St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-03-12
NOTICE OF
Special Election

Notice Is hereby given that, pur-
suant 10 the provisions OF ordinance
No. 2l7 OF the city Of st. Johns,
passed and approved February 23,
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 I'm, 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 G, Township One
"a North, Range One "a West Of
the '. lllamette Meridian thence East
W tnt tthNtl vi tit mum Nhohh't
OF Columbia Slough; thence Easter
ly following the center OF the main
channel OF Columbia Slough to O
point Eighty (s0) feet from the West
side line of Spokane, Portland q
Seattle Railway Co.'S. right Of way
10 the center of the Oregon Slough;
thence at right angles Eighty (S0)
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, q 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
Northeasterly line OF the -Four and
One Half (iM) acre tract OF land
owned by the Spokane. Portland. u
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 Southwosterly along the
Easterly line OF said tract TO
point One Hundred and Fifty
u5O) feet North from the
North line Of the County road known
as Columbia Slough road: thence
Westerly along tho present Portland
City boundary parallel with. aud One
Hundred and Fifty u5OJ feet from.
tho North line OF said County road tt
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a Northeastorly extension In a.
straight course Of the West line OF
Ida street. as located on the map
OF Northern Hin Acres: thence South.
westerly along said extension. and
Westerly side line OF Ida" street.
and an extension thereof. To tho cen.
ter OF the main channel OF the WI.
lamettc river; thence Northwestern
ly following the center OF the main
channel OF said river TO "a point which
In intorscctod by Westerly exten.
sion In u straight course OF the NORTH
boundary line OF Township One uD
North. Range One % West OF the
willamette Meridian; thence East
along said extension. and said line 10
the West line OF the q, Il. a. N. X. II
right OF way: thence Eastorly along
the Northwesterly line OF said right
OF way TO point which Is inter
sected by tho North boundary Of
One uD North. Range One
% West on the North line OF the
Northeast Quarter OF Section One %
Township and Range aforesaid;
thence East TO the place OF begin
ming"
The electors OF said city OF st.
Johns and the territory 30 proposed
10 be included In. and annexed 10
Ihe said city are hereby invited TO
vote upon said proposition by plac'
ing upon their ballots the words For
annexation" or Against Annexation"
,r words equivalent thereto.
The following places have been
by said ordinance as pol
Ing places for said election,
For first ward OF the city Of 81. |
Iohns at 200 West Burlington street,
For the second ward OF said city
Il 81. Johns at the City Han.
For the territory 30 proposed 20 be
at North School In Hol-
'rook Addition. Block 81. and Hol.
'rook building at Smiths Crossing.
The following judges and clerks OF
uch special election have been duly
nd legally appointed and designa'
ed by the council OF the city Of ST.
ohns. viz:
Judges for the First Ward OF the
ity OF st, Johns; John Poff; T.. T.
ianson; Marion Johnson.
Clerks for the First Ward OF the
ity OF ST. Johns: Otis Learned and
Toy lngledue.
Judges for the Second Ward OF the
ity OF st. Johns: l., II. Chipman;
'ascal I'm, s, w. Rogers.
Clerks for the Second Ward OF the
ity OF st. Johns; w. S. Kellogg and
'harles Bailey.
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