St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-04-16

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ANNEXATION AND AGAINST
ANNEXATION, AND REQUlR
10 THE CITY RECORDER TC
TRANSMIT A COPY OF THIS
ORDINANCE AND ORDER TO
GETHER WITH A CERTIFIED
DESCRIPTION OF THE TERRI
TORY SO ANNEXED WITH
THE ABSTRACT OF Thu
VOTES TO THE SECRETARY
or STATE, AND DIRECTING
THE CITY RECORDER TO EN-
TER SAID ORDINANCE AMI
ORDER UPON THE RECORDS
OF SAID CITY.
The city of St. Johns does ordain
as follows:
That whereas, there was, on the
23rd day of February. 1909, filel
with the city recorder OF the city
of st. Johns petition signed by
more than one.fifth of the qualified
electors of the city Of st. Johns, az
shown by the vote cast by the last
municipal election held therein, re-.
questlng that the boundaries OF the
/ City of st. Johns be enlarged and al.
tered 40 as to include new territory
| therein, which said territory IL nero
In after described. requesting that
said territory become part OF said
city, and that n special election there
| for be held and the question SUP.
mitted 10 the electors OF the city Of
81. Johns and the electors residing In
the proposed territory hereinafter des
/ crlbcd. proposed to be annexed TO
said city and become u part thereof
aud
Whorcns. on the 23rd day Of Feb
ruary. 1909 the city council OF the
city Of 81. Johns passed AN ordinance
No. 2l7 entitled, AN ordinance TO
provide for a Special Election, ap'
pointing Judges and Clerks therefor
designating polling places and direct
ing publication and posting OF no
tlcos to alter the boundary OF the
Municipal Corporation OF the city ~
st. Johns. and include new territory
therein" and =.
Whereas. notice OF such special
election was given by publication "a
the 81. Johns Review. n weekly news
paper OF general circulation In said
city and IN such territory proposed
To be annexed, for period OF -four
successive weeks prior 10 such eiec'
ton. to.wit: February 20. March D.
I2.lg.26, 1903. as shown by the Ut
fldayit OF the foreman OF said paper
which said affidavit In on file with
the recorder OF said city OF 81. Johns
aud
Whereas, "A like notice was posted
In four public places IN said corpor'
alton and the proposed territory TO
be annexed ns shown by the affli
dnvit OF the chief OF Police OF the
city OF 81. Johns on file with the re-
'corder OF said city. which said notice
distinctly stated the proposition to|
be- submitted To said electors and
designated specifically the boundaries
of the territory 80 proposed 10 b.
annexed inviting the electors to vote
upon such proposition, and
whereas. said ordinance ordered a
special election designating the tima
aud place when the same shall be
held and the polling places and when
the polls should be open within the
city OF ST. Johns and the territory 10
be annexed. which were the usual
polling places used for that purpose
within the city OF ST. Johns and with
In such territory proposed To be an
neXed, which said notice ana or
dinance designated and appointed the
Judges and clerks To act thereat, and
Whereas, pursuant To said peu |
tion, ordinance and notice, such spe' |
cial election was held In the city cf
81. Johns MultnOmah county. Oregon,
aud In said proposed territory as
provided by Section 26sO, Title %,
|, II. a C.'s Code and Stat
utes ofOregOn ON the 9th day OF
April, 1903, between the hours of
Nine o'clock a. IN. and Seven O'Clock
p. IN. OF said day and
Whereas, the council of the city of
ST. Johns met ON Monday next sue
'eeding such election at One o'clock
,, m. Of said day In the council
'oom OF the city hall OF said city,
and quorum being present thereaL
proceeded To canvas the vote cast AZ
said special election for and against
iuch annexation; thai said council
II special session first canNassod
he votes cast In such territory SO
10 be- annexed. and
Whereas. IL appeared from said
anyas the votes cast In said terri
ory that there was total Of sixteen
otes east on said proposition; that
fifteen of said votes SO cast In said
erritory proposed TO be annexed
we're in favor OF annexation and one
gainst annexation, and that there
Ipon next proceeded to canvass the
otes cast within the city of ST.
ohns, and from said canvass il ap'
eared that in the city of ST. Johns
here was cast on said proposition a .
otal of asa votes. OF which 353 We're
a favor of annexation and lO2
gainst annexation, and
Whereas. at said special election
here was majority vote cast In !
he proposed territory so proposed y
, be annexed in favor OF annexation,
nd that there was a majority OF
le vote cast in the city of ST,
ohns in favor OF annexation, II Is
lerefor ordained and ordered by T
le city of ST. Johns that the follow u
* described bounded and des-
'ibed territory. to-wit; I
beginning at the Northeast cor j.
or OF Section One l). Township II
ne u) North, Range One (D West
the willamette Meridian: thence \
asst to the center OF the main u
lannel of Columbia slough; thence n
asterly following the center OF the
ain channel of Columbia Slough TO OF