Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-02
GALLOWAY DLSSOL YES
INJUNCTION AGAINST
BUYING WING PLANT

the following statement in regard to the
city paving plant and the present at
tempt to prevent the city from paying
for the same:
off there has been any failure on
the part of the paving plant now in op-
GRAFTON to give satisfactory results,
consider it due to faulty handling. The
plant is in every way adequate to the
needs of the city, and the present show
ing Of results, which are not based on
actual figures but on the opinions of
various gentlemen may have been
brought ABOUT in an effort to discredit
| the piant.
Certainly Salem taxpayers do not
wish that an immense sum of money be
put into q paving plant at this time.
The council has acted on the theory that
plant of moderate price could be made
to meet all the requirements of the city
if properly managed.
81 am not convinced that the work
on the fair grounds road will not show,
when the matter is thoroughly investi-
gated and reduced to actual figures,
very satisfactory results.
1.-The plant purchased by the city was
bought after long consideration and in
vestigation of all the plants used in the
northwest, as well as several in the east
not known here. The committee ap.
pointed by the council went into the
matted very thoroughly, wrote to q
great many places where the plant has
been tested and used, and found that il
gave the very best of satisfaction and
laid pavement at less cost than plants
of large capacity on account of its
being always at the point where the
pavement was being laid, thus saving
the large expense of taking material to
a stationary plant, there mixing it and
then having to haul hot stuff to the
street being paved.
Despite all rumors circulated by va.
rious parties, who seem to have the in.
terests of the paving trust at heart, in.
stead of the interests of the property
owner who foots the bills and is inter.
ested in getting first class pavement
at actual cost, this plant is doing the
work right and at the minimum OF
cost"
Statement From Frank s. Ward.
Councilman Frank s. Ward issued this
morning the following statement:
$50 many people seem laboring un
der mistaken impression as to my at
titude on the matter of the city pav
ing plant that 1 feel it necessary tC
issue statement setting forth the fact.
in the case SO far as l am personally
concerned.
I'm the first place 1 have no obiec
tions whatever to the city owning 9
paving plant. In fact am in favor OF
it. But l do object to the purchase
of plant which was reasonably wei
assured in the beginning was inadequate
to the requirements of the city. That ]
was correct in my opinion is conclusive
ly proved by the testimony taken in tn,
hearing before Judge Galloway thi.
week.
"The plant, which was bought with
out sufficient investigation, is not only
inadequate, but is costing the city more
to operate than a larger plant would
cost. This statement is not successfully
contradicted.
Rumors have reached me that ]
am acting as figure-head in this mat
ter for certain paving company. This
is absolutely false. 1 am only acting
on behalf of the taxpayers of Salem
and many of them have commended me
! for my stand in the matter.''