Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-04
MONTHLY MEETING
|. IOF BOARD OF CONTROL
Question Of Fuel Most Puz-
zling One---SOme Contracts
Let---Bids Wanted

The problem of fuel supply for tht
Oregon state hospital. the school fol
the deaf and the state house occupied
the attention of the safe board OF con
troll at its regular monthly meeting
| Friday afternoon. These institutions
have been burning oil the last foul
years but on account of the likelihood
of the government communicating all
oil and thns leaving them without fuel
the matter of changing from oil to eth
er coal or wood was discussed at length
Governor Withycombe and Secretary
Olcott were in favor of making the
change to wood because it offered less
possibility of being Affected by labor
troubles that might arise. Slabwood
from the various small saw mills in the
valley was considered and methods of
Transportation. The purchase Of stump
age and converting it into fuel by use
of labor from the asylum and the peni-
tentiary was also discussed.
Coal Interests Represented
Representatives of coal interests were
present to present the merits of their
products, but no dfinite action was
taken. 1t was pointed out that change
from oil to coal or wood would necessi-
tate change in the structure of the
furnaces, which would amount to an
approximate sum of $1,000.
Finally the matter was left to 4
committee composed of Warden Muir
ply of the penitentiary, A. Z. Strang,
engineer at the asylum; Secretary Good
in of the board of control, and Super
intendent Steiner of the state hospital.
1t is probable that the recommendation
of this committee will be adopted 1t
is to report at the earliest possible op-
portunity and submit proposition.
In his report to the board of control,
DR.. r. E. l.. Steiner, superintendent Of
the state hospital, stated that institu-
tion had met all of its obligations, and
that $63, ,095 of the appropriation for
maintenance for the 19l5.l6 biennium
was unused and accordingly reverted
back to the treasury of the state.
Public Work is Awarded
Bids for an addition to the state
school for the feeble minded were open
ed and the award made to A. c. Mey-
er of Salem, who will do the work for
$9435. The other bids were: Sievert &
Engstrom, Salem, 10000; F. A. Erik
on, Salem, $l0,941; Dalrymple & Buley,
Salem, $11 800, and l.. G. Dennison, Sa-
lem, $10,990.
The Peerless Manufacturing company
of Portland, whose home office is in
Evansville Ind, will do the plumbing,
in spite of the fact that the specifica-
tions say the material shall be of the
Crane company S stock. The citing Of
the Crane company Is materials in the
specifications was not intended by the
/ board, the policy of which is to ask foi
4 standard grade and let all bid, so al
mot to eliminate competition and lgiv'
Ieveryone an opportunity TO get STATE
work. The Peerless company agreed tt
1 put up bond and maintain their work
| for a period of four or five years as
lproof that the material they handled
was standard.
Bids Wanted for Equipment
1t was decided to ask for sealed bids
for the equipment of the Portage rail
way at Cello, which belongs to the
state of Oregon and which has been
used by the national government for
some time. The bids are to be advertis-
ed for two weeks and opened on Au-
gust 20. On August 10 representative
of the board of control will be present
at Cello to show to prospective bidders
lHc dhlouht- VI ot"to PioPSt'y w ~
sold.
The equipment is as follows; Two en-
gines, II box cars with a capacity of
10000 pounds, one gondola with a ca
pacity of $4,000 pounds, one eaboose
and 73,403 track feet at 45 pounds to
the foot.
In 1915 the legislature turned the
control of the railroad over to the board
of control, and the board allowed the
government to use it since year ago
last March, so that it was of no ex-
pense to the state.
Labor shortages are still affecting
the state institutions and Friday the
board of control raised the salary Of
the dairyman at the state school for the
feeble minded from $50 to $50 a month
and the gardener and laundryman from
$50 TO $55. The dairyman requested the
raise as he was offered 800 a month
FOR work outside. The raise was grant
ed on the recommendation of Superin-
tendent Smith.
Superintendent Tillinghast of the
school for the deaf recommended a
raise in salary of the cook from $4j to
$50, Which was granted. The supervs-
or salary was also raised from $50
to $35 a month.
On recommendation of Superintend-
ent Hale Of the boys training school,
the following boys were granted pa
roles: Frank Moore, Guy Hayes, Earl
Lockwood, Oscar Miller, James Moore
Willie Donovan, Cresswell Benson, Har-
ry Ballard, Willie Pine, Roy Southern
and Alton Dilley.
Superintendent Hale reports that -
to Is of the boys have been employed
at the berry picking ramp at Dundee
and that the results have been very
encouraging. He says the boys have
been making a dollar a day at the work
There were 1873 inmates at the be-
ginning of the month; eight were re-
eeived, % paroled and two escaped
An increase Of salary of $5 a month
was granted to F. f. Guild, shoemaker