St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-02-22
COUNCIL
What Was Done at the Meeting
Tuesday Night.

| SESSION.
All members were in their seats
when the meeting was called tc
order. The minutes of the las
meeting were read and approved.
A communication was received
from Mrs. w. w. Goodrich ant
IC. l.. Goodrich expressing theii
appreciation of the sympathy ant
coincidence rendered by the counci
during the sickness and death o.
the husband and father, the lat,
w. w. Goodrich city engineer.
G. i. Goodrich, son of the lat,
architect of the city hall, asked
that az per cent of the amount o
the contract for finishing the city
hall be paid him on the ground
that the work should have beer
started January I. The request
was refused and the matter laid on
the table, the council contending
that an administrator should be
appointed so that the affairs could
be settled in legal way.
]. +. Hendricks asked for and
was granted permission to erect a
woodshed TOXIC feet OH Jersey
street within the fire limits, provid
ing il was covered with corrugated
iron.
Chief of Police Bredeson reported
that he had been unable to obtain
any satisfaction from Judge Web.
ster in the matter of settling the
bills paid out by the city for the
relief of the poor. A bill of Sac
for relief of Mrs. Daugherty was
granted, however.
Aid. Norton presented a request
from the Woolen mill that Tacoma
street and the sidewalks leading TO
the mill be improved, stating that
the mill contemplated increasing its
capacity After a brief discussion
the matter was referred to the street
committee.
Aid. Norton read report from
the WOODEN mill giving the amount
OF business done the past year. The
number OF employees was I2S; the
sum paid for wages, fuel, etc, Sioo, .
600, aud the business done amount
cd to $500, 600 gross.
The secretary of the fire depart.
mcnt submitted an inventory OF the
fire apparatus owned by the city,
Accepted,
The bills Of Lovejoy * Lincoln
OF S2o for a police docket, 81, Johns
Lumber Co., fuel So. so, and the
Central Hotel, boarding prisoners
~, were allowed.
A. ID. Mcdonald was granted
permission To build structure 26x
26xss feet on the rear OF his Jersey
street property provided the same
he enclosed with corrugated iron.
Aid. Norton informed the coun-
I'll that the charter commission had
its work of revising the
and that the document was
-eady To be turned over to the coun-
III.
City Attorney Greene stated that |
he best way OF handling the revised
'hartcr would be for the council to
lasS upon Il, then submit Il to a
mass meeting OF the people and
Illow them To vote upon its adop'
ion or rejection and take the
nance OH II in case an enabling act
OF its adoption does not pass the
legislature.
&, l." Goodrich was appointed
ity engineer and supervising arohi-
Get ol the new city hall. vice
\. W, Goodrich, deceased.
The matter of laying a street
rossing connecting the |, o. o. +.
all and Smiths Pharmacy was
eierrcd To the building committee.
In the matter OF the opening of
richmond street Aid. Hewitt
houghI the report 'of the viewers
hould he referred back To them for
consideration, Aid. King was
I the opinion that the viewers
'ould not amend their report,
aid on the table. Aid. Norton
ias delegated TO confer with Mrs.
'aples and daughter aud see what
ould he done To close the matter
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An ordinance regulating aud
oensing plumbers, drafted by the
lcal plumbers, was read and Te-
erred to the city attorney for .
evision.
The demand of the street con
-actors for their money for grading
one during the past season brought
p discussion as 10 how To obtain
nc money. &. n, Braasch aud
!. {, Hurlburt of Chicago street
ave their views, The city attor-
ey was instructed to give written
pinion,
When the order OF new business
as reached Aid, Norton trotted q
II ST, Johns sore spot-otherwise {
nown as the new city hall-and a
le currying and grooming the a
emished nag received caused its a
oSt ardent admirers to open their a
'es with amazement. l
The president OF this council, G
Id. King, couple of weeks ago I
ated," said Aid, Norton, that if
had not been for the minority the b
w city hall would have been c
mpleted a couple of months ago. a
D me this remark sounds like the &
il wagging the dog, wish to I