Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-26
WEED ORDINANCE IS
PASSED BY COUNCIL
Provides That Lots and Sidewalks
Shall Be Kept Trimmed by Owners
of Property.
TALK OF TROUBLE WITH
FIRE ENGINE PEOPLE
Said That Robinson People Are Dis
satisfied With Test and Will De,
mand New Trial.

N'V1 oouhcll lasL nlght passed an
ordinance, which takes effect at once.
providing that all weeds must be emf
when they have reached height of 10
inches. The ordinance was amended.
the first draft providing that cutting
must be done when the weeds have a
height of IS inches. The ordinance
provides for a fine of not less than
50 for those who neglect and refuse to
cut the weeds on their lots and on
sidewalks in front of their property.
There was a prolonged discussion
over an ordinance introduced by Coun.
Gilman Rigdon, which provides for the
transfer of $4,000 appropriated for an
auto fire engine to the general fund,
lnasmuch as there seems to be no pros.
pect of the money being used for such
a purpose this year RigdOn wanted
the ordinance given third reading and
passed. Waring thought it would do
no harm to wait a week.
Rigdon said he thought there would
possibly be litigation with the Robin.
son company, whose engine had been
rejected, and he was satisfied, from
the temper of the council, that no en-
gine would be bought in 1913. He
said he wanted to save 6 per cent on
the money tied up,
Jones said he understood the Robin
son people would have men from st.
Louis here to make a test, claiming
that the test upon which the rejection
of the engine was based was unfair.
He was opposed to the purchase of any
machine all along, he said, but Thought
it advisable to wait week before
turning, the money into the general
fund.
Hatch said the Robinson engine had
been tested, found not up to the re-
quirements and rejected. The engine
people had no standing whatever, he
insisted.
A motion to refer the ordinance to
the ordinance committee was carried.
Narrow Walks Tabooed.
The ordinance committee reported
that it believed it unwise to amend
the Sidewalk ordinance so as to make
the minimum width Az feet, instead Of
5 feet. The committee believed spe-
cial permit could be granted the 2lst
street people, who petitioned for per-
mission to build 4h-foot sidewalks,
The report was accepted, and no furtn.
er action taken.
The city engineer reported changes
necessary in the grade at Saginaw and
LaFelle streets, and the street commit
tee recommended that the work pro.
ceed. The report was adopted.
AuOuler Week GranJeu.
The special committee named to in
vestigate Statesman street paving i'm
provement asked for another week in
which to investigate. The request was
granted.
The city engineer recommended g.
inch macadam and 6.inch gravel i'm,
provement for Saginaw street.
The city engineer reported an esti-
mate of $235S66 on Statesman street
in favor of the Oregon Paving & Quar-
ry Company, Referred to street com
mittee.
The city engineer reported the fol-
lowing estimates, and they were adopt
ed: Brooks street, $1lO5; Market
street, $3590; Eighteenth street, $5567.
Road Will Reimburse City.
A claim of w. D. Pugh for a small
amount of damages because his inn
provement on 10Th street was delayed
owing to action of P, E. & E, in post
poning its work until this year was al.
lowed, and Stolz explained that the
railroad company would reimburse the
city for any extra expense in connec-
tion with the delay
Plans and specifications for Saginaw
street improvement were adopted.