Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-19
CITY COUNCIL HAS
BOUQUET FOR MAYOR
Also Some Flowers Of Rhe-
toric for Salem's Beauty
Business Not Neglected

Not a "note' Jared the harmony
of the regular meeting of the city coun-
ell last night. Not one of the eleven
aldermen present gave evidence that
his daily food was digesting perfectly
To the contrary, three of the aldermen
varied the regular course of business
by throwing verbal bouquets.
These bouquests were mostly direct
ed at Mayor White, who has recently
declined to consider another term Oh
service at the head Of the city gov
ernment, and were manifestly intended
to influence him to the end that ne
might reverse his decision.
Aldermen Mills, Ward and Wallace
were those who thus declared them
selves, and they referred in a not al
together complimentary way to com
munication published recently in Sa-
lem newspaper, the writer of when
they declared had not been entirely
fair to Mayor White.
So strong was the spirit of good
feeling that when Alderman Wallace
took occasion to suggest change IN
the city charter, by which the city
could obtain authority to take care OF
the weeds, he launched into words OF
praise for the geographical and phys
zeal beauties of the city of Salem. And
when he had finished Mayor White
agreed with him, and City Attorney
Macy stated that he will have amend
ments along this line ready to present
to the council at its next meeting, with
view of putting the matter before
the people at the election IN Deeemper'
To Submit Budgets
With a view to making up the regu-
lar budget for the coming year, a res
olution was adopted requiring the
heads of the various departments Oh
the city government to make up hsts
showing the needs of their departments
which lists are to be submitted to the
council at its next meeting.
The street committee reported tina,
a cement walk has been constructed
in front of lot in Walker s addition,
hut that none has been constructed III
front of lot s as ordered, and the com
mittee was instructed to inform MI
Walker that if the matter is not ar
tended to within fifteen days the walk
will be constructed by the city at MS
expense. 8, =. ,.ore
ordered placed by the street eommls,
sioner at Hoyt and High streets and
also at Riverside drive and Miller
street. A.,
A further report in regard to the
stock pens located on the Southern "a
eific property near the 18th street de
not was made by the city attorney
whose opinion is that so long as th'
|, mems are kept in sanitary condition
there is no authority given by the ei'S
! laws for removing them, as was suS
gested at former meeting OF th'
council.
The Business End OF 1t a
, number of additional street hght'
were ordered.
!, The petition of Mrs. Goldburg for
, refund of automobile license, whleh ma.
t been referred to the committee ON II
, censes. was reported favorably with al
amendment that the rebate be made OF
/ license for 1917.
5 A petition referring to q barn II
e Glen Oaks addition, which barn pro
iects into an alley in such way
:. TO interfere with traffic, was referre'
e to the street committee and the wv
I aldermen from that ward.
Z. An amendment permitting the Soutn
: ern Pacific to construct an industrial
IL spur on Front street was acted upo
favorably. ,.. a., ~.
In view of the probability that IN
Western Union Telegraph eompan
will soon come before the council ASH
=, ing for a renewal of its franchise, a
ordinance amendment regulating tn
number of poles to a block and IN
e kind of poles and the positions o
t placing was given its first and seeon
y readings.
# Other amendments up for first an
S second readings pertaining to the pur
# ishment of anyone buying, selling
it smoking opium, and to the fixing q
l. an annual license of $50 year fo
/. pawnbrokers, S25 for six months, n
4. license to be granted for less than 81
g months.
a The sum of S2743sO due the con