St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-03-16
HELD LONG MEETING.
City Council Keeps Up Interest Till
A Very Late Hour And Makes
II Business Meeting.

y
journed meeting OF the council
Tuesday evening-while Council
man Thompson was absent the
entire evening--and Councilman
Shields came in very late.
Bids were received from Bechel
Brothers aud from n. Tomlnson
for the improvement of Crawford,
Salem and Pittsburg street. The
bids of the latter were not totalized,
so that hours would be required
before one could tell how .he bids
stood. The bids OF Bechel Bro
theirs were estimated Crawford
s56s. 30; Salem S7ei. 90; Pittsburg
-ss52.t5. The documents were
referred to the committee, who will
report next Monday evening at the
regular meeting.
But one bid was received for the
construction of the Philadelphia
street sewer II was received from
Bechel Brothers, aud the estimated
amount was given as S427s.tG.
The bid was turned over to the
proper committee for farther CON
sideration. The proper certified
checks accompanied all the bids.
Ordinance changing the name of
the Mouteith street which lies in
the subdivision of St. Johus Heights
to Jersey street, passed first, second
aud third readings, and was placed
upon its final passage
An ordinance prohibiting minors
frequenting billiard halls and bowl
ing alleys passed It's first, second
and third readings. aud was put
upon its final passage. There was
some discussion over this ordinance
MIR. Peterson believed that il
would harm the business OF the
present alley 10 considerable eXteut,
because restaurant was run ia the
same room as the tables aud alley.
and he voted agaius, the measure
as 1t was presented.
A resolution TO improve, gta ie
and sidewalk that street formerly
Monteith (now Jersey street, was
adopted--as property owners are
anxious to have the work completed
at an early date.
"A. X. Richardson was again
before The council IN the matter oi
a gas franchise. lie pledged him
..if - ..Np.,.,,.. ,,,,L ,,, ttt.,
plant within ninety days from the
passage Of the franchise, to furnish
gas at price not TO exceed sfsS
per 1000 feet, and 10 turn over to
the city two per cent Of the gross
income Of the plant. There was no
time agreed upon when the plan,
should he in running order
although Mr.. Richardson promised
TO Use all due haste in completing
the same. The eutiIc matter was
turned over 30 the light aud water
committee Lindquist, Shields and
retersonp--for Investigation. -.
A resolution was enthusiastically
passed advocating an upper deck |
on the proposed bridge over the
Willamette. The council declared |
that such pasSageway was an
actual necessity and believed that |
the Commissioners OF the Port OF
Portland should demand It.
Upon motion the engineers new
estimates on Thompson, Lively |
and catlin were adopted. aud the
clerk ordered 10 rv-advertlse ior
bids for the same.
A petition signed by a large num-
Der of citizens asked Tor an are
light at the intersection OF Polk and
South Jersey street, II was referred
to the water aud light committee.
Several communications from En-
gineer w. w. Goodrich were read
aud considered,
y. III. Suittor appeared before
the council as a committee from the
fire department There were sew
eral subjects discussed: the mad
equate amount OF water at the dis
posal OF the fTemen during a FIRE,
a lack Of pressure, danger from
electric wires, the locking of the I
hose and fire house, and the need
for an alarm system OF some sort.
K.c.Couch had been appointed a
by the ne company to
the cost OF fire bell.
II was believed that one might a.
well be procured at the present time
as To run risks of serious fires by
postponing the purchase till the
new city hall is completed,
Mr.. Suittor' ) remarks drew forth
others from Manager Ediefson OF
the water company. lie explained
that even with the new tanks there
would never be a heavy pressure
on the hill nor did he see any way
except to procure fire engine.
He stated that with the tanks full
and the two pumps running the
water supply would handle any fire
in the city. The new towers would
be IS feet high, and would give a
ninety pound pressure under the
the pressure would be far
less in the business part of the
city.
A committee was appointed to
procure a fire alarm bell of suitable
sort to awaken and alarm everyone.
One can be purchased for about
$500. and when the new city hall
is finished it will be placed in the
tower of that building.