Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-21
ROUTINE
PROCEEDINGS
OF COUNCIL
Salem City Fathers Grind Out
a Big GriSt of I'M
portant Matters.


Union street. Granted.
The street committee returned the
report on assessment of property to
open Chemeketa street.
Viewers to reconsider assessment
on Stifler property December 80.
A druggists liquor license was
granted to DR.. Stones drug st re
MIR. Elliott reported rom The rre-
Cial committee on repairing the UIill
race made a verbal rerpot Also from
the mountain water committee, and
that City Engineer Thompson, of Sc
attle would cooperate with the co N
mittte.
A contract for painting the city
hall was let, rs per cent allowed the
contractor, on motion of Mr.. Mof-
ett
The assessment ordinance on
Pine street was favorably reported
on.
The protest of ]. L. Freeland was
read. Mr.. Greenbaum moved ref
erence to the street committee. Mr..
Stolz demanded the regular order,
and the bill was put on it's third
reading.
Substitute for plumbing ordi-
uduCS was IGpOIlSu.
Macadam ordinance was favorably
reported on.
Canvass of election board was
read and adopted, showing results
of the late city election.
Alderman Hofer of the seventh
ward rendered his resignation and
the same was accepted with regrets.
John A. Carson was appointed to
fill the unexpired term.
A resolution to transfer $108.81
from the Oak street fund to help
make out sum to pay off $2,500 in
bonds against State street was adopt
ed
Licenses for A. Cooper, E. Eek
erien and Schwartz & James were
to license committee.
Plans and specifications for foot
bridge on High street were referred
to the street committee.
A resolution for assessment for
Improvement of Kearney street was
published.
A petition for light on Pine street
and Maple avenue, and several 9TH
ers, including one on Washington
and First streets, referred to the |
light committee.
A petition of fifteen citizens that |
he mudhole at Union and Front |
streets be filed at once.
Refer 1t to Jupiter Pluvius. He |
,an fill it," said Mr. Helldridge. |
Laughter
The petition of II. b. Thielsen for |
,latting second Cartwright addition
o the city was referred to the prop
n committee.
Ordinance or issuing five per cent
'0-year Marion and State-street
ever bonds of $4,000 at popular
Passed.
A bill to increase the salary of the
treet commissioner from 5000 to
1900 year was postponed until the
udget was completed.
Bill passed for collection of sewer
aX in block 3S.
B1l for rounding Sc3.O5O bonds,
el years md dr" wing f'7a pcr cent,
assed. TO be sold at popular loan.
Council adjourned TO Tuesday ev-
Mrs. Caucus Of members az p.
I. 90 ~e"order'S office
PIN pnssed fCr sowor through
lock o across Trade street.
A bill 10 regulate plumbing, ven !
lation and drainage of buildings in {
ty of Salem was read, Mr., Sauter
loved to substitute galvanized iron {
,r cast iron vent pipes. Accepted
-r. Stolz said this ordinance applied
My to new buildings, and did not
rotect people against bad plumbing
lready In existfnce, Bad plumbing {
houses already built was not !
cached bv this bill, Mayor Rodg-i [
rs said this bill would not require [
all present houses, MIR.
tolz's suggestion would cause the I
oorer class of people too much eX-
anse. Referred back to ordinance S
lmmittee.
Following is the report of the city |
,uncil committee that investigated |
lie charges made against Chief of [
olice Gibson by the ministerial COM :
ittee of the Good Citizenship '
eague: c
o the Honorable Mayor and Com I
mon Council OF the City of Salem,
Oregon:
The members of your committee I
4 health and police" to whom was {
,ferred a complaint praying for the I
smoval OF ID. w. Gibson, chief of
Olice" OF the city of Salem, for I
I'm ONCE, beg leave to G
aport that on Friday last your COM |
littee held a meeting at which testi- I
lony on behalf of said chief of
nlice." and that after a oonsidera-
on of the charges set forth and al q
,ged in said complaint, your COM 9
Iittee submits the following report; I
That. while we do not believe the 7
introduced at the hearing
sufficient TO justify a removal from I
mce. we must confess that the allie
ations set forth in the complaint
re not altogether without founda- !
on. and that both the "chief OF po-
ce" and your committee have been
Dmewhat derelict IN the perform
nee OF their duty We realize that, I
| order 10 do eficient and effective
ork, II Is necessary that these two |
lembers OF our municipal organiza-
on work harmoniously together {
nd We believe that the cOmnlainants I