Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-22
CITY TO BUY AUTO
FOR USE OF STREET
REPAIR DEPARTMENT
Merchants S Patrol Put Under
$1,000 Bonds and Police
Supervision

The city council last night passed a
resolution TO purchase an auto for the
street department and the matter was
turned over to the street committee and
Otto Wilson to investigate with power
to act. Councilman Cook, chairman of
the street committee. stated that an
auto could be purchased for SAB and
that it would cost about $l2 more to
build box on it to carry tools and such
other articles as were to be used III tde
business of the department. 1t was
stated that the auto was badly needed
as it was necessary to take one of the
heavy teams off Of the street work to
haul tools to distant points and that it
took more time going and coming than
it did to perform the work in many in
stances.
The ordinance requiring the Mcr-
chants patrOlmen to pay an annual IL
cense fee of $40 per man and to put up
a surety bond of $1,000 was passed by
a vote of to }. The ordinance re-
quires that the merchants patrolmen
come under the supervision of the po-
lice department and report regularly
and provides a fine of from $40 to 500
for violation of the provisions of the
ordinance.
When the question of new sewers in
addition came up, Cuncilman
Elliott moved that the council advcr-
tise for bids instead of putting them in
by day labor under the supervision of
the sewer committee but his motion did
not come to a vote as his motion was
not seconded, indicating that the coun-
ell was in favor Of the plan of provi1
ing labor for Salem people who needed
it as in the past rather taan to allow
contractors to employ their own work
men.
The question of the erection of re-
tanning wall along Mill creek on the
west side of Church street so that
Church street from Mill to D streets
might be paved and Fifth street paved
to Highland avenue aroused consider
able discussion. Councilman Cook of
the street committee opposed the meas
ure on the grounds that it would cost
the city from $1,000 to ql 200 to put in
the wall and that there was no indica
tiOn that more than two or three blocks
of paving would be put in. Councilman
Unruh, on behalf of the property own
ers in this district, promised that the
paving would be laid along Fifth street
to Highland avenue during this coming
summer and said that only along Church
street was a strip of paving which
could not be put in without the retain
ing wall. 1t was finally decided to put
the council ON record as favoring the
erection of the retaining wall if the
property owners showed a disposition to
pave any considerable extent.
Gardner and Keene, local jewellers,
sent in a letter stating that they wish
el to erect a clock with an illuminated
dial in front Of their establishment at
1856 State street and asked permission
to connect the dial light WITH the clus,
ter lights of the city, This matter was
referred to the light committee with
power to act.
The plans and specifications for the
paving of South Church street from
State street to Mission street was re.
ferred to the street committee along
with the petition of the property own
ers for the city to fix the mill race so
that it would be crossed by the paving
on this street 1t was decided to enter.
into contract with John GRADER, man
ager of the Salem band, for 25 concerts
during the coming summer in Wilson
park. There will be at least 21 pieces
in the band and the price must fall
within the limitations of the appropri-
alton in the budget. The regular pay
roll for the month of February was
adopted
A message of congratulation was sent
by tne council to Councilman Huddelson
of the 4th ward. and wife, who yestcr-
day celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary at their home in this city.
The attention of the council was di-
rected to 4 sign painted on one of the
city S bridges advertising the fact that
a certain mercantile firm is ready and
willing to sell "SiX pounds of Smelt for
% cents. Councilman Mills thought
this was almost too many fish for a
quarter and it was ordered that the
street committee see to it that the sign
be removed
The petition of the Northwest Fruit
Products company to move a wall was
referred to the fire and water com
mittee. The communication of the
Parent-Teachers association of the
Lincoln school asking that an ordinance
be drafted compelling autos to slow
down when passing schools was referred
to the ordinance committee.
Bids were opened for l50 cords of see
ond growth fir and the prices ranged
from $3.1j to S3,49 per cord. TIE bids
on 500 feet Of fire hose ranged from So
cents per foot to i per foot according
to the brand An objection to the or
dinance making it unlawful for water,
light or telephone companies to cut the
pavement to lay eonduits was received
and upon the statement that the pres
eut ordinances of the city amply pro
tected the city's interest it was voted
to lay the ordinance ON the table.
Il was decided to pay W. II. Dal
rymple SIPS for l6 barrels of bitumen.
Mr.. Dalrymple sent in a bill for So for
nection with the hauling of the bitumel
TO the city's storage sheds.
Councilman Cook WAS given permis-
sion to purchase a ear load of Portland
cement for use on the streets.
An invitation was extended by tae
Salem Floral society to the couneilmen
to be present at the next meeting Of the
society,