St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-08-16
THE CITY DADS IN SESSION
Council Meets Tuesday Evening and Transacts Its
Usual Budget Of Municipal Business

The Tyee Johns their wickiup Tuesday
his station and Capt Bedeon deck but the city after
strenuous day Tuesday and the prospect another Wednesday
evidently sought his vtuous couch early hour and
uous by his absence
the franchises in order release the of the different
frachises in time to get car back to the city
The f. franchise read, but elected
the Davor franchise taken and read carefully discussed
meeting There reading
least then will be print the twice before the third
reading and final As have stated before since
here we have attended meeting of the city fathers have paid par
much interest therein as any citizen in St Johns and so tar as we can
the reading of the franchises consider the Davdor fran
cse much superior to anything that has been offered We believe
this taken by the council and will therefore give the main points
" the @ nss "se Eys B. 5e bno Ssf9sss emon to use the street.
St Johns for period Of as years for the purpose Of operating gas mains
franchise Mr. Davdor heirs aud assigns pay the city
sa5o until the population reaches 4ooo between and
5000 between 5000 and $780, between and
4oo between 5000 and 4so between 600 and
maximum price during the life of the franchise.
The price for the gas to is to be 4s feet until
5000 ~ 80; between
between and slso between and $4,000 SIS
which be the
minimum price gas during the life of franchise
price is voluntarily made by the company.
In addition these payments concessions the company
will supply the city hall for heating aud lighting free OF The
& @ bond % a 5 0n the % sa M al the S are pro- %
British thermal units and ~ candle power.
The company place the in the houses the furnish
paid nsamcns desired the plant operation
% & % % ct @ o pS" % Ss purchase a"s @
etc. within the year franchise expend
nuy s3sSs The plant be erected
operated within the city Johns Is be home institution
So far have have before stated given this matter our
consider this by proposition offered
What especially is home institution that will have its
interest in ST. Johns that will be and parcel Of ST. Johns and
other kite personally would be in of
granting liberal in franchise responsible and
honest who would come here and make bona hde business
enterprise for ST. Johns out OF than to have company whose
elsewhere aud who would simply and bleed
ST Johns ior all they could get Twenty-Five years long time in
which to repent has been ntmaed by OF our eounemen and
although they have been criticized severely by of chronic kick
their daoness these kkeys been Johnnie the
would had We believe been wise
being too y There not acquainted with the whole pro
eedngs but perfectly satisfied that they had snapped up the Steele
franchise the their of Office had expired until they
would have been on the penitents humble bench.
After the franchises disposed OF for the petition for fire
ydans read signed by j. H. Black al be placed two on
south Jersey aud one each on Polk aud Wall streets in Point View
This referred TO the committee OH light and water
monstranee then read against the petition OF A. G. Bald
street between Myers and oswego be not improved at present No
action taken by the council but the sentiment that the grounds
OF the renlonsranoe were well taken.
The Goodrich claim and the making full
report continued,
Two little bills presented but being irregular referred
Wagner Bros petition building portion of fire
limit to another denied, motion OF Alderman Leggett
Alderman King reported that the experts expected to be able
make full report OF their findings the meeting the work
was practically all done but the writing up OF the report
On special reported he had interviewed
he woon mills people and that they already work their
ever aud would complete rapidly possible and that these eo
bic are Just as anxious as any one to make their plant aud its surround
ny as sanitary could be wished.
ght who assured him that the papers
ev he would sign them and make his promises good the letter
Alderman lbe asked to the of the Pacific States tee
hone franchise The that
hdavit OF publication in order get their franchise la
II also reported that the o. ~ people had been in
gad to the depot for ST. Johns and the committee assured by
h Eddy that the matter receiving their attention and would
On motion OF Aide mau King, Alderman Francis granted
ave of absence for days,
On motion Alderman Francis
lnish written opinion the method adjusting city hall
fairs and making final settlement with all concerned IN