Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-03-03


ceiIaneons necessities. and tis5 more
was allowed toward the purchase Of
horse for the city.
The street committees submitted =
report showing the desire OF proper.
ty owners along Commercial street
with the exception OF c. A. Water.
man. TO have that thoroughfare i'm.
proved. Waterman will have to be
paid for HIS property.
The report OF the street commit.
tee providing for sidewalk on Court
street was accepted and passed.
3. A. Dow was rented the west
half OF Commercial street for 8
garden. This was a Joke and was
not passed, though Councilman Rad
cliffe did not understand and opposed
the ordinance because that street
should be paved"
The resolution providing for the
paving OF Commercial street was
brought up and Councilman stock
ton introduced a motion adding Cen.
ter street. from Commercial street
to tho steel bridge, TO the area to bo
paved This was carried.
A protest by l.. Wade and - Jones
against paving OF North Liberty
street south OF the Anderson prop.
erty. was read and referred TO a
committee.
The matter OF the North MIL race
being declared nuisance. on the
motion OF Councilman stockton, was
land on the table so that an oppor-
tainlty would be had for othor Inter
esta to purchase the right 90 the race.
possibly 20 convert II into a larger
race for large manufacturing con-
ccrn. The resolution was passed by
a vo,o OF TO 3. Fraser. Mont and
Jacobs voting against II.
Councilman Eldridge requested
permission OF the council 10 purchase
1909 loads of earth TO repair the
South Salem Commercial street
bridge. This was about 20 be given.
when Councilman Oreenhaum jump
cd TO his teet aud opposed the meas-
are. saying the expense. necessary
could be used 20 other purposes adj
yaniageously, stolx and Mont hack
cd up Eldrldges resolution Green
baum opposed the matter very tona-
clously statine. 'If there Is $500 or
5000 TO be paid out we waRt Ia
known whore it's going aud n one
man can stop this expenditure at
this time. am going TO DO a."
Eldrldge replied upon this rathef
strong innuendo BY saying II there
was any doubt. he would be willing
% have Il SO over until next meet.
Ing The matter was argued pro aud
con Tor some time. a being claimed
by those IN favor 81 the measure
that the dirt could be gotten Tor 80
conts now and later Il would cost SO
cents per load The matter was
hnally passed.
Liquor licenses we're granted ta
Ralph sehwars aud r. n. Collins,
The sewerage committee, at the
request OF Councilman Elliott. was
Instructed 10 look into the sewerage
system IN South salem aud report
at next council meetlng.
A resolution wSs passed calling
FOR hldo Cor new cisterns an State
ana Commercial streets ana Court
ana Commercial streets
The appointment of >. n. perrolt
~ eitA engineer was ratified iIc
Was Informally named rs Mayor
Rodgers some ilme ase With sa'-
sry OF sisS ~ month Council.
nan Jacobs remarked that be Wished
hat thc c'ty would always SO out %
town 90 secure competent asslstanis
A petition and resolution proyil-
lng for lhe magadamlllng of Hood
street ana the removing 90 ,ho track
~ 'he Portland Electric company a.
he center OF that street Was accept.
"a ana passed Specifications for
ne work were presented With the
ress'lulion. The street Is 20 be 20
improved from Commercial 20 Sixih
street
Il was az .hl8 iuncuire that tha
resolution sfanilag thc Portland 4
seciFie Railway. Light q Power
'ompapy the rlsht 10 hesln WORK Oh I
State and North llborty streets. vas 1
airodaeed The speclacatlons In
ho vesolotlou provided Tor Ss.poana
ells. bat a. anendment galllnr Zoe