Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-07
IITNEY ORDINANCE IS
DEFEATED IN THE CITY
COUNCIL BY MAYOR
Residents May Also Move
Household Effects Without
Registering

The city council held a quiet session
last night and defeated the proposed
"jitney" ordinance and the moving
van ordinance but on other questions
the present council showed a strong dis.
position to await the action of the in.
coming council. 'The iitney ordinance
as proposed would require all autos for
hire to secure permission from the prop.
crty owner before standing on the down
town streets. When the question was
put to vote it stood seven to seven
and Mayor White voted "no."
The moving van ordinance as pro.
posed several weeks ago would require
the police to keep record of all par.
ties moving their household goods from
one part of the city to another and
register the moving vans in the city.
This was defeated by vote of eight TO
five.
Some discussion was aroused over the
matter of hiring experts for the books
Of the city recorder. 1t was stated that
a Portland firm Of experts had been do.
ing the work in the past as they were
familiar with all Of the records they
could do the work more rapidly than
men who were. unacquainted with the
books. Councilman Huddleson. how.
ever, expressed the opinion that local
accountants could do the work as well
0s imported ones. After a short dis
cussion the matter was referred to the
finance committee with power to act
Since the steel bridge has been con.
demned it is considered that being q
night watchman is hazardous employ.
ment and the watchmen on the bridge
were placed under the provisions of the
workmen IS compensation act as apply.
ing to Watchman d. II. Weyant.
Property owners on Division street
petitioned that the Improvement of the
street be postponed and the petition
was granted.
City Attorney Trindle recommended
that the street committee inspect the
eign board at Broadway and Hood
streets to ascertain if it is a nuisance
He stated that signboard is not neces
sarily a nuisance, but may become sc
by uses to which it is put Tho report
was referred to the street committee.
Property owners at Hall street and
Playground have been notified to re-
pair the walk or the council win take
steps to build new walk at the ex
pense of property owners.
Petition for 400-candlepOwer lamI
at Owens and Fairmount was referred
to the light committee. Two Other
similar petitions for lights were a1sC
referred. i.vat. 'As 4nia;.a, 80. l.,
A petition to tap the Union street
sewer at Commercial street by A. ]
Lemon was referred to the sewer
committee. The committee. reported
that it had already investigated ant
reported that it be allowed. The re
port was adopted.
Two Union street residents peti
toned to be allowed to postpone, or
account of weather conditions, con
etruction Of cement sidewalks OF
Union between Capitol and Twelftl
streets until April or May. 1t was re
fcrred to the street committee.
II. A. Bowen made application for ap
pointment as plumbing Inspector
An ordinance was introduced re
quiring operators of moving vans t
keep weekly record of removals o.
household goods and to file the repor
with the chief of police. The reports
should be filed every Monday and no
be open to public inspection. 1t wa
indefinitely postponed.