Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-20
Latest Ng7y Covering Central Willamette Valley By Special Report
Dallas Council
Lays Plans for
Better Streets


Dallas. Or, Oct. 20--The city
council met at the council cham
bcrs last evening and considered
some very important business.
Among the most important is the
work OF the street committee who
have ordered three-section street
scraper to scrape the street of Dali
las and give the town q general
clean mp. After the strets are prop
erIy scraped and the worst places
filled I'm with coarse gravel, finer
gravel will be scattered over the
street and levelled by the scraper.
The street sewer catches in some
OF the main streetZ as well as the
residential districts. have been fill
ed mp to such an extent that the
surplus water from the recent
1ieayy rains did not drain off prop
erly. These sewer catches are be-
ing cleaned and the streets drained
of the accumulated water.
The park committee was in
structed to proceed with its pro-
gram of leveling and grading the
4tG pa anu pldSibB ~ III III
condition for seating which will be
done this fall II the weather ron
xitiions will permit the work to be
carried on as planned.
The contracting firm, Pugh &
Saner, were granted a twenty day
extension of time on their contract
sNhich terminated on the goth. This
extension was given without solicit
fatiOn on the part of the contrac-
tors as the incIemency of the wealth
sr in the past ten days has prevent
ed any work.
ii. A. Joslin, manager of the
Mountain States Power company,
apepared before the council and
proposed installing higher candle
L,ower lamps on the street posts at
street intersections. stating that one
particnlarly dangerous corner, due
io lack Of proper lighting, was
Main and washington streets. The |
present street lights are 100 candle
rower. Mr.. Joslin proposed in
ttaiiing some 600 candle-poWer
lamps on trial. this offer being ac-
ecided by the council. Mayor u. |
=. Grant appointed a specia. COM
mittee to confer with Mr. Joslin per
Aaining to the installation of 12 or
IL lamp posts. The committee is
composed of Councilmen N. l.. Guy.
Floyd ID. Moore and Charles Hayes.
Several suggestions were made
by various councilmmen pertaining
IN the trimmings Of trees which ex-
tend over the sidewalks. The city
prevents property own
ssrs from permitting their trees to
aeeorne obstructive and the ordi-
nance requires that they shall be
trimmed within feet of the side
Uftlk. The city marshall was in
Arncted to take the matter up at
oncc with the property owners and,
II the request is not respected, the |
marshal will proceed to make ar
rests.
knights Stage Degree.
The knight of Pythias of Dallas
nset at their lodge rooms Monday
evening where work in the page
degree was enjoyed by large at
but the occasion was
more In the nature of welcome to
i-en 3. ffnseth, member of the
knights of Pythias of Marmion
'odge who was recently elected
s'rand vice chancellor of the grand
ioinain OF oregon, Mr., Finseth was
Greatly surprised by the reception :
which had been planned for him
and which was enjoyed by about
100 knights of Pythias. After the
ss.uisar lodge work, several ad- 4
sressss.s were made which were fol- I
owed by an elaborate banquet. The
vent lasted until the wee hours of Z
he morning and will long be re- b
neu'her"a ~ those present. v
Preparations were made TO visit r
he knights at Salem last niynS
Miss u. +. Barrett, court report 4
4 and public stenographer from s
saieni. is doing reporting work In +
nv court W Dallas today.
Alarence w. Reynolds, formerly n
y ilaiias but now pastor of the .
srd Christian church at Corvallis .
receiving recognition in the
hnreh soG-etV ana social service
york Mr.. Reynolds is son of
$40 essor and Mrs REYNOLDS who
aso lived in Dallas until a few
eafs ago. He is conducting serv-
ses in Salem this week.
!. Observance Planned.
szArfnastice day in Dallas, Novem- -
fr III, will be observed by the
'merican Legion and the auxiliary
pd a. is hoped that the proposed
fpsram now being outlined. will
2 participated in by every loyal
nea1can citizen in this county.
.sltls day has been declared anil
eiiriai holiday by Governor oIcottl
pa IL is planned to make the &c
siiies cover tho entire day. Ac-
'rning to plans made by the CARL
' Fenton post and the auxiliary II
- week. the afafir will be eele-