Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-08


another got his hands on a volume
of "Peck's Bad Boy" and was soon
engrossed in one of it's interesting
chapters; another smoked a fat cigar
and amused himself by leaning back
in his chair and making smoke
wreaths and others with one eye on
the mayor and the other surren-
dered up to repose, sat through the
proceedings. The mayor also be-
came tired and suggested that meet
ings be held oftener but it was fully
quarter of an hour before the
force of his remarks percolated
through the skull of one of the coun-
cilmen, but as soon as it did, he
made q motion that when the body
did adjourn that it adjourn until
next Monday. When another quar-
ter of an hour had passed the full
Significance of this motion seemed to
become apparent to another and he
leaped to his feet and made a motion
to adjourn and it was carried. For
some inconceivable reason last night
the council chamber was crowded
with spectators. Just what at
tracted them to the session seemed
to be a puzzle even to the council
men-if a councilman ever is puz-
zled-and it will probably never be
known, as they sat silently by and
watched the city fathers wrestle
with the problems of their munich
pality until called to their homes by
mental and physical fatigue.
Meredith Resigns.
Beyond a few matters of general
interest the bulk of the business last
night was of routine nature. Frank
Meredith, the city treasurer, ten
dered his resignation and it was ac-
cepted. He assigned as his reason
for resigning the fact that he had
been elected secretary of the state
fair board and that this would de-
mand all of his time, and thanked
the council for the many courtesies
extended him during the occupancy
of his office. The Office will be filled
at the next meeting of the council.
Will Establish Hospital.
The committee which had been
appointed to confer with the county
court with relation to having the
county join hands with the city in
the establishment of hospital for
the care of those affiliated with con-
tagious diseases reported, Its re-
port was that the county was willing
to appropriate $1,500 if the city
would appropriate like amount and
that a site was available on the
grounds of the Salem Hospital. The
committee stated also that the
physicians and nurses of that insti-
tuition would be willing to take
charge of it. The committees re-
port was adopted and it authorized
to make all the necessary steps for
the establishment of the institution.
Election March 28.
The petitions of annexation Of ter
ritory to the city on its eastern and
southern side came up for consider
alton; also a resolution fixing the
election for March %, and directing
the recorder to prepare ballots and
take the other steps, but no action
was taken upon the matter last
night beyond referring it to the
committee on accounts and current
expenses. The matter will be con-
sidered again at the next meeting,
After Noodle Joints.
A resolution was passed directing
the police to eliminate from the
Noodle Joints in the city all boxes.
The resolution did not state what
the complaint was against the main
tenance of boxes within these insti-
tutions, but it is understood that the
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