Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-03
COUNCIL WILL
BUILD REINFORCED
~a CEMENT BRIDGE
City Fathers Transacted Only Routine
Business at Monthly Meeting of
Council Last Night

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and ribal6 jests at each other and
merrily and jauntily smiled at each
Other across the glittering horseshoe at
the meeting of the city council last
night. ...
Councilman Jacob of North Salem
made only one set speech and as he
very skillfully advocated both sides of
the question with religious partiality,
no replies wene evoked.
Mayor Waters sent telegraphic mes
sage with his face to the bunch, which
read like this: "Do your worst; III
not molest you.'
The committee on the dog ordinance
reported unfavorably and canine legis.
lation was set aside for the present.
A favorable report was made on the
cement ordinance.
The committee on streets reported on
the matter of opening, gravelling and
grading Pine street and on motion of
Nj. Jacob the city attorney was adj
vised to set the wheels of the law in
motion.
This is Mr.. Jacobs pet measure. He
dotes on it just as Mr.. Bayne did on
the South Commercial street matter.
1t went through with a whoop.
Then the ill-starred, much discussed
and cussed South Commercial street
problem came up. 1t is needless to re-
late thatthe debaters wdce Councilmen
Downing and Bayne. Mr.. Downing
said that the contractors had completed
2344 lineal feet of the work, which was
As per cent of the total, and recon.
mended a draw of some $645.
Mr.. Bayne-"M Mr.. Mayor, what is a
lineal foot? How can a lineal foot of
paving be SO much on one side of the
street and a different distance ON the
othera That's funny kind of lineal
foot to me.''
Nd. Downing-"T work is COM
pleted further on one side of the street
than it is ON the other and we struck
the average. That s ALL"
Mr.. Bayne-"Oh."
The mayor put the motion to adopt
the report and it was carried with a
whoop.
Then Mr.. Downing, chairman of the
ss:eet committee, reported that the
$500 appropriated for work on the fair
ground road was nearly gone and he
asked for $400 more. Mr.. Bayne saw
him that $500 and called him. Mr..
Bayne had four aces and a pair of
jacks. M. Downing had a bob-tailed
flush and he got the $400.
III was during this nerve-racking
scene that jokelets passed between the
lead as of the two sides of the house.
Mr.. Bayne said some city officers had
not paid their poll taxes and Mr..
Downing said that Bayne had not paid
his. BayHe said he didn't have the
money the first time he was hit, but he
had paid it since.
1t was here that Bayne had lead
pipe einch. The motion TO appropriate
money could not pass without his vote
and he was begged to withdraw his
motion to refer the request for money.
Here MN Jacobo did the Henry Clay
peace-making act and spoke on both
sides. Mr. Bayne agreed TO support the
$40O motion if Mr.. Downing would put
the whole business in writing so that
record might be kept.
The compromise was effected.
Seven liquor license were gnnted.
Five of these were for Jack Rogers and
the others were to Butte and Wendroth
and Bach & Naderstanek.
The Misses DeGuire we're granted
permission to erect small woodshed
within the fire limita
The committee ON bridges reported
that the plans and specifications for a
reinforced concrete bridge over Mill
creek on North Commercial street were
ready. The plans cali for a 40-foot
span. for changing the current Of the
creek, for a guaranty bond of so per
cent Of the cost from the contractors
and that the work shall be completed
within three months. The committee
was instructed to advertise for bids.
The estimated cost is $4,000
The bill of Mrs. Elizabeth Lamb
came up. Mrs. Lamb was conducting
q boarding house when one of the in
mates was quarantined there with the
smallpox. She alleged that this broke |
up her business. Her bin had previous
~ been reported to the committee on
health and police. which reported afI
vosely.