Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-18
CITY COUNCIL ASKS
council TO EXAMINE
FLOOD CONDITIONS
Orders That Trees On Court
Street Side OF Wilson Park
Be Not Cut Down.

There was nothing or the program
at the city hall last night to break up
the serenity of the council 5 delibera-
ticns, the two hour session being large
ly taken up with routine business.
There were sundry petitions for wood
sidewalks, gravel on mud surfaced
streets and alleys, and the presenta-
.tion of the regular grist of city .salar,
les for the past month. 1t may interest
the taxpayers to know that this lit
tie monthly item counts up to nearly
$4,000.
A ripple of amusement came in when
Alderman Utter made a motion that
the city attorney establish some hour
Or hours of the day when he could be
found in his office for consultation.
West objected on the ground that
with the "measly little salary" paid
to the attorney, he should not be tied
down to his office. Vaqdervort Clipped
in the remark that the city attorney
was receiving salary that warranted
him in spending some part of his time
in his office. The question was finally
settled by the official himself desig-
mating an hour when he could be found
at home
The committee on health and police
reported favorably on the petition for
an extra patrolman for the dark and
lonely Yew Park district. They also
approve the motion for motorcycle
for the police department as means
of facilitating their movements, but
this latter question was deferred to
the next meeting in order to consider
the alternative of purchasing a Ford,
which might be of greater utility in
the service.
Mrs. Bush on Park Board
Two candidates were named to fill
the vacancy on the Park board, and on
ballot the honor fell to Mrs. A. N.
Bush, who will serve for a term of
three years.
The perennial matter of a janitor
for the comfort station bobbed up
again and after little sparring as to
the efficiency of the incumbent, it was
finally settled by the employment of
D. L. Briggs at a salary of $50 month
Alderman West presented memor-
ial to the state legislature regarding
the flood conditions which exist every
year in the southeast portion of the
city and suburbs, where lake of back |
water mile wide and two miles long
exists for a large part of the winter.
This memorial called for an inyestipa.
tlon and survey of the district with
view to establishing a drainage svs-
tenn that would take care of the water
which at the present time is damaging !
the district by making it entirely un-
desirable as a residence district. NAV |
or Albin will name as committee to
bring this matter before the legisla-
,ure half a. dozen or more of represent.
atlve citizens residing in the district
affected
a petition was presented by Direct
'r Todd in behalf Of the Apollo cub,
lsking for the use of the council cham
'ers as a place of rehearsal. their
present quarters being so small that
he director couldn't hear the voices Of
lis singers because of the noise they
i"uo' Ing IcqueSC WIS granted With
'ut opposition, and hereafter the po-
ice department and the fire depart
nent will be regaled with classic vocal
elections on Wednesday evenings.
Macy to Represent City
City Attorney Macy was appointed
" the mayor to represent the city at
he meeting of the Public Service com
mission in Portland next Monday when
hat body will consider the application
# the local telephone company for o
aise Of rates As the telephone service
n Salem is atrociously bad, it was
uggested that several prominent citi-
ems should accompany the attorney,
nd that protest be entered against
ny raise Of rates under the conditions
A petition was presented with the
ignatures Of 16 influential residents
the vicinity Of the Capitol building
rotesting against the cutting out of
he old shade trees that line the Court ,