St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-03-26
NOTICE OF
Special Election

Notice Is hereby given that, pur
suant 10 the provisions of ordinanc,
No. 217 of the city of st. Johns
passed and approved February 23
1909, published February 26, 1909
and the general laws of the state o.
Oregon. special election will b,
held In said city of st. Johns and II
the territory hereinafter described
which Is proposed to be annexed e
the city of st. Johns, on Monday
the 9Th day of April. 1909, for the
purpose Of adopting or rejecting the
proposal to alter the boundaries Of
the municipal corporation of the sale
city of st. Johns and include in, anc
annex 10 the said city Of st. Johns
new territory, which said alteration
OF the said boundaries and the new
territory 80 proposed to be included
In said city of st. Johns Is described
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the Northeast corner
Of Section One UD, Township One
| t1) North, Range One "a West OF
the :. ,llamette Meridian; thence East
to the center of the main channel
OF Columbia Slough; thence Easter
ly following the center of the main
channel of Columbia Slough to a
point Eighty (S0) feet from the Wes,
side line of Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Railway Co.'S. right OF way
to the center of the Oregon Slough
thence at right angles Eighty (S0)
feet to the West side line of the
Spokane. Portland q Seattle Railway
Cos right of way; thence southwes.
erly along the West line Of the Spo.
kane Portland, & Seattle Railway
Company's right OF way to a
point In the line, before in.
dicated, to the center OF
the Columbia Slough IL extended I;
thence Easterly along the center of
Columbia Slough extended to the
Northeasterly line OF the Four and
One Half 4h) acre tract OF land
owned by the Spokane, Portland, 4
Seattle Railway Company; thence
Southeasterly along said line
to the most Easterly corner there.
Of; thence Southeasterly along said
line to the most Easterly corner there.
of; thence Southwesterly along the
Easterly line Of said tract to q
point One Hundred and Fifty
tlb0) feet North from the
North line OF the County road known
as Columbia Slough road: thence
Westerly along the present Portland
City boundary parallel with, and One
Hundred and Fifty u50J feet from,
tho North line OF said County road e
n point which is intersected by
Northeasterly extension In n
straight course OF the West line of
Ida street, as located on the map
OF Northern Ilill Acres: thence South.
westerly along said extension, and
Westerly side line OF ida" street.
and an extension thereof. TO the cen.
ter OF tho main channel OF the WI.
lamotte river: thence Northwestern
ly following tho center Of the main
channel OF said river TO a point which
is intersected by a Westerly exten.
sion In a straight course OF the Nortt
boundary line OF Township One U)
North. Range One uD West OF the
Meridian; thence East
along said extension. and said line TO
the West line Of the .. II. 4 N. II. II |
right OF way; thence Eastcrly along
the Northwesterly line OF said right
of way TO point which is inter. |
sected by the North boundary OF
Township One % North, Range One |
ID West on the North line OF the |
Quarter OF Section One u) |
Township and Range aforesaid;
hence East to the place OF begin.
iing."
The electors OF said city OF 81.
Iohns and the territory so proposed
o be Included In. and annexed 10
he said city are hereby invited TO
'ote upon said proposition by plac.
ng upon their ballots the words For
or Against Annexation"
n words equivalent thereto.
The following places have been
designated by said ordinance an pol.
Ing places for said election.
For first ward OF the city OF ST.
ohns at 2O9 West Burlington street.
For the second ward OF said city
{ st. Johns at the City Han.
For the territory so proposed to be
nnexed at North School In Hol. |
rook Addition. Block 81. and Hol. 1
rook building at Smiths Crossing.
The following judges and clerks Of
leh special election have been duly
nd legally appointed and designa.
ID by the council Of the city OF ST.
Dhns. viz;
Judges for the First Ward Of the
~ OF St. Johns: John Poff; +. T.
anson, Marion Johnson.
Clerks for the First Ward of the .
~ OF ST. Johns: Otis Learned and a
oy Ingledue. =
Judges for the Second Ward OF the q
~ OF St Johns: l.. B. Chipman;
iscal Hill; s. w. Rogers.
Clerks for the Second Ward of the
Iy OF 81, Johns: w. s. Kellogg and p
larles Bailey. dI
Judges for the territory so pro-
sed TO be annexed: East st. Johns, n