St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-07-27
COUNCIL MEETING
A Long and lnterestin Session and
Lots of B siness.


The fifteenth regular session OF
the city council was held Tuesday !
evening with Mayor Valentine IN
the chair and all members present.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read, and after minor
correction, were approved.
p. ]. Peterson of the firm OF /.
II. Cochran & Co., contractors for
the improvement of Hayes street,
in view of the fact that an inlunc-
ton had been served OIL his firm,
asked what protection they could
expect from the council during the
progress of and on completion OF
the work on Hayes street.
City Attorney Green stated that
an Injunction had been issued by the
court to stop work Oh the street un-
til the matter could be looked into
and adjusted, and said il was about
time court pf equity Strengthened
matters out. The city engineer had
made the statement before the cotn-
Gil that the deepest cut on Hayes
street would not be over ; feet 10
inches, and now it is said to be over
seven feet. This has led to contu-
sion, and the exact depth OF the va
rious cuts should be determined.
J. w. Downcy who lives at the
north end of Hayes street stated
that he had injunction proceedings
instituted in order to have a court
OF equity pass OF the proposition,
and that ht did not want To see the
work stop, but wanted the matter
adjusted satisfactorily to the prop
erty owners.
l.. B. Chapman said he had been
over the route aud found that the
deepest cut would not be over FIVE
feet, aud that only OH a small knoll
in front of the Anderson property,
and said not one fourth the property
owners along the street would stand
for a foot raise.
a couple oi communications were
read from City Engineer Goodrich
concerning the Hayes street grade
in which he predicted dire results
would happen II the council per
sisted in changing the grade.
According to remarks made by
Mcssrs. Downcy, Chipman aud one
or two others il seemed ~ though
the profile and the figures OF the
engineer do not iibc.
ON motion ol Ald. Norton the
city engineer wa, ordered to appear
before the council with his field
notes at u special meeting Wedncs
day evening and explain where the
mistake was made.
L, ]. Carter was sent 10y the IRE
department To ask the council To
make some arrangements toward
paying the chief ol the department
$50 per month. lie also asked ior
special policeman at the ball games
on Sundays to keep the spectators
from crowding on Ia the diamond
l.. u. Chapman OF the CONNER.
cial club asked Ia have a band stand
erected in prominent place IN the
city, ~ the band was anxious and
willing to furnish the music,
\ petition was read ior the i'm
provcmcnt oi l'csscndcn street from
Lively Ia Chapel street
\ rcmonstrlucc was read from
the residents on Philadelphia street
against the improvement oi the
street II new profile had been
made. As this had not been done
the matter was tabled,
\ resolution to improve fcsScn-
den street from Lively Ia Chapel
street was referred tothe street com
mliice.
Mrs, Nancy Caplcs agreed lo do
nate strip oo feet wide through
the Caplcs tract To the city Tor street
purposes, but ~ deed did not ac-
company the offer the matter was
laid over,
The city engineer was ordered to
report 10 the council all plats that
are laid out, and to see that all the
plals oi streets conform Ia each
other.
Bills were read as follows
Cochran X Co labor and
team work. ........... SIS 90
\ Gunderson, viewer .,.... ! 90
G.. ", Ovcrstreet plumbing ~ SO
Shields and Peterson, clean
ing hose, etc ..., .,....... q 90
ST. ] W ", and l., Co six
hydrants, IS months serv-
ice ................... S7S oo
The bills for the hydrants was
laid over tor one week in order To
get complete hill to date. The
other bills were allowed,
Rev. Warren asked the council
To close the saloons on SUNDAYS, and
To look after the matter of selling
liquor Ia minors more carefully,
Rev, Young told OF drunken
mob coming To Cedar Park from
Portland Saturday night, and said