Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-24
REMONSTRANCE ON
SOUTH HIGH FAILS
Check Shows Property Owners oppos-
ing Improvement Failed to Get
Enough Signers.
EIGHTEENTH STREET ALSO
NOT BALKED BY sIGNERs
Council Orders Work Continued-Fire-
man Is Censured and Liquor ordi-
nance Amended.

Al Jn6 council meeting ldsC nlBnI
ahe ways and means committee re-
ported on the application of the Cherry
Fair committee that it was considered
unwise to appropriate any city money
as it would establish bad precedent.
The fair committee asked $3.50 for the
construction of benches and other pur.
poses.
The street committee reported in re-
gard to the remonstrance against the
improvement Of High street from Bush
to Hoyt that the remonstrance repre-.
scented 81 per cent Of the property hold.
ers. 1t was declared that the remon-
strance contained less than two.thirds
o. the property. 1t was recommended
that the Improvement be carried out.
The Ambrose Burdsal Company will ac-
cordingly pave the street. Enough
names were withdrawn from the re-
monstrance to make it insufficient.
Stolz explained that bituminous spe.
cifications were submitted to the bid
ders on the Ligh street improvement.
The question was raised by Cummings.
The committee reported that the
property owners remonstrance against
the improvement Of 18th street, from
State to Center and found it insuffi-
cient. II was recommended that the
work proceed.
To Open Paved Street.
Southwick offered a plan to relieve
the North Mill creek bridge situation
He believed that coating of sawdust
could be put on North Commercial
street and he would open the bridge fol-
traffic if permitted. He would make
good any damage to the paving, hi
said.
A property owners petition that thu
bridge be kept closed for go days, dat
ing from June 7 was read.
Stolz explained it would not be neces
sary to use more than block He be
leved the street to be quite green bu
he was willing to take Southwick
word for it that he would guarantee
the city against loss.
Macy suggested that teams woulC
cut the paving and damage it.
Southwick suggested that he nigh
be baked by the railroad people.
The motion to give Southwick au
thority was carried.
The police committee reported on tn
petition Of Fred Dodd pedler, for re
lief against police interference that
was referred to the mayor. The rC
port was adopted.
Mayor Sleeves said he had instructe
the chief of police to let DOdd sell o
the east side of High street.
Fireman Censured.
"A special committee reported in tn
case of Walter Churchill, accused G
being drunk and disorderly, that whe
rolice Matron Lynch found Church,
he was slightly drunk from beer.
was recommended that he be repr
manded.
The mayor said he would refer I'll
matter to the fire chief to administ'
such reprimand as he saw fit. He al,
gave notice that he expected firemC
and police to act like gentlemen at o
times.
The city attorney reported on Il
petition of s. A. Manning in regard
the opening of 18th street across lal
owned by the Falls City Lumber Coz
pany, near the Oregon & Californ
Railroad company's land, that tl
street was never dedicated and so
relief could be given the petitioner.
An estimate Of Chemeketa sire,
from l4th to 2lst, was allowed. T
estimate was $6922.7O and the Geig
Company gets rs per cent.
W. D. Pugh was allowed Mari
street estimate.
The mayor appointed as investil