Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-02-11
COUNCIL IS BUSY
UNTIL A LATE HOUR
Matter Of Purchasing Fire Engine
Comes Up, But No Action Taken.--
Lots of Routine Business.

Indications are that the fire appara-
tus companies that have submitted
bids to the Salem city council for the
sale of a combination hose and pump
ing engine will be required to submit
their goods to competitive tests in this
city before the contract is awarded to
either Of the three firms.
The fire and water committee Of the
council last night recommended the
purchase of the Observation-Disclosures
type, the bid on which was $4,000. At
ter the council had gone into commit
tee of the whole, and listened to rep
resentatives of the several firms eX-
plain the merits of their engines until
midnight the council adjourned with
out taking definite action.
The bids submitted by the three
firms are as follows;
Robinson Fire Apparatus Manufac-
turing Co., four cylinder, roo gallons
a minute, $3.50; six cylinder, 1000 gal
Ions, $S650.
Americana -LaFrance, six cylinder
700 gallons, $4,000,
Mott Fire Engine Co, four cylinders,
700 gallons, $3.50.
The Robinson company agrees to de-
liver an engine in 90 working days
the Americana -LaFrance company in
60 days, and the Mott company in 60
days.
Tickets for Unemployed,
by action of the city council last
night, the chief of police is authorized
70 issue to unemployed men who ap.
pear to be in need tickets which are
good for 15-cent lodgings, the tickets
to be redeemed by the city from the
rooming houses where they are made
use Of.
An attempt is to be made to have
the city pound taken over and oper-
ated by the Humane Society, the pro-
ceeds 10 be used for the maintenance
OF the pound, Members Of the society
were present at the council meeting
and motion was made by Alderman
Waring that the courtesy Of the floor
be extended to a representative of the
organization, so that the plan might
be brought clearly before the council
This was voted down, and Mr.. Waring
then moved that the city attorney be
instructed to draft an ordinance plac-
ing the pound in the hands Of the
Humane Society. The motion carried.
To COrerct Assessments.
For the correction of assessments
on Chemeketa street the committee
made recommendation in a report
which was adopted. Favorable report
was made by the street committee on
the petition of A. w. Drager and NJ
Davis for the Improvement of South
Nineteenth street, from State to Fer
ry.
Hauser Bros were granted per-
mission, through a favorable report
submitted by the street committee, to
install gasoline service tank in front
OF their store on South Commercial
street.
Both a petition for and a remon-
STRANGE against the Improvement Of
South Liberty street were read and re-
ported on. The committee reported
finding the remonstrance insufficient.
A report was adopted recommending
the grading Of the street and the i'm
provement with hard surface pave
ment from Ferry streets to the tracks
OF the Oregon & California Railroad
Co Recommendation was made and
adopted that the city engineer be in.
structed to prepare plans and speci-
ficatlons for the Improvement OF
Twenty-flrst street from Center ia
state, The petition for the improve.
ment called for the improvement from
Center to Chemcketa, but the report
stated that the committee had found
67 per cent Of the property owners
would then have the right of remon.
STRANGE.
A remonstrance against the i'm.
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