Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-17

The Capital street bridge was re.
ported closed on account of high
water, two posts having gone from
under the bridge. leaving it in a
dangerous condition.
Mr.. Downing moved that the mayor
be instructed to communicate with the
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph
Co, at Portland asking for the free
use of the long distance telephone by
the police. Carried
The committee on lights reported on
the condition Of the city lighting sys-
tenn The report appears in another
column of this issue.
The committee on printing reported
receiving bids for the printing OF $50
copies Of the rules of the council as
follows: Capital Journal, S17; States.
man, $16.5O; Henry Pape, $11.1O. The
report was adopted, and the commit
tee was instructed to accept the lowest
bid.
A petition from Mrs. Mary Ann
Loughlin was read, asking for SIS
damages for injuries sustained through
a fall on defective sidewalk on Fer.
ry street, between Church and Cottage
streets in front of the C. b. Moores
property. Mrs, Loughlln addressed the
council regarding her injuries. saying
that she stepped through a broken
board in the walk. The matter was
referred to the committee on streets
The Benton County Lumber Com
pany's verbal bid for $40 per 1000 feet
for $4,000 feet Of bridge and sidewalk
lumber delivered in Salem. Other ouo.
tations were received, and the street
commissioner was instructed to mott
~ the lumber dealers to send in bids
for the furnishing of the lumber by
the next meeting.
On Mr. Bayne's motion the record.
er was instructed to notify the Citi.
zen's Light & Traction Co. of the
points selected at the last meeting for
the location Of the new lights. and this
was ordered.
The application Of Welch G. Maurer
for the placing of building material in
the east half of Commercial street. in
front Of the Breyman property. south
of the Old White Corner was brought
before the council by Mr. Bayne. and
on motion the request was granted.
the street to be used under the direc.
tion of the street commissioner.
A petition for a new walk on Market
street, in the fifth ward was read and
referred to the committee on streets
NJ ID Pogue addressed the council
TO the effect that one evening recently
Miss Ervina Schoenfeld was injured on
Center and Cottage streets, where the
walks were torn up, she falling in
such a manner that she sustained Sc.
rious injuries, and asked that a com.
mittee be appointed to investigate the
case, and confer with Miss Schoenfeld
regarding a settlement. He was asked
to make a claim in writing and pre-.
sent IL to the council
The application of ]. A. Tyler for
a saloon license at No. 221 CONNER
cial street was read and referred.
The bill for refunding the bridge
bonds, 100000, was read three times
and passed by unanimous vote of the
council.
A motion by Mr.. Bayne, that a com.
mittee Of three TO act with the mayor
and recorder in arranging the bond is
sue, was amended by the substitution
Of the committee on printing for the
committee of three.
The bicycle ordinance was read the
third time and passed, all members
present voting for II, except Mr.. Atch.
eson, and he changed his nay vote 10
AYE before the vote was announced.
After the. reading OF the usual grist
of bills, and their reference 70 the
committee, the council adjourned.
The following are the bills paid by
the council:
Portland Fuel Co. ...........$ 28.OO
Patton Bros. .... .. .,...... .85
Pac States T. & T. Co. ..... 100
Pac. States T. & r. Co. ..... 1.35
Statesman Pub. Co. ....... go
Statesman Pub Co. ....... 1886
ID. S. Bentley o.. ............ so
Capital laundering Co. ...... 6.25
seigmund & Pugh ........... $50
Q. w. Emmett .... ....... 80
Ext. Ladder Co. 49,. 26.OO
Burroughs & Fraser ........ $50
Capital City e. & T. Co ...... 100
Capital Drug Store .......... 1.SO
John Hughes Co. ...... ...... $50
Buren & Hamilton .......... 2.62