Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-07-18
COUNCIL ARRANGES TO
PAY OLD WARRANTS
Twelve Blocks Of Paving Pro-
vided For---No Money For
Children's Playground

The regular meeting of the city
council last night was characterized
by, the transaction of considerable bus.
mess in short time.
A bill providing for the payment of
a portion of the principal on certain
old warrants outstanding for public
improvements and for the issuing of
new warrants in smaller sums was in
trodueed and passed after a short dis
cussion. These warrants have been
drawing per cent interest, while the
funds against which they were drawn
earn but per cent at the banks. The
total amount of the warrants is ap.
proximately $4,000. 1t was stated that
there is sufficient money in the vari-
Gus funds to cover half of this sum,
besides the accrued interest.
Resolutions were adopted providing
for twelve blocks of additional paw
ing ten blocks on North Fifth street
between D street and Highland ave
nue..
The street committee was authorized
to buy seventeen eaten basins and o.
900 feet of drain sewer pipe for use
on the Commercial street paving job.
A bill to amend section of ordi
nance No. 1l2l was adopted. This
amendment permits the Portland, Eu-
gene & Eastern railway TO leave the
sixty five pound rails now in use on
South Commercial street. The ordi-
nance requires the use of seventy two
pound rails Alderman Mcclellan op-
posed the adoption of this amendment,
but when it was explained that a
change to rails conforming to the orig
inal requirements would require the
laying of base two inches deeper
than at present, which would mean a
tearing up of the entire street to the
delay of paving work and the annoy
ance of the residents of that section
of the city, ne withdrew his objection.
A bill to transfer the sum of $3.50
from the general fund to the Salem
plav ground board was introduced and
Alderman Jones moved that the bill
be put upon its final passage. This
precipitated discussion which in
spots was eloquent. Alderman Cook
objected to the taxpayers being called
upon to pay for playground for the
children. "Let parents pay for the
amusement of their children safd ne
in effect, ''don 7 make the city do
it,
A warm defense was made for the
bill by Alderman Jones aud Alderman
Ward.
Alderman lIuddieson then took the
floor. He stated that he was not 0p-
posed to the playground, but he was
opposed to the transfer of any funds
for any purpose whatsoever. - vote
against it for that reason, he de-
clared. 1--WE callNthe people of Salem
in here and make up a budget, and
then afterwards we transfer from one
fund to another until the whole shoot
Jag matcn of us don t know where
we re at. When was a boy we play
ed at the end Of hoe handle. Let the
mothers of children take care Of
them.
The bill was laid over.
The purchase of dozen helmets and
the same number of hydrant wrenches
for the fire department was autnoriz-
ed.
Alderman Mcclellan called attention
to the bad condition of the foot bridge
on Seventeenth street, between Che
meketa and Center, and the street
commissioner was ordered to give the
ma tier attention.
The street commission was authOrlz-
ed TO purchase fuel oil If needed.
Alderman Huddleson called atten-
tion TO the rank growth of thstles on
Winter street Mayor White stated
! that his was in the jurisdiction of the
health department.