Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-08
DISCUSSES
MURDER AND POLICE
AT REGULAR SESSION
Election Of E. W. Stubbs As
Deputy Health Officer Is
Ratified

Last night s meeting of the city
council was enlivened by discussions of
the Hinkle murder and the question of
scanitary Inspector. Aldermen A. b.
| Hudelson, Frank Ward and Glen I'm
rub were named on a committee to con
fer with Governor WithycOmbe con-
cerning the offering of reward for
the capture of the murderer. The coun-
ell also ratified the action of the may
or and chief of police in employing spe-
cial officers to work on this ease and
assist the police. AS all of the police
not at the call of the department are
serving ON regular shifts with special
beats it was necessary to hire a special
in order to allow one officer besides
the chief to work on the Hinkle case
exclusively.
Alderman Mills asserted that the
crime showed the need of policemen
on duty at the depot at all times Ow-
ing to the large floating element of
rough characters that infest this sec
tiOn of the city.
The question of the election of T. w.
Stubs as deputy health officer aroused
la lively discussion. Mr.. Stubs has
been on the police force for the past
year and when tle council appropriated
5000 for a sanitary inspector made ap-
plieation for this position. The council
finally ratified the election of Mr.I
Stubs as deputy health officer but
placed him under the health officer
and chief of police jointly and he will
report in duplicate and will serve in
both departments doing double duty as
a policeman and as sanitary inspector
and health officer.
1t was voted to place two arc lights
ON the Turner road, one at 21st street
and one at Turner street. The matter
of the street cars on Summer street was
discussed and Alderman Roberts de-
clared that the ears did not start run
ming in the morning until O'Clock
ana that many workmen w1o began
work at this hour were unable to use
the Summer street line. He thought the
cars should start at O o'clock. A COM
mittee was appointed to investigate the
franchise of the company to find out
If the company is obliged to start its
cars at any certain time.
committee consisting of the mayor,
city engineer, and city attorney will
investigate the Santiam ditch and find |
out if the franchise mas clause in it |
that permits high waters to overflow
the southeastern part Of the city with
mpunity. The street committee was
instructed TO sell the old fire apparatus
now stored in the 18th street fire sta
tion to make room for the storage of
drain tile. The cid hand pumper is but
la heap of junk and it was suggested
tnat it be kept rs a relic and the steam
engine and hose cart sold. An ordin-
ance was introduced to provide a IL
eense fee Of $40 each for the merchants
patrol which is private institution
and not under the police department,
and the matter was referred to the or
dinance committee. The petition forl
improving Washington street was re-
ferred to the street committee.
The report of the books of City Re
corder Elgin and City Treasurer Rice
made by w. !. Staley, who audited the
accounts We're received and received
favorable comment. The report of City
Recorder Elgin SHOWS the total out
standing on municipal bonds to be
$62l ,050, on charter act bonds to be
$5O'471SS, and on Bancroft Act bonds
to be $456,36L03 Total outstanding
warrants against the office in the gen
eral fund for the years 1906 to 1915, in
elusive, are $7,094.l7, in the street fund
for 1905 and 1915 are $364.76. Out
standing street improvement warrants
are $52,476.57, and sewer warrants out
standing are $5. Total of bonded inn
provement liens not paid or bonded are
S56,562.3S. The report shows that for
1919 overpayments totalled only $500
Receipts Of the office for the year were
S4,446.64. OF this amount fines and
forfeitures of bail constituted 81, 1880