Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-05
WILL fORECLOSE ON
DELINQUENT PROPERTY
Street Assessments Not Paid
In Fast Seven Year Must
be Collected Now

| occupied Jne attention Oh the city
council at its regular meeting lasC
night A report from the special coln-
mIttee appointed to hear objections TO
the reassessments for south High street
! -., ~L..eA,3 recommended tnat the
council overrule all objections, that the
city treasurer issue certificates Of de-
linqueney on all property more than
rive years delinquent, and that the city
attorney be instructed to bring fore
closure proceedings against all prop
erty over seven years delinquent. The
report stated that several pieces of
.perty ue4e delinquent FOR a neriod
greater than this.
Morris Bros. Get Bonds
A number of bids were received on
the street Improvement bonds to be
issued for $3l 900, Morris Brothers of
Portland being the highest bidders,
offering premium Of $732.50. Bids
of other firms were as follows: Lum-
bermen' 3 Trust company, $500, United
States National bank, Salem, $4l7.67;
E. l.. Devereaux & company, $46S.50;
Ladd & Bush, $324.17; Keeler Broth
ers, $162; Harper s. Sons, $Sl.0l. Act
ion was taken by the council leading
to the immediate sale of the bonds to
Morris Brothers
Several bids were received on the
printing of the bonds, that Of Schwan
s. Co. CT Portland being the lowest, at
$3.50.
Pay of Fremen
The ordinance committee introduced
an ordinance bill fixing the following
schedule as the rate of pay which
should prevail in the fire department:
chief of department, 800 per month;
captain, 500 per month; engineers, SD
per month; firemen who have been en-
ployed for a period less than six
months, $75; firemen employed more
than six months and less than one
year. $50; and firemen who have been
employed over a year, $S5 per month.
The new schedule is to go into effect
beginning with March l, 1918.
The. resignation of Roy s. Nelson,
councilman from the sixth ward, was
received by the council and accepted
with regret. Mr.. Nelson stated that
he was to leave the latter part OF the
month for Saskatchewan, Canada, and
asked that his resignation take effect
March Is. A vote of thanks was given
Mr.. Nelson for the excellent service
md efficiency he has given on the var
GUS committees on which he has serv-
d and for his untiring efforts in the
work of the municipality.
Clerk, for Recorder Ii
Announcement was made that Mr. {
Ielsonfs place at the Capital National {
bank would be filled by A. A. Guef- {
roy. deputy clerk in the recorders Of
ice. who will resign to accept the po- 1
ition. Alderman Simeral suggested c
hat inasmuch as no street paving
rould be done and business seemed to t
ave dropped off in the recorder 8 OF, 1
ice that perhaps the office could get i
long without a deputy clerk. c
Recorder Race asserted that it was {
mpossible for two, persons to do the C
,ork of the recorders office, and that Z
{ anv councilman thought it wasn't
e should come down to the office and I
rv it a week. Siferal responded that !
l the campaign before election a can
idate had promised he would run the
ffice with one person to help. Race
eplied that he hadn't made that state
tent. Simeral stated that one candi- e
ate had said it. Race stated that he /
ad tried it and found that two per- \
ms eouldn t do the work. v
Mcclellan introduced laughter and t
ood feeling again by stating that no
an should be held fer what he says
efore election. Elliott moved that the ri
,corder be given authority to employ Il
clerk to take Mr.. Gueffroys place a
. a salary not to exceed that paid at
resent. The vote was a tie, 5 voting d
n and ) against. Mayer Keyes voted Il
f the tie by casting an affirmative u
0te.
To Sell Machinery
Alderman Elliott asked for authori- v
of the street department. to dispose "
. two sprinklers and other unneces- b
ny machinery and equipment, which
e department had on hand The au- n
ority was granted. The department ~
as also authorized to purchase ten
ms of hay and investigate the feast
lity of purchasing a truck for street
Ork.
Two bids were received for repair Ju
G the paving plant according TO spec % q
lcations furnished by the city en- 81
neer, as follows: Anderson Steel & .
,iler Works, 1916; Albany Iron Works :: ::
50. u, ~
Various Other Matters ~
A resolution was passed that the re- u
rder be instructed to draw a warrant u
r $500 a month and turn it over to le
g library board until the balance of " "
e appropriation, amounting to $4,000 ~
exhausted ol
A petition was read asking that :.
lyert be placed on the south 18th III ~
rect and Turner road TO permit the -
ainage of surface water and thus Ia
event the recurrence of frequent oe
'oded conditions on south 18th street
Gardner & Keene petitioned to be al u
we'd to remove their illuminated clock
1m its present location to a position -. -.
st thereof and in front of the build ~
2 formerly occupied by Brick Broth ~
], and to be permitted to connect the -
ek to the cluster light circuit. :
A petition was read from W. II.
irris Of the Hubbard building, ask
: that the owner Of the building to
! rear Of the Hubbard building be
npelled 0 elevate a chimney flue 50
to prevent smoke from blowing into
, roofs of the Hubbard building.
The finance committee was author