Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-17

suggested an ineinerator in his message
recently.
A petition for a light at 14th and
Ferry was referred.
A petition for wooden sidewalb
on Capital, Hood to Shipping, was re.
ferred to the councilman from the Fifth
ward and the city attorney.
That they had paid a full years Ii,
cense and had used it only 40 days was
the statement of four taxicab owners
in a petition. They asked for a re,
fund or credit on new license, as
serting that they had been so promised
last year.
The petition of Englewood residents
in regard to title to an alley was re
ferred to the street committee and the
city attorney.
petition of E. A. Daue and others
for sidewalk was referred to the
O6NtHlH WdTu COuuCllheus
Indefinite postponment of a resolu-
tion relating to the assessment of 18th
street, Mission to the city limits was
recommended by the city attorney. The
resolution, introduced at the last meet
ing by Cummings, by request, provided
that no attempt be made by the city
to collect the assessments until the suit
brough by John Alberts was decided
The city attorneys report was adopted
and the consideration of the resolution
indefinitely postponed.
The city attorney recommended that
the surety bond furnished by the Clark
& Henery company on the Church street
improvement, be accepted and final pay
ment made when the city engineer re-
ports street opened six months,
A communication from Denver firm
of bond buyers offering to refund an
issue Of bonds soon to come due was
referred to the city attorney.
FURRY Over Hose Purchase.
A majority of the fire and water
committee reported favorably on a prop
osition to buy 500 feet of hose at "a
cents a foot. The report went into
lengthy discussion of the matter. The
bid was submitted by Wade, Pearce &
company. Hatch filed minority re-
port, in which he stated that at the
meeting of the fire and water commit
tee the members agreed that they knew
very little or nothing about fire hose
and put it up to the new fire chief
and the two captains. The chief and
two captains were unanimously in fav-
or of the wax covered hose, costing 81
per foot, asserting that it would give
better service and was more desirable
It appeared, suggested Hatch, that the
committee members were wise too much
about hose that they did not know al
the meeting, as the report went into
technical points that had not been
brought out. He referred to the fact
that few years ago Salem had
"'hayseed" council and now it was
having an Experimental" council. The
new chief was an experiment, but wher
he was named Hatch decided to support
him in his work. The chief g choice
was wax.covered hose and Hatch want
ed to 90 on record as opposed to thC
cheaper variety.
May Curb Some Speeders.
That the police may make some NOV,
to stop some of the reckless auto driv
ing that has been going on here TO
some time was intimated last night
Bids for a motorcycle to be used by
speed cop were opened and referred t,
the police committee to report at tn
next meeting
An ordinance to protect curbing am
cement walks from drivers Of vehicle
was read the second time and referre
to the street committee.
Bowling and Poolroom Ordinance.
An ordinance regulating bowling al
leys and poolrooms was given secon
reading and referred to the ordinanc
committee. 1t provides that no on
under q shall be permitted to pla
billiards or pool or bowl and the place
shall be closed from IL p. m. to 9 a. n
1t is further provided that those bow
ing or playing billiards or pool sha
sign a card, stating their ages and thei
street addresses, A fine Of $40 to $40
is provided for violations.
Proprietor McElroy, of the Gu
bowling alleys, addressed the counc
briefly. He referred to the fact tha
the council had passed an ordinanC
forbidding the sale Of tobacco
minors or use of the weed by them
public places or possession of it, fixir
the age limit at IS years. Sever
young men between the age Of 1s an
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