Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-21
Won ESCHEN SCENTS
A. "NIGGER" IN THE
C|TY'S WOODPILE
Says He "Got What He Want
ed" When His Resolution
Was Voted Down

The city council last night voted to
install a system of red lights for police
alarms and Councilman Won Eschen de-
clared there was ga niger in the wood
pile" otherwise the session was large
| ly devoted to routine business. The
question of the hidden Ethiopian came
up when Mr.. Won Eschen introduced a
resolution relative to the municipal
bonds, He asked that experts be put
on the books of the city to give the
exact amount Of bonds voted by the
city, the amount paid off, the amounts
that the property owners had paid in
and lot of other information relative
to bonds for the last seven years.
Mayor White replied that the con-
dition of the bonds was stated in every
annual report and that the report might
be seen at the office of the city record
er at any time. He said further that
to employ experts to check over the
bonds would cost at least $1,000 and
that since the matter had been covered
every year that it appeared to be need.
less expense, in his opinion. The mayor
said he would rather the matter came
to vote in order that the councilmen
might pass upon it and that if they
desired q checking over the accounts
that this would be done. The resolution
was put to vote and lost.
81 got just what I expected" said
Councilman Won Eschen, "I wanted it
spread upon the minutes, however, just
to show that asked that the status of
the bond question be exported and the
councilmen did not want it,"
The police alarm system will consist
of two GO candle power electric lights
in red globes, one to be placed at the
intersection of Court and Commercil
streets and the other on State and Lib
erty. Whenever call is sent into the
station for an officer the desk sargeant
will switch on one or both of the lights
from his desk and the officers will call
in at the station to answer the alarm.
1t is estimated that the cost of installa-
tion will be about $l30.
1t was voted to make a new garbage
dump near the penitentary as the pen
officials desire to have the old channel
Of the creek filled up, The new channel
which was dug some time ago vacated
the old one for some distance and the
state board of control takes this means
to again level the ground. Mayor White
explained that the matter of keeping
up the road to the city dumping ground
was expensive during the winter months
and as there was a good road to the pen
that the city would profit by the
change while the pen grounds would be
improved.
The recorder was authorized to adver.
tise for bids on the printing of the new
city ordinances Applications for plumb
ing and sanitary inspector were re-
ceived from E. w. Stubbs and William
Leroy Bryant and placed on file to be
referred to the incoming council. The
sum of $1,9750S was ordered paid to
William Esch as sheriff as the amount
of the tax against property in the Oaks
addition in which the city has an inter.
est through improvement liens.
The bids for the 10 year sewer bonds
amounting to $6.70967 were opened.
Morse Bros, bid par and interest and
$s5 premium; Karlsten & Earl, bid par
and accrued interest plus a premium
of 2.l4 per cent; Ladd & Bush bid par
and interest plus a premium of three
per cent. Il. X. Dennison asked that
his license on the Wexford theatre be
remitted and the matter was referred to
the license committee.
The p r., l.. & P. company was no.
titled to install 400 candle power light
at the intersection of North Fifth
street and Shipping street. The matter
of lights at Liberty and Academy.
Fairmount and Owens was referred to
the incoming council. In the matter
of the South Salem sewer petitioned
for by A, Daue and others it was order
ed that the matter be referred to the
sewer committee with power to act and
they were allowed to spend 5000 to re-
pair the difficulty.