Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-19
MAD DOG ORDINANCE
NOW IN EFFECT HERE
Signed by Acting Mayor Immediately,
and No CANNES May Run at Large
Without Muzzle.
STATESMAN STREET PROPERTY
OWNERS ASSAIL PAVEMENT
Drastic Penalties Provided in New
Ordinance Requiring Cutting of
Weeds on Property.

The city council last night passed an
ordinance requiring that all dogs shall
be muzzled, kept tied or in leash from
July Is to September Is of each year.
The ordinance was signed by Acting
Mayor Siegmund and took effect imme-
diately. Provision is made that all
dogs found running at large shall be
impounded and that a penalty of from
$40 to 800 shall be inflicted on the
owner. 1t is further provided that n
dog suspected of rabies shall be isolated
and his case passed on by the city ply.
sician. As the ordinance is in effect
today, the wise owner of a dog will see
that he is either tied up or muHzled at
once.
A communication from the Oregon
Electric Company told of work com.
menced on the new bridge across Mill
creek, on Front street, and asked the
city to remove the remains of the old
bridge, which is being torn down, The
street committee was instructed to re-
move the debris.
A progress estimate of $l905, due
Erwin Van Patten for work on the Lib.
erty street bridge, was read. Seventy
five per cent of the claim was al.
lowed.
@. NJ. McInturff's petition for per.
mission to install sign on Ferry
street was granted.
Want Payment Withheld.
About dozen property owners of
Statesman street signed petition
which was presented to the council,
asking that payment be withheld from
the Oregon Paving & Quarries Com
pany for the paving improvement on
the ground that the company failed to
use the material specified in the con.
tract. While the petition does not 20
state, it is charged by the property
owners that the company used $50 sacks
Of cement less than the contract calls
for. The property ownors asllel that
no payment be made until the company
makes good
at was voted to tearup thc walks in
front Of the places Gf w, Z Rigdon
and Frank Brown, in order that the
owners might replace same according
to grade. They agreed to mako the
change is the city would take up the
old walks on High street.
Weed Ordinance.
An ordinance requiring property own
ers to cut weeds on their premises and
along the sidewalks in front was read
and referred to the ordinance commit
tee, The ordinance provides n penalty
of from So to $25 or imprisonment for
failure TO cut the weeds within five
days after being notified by the street
commissioner It was further provid-
ed that in ease the property owners
fan to ant tbo weeds the citv shall
proceed to cut them, and charge the
= oost ogninst tho owners
Third reading was given to the orhi
nance providing for the assessment OF
Aha imnrovomont in block 90 and the
oaiuanco WINS nassed.
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An ordiranco giving the p. T.. & =
ho rioht IN construct n railroad track
a. ho oos nlout from the main lin,
,,,os noosod Constable tbouoht IN,
snhs,intion NJ tho name Of the rail
roo1 comnanv FOR the Salem Sand 6
crova Comnanv mioht be unsatisfa,
+crv N tbo salem Sand & Gravel Com
nonv CIV Attorney Page explained tn,
chonga In tbe ordinance had been mad
heeonse be believed better regulation
eonld he secured by having II in tn
nnme Of the traction company. Stol
so,a ho rnderstood the ordinance wa
satisfactory to all concerned.
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E,cclyle Company,s connecting lin