Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-12


abo' the proper way to get rid O
tR water; the plans for Twelft
81 Jet took care of Twelfth and Stat
feets; intersection of Thirteenth
z nd State streets were provided for
Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Eight
4 eenth streets were a problem, to e,
to Court street sewer was very ex
pensive, besides it was the policy Of
the street committee to keep, IL pos
sible, all surplus water out of Court
street sewer.
l took this matter up and worked
out a plan that was much cheaper
(less than half the cost than 10 20
to Court street. l first got.t CON
sent of Mr.. Odell to put in large
catch basin on his property; (this
was in 1909 this basin was to be
placed in the lowest point near the
mill flume, and the city got the
right-of-way to enter this from Four
teenth street, also frc m Fifteenth
street. l then saw Mr.. Tom Kay and
Mr. Babcock about a cooperation on
their part, to carry a 20-inch outlet
under their flume, this they cheer
fully agreed to do At this point
matters were carried over until 1910
Mr.. Pooler was street commissioner
during 1909. Mr.. Welch was street
commissioner for several months in
1910, and was about to put this work
in, as planned, when he resigned and
Mr.. Cornelius was appointed, then
1t was that heard for the first
time that Mr.. Cornelius had bought
from Mr.. Odell this part of the Odell
nor did Mr.. Cornelius know
of our plans until he got this appoint
ment; the Mill Company had plan
ned FOR some time to fill in the sides |
of this flume and expended some
money towards that end in 1909, as
will be seen by their statement.
Mr.. Cornelius is street commits
sioner under salary, and should
not be held accountable for his acts,
unless as charged, he and l were in
,ollusion to wrong the city or prop
srty owners, have the utmost con-
idence in Mr.. Cornelir~ but he can
tut up his own side of the case IL he
kinks 1t worth while.
Now the facts are: That the policy
arried out in Fourteenth, Fifteenth
md Ferry streets has been the policy
# Mayor Rogers administration. 1t
5 claimed that private property is
realty benefited, bless you, that is
Ghat City Government is for, but
ghen 1t is stated that contractors de-
lvered dirt inside of property lines
t these points, the party stating
his lies and he knows that he is
wing for damnal purposes. {
The chairman of the Street Com {
littee is also an active member of the I
herry City Improvement League; |
e is also on the committee of fire a
nd water and had / done less with c
ne large amount of surplus material I
our command, would not be I
orthy of the confidence of pro- e
ressive administration. Three old O
nsafe bridges were replaced with n
)ncrete culverts and the swamps
nd cess pools in and around this II
pint are now filled and property for C.
any blocks is beautified. The East +
-ation fire department can now go
ut to he east end, lying South of 81
lis mill race, night or day, and II
,erywhere we have tried to better "
,nditions of bridges and streets 10 p
We the fire boys chance to get to W
10 remote points of our City. Lest I
e forget and future administra- O.
on claim the credit for what has II
zen done in the street department II
iring the past three years, and not u
, credited to Mayor Rodgers ad- W
inistration, in way of concrete oul- a.
'TlS anu uIdlndSe, VIII thhS thS -
ader to some points of interest on 81
i'll street. East of the railroad was te
gulch or large ditch. which stood 81
II of stagnant water all summer. 81
ne City furnished 80 inch tile and Ia
o Southern Pacific Railroad COM D
my made this fill. III
At the intersection of Bellview '.
ID Liberty streets in North Salem, :,
large cut was filled after putting -
a 24-inch concrete culvert. =,
Front street and Shipping street -
Inch concrete culvert.
Front and Columbia streets "a
ch concrete culvert from east side
river 400 feet by City and prop 81
ty owners.
Front street at City limits from
st side of street to the river.
Every bridge on Fair Ground road
ON Sixth street to the City limits a,
IS been replaced by 24-inch con- ii
etc culYerts. Of
The entire ditch along the east side al
this street some 1000 feet has fl
zen tiled and filled. Il
A 3O-inch concrete culyert on Il