Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-16
PAVING IS EXTENDED
OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
Remarkable Blunder Made by Clark &
Henery Company in 18th Street
Contract to Be Probed.
REDUCTION MADE IN MARKET
STREET SEWER ASSESSMENT
Bids Called for Four New Sewer Pro
jects and Will Be Opened Next
Monday Night.

At the city council meeting last night
special committee consisting Of Macy,
Jones and Cummings was appointed by
Mayor Sleeves to Investigate the facts
concerned remarkable blunder made
by the Clark & Henery Paving com
pany, in paving the road leading from
18th street outside of the city limits.
Whether it was the fault of the city en-
gineer or the Clark & Henery company
was not made plain. Stolz introduced
the resolution authorizing the appoint
ment of the committee, and explained
that the city limits were not fixed by
monuments, as should be the case, and
he believed something should be done
about it.
Sewer Assessment Reduced.
A report recommending a reduction
in the sewer assessment Of Market
street residents, 10Th to 18th, Of 1922
was pointed out that the residents were
cost Of storm and sanitary sewer. 1t
was pointed out that the residens were
mistaken in the belief that they had
been previously assessed for the sewer,
The contractor distributed tile, but failed
to construct the sewer north Of 18th
street, it was said.
The fire chiefs petition to secure
permission to buy five tons of coke
was granted, on recommendation of the
fire and water committee,
Some Light Changes.
The light committee recommended
that the light at 25th and Trade be
placed at the south end Of the bridge,
that the are at 10th and Ferry be re-
moved to 18th and Trade, and that a
light at High and Trade be transferred
to the middle of an unlighted section
six blocks long on Church street The
report was adopted,
The petition of the school board to
be permitted to take care of the park
ing in front of the high school and one
Of the grade schools was willingly
granted. The schools have a professor
in agriculture, who will use the ground
to advantage.
Reports ON Trip.
The city engineer reported what he
had ascertained on his California trip
in regard to incineratOrs and paving.
The palo Alto incinerator impressed
him favorably. He found that there
they used the garbage to good advant-
age in creating steam for the pumping
plant, He believed an incinerator oper-
ated by hand would be best for Salem.
In paving he found that a concrete
base with asphaltic or macadam surface
was largely used. He believed repairs
on the paving could he done with
screenings and an asphaltic surface ad-
vantageously,
Allowed Salary During Trip
Upon the conclusion of the reading
OF the report, Stolz moved that $50 Of
the salary Of the engineer, held up by
the city recorder, because Of belief
that the council did not intend TO pay
the engineer for the time spent investi-
eating paving and incinerator plants,
be allowed stolz contended that the
council merely declined TO allow an ex.
ira amount for expenses for the eugin-
Ger, The council voted to pay the 10
days salary.
Engineers estimates for work in the
Improvement Of North Church, Hood to
South and South to lsth we're read and
referred TO the street committee and
city engineer
sowor Bids Are oaleld.
Plans and specifications were adopt.
cd and bids called for next Monday
night for the construction Of sewers in
district 10, block 10, block 20 and block
60, and tho unplattcd portion near
block &C.
The city attorney was authorized to
secure dedication Of right.of.way for
the sewers through the unplatted por.
tions, Minton pointed ont that such
precautions had not been taken In
building many OF the sewers in the
past and he did not think Il necessary,
Page assorted that he had 20 stroighten
out mistakes Of the past, and he did
not propose to have any more sewers
built until the city's rights were pro.
tectod.
A resolution Of Cummings 20 have tho
street commissioner authorized TO Sc.
cure $50 yards Of screened gravel and
proceed TO the repair OF bad section
Of the street leading from the Turner
road was adopted.
10 Build Sidewalk.
Tho city attorney was authorized TO
prepare nm ordinance providing that
wooden sidewalks shall be built ON
Waller Prom ii,h to Goth, as petitioucd
by residents
A resolution by stols providing for
tho publication o. notice Of assessment