St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-03-10
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The Council Gets Busy and Does
Things"

Things"
The city council met in regular ses-
sion Monday evening and done more
real business than has been done at
any half dozen sessions during the
past year. The council chamber was
crowded during the session, and after
; adjournment the councilmen and
mayor were congratulated by large
number of citizens who heartily ap-
proved of the good work done.
There is one thing, however, that
the council stands badly in need of,
and that is competent legal adviser,
who should be present at all meet
ings prepared to give advice for the
guidance of the councilmen. Com
plications are likely to grow out of
some of the acts of the council be-
cause of the lack of it.
A petition from ITO citizens was
presented asking the council to sub
init the question of animals running
at large at the coming election for
an expression of the people, not that
the vote would be binding upon the
council, but merely that the new coun-
Gil might know how the majority Of
the voters felt about the matter. The
question would have no legal bearing
whatever, yet, in order to avoid the
issue, some of the council maintained
that il would be illegal. So it was
passed into dark oblivion.
A petition was presented by the
property owners along Burlington
and Philadelphia streets to have said
streets graded, sidewalked and other
wise improved. A resolution was
passed instructing the city engineer to
establish grade, providing such grade
docs not require greater cut than
four feet at any one point, and esti-
mate the cost of such improvement.
The engineer submitted plans and
estimate of the cost Of improving Jer-
sey street from Catlin to Richmond
street, and a resolution was passed de-
claring the intention to improve said
street, at an estimated cost of
S7S7i.8o.
An application for a franchise to |
erect and maintain a telephone line
in the city of St. Johns was received |
from the Pacific States Telephone Co. |
In consideration OF this privilege the
company proposed to grant the city the
privilege OF stringing and maintain.
ing wires on It's poles for fire alarm
system. The proposition was very
promptly declined to consider same,
and il was tabled.
The council agreed to include the
hydrant on Mohawk near the Port
land Manufacturing Co.'S works in
the contract with the Water Works
Co.
The committee on parks and pub
lie property recommended the pur-
chase of the Joseph Eryles property
On Jersey street for a site for city
buildings, at a cost Of $4,000 cash or
saaoo in warrants. On motion the
was instructed TO make the
purchase, but whether for cash or
was not decided.
A committee from the Commercial
Association was present, and request.
ID the council to take steps at once
% build dock at the foot of Rich
nond street. On motion a new com.
nittee was created consisting of Hurl.
,ert, Edwards and Monahan, was
appointed on commerce, landings and
yharvrs, and instructed to proceed
forthwith to build the dock.
The recorder was instructed to no
Iify the county clerk that the new
charter provides that all plats of ad-
iitions must be approved by the city
engineer and council before being re-
corded.
"N iesoiuci was notiHcu 10 give
notice of election to be held Monday,
April 3.
The following bills were allowed
l.. +. Clark. services as recorder,
'ix months, at SIS per month, $50.
Ban6eld & Vezsey, wood, $3.50.
DR.. Rossiter. medical attendance
s2.oo.
T. c. Devlin, typewriting city
,harter, $500.
Review printing charter and
blanks, SI4I.6o.
No action was taken regarding
he Improvement Of street along
water front.
Council adjourned.