Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-20
Council Sets
Specialized
For Tonight
a


whether the inclusion OF the state fair
grounds should be made to Salem. IL
favorable action is taken by the city
council IN special meeting tonight and
the matter is placed upon the ballot.
The ordinance providing for the in
clusion of the state fair grounds, and
providing for the special election, was
delayed at the regular meeting of the
council last night when vote on the
suspension Of the rules and final pas
sage of the bill was defeated by Coun-
Gilman McClelland.
With the appointment by the may
or of municipal boxing commission
and with the advent of the Elks con-
vention here July 23. "a and rs, sew
Ieral members of the council saw in the
inclusion of the state fair grounds one
of the most important factors in fur
nishing entertainment for the antler-
ed herd. as'the state fair stadium
would be used for staging boxing
bouts. BY taking in the state fair
gruonds Salem win not benefit to any
great extent by taxation. The matter is
purely civic. Coupled with the at
tempt to include the fiar grounds in
the incorporate limits of the city, the
Elks were granted the exclusive right
of all Salem streets during their con-
vention. This was done TO keen out
tramp shows that were held obnox-
ious to dignified convention.
Chiefs Salary Bobs Up.
The special meeting of the council
will also consider tonight the adop-
ton of the ordinance placing on the
ballot an amendment to the charter
Of the regulation covering the nav
ment of the chief of police. The
amendment was proposed LAST night
without stipulating maximum figure
This evoked strenuous objection from
Councilman McClelland who arpued
that there was nothing to prevent the
council. from having the chief of no.
lice "as much as $4,000 or s4O0O.n
He insisted that a clause be insert
ed in the proposed amendment flying
the maximum at $500 a year.
This was opposed by several coun.
cilmen who declared that the council
had sense enough" to name a chiefs
salary. as "it, Is the citv treasnror,e
salary, and argued that circumstances,
may arise some time that would make
it necessary to raise the salary ever
above $500.
Deceit Is Charged.
'If YOU do that and mass this or
dinance without putting a check valy,
in there you will be deceiying tn
lpeople of Salem," McClelland charge,
lemphatically.
II disagree with Mr.. Mcclellan,
about deceiving the people," Council
man Schunke said. II do too Coun
Gilman Utter chimed in.
Gentlemen. go ahead" challeng
ed McClelland.
| The vote was then taken on tn,
amendment fixing the sum. and i
was lost.
II move you that we suspend tn,
rules and place the bill on final pas
sage" said Councilman Schunke.
TN save you the trouble, gentle
man." McClelland declared. for
| shall vote against it.'A
1--WE want your vote anyhow Ute
said.
The vote was taken, and pursuan
to his promise McClelland voted |
down. This was one of the causes fol
calling the special meeting.
Paving Plan Amended.
Amendment to the proposed char
ter amendment providing a new mod,
in making street assessments wa.
made by the council, striking out tha
clause compelling the city to pay TO,
the pavement of street intersections
This step was taken by the council
after lengthy argument by e. S
Tillinghast, president of the NORTH
Salem Improvement League. who re.
minded the council that the CONNER.
cial club, the North Salem Improve.
ment League, the East Salem I'm.
provement Association, and the Rich.
mond Improvement club had endors.
ed the amendment as it stood. The
council expressed themselves In fayo,
of the general idea of the amendment
barring the intersection clause. which
they held unfair in that II would
make the entire city nav for street
work done in one section of the city
Joe Baumgartner, of the Salem
Hardware company, was elected &c
serve as councilman from Ward 2
when the resignation of o. L. Fisher
recently named to the post was read
and accepted.
Traffic Laws Extended.
The council passed an emergeno,
ordinance prohibiting the driving OF
motor cars with glaring head and
spotlights, and with faulty horns
The open cutout was also a target
in the new rodinance, that was draft
ed as an amendment to the present
traffic laws of the city.
Several city employees came In for
a raise in salary last night. City En-