Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-22
CHIEF OF POLICE WAS
ELECTED BY CITY
COUNCIL LAST NIGHT
Street Employees Get More
Pay But Policemen
Must Wait

Election of new chief of police,
raising the salaries of the employees of
the street department, indefinitely
postponing consideration of the rails
ing of salaries of police patrolmen, and
the selection of one new patrolmen
were among the things accomplished
by the city council at its regular meet
ing last evening.
Poland Promoted.
Al Poland, who has served on the
department for a number of years, was
elected chief of police to succeed the
late e. E. Cooper, by unanimous vote
of the council. Chief Poland has an
nounced the appointment of Night
Patrolman Wright to the position of
night sergeant, which position was
formerly held by Chief Poland. c. w.
Mariels was elected by the council to
fill the position of patrolman made
vacant by the promotion of Chief Fo
land. Petitions for the position were
received from both Mr.. Mariels and
W. E. DeLong, who has been acting as
temporary patrolman since the former
chiefs illness.
Salaries Increased.
Alderman Unruh introduced reso-
luton to increase the salaries of the
employees. of the street department.
Alderman johnson opposed the resolu
tion on the ground that it was not
fair to the police department to i'm
crease the salaries of another depart
ment and leave that of the patrolmen
unchanged. Unruh replied that the two
classes of work were not to be com
pared, that the street employees were
entitled to the increase, and that if the
police department were entitled to an
increase they should also have it. The
resolution carried to 4.
The salaries of the employees in the
street department are now: chief me-
chanic, 800 per month; sewer expert,
$50; teamsters, $75; cart man, $40;
stable man, $65; common laborers, $65.
Policemen Must Wait.
Alderman Ward introduced a resolu-
ton that the salaries of patrolmen be
increased from 1915 to $S5 per month.
Alderman Wilson opposed the increase,
stating that plenty of men could be
secured for $75 month, and moved
for indefinite postponmeht Of the
rersolution. The vote resulted in a tie,
five voting for and five against Mayor
Keyes broke the tie by voting for post
ponment Alderman Rigdon later
moved to have the vote reconsidered,
but the motion lost to 5.
Routine Business Transacted.
A communication was read from the
P. r. L. & P. company asking what
action the council intended taking on
bill prersented by the company for oil
sold to the city Last summer for use in
paving. The matter was referred to
the committee on current expenses.
A petition from the Coast Bridge
company was received asking that the
company be allowed to lay a temporary
track from the Oregon Electric track
at Marion street to the river bank and
then to Center street over which to
haul materials for use in the new
bridge. The petition stated that traffic
would not be blocked, no damage would
be done to the pavement and that the
streets would be restored to their orig
inal condition after the materials had
been transported to their point Of use.
The petition was granted, the bridge
company to have the use of the streets
during the pleasure of the council,
after first filing bond in the sum of
81 600 with the city recorder.
A protest from Lord & Lord against
the assessment for the improvement of
South High street, was received and
February 4th was the date fixed for
the matter to be heard before the
council
Delinquent Assessments Due.
When the question of delinquent
assessments for street improvements
came up. Alderman Unruh moved that
the city treasurer be instructed to
furnish the city attorney with list of
delinquent persons together with the
amounts for which they are delinquent,
and that the city attorney be instruct
ed to notify the delinquents that they
must pay up by February 10th or suf-
fer the penalty.
Mayor Keyes announced that all of
the aldermanic committees that have
served for the last year viii continue
to serve during the present year.
H. H. Stanton, chairman of the
special comfort station committeq of
the city council, announced inform
dIlJ lAdL JbC SbdbIOA mas DtEu
pleted and was opened for the pub
lie at 10 o'clock yesterday morning.
The committee was given a special
vote of thanks by the council.
The following bids were received
on 500 feet of hose for the fire de-
pa-tment, underwriters specifications
and were referred to the committee on
fire and water:
United States Rubber company, $1.45
a foot f. o. b.
A. G. Long, Portland, four bids, 81,
80 cents; $110 and $1.05.
American Manufacturing company,
San Francisco, $l10.
Lot L. Pearce & Son, four bids, 81,
90c, SOC and $1.00.
Bowers Rubber works, two bids,
$1.I0 and s1.00.
Race Makes Statement.
City Recorder Earl Race has pre-
pared for the alderman, and left on
each desk last night, neatly printed
financial statement of the city for the
year ending December 81, 1917, the