Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-15
BOND BIDS REJECTED
BY SALEM COUNCIL
Chicago Firn Wants $4,000 for tx
penses in Handling Issue and Com
mittee BalkS.
MINToN WANTS TO CANCEL
SEWER LIENS IN SALEM
Lengthy Remonstrance Against South
High Street Assessment Is Filed by
Mrs. Lord.

The special committee to which was
referred Faxson & Sons bid for sewer
bonds, reported last night to the city
council that the certified check was
self.certified and not regular and that
the company wired City Attorney Page
that it would take $376,5OO sewer bonds
if allowed $4,000 commission and
would take but $4,000 monthly. This
wire was sent by the. company in an
swer to q query sent by Page on in.
struetions Of the committee. The com
mittce recommended that Jones and
Minton be placed on the committee also
to aid in solving the problem. 1t was
stated that the committee mad been
subjected to much criticism in regard
to the method of handling the bonds.
The city attorney reported on the
Lord and Fry opposition to the South
High assessment. He recommended
that It be filed and no further action
taken regarding it.
Engineers progress estimates on
Church, 18th, South 12th and Marion
streots were referred to the street
committee.
Hotel Marion, saloon; DR.. Stone,
drug store, and J. G. Perry, drug store,
applied for liquor licenses. Referred.
To Fix Bad Ditch.
The city health officer reported
ditch filled with filth and water on
North Liberty. 1t had been objection.
able for five years. The street car
company was willing to do its share
If the city acted. The company would
do the work if the city furnished the
tiling. The street committee was
given power to act.
A remonstrance against the passage
Of the South High street assessment
ordinance on the ground that the work
is not completed and is defective and
for other reasons was filed by Mrs.
William P. Lord. A claim for $500 for
dirt removed from the front Of her
property and $500 for delay in finish.
ing the Improvement was made. Re.
ferred to city attorney.
A communication of the city attor.
ney regarding to the May. sidewalk
controversy was read, His resolution
calling for the immediate adjustment
Of the sidewalk, now off grade, was
laid over a week on recommendation
Of Stolz.
Give Reasons for Delay.
City Attorney Page transmitted a
letter from the p, f. & b. chief engi.
neer, in which the latter stated that
the delay in Front street work was
due TO being unable to get a crossing
agreement with the Oregon Electric
Railway, Filed.
Al ordinance was introduced by
MintOa to release and cancel all liens
ngoirst property Of Salem for sewer
assessments, The ordinance was re
ferrea 10 .he ordinance committee.
An ordinance permitting the r., r.
& Z, to operate It's cars without air.
brakes until new equipment arrives
was read, Macy claimed the title did
not conform to the body of the Ordi.
nance, Hc claimed IL would permit
the company to take air.brakes off the
ears now carrying thom. His recon.
mendation was that It be refercrd to
the ordinance committee with instue.
tions to amend. Carried.
Turner's bill to make it a Jail Of.
fonso to exceed the speed limit was
killed. Turner said he wanted to sec
whether certain aldermen were sincere
in kicking about speeding and intro
duced the ordinance to find out. He
found they were not sincere.
A bill providing for the assessment
Of South High street was referred to
the city attorney,
On motion Of Stolz the council de.
cided TO hold an adjourned meeting TO-
night in order TO attend to some spc
eml business In connection with Goth
street Improvement,
II was reported that all warrants
referred to by Ladd & Bush, in com
plant filed had been ordered mad,
secure by the proper assessments, ex
cept certain sewer warrants. Carried
The street committee reported favor
ably on the petition for the proposed
Improvement Of Saginaw street from
Lincoln to Myers, stoll said he real
ited Il was late to commence any i'm
provcment work proceedings. lie ex
planned further that 1t would tako four
or five weeks before work could b,
started. oommings declared The excus,
frivolous, Ho did not believe II woult
take anything like the time stated
G. W. Lagrange was recommended
as inspector on South High improve
mont, Carried.
Frank H. Collins application for q
liquor license was reported favorably
The fire and water committee rc
ported on the petition for cistcrr
and hydrant on Fairmount hill that IN,
cost would be $500 for the cistcru and