St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-05-18
CITY COUNCIL.
An Interesting Session Productive
of Needed Legislation.

The regular meeting of the city
council convened Tuesday evening
with Mayor Valentine in the chair
and all members present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The new sewer, from the VIII
lamette river to the intersection OF
John and Jersey streets, was accept
ed by the council on behalf of city.
The franchise of the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
inherited from the old council, was
taken up for action. 1t stated that
on April & it had fo5 telephones
within thecity limits and that sever
al applications had been received.
The company asks that it be al
lowed to erect and maintain poles
and wires, and to lay underground
wires for the transmission of cleo
tricity for telephone and telegraph
purposes within the city limits for
a period of twenty five years from
the date of the passage of the ordi-
nance. There was not much en-
thusiasm manifested by any men,
Der of the council after hearing the
application read, and the matter
was referred to the committee on
water and lights
The use of the city dock as
place for storing freight Of all kinds
received considerable attention. II
was shown that freight of all kinds
was landed and allowed to remain
until the owner found it convenient
to move il, much to the annoyance
and inconvenience OF the shippers.
Aid. Norton moved that all goods
landed from boats upon the public
dock be allowed to remain forty.
eight hours. AT the end of that
time they will be taken in charge
by the chief Of police and placed in
storage at charge of 81, or more,
per ton per month, and that an adj
ditional charge of ten per cent be
added TO the expense incurred to
reimburse the city. The motion
was carried.
The Allegheny street extension
came up for adjustment, aud l.. B.
Chipman, &. 5. Thompson and a.
Gundersou were named to appraise
the tract of land In the controversy.
a petition for an arc light at the
corner of Richmond aud Jersey
streets was referred to the street
committee.
NJ. i. 10y presented petition
asking for franchise To Use certain /
streets for the purpose of grading
and laying rails for a spur railroad
connecting the electric line with the .
brick yard in the north part OF the .
city. Mr.. 10y asked the Use OF the .
streets for a period of twelve years. /
He stated that IL was the intention .
To put in modern machinery at the .
brick yard for the manufacture of
pressed brick, and that the spur
track asncccssary 10 facilitate busi- !
ness. Referred To street committee.
To determine the width Of Rich
mond street and the location OF the
city dock, Aid. King moved tina,
the city engineer investigate and re-
port to the council at next meeting.
Ordinances % and %. IN regard
TO improving Leavitt and lvanhoe
streets were read and passed and
appear elsewhere IN this issue.
The improvement OF Thompson
street provoked considerable dis
cussion. On motion of Aid. Hewitt
il was ordered that bids for the inn
provement OF Thompson street from
Lively To Catlin be readvertised.
The matter of transportation AT
The ferry elected warm debate and
The members of the council all ex-
pressed their opinions. On motion
Dt AID. Dobie il was ordered TO
notify Manager Brink of the ferry
10 provide safe and satisfactory ser
vice at the ferry, or give sufficient
-eason why il could not be done. I
In case the matter was not given
lttention and the service improved ;
'teps would be taken to revoke the
erry franchise by the council,
Fire Chief Glover appeared be-
ore the council and urged the pur-
'hase OF a steel fire bell, claiming
hat il could be bought for a nomi, ,
lal sum- The purchase OF a steel =
'ell was ordered by vote of s toe. :
The following bills were allowed;
" Whitsell, street cleaning SIo 90
'entral Hotel, prisoners mealsI 90
\ l., Thorndyke, sundries q so