Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-04-18
NOT TO
FILL VACANCIES
BEFORE MAY 19.

Refusal to seat two prospective
councilmen to fill the vacancy
left by the resignation OF w A. /
jefferson. OF the fifth ward, cre- /,
ated rifle In the meeting OF the
city council last night, which
might have been otherwise pro-
sale.
City Recorder Earl Race read
two petitions from residents OF the
fifth ward, one asking that Joseph
". Smith be received into the body
and having affixed 64 signatures,
and another requesting that Batty
II. Cooper be the councils choice
and having 81 signatures. rs
Upon motion to seat one or
other OF the gentlemen, DR.. Utter
sprang to his feet.
'Tm going to object to that mo-
tion," he said hotly. TITS going
to take eight votes for 1t to pass,
and / know where three OF those
eight votes are going" Casting a
sidelong glance at Henry vande-
wort and Hal Patton. he con-
tinued:
"ro elect men into this council
is folly. I've seen men come in
mere whom we have regretted ever
came, and for us to allow either
of these two men to become mem
bers before May 10 is to give one
or the other preference
Councilman vandevort express
ed himself likewise, as did Coun-
Gilman Giesy. The motion fell
! through with the aid of Hal Pat
ton.
i A discussion earlier in the even
ing concerning an ordinance Tor
making peddlers pay license
brought forth discussion on
home economics by Henry Vande
worth, some forty-five minutes
; later.
!, If this ordinance prevents a
man from bringing into Salem
cheaper bread, I'm against IT,"
said Vandevort vaguely as he
! rose to his feet while Mayor Hal
vorsen was waiting, somewhat I'm
patiently, for motion to adjourn.
What ordinance?" asked some
body.
why this peddler's ordinance.
) Talk about bread monopoly. The
bakeries in this town sure have IT..
They are charging within cent
: and half Of the price now that
: they charged when flour was
J $3.50 barrel, and they're only
. pay 80 cents for 1t today. say
. IL man can bring in bread cheap
: er than these fellows can sell II
y I'M"
II What difference does that
maker" asked Hal Patton. There
isn't any flour In the bread any
. way. It's mostly yeast. Besides 1t
. amt the flour that keeps bread up,
= it's rent and labor. Rents haven't
S come down"
8 "Sure! We all know what q
! profitable business Mr.. Patton
runs. Makes 200 per cent--but
I'm against enforcing such an or
!; dinance against the bread man"
3 said vandeyort.
b 1t developed that the ordinances
!; was still in the process OF max
ing, so was an ordinance govern
b ing the odor of the sulphite plant
ls OF the paper mill.
u Purchase OF pickup" street
3 sweeper was left In the hands oi
. the street Improvement commit
tee with full power to act.
y "The purchase Of this machine
l. will result In saving OF $4,000 .
year to the city" said Alderman
Y Giesy. "The committee in charge
ii have talked to number Of bust
ness men regarding 1t and ever
!, one Is booster. | would sugges
!. that the mayor request all council
c. men to talk this matter over will
every business man they meet"
WI Regarding the paving OF twent!
or thirty blocks In the city Mayo
@ Halvorsen said that he had inter
Y viewed the banks of the city ant
4. had found them willing to bacl
the council to reasonabi
amount.