Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-02
COUNCIL
HAS A BUSY
SESSION
EVENING DEVOTED ALMOST EN-.
TIRELY TO STREET PAVING,
SEWERS, SIDEWALKS AND
BRIDGES - MANY IMPROVE.
MENTS PLANNED.


Save for little tilt now and then
between councilmen on minor mat
ters, the city council last night oc-
cupied itself industriously with rou-
tine matters.
The first little tilt came when a
resolution was presented to con-
struct concrete culvert across
Fourteenth street, Councilman Lafky
and Pennbaker being the partici-
pants. Lafky appeared to think the
matter came within the jurisdiction
of the street committee, and strenu-
ously objected to the bridge commit
tee taking the street committees
crew to do the work. An explana-
tion finally evolved the idea that the
committee was only to use the street
commissioner, who seems to be sub
ject to the control of all committees
and the resolution was finally passed.
A resolution calling for plans and
specifications for bridge rs feet
long at North Summer street was
passed, and the matter referred to
the bridge committee. The people in
this section of the city seem badly in
need of a bridge.
The viewers appointed to appraise
property necessary in the opening of
Laurel avenue, submitted a revised
report and 1t was adopted.
Resolutions authorizing plans for
the pavement of South High street
from Mill to Bush; the paving OF
North Twelfth and South Cottage
were adopted; and so was resolu-
ton resembling the plans and speci-
fications for the paving of North
High from Court to Division and
substituting specifications and plans
for the Improvement of the same
street from Court to Marion, which
were adopted.
An ordinance relieving the Salem
Brewery property in block 35 from
assessment for paving purposes was
referred to the ordinance committee
for consideration, and an ordinance
providing for the extension of the
sidewalk limits on South Liberty
street was referred to the street com
mlttee.
e. Cooper, who had charge of thu
work of installing lateral sewers IL
sewer district No. was allowed
$6SS.3O, the full contract price fol
the work
The city engineer recommended
that the jain Construction com
pany be allowed $5,15S.OS for the worl
of installing a sewer on Union stree
and the recommendation was adopt
ed. He made a similar recommends
ton in favor Of D. d, Barron for in
stalling lateral sewers in districts II
and II, the amount of the contrac
being $1,522.5O in one case ant
$949.11 in the other, and it wai
adopted
The contract for paving soutl
Fourteenth from State to Mission
was awarded to the jain Construc
ton company for s12,744.24.
The city engineer and sanitary in
sDector recommended that com
mission be appointed to levy new as.
sessments on property to be assessed
for the installation of lateral sew.
ers in districts No. 10 and IL, anC
the recommendation was acted upor
favorably.
The street committee was empow.
cred to purchase a new cart for the
street cleaning department.
The fire committee was given au.
thority to dispose Of one of the
horses at the East Salem Fire sta,
tion which is no longer flt for duty
A resolution requiring the sanitary
inspector and the city physician tC
submit monthly reports was adopted
A petition from people living ii
Southeast Salem, asking that the city
provide them with sufficient water t
combat fires and also for sprinklinl
the lawns was referred to the water
committee.
An ordinance making It unlawfu
for domestic animals to run at large
on the streets was passed.
The dog catcher reported that dur
ing the month he had taken in II
censes amounting TO S7g25.