Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-21
Merchants
Battle For
II Inches

Final disposition Of recently
adopted ordinance which provides
that local merchants shall be en-
titled to no space in front of their
shopwindows for the exploitation
OF their wares, will probably be
made at the next meeting OF the
city council. A dozen aldermen,
three attorneys and several score
laymen argued pro and con on the
bill's advantages, shortcomings
and general features when the
council held its regular meeting
last night.
Twelve inches of space-the
amount sought by number Of Sa-
lem merchants who presented a
petition to the council-caused the
three attorneys, Guy Smith. e. M.
Page and P. J. Kuntz, to take the
floor and exhaustively treat with
ordinances evils. These IL inches,
formerly used for display purposes.
are denied by the ordance which
was introduced at recent meet
ing by Alderman Joseph Baum
gartner.
Fight Looms.
That number of local business
men intended to make fight for
the 12-inch space was evidenced
not only by the appearance of the
lawyers, but by the petition which
carried the signatures of 61 deal
ers. A motion made by Alderman
Schunke, however, that enforce
ment of the ordinance be suspend
ed until the next meeting when an
attempt will be made to repeal 1t,
was voted down by the council.
The merchants, 1t appeared, had
been spurred to action by the ar
rest yesterday of Max Solof and
Ray L. Farmer. business men, each
OF whom is charged with display
ing wares on the sidewalk. Both
men were arrested by Officer
Birchett.
Taxi Problem Ahead.
Another question which un-
doubtedly, will come before the
council at its next meeting, has to
do with proposed parking depot
for local motor buses. A petition
signed by 81 State street tenants
requesting that the aldermen take
some action in removing the chauf-
feurs from State street was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee
and will be reported on in two
weeks,
Resolutions asking for bids for
Improvement work on Capitol
street between Shipping and Madi-
son streets. on North Fourth be-
tween Market and Hood streets
and on Cottage street between d
and Market strets were adopted
last night bids for asphalt which
were read were referred to the
street committee which was given
power to act. Bids received from
the Warren Construction company
and from the L. o. Herrold com
pany OF Salem for the paving work
on North Summer street from Mar
ket street to the Fairgrounds road
were also referred to the street
committee
Utter Is Riled.
Introduction by Alderman Wen
derOth Of several more sidewalk
resolutions last night brought
Councilman r. L. Utter out Of his
chair 20 deliver an indignation
speech
Il wish to say. Mr.. Mayor. that
when Mr. Wenderoth retires from
services in this body he will have
the record Of laying more pave
ment and getting more worthless
paper for the city than any other
man who ever served on this coun-
ell" Dr. Utter remarked.
That's the gentlemzn's privi-
lege," Mayor Halyorsen answered.
"Yes, I know IT," Dr. Utter re-
samed. but it's serious business.
nevertheless, and I'm getting sick
Of It."
Want o. S. S. Oregon.
Fourth street sidewalk lines
would be changed By IL residents
q the street who last night filed Z