provement League and the Marion
Square Improvement League. express
ing the qualification OF the club. and |
commending their enterprise.
MIR Patton asked what could be
done to improve the unsightly condi |
tion OF our streets caused by the mul
tiplicity OF poles for electric lights |
telegraphs and telephones, trolleys. |
etc. either by painting them or order.
ing them removed to the alleys. |
There was now an ordinance requir,
ing them to be painted
Mr., Stolz said the alleys nearly all |
ran north and south, while most OF /
the wires We're carried east and west. /
and the only practical reform possible |
was by putting them underground. !
There was much 20 be done for the
improvement of the city, and ques
toned the necessity of this.
Mr. navey argued that the giving
OF charter TO any company aid not
prevent the city from ordering any
company having such charter 10
paint It's poles or change the manner
of using the wires or poles.
The motion of MIR. Patton was car
ried. Huckenstein. H. A. Thomas and
Patton We're appointed.
Mr., StolE made strong plea for the
support OF the city council In the mat.
ter of purchasing chemical engine.
A motion 10 endorse the action OF the
council vas made. Motion OF Mr..
Hofer that action be deferred until
next meeting lost Mr. Stolz with