Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-04

After a session at which many
matters of interest and Importance
to the city at large was discussed
and acted upon, and also much rou-
tine business transacted, the old
cOuncils-the council for the years
1908 and 1909 adjourned last night,
and after the members whose terms
expired had retired the body was
again convened by Mayor Rodgers,
and the new members installed.
The business at both sessions
went forwards at a brisk rate and
the two sessions instead of extend
ing into late hours, as had been an
ticipated, were concluded at a COM
parative early hour-10 o'clock
The session of the old council COM
menced with the roll call of COM
mittees and the members of the new
council after listening to a message
from Mayor Rodgers with reference
to the improvements and advance
ments of the city as a municipal
body during the past administration,
and also dealing with the work un-
der way, and the work to be COM
menced and consumated during the
future administration, elected the
city officers, and also transacted
considerable other business. The
mayors message covered in a brief
but complete manner the municipal
achievements of the past admins
tration and mapped out in a general
way the work to be accomplished
under the present administration,
and upon it's conclusion he was loud
ly and heartily applauded by the
members of the council and the
spectators in attendance.
Officers Elected.
The officers to be elected had
been agreed upon at a caucus held
prior to the last meeting Of the
council in the year 1903, and last
night their nomination and ratiflca-
ton was merely n matter of formal
ity. All of the present officers were
reelected, but that of city attorney
and for this Office Grant Corby was
elected to succeed Attorney Kees,
who is leaving the city and there
fore was not a candidate for re-
election. Walter Shelton had been
agreed upon at the caucus for the
office of city engineer, but when tho
office was rendered him he declined
to accept it, and the council last
night re-nominated j, b. PerrOtt.
The office of street commissioners
was not filled last night owing to tie
fact that Street Commissioner J. n.
Pooler, who had been agreed upon
at the caucus as the nominee de-
clined 20 accept &c. Mr.. PoOler has
accepted a position with the Capital
Improvement Company mt a SALARY,
it is said, more liberal than which
was provided for him by IN" city
and for this reason refused 10 ac-
cept denomination. The council
by motion empowered the chairman
Of the committee on streets and al
leys to I'LL the vacancy, and An ap-
pointment will probably be made IN
the course of the next few days
Mayor Rodgers advised the coun-
ell that he had been absent from tho
city for several days and had not
had ample time TO consider the ap-
pointment Of members for the var
ious committees, and asked for the
councils indulgence in this matter
for n few days. As soon as the APP
pointments are made they will be
made public by the mayor through
the press.
Light 90 Be Installed.
The reports OF the experts who ex-
amined the Office of the city record
er and the treasurer was submitted
to the council and IN its submission II
was shown that these oHras were In
a good condition. II WIS received
an pared or ile
The committee on lights requested
that lights be installed al 21st and
MIL Fir and Wilson. Pine and Maple
Front and Wilson Seventeenth and
B. Twenty-hrst and Chemeketa, Win
Ter and Court. University and Leslie,
and the request was granted.
Engineer Under Special Committee.
A resolution was presented to the