Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-11-03
CITY COUNCIL HAS
BUSINESS SESSION
Appoints Councilman and a
Night Policeman in Place
ola. c. Fisher

One new councilman and one new
policeman were elected at the meeting
Of the city council last night and the
charter committee reported that it
would have the new charter ready for
the vote on Friday night at 1880, when
a special meeting will be held. w. l..
Cummings, who has served the people
of the Fourth ward since the last cleo
tion, resigned as he was moving his
home from this ward. A. b. Huddelson
was CHOSEN to fill the unexpired term.
Mr. HuddelsOn was elected as council
man from this ward last night at the
primary election, as he had no Opposi-
tion on the ticket, and the few names
written in received but few votes.
A. c. Fisher, who has been the nighT
policeman at the depot, handed in his
resignation last night, and F. A. Har-
wig was chosen to succeed him. f. W.
James, A. King and George Horton
were suggested by the chief Of police
as suitable officers. Herwig received
votes and James on the first ballot.
Mr. Fisher will soon leave for Spokane,
where he has farm which requires his
attention He has proven a capable
and efficient officer, and his many
friends regret his leaving.
Newspapers Do It.
The ordinance bill to regulate the
} publication of initiative measures, pro
Il posed at the last meeting Of the cOun
8 cI, was lost by vote of to 5. TlN
new ordinance provided that the new
measures should be distributed among
: the voters in pamphlet form instead o.
: by publication in the newspapers, as il
i now the custom,
|, A report from the street committee
n recommending that the grading Of La
fele street from the west line Of Com
mercial street to the east line of FRS
street be left to the property-owner
themselves after the city engineer ha
established the grade. The report o
the committee on accounts and currei
expenses and the report of the stree
II commissioner Of his regular MONTH
n payroll were both adopted. The repol
" Of the street committee stating tina
tine drain tile on Columbia street ha
been installed was adopted,
The committee to which the matte
~ of the billboard at the corner of Hoo
~ and High streets was referred reporte
that they had no power to interfere
the matter The Parent Teachers a
ISOLATION Of the Grant scnool offered
communication at the last meeting sta
ing that the billboard was a nusant
and should be removed
Wan $3.50 for Band.
OF The report Of the city, attorney al
no the street committee to whom was 7
OF ferral the matter of the complaint
ne the property owners on Front sire
.u' stating that the Oregon Electric Il
'e' had encroached upon he property AZ
m asking damages in the sum Of sever
ga thousand dollars, reported that only
three instances were the encrOachmen
ed to he found and then only to a slig
ry extent. The petition Of the proper
lst owners was denied A resolution fro
raj the park board asking that the Ia
ias $4,000 Of their appropriation be turn
St over was adopted A petition from Jol
j. Roberts and 80 Others asking tn
at the council include $500 in their bu
ch get for the maintainance of city ba
rn' was read aud referred to the finan
uc' committee, The finance committee as
Isl ed shat the chairman of each of I
council committees send in report ST
ar ing the amount that would be necessa
uiz for The operation Of his department
.he the ensuing year as IL was necessa
ug to make up the new budget by Dece
OK. Der ].
Attention was called to the couditi
en- Of the street at the intersection
led Church and Min streets near the end
,cd the bridge. City Recorder Elgin "
! ! given permission to destroy the ball,
nto In ,ity elections nfter they had be
ing preserved for period Of two YET
ent after the election, lie stated that
TO vault was now full Of defunct elect
my ballots and that they were Of no use
anyone.
ted The Salem Water company present
- two lills for water in the city hydra
under the last ruling. Of the state n
road commission. Mayor Sleeves '
absent and Councilman Macy was
lcctcd to act az temporary chairman
,o the council,
~ hv thr povcrnnr of this state Of pupl