Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-06
ONLY TWO CHANGES
MADE IN PERSONNEL
OF CITY OFFICIALS

. With the exception of city engineer
and officer Leroy Braison. All city Of
fcials who served during 1918 were re-
elected At the meeting Monday night o.
the city council
Z An present members Of the fire de
ipartment were retained. including
Chief Harry Hutton. who enters upon
his sixth year Of service to the city Ia
his capacity.
Walter $. Low, for the retensloH Of
whom an enlarged salary was allowed
BY the council. was elected Unanimous
H. 20 serve his fifth year.
Myra T. shank. police natron. also
wns reelected without dissenting vote
of the council
Rodgers City Engineer.
Bert ". Macy. who. for four years
has acted as city attorney. was elected
again with a vote OF 10 to 5 cast for
Ronald c. Glover
Hugh NJ. Rodgers was elected city
engineer 20 succeed Walter skeIton,
who coniem pleted resignation. II elect
I'd. IL is said
Dr Roy Pomeroy was elected city
health officer to succeed J Ray Penn
berton. The question of deputy health
officer 70 serve also as city plumbing
Inspector was brought up hut no ac-
tisn was taken other than tentative
plans to raise the question at a future
meeting
a park board, ~ three members.
who. heretofore has been named bv
The council, will be chosen by Mayol
Wilson power recently conferred up
on him
Police Committee Changed.
~ committees of the council. save
three one Of which Is the police com
init'ee. win remain the same as here.
toiorc, according TO the selection OF
the mayer DR.. F.. l. Utter. former
chairman of the police committee. in
summing up his activities In this ca
pacity. said.
AS chairman Of the police commit
tee. the post Of which has been taken
from me, have worked consistently
or two things better police protection
ar the city, and shorter hours for the
policemen
Although the bitter fights that have
been waged on the police question have
Been recognized as personal I wish Ia ,
tate that my stand on these PRINCIPLES
ave been solely humane and not per
ohAl Where the city has been pnIiced
with seven men. 10 my knowledge in
adequate. | believe there should be
AT least two more, and then more as
he city grows
u II not right 10 ask police offi- /
Ger he continued. TO work t2 hours /
aa the men are required to DO now 1
Ana certainly not with the salaries
they get now,
the new committee. SO long as thew
work for Justice 90 the police depart.
lnent' has my fullest support
Dance Tax Reduced
The new police committee is COM.
posed of connCilmen Craig. chairman
Noik aud sehunke
An ordinance, reducing LICENCES far
"ahees IN salem. was passed by the
council Il is in the shape Of an amend
ihent 60 present ordinance ssipulatfp,
'he prices of the licenses The amend
m"nt provides FOR the following ~.
oenHes one day sia three months
w. six months s45 and one ve,r
Seo Fhis represents an almost 80 uer
cent reduction, according 10 Council.
man Weisi, as an invitation 10 dsncss
70 return 10 the city iTe said thar byt
Imposing the biE licenses the dances
nave been driven from The city ANA the
ettyS control by reducing the fees
ne said, be believed the dances weuia
return to the city where We can watch
over them"
n communication from the mark
beard, Ia which an appropriation Nas
asked 10 coNer the unpsid bula
moaotins to t8g4ly. was read ana
Havrd 0u flle
The annual report from the n,,bli.
'h'ar} hoaEt yf which Mr. Iopis
.oehmuna vs. chairman. was read md
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