Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-10-22

graveling Pine from Front to
Fourth.
Mr.. Jacob said 1t would be wrong
to stop Improvement. Referred 10
special committee.
After General Electric.
Mr. Gesner moved to advertise for
bids on improving a strip seven feet
in width by the General Electric
company from east side of Church to
west side of Twelfth on State street.
Mr.. Greenbaum asked that matter
be postponed.
Mr.. Gesner's motion carried. Mr..
|Greenbaum said the effect of this
would be to indefinitely postpone the
agreement the committee on ordi-
nances had hoped to reach with the
lstreetcar company.
Set Mains Right.
Mr. Stolz spoke In favor of giving
a thorough overhauling to all water
and gas mains before a permanent
pavement Is put down.
Mr.. Fraser said he had hoped to
get some system adopted but had
failed. The city had no offlcial en-
gineer.
The mayor said he had the matter
investigated and the water and gas
mains were all in place and the
street now being paved would not be
disturbed.
Mr.. Gesner offered a resolution 10
FIRE the Portland General Electric
company on the North Commercial
street bridge or pay $40 day.
Referred TO committee on bridges on
his own motion.
| Communication of Long Distance
Telephone company was placed on
hle.
A Dangerous Bridge.
Mr.. Jacobs called attention to the
dangerous condition of North Front
street bridge. Street commissioner
Iordered to repair same.
Resolution adopted ordering con-
lstruction OF walk along south side
/ Gaines avenue from west side Sum
mer street to North Fourth street
Also bad walk on state street al
Tower property.
Mr.. stockton moved that street
commissioner be ordered TO put In
walk on II street and several In
Pleasant Home addition, and on Nil
between Twelfth and Eighteenth
ICarried.
Fix South Commercial.
On motion OF Stolz street com
missioner was authorized to make
necessary repairs not TO exceed $10C
on South Commercial street. Adopt
led.
Mr.. Radcllff said the city owed I
Ito the property owners TO put tina
street in order. He also made
strong plea that fair grounds roa'
he put i'm order before winter to keel
Il passable.
Same order was made on motlo'
OF Radcliff to repair fair ground
road.
= Mr.. Jacob called up constructlo
r OF walk on North Hood street
I w. A. Anderson asked for permi
TO erect corrugated iron building o
Court street. Referred TO commit
= tee on fire and water.
r Gas Still too High.
Mr. Haas moved that the 81 ga
A ordinance he taken out OF the hand
lof the ordinance committee and r.
i ferred To committee on plumblnI
# Lost.
l. Petition OF cltizeas for protectlo
o of bank OF river I'm front of city. RI
ferred TO committee on streets. NJ
a Stolz said the city could not hand
j. this IL was up 60 the general go'
lernment.
n Petition read for n light on Mort
Z Seventeenth and B streets. Referre
4 to committee on lights.
4 Cement walk ordered put In d
n Tower property on State street,
A special committee of Mcssri
lStol2. Bayne and Jacob was create
@ Ito draw up specifications for a
r kinds OF streets, except pormanor
I lpavements.
{ To Protect PnVemcnts.
Z Mr.. Rayne introduced an ord
[ nance TO protect paved streets againi
h scattering gravel. rock, slabwood @
any other material Injurious To pave
streets or bridges. Passed.
4 Petition OF Thos Jory for rlgl
a lto ponnpct with CITY sewers referre