St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-03-19
NOTICE OF
Special Election

Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant TO the provisions Of ordinance
No. 217 of the city of st. Johns,
passed and approved February %,
1909, published February 26, 1909,
and the general laws Of the state OF
Oregon. special election will be
held In said city of st. Johns and In
the territory hereinafter described,
which is proposed to be annexed to
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 said
city of st. Johns and include In, and
annex TO the said city Of st. Johns
new territory, which said alteration
OF the said boundaries and the new
territory so proposed to be included
in said city of st. Johns is described
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the Northeast corner
OF Section One %, Township One
! % North, Range One U) West of
the >. lllamette 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 West
side line of Spokane, Portland &
Seattle Railway Co.'S. right Of way
to the center of the Oregon Slough !;
thence at right angles Eighty tS0)
feet TO the West side line of the
| Spokane, Portland a Seattle Railway
Cos right of way; thence Southwes.
erly along the West line OF the Spo.
kane Portland, a. Seattle Railway
Company's right OF way to a
point In the line, before In.
dicated, to the center of
the Columbia Slough II extended !;
thence Easterly along the center OF
Columbia Slough extended TO the
Northcastcrly line OF the -Four and
One Half uh) acre tract OF land
owned by the Spokane, Portland. a.
Seattle Railway Company. thence
Southeasterly along said line
to the most Eastcrly corner there.
Of; thence Southeasterly along said
line to the most Eesterly corner there.
Of thence Southwestorly along the
Eastcrly line OF said tract to a
point One Hundred and Fifty
u50) 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, aud One
Hundred and Fifty u5OD feet from.
tho North line OF said County road e
point which IN intorscctcd by
Northoastorly extension In a
straight course OF the West line OF
Ida street. as located on the map
OF Northern lIill Acres: thence South.
westerly along said extension. and
Westerly side line OF Ida" street.
and nn extension thereof To the cen.
ter OF the main channel of the WI.
lamotto river. thence Northwestern
ly following the center OF the main
channel OF said river TO point which
In intorscctod by u Westerly exton.
sion Ia a straight course OF the Nortl
boundary line OF Township one "a
North, Range One % West OF the
willamette Meridian; thence East
along said extension. and said line To
the Wcst line OF the o. Il. a n. X. Il
right OF way; thence Eastcrly along
tho Northwostcrly line OF said right
OF way TO point which In inter.
sectcd by the North boundary OF
Township One % North. Range One
u) West on the North line OF the
Northeast Quarter OF Section One "a
Township and Range aforesaid,
thence East 10 the place OF begin
ming"
The electors OF said city OF ST.
Johns and the territory 50 proposed
To be included In. and annexed TO
the said city ARE hereby invited TO
vote upon said proposition by plac-
Ing upon their ballots the words For
Annexation" or Against Annexation"
1r words equivalent thereto.
The following places have been
designated by said ordinance as pol |
ling places for said election,
For first ward OF the city of 81. |
Johns at 200 West Burlington street, |
For the second ward OF said city |
of St. Johns at the City llan.
For the territory 80 proposed To be
at North School In Hol.
brook Addition. Block 81. and Hol.
brook building at smiths Crossing.
The following judges and clerks Of
such special election have been duly
and legally appointed and designa'
led by the council OF the city OF 81.
Johns. via:
Judges for the First Ward OF the
lily of ST. Johns: John Poff, 4. T.
Hanson, Marion Johnson.
Clerks for the First Ward OF the
'ity OF 81. Johns; Otis Learned and
Roy lngledue.
Judges for the Second Ward OF the
'ity OF ST. Johns: l.. II. Chapman,
Pascal Hin; 5. W. Rogers,
Clerks for the Second Ward OF the
ity OF ST. Johns: w. S. kellogg and
'harles Bailey.
Judges for the territory SO pro-
'osed TO be annexed: East 81. Johns,
Ohm w, Whitsell; Steve Harteau
nd X. $. Hayner.
Clerks for the territory SO pro
osed to be annexed: East ST. Johns.
:. B, Debenham. d. +. Belieu.
Judges for the territory SO pro
osed To be annexed: North st.
ohns. A. Il. Wheelock; J. G. =, alton
nd J, ii. Schmalzel.
Clerks for the territory SO proposed
D be annexed: North ST. Johns, Z
:. h. Wheeloek and j. s. nymore. I
Polls open at nine (s) o'clock in a
he forenoon and close at seven (D u
clock in the afternoon of said day, 5
by order OF the council OF the city
ST. Johns. q
A. NJ. ESSoN.
Recorder of the city OF ST. Johns, o
Published in the ST. Johns Review,
Feb, 20. March 8, IL and ~, 1909.