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St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
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Proposals for Street Work

Sealed proposals will be received a
the office Of the Recorder OF the City o
ST. Johns, Oregon, until March !, 1908 "a
I O'Clock p. ~, for the improvement o.
Tacoma street from the west line ol
Jersey street to the east line OF Haye,
street in the manner provided by Or
dinance No. ISs, subject to the pro
visions OF the charter and ordinances OF
the City of ST, Johns, aud the plans,
specifications and estimates of the city
engineer on file at the Office OF the City
Recorder,
Bids mus, be strictly in accordance
with printed blanks which will be fur.
nished on application at the office Of the
Recorder OF the City of St, Johns, and
said improvements must be completed ON
OF before May ), 1905.
No proposals or bids will be considered
unless accompanied by certified check
payable TO the order OF the Mayor OF the
City of st. Johns, certified by a respon-
sible bank, for an amount equal to ten
per cent of the aggregate proposals.
The right to reject any and all bids
Is hereby reserved.
BY or,ler of the City Council.
A. NJ. ESSON,
Recorder of the City of St. Johns.
Published in the st. Johns Review Dec.
40, az and Jan. :, 1905.
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Collapsible Box Factory.

The Collapsible Box factory al
their stockholders meeting Mon
day afternoon elected the following
directors: ). ]. Donaldson, W. III,
King, &. w Potter w. A. Trout,
and T.. B. Mcfarland. The attend.
ance was very good indeed, prac-
tieally all the stock being repre-
scented either personally or by
proxy. The directors held a meet
lng Wednesday morning and elect
cd the following officers: ). ]. Don
aldson, president aud manager; c.
W Potter, vice president; w. a.
Trout, secretary.
During the holidays the factory
has not been run extensively, the
greater part of their work being
more in the line of experiments aud
putting ont new styles OF boxes.
The company has been booking
some large orders, however, among
them 5000 piano boxes ior the
l!iler Piano house, and the factory
will be put in operation the first of
the year with a full crew on deck.
This is one ot St johns most
'nterprislng institutions aud is
destined To carry the name of ST.
'ohns all over the continent,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
MR.. JOSSEL YIN INTERVIEWED
And Committee Learns How the Portland Electric
Company Expects to Assist its Patrons

radical change in the methods of
the company are necessary, or this
be but sharp stroke of business
strategy, but we do know most
assuredly that it will stop further
progress of this company to a very
great extent in the way of exten-
sions and introductions Of new
lights.
Another thing the committee in
quired into was the matter OF the
minimum charges. The old mini
mum was 81 per month from each
patron. After these contracts ex-
pire the average of the consumption
for the whole year will be taken for
a minimum the next year. For
instance: A patron uses 81 worth
of current per month the first six
months, s3 worth per month the
last six months of the year, or
$50 worth during the year; thus
making the minimum $2.5o per
month. II the second year your
meter only marks you up at the
rate of " per month you will be
Obliged to pay 50 more than you
use to meet the minimum under
this contract. In other words,
your minimum can never go below
the average monthly consumption
for the previous year, and the
year in which you make the heavi-
est Use of the current will establish
your minimum. This seems so
palpably unjust that we do not be-
lieve the people will stand for 1t
and we had no assurance that II
would do any good to apply at
headquarters for relief. However
IN the matter of extension Mr..
Jossclyn assured us that where
complaints were made in regard to
the changing Of the tenants the
contract for the year was cancelled
when the new tenant took out q
new contract for the same residence
or business house. We regret this
radical departure from the estab-
lished customs Of the company be-
cause il will necessitate a great
many of Our people going back to
the tallow candle age. II some
times happens that II is necessary,
because of sickness or other things,
to run lights through the entire
night, thus running up the meter
record clear out Of sight. All
these things will raise the mini
mum accordingly. II the company
has already accumulated a larger
patronage than they wish to serve.
this policy will soon bring their
patronage down to the desired
limits.
The committee wish TO express
their appreciation Of the genial
manner in which they were re-
ceived by Mr.. Josselyn, and his
frank, open and unreserved ex-
preston of the aims aud purposes
OF his company.
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Proposals for Street Work

Sealed proposals will be received al
the Office OF the Recorder of the City q
ST. Johns, Oregon, until March 3, 1905
at o'clock p, m, for the improvement
OF Philadelphia street from the westerly
line of lvanhoe street to the easterly
line OF Hayes street in the manner
provided by Ordinance No. IS7, subject to
the provisions of the Charter and Oriin-
anees of the City of ST. Johns, and the
plans, specifications and estimates of the
city engineer ON tile at the Office of the
City Recorder.
Bids must be strictly in accordance
with printed blanks which will be fur
nished ON application at the Office OF the
Recorder of the City of St. Johns. and
said improvements must be completed on
or before May !, 1905.
No proposals or bids will be con-
sidered unless accompanied by a certified
check payable to the order OF the Mayor
OF the City of 81. Johns, certified by a
responsible bank, for an amount equal
to ten per cent of the aggregate pro-
possll.
The right to reject any and all bids is
hereby reserved
BY order of the city council.
A. NJ. ESSON,
Recorder of the City Of ST. Johns.
Published in the St. Johns Review Dec.
20, AZ, aud Jan. ;, 1898.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

A committee went TO Portland
this week to interview Mr.. Josselyn
of the Portland General Electric
company with reference to the new
contracts for lighting and the meth
ods of the company in placing new
lights and making extensions.
Mr.. Josselyn received the dele
CATION very pleasantly in his luxur-
ious Office, listened to the citations
of the spokesman of the party and
answered substantially as follows:
II do not think you people under
stand fully all the contracts imply
and the purposes of the company.
The facts are that while money was
plentiful our company spent it with
a lavish hand in the matter of ex-
tensions and introduction of lights
in residences and places Of business.
The rapid development and build
ing up Of the city of course war
ranted this outlay. But, because of
the money stringency, which neces-
states the selling of our bonds at
such a price that IL makes the inter
est prohibitory, we are unable to
get the funds to continue this
policy; therefore, we have decided
to only put in lights and make ex-
tensions where we are assured Of
so per cent of the expense Of such
extension or lights per annum."
He stated further that the revenue
OF the company from lines already
established must bear the expense
of any further extension. He
seemed to be of the opinion that
this policy would not work a hard.
ship upon either the people or the
company.
He spoke very natteringly of the
people of St. Johns, particularly as
regards the car service. From al.
most or quite every other point
reached by his lines there had been
complaints because of the summer
cars being operated so late in the
season. But from ST. Johns there
had not been a word of complaint.
The reason Of the continued use of
the summer cars was that cars
ordered delivered the first of Sep
tember were only being received
now, and these were being put in
at the rate of one cur every aS
hours, which time was necessary in
order to enable the company TO fl
the cars with electric aud airbrakc
the ears as delivered
not having any OF this apparatus in
them.
According TO the declarations,
then, of Mr.. Josselyn. our citizens
must expect To pay into the Golfers
oi this company SO percent per
annum of the cost OF all extensions
aud lights. It is a pretty big jump
from one per cent To so percent,
but we presume the company can
stand il. OF course, we are not in
u position To know whether such a
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

from October nth to October sSth. 1907,
inclusive, as shown by affidavit OF the
foreman OF said paper on file: and the
legal posting OF notices Of such street
improvement as shown by affidavit OF
City Engineer on file with the Recorder
no remonstrance having been filed
tember ~, 1907; the sum OF one thous.
and seventy-one aud 75-ioo dollars
| (fIo7I,7s) being City Engineers pre-
iiminary estimate OF the cost, but 10 be
more accurately determined by the City
Engineer. The time within which said
improvement is TO be completed Is here
by fixed at sixty days from the last pub.
lication OF notice for proposals for said
work, which proposals must be filed
with the Recorder OF said City by March
J, 1905, at 4 O'Clock p. m.
Now therefore, IL Is hereby ordered
that said street be improved aceordingiy,
and that the Recorder shall give notice
by publication for not less than three (5)
insertions In successive publications In
the ST. Johns Review, a weekly news.
paper OF general circulation in the said
City Of ST, Johns, Oregon. inviting pro-
posals for making said improvements,
aud said sum, as estimated by the City
Engineer as cost thereof, or such sum
as shall finally be fixed and determined
by City Engineer not exceeding said
sum, is hereby assessed to the lots, parts
OF lots and tracts in their several proper
tions in the assessment district of said
Tacoma street from the westerly line Of
Jersey street to the easterly line of
Hayes street, in the City Of ST. Johns, in
the respective amounts to be hereafter
determined and assessed to said lots,
parts Of lots, and tracts as being spec
tally benefited by said street improve
ments, heretofore declared and now
designated as all lots, parts OF lots aud
tracts OF land within line one hundred
feet from the outside line of each side
OF said Tacoma street as heretofore de-
scribed.
The Recorder is hereby directed TO /
enter at the proper time the said assess I
ment hereby made in the Docket of City /
liens, and cause notice TO be published /
as provided by law and the City charter 4
Of said City of ST. Johns.
Passed the council Dec. II, 1907.
Approved Dec. ~, 1897.
X. c. Couch,
Attest: Mayor.
A. NJ. Essos,
Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Review Dec.
20, 1897.
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Adjourned Council Meeting.

The city council met in adjourned
session Wednesday evening and
finished up the job they started on
Tuesday evening. The Grant
Smith & Co. presen ed communi-
cation enclosing check for $I35 for
use of the city dock in handling
gravel, etc, recently. The re-
corder was instructed to receipt the
company in full Of account.
The report of the finance CON-
mittee regarding the levy of taxes
for the coming year was received, +,
accepted and placed on file, and
after full discussion Of the resources
and liabilities for 1908 it was unan-
imously decided that levy of AZ
mills would be sufficient to float the
city through another years hnau-
cial obligations. The city attorney
drew up an ordinance to this effect
and 1t was railroaded through.
A communication from w.
Scott Kellogg regarding the writing
of the treasurer's books asking II
the city expected him to do this
work in accordance with the esti-
mate recently presented. Was
answered in the negative, because
of the expense of the work.
The recorder was instructed to
request all bidders on the heating
apparatus for the city hall to pre-
sent full details, explanations, etc.
at their earliest convenience, that
the council may take action on the
same.
Bids of Cochran Bros. for the old
city hall and fire department build
ing was rejected.
The veto Of the mayor on pro-
posed ordinance No. ITO was sus-
tained by the council, with the
exception Of Alderman King. This
was the ordinance lowering the
age at which minors would be per-
mitted in pool rooms, as asked for
by Messrs. Owens Bros.
Adjourned to next regular
meeting.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
DOWN TO ACTUAL
BUSINESS AGAIN
Continued from page y

Communication from Swelland
x Sons inquiring as To the statu,
OF the interest on bonds for street
improvement. The recorder was
instructed To inform the gentlemen
that their interest Ii ready for
them when il becomes due, the
first OF January.
The ST. Johns Transportation
company presented statements for
September, October and November,
with the checks for the franchise
fees attached. The showing evi-
denced the fact that the ferry was
not yet self sustaining and with the
exception of Alderman King, the
city council deemed il to the best
interest OF the city to refund the
fees, deeming il more profitable to
the city 10 thus foster aud support
the enterprise until such time as il
shall become profitable, than to col
lect the fees and thus further in
crease the loss of operation of same.
Mr.. King insisted that he could
not see II in that light but voted in
favor OF refunding the fees just the
same.
The election of the new FIRE chief
was formally reported to the coun,
Gil and the mayor appointed the
newly elected chief, b, +, Noonan,
as fire chief, He will undoubtedly
be confirmed at the next meeting
according to the provisions of the
charter,
The acceptance of the gas fran
chise by ). V, Davidor, by his own
hand, aud by the ST. Johns Gas,
Light * Heat company by the
hand OF its secretary was read, and
on motion of Alderman King
placed on file.
The tax levy was reached just at
and some interesting
figures presented. The city assess
nent was said to be sa,+Sa,oso.
The running expenses for the pres
mt year up TO December 81 were
ound to be sII,s9o. IS, to be exact,
md it is thought that a levy of AZ
" S mills will be amply sutfi- ,
'ient TO cover the expenses of the I
oming year,
Ordinances for the Improvement ,
Il Philadelphia aud Tacoma streets
Jersey aud lvanhoe aud /
layes passed the final action of
he council and adjournment was
AIKEN until Wednesday evening !
80 sharp.
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The City of st. Johns does ordain as fol-

The City Of st. Johns does ordain as fol.
lows:
The Council OF the City OF 81. Johns
having ascertained the cost OF improving
Philadelphia street from the westerly
line OF Ivanhoe street TO the easterly line
Of Hayes street In the City OF ST. Johns,
as shown by resolution OF Council OF
record aud date September ~, 1907, aud
notice thereof having been published In
the 81. Johns Review, q weekly newspa.
per OF general circulation published at
81. Johns. for three (5) consecutive
weeks from October nth TO October
ssth, 1907, inclusive. as shown by afii.
davit OF the foreman OF said paper on
Gle: and the legal posting Of notices OF
such street Improvement as shown by
affidavit OF City Engineer on file with
the Recorder-no remonstrance having
been hled-and as provided by resolu.
tion OF September ", 1907; the sum Of
one thousand two hundred aud eighty
eight dollars lsIass.oo) being City Engi-
neer's preliminary estimate OF the cost,
To be more accurately determined by
City Engineer. The time within which
said Improvement Is 10 be completed is
hereby liked at sixty days from the last
said work, which proposals must be
filed with the Recorder OF said City by
March 4, 1905, at A o'clock u. m.
Now therefore. Il Is hereby ordered
that said street be improved accordingly.
and that the Recorder shall give notice
by publication for not less than three (5)
insertions In successive publications IN
the ST. Johns Review, a weekly news
paper OF general circulation In the said
City OF ST. Johns, Oregon, inviting pro-
posals for making said improvements,
and said sum, as estimated by the City
Engineer as cost thereof, or such sum AS
shall finally be fixed and determined by
City Engineer not exceeding said sum,
Is hereby assessed to the lots, parts OF
lots and tracts In their several proper
tions ia the assessment district of said
Philadelphia street from the westerly
line Of ivanhoe street TO the easterly
line of Hayes street, in the City of ST.
Johns, in the respective amounts To be
hereafter determined and assessed TO
said lots, parts of lots aud tracts as being
specially benefited by said street inn |
proyements, heretofore declared aud |
now designated as all lots, parts Of lots
and tracts of land within line one hun |
dred feet from the outside line of each |
side OF said Philadelphia street as here !
tofore designated and described, except
that said district shall not extend across 1
Burlington street.
The Recorder is hereby directed to
enter at the proper time the said assess
ment hereby made in the Docket OF
City Liens, aud cause notice TO be pub
ished as provided by law and the City
Charter OF said City of ST, Johns.
Passed the council Dec. ~, 1897.
Approved Dec. ~, 1897.
X, c. CoUcH,
Attest: Mayor.
A. NJ. EssoN,
Recorder.
in the ST. Johns Review Dec.
InnT
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
w. G. I. u.

The w. G. 4. U, of ST, Johns
held a very interesting meeting
Monday of this week. The re-
ports of the superintendent all
showed good work. This was
especially true of the LOYAL Tenn
perance League conducted by Rev.
&. Z. Gates. Although Mr.. Gates
has his hands full already, he has
very kindly consented to conduct
this work. All boys are cordially
invited and will be given a hearty
welcome, Thursday evening at 4
p, m. A mothers meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Tallman,
corner of Charleston aud Hayes.
All mothers and other ladies inter
ested are cordially invited to attend
these meetings.
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Married

Dec. H. at 500 Sellwood ST.,
Portland, Oregon, VIM. III. Walker
aud Miss Margaret NJ, Sheak, Rev.
+. |. Young performing the cere-
mony,
"Wednesday evening Dec. rs, at
the home OF +. NJ. culp, Newport
station, Christopher J, Almslee and
Alice Susan Knorr were united in
marriage, Rev. +, l., Young offici-
ating, Mrs, Almslee is sister Of
Mrs. culp. Mr. and Mrs. Almslee
will reside at Medford, Oregon.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
Compson Post Elect Officers

Saturday evening, December 7
General Compson Post, G.. A. X
elected the following officers fol
1908: X. II. Miller, commander
l.. b. Chipman, senior vice; George
II. Adams, junior vice; l.. II,
Parker, quartermaster; p. w. Hin
man, sergeant; ]. 2. Brown, chap.
lain; J. A. Caldwell, officer Of the
day; Thos. G. Wisbey. o. G..
l.. B. Chipman and w. S. Smyser,
representatives TO state encamp-
ment; G.. II. Adams and B. S,
Brainard, allernates. The Post Is
in very prosperous condition and
the old veterans are doing a good
work among their members.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
III. +. Clark Expands.

We remarked recently that IL. +.
Clark 5 business was growing too
large for his location, and this week
it reached the limit. Mr.. Clark
secured the room occupied by Mrs.
Pemberton' restaurant connected
it with his other room and now has
more space in which to grow. lie
has now two entrances, one on Jer-
sey and one on Tacoma. There
will be all the better opportunity To
see his big stock OF goods.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
WALL STREETS BAWI. BABY

What we anticipated when tn,
millionaire panic" first started
was indicated by an interview be
tween a representative of the Telc-
gram and a Portland banker which
was given publicity IN that paper
Wednesday evening, II our bank,
ers will but adhere To the practice
which seems To be obtaining not
only IN that city, but all over the
west, there will never again be
such a panic here, A much better
way still would be for them To cut
ont their correspondence with the
New York banks entirely aud
there is no reason why they may
not do that in the course of year
at the iarlhcst.
Wall street is guilty of the cry
baby act already, bowling because
Our boys won't play" and it isl
their caterwauling through their
trade paper the l'inancier that
brought ont this interview. IL is
too long to reproduce here but the
following closing words of the inter
view will give our readers the gist
OF It: II regard it as a foregone
conclusion, % continued the speaker,
that hereafter western bankers |
will keep only just enough money |
IN eastern banks 10 transact normal |
business, II has been a bitter les
son to rs, aud we do not intend to
let the willy New York hnanciers
catch us mapping again. This
furry will surely have one good
effect, 1t will keep great deal
more money working right here at
home in safe and paying invest
nents.
Western bankers now being in a
position to dictate terms of read
ustment to the East, do not intend
o overlook the chance, and will
lrive hard bargain with Wall
street.
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NOTICE OF
City Election

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
To the provisions of Ordinance No. Iss of
the City OF ST. Johns passed aud approx.
ed October s, 1907, a special election
will be held in said city ON Monday,
January o, 1905, for the purpose of adopt
ing or rejecting the proposed amendment
to the Charter of the city of St. Johns,
Oregon.
The following have been designated as
polling places ipr said election:
FIRST WARD-No. 2oo W. Burling-
ton street, next door to st. Johns Hotel.
SECOND WARD-city Hall.
Polls open at nine O'Clock A. NJ. aud
close at seven O'Clock p. NJ. of said day.
BY order of the Council.
A. NJ. ESSON,
City Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Review De-
eember I3, 30 and az, 1897.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

The City OF ST. Johns does ordain as
follows:
The Council of the City of St. Johns
having ascertained the cost OF improving
Tacoma street from the westerly line OF
Jersey street to the easterly line of
Hayes street, in the City OF ST. Johns, as
shown by resolution OF Council of record
and date September ~, 1897, and notice
thereof having been published in the
ST. Johns Review, a weekly newspaper
Of general circulation published at ST.
Johns, for three l5) consecutive weeks
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Modern Wo0dmen Officers.

At their meeting Wednesday
evening OF last week the Modern
Woodmen OF America elected the
following officers for the coming
term; G. w. Dunbar. consul; James
II. Gee, advisor; Geo. S. Epps,
banker; Adam +. Kaemlein. clerk
w. A. Scott, escort; G. S. Thomp-
son, watchman; II. S. Hannum,
sentry; ii, A. Smith, manager.
The installation Of these officers
will take place Thursday. January
?, 1908 and all members Of the
NJ. w. A. in the city are cordially
invited to be present.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20

A petition from 3S Of the moth
ers and sisters secured in about one
hour s time by one woman, and I6S
signers to a similar petition by
voters of St. Johns had no effect
upon our council. They are good
fellows, aud we like them, but we
are surprised into wondering il
they are going to wait for house
to fall on them before they take a
hint.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-20
ORDINANCE NO. l59


The City of St. Johns does ordain as
follows:
That the rate per cent of the tax levy
for the city of St. Johns, Oregon, is here
by fixed at -Four and Five-tenths "a. 81
mills on the dollar of the assessed valua.
ton OF the property of the said city OF
St. Johns, Oregon, as certified by the
county clerk of the county of Multno-
NAH, state of Oregon. And the recorder
is hereby required to at once notify the
county clerk of said county and state of
the above levy.
Passed the Council Dec. rs. 1897.
Approved Dec. rs, 1897.
X. c. coucH,
Attest; Mayor.
A. NJ. EssoN,
Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Review Dec.
10, 1897.