Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-04-11
CITY
DADS
MEET

Gesner being present. The report q
the respectative committees on curreu
expenses, streets and licenses were rea
and adopted An ordinance to regulat
the erection Of poles and wires for tel
egraph and telephone service from tn
north side of Mission street, on Com
mercial street, to the southern limits o
the city, was reported favorably on b.
n the committee and adopted.
The committee on bridges and ap
4 proaches recommended that the bridg
on 18th and Lee streets be construete,
at cost not to exceed $50. The re
port was adopted.
The recommendation of the commit
tee on lights that the petition for al
are light on 18th and Waller streets b.
pot granted was adopted.
Recorder Moore's report for th
J month of March, and also his regularl,
4 quarterly report, as published in yes
4 terday's Journal, was read and refer
4 red to the committee on ways anC
means.
A report relating to the construction
and maintenance of sidewalks and cross
walks was read and referred to the
committee on streets.
Under the head of new business AL
derman Crossan moved that the com
mittee on health and police be in
structed to purchase two pairs of hand
cuffs, to cost not more than $40. The
motion prevailed.
Two petitions, one for the erection of
a standpipe on Liberty street, and an.
other for the city to repair Oak street,
were both referred to the committee
on streets.
A petition to construct sewer on
Division street was referred to the
committee sewerage.
The petition for the construction of
sidewalk on the east side of 25th
street was referred to the committee
on streets.
p. j. Larsen presented a petition for
the erection of a corrugated iron build
ing on East Liberty street, which was
referred to the committee on fire and
water.
The right of Steiner g. Berger to
erect a corrugated iron building on
Earry otraat ond Tho mast and of III
erty street, which was hastily granted
at the last meeting of the council
caused some discussion at this time.
petition was read from II. Phole ask
ing that the council reconsider their
action. and revoke the license. The rea-
sons advanced for the request were that
the construction of such a building
would be a menace to the safety of the
surrounding property in relation to the
danger of fire. Attorney Frank Holmes
addressed the council and stated that
the building was to be used as a Chi
nese "noodle joint" and not for a
warehouse, as set forth in the petition.
He showed that such a place as a
noodle joint" should not be permitted
10 be in close proximity to the neigh
boring building if the danger of FIRE
was so great. He also said that the
insurance companies would raise the
rate if the building went up. After
hearing these facts Alderman GoodaleI
moved that the motion granting the
erection of the building be reeonsidered.
This was passed, and then Alderman
Crossan moved to refer the matter to
the committee on FIRE and water, which
was likewise done.
The application of A. Cornoyer for a
saloon license was referred TO the com
mittee on licenses.
Alderman Bayne moved that the
question whether the city had the right
TO license any other kind Of slot ma.
chine than the "niekel in the slot ma
chine" be referred TO the city attorney
for settlement. This was carried.
A bill for the extension of Maple av-
snue, in Highland, south 10 the intersec-
tion Of 9th street, and bin to lay out
an alley running east and west through |
block was referred 10 the committee
on ordinances.
Alderman Steusloff moved that the
city expend no money in repairing
streets~unless the same were improved
by the abutting property owners. The
motion was carried
The bills against the city we're read
aud referred 10 the committee on eur