Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-05-03
SALEM
COUNCIL
SITS
And HatcheS Out Quite a
Brood of Chickens

A"V icBuih ho0tihB VI nc Oity NV"h
ell was held last evening, with all pres
ent but Alderman Wallace. 1t was
moved by Alderman Baker that the
reading Of the minutes Of the previous
meeting be dispensed with. The mo-
tion was carried The committee on
ways and means reported unfavorably
on the bill for an ordinance giving the
mayor power to grant pardons to per
sons sentenced by the recorder to terms
Of imprisonment or the remitting Of
fines imposed by him.
Alderman Downing, Of the commit
tee on ordinances, to which committee
was referred the bill for an ordinance
to regulate and tax the express compan-
les and also a bill for the regulation
and taxation Of telephone and telegraph
companies, moved that the section in
both ordinances, stating that the
amount Of the tax be fixed at 500 per
quarter, be changed to read $50 in
stead of $50. This amendment was
later adopted, and the bill was then re.
ferred to the recorder for engrossing
before coming up for passage. The
committee reported unfavorably on the
bill for an ordinance requiring the city
police TO wear uniforms and helmets.
The report was adopted.
Bills against the city were read and
approved, and warrants ordered drawn
for the respective amounts. The com.
mittee on streets having reported IA"
vorably on the petition Of Harry
Thomas 20 erect a stand pipe on Lib
erty street near State street, the re.
port was adopted. The report Of the
city engineer regarding the establish
ment Of monuments fixing the grade Of
the city streets was referred TO the
committee on streets.
Alex Cornoyer's petition for a sa-
loon license was reported favorably
by the committee and the license was
ordered granted. Regarding the re.
guest Of the Yew Park hose team for
the purchase Of fire extinguishers for
the use of the team, the committee on
Are and water, to whom the matter was
referred, reported favorably on the pc
tition, and the report was adopted. II
was moved by Alderman Gesner that
the recorder be instructed 10 advertise
for bids 10 furnish 100 cords of body
fir wood for the use Of the city hall
next winter. The motion was carried.
The street commissioner reported
that the planking Of the steel bridge
over the Willamette river was in need
Of repair and il was moved and car
riod that the committee on bridges con
fer with Marion and Polk counties with
reference to repairing the structure
The special committee TO whom was
referred the matter Of advertising for
and receiving bids for the construction
Of a sixfoot cement sidewalk on the
east side Of Marion square reported that
they had done according TO instructions
and had received a number Of sealed
bids. Alderman SteusloG moved that
the bids be opened and read, which was
carried. The following persons submit
ted bids: j. p. Veateh, two separate
bids; John Nelson, G. c. Holman and
G. A. Kehrberger @. c. Holman's bid
was the lowest received, stating that
he would do the work for y cents per
square foot. 1t was moved and carried
that the matter be referred to the com
mittee on sewers with power to let the
contract for construction.
The matter of the Saginaw street i'm
provement which was referred 10 a spe'
cial committee II six, empowering them
to investigate the charges made by Al
derman Bayne, viz; that Alderman
Aeheson had caused the street in front
Of his property to be improved at con
siderable expense without first obtain
ing permission Of the council, came up