St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-04-03
NOTICE OF
CITY ELECTION

| LNotitt 10 ncItb1 blNtn tudt All titCtlOI
will be held on Monday, the 9th day ol
April, 1908, IN the City of ST. Johns
Oregon, for the following purposes, to-
wit: for the election Of the following
named officers for the said City for the
ensuing year, viz: one Mayor; one City
Recorder; one City Attorney; one City
Treasurer; three councilmen at large;
two councilmen from the FIRST Ward;
two councilmen from the Second Ward
in the manner provided by law and the
Charter Of said City.
And at said election there will be sub
mitted TO the qualified electors Of said
City for their approval or rejection the
following proposition: "Shall the City
OF ST. Johns incur a municipal bonded
Indebtedness In the sum Of sixty thous-
and dollars 100, ,ooo.oo), twenty-threc
thousand FIVE hundred dollars (fs5,soo..
oo) Of which shall be for the purpose OF
purchasing river front lots three (,).
four (i), five (S) aud six (6) James Johns
Addition, sometimes known as lanes
Johns First Addition TO the City Of ST.
Johns, Multnomah county, State OF
Oregon, for public dock purposes; aud
thirty-six thousand five hundred dollars
(f55, ,Soo.ool Of which shall be for the
purpose Of erecting, building and con-
structing public dock on said lots for
City purposes. Said bonds to run for
term OF twenty tsol years from their
date, aud bearing interest at the rate OF
six per cent per annum, interest payable
scmi-annually. and interest coupons to
bear interest at the rate Of six per cent
per annum after maturity"
And at said election there will also be
~ st,l.tsssslAI 10 lac. ...al.G..I al. Of
said City for their approval or rejection
the following proposition. viz: "Shaii
the City Of ST. Johns incur u municipal
bonded Indebtedness in tile sum OF
eighteen thousand dollars ttiS.ooo .ool
Tor the purchase Of public park, the
description OF which real property for
said park purposes IL as follows, towit:
BEGINNING ut the intersection OF the
westerly line OF Cook street with the
northerly line Of that certain right OF
way OF the Oregon Railroad x Naviga-
ton company, described by deed dated
July -, 1901, and recorded ON December
I9, 1901, at page 3aI OF book asa, Rec.
ords OF Deeds OF the county OF Multno-
NAH, state Of Oregon, thence northerly
along the westerly line OF said Cook |
street 10 the southerly line OF Crawford |
street, In A, l.. Miners addition, In said |
county and state; thence westerly along |
the southefly line OF said Crawford |
street 10 point which would be in the |
center of Polk street. II extended; thence |
southerly along the center line OF said |
Polk street, extended, to a point In the |
center of bradford street, extended; |
thence westerly along the center line of |
said bradford street, extended, To the |
easterly line Of Tyler street; thence
southerly along the easterly line Of said
Tyler street To the northerly line OF said |
Oregon Railroad x Navigation COM
pany's right OF way aforesaid; thence
easterly along the north line of said
right OF way To the place of beginning;
excepting from said described parcel OF
land a strip thereof decided to the Port
II Portland upon which is situated their
power house. Also the following de-
icribed property In A. l.. Miners addi-
lion aforesaid: Lots numbered one U) to
our al, inclusive, and nine fol To six
een Iol, inclusive, in block numbered
orty-six (4ol; lots numbered twelve (I2)
o sixteen Iol, inclusive, in block num-
,ered iorty-seyen l47l; lot numbered
our al, and that portion of lot num-
'ered nye Isl, in block numbered fifty
wo lS2l lying easteTly of the parcel OF
and described by that certain deed dat
d January 40, 1905, and recorded ON
anuary %, 1905, In the records OF the
ounty OF Multnomah, and state of Ore
,on, in Book 354 Of Deeds, at page as
hereof, The above described real prop
rty TO include that portion of abutting |
treets which have been vacated.
Said bonds to run for term of TWEEN
y'hye (aS) years from their date,
nd bearing interest at the rate of
tx per cent per annum, interest payable
emi-annually, and interest coupons to
ear interest at the rate OF six per cent
er annum after maturity"
The following have been designated {
5 polling places for the said election:
First Ward-No. aoo West Burlington
rect, Second Ward-The City Hall. c
The polls will be opened at nine l9] !
clock in the forenoon and will remain
pen until seven O'Clock in the after /
Don of said day.
BY order of the Council.
A. NJ. ESSON,
Recorder of the City of St, Johns.
ublished in the st. Johns Review Mar. 4,
I5, 30, ~ aud April 3, 1908. !,