Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-22

voters of the seventh ward. The cIee-
tion of a new alderman to nH the va.
erHty will be taken up as special o..
der Of business at the meeting mex,
aonday night.
On action Of Councilman Elliott a
special meeting Of the council was call.
ed for next Monday night AZ which
time the amendments to the charter
will be brought up for discussion. This
proposed re-assessment amendment nor
the question OF calling a special city
election was discussed at the meeting
last night
Some Wages Raised
BY resolution, the salaries Of sever.
al Of the men in the street department
were raised. The increases are as fol.
lows: w. M. Zeicher, mechanic in
street department, from SIS to $50;
I Leonard Zwieker, expert in the sewer
department, from $3.50 to S2.75 a day:
Walter Birdwell, dog catcher. from
1 $3.50 TO $2.75 a day; teamsters from
S2.25 TO $3.50 a day; common Iaborers
from twenty five cents to thirty cents
an hour; David Jerman, stableman,
from $50 to $65 a month.
In accordance with instructions from
the council, several weeks ago Recorder
Race asked for bids on a rock crusher.
Last night several bids were received
and opened. The amounts varied con
siderably, the lowest beino 1915 and
the highest $2065. The bids were re-
ferred to the special committee having.
the matter in charge.
Both State and Commercial streets
will be better lighted if the several pc
titions for electric signs are granted
The following petitioned the council
for permission to install electric signs
in front of their places of business: o.
]. Schei, The Salem WoOlen Mills store,
Steusloff Brothers, The Capital Drug
Store, Chambers and Chambers, and
Meyers Store. The petitions were refer
red to the committee on lights with
power to act.
In regard to the bill due on rock
erusher rolls that were purchased by
the city in the spring of 1916, and on
which the sum Of $500 was paid, Coun-
Gilman Elliott moved that a warrant
be drawn for the amount yet unpaid.
which amounts to $3.50 The original
cost of the rolls was $3.50.
Some Other Matters
! The matter of the acceptance by the
city of the deed to Bush s pasture was
made a special order of business at the
! special meeting of the council next
.aonday night. The report of the park
committee was read last night, it was
! without any recommendation.
The building committee reported that
according to information given by Ar
chitect Post, if stairway was built
in the tower of the city hall so that
the tower could be used in erecting a
| flag pole from which to fly the big Am
erican flag recently purchased, the cost
would be about 1868. If the pole is put
up on the ridge Of the main building
the committee stated it could be erect
ed at much less cost. The building com
mittee reported that its funds were
overdrawn at the present time and that
| if pole was erected the money would
have to be taken from another fund.
New office Created
One of the most important measures
to get by the Salem council in long
/ time was the fire marshal ordinance,
which was passed last night by vote
of nine to two, Councilman Buchner
and Wilson voted against it.
This ordinance creates III the city
fire marshal, who is given power to en-
ter all premises for the purpose of in
spection as to fire hazards. He is en-
powered to order the removal, or the
repair, of any place or thing that in
his opinion constitutes q fire hazard
and consequently menace to life and
property. He can do this by serving
written notice personally or by mali.
He can prohibit the storage of com
bustibles and can regulate fire eE-
tinguishing apparatus.
In other words this ordinance ere
ates an officer who is charged with
looking after the safety of the people
of the city an dauthorized to 40 S4Sn aSa