St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-02
SESSION OF THE CITY SAGES
Another Long Sitting and Large Grist Of Busi.
ness Transacted in BuSineSS.like Way

were approved with one or two minor corrections
e work on Edison street the benefit the hauling
loads from that busy mill was avob received and referred the
committee with the that they get Waterbury movement
o in the matter.
city bonds had been forwarded TO the Peninsula Bank The had
next week
which he refused the building the condition
outside walls and the absence the railing in front read
and brought up which the city informed the
city fathers they able accept the building without the
approval architect with only these objections the railing would
quickly possible for be done the
walls boss brkye would testify the completeness of the
and that not to the markings OF the alk
from the walls al The communication fled
Mayor Couch requested that all the bills of the Youpgerdorf
charge building be gotten together and that the finance commit
e % with the BUILDING a & hs se sho %
assigned and after he and the city attorney had consulted
handled together thus saving the trouble and
con%uneaon from Architect Goodrich requesting the payment, of
engineer the different hall read
on the penalty raise on contract price Of the Crook Walton
Deucng the questionable Of the amount due for further nvestga
The gas franchises then claimed the attention of the council for
era hours Al the franchises were read and discussed Parties repre-
different franchises aud lent their aid by
explanations the council in their deliberations The
save delay was decided to hold special
thing aud edcavor settle the matter Wednesday evening report
special will be found following this report
On the call o bills the first tina, presented the bill of
Mayor city hail. police Offices.
Segregated the articles follows Flat desk for the saa
revolving chair for roll top desk for chief Of police sa
% % 3 most esomo%csy made By purchasing the entire 10,
and the using his rabbit foot wholesale prices
secured % making 5 saving Of perhaps $50 1 to the city ,c labor
wn OF Co. ssoss blanks books St Johns Water
Light Co. $3.50 hydans making total of soa for the general
City hall fund charged with the following bills the Young
S sd on Alderman ss
Recorder Eon reported that the work the
be able report the regular meeting He
also reported that the expert proof readers operating on the city charter
Of the
the but thought they would be able get the proofs in
the hands of the printer the coming week
The building committee presented the council the acceptance of
Puy Jail Building Co OF the supply and the Jail
for changes in the doors This acceptance filed by A.
council that this would he rush order aud the work done in the best
possible manner ~
accepted by council motion OF Alderman King.
Dog discussed the doggoue who had
asked Why does the cuw
time honored institution revived o the benefit ncpen
hoodums, who have been losing too much sleep lately
The garbage question caused ripple of excitement and
suggestions offered OF solution to the problem but no def
Chief OF Police reson reported the lights out 30 minutes and the
number OF arrests from April - to date were as follows Night police
man King jointly making total OF all arrests sS Received in fees
ON nurryup King the council adjourned
meet Wednesday evening July 81,
WEDNESDAY EVENINGS SESSION.
As TUESDAY evening the regular session the special
council Wednesday evennghere full attendance of
all members The held chamber hour
before coming into the chamber in eneavor get together the
franchise proposition
Councilman King opened the ball by stating he stuck
There good things all the franchises bad things all
them Alderman Raser thought the council had better take the mat
under aemnt together with the and each
aud carefully and select the least objectionable
Councilman oes thought long of
bad choice cound making selection and the
franchise accepted that would be He
the Steele franchise which the until brought
the pretty clearly that their PROPOSE
aud that than likely their would be htfor lighting
and also shown that their franchise obscure
points that the sections be explained be-
fore they comprehensive.
After discussing the Steele proposition time the Daviso
on taken and the given opportunity o
make the change his offering the franchise because objection to
percentage franchise fiat offer of
until the population reaches $500 from that
III reaches raising the
aon of and reducing the price the his
offer This with the other changes he made his fran
hise makes his offer the acceptable OF the bunch.
finally decided to hold the franchises until Tuesday Au
18TH require each the bidders for franchise rewrie their
the changes by council those they had
made voluntarily themselves and council by August 9th
week when
hey would endeayor decide which would be accepted
greaSe Portland fathers
them making donation for geang which they looked favor
b upon and told him again Tuesday they would do
business with him,