St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-11-24
HOLD BUSY SESSION
CITY Council Concludes to Issue a License
For Sale of Liquor in New
Hotel

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city council on Tuesday evening
resulted in much business being
transacted and a noted divergence
from the lines which have hereto
fore characterized the meetings.
Mayor King presided: all men,
bers of the council except J. II.
Shields present. Owing to the i'll
ness of Recorder Hanks w. L..
Thorndyke acted as recorder pro
TEN.
Ostensibly the meeting was
merely to consider the Oihuse site
for the city hall and the Ways
and Means committee was to report
upon success in securing the site.
Mr.. Peterson reported that Mr..
Oihuse had raised his first prop
osition from S255o for the tri-
angular site to $1,000: and he did
not favor the purchase when site
could be secured a little farther
away for $4,000.
Mr.. Leggett said that Mr.. Oihuse
had agreed a little later to sell to
the city for $500 although he
had been offered above $4,000 by
private parties. He considered the
site an ideal one. Mr.. Brice was
not well posted in values-but he
thought as did Mr.. Peterson: the
city had no right to pay an exces-
sive figure when property could be
secured lower. Mr.. Edwards con-
sidered the price rather high as
did Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Lind
quist.
Mr.. Oihuse said he had one
more proposition to make-and
only one: he would sell the tract to
the city for $1,000 simply because
he desired to see a city building
there.
A five minute recess was taken
to talk over the matter. Upon re-
converting Mr.. Peterson said the
council had concluded To offer Mr..
Oihousc $500 for the land: the
council was anxious to secure the
site but did not feel justified in
Offering more. This opinion was
joined by every member present
Mr.. Oihusc demanding to hear
from each one.
When all had expressed their
opinion Mr.. OihuSe agreed TO ac-
cept the S5Soo-and arrangements
are being made for the transfer of
title To the city. While the owner
has made neat profit by the deal
IL Is also fact that he has lost
considerable by selling to the city
instead of 10 private individual.
City Engineer Goodrich was in
structed 10 prepare grade and
specifications for roadway from
Crawford street To the river OH
Pi,tsburg street (whcre the ferry
landing is to be-; also to prepare
specifications aud grade on same
street from Crawford To Salem
and on Salem To Burlington.
Regarding sewers Mr.. Leggett
reported an increase in size OF
sewer-pipe at upper end of district
and the recorder was instructed
to post notices OF the proposed i'm
provement
The question OF municipal owner
ship OF water plant was deferred
till the next regular meeting.
The three appraisers-AleSsrs
Thorndyke, MoNon aud Brcderson
previously appointed for Gresham
and Chicago streets were continued
in committee.
Attorney W, K. McGarry then
appeared before the council and
presented the following application;
To rHR MAYOR AND COMMON CoUNcIL
or rHE CRY on ST. JoINs:
Gcntlemen;-We desire Ia apply for
liquor license in this CITY. and as an
evidence oi our good faith We submit To
you the following proposition.
We will deposit with this application
one thousand dollars sIoool IN advance
ior one years license,
We will erect one of most substantial
aud beautiful buildings in this city to be
used Tor hotel and business purposes.
We will give bonds tor five thousand
(Suool OF ten thousand Nooool dollars Ia
conduct our business in a quiet, orlerly
aud unohlectional manner with strict
conformity with law, and
We will at all times be glad 10 aid aud