Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-22
THAT BRIDGE
QUESTION
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Iit is time that the people of Salem
should show that they were not as
easy as certain companies had been
led to believe.
Councilmen /. Greenbaum and a.
L. Fraser, both expressed themselves
as in favor of some kind of COM
promise on the matter. When inter
viewed yesterday Mr.. Greenpaun
said that he had hopes that an agree
ment would be arrived at before the
week of the fair, but that the city
would not receive the $4,000 reduc-
ton asked for. He stated that the
contracting company had made 1t
known unofflclally that they would
have no objection to a small reduc-
tion, perhaps two or three hundred
dollars, and he said that II they Of
|fered to accept reduction of twice
or three times that amount he be-
lieved that the council could be in
duced to accept the bridge. While
the contract called for a 24-foot
bridge, he believed that the claim
that the plans for the bridge had
been presented and accepted by the
last council was we'll founded, and
that this might bind the city to the
full amount of the contract In
case of an appeal to the law. He said
that the matter had been treated in
a very careless manner, and that the
only thing now is to make the best
of It. Personally, he said that he
would much rather have the city pay
more than the full $1,000, which the
two contracts called for, than leave
the city in the position of providing
such poor service TO the visitors
who will be In Salem at the time of
the fair. However, he said that II
was certain that the city was not re-
what It was paying for, and
that running the street car tracks
over the bridge permanently was no
longer thought OF. He said that II
was better to have the bridge with
out the rails, and that he believed
the council is right In not allowing
the lines over II, when the bridge
Is obviously too narrow. The city
had the greatest right to kick about
the foundation. He did not believe
that there was anything In the
to allow the company
10 build It In the inferior manner |
n-which Il Is constructed. He said |
hat ROLAND X. Page, local man
iger OF the street car company had |
informed the council that all materl-
II Is on the spot and that the COM
iany will lay the track Immediately
IN the announcement of satisfac-
Dry agreement between the con-
ractors and the city council, Mr..
believed that the COM
lanies would soon make a PROPOSE
ion that the city council could be
induced to accept, and that he had
great hopes that everything would
'o settled in time for the fair, II
[ Is not settled by that time he said
le would not object 10 the city coun-
n holding out for the full claims II
he bridge was not taken over by
he city for year or not at all.
councilman A. l.. Stockton refused
o make any statement of his posi-
ion on the matter, However, he
elieyed thet the meter could be set
led and that nothing he could say
o the public would benifit the ne
,otlatlons which are being carried
IN.
When Manager Smart OF the GEN
raj Contracting Company was seen
ie stated the he had just received In
tructions from his company TO
blockade the bridge and put tres
ASS notices upon the approaches
warming anyone passing over II that
ie would he prosecuted Mr.. Smart
; OF the opininon that his company
as made every reasonable conees-
ion, and says that he will not have
nything further to offer. r. 1,