Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-04
COUNCIL ACCEPTS
BREYMAN FOUNTAIN
Health Ordinance Passed UNANIMOUSLY
Routine Business Transacted
at Regular Session


ter may reflect with like feelings the
works of those who were before and
who made and helped make Salem what
it is. feel no sense Of limitation, nor
do hear any dissenting voice when I
presume to speak for the commonwealth
Of the Capital City, for the city eoun-
ell and a II officials and myself, person
ally, and say, that we accept this gift
with profound sense of appreciation
and promise it a place in our memory,
a memory which cannot be separated
from the memory of those who gave it..
Therefore, let us order this slight
expression Of acceptance on our part
spread upon our records and published
in the local press.
On motion of Alderman Churchill,
the recorder was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for building sewer in block
63.
Alderman Crossan created quite a
laugh by asking for six nose protectors
for the fire department. Following as it
did, after a lively sewer and cesspool
discussion by Alderman Churchill, it led
Alderman Bayne IN ask If they were for
Mr.. Churchill. The request was grant
ed
The report Of the special committee
relating to street improvement bonds
was adopted. II was as follows:
We, your special committee, hereto
fore appointed to investigate and re-
port upon the status OF the liens i'm
posed and held by the city Of Salem in
the matter of the general improvement
of State street, from the west line of
High street e. ire eastern boundary of
the city, and of the general improve
ment of Oak street from the west line
of Twelfth street to the west line of
Winter street, beg leave to submit our
findings in this relation as follows:
We find that there are at the present
time 80 liens in force and applying to
property in the case of the Oak street
improvement; that the sum of these
liens is ample to cover the obligations
Of the city, as represented by the bonds
issued TO pay for the improvements
mentioned
We find that bonds in the sum of So
sl0.41 were uttered by the city on
January !, 1895, maturing in Is years
from date of issue, but payable at the |
option of the city, at the end of 70
years, and bearing interest at the rate |
of 8 per cent per aunum to cover the |
cost OF the Improvement Of State street |
aforesaid. And that bonds in the sum |
Of $37l.l0 were uttered by the city for |
the same time, on the same date, bear
ing tho same rate of interest, and with |
the same option TO cover the cost of the |
Improvement Of Oak street aforesaid |
This makes the bonded obligation of |
the city, in this relation amount to |
$6,lsl.5l. These bonds are now in the
possession or custody of Messrs. Ladd |
/ Bush, bankers of this city.
We fnd that, under the charter |
and ordinances an annual levy Of per |
cent has been imposed by the common
council upon each and every one Of the
liens in force and herein reported for
the years 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, |
1901, 1902, 1898, but that no such levy |
was made for the year 1895. The levy |
for the current year will no doubt be
made by your honorable body in De
cember, next.
We find that the funds in the treas.
ury Of the city applicable TO the pay
ment OF these bonds is, approximately |
~ 200.
We, respectfully recommend the
adoption and enforcement Of the res.
olution accompany this report, and ask
for further time in which TO present a
final report IN the premises.
The resolution was as follows;
Whereas, The city Of Salem, Oregon |
has heretofore, under It's charter and |
ordinances made and provided in that |
behalf, uttered certain bonds in pay
meut of the cost Of the general inn
provement OF State street from the
west line Of High street TO the eastern |
limit Of the city, and in payment Of
the cost of the general Improvement Of
Oak street, from the west line Of
Twelfth street 20 the west line Of Win
ter street, aggregatiug tho sum Of So,
lSll5, bearing date Of January |
1895, and maturing in IS years from
date of issue, and
Whereas, The bonds aforesaid, uuder
the terms Of the charter, and the terms
of said bonds, are payable at the option
Of the common council Of said city of
salem at the end Of 10 years from
the said date Of issue, or ON January I,
lQO5 nOw therefore he il