Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-06-14

Councilman Manning in his quiet
and unassuming manner threw out
handful of figures last evening
that made the committee on streets
beat rapid retreat when the sub
ject of purchasing an additional
street roller for the city was under
consideration, and so deeply we're
certain charges made by him re-
sented by the chairman of the COM
mittee of streets-Gideon Stolz-
that he moved that a special COM
mfttee be appointed to investigate as
to their truth.
Council Manning is a new member
of the council and never intrudes
himself upon any of it's discussions,
unless he feels that it is necessary
for him to say something, and then
he says it and sits down. From
time to time when he was indis-
Greet enough to interpose few re-
marks in some running discussions,
some older member has landed on
him and he always took 1t good ma
turedly and smiled. In addition to
being a councilman, Mr.. Manning is
an implement man, and when the
cost of steam rollers was up 1t was
subject upon which he was conver-
SAINT and he met his opponents on
their ground, and as they say,
landed on them with both feet"
Why Pay More Than Others.
The subject of the purchase of a
steam roller was brought up by a
communication submitted to Coun-
Gilman Stolz by the Buffalo-Pitts
company. Councilman Stolz ex-
planned that the city was in need Of
roller-that he had examined the
roller in question, that it had good
constitution and was apparently in
excellent health, and like a veteran
discoursed at length upon the ad-
vantages and disadvantages of roll
lers. The company asked $2,800 for
the roller, and as the city's charter
forbid it's direct purchase it was
moved that the committee on streets
negotiate on a basis of a rental sale
1t was then that Councilman Man
ming took a hand in the game by
reading letter from the officers at
Seattle where roller identical to
the one under consideration had
been purchased for $2,550, and he
wanted to know why Salem should
pay more than other cities, and
which question, by the way, went
unanswered. He also took occasion
to state that the county had pur-
chased roller at $2,750 and that
County Commissioner Beckwith had
stated that the board had been over
hasty, and that it had acted upon
the recommendation of Councilman
Stolz.
Wants Committee Appointed,
Councilman Huckestein came TO
the rescue of Mr.. Stoltz by saying
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purchasing a roller cheaper than
that offered that Councilman Stolz
was not aware of it, and neither had
he been made aware of It, He also
suggested that there would be no
objection on the part of the com
mittee on streets to have the advice
and assistance of Councilman Man
ming on the subject.
Councilman Stolz wanted special
committee to investigate the matter
as to whether he had made any
representations to the board of coun-
ty commissioners, and it found
a second in Councilman Manning.
Councilman Carson said "he did not
believe the council should go on a
tour of investigating collateral mat
ters,' but that 1t had enough to do
without that, and hoped that the
motion would be lost" and it was.
The subject was referred to the
committee on streets, and Council
man Manning was mare a part Of
the committee for the consideration