Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-17
DEVOTES SESSION
TO STREET IMPROVEMENTS

The city council last evening was
occupied during the greater portion
of the session with street Improve
ment matters. Several resolutions
we're passed awarding payment to
contractors for work completed In
the Improvement of streets, resolu-
tions passed, and specifications
adopted for the improvement OF 9TH
ers, and the city recorder instructed
to advertise for bids for those
streets for which plans had been
prepared by the city engineer. In
addition to the street improvement
business the city council also dis
posed of variety of other routine
business.
Bridge Committee Reports.
The bridge committee submitted
report showing that the concrete
culvert on Twelfth street had been
completed, and motion was made
and carried that the contracting
firm of Barron &c Bower be paid 80
per cent of the contract price.
The committee also reported that
the foot bridge on High street had
been completed, and a motion was
made that the contractor be paid in
full, and it was carried.
The committee also presented
plans and specifications for the con-
struction of a concrete culvert on
Winter street between Mill and
Trade streets, and they were adopt
ed BY motion the city recorder
was instructed to advertise for bids
for its construction, and they will be
opened at next Mondays meeting.
Street Matters.
The committee on streets submit
ted a report on the remonstrance re-
ferred to it with relation to the i'm
provement of Asylum avenue. The
report showed that the remonstrance
from a legal point of view was in
effectual, but it further showed
that the extension of the Marion
street sewer would occupy this ave-
nue. from Fourteenth to Twenty
second street, and it was decided
best not to pave it until the sewer
was installed and the paving i'm
provement was postponed until next
spring.
The city engineer submitted a re-
port recommending that the con-
tractors be paid $4,000 for work
done in the Improvement of Broad
way street, and the report was
adopted. Similar action was taken
in relation to North Front street.
Plans and specifications were sub
mitted by the city engineer for the
installation of the South Salem sew.
er, and these were adopted.
Plans and specifications for the
of Wilson street from
Commercial TO Fir at an estimated
cost of $1,361 we're adopted.
Plans and specifications for the
of the Marion street sew
or e,lst of Twelfth street and north
of Court were adopted. The esti-
mated cost is $21,874.O4.
A resolution providing for the
vacation of an alley in lots 10. 10,
IA, 81 and so in Walters addition
was presented and passed.
A resolution notifying the oregon
Electric Railway company OF the
rity's intention to improve High
street was passed.
A motion was made and carried |
that the city advertise for bids for
the Improvement of Wilson street
and the construction of the South |
Salem sewer.
Ordinances Considered.
An ordinance providing for the |
of an alley in block rs
from State TO Court streets was
passed The estimated cost is
s9SI.7S.
An ordinance providing for the
of property owners aud
he improvement of Fourth street
rom Belmont to Locust was passed,
An ordinance having for its OBJ
ect the construction of sewer
which has its beginning at the Mar
on street severe opposite the alley |
n block n. and extending across