Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-04-04
Considerable Discussion Pre-
Ceded Vote, But Ii Passed
7 to 6
MIXER TO COST $3,943,
ROCK CRUSHER $l75O
Church Street Ordered Paved
Extra Policeman 0uSted
"A Busy Session

At an extended meeting of the city
council last night a city paving plant
was purchased on trial, the extra police
man was killed, Bush S pasture was lc.
cepted as a gift to the city for a park,
and Church street was ordered paved.
Altogether it was busy session. Tae
mayor and street committee were au-
thOrized TO visit Portland to look over
the paving plants in operation and to
report on one for Salem. The commit
tee selected 4 Koehring Mixer No 20
at a cost of So, 3,943.S0 and a rock crusher
lat 0Sl $50 aud reported in favor of the
purchase of these implements.
Councilman Ward opened with the
opposition and said that the city, in
his opinion, was paying out money they
did not have for something they did
not need, but Councilman Cook replied
tnat there would be plenty of work for
the paving plant if it were purchased.
Councilman HuddlesOn said he felt
obliged to "speak right out in meet
in . - and he wanted to know who was
going to pay for the plant. He wanted
certain questions settled in the courts
before the city entered any more paw
ing controversies although he was in
favor of the city doing its own paving
and the money question was the only
one that influenced his vote. Mayor
Waite took the floor and stated that
the plant would pay for itself in com
missions before next January and that
If the plant were ordered at this time
It could be purchased more cheaply than
later on, as war prices were forcing
steel higher.
Wanted Asphalt Dressing.
Councilman Millet who had been
reading the report Of the California
highway commission, said Salem had
all of the tools necessary right now to
do all Of the paving Sllem NEEDED. He
favored a concrete base of about four
or five inches and top coat or cushion
of aSphaltic dressing 3.S of an inch
thick. He said this pavement had prov
EN- the most successful in California.
Mayor White answered this by saving
that the hot climate of California was
too severe for a thick asphlltic pave.
ment but in Salem no l20 degree
weathre was experienced and that as
phaltic pavement had proven success
in this city.
Councilman Huddleson offered an
amendment to the motion to adopt the
committee s favorable report, and he
asked for two weeks time to consider
the question and to investigate further.
/ His amendment was lost bv a vote of
SIX TO seven and the original motion to
/ purchase the plant was carried bv a
vote of to 8, The eouncilmen voting
lave were Cook, Elliott, Jones, Mills.
/ Roberts, Wallace and Wilson Those
voting no were Hoover Huddleson,
Millett, McClelland. Patterson, and
/ Ward. Glen Unruh was absent.
Extra Policeman Discussed
At the last meeting of the city eoun.
lch 1t was voted to put on an extra
policeman at the request of the down
town merchants for more police pro
lection 50 that 4 man could be sent out
ON calls to the residence districts with.
out leaving the down town section with.
ont protection. Ii appears that mum.
Der of the couucilmen changed their
minds in the interval between the two
meetings and last night several slid
they did not understand the motion
they voted on at tGe last meeting.
/ When the recommendation of the
chief Of police was read Offering the
names of Rolly Southwick and John
Marr for the position the trouble
started Councilman Otto Wilson
moved to postpone indefinitely and
Councilman Ward came to the res
cue Of the police department.. Mr..
Ward said the council appeared to
he willing to spend $4,000 for a
lpavng plant without batting an
eve vet they were unwilling to spend
S'O per month for a policeman to pro.
itect their own lives and their stores and
aomes. However, the motion to post.
Pone was carried.
I The ordinance requiring a concrete
retaining wall six inches thick TO be
erected under the edge OF any pave.
ment cut by street railways and hy
irlilroad companies for repairs OF their
I tracks was passed also the orlinauce
allowing the street railways and elec-
tric lines in this city to use Eclipse
Tenders on their ears, The proposed or.
dlnanee regulating the mixing Of NOR.
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