St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-07-05

The council was called to order
about s o clock Tuesday evening
by Mayor Couch with every mem
Der of that honorable body in his
chair, and the recorder and city
attorney on the side. The minutes
were read and approved.
Mayor Couch then gave repre-
sentative of the Norris Safe & Lock
Co. an opportunity to present that
firms proposition for putting in the
cell cages of the city bastile. These
cells he proposed to build four in
number, 4 feet 8 inches wide, feet
8 inches long, 8 feet 8 inches in
height, of Bessemer steel, all cor
ners aka inches, angles firmly riv-
eted and to be built Of q inch steel.
The front lattice to be made of I
LAX Ia steel bars, the upright
bars to be inches apart and hori-
zontals II inches apart riveted at
the intersections. The steel is to
be openhearth steel having a tensile
strength of so, 600 pounds to the
square inch. His price was SIISs.
Proposition was referred to the
building committee.
Attorney Parker presented the
claims of the Marine Iron Works
for the vacation of Charleston
street in a very forcible manner and
wanted the business done right
then aud there. AS il had not yet
been possible for the county engin-
ecr to make the necessary survey of
Richmond street, the mayor in.
formed Mr. Parker that as soon as
this could possibly be accomplished
he would have the petition acted
upon without delay.
a communication from the city
engineer stated that the second pay
mcnt of $500 to Crook & Walton
Tor inside work Oh city hall was
due and payable. On motion of
Alderman i.eggett the payment
was ordered.
"A little bit of interesting history
bobbed up here IN the communica-
lion from the Daily Bond News en-
closing bill of ancient lineage in
.he amount OF S57. so for bond adj.
Il sccms that there is no one con-
iccted with the city who ordered
he advertising covered by the bill,
)r who has any certain knowledge
,f the same, The Daily Bond News
'alled attention to the disreputable
.eputation the failure to pay this
lill would give the city, and that
when other bonds were issued the
'ity would likely be up against II
lard TO find any one to float the
,onds u they did not pay this bill.
The fact that the party sending the
,ill has sent duns similar TO this to
hrcc OF -four OF the council or other
'iliccrs aud citizens accusing them
II ordering the advertising done,
lone ol whom ever made any such
rider To the best OF their recollec- ,
ion leads them 10 think there is [
iggcr IN the fence. Mayor Couch .
Attorney Greene to look {
p the records for any history OF
he transaction that might appear, {
nj instructed Recorder l.sson to I
rite the claimant requesting him G
mail the original order to the c
aux here, and il it proves a true II
Ill II will be paid. v
The following bills were present {
!; John o. Hare for labor on pill. O
Is and other concrete work SS7l.- S
;. This bill created considerable L
but the council did the II
lly thing left for them: on motion o
Councilman Raser ordered bill
nd, all voting ailirmatively except Sc
lderman Dobie who voted, No. II
oore, Meagher Co. ma ~ ~
ierial .....,.,..,,.. $4,000 .,
H. Black, labor ..... $50 y,
B Holcomb, labor .... "a. so "