Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-17
March May See Many
of Present City Council
Renoued From Office

III q Dill Tor an ordinance eStaDllSn-
ing the seven ward boundaries in the
city is acted upon favorably by the or
dinanee committee, and is passed by
the city council before March Is that
date will witness an exodus of present
councilmen from the post. 1t may
mean the induction of a complete new
venire or the retirement of at least hair
dozen of the present city solons, ac-
cording to the belief of several coun-
cilmen, expressed at the meeting of
the council Monday night.
Such a bill was presented to the
council, but due to opposition cloaked
in an argument that flaws might lurk
in it's draft, motion to postpone the
rules and pass the bill failed.
West Resignation Taken.
The resignation of Councilman W.
A. West was accepted by the council
and vote of thanks for his services
was passed.
Councilman McClelland, saying that
it looked "like the cards were stacked"
and moving that suspension of the
rules and passage of a motion to ap-
point successor to Mr.. West, be
waived caused ward six, formerly rep
resented by Mr.. West, to be without
representation until future action of
the council in naming his successor is
taken
| The office of sanitary and plumb
| ing inspector with an annual salary
of $1,000, was created by an ordinance
passed. This automatically abolishes
the offices of health officer, plumbing
inspector and deputy plumbing inspec-
/ tor.
Streetcars Are Topic.
Some discussion followed the sub
mission of an ordinance providing a
penalty for conversing with a motor
man on a streetcar while it is in mo-
ton. The ordinance was referred 10
; the ordinance committee. It's ready
passage was prevented when argu-
ments supporting the company's abfl-
ity to care for its own business were
contended that it rested with the COM
pany to establish rules governing the
conduct of passengers while on the
4 company's premises
The approval of the Salem Senators
l-Salem's new baseball league-and
the plans of Manager Biddy Bishop to
erect IA grandstand and bleachers or
the park at 18th and oxford streets
was given by the council.
The formal resignation of Patrolmar
Walter f. Thompson from the police
department and the subsequent ap-
pointment OF j. F. White was acted up
on by the council, pursuant to the rec.
concentrations of Chief Welsh.
Railroads Plan Endorsed.
>, The council endorsed the plan O.
the Oregon Electric railway company
to place concrete along the track OF
!; High street, instead of bricks that wer,
, raised during the December freezinl
attack.
, Construction of sewers along the al
( leys in blocks 9, 10, and 26 in High
land addition, and along the alley o
block ., Midland addition, was orderet
b ythe council.
? The city engineer was instructed t.
! prepare plans for the Improvement o
Division street between Front and tn
! river.
Residents Fear HOldups.
Petitions reflecting the fear of resi-
dents of bandits and holdups wer
: read. One was to change the stree
( light from the corner of Fourteentl
and Marion to Fourteenth and !
7 streets, as that corner is bad plac
: for holdups. Another petition askin
t the city to remove the brush and tree
: from the north end of the Fourteent
: street bridge, as that place as a goo
1 place for holdup men to hide" wa
n read and the street committee was in
: structed to take action.