St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-02-26
The City of ST. Johns does ordain
as follows:

That whereas on the 23rd day of
February, 1909, there was filed In
the office of the recorder of the city
of ST. Johns, Oregon, petitions signed
by more than one fifth of the quail.
fled electors of said city of ST.
Johns, municipal corporation, in
corporated and existing under and
by virtue of the laws of the
state of Oregon, as shown by the
vote cast at the last municipal elec.
tion held therein. requesting that
the Mayor and Council OF the City
Of st. Johns, institute proceedings
and call a special election, as pro-
vided for by Chapter One of Title
Twenty-seven of Bellinger q Cot
tons Annotated Codes and Statutes
of Oregon. the General Laws of the
State of Oregon. and the charter OF
the said city of ST. Johns. to alter
the boundaries of the municipal cor.
portion of the said city Of st. Johns.
and include new territory therein.
and submit the question to the elec.
tors Of said municipal corporation
and to the electors resid.
ing In the territory proposed to be
annexed to such corporation. and to
become part thereof, which said
alteration of said boundaries and new
territory To be included is described
as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the Northeast corner
OF Section One. Township One North.
Range One, West of the Willamette
Meridian, thence East to the Center
OF the main channel of Columbia
Slough: thence Easterly following tho
center OF the main channel OF Colum.
bia Slough to a point eighty feet from
the West line OF Spokane, Portland
4 Seattle Railway Cos. right OF way:
thence Northeastcrly and parallel
with the Spokane. Portland n Seat.
tie Railway Co.'S. right OF way 20 the
| center Of the Oregon Slough. thence
at right angles eighty feet to the
West side line OF the Spokane. Port.
land a. Seattle Railway Cos. right
of way: thence Southwesterly along
the West line Of the Spokane. Port.
land a. Seattle Railway Cos. right
Of way to point In the line. before
Indicated, through the center OF
Columbia slough. II extended. thence
L.nsterly along the line through the
.eher OF Columbia Slough extended
10 The Northeasterly line OF the Four
and one half acre tract OF land owned
by the Spokane. Portland and Seattle
Railway Company. thence Southeast
erly along said line TO the most East
erly corner thereof; thence South.
westerly along the Easterly line OF
said tract TO a point i50 feet North
from the North line OF the County
road known as the Columbia slough
Rund: thence Westerly along the
pren, nj Portland City boundary par
aliei with, and one hundred and fifty
feet Northeasterly from. the North
line OF said County Road To n point
Which IL intersected by Northeast
erly extension In "a straight course OF
the " esterly line OF Ida" street, as
located on the map OF Northern Hill
Acres: thence Southwesterly along
said extension. and Westerly side
l.nc OF said Ida street. and an ex'
tension thereof. TO the center OF the
main channel OF the Willamette river;
thence Northwesterly following the
center OF the Main channel OF said
river to point which Is intersected
by Westerly extension IN
81 ulEut touIet VI hhe sN''hh e'""
Diary line OF Township One. North,
Range One West OF the Willamette
Meridian; thence East along said ex'
tension, and said lines, TO the West
line OF o. II. a. \. X. X. right OF way;
thence Easterly along the Northwest
erly line OF said right OF way 10
point which is intersected by the
North boundary OF Township One,
North, Range One West, on the
North line OF the Northeast quarter
OF SaCtion One. thence East TO the
pla,t Of beginning.
And whereas Il appears that said
pc ition Is In all things regular ana
In accordance with the laws In such
cases made and provided and, where
as II further appears that such alter
ations OF the boundaries OF the n,u'
nicipal corporation OF the said City
of ST. Johns, and including OF the new
territory therein. as petitioned, Is for
the best interests OF all concerned,
now therefore, the city OF ST. Johns
does ordain as follows;
That a special election be, and the
same is hereby ordered to be held
on the 5th day OF April, 1903, be-
tween the hours OF Nine o'clock In
the forenoon and Seven o'clock In
the afternoon OF said day, al which
said Special election there shall be
submitted to the electors OF the
said city OF ST. Johns. and TO the
electors residing in the territory pro-
posed by the aforesaid petition TO
be annexed TO said corporation, the
said city OF 81. Johns. and become
part thereof, the said proposition, OF
altering the boundaries OF the mu-
nieipal corporation OF the said city
OF ST. Johns and including new terri
tory therein as prayed Tor III the
aforementioned petition. and as here
in described and set forth. And no
tice OF such Special Election shall be
given by publication In a newspaper
OF general circulation in the said
city OF st. Johns and in such terri |
tory SO proposed TO be annexed df a |
paper is published therein) for a |
period of four ca weeks prior TO
such election. And notice thereof
shall be posted In four lb pubic
places within the said city OF 81.
Johns and in four l4) public places
m such territory so proposed to be al
aexed for a like period before such
election. Such notice shall distinct
" state the proposition 10 be sub
nitted. and shall designate specific
ally the boundaries OF the territory
40 proposed TO be annexed, and the
electors shall be invited 10 vote up
,n such proposition by placing upon
heir ballots the words For annexa-
ion" or Against annexation" or
words equivalent thereto.
The polls for such election SHAH
De open for the First ward OF said
lily OF ST. Johns at 209 West Bur
ineton street.