St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-02-14

than one fifth of the qualified electors of
the said CITY of St, Johns, a municipal
corporation ipcorparated aud existing
under the laws of the State of Oregon,
as shown by the vote cast at the last
Imunicipal election IA ia therein. re.
questing that the MAYOR and council of
said city of ST. Johns institute proceed
inps and cali a special election as pro-
vided by chapter one fi1 of title twenty
seven AL of Bellinper x Cotton's An
no,ated Codes and Statutes of Oregon.
the General Laws of the State of Oregon
and the charter of the said city of st.
Iohns, to alter the boundaries of the
mupicipaI CORPORATION of the said CITY
of St. Johns and include new territory
therein, and submit the question to the
electors of said municipal corporation
and 10 the electors residing in the terri
tory proposed 10 be annexed TO such
corporation and become a part thereof,
which said alteration of the said bound.
aries and new territory 10 be included Is
described as follows. to.wit.
beginning at the north east corner
of section one ft1 + s one ft1 n one Tt1
w will Mer. thence east TO center of
the main channel of the Columbia
slough, thence easteriy following the
center of the main channel 10 a point on
the east line OF the Portland and Seattle
X. X. right of way, thence south west.
eriv along said line 10 tbe intersection
la acre tract of land owned by the
Portland n Seattle Ry. Co. thence south
eas,erly along said line to the mos, east
eriy corner thereof. thence south wester.
ly along the casteriy line of said tract
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line OF the county road knoxn as ,he
Columbia slough road. thence westerly
along the present Portland CITY hound.
ary parallel with and ISo feet north
easterIy from the north line of said
county road 10 a point which IA inter.
sected by a north easteriy extension In n
straight course of the westerly side line
of Ida street as located on the map
of Northern uiil aercs. thence south
westerly along said extension and west.
erly side line Of Ida street anil an ex.
tension thereof 10 the center of the main
channel of the Willamette river. thence
north westerly following the center of
the main channel of said river 10 a point
which IL intersected by a westerly ex.
IN a straight course of the north
boundary line OF rp one ri n one w.
thence east along said extension and
said line 10 the o, X, & N, r., r. right
OF way, thence easterly along the north
westerly line of said right of way 10 a |
point which Is intersectei by the north
boundary of To one fi1 n one I'm w ON
the north line OF the northeast IA of |
section one fI1, thence east TO the place |
Of beginning"
And, Whereas, Il appears that said
petition Is In all things regular aud in
with the laws In such cases
made and provided, and, Whereas, IL
Iurther appears that such alteration of
he boundaries OF the municipal eorpor.
ition OF the said city of ST. Johns and
he including OF the new territory there.
n as petitioned Is for the best interests
II all concerned, now therefore,
The city OF 81. Johns does ordain AS
ollows:
That special election be, aud the
he 9th day OF April 1905, between the
iours OF nine [91 O'Clock In the forenoon
nd seven (7) o'clock in the afternoon
4 said day, at which said special cleo
ion there shall be submitted to the
leetors of the said city of St. Johns,
nd to the electors residing in the terri
ory proposed by the aforesaid petition
o be annexed to said corporation, the
aid city OF st. Johns, and become a
art thereof, the said proposition of
lterlng the boundaries OF the municipal
OF the said city OF ST. Johns
nd including new territory therein as
rayed in said afore mentioned petition
nd as herein described and set forth.
nd notice OF such special election shall
c given by publication in a newspaper
general circulation in the said city of
osed to be annexed III a paper is pub
shed thereinl, for the period Of four (4l
eeks prior 10 such election. And
Offices thereof shall be posted in four
y public places within the said city OF
/. Johns and in four (4) public places in
ieh territory SO proposed to be annexed
u like period before such election.
Such notice shall distinctly state the
opposition TO be so submitted. and
laIl designate specifically the bound. 4,
les of the territory 81 pronosed to he !
lnexed, and the electors shall be in
ted thereby to vote upon such proposi.
on by placing upou their ballots the II
ords "for annexation" or ..against o
lnexation." or words equivalent =
ereto. II
The polls for such election shall be u
zen for the First ward OF said city of 6
Johus at 2oe w Burlington street. a
For the Second ward of said city of 7
/. Johns at the city hall. II
For the territory SO proposed TO be e
nexed at and in basement of new =
hool building in North ST. Johns, blk
f, Holbrook addition.
The following judges and clerks of !,
ecial election are hereby appointed, a,