Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-16
Rules Amended and
Bicycle Ordinance
introduced
Fifteen Lights Ordered in the
New Wards - HOSeman
Appointed and Other
Matters

The council met at 7 o'clock last
night with all the members present
except Walker and Hubbard.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of January5 were read and approved
On motion of Mr. Gesner, the coun
Gil began work under the head of
special committees, and Mr.. Gesner
reported amendments TO the standing
rules of the council as follows:
In rule 1 the number of members to
make a quorum is changed from 8
to 8.
Rule is changed so as to permit
a temporary vacancy in the Office of
mayor or recorder, at any regular or
called meeting. to be filed pro tenn.
Rule is changed so as to provide
IA committees, as follows: Ways and
means, ordinances, accounts and cur
rent expenses, streets, public build.
ings, sewerage, plumbing, licenses,
fire and water, bridges and approach.
es, health and and police, lights, print
ing and public parks.
These changes were adopted by
unanimous vote.
Recorder Judah read the mayors
committee appointments as follows;
Ways and Means-Hughes, Jacobs,
Sims.
Ordinances-Ba Downing, Ges-
ner
Accounts and Current Expenses
Catlin, Smith, Crossan.
Streets-Gesner, Churchill, Atchi.
son.
Public Buildings-Walker, Hughes,
Jacobs.
werage-Young, Hubbard, Gesner.
Plumbing-Jacobs, Sims, Churchill.
Licenses-Sims, Hughes, Hubbard.
Fire and Water--Crossan, Smith,
Young.
Bridges and Approaches-Churchill,
Walker, Atchison.
Health and Police-Downing Cros.
san, Catlin.
Lghts--Smith, Downing Bayne.
Printing-Atchison Young, Walker.
Public Parks-Hubbard, Catlin,
lBayne.
On motion of Crossan the appoint.
ments were approved.
Mr.. Crossan reported on the matter
Of reissuance Of the bridge bonds, and
recommended the passage of an ordi.
nance for the issuance of a popular
loan. The verbal report was adopted,
and, on Crossan's motion, the matter
was referred TO the committee on ordi.
nances, with instructions TO draft an
ordinance embodying the recommen.
dations, and report TO the council at
It's next meeting.
The committee on examining into
the question of the extension OF the
Australian ballot law to the cities
with over 1000 inhabitants, reported
that an investigation showed that the
Australian ballot law will govern cleo
tions in Salem hereafter, but that the
registration law was not so extended
to this city. The report was adopted
The new FIRE chief reported a list
of nine hOsemen as those he recon.
mended for those positions, and they
were elected by unanimous vote, un-
der a suspension OF the rules. The
hosemen so chosen are w. w. vii.
liams, @. L. Lewis, f. e. Loose. C.. N.
Churchill, C. A. West, Chas. Wright
VIM. Her, j. l.. George, Harry Hutton.
Mr. Cattlin reported that the report
OF City Treasurer John Moir for 1903
was found correct, and same was
adopted on motion of Mr.. Bayne.
The city treasurer's report for the
last three months OF 1903, was read
showing receipts Of $1O,65s.S9; dis
$40, O,1S1.19; balance, S477.-
20. Special funds: Sewer, block ss,
$28266; State street improvement
fund, ss2S9s; sewer fund. $5O14; Oak
street Improvement fund, $25,14;
street Improvement, $3Oe72. The re-
port was adopted.
The recorder reported the certificate
Of election and oaths Of ONCE Of the
mayor and new councilmen.
The fire chief asked that badges be
secured for the members Of the Yew
Park volunteer fire department. Re
ferred TO the committee on fire and
water,
A letter was received from the Cit
zens' Light 4 Traction Co.. asking
,or permission TO erect at the termini
If the street car lines. waiting rooms
or the convenience OF passengers. The