Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-06-27
EXPERT
BILL
HIGH
So the City Council Thought
Lawsuit May Result

The city council met in regular ses.
sion Saturday evening, with all pres.
ent except Alderman Gesner, Jacobs,
Smith and Young.
The recorder read the report of A.
A. Lee and E. T. Moores, the special
committee appointed by Mayor Waters
and Judge Scott to ascertain the
amount of taxes due the city of Salem
from Marion county, showing the
same to be $75S.29.
The committee on streets reported
a new contract made regarding haul.
ing gravel from Mimic Island. On
motion of Alderman Bayne the con.
tract was rereferred to the committee
to report on the facts at the next
meeting
The city hall stage which was re-
Gently removed drew out quite a
discussion. Alderman Walker who
was one of the committee who acted
in removing the stage, explained that
it was necessary to do so, in order
to erect the stairway in the rear of
the building. Alderman Hubbard
moved that the committee be instruct.
ed to replace the stage at their own
expense 1t was a free for all for
time, but the motion was finally de. |
feated.
Saloon licenses were issued to Nus |
baum Bros, Bach & Nadestanek, and |
A. Schrieber.
The committee on lighting reported |
specifications for lighting the Guilty
during the next five years and the
printing committee was instructed to
advertise for bids for a period of 10
days in accordance with the specifica.
tions adopted.
The bid of Geo. F. Rogers for fur.
nishing the city 100 cords of wood
was rejected because Mr.. Rogers re-
fused to sign a contract to furnish
sound" wood and the printing com
mittee was instructed to advertise for
bids for furnishing wood for the city
The petition Of j. w. Lyons and
others for street grade on Statesman
street was referred to the committee
on streets.
The privilege Of operating a nina.
ture street railway on State street (
was granted thurman Bros, for carni-
val week, 1t will run from High to
Liberty streets. Z
A communication from j. G.. Ora. .
ham, secretary Of the Greater Salem
Commercial club was read, asking
that the council investigate the pro.
position of the city owning and operat-
ing an electric light plant. On motion
a committee of three including the
mayor was appointed. Alderman
Crossan and Churchill were named {
as the other members of the com. (
mittee.
The committee on ways and means
reported that they mad examined the
bill Of Samuel Richardson for S42O
for exporting the books of the city
officers and recommended that the
same be reduced to $40. The report 5
was adopted. Mr.. Richardson was t
nrpSpnt and cn,Ol,e in bis o,,yr hoholf |
He outlined the amount of labor nee.
essary to gather the necessary data
and said that he had worked "a DAYS. r.
He thought $5 day was reasonable
and would insist that the amount be
paid or that he would be compelled o
10 resort to the courts for redress.
Alderman Hughes gave notice that he
would move to reconsider the vote 5
1t the special meeting Monday night. p
j. A. carson ,.......,,,.....S 4.2S s.
Miss e Nj. HALEY ....,.,.. 200 n
). NJ White ...,....,..,... so
Iohle & Bishop ......,..... 1850 l
o S. Lamport ...... ...,.... so
: w, Putnam ...,....... 100
j, Petzel ,........... 100 :"
: A, Virgins ..."....... $50 +
PATTON Bros. ..,...,......... 1880
'acihc States T. & T. Co.. 100 O
'acihc States T. & t. Co... 1.25 b.
Ohm Hughes Co ,......... 40 b,
ohm Hughes Co. ............ 49O b.