St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-06-15
COUNCIL.
Important Business Transacted at {
Lengthy Session,

Business of considerable import.
ance was scheduled for the meeting
of the council Tuesday evening last
and as a consequence there were
many in attendance when Mayor
Valentine called the council TO or.
der. There was business 10 trans.
act concerning the telephone fran.
chise, granting of liquor license,
awarding contracts for street i'm.
provements, concerning the con.
struction of the lower building
widening of streets, adding fnrther
equipment to the fire department,
the purchase of chemical engine
and installing an automatic fire
alarm system, allowing of bills, and
several minor matters.
The minutes of the last two meet
ings were read and approved.
Knight & Glover, proprietors
of the pool room on Burlington
street, applied for a license to sell
Intoxicating liquors. The petition
was accompanied by certified
check for 81 900. Referred to the
license committee.
A communication was received
from Nancy Caples concerning the
widening of Richmond street. Mrs.
Caples offered TO donate one-half
the land necessary for the street
providing the city would run a
straight line and purchase the land
necessary for the other half. Re.
fcrred to street committee.
In the matter OF the widening of
Modoc street the committee re-
ported that T.. !. IIuhord refused
10 donate the land necessary for the
improvement Upon motion Messrs.
Chipman, Couch and Gundcison
were appointed appraisers to assess
the damages and bene is along the
route OF ModOc street, and that they
meet Tuesday, June 10, Ut foa m.
to assess the damages and benefits.
The matter OF regulating the use
OF the city dock as to the storage of
freight was adjusted by the passing
of Ordinance No. 100, found else.
where IN this issue.
The ordinance granting fran.
chisc To the Pacific States Telephone
Co. was read the first and second
times and upon motion OF Aid. Nor.
ton was laid over for one week.
a lot OF telephone and telegraph
poles belonging TO the city that have
been lying IN the river for the past
several months were ordered sold.
Manager Brink OF the ferry ne.
ti,ioncd the council To he allowed 10
charge 10 cents fare after : y. M,
that all the regular
traffic was taken care ol during the
regular hours from q u. ~. To : u.
~. The council saw the fairness
OF the request, and hereafter the
fare at the ferry will bc 10 cents
per TIP after : p. M.
a representative of an automatic
telegraph dre alarm system was
given hearing aud advocated the |
purchase of system 10y the council |
at an expense OF 800. No action
was taken IN the matter.
The construction OF the lower
building was brought up aud a
committee appointed Ia secure com
pcicnt engineers and architect, to
pass upon the safety OF the building
\ water hydrant was ordered in,
stalled at the northeast corner of
Burlington aud Bradford streets.
The improvement ol lvanhoc
street was awarded To 4. !. Koer-
ier and y. \, Gee X Co., the
ormer securing the sidewalks, etc. |
md the latter the grading,
There was some discussion about
he purchase OF a chemical engine
nj 500 feet OF hose for the fine dc.
'artment, and the fire committee
vas ordered to investigate and rc
'oTt.
The location OF dumping ground
vas brought up and ordered inves-