Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-02

JOSSELYN
REPLIES
TO MAYOR RODGERS
SAYS HIS COMPANY HAS soLp
IT'S BOMBS AND Is NOW READY
TO PAVE COMMERCIAL ST.
WANTS PLANNING CLAUSE cur
ouT.

Portland. April 2e. V1sjS.--Hon.
George r. Rodgers. mayor, Salem.
oregon.
NV dear sir:-My attention has
lust been called TO your letter 10 the
common council OF the city OF Sa-
lem. read at their meeting last night.
on the subject of paving the street
railway road bed on State and Com
mercial directs. In the city OF Salem.
from which II would appear you feel
that we have not acted fairly with
you in the matter. In order that q
correct expression OF the affair may
be given yon In writing. the follow
ing is respectfully submitted:
The first discussion OF the paving
question In Salem covered only three
blocks OF state street, from Com
meroial street east. Before W. were
willing TO go ahead and do this paw
ing { which 10 not required under
our franehise) we wishod TO have
our present franchise modified. 40
that the requirements OF planking
our street railway tracks could be
removed as with the provision OF
our present franchise requiring us
20 plank our tracks. the paving by
US In any other manner would be OF
Questionable legality In these dis
Cussons we proposed, In the event
OF our being given a new franchise,
with such changes as we thought
necessary. that we in return would
not he required TO pave more than
five blocks In any one year was
head To believe that this was salts
factory 10 the city.
When the question OF specifica-
tions for paving was considered. we
demurred against the use OF Bel.
gan blocks. grooved rails and con
crete foundation. and In threshing
this out IL was agreed that II We
were given modified franchise. as
requested. and the city would change
tho specifications for paving to vitrl.
fied brick and tee rail. that we would
then agree TO pave all OF State street
! from Commercial 20 the Southern
Pacific railway, and nothing was
said az that time abont the paving o.
any other street.
on the basis OF above understand.
ing. we Rave prepared our plans and
specifications for paving State street
from Commercial 10 Twelfth. all
material has been ordered. and we
are waiting for lts arrival on the
ground 20 send our mon 10 do the
work | was informed by a repre-
sentative OF the brick people that tho
brick was on tho ground In Salem,
but found that the brick that arrived
there was not for us but for some
one else. We are now telegraphinr
''e hr'cs people 10 hurry forward
these shipments and 20 advise when
they will be laid dow in Salem. Rails
for this work should have been inI
Salem ten days ago. but for the In
ability OF the Southern Pacific com
pany TO furnish us cars FOR the pur-
pose. They promised 10 furnish as
cars. and we advised you thereof,
but on their arrival here they turned
out TO be gondola or coal ears. In
which we could not load our 60-fOot
rails. BY personal appeal al Mr..
O'Bricn's once yesterday, succe q
I'd In gaining the promise that they
would deliver us flat cars for these
rails last night, and ] believe they
are 10 arrive az our freight yard this
afternoon, when the rails will be
loaded and shipped promptly. Soon
ao the FnatpriaI Ia on the QT0uuI nur