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IMMMUWiMWB DAILY OAECTAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1905. '1 t Do Yott-'Kntow? There is a srreatdeal of t atfsfactlon In peine sure that you are troinsr to cet last what you order insieai of having sornetbing sent you that you are told is Just ascood. Yea Can Get . i the best money can lay, at the fair-? Act nrtron fn tun !.. - - ..i u.v iui ttw niiun wc can send exactly What You Want If you get In line and begin the new year by trading At On Store If you want cheap goods cheap, we have them, but our specialty Is the test goods sold at the fairest pos sible prices. PULLER & DOUGLAS, SALEM'S LEADING GEOOEES. 142 State Street. Phono 2261 We carry Fleischmann's Com pressed least. DEAF MUTE SCHOOL ' Tho report of Superintendent Clarke, of tho State Deaf Muto School, shows that there are now 70 pupils at tho school, and ten others luivo applied for admission, but have boon rofusod for want of room. Tho roport says that tho school Is now crowded, nnd accom modations should bo provided for 125-J childron. For providing this additional room, ho recommends that $27,000 bo appropriated, and says: "After spending this wo will havo a patchwork affair in a poor location fpr tho work intended. Tho Bum of $70,000 will give us a modern, up-to-dato plant in a suitable location. Tho present build ing can then bo used for somo other pur poso, for which tho location is less in appropriate" Tho state owns a picco of school land on South Commercial street, just north of Rural cemetery, which would mako a' beautiful location for tho deaf muto school, which should bo in tho city, as tho doaf mutes loam nearly everything by sooing lifo going on before thorn. Tho prcsont site is six miles in tho coun try between tho insane asylum farm and tho roform school, nnd could bo used for tho insane, and savo buying moro land or erecting a now building for that purpose. i Tho Orisp Air Of winter mornings makes every man walk with a quicker stop, nnd tho man who smokes a LaCorona cigar feels just that much brighter than tho rest. tf o Broko Her Ankle. Mrs. Wni, Hoover, of Brooks, who had the misfortune to fall and break a bono in her nnklo sovornl weeks ago, is reported no bettor. 4 8 111 il-l IIIII1HI1 il-Hl-H-fr Tie Latest We have now a finer Ohoco- X late Cream than was ever X made in Salem before, at Zinti s 154 Btato Street. 104 Court Street. W-H444H 1 1 g I 1 1 1 1U H 1 1 m 4.-1 1 I II 111 I I 1 I 18 I i'H 1 1 1 1 1 if :: Toothsome :: Meals... :at the: J White House Restaurant George Bros. Props. t 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 mw KJ JL.w New Walnuts, 3.1b, for. . ., New Dates, 3 lbs. forf . .. 'TwIH pay you to see our big line of Holiday supplies. ATWOOD Phone 57 J. Grocers Corner NEW CITY COUNCIL TRANSACTS BUSINESS Police and fire Officers Elected Waters Read His Annual Message City council met in regular session last night, and tho chambers wero well filled with prominent citizens assem bled to aeo tho going out of tho old and tho coming in of tho now councils. Patriots woro there, catching tho pro codings. Mayor Waters looked a littto moro dnppor than usual, and expedited tho program in his customary buslness liko style. , Aldormon Sims, Catlin nnd Smith wero tho only members of tho old coun cil who failed to answer roll call. Tho commiteo on ordinances reported back to tho council n, number of ordi nances without recommendation, Chair man Bayno saying that tho old commit tee had not hnd sufficient timo to inves igatc, nnd desired tho now committee bo freo to act as they deomed best. Tho roport of tho committoo on licenses re ported favorably on issuing fivo saloon liconses to J. P. Rogers and to Nusbaum Bros. Treasurer's Report. " Tho report of Treasurer Moir was read, showing tho finances of tho city as follews: Goneral fund $3100.53 Sower fund H0.14 Stnto streot fund 3427.51 Street improvement fund 28-MG Oak street fund ............. 502.24 Ferry streot improvement fund .01 Court street fund 142.97 Sower fund,' block 58 117.50 Sowor fund, block 88 116.19 Sower fund, block 43 1.44 Total $7031.41 Cash on hand , ' $7513.78 , Roforred to tho committno on ways and moans. Aldorman Acheson moved that electric lights be plncod at Liberty and Oak streots and Miller and Rock streets. Cnr riod. On motion of Alderman Downing a ris ing voto of thanks' was tendered to tho rotiring officials. . v Rocordor Judah expressed his appre ciation of tho many favors bestowed on hint, and tho pleasant relations ex isting between himself nnd tho council. Mayor Waters said that much of tho good work accomplished by tho coun cil during tho past year was duo to tho untiring offortsf Recorder Judah. Old Council Retires. Tho old aldormon then rotirod and tho now aldormon nnsworod roll cull. Mayor Waters' Message Mayor Waters thon road his annual message: Gontlomon It is my privilego, and my plensuro, to present to you for tho second timo tno customary messago whoroin tho neods of tho city aro sot out for your consideration, and, al though but briefly outlinod upon this oc casion, trust your consideration will not only bo favorable to tho various matters diato. mentioned, but that it may bo immo Thoro aro several mattors, to which roforonco was mado in my former mos Bago, which havo not yot roceived your attention nnd disposal, nnd I bog tho additional privilege of again roferring to them. In my formor prcpontntion of tho financial condition of tho city, it showed a bondod indobtednoss of $220, 181.89. It affords mo much plcasuro to announco to you that wo havo during There, is just one way to have good la ex. (TV. bilclng-powdcr flavoring extract! plcti oda economically : Schilling's Best, grocer's, moneyback. at your a rwww 20c Pet Gallon 50c 1 ; 25c f freth candles before buying your I & FISHER, Commercial and Court HMMMMNM4M Mayor tho past year paid and canceled $0181 in street bonds. Continuous prosperity and rapidly in creasing valuations mako this a favor ablo timo to begin tho creation of n sinking fund to wipo out bondod in debtedness as fust as it matures, and I suggest that tho charter bo amended, if nocossary, to that ond. I know of no moro important matter, next to tho question of finance, than tho matter of street paving. This ques tion has como up for attention, nnd bids fair to bo worked out successfully and fairly to all property owners, as well as tho goneral public. So much has beon said, so many indisputablo arguments sot forth in its favor, and enough on courngo inont has como from many sourcos, that it seems hardly necessary to tako up any timo in setting forth tho advantages of paving our streots. It is my honest opinion thnt tho kind of pavement under consideration, tho War ren's Bitulithic pavomont, cannot bo oqualled for durability, nnd tho cost is far bolow that of other pavements. An othor point in favor of this new pavo mont, which is crushed stono solidlj "ce mented, is that DO por cent of tho money exponded will bo pnid out right horo in tho city for labor and mnterials. I un derstand that if the Warren -peoplo do our work tho forco they will bring will number fivo men. Tho rest of the many men employed will bo our .own pooplo, Tho rock quarry, tho property of Ma rion county, is another homo institu tion, and tho work outsido of tho actual paving, will bo beneficial to all lines of business. I nm in favor of paving. I prefer the Warren pavemont, becauso it is both chonp and durablo, but if tho peo plo can't ngreo on this kind, thon I want somo othor. Tho question of pav ing should bo settled alono by our no torious neod of stroot improvement. An unpavod business street is ovir worst ndvertiscmont. If tho mattor of cost provonts any number of our property ownors rrom laying pavemont, l rec ommond that tho city mako paymont for theso owuers and allow them rt, reason able poriod of years to reimburso tho city. This plan hns bepn successfully enrried out in other places not only for streot work, but for the laying of co mont sidewalks, ajid other' such Im provements. In one city tho council agrees to sprinkle tho stroot every sum in or in front of ovoo' piece, of proporty tho owner of which would lay a con creto walk and curb. This plan resulted in much improvement, cspccinllv in tho resilience portion oi inu city. X'avcu streets mean no more dust in tho sum mer flying into our stores, into our faces nnd miniuturo whirlwinds about tho streets. Tho building of crosswalki will bo dono away with. This pavoment will mako it unnecessary to construct crossings, sinco tho whole streot will bo perfectly clenu and dry, permitting of crossing tho streot nt any point. Paved streets havo becomo tho most necdod of all demands of a public nn turo which fnco us as public officers of this muncipallty. Lot us nsk tho hearty co-operation of all cltizons, and, in turn, lond them our gonorous support in furthering this bonofit, tho valuo of which will not bo appreciated after tho wofk has beon accomplished. From personal observation and from authoritativo advlco I learn that tho flood of 'floaters," usually so-called, who aro in reality tho scum of tho cities nnd composed for the most part of tho criiuinnl classes, from tho St. Louis fair, 1b headed for Oregon. Already ovidoncos nro unmistakable of tho up proach of this crowd of peace disturb ing nonproducers. I recommend our polico forco to bo proporly strength ened, as may bo required, that wo bring into uso again our abandoned "rock pilo" remedy for this class of tourists. Onco Salem becomes ndverftsed among theso loafers as a "rock-pila"' town, wo may bo surer that theso professional excursionists will not nsk for tho atop over privileges whoa they arrivo in tho Capital City in their sldo-door Pullman. Tho Lewis nnd Clark fair, with its out! mated attendance of over a million vis itors, will bring many criminals. Tho polico forco of Portland will drivo many from that place, compelling tho ones forced out to operate in tho neighbor ing towns. No unnecessary alarm neod bo felt, but It is well to be apprehon- flivo of tho possibility so plainly ap parent. In my former mesaago to you I ear- nestly urgod the ronaming of the streets us tako somo steps towards beautify and tho ronumberlng of our residences ing and improving this popular thor- nnrl itAA tt tmnfnnult T nm flftnnv fl ahi1i.a nl mm mJu .1m. a say that we have accomplished ono of! 'these two important matters, that is, tho renumbering of tho houses. Wo now have a creditable systom of numborlug. 4 I would again call attontion to tho satisfactory rosults arising from tho uso of septic soworngo tanks. Rather than plan tho enormous expenditure for soworngo in tho now outlying wards, let us givo this individual system a fair trial, and thus eliminate tho trouble somo and costly sj'stom of pipes. Septic sowerago is both cheap and practical, and offers a solution to tho municipal wasto of money on such work. I again recommond to your honorablo body tho installation of a firo alarm box system. Tho advantages for tho public at largo and tho convenience to the firo department nro unquestioned. I also recommend in this connection that wo purchaso a sufficient quantity of hoso and tho repairs or alterations necessary to mako tho hoso tower in tho rear of tho city hall available. After considerable prossuro being brought to bear upon mo, I tako this, oc casion to recommend that tho city in stall three firo stations in tho following place?: One in South Snlom, one in North Salem and ouo in East Salem. Yow Park already has a firo company, and thoroforo noeds no further assist anco from tho city, being equipped with both nn ougino nnd a hoso cart. I would suggest that tho city purchaso three combination chomicnl engines and hoso carts for uso in those now pro posed stations. Thoso combination en gines and carts are, I understand, very serviceable. Tho necessary outlay for equipping tho throo stations with thoso combination , machines will bo .snvod ninny times over, judging from past experiences, by tho saving of proporty. If tho council thinks it advisable, I would also bo in favor of disposing of tho engine and hose wagon in tho Yew Park firo department, and equip this station with a combination chemical and hose cart machine. The city should buy and install theso apparatus when tho nocossary volunteer companies nro organized to handlo thorn. Another important fenturo undor this hond is tho necessity for tho immodiato extending of water mains into tho now wards. Many of tho smaller mains should bo roplnced by larger onos throughout tho city. Tho mattor of firo protection brings mo to tho question of firo escapes from public buildings. I oarncstly urgo that this council tako stops to boo that all public buildings, . churchos, tho public schools, theatres and other halls bo oquippod with tho necessary avenues of escape from possibld firo. Lot tho coun cil onforco this public safeguard. Reg ulate tho construction of such firo es capes Vo that ovory possible advantage may bo had by tho tenants. Exits should bo provided through ovory pub lic building, nnd kept rendy to bo oponcd for immodinto use. My attontion has been called to somo firo escapes ro contly installed, tho construction of which, 'placet tho landings directly over windows, thus exposing landings to tho rising flames, and rondoring tho oscapo usoloss, sinco it must necessarily be como onVoloped in flames from bolow. Landings should bo placod to ono sldo of tho windows and between windows, not under or ovor them. T again recommend that tho council tnko steps to confor with tho Southern Pacific Rfillrond Company towards tho placing of alarm bells at all street crossings. The oxponso would bo nom inal, and I bellovo tho committoo from tho city would receive favorablo con sideration from tho company. It is a neodod dovlco as a precautionary meas ure. I recommond thnt wo construct nn outiroly now bridgo on South Commer cial ptroet. Tho prosont ono, which carrios moro traffic than nny soveral othor bridges combined, is becoming worn out, and I suggest replacing it by "a now stool bridgo, with concroto or stono niors. Tho heavy traffic and heavily loaded street cars passing ovor this bridgo require that it bo of tho strongest construction. A bridgo of this height, approximately 30 foot, should havo securo foundation, honco tho sug gestion thnt tho piers bo oithor stone or concrete. I would also rocommond that tho city construct a bridgo on North Comrnor- cjal Btreot. This bridgo is nt present ownod and oporatod by tho stroot car company, Tho remedy for tho congest ed condition is to roplaco tho bridgo with a structure wldo onough for teams, pussongors and earn, although, I am in formed, that in cuso tho olty to build a now bridgo at this point, that tho oar company proposes to construct its own bridgo, as a bridgo for heavy oars re quires hoavlor timbors than ordinarily used for team and passonger traffic. As an effort at both convenience and beauty, I TVonld recommend, wlb all tnr riousnoss, tho improvement of Twolfth Btreot from tho passonger dopot to tho oity. This streot hns boon. in a doplor ablo condition for fivo years, and is tho most traveled streot in tho town. It dooa I not osoapo tho oyo of every visitor 8a' Jem has. and is no credit to us. Lot I also recommend that tho city cm- ploy an attorney at law or tho purposo BIG SUIT Hfe -a $25 Suits, now. .... v $1 8.00 $20 to $22.50 Suits, now...; '.! .... ,.... $1 6.50 $18 to $20 Suits, now ..-... $15.00 $16.50 to $18 Suits, now..- $12.50 $15 to $16.50 Suits, now , $10.00 $11 to $15 Suits, now" ....$ 8.00 $1 0 to $1 2 Suits, now 6.00 Salem Woolen Mill C. P. BISHOP, Proprietor of representing tho city when neces sary. An attorney to attend to tho busi ness of the city, nnd give it competent, enroful and able consideration. By hnv ing such an officer our city would havo ucon saved eonshioraMo In tho way of - attorney's fees In the past fo(v yonrs. Thero having boon n number of lm - portnut amendments to tho city charter uy several legislatures, anil important new ordinances having been ouactod sinco tho city charfor nnd laws woro publishod, I rocommond that a commit too bo appointod to-roviso'-nnd compilo tlfo charter and ordinances, nnd havo tho samo publishod in convenient form, so that nil citizens may becomo familiar with tho laws, which thoy nro requirod to oboy. Rospectfull submitted, T. W. WATERS, Mayor. Aldorman Crossan moved that a com- mitteo of thrco bo nppointod to Bogro-' gnto tho recommendations of tho mayor nnd rofor them 'to tho proper commit toes. Tho mayor appointod Crossan, Churchill and Hughes. Standing Oommittoos. Tho mayor then announced tho stand ing committees for tho ensuing yoar us follews: WayH and means Hughes, Wnliaco, StouslofT. Ordinances Acheson, Sknif. Down ing. Accounts ami current exponsosr Downlng, Crossan, Jncobs. Streots Wallace, Acheson, Crossan. Public buildings Oesnor, Frazier, Churchill. Soworngo StouslofT, Hughes, Qesnor. Plumbing Bayno, ft knife, Jncobs. Liconsos Skaifo, Goodalo, Hughot. Firo and water Crossan, Qoodalo, Churchill. Bridges Jacobs, Bayno, StouslofT. Health nnd polico Baker, Acheson, Frazier, Lights Churchill, Baker, Bayno. Printings floodnlo, Bnkor, Wallnco. Publlo parks Frazier, Connor, (Dowu Ing. Aldorman Crossan moved that a com mitteo of three bo appointed to look aftor legislation regarding tho ohurter, tho mayor to bo chairman of tho com mittoo, thoy to not with a similar com mittoo from tho Oreator Halom Club. Aldorman Crooxnn and Ooodulo wore ap pointed tho othor membors of tho com. mitteo. Election of Officers, Tho election of officers was tho noxt .order of business. Aldormon Downing and StouslofT woro appointed tollers. Fire Chief, Tho applications. of D, W. Pugh nnd T. M. Kckhart woro road and tho bal lot resulted as follows Pugh 13, Eck hart 2. ' Engineer Fire Department. The application of W. K, DeLong was read, and thoro being, no othor i , , nominations, tko recorder was instruct- od to oast tho ballot for engineer lor; tho onsuinir vonr. I Engine Driver, W. If. Phillips was unanimously T oleotod driver of tho firo onglue. Driver of Hoso Wagon. The names of L F. DeLong and SALE Boforo taking inventory our stock wo will placo of on snlo for tho noxt two weeks nil brokon lots and sizes nt prices that will ploaso you boyond moasuro when you seo for yoursolf tho groat values roprosontod. It will bo worth your whilo to rummago through tho storo in quest of Bargains You will find thorn bar gains that will moot your demand for quality nnd moot you moro than half way in tho price, A limited numbor of high grado men's suits sold ear lier in tho soason from $16 to $10.C0, now State Chas Mlnzonmior woro proposed for driver of tho hoso wacron. Tho ballot $10.? resulted DeLong 12, Minzonmolr 3. fHtf& Foliccmon, Tho quostion of tho election of po- i -- ' licomon caused a stir and nil kinds ftf nrgumont. Tho names of Prank II. Sha- 'dock, J. W. Lowls, Frank Qlrard, L. K. j Murphy and John Longcoro woro pro" 'posod. Aldorman Qesnor charged a job irt nttompting to loot tho treasury by tho election of nn additional day po licomnn and health officer. Mayor Waters shut off dobnto, nnd tho ballot for tho two night policemen resulted as follews: Murphy 15, Shodock 8, Long core C, Lewis 2. Jns IL Lewis was unanimously elect ed day policeman and health officer. Stroot Commissioner. If. O. Tnrploy, W. II. Cook nnd An drew Kurtr. woro namod for stroot come mlssionor. Tho ballot resulted:, Kurt 0, Cook C, Tnrploy 1. Othor Business. On motion tho olootion of hoalth offi cer was deferred until tho noxt moot' Ing. T1iq committoo on firo nnd water was Instructed to soil ono of tho firo horses, for which thoy had boon offorod $U0, Petition of If. Snook nnd 40 others for grado Burvoy nnd sidewalks on South Commercial stroot was road and, roforrod to tho committee on stroots. Petition of Geo. Collins and many others for light on 24th and Sfnta streots roforred to tho committoo on lights. Tho election of pound master for tho noxt ward was deferred until tho noxt mooting. Sunday Closing Ordinance. Tho Sunday closing ordinance wasi brought to thlrd'roadlng, and on roll call tho question being "Shall tho bill bo road tho third timet" tho voto stoed: Yos, Bayno. No, Achosou, Jink.' or, Churchill, Qoodalo, Hughos, C'ros. u Ban. Frazier. Qesnor. Jacobs. Skaifo. -Ni w r - ' i StouslofT, Wallace. 8ure Curo for Piles. Itching piles produco moisture and causo Itching, this form, as woll Ri Dllng, Blooding or Protruding Pile aro curod by Dr. Bo-san-ko's Plhi Romody Stops Itching and btoodin Absorbs turners. COo a Jar at drug, gist, or sent by mall, Troatloa free. Wrlto mo about your caao. Dr. Be- sanko, Phlla,, Pa. Foro salo by Dr. 8. O, Stono, druggist Another Morning Paper Tho Daily Coast Mall, of Marshfidd," has changed from nn overling to a, inornrij ing paper again. 411 llll I Mill HIM 111 HIM, Wo wish a happy and prosper ous Now Year to our patrons and frionds. Our rosolvo Is to give you tho boat In food and service, 4 ana our pricoo aro reasonnuie. MI Af J SMITH'S CAFE 1 IIIIIIIIHWIHIHIIIIH