Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-02
FRANK WARD ELECTED
MEMBER OF COUNCIL
City Dads Have Much I'm
portant Business to Trans
act at Session

Frank Ward was unanimously elected
alderman from the Third ward at the
regular meeting Of the city council last
night and was sworn in by Recorder Ef-
gin, the antiroller skating ordinance
was adopted but later referred to the
ordnance committee on account of a
clerical error, the new three-year con-
tract for city lights was read, the rate
OF Sl.S2 for fire hydrants was adopted
and an ordinance passed prohibiting
autos and other vehicles from stopping
in front of thes Oregon Electric depot
when trains are loading or discharging
passengers.
Object to Flat Wheel.
A protest, which is Of more or less
interest to all of the citizens, was read
objecting to the cver.present flat wheel
on some Of the street ears. The com.
muhlcation stated that instead of the
Wheels going 'rmnd and round they
went flat and tlatter and the resound-
ing bump disturbed the slumbers of
numerous citizens Of the city who lived
along the car lines and resulted in a
diseord in the close harmony of metro,
politln sounds
A petition headed nv G w prou,n
was presented asking tbo4 rranl, w." WI
be chosen councilman frc,,, tbo T,'iaJ
ward Councilman Cook From, III. mnnd 80, y
put The nomination and the election
was unanimous. The proposed boun-
darics of the district IN nhioh DoIin,
skating is prohibited .ro ,s fo1Io,,,e.
The lu,tb line of Ceptor s+root w.,
north; the center lino of uinh a.,aa4 wy
the east: tho sontb limo ~ Eoua,. w. 1t..a ~.
on the south and tba wost lina oe So Con,
mer,iol strant on tho IN y, I'm
last meeting of tho copncil onn+.oat m on
from the p r l. &p- ro uon.' ,i'n, o. =,
ia which the rotcs wero oiyo,, ea a''o
duration of five veors Tbo oa,Ono;i
thought five Years was foo lona ~ v,i ann
tract and asked for sLor+o, 8 ,ontnon4 W .oa
Light Contract I'm w ''
Last night tbe tbroo.vocr oor+,oo+
was read. The forms of tbo +lron Ioo,
contract were As NOR month non oao,, n"'
for ire lights 50 ner most fl.. ,,ns4ap p
lights burninG frop, dn,k 10 u,i1,,;aL4
and GO cents NOR month Con- tha ,itL.
Of the cluster posts burning from n'iI
night until dawn ond mroyi1;nn f, fo,; I'u ~ -
upkeep of the lnmns and tho ho. at
turning them Off and nm mo tor,ns of
the five.ycar contract woro sr. 1 n",oh u
lower that a saving Of sl950 would ha -
affected between the tbreo.voon on1
five.year contracts in foyor NJ tho fina'
year contract. The fiye.yeor rontr6e :,
also rovided for now arc l.mns ,rh;o,,
were not TO be installed NJ tbo oy,
pense of the company nv Tho tb,ee.
year contract
A communication from tho ci+v a.
torncy was read in which bo stotad
that the letter TO the roilrood commis'
sion from the council asking that tha
rates of the city be investigated no vol
as those for private users did NOT con.
stitute n waver of the provisions of tho
franchise of the company which f;yoJ
the rate of $l.s2 per hvdraut for rire
hydrants. The rato nronosod L,, tLo
railroad commission was S2 10 nor fro
hydrant The council does not considor
itself bound to conform To the rotes of
the railrocd commission inoamncb os
the franchise fixes the rate md the
motion was carried TO audit tho 6ius of
the water company ot the oIJ rato ~
$l.S2 per hydlant
The expert s report Of tae hooka or
he city recorder. city troasnrer onI
audit of the sewer refund claim. s os
sewer liens was read anJ adomtoJ A
filing cabinet for the citv attornev WINS
ordered purchaser pcrmissi,, ,ros
given 10 repoir tbo snocJ ao,i, ,ot"S
cyclc. The offico far Tho nolic, ,,otran