Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-15
ISTREET IMPROVEMENT
| DEPARTMENT BILL TO
| COME UP MONDAY
COuncilnlen Meet In Special
Session To Consider
Routine Matters

Passage Of the proposed measure to
put the street committee, the street
commissioner and city engineer in
charge OF all street work in Salem, and
give them power to do paving and 9TH
er work in connection with the I'M
provement of the city's streets, was
held over until the next meeting of
the council at the special meeting last
night. The proposed new department
will have authority to purchase street
paving materials and machinery up to
$4,000, according to the bill as this
amount was inserted in the measure
last night upon motion of Alderman
Cook of the street committee.
That the measure should not be rush
ed through the council without more
time for consideration of its points was
urged by Anderson Ward prior to the
vote on whether the measure should be
placed on its third reading.
| Alderman Ward, who represents the
Third ward, presented his resignation
to the council, giving as his reason that
he was going to move into the Second
ward. The resignation was accepted,
and his successor will he chosen prob
ably at the next meeting
Substitute ordinances providing for
the city to enter into a contract with
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
company for furnishing the city with
light for the next five years, was pass
ed by unanimous vote, .
Although majority Of property
owners on Bellevue street, between Lib
erty and Commercial streets voted last
Friday night to lay asphaltic concrete
pavement, with the report Of this ac
tion which was presented last night tC
the council came communication from
Catherine Brown, property owner
asking that she be recorded as favor
ing crushed gravel concrete With tail
, change, majority of the owners nov
favor the crushed gravel concrete fo
paving. The original report of tn
property owners and the communication
were referred to the street committee
! To accord the Liberty Bell n fittinl
, reception when it arrives in Salem Jul.
4 Is for stay Of 80 minutes, Mayo
/. White has appointed Aldermen Mills
. Unruh and Patterson,
Il
1 that Attorneys Slater and Roberts b
+. offered $3.50 in full payment for thei
/. services to the city in the recent stree
. cases. Alderman Ward, Of the specia
/. committee, said that the attorneys wer
. firm in asserting that they would no
Q accept less than $1,000. The counc
g deems this too much.
?. Last night the recorder was instruct
}. ed to offer Messrs. Slater and Robert
Y $3.50.
i Completion of the South High stree
;. paving from whore it adioins the Mi
n creek bridge and to the intersection q
!. Mill and Mission, will be undertake
~ at once in accordance with the recon
L mendation Of the special committee
{, City Attorney Trindle has advised tf
o council that the property owners ca
e successfully resist any attempt Of I'll
,e city to assess them for the improy,
IS ment and therefore the cost will /
r. paid by the city.
/, The ordinance prohibiting the ridir
J. Of bicycles on sidewalks in the pave
R. district, or where the streets are
v. good condition, or in public parks, WI
,s passed.
/. Request Of the 1915 graduation ella
lie cf Willamette university for the eli
n. to furnish free electricity for the ligh
", ing Of two globes which are to be pla
n, ed on top of two brick posts ber
rT erected at the north entrance to u
Id campus, was granted. The posts a
ed to he the gift Of the class to the III
ed Nerslty and cost about 5000.