Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-02
FIRE DEPARTMENT IS
TO RECEIVE S1,6OO
PROM STREET FUND
City Council ReOpens Budget
! Question and ReCOnsiders
Former Action

as first recommended by the finance
committee with the exception of 5000
that was loOpped off of the city at
torney's salary and given to the street
fund. The finance committee recon-
mended that $4,000 be given to the
use of the fire department for 1916 but
when the budget came up for the ap-
proval of the council this was cut to
$4,000. The further sum of 5000 was
cut from the salary of the city attor-
ney making it $4,000 for the year.
At the end of the budget the council
found that they had "saved" $1,000
but as the tax would be but IA mills to
raise the original $4,000 the council
added the $1,000 to the deficiency
fund for street work. Last night Is
action simply returns the fire depart
ments appropriation to the original
amount of $4,000. However, it is not
certain that three regular firemen will
be put on instead Of the call men as
first proposed as there was a deficit of
$500 in the fire department this year
when they had $l2S00, and the $500
will just about conduct the department
on the same basis as last year accord
ing to the statements last night.
Councilman Huddleson stated that
there would be deficiency in the
bridge fund and moved that the 5000
appropriated for sanitary inspector be
turned into the bridge fund. This
aroused some warm debate and Council
man Won Eschen made the statement
that the city was 40 per cent dirtier
than at this time last year. He said
that even some of the councilmen had
unsanitary conditions about their prem
ises. He said he could give their
names if necessary and when called
upon to do so replied that he had them
on paper and could produce them any
time. After considerable discussion
the motion to divert the 5000 to the
bridge fund was voted down.
The remainder of the session was
routine. The report of the street com.
mittee on the improvement of North
Seventeenth street by Contractor
August Kehrberger showed the amount
OF $600.31 due and recommended that
the amount be paid, The report was
adopted.
A similar report ,on Bellevue street
showed $547.24 due Contractor w. II
Dalrymple. The report was adopted
The contractor will be notified to re-
pair the curbing and other defects.
Another report recommended the
payment of $953.52 to Contractor Dial
rymple for the improvement of Liberty
street from Oak and Bellevue. The re
port was adopted and the contractor
ordered to repair defects.
City Attorney Trindle recommended
that the city accept deed to lot 7
block s, Riverside Park addition. TIL,
report was adopted.
A resolution was adopted requiring
the Southern Pacific to bring all Of
its tracks in the city up to proper
grade.
Resolutions for the installation OF
fire hydrants were referred to- the fir,
and water committee with power to act
A number of sidewalk resolution
were adopted,
Property owners on Division stree
presented a petition protesting agains
the immediate improvement of tha
street. Former City Attorney Rollin X
Page was present and spoke from the
floor in behalf of the property owners
Mr.. Page said that he circulated the
petition himself ana said a majority Of
the people who would be assessed hat
signed the paper, The petition was re
ferred to the street committee with in
structions to report at the next meet
ing.
The council was petitioned to re
move the silver maple trees on the
west side of Fifth street between
Market and Belmont. The petition wal
referred to the park board.
Applicants for Jobs.
A petition concerning the bridge
over the mill race between Trade and
Mill was referred to the street com
mittee. e. f, Irwin applied to the
council to be appointed watchman on
the steel bridge as soon as there is O
vacancy.
Ii. L. Finley applied for the position
of sanitary and plumbing Inspector
Both applications were received and
placed on file.
The Woodmen Of the World peti
toned for the use Of top floor Of the
city hall.
The petition was referred to the com
mittee on public buildings.
The Salem Water company was mott
fled to put screen over the east end
Of the High street bridge.
An invitation was read from Judge
Galloway asking the councilmen to at.
tend a presentation of an American
flag to the circuit court Wednesday al
10 o'clock by the Sons of American
Revolution.
An ordinance was passed for the as
sessment Of property owners for i'm
prOvement Of Seventeenth street.
Ordinances were passed for assessing
cost of improvement Of Bellevue and
Liberty streets to owners Of abutting
property.
The street committee was authorized
to investigate pile driver which
Chairman Cook had in mind, and If
found satisfactory, to buy it.
CHINA VOTES FOR MONARCHY
Shanghai, Nov 2.--Election returns
continued today TO indicate that China
had registered Overwhelmingly for n