Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-16

products, was adopted. It provides for
the use Of $50 yards of gravel Hatch
pointed out that the tile works had a
payroll which helped the city, and
should be helped.
G.. W. Needham announced, through
an attorney, that he was willing to pay
for the improvement of an intersection,
but would decline to pay frontage as
sessment 1t was referred to the street
committee.
Wants to Repair Building.
Mrs Enright asked that she be per
mitted to repair the building on Court
street recently damaged by fire. She
owns couple of frame buildings, and
planned at no distant date to replace
them with fine brick structure. Until
the lease of one of the structures ex-
pires she could do nothing, she said in
the way of building, as the portion of
the lot covered by the damaged build
ing was too narrow The petition was
referred to the fire and water commit
tee.
The Portland Railway, Light & Pow
er company was instructed to turn cur
rent on six new cluster lights on Com
mercial street, and one new one on
Court street as soon as completed.
An ordinance to curb the indiscrim-
mate use of inflamable signs, banners
and cards was introduced by Brown, at
the request of J, L. Stockton. Macy
thought it conflcted to some extent
with the electric light ordinance, and
it was referred to the committee on
lights.
An ordinance providing that hard
surface streets may be cut into only in
emergencies by persons, firms or cor.
porations between October and April
], requiring that bond double the es-
timated cost of repair be required and
that permit be secured through the
city engineer, was read and referred to
the committee on streets.
An ordinance regulating the manner
in which property of persons arrested
shall be taken care of by policemen was
read. 1t provided that such property
shall be turned over to the city record
err and by him returned to the owner.
In case the property is not called for,
it shall be sold to the highest bidder,
and the money, on demand shall be
turned over to the owner, after deduct
ing the storage charges
A bill for 800 of Story, Thorndyke,
Palmer & Dodge for legal services in
connection with the sewer bond issue
was allowed.
Street to Be Repaired.
A communication from Postmaster
Huckestein, setting forth that portion
Of 18th street, leading TO the country
road was in such condition that the
government might cancel the rural
contract, brought quick action. The
street commissioner was authorized TO
repair the street at once.
That the money for the $4SO,OO0 is
sue of sewer bonds will be available by
Christmas was the statement Of City
Attorney Page, He said additional help
would be necessary to handle the claims
of property owners to whom a refund
would be due The committee on ac.
counts and current expenses was au.
thorized to take action.
Dr. J. o. Van Winl,le made applica.
tion for appointment as city health Of.
ficer DR. o, r. Miles is the present
health officer DR.. Van winkle set
forth that he had had experience in
the work.
Stol2 reported that an alley in South
Salem needed by the city was in litiga.
tion, and recommended that the coun.
ell take no further action In regard to
II at this time,
Hendricks Permitted 70 Bond.
Siegmund reported unfavorably on a
resolution to permit r. J. Hendricks to
bond for his Improvement assessment
ON lsth street, asserting that rcsolu.
tion had been passed some time ago
permitting Hendricks to bond. Hen.
bricks had neglected to bond during the
period set and the action Of the couu.
ell was necessary to regain that priv.
ilegc, Otherwise, he would have to
pay cash. The second resolution was
unnecessary, It appeared.