Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-05
COUNCIL HAS
STRENUOUS
MEETING
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GILMAN To styJEIB STOCK.
TOY. long SANITARY INSPECT.
Oli ANn TOM JOBNItlts
STREtT COMMISSIONER.

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After nInp three yarluc.r. and
r8usacuur besides youm, of gone
oral business che CITY council ad.
inurrcd last night untN Monday
evening Tho session convened az
the usual hour and while every min
ute of 90 was occupied with tho tram
sacUuu Df business for aU chat the
hands OF the clock were nearing the
hour of 10 before the adjournment
came
IHchmund Succeeds stockton.
One OF the important matters
which came up for The consideration
of the council last evening was the
resignation OF G. J.. stockton as
councilman for The second ward and
the election OF a successor. Two
names were submitted TO the coun-
c'l for consideraton-Lou Lach-
mund and A. n. Moores. A vote
gave the Office to Lachmund. he se-
curing eight votes and Moores three.
Race Was Closed.
When it came time for the cleo
ton of a sanitary inspector as pro-
vided for i'm the new plumbing ordi-
nance two names were placed i'm
nOmination-the present incumbent
A. w. Long: and A. L. Frazier and
three ballots were cast before an
election could be declared The
first ballot stood seven for Long and
five for Frazier; the second was a
tie; the third the same as the first
but when it came to the fourth one
of the votes shifted over to Long
and the vote stood eight for Long
and four for Frazier and Long was
declared elected. The salary for
this Office as fixed by the new ordi-
nance is $1,000 a year.
Cornelius Street Commissioners
]. 4. Welch submitted his resigna-
ton as street commissioner and af-
ter accepting it the council elected
Y. e. Cornelius as his successor.
Inc reason assigned by Councilman
Stolz for the resignation of Welch
was i'll health. According to the
statement of Mr.. Stoltz, Mr. Welch
has been afflicted for some time with
an ailment of the stomach and it
was because of the fear that this
would grow worse and cause him to
resign in the midst of the general
spring and summer improvement
work that caused him to resign last
night instead of waiting until later.
Cannot Suppress Names.
The committee on ways and
means to which had been referred at
the last meeting a resolution con-
demning the practice of making pub
lie through the newspapers the
names of those who fail to pay their
poll tax reported on the subject. .
The committee in it's report stated
that it had found that the charter
provided for the payment of a poll
tax of SO and that there was no law
forbidding the publication of the
names but that they were a matter
of public record and that if the peo-
pie found that the law on the sub
ject of poll tax was burdensome and
unjust that it was matter for them
to deal with through repeal.
Going to Have "BlOwOut."
A petition was presented to the
council from residents of the Fifth
Ward asking that G. A. Butler be
appointed as special policeman in
the ward without pay by the city
Some of the cOuncilmen grew cur
iOus and wanted to learn what the /
necessity of a policeman in this .
ward was and were advised that il .
was for the purpose of maintaining
peace and order at a contemplated .
blowout" but just as to what it is
to consist of they did not succeed in
learning. They asked that Mr.. But
Ter be appointed for a year and he
was.
The committee of the Salem Horse
Show Association also asked to be
to appoint six special po-
icemen to assist the regular force in
order during the two
lays of the show and it was granted
City Pays Eckhart's Doctor Bill.
The committee to which was re-
erred at the last meeting the re-
luest of Mrs. Thomas Eckhart that
he city pay the bill of DR.. Byrd for
| medical attention to her husband
Who was shot and killed by Geo.
Meyers, made a favorable report and
he bill was ordered paid. The bill
vas originally $50 but DR.. Byrd
lpon being visited by the committee
greed to make reduction of $50.
A resolution was passed directing
he street commissioner to put in a
.
he plans and specifications on file
With the city recorder.
The city engineer made report
n a grade for Mission street and
was adopted.
Plans and specifications for the
of Asylum avenue at
n estim9ted cost of $2S,154 were
dOpted.
The report of the city engineer {
or a grade on Twenty-fourth street
yas also adopted
f. e. Shafer submitted a bid of
so for a harness for the fire engine {
cam and it was referred to the com !
nttee on fire and water, with power {
} act.
A motion was made and carried {
hat the city recorder advertise for c
ids for the construction Of bridge '
n East State street and also one on '
welfth street. These bids will be s
pened Monday evening.
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