Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-07-31
COPS ARE NOW ARMED
NOT WITH DEADLY WEAPONS,
BUT WITH STOP WATCHES.
Speed of Violators of Automobile and
Motorcycle Ordinance Will Here
after Be Accurately Recorded.

Speeders, beware. The city of Dal-
las is now the possecsor of two stop
watches, and they are i'll the hands OF
regularly constituted speed officers,
who are authorized to pull them upon
automobilists and motorcyclists un-
tremendously. The city council made
the purchase at meeting Tuesday
night, expending in the aggregate SIG
therefore, the purpose of the expen-
diture being to catch violators of the
speed ordinance scientifically so that
they might stay caught. Alderman
Miller, approaching the fact that
Marshal Chase, although having an
eagle eye, could not accurately indi-
cate the speed at which an auto or
cycle was moving without chrono-
meter of the improved type, moved
that the council provide two instru-
ments to gauge their movements, and
the idea struck the aldermanic body
in a vital spot, with the result that
the officer was authorized to pledge
the city's credit for two stop
watches.
The city recorder having notified
the Oregon Road Oiling company of
Portland that it had not fulfilled its
contract, and no reply having been
received from that source, the bonds
men of the company were given notice
that unless additional oil was placed
upon the thoroughfares within the
city without unnecessary delay Dal-
las would proceed to recover money
paid for oiling its streets. The bond
ing company, Frank E, Smith & Co.,
in turn notified the Oregon Road Oiling
company of obtaining conditions, but
as yet no steps have been taken to
remedy the effectiveness of the job.
The contract with the city calls for
sufficient oil to lay the dust through
out the season, and dust is flying on
nearly all the street oiled in mid
season. Recorder Gregory is still
working on the proposition, and may
get results before the fall rains des-
cend.
The contemplated street improve
ment on Ash street, between Main and
Shelton, interfering with some stately
trees in the parking, Alderman Hay
ter moved that City Attorney Coad
be instructed to prepare a waiver to
be signed by abutting property own
ers for a change of plans to narrow
the block three feet, and the council
coincided with his views of the mat
ter. When the trees were planted
some years ago they were properly
located, but changes were made sub
sequently and if the improvement
were made according to present plans
it would be necessary to do away with
them.
The city attorney was requested to
prepare an ordinance instructing the
street commissioner to proceed with
the macadamization of the eight
blocks recently ordered improved and
the work will go forward without
delay. Complaint was registered
about the condition of Uglow avenue,
between the two railroad tracks, but
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