Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-06
CITY
COUNCIL
MEETS
Takes Steps Towards Repair
ing Bridges and Settles
City Bills

phohe system IN salem was presented
TO the city council last night. when Al
derman Orossan introduced. by reouest
bill for an ordinance granting Ia
Charles Sumner a franchise to put in a
telephone, burglar and Ere alarm sys.
tenn in this city. In the request for the
franchise the new company agrees, af-
ter five years 10 pay one per cent Of
their income each year into the city
treasury The ordinance passed it's first
and second reading, and was referred
to the committee on ordinances.
Another important matter which oc.
cupied the greater part of the last
nights deliberations was the discus
sion Of the bridge question. The dis
cussion was not confined 70 any one
bridge, but nearly all the bridges with.
in the city came in for their share. The
only definite thing done, however, was
the order made to advertise for bids
for the construction Of a bridge span
ming Mill creek on 21st street.
Tho routine work Of the council fol.
lows
On the accommodation Of the street
committee tho Pacific States Telephone
Company was given permission TO put
up an electric light sign in front Of
their Office on Liberty street.
Mr.. Gesner, as chairman Of the com,
mittee on public buildings, moved that
the plumbing committee be authorized
to have the city hall put in sanitary
condition. The motion carried.
On motion Of Alderman Crossan,
the committee on sewerage was author.
lied to have the survey made for the
purpose Of putting a sewer through
block No. 2, in Cartwright's addition.
The committee on FIRE and water
that the FIRE chief be in
structed 10 notify the owners Of the
First National bank building and the
NJ @. building that they must put
IN fire escapes at once. The recon.
ncndation was adopted.
On motion Alderman Achesou. the .
committee on FIRE and water was in.
TO purchase what oats were
ieeded at the FIRE department from .
ime to time. On motion Of Alderman
'rossan the committee was also in
tructed 10 purchase 10 tons Of hay.
Tho committee oa bridges reported y
$ follows; >
"The bridge on State street is "a ,
cot wide and So feet long, with 6.foot =
idewalk. 10 requires nine now piling W
nd now abutments. Tho caps and ,
oists and decking are apparently sound II
nd in good condition, with tho cxccp ~
lon Of tho caps on the east abutment. ~
With new piling and abutments this II
ridge will bo good for several years. ~
'e recommend that this bridge be- re- III
aired as follows That new abut- 30
cnts of either concrete or stone and A.
me new pilings be constructed and f.
aced under the present mperstruc. 20
ire. The abutments should be such as
ould suficie for a permanent bridge
heueyer il is deemed advisable TO
ect one. We are advised that Mcsrs. eul
oyal 4 Sons are procuring plans for las
eel bridge proposition to submit 20 exc
g city at an early date for this point. nee
''Tho bridge on South 2lst street is fro
feet wide and lO5 feet long, iuclud- son
& approaches This should be replaced Orr
new bridge, as the old bridge is fro
'sed and past repairing We recon. z
nd that new bridge similar 10 the We
one as 10 Dimensions be built. ex. cad
pt that IS feet Of the approach 50 the und
rth end be iilled, and that eight feet yiel
tho south approach be filed, and ues
It piling and caps be placed al each Ror
2 whore an stops Tlis will require vail
additional piling, and g6 feet less yiel
dging. The an is not deep. and can age
'hahly he done as cheap IL not II
'aper than the bridging. and
The bridge on South Commercial vest
eet needs general repairing, the ex. by
extent Of which We cannot give. for are
reason that whom the work begins the
re win be work necessary that can. nice
be seen before. For this reason We fael
not think it is practical 70 draw POta
oineations for this work and adver, OWL
for bids on the same. In our opin. p
tho only practical way to have this
ige repaired is to have the stree,
do tho work or TO hire
q practical bridge builder 70 90 the In
h and the city furnish the material
'srs. Royal a son, bridge builders
9 offered to DO the work At the rate
,ls per day and furnish their team
toolS and c. =, and his son 10
K, the city furnishing an the ma,