Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-21
AK FALLS IN POLICE
DEPARTMENT OF CITY
Officers welch and Stanton Let Out
and Recorders office Is Hit in
in Neck.
CITY COUNCIL CUTTING
DOWN RUNNING EXPENSES
Dog Hunting May Become AS Popular
and Profitable as Snipe Hunting
in Salem.

Despite the fact that Councilman
Cummings, who is q member of the
police committee, has announced
through the press that there is no dis
sension among the officers or the
councilmen, it developed last night
that, upon the recommendation OF
Chief Of Police Shedeck, Night Officer
Weleh was dropped from the force.
The councilmen held a regular head
cutting festival at the meeting last
evening, passing resolution which
asked for the dismissal of Deputy City
Recorder Harry W. Elgin, Deputy City
Treasurer Miss Dora d. Crossan and
Assistant City Engineer,yC. W. Elgin.
Thus the city fathers hope to make
fair reduction in the expenses Of con-
ducting the affairs of the municipal
government The police force now
consists of but four while the other
three offices will be conducted hero
after by but the persons who were
elected for that duty.
Too Much Expense.
Councilman Jones took the floor last
night and explained the reasons why
the four city employees were discharged.
| He said that the work in the respective
departments has been greatly reduced
in volume Of late owing to street paw
ing being dropped and other improve
ments in the city reduced to the min
imum, or words to that effect. A
resolution was passed which ordered
that Messrs. Elgin and Miss Crossan
be dismissed and the body adjourned
temporarily for the purpose of giving
the police committee and the chief of
police time in which to consider the
request to discharge the two policemen.
The resolution contained no provision
for the dismissal of the officers AMI
| the chief and the committee reported
that Patrolmen Welch and Stanton
must go.
The budget provided salaries for but
four officers and it was pointed out
that unless the department was re-
duced, the appropriation would not
SUFFICE for the remainder of the year.
The Chief Il Puzzled.
When asked how he would arrange
to patrol the city with but four men,
the chief of police stated this morn
ing that he was unable to tell. He
stated that four men couldn't do tho
work and that it will be up to the
council to appoint specials upon every
special public occasion.
Officers Welch and Stanton, hearing
of the action of the chief and the COM
mittee last night, turned in their stars
Immediately and quit the jobs. Those
remaining on the force are, besides
] the chief, White, Gaines and Fisher
! A Raid On Dogs
| The question of dogs running at
large in the city was taken up briefly
I by the committee on ordinances
Walter Spaulding, chairman of the
COMMITTEES, reported that it is being
planned to erect cage in which to
confine the stray pups and also ar.
range for several dog nets to be made
with which to capture the animals.
Salem has no dog catcher and it was
not explained just how the dogs will
be herded into the nets or the cage.
1t was suggested however that the
nets be baited and when the pups enter
them, some kindly citizen can pull the
puckering string and leave the catch
on the street until the city garbage
man comes along who will then place
the dogs in the cage.
Want Street Narrower.
| Property owners along Mill street
between Church and High, submitted
a petition asking that the purposei
Improvement along that section be cor.
rected to include only 80 feet instead
Of AZ, for the reason that several
trees in front of the residents will be
disturbed.
The matter was referred to the com.
mittee on streets.
The Woodmen Of the World lodge
, petitioned the council to allow certain
streets in the city to be used by il
for the regular annual carnival which
is to be held here in the second week
Of June. Permission was granted an1
! the affair will be held under tho
/ supervision Of the police department.
e A total Of 2545 sewer refund claim:
have haan filed with the eitv raeorde,