Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-02-16

the ordinance committee
A tree was ordered removed from the
middle Of the sidewalk on the property
of Lot u, Pierce. Mr.. Pierce was pres.
ent ond came to an agreement with the
council, being accorded the courtesy Of
the floor. the park board submitted
its annual report showing that the re-.
ceipts had been S3654.44 and the dis
bursements S3042,2S, leaving a balance
on hand Of $6l2l6. The Holvin claim
for damages Of $40 on account of the
alleged injury to horse was disposed
of in letter from the city attorney.
1t stated that witness for the claim.
ant said that the horse was worth
less than $5, and the claim was ordered
not paid.
A lot in the Mob Hill district needs
sidewalk, but the cost of fill under
the sidewalk would be something like
$500 with additional charges for haul.
| ing 1886 cubic yards Of dirt, and as the
owner is said to have offered the lot
for $3.50 for sale the matter was re.
ferred to the city attorney.
Brown Resigns Position,
Clifford W, Brown, councilman from
the Third ward, sent In his resignation,
to take effect Immediately, Ho stated
that he did not have the time to give
to city affairs that II required. His
resignation was accepted.
A bill for about $40 from the Sand
& Gravel company was presented for
some gravel ON Cross street, IL appears
that one of the residents wanted a road
into his house and Councilman Millett
stated that the man told him he would
pay for the gravel and the hauling II
he were given permission TO fix the
street. The gravel was hauled aud the
resident paid for II but refused to pay
for the gravel. The street has not been
opened through tnis section.
Some alteration In the city hall in
the police court room aud In the fire
department were ordered to be done by
day labor. The matter Of furnishing
the room for the police matron was re.
ferred to the building committee with
power to act. The grading down Of
lloyt street In Mob Hin addition was
referred to the street committee The
chairman of the street committee was
given power to purchase dump wagon.
Attention was called 10 the violations
Of the ordinance prohibiting the sweep.
ing of the sidewalks into the street.
viii Have Band Concerts,
When the matter Of signing up the
contract with John Uraber for the band
concerts for this coming summer came
up, Councilman Huddleson stated that
owing to the financial stringency he
believed the people Of Salem could get
along without baud concerts for one
year anyway, md he moved that thc
matter be deferred for year, Il was
explained that the baud concerts were
proyided tor by city charter amend
ment and that since the people had yot
cd that they wanted them Il woO,l no
well for the colnci to let them have
their innocent amusements since they
were paying the bills anyway
committee was ordered appointed
to investigate the matter of q plant
or gravel bed and stone quarry TO pro-
vide crushed rock aud gravel for the
city streets as the two companies had
mlsed the price from IS cents per yard
to 50 ccuta communication purport-
ing 20 come from Councilman Won
Eschcn relative TO the disposition Of
the whiskcy taken from hootlcggers was
read and referred to the "firewatcr
committee