St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-09
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
A Most Decorous and Business-like
Session.

Mayor LOOK, tOunrllWcD iluIIDuIt'
Hughes. Hamilton and Monahan.
Councilman Bcebc was ont of the
city
The mayor declared himself in no
uncertain sound IN reference to the
"butters in, who have made a prac.
tcc of hitherto taking mp the time Of
the council by joining in the discus
sion of every measure which might
come ap. lie said. "This is n meeting
of the council for the transaction Of
public business. and that outsiders
would not be- allowed 10 consume the
time. or even speak. except upon re-
uuc.f Of the council " This was suf-
iicicni and our city Legislators were
allowed TO transact busincs, free from
outsiders. The result was phenOmen-
al. aud the council attended to its
business with dispatch
Blll. were allowed 90, ollows: G.
H. Organ. marshal, salary for Novem-
tGO ST. Jouh. Review for printing
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Petition. were received: From res
idouts Of the vicinity, lo locate one
of iho are Ilshl- on ,ho corner of .
lanhoc aud li.-oudcu streets Re-
lnrrrd the street committee.
A petition signed by aIl of iho busi.
ness men and o. number of residents.
asking tho council $50 take such steps
as may br necessary to secure rca-
sonnblc number pl hyduui, for hro
protection iu the busino- district
We would c1ll your attention. most
earnestly. 10 iho immediate and pres
sing need Of these hydraul. At the
present time the business district H.
entirely unprotected, aud ut the
mercy ul the first little blaze that
may come along. II b. evident io any
uuc that should fire of any sort q
get started among the businr.. houses
that the entire business district would
be- practically wiped oui. This being
the ease We respectfully urge your Y
honorable body H. take ,ucb steps ~
will cause the water company io lay u
such main. aud establish hydfani. ~ y
may be- necessary nll IN compliance T.
with their charter" I"
This petition wa. referred to the Is
water committee. with instructions io l'
and when ready Ia report ~
! special meeting of the council will III
be- called to net IN the premises. z
4 petition from VI. l.. lIolbrook !
,sking that q certain portion of Phil "
,drlphin street be- vacated, IN ~
riurn lor which be- proposes ~
~ dedicate q part of lot q. IA
,lock four. being IN the block "
,uown ~ Swigrri Park, Mr llul. ~
,uuk adds. "ln this connection
would call your attention to the fact
hat The projection ol said lot u ~
nov stands. runs practically across -
be- head ul Philadelphia street. aud u
VII, ~ business grnWs. heroine q very ~
rri"us hiudnncr lo the street irallic "
For whatever the PARTON dedicated
Ncceds the portion yncnled by me,
will pay nlo the city treasury u NJ
um uf money sufficient in cover the A
nlur of same, basrd on valuation of mn
lOOOOO Tor fall lot 1T i.OOD square n
rci The benefit g. al parties con, .It
rned. ~ this matter can be- cunsu-
iai"d, Is iuu evident lo need special
irniiun, hy mo, and will. ! have mo- eb
oubl, appeal io your Judgment " S,
\ i~liliuu h. establish q grade and \,
ave INSTRUCTIONS removed ihcrclmm 1.
olWrru lrreN street and the wool 4
II mills. wHs rmulcd, and the street m
nmmlilec authorized io act iu the lo
lailrr a.
On moliou, !, Henry Smith was al
p'olnled city engineer without sal m
~, except when employed on city "a,
orb no
In this connection the question of Ia
ndos camc mp, II was shown that
ily Engineer Smith had made a sur
~ and furnished poiiles establish in
ir a grad, tor IcrscN street, bat the I n
iuncll never look any action thereon. ,f
; give force lo the work done hy the
~ engineer
The license committee, to whom he
~ referred the petition ot Smith m,
ros. at Portland tor reduction of tiu
'ddler's lrcusc, reported adversely AL
lseon nuurg ihe discussion of vi
u, subject, It developed that the IL Ma
nee law is being ryadcd hy tine poti- ii,
Homer. Who nov takes orders one
Iw and delivers the following day.
license lee might be placed ON all I'm
'n- residents, soliciting trad, from t,i