Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-08-06
BOTTOM DROPS OUT OF
MUNICIPAL SWIMMING
POOL IN COUNCIL
Majority Favor Proposition
But Charter Prohibits
Appropriation

Though canvas Of the counci
shows that majority Of the aldermen
are in favor Of establishing a municipal
swimming pool, all effort to secure an
appropriation Of $3.50 sagged in the
middle and dissolved last night when
the opinion Of City Attorney Trindle
was read before the special meeting of
the council Mr.. Trindlc expressed the
opinion that under the charter the city
could not establish Il swimming pool
either inside or OutHde the city limits.
Mr. Trlndle stated that personally he
was in favor Of establishing and main.
talnng the swimming pool as he be
heyed it would be a great benefit to
the city and that he was willing to con
tribute liberally toward it if it we're
attempted to raise the money By pop.
ular subscription. His sentiments were
seconded by number Of the council.
men but after hearing Mr.. Trindle 3
legal opinion there was no support for
the proposal to appropriate $3.50 our
Of the city funds.
Mr., Trindle y opinion was to the ef.
feet that the city was expressly limited
by the charter in its appropriations out
side the city limits to the establish
ment Of pest house or gas works.
Inside the city it VAS limited to the
Improvement Of the public grounds or
public utilities and there is no dues.
tlon but that q swimming pool is not
a public uti6ty. Mr.. Trindle stated
that in the past it had been necessary
TO appropriate special funds by char.
ter amendment as tor the city band
and for the public Fairgrounds which
were passed by the people.
l.. H. McNlahan, who was present
took issue with Mr.. Trindle and in sub !
stance suid that the city, under its
charter had the right TO protect the
lives Of its citizens and that the prim
1y object of the swimming pool was
for the protection Of the lives of the
children and thus it would come under
HE head Of police powers. The loca |
lion Of the pool outnue the city limits |
was simply an incident and not the
lbIcct of the Commercial clubs cf .
forts, Councilman Mills spoke in the
import of the swimming pool and
'uunclIman lIuddlcson was "sot agin
on the grounds that it sprung a
substantial leak in the city treasury
hat would have TO be stopped and would
'prn the way for further leakage. As
M example he citcu the states busi
less administration in which he said all
'i the present commissions started with
medium priced clerk to handle Ger.
ain specific business and now il had
'roWn until II cost us much to run some
If the commissions as it did to run
ne governors or secretary Of state IS
ificc
The bid Of August Kchrbcrgcr for thei
aying of Seventeenth street from the
orth line of state street TO the south
inc of Court street was accepted AT
LNlNVa The intention to pave npe
road from the west line of
'ummrr street TO the s. T. track WINS
ecIored IN the regular formal way to
lace the matter In shape for further
elton, Permission was granted thcI
commercial club to hold public mar.
ct day saturday without a license and
he nuctlouccr was allowed to serve
without the payment Of q license fee
II was decided TO purchase lot z block
RiNcrvcw Park addition for city
purposes without nn abstract and the
ny attorney asked that the warrant
e withheld until he could search thai
reords as 20 the title 10 the property
\ hlll for an ordinance reuuirinp
epuNlurN bonds to bee deposited with Il
hc vty recorder us surety bonds for
'9Ns receiving city deposits was read
nd referred to the ordinance commit.
va. ius action was taken because the
ohding company which serves ns sure.
\ tor the city treasurer has asked that
holr bond he returned us the dep,,i.
ories IN which the rIty funds are |
laced urc not bonded and thry ~.
uSc TO ,urry the rIsk ot the city treas
cr unless his repositories urf ais, :
'rured, lhc finance COMMITTEES tried {
'hrr companies but AN appeared 10 be-
o @ ''trust said Councilman Mills Ia
nd nll acted upon the opinion of one /
Nu when the bond was rejected hy oncI g
'mpanN ,t was refused by all of the d
,htJs '"'
Permission was given to oil Bro,dvay 1
ieol iIom the property oC Ernrs, Al. a
'''on TO The RcadNry property. a di, I
'Urr or 500 feet The council ,J I /
'urucd Co mct, Angus, if 4
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