Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-03-10

rooms and providing that everyone wi o
plays shall sign statement that he is
over 2l was passed, Hatch, Brown, Me-
Clelland and Southwick voting against
it.
The ordinance provides a penalty Of
$40 to 500 fine and imprisonment not
to exceed 20 days or both.
An ordinance repeating the old or5in-
ance governing the licensing of saloons
when the town was wet was passed,
An ordinance establishing several
grades was passed.
Policeman Accused.
That a Salem police, yesterday made
an unjustified and brutal attack upon
a drunken man, arrested at the corner
Of State and High, was the charge of
B. K. White and others. It was assert.
ed in the written complaint filed that
the policeman knocked the intoxicated
man down. Further it was stated that
there were many other witnesses
besides those who signed the compliant.
The complaihants did not know the DO.
liceman' S name but could identify him.
The complaint was referred to the
health and police committee for investi-
cation.
j. II. Stanton was elected speed cop
and it was asserted he could bring in
three or four times his salary in the
way Of fines Jones wished to be record
ed in opposition to the appointment,
saying that it made total of seven
policemen, while the budget provided
for but four.
Cummings declared he was tired Of
Jones talk about the budget. He did
not believe Jones wanted to defeat any
thing by it but it was habit with him
Jones predicted a big deficit at the
end of the year if the council kept 60
ing the same way it has since January
l. He told Of the way in which last
years deficit accumulated.
JOry Will Not Build Sidewalk.
Macy mixed with a petitioner named
Jory who wanted the council to defer
action on plan to build a sidewalk a
block in length on 9ush street, in frcrt
of his property. He asserted that IL
would not be needed inasmuch as tn IRE
WAS good walk on the other side of
the street. Macy contended that the
sidewalk was very necessary for the
accommodation Of the general public, the
property being in .thiekly settled us
trict of South Salem. Jory dug up the
fact that Macy had wooden sidewalk
in front of US property and Macy
charged that Jory was extraordinarily
close-fisted, although he owned seven
houses and lots running whole block.
The petition of Patterson & Co. Cor
permission to install an electric sign
was referred to the light committee.
The petition of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Co. for authority to cut
pavement at 44O State to install gas
connections was referred to the street
committee.
Hatch was authorized to install a
drainage system on Brooks street where
the city had neglected to provide d,ain-
age when it improved the street.
schramn & Hunt were given permis.
sion to install scales on Center street.
The street committee reported favor
ably on the engineers estimate for the
improvement of Brooks street.
To Build Sewers Later.
Resolutions to take care Of Sc 1eral
sewer projects, for which no funds are
now available, in the 1915 budget, were
adopted.
The health and police committee Is
purchase of motorcycle from Morse &
Ramsden at cost Of $685., less $S1 al.
lowed for the old police machine, was
adopted.
The street committees recommeular
tion that light at 21st and Center be
removed 80 feet west was adopted.
Repairs to the corner of Shipping and
Capital were authorized.
1t was voted to allow Mary W. Nc.
Il ii N 49, Z.