Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-03-02
THE CITY FATHERS
PUSH THROUGH A
GREAT BIG GRIST
WATER ENGINEERING CONTRACT
LET.-MORt STREETS MUST Be PAVED
AND POLES MUST BE PLUMB AND
PERPENDICULAR--S0UTH COMMERCIAL
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET.

The city council last night opened
bids for building an engine house in
East Salem, ordered barge built to
bring gravel from Minto Island, Or
dered molds bonght to begin the man
ufacture Of concrete tiling, opened
bids for the construction OF full
width bridge across South CONNER
cial street, and ordered about two
miles of streets improved, some Of
them with bitulithic pavement. Mr
Ho.er amended the ordinance for
setting poles on streets, that they all
be set and maintained plumb aud
perpendicular" A lot OF ordinances
were corrected for publication In
book form, and amendments to the
rules were adopted. A great big grlst
OF city work was put through, not the
least being detailed report OF all
the work done by Street Commits
sioner Pooler, showing iust what
work had been done the past monta
in each ward The North Salem I'm
provement League was heard from,
and a great many improvements are
contemplated up that way. Noun
tain water got another lift, by a con-
tract for survey being entered into
by the city
Some Routine Proceedings.
The special committee appointed
to select a suitable and able survey
or 10 find the most feasible route
with which to bring mountain water
to this city, recommended w. J. Gull
yer, and moved that he be hired Tor
this work. The motion was adop.ed
and contract entered into.
Mr.. Hofer asked for further time
regarding the installation OF an au-
tomato switch, TO cost s25, asked FOR
on the lights OF the Breyman Fouh-
tain.
The special committee on the Fair
Ground. boulevard reported several
different routes over which the con-
mittee thought would be suitable foY
the highway, Alderman Stolz moved
that the matter be taken out OF the
hands of the present committee aad
placed IN the hands OF the spes'al
fair grounds committee The motloa
was adopted
The city held a regular meeting
last night, az which there was
large crowd OF spectators. among
whom were several who had attended
for the purpose OF addressing the
body regarding new ordinances.
Mr. stolz made a motion TO hold
the ordinance for paving Fei ry
street between Liberty and Front
streets up, In order TO fully asear-
tain what move the welch people .
weer going 10 make toward bulldog
a street railway down this street
The motion was adopted.
The street committee recommend
ed the ordering OF three sizes NJ
mold with which 10 make concrete
Thing, 10 be used for city drainage,
and, upon motion of Mr. stolz, the
recorder was instructed 10 order the
same
From committee on sewage NJ.
Elliott moved that CRATES and boxes
be purchased for different street sew.
age connections which was adopted
The street commissioner was author
ICED 20 put in a sewage connection
with the proposed new engine house.
Alderman Elliott moved that a catch
basin be installed on Capital aud
state streets. which was adopted.
Mr. Low, OF the FIRE and water
committee, reported that the new {
.hem'eal attachment for the old hose /
wagon would cost sGsO, according to
quotations received and made a mo- :
ion that this be paid, as provided in 4
he budget. The motion was adopt
d. ,
FuIl-Width Bridge. D
The bids for the South CONNER
ial street bridge we're also opened.
ach bid accompanied with a certified y
heck for $500 u