Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-10

for his home. So drowsy had be-
come the atmosphere in the council
chamber and so reposeful the coun-
cilmen, that when it came TO casting
vote on an ordinance vacating alley
between lots 8, 4, and in Mere
dith's addition, which property be-
longed to Goodale Brothers, the
measure was defeated by a vote of
Z to 3.
Then Oratory Flows.
It was then that Councilman
Stoltz majestically arose from his
seat and moved for a reconsideration
of the question, and it was then that
the flood gates of councilmanic ora
tory were opened. Councilman
Stoltz made it plain at the outset
that he felt satisfied that the reason
the three councilmen had voted
against the ordinance was that they
did not understand the situation:
he explained that the alley had nei-
ther and ingress or an egress and
never could have; that the Goodale
brothers had been patriotic in their
assistance in the improvement of
the streets, and that the alley could
be of no benefit to the city, but
would assist the owners in clearing
up the title to their property.
Councilman Huckestein followed
him with an earnest and ardent plea,
and Councilman Eldridge offered
some legal advice on the situation.
Councilman Manning said as near
as he could learn from the argu-
ment advanced by the councilman
that there was no alley there at all,
and then a vote was taken. Wheth-
er the result of the vote was due to
the persuasive oratory, or to the
fact that the councilmen had been
awakened would probably be hard
to say, but when announced by
Clerk Moores the vote was unani.
nous in favor of the ordinance and
the alley was saved.
To Re-adVertise for Bids.
The street committee submitted
report in relation to the improve
ment of Winter street rejecting the
bids which had been submitted. Ac-
cording to the report the specifica-
tions did not make clear the charac-
ter of rock to be used, and some
bids had been based on one kind,
and others on another, and it was
thought best to re-advertise and the
city recorder was so instructed.
The committee also submitted n
report on the bids for the improve
ment of Saginaw street, and because
they were considerable in advance of
the engineers estimate they were
rejected and the recorder instructed
to re-advertise for bids.
The building committee recon-
mended that the city secure a strip
of 10 feet of ground from property
owner on the southwest side of the
city hall which is to be used as a
means of ingress and egress for wa
gons conveying fuel to the city hall
The consideration Cor the use Of the
property was the erection by the city
of board fence and two gates,
which are to revert to the property
owner when the ground ceases to be
used. The committee was given
power to act In the matter
The light committee reported fa-
vorably upon the installation OF
arc lights at the corner of Leslie
and University streets and the Fair
Ground roads and the Tile Factory
and they were ordered installed.
Want Plumbing Ordinance Amended
The plumbing committee reported
that 1t had made an examination, Of
the plumbing ordinance-that il
deemed it defective in a number Of
instances, and suggested a number
OF amendments which were referred
TO the ordinance committee.
The petition OF Cooper & Meehan
for permission to iis.all an electric
sign in front Of their garage build
'ng was referred 10 the committee
on lights with power 10 act.
Roland r. Page on behalf Of the
Portland Railway Light & Power
company advised the council that
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