Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-19
ACCEPTS
BUDGET AND RAPS
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
MYSTERIOUS Disappearance of.
Fire Hose To Be Inves-
tigated by Council

the exception of the presentation of
the tentative city tax budget which will
be acted upon by the council at spe.
cial meeting to be called next Mon
day TO discuss the separate items of
the budget. The tentative budget calls
for $l74,600 to provide for the ex.
penses of the city which with the $l0,.
500, which will come to the city from
licenses, fines and interest ON funds,
will provide approximately $lS5,000 us
outlined in yesterday s issue of this pa.
per. On the present property valua-
tion it is estimated that the city tax
next year win be about IA mills.
Three ordinances were referred back |
to the council by the committee with
the recommendation that they be ndef,
initely postponed, the jitney ordinance
was tabled with the one making it un.
lawful to place distractions in streets
and alleys. The ordinance limiting the
speed Of steam trains to three miles an
hour, within the city limits was also
slated for indefinite postponement by
the committee but was recalled by the
street committee and the committee
was ordered to make a personal investi-
cation of the condition of Twelfth
street. The S. p. also came in for criti
cism relative to the disappearance of
some fire hose during the fire at the
flour mill on Commercial and Trade
streets.
Councilman Mills stated that when he
came to the fire it was noticed that
there were two freight cars near the
burning mill and these cars were rolled
down the Track by number OF men
who were spectators at the fire Later,
said Mr.. Mills, the cars were moved
across the street and over two lines of
hose cutting them in two. Tha fire.
men made haste to put in and couple up
new sections and left the severed pieces
on the ground. Wheg they went to re.
cover the pieces "Exhibit A" and
"Exhibit B'' had disappeared and no
trace could be found Of them. 1t was
voted to send bill for 800 to the S.
| p for the hose and if the bill were re-
fused to offer reward for any in'
formation leading to the apprehension
of the parties who dragged off thc
| hose.
Mis-. Ratcliffe was notified that No
matron vcu'd be employed nt the O.c'
g)l Electric depot owing 10 the Tres'
cut condition of the city's finances
lights were ordered at the Intersection
OF Iwcnty.third aud Royal and NJ 'ht
irt"rseci' or Of Rose avenue til1 SprGc,
: strcr. The light near the old Ferry
street FIRE station was ordered moyct
ITO Thirteenth and state streets.
The street committee was given per
mission to purchase 1000 yards q
No. crushed gravel TO resurface High
land avenue from the fairgrounds roat
to Broadway.
Taxpayers Meeting November 10.
II was decided to cal Il meeting o
the tax payers Of the city in the counci
chambers Wednesday, November 10
at p. M, to discuss the items of tht
city budget. A communication was rcat
from the promoters of the public mar
ket asking permission to install th
market at Court and Commercial nortl
Of Stockton store or on Chemeketi
and Commercial north of the Barne
store. The matter was referred to tn
street committee The petition to i'm
prove Liberty street from the south lin
of Oak street TO the north line of Les
lie street by grading was referred T.
the street committee and the city en-
gineer,
A. A. Lee was appointed by Mayo
White TO succeed himself Gs mem
: her Of the library board and the ar
pointment was ratified by the council
, The crosswalks on Miller street were OF
dered repaired and an old fire hors
was ordered loaned to farmer VIII
.. would provide the animal with a GOO
home.
Budget TO Be Submitted.
The tentative budget which will b
submitted TO the public meeting Of Ia
payers calls for the Following items;
General Fund.
Recorders salary, $1,000.
Clerk hire, $l,740.
Treasurer salary, $1,000
City attorney, 81, 800.
Stenogrnphcr, city attorney, $l00
Marshall b salary, 81 200.
4 Salaries, police department, $4,000.
. Expense, city Jail, 5000.
, Salaries and maintenance fire dc
I partmcnt, $4,000.
e Health officer, $500.
. Incidental cgpenses, health office
!. $500.
TuDiic parks. $4,000.
$ Lighting, slj435.
{ Engineering and surveying, $4,000.
e Bond redemptions, s3,75S.03.
r Public library, $500.
Elections, {; 800
n Maintenance Of public building
). $1,000
i Public printing, $1,000.
= Fuel, city hall, $500
. Incidental expenses Of city, $4,000.
e Salary, police matron, 5000.
=, Salary, police matron 0. z. depo
u 800.
e Water supfy fire hydrants, 800
y Bond interest and instalment
y Sl2,377.5O
: Maintenance Of band, $4,000
y Redemption Of sinking sund loa
. $ll,700.
=. / l.2 mills, 81 ss947.
y SANITARY lnd plumbing inspeetc
y 5000.
e street Fund.
- Salary. street commissioner, 1850.
Material aud labor street depoi
ment, sl2,47O.
Construction and maintenance ei
a. mn