Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-21
ONE MORE POLICEMAN
IS ADDED TO FORCE
THE PAVING CASE UP
South Church Street Property
Owners Object to Pro-
posed Improvement

to the election of a successor to Off
Ger E. W. Stubs occupied the time Of
the city council for the most part last
night Councilman Jones was strongly
in favor of rushing the ordinance
through to pave South Church street
from the south line of State street to
the north line of Mission street.
Dan Fry appeared in behalf of the
property owners who are opposed to the
pavement at this time and stated that
according to the computation of the
city engineer that there was a frontage
of 4,337.33 front feet along the street
and that l,152.j0 front feet were rep
resented on the petition to pave. This
he said was just 6S feet more than %
| per cent of the frontage that petitiOned
to pave. Also that there were 81 prop
erty owners along this street and that
but II of them nad signed the petition
to pave the street. Mr.. Fry stated
that small part of the property own
ers were trying to force paving against
the will of the majority and that they
did not wish to be classed as chinook
ers y if they were forced to get up a
remOnstrance.
1t appears that if the paving ordin-
anee is passed it will require twO-thirds
of the frontage on the remOnstrance to
block the paving and the remOnstr1 1tors
wished the will of the majority to pre-
vail at this time rather than be forced
to secure a twO-thirds majority later.
1t was finally decided that the matter
be re-referred to the street committee
to report later and in the meantime
that meeting of the property owners
would be held with the street com
mittee.
Business Men Ask for More Police
A committee of the down town bust
ness men appeared before the council
to ask for more police and stated
through c. S. Hamilton and NJ. L. Mey-
ers tnat the merchants patrol by pri-
vate parties had been unsatisfactory.
They said that they had no chceck up
on the work of their merchants patrol
man and they asked that man be add
ed to the police department whose
duties should be confined to the down
town district and whose work should be
supervised by tine chief of police
Councilman Ward moved to elect a sue
cessOr to E. w. Stubs who resigned
and one more man in addition. The
vote was to and Mayor White voted
in favor of the extra policeman. W..
E. DeLOng was elected to succeed Mr.
Stubbs and it was finally decided to
allow DR.. o. B. Miles, city health Off
Ger, to choose his own assistant for the
next four months. DR.. Miles stated
that the health of the city was more inn
portant than the property of indivim-
ais and that he could use three men if
he had them but one man on full time
would be of great assistance. Accord
ingly Mr.. DeLong will be added to the
force as regular policeman and DR..
Miles will select his own help.
Varney Is Exonerated.
A resolution was introduced and
passed unanimously generating Off
Ger Vaney for using force in arresting
Oliver Reissbeck and Oscar Bridges
who were engaged in a drunken brawl
ON the streets Saturday evening. Yarn
ey was obliged to use force to subdue
Reissbeck who attacked the officer and
it was stated that much unfavorable
comment had been aroused by those
who did not understand the circum-
stances.
The council took the stand that the
officer did not use any more force than
was necessary and that he was entire
ly Justified in using t0rceful methods
to bring the man to the station. II
was stated in council that this body
would uphold the actions of its police
officers who could be depended upon
to use their own Judgment and that the
ends justified the means in Reissbeck s
case.
Earl Beck, one of the regular fire.
men sent in his resignation to take eff
feet 1t once. 1t was accepted and
Frank Frebert was elected by the
council to succeed him.
A petition was read from the prop
erty owners asking that the Portland
road be paved from the north line of
Highland avenue to the Southern Pa
cific right of way, also the residents
along South Commercial street asked
for lard surface paving from Mission
street to the south city limits They
asked that the present base be used and
chat the same kind OF top dressing as
was laid by the county last summer he
put ON at cost Of not to exceed %
cents per front foot. Both petitions
were referred to the street committee.
The street department was given per-
mission to erect "City Limit signs
along the main roads leading into Sa-
lem. An ordinance was passed to allow
only licensed garbage collectors to haul
garbage and establishing the license at
$50 per year. This will prevent trans
fer men from hauling garbage unless
they pay the $50 license fee.
An ordinance was introduced to pre-
vent the mixing of mortar, plaster, con.
crete or other substances that harden
ON the pavement except in a tight box.
The ordinance was referred 10 the or.
dinance committee.
Would Use Eclipse Tenders.
The street ear company asked that
permission be granted 10 use Eclipse
Tenders ON tho street ears In this city.
Il was stated that the new type of
fender was the most satisfactory and
was far safer than the old type now in
use in this city. An effort was made
TO pass the ordinance at last night =
meeting but Councilman Cook objected
ON the grounds that there were several
things the city desired Of the railroad
companies which had been promised but
not granted. The ordnance was re-
tered TO the ordinance committee.
An ordinance was also introduced
which would prevent the railroad com
panies in this city from cutting the
pavement for repairs unless they erect
IA concrete retaining wall under the