St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-01-10
Council Meeting.

The city patriarchs met in regu-
lar session Tuesday evening with
all members present. The matter
of the purchase of lots 3, q, s, and
6 Of James Johns addition to St.
Johns for dock purposes was
brought up by the reading of two
communications, one from Mr..
Holbrook and the other from Mr..
Bingham, his partner in the lots.
The price asked for the lots, S25,-
600, while about $4,000 or $4,000
too high should be accepted by the
city at once and immediate steps
taken to erect the dock and i'm
prove Philadelphia street so that
the work may be pushed to an
early conclusion, and not be per-
mitted to drag through another
year without anything being done.
II this location is not secured
now il will be sold to some one else
who will not sell it to the city, for
there are interests which are work
ing against this city to the fullest
extent of their ability and If our
people are sleepyheaded enough to
permit it, they will soon have our
hands tied so that we will be help
less to exteud the Improvements of
the city except along such lines as
they desire, and for their own
emolument. Besides that, there is
not such another desirable place for
a city dock. The recorder was
instructed to notify Messrs. Hol-
brook and Bingham that the city
desired to purchase these lots and
the matter would be submitted to
the voters and requested them to
hold the lots until the bonds were
voted to make the purchase.
A communication from w. Scott
Kellogg was read in relation to
some work which he at one time
tried to secure from the council OH
the treasurers books and was re-
ferred to the finance committee to
answer.
Report Of the St. Johns Ira ms.
portation company for the month |
of December was read and OH mo-
ton of Leggett was accepted aud
the check for s3.7S franchise fee
was returned.
Application was made by Frank
J. Heck and one Messenger for the
of filling out Louis Rich
ards unexpired license. They
were informed as politely as pos.
,ible that Richards had forfeited
his license and that there was moth
ny coming to him. Therefore the
was turned down.
Councilman Walker seemed to be
he only one in favor OF granting
he request. Alderman Linquist
minated that the council would
consider a proposition for the gen.
lemen to occupy the stand at the
ate OF license the other saloons
we're under, $1,000.
On motion Of Leggett Mr.. Olin.
Who appeared in person, was grant
d permission to improve the street
n front Of his residence on lots I3l'
nd Is, block ?. Oak Park addition
o be done under the supervision OF
he city engineer.
The following bills were allowed
nd ordered paid: Couch * Co.
upplies to pauper, s6.4o; Couch
/ Co, wood aud other supplies.
1875; Polk & Co., city directory
{ Portland, 30; election expenses
nly partly in, $40; ST. Johns Re
lew advertising and jobwork,
so. IS.
Reports OF the recorder and
reasurer were read and placed in
he hands of the finance committee. =
The question of the placing OF y
nc firebell was brought up and on
lotion OF King II was decided TO .
lace the bell on the west end of .
ie city hall, the vote being four y y
" three against. u
On motion of King il was decid,
! to accept $50 for the old city u ',
all the purchaser TO remove the " "
Ime. "
On motion of Jobes the city en- az
neer was instructed To make an ~ ~
timate of the expense of placing "
e bell on the west end of the city W
al aud that no steps be taken to " "
ace the bell until his report was :, :,
ted upon. ~
On motion of King the city en- !"
neer was instructed to proceed to
vel of aud remove surplus dirt ~
'm the city hall park and grade \
Z same. S
On motion of King the pool room 4
linance was held over another 4
'ek. S