St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-10-21
Council Proceedings

All members were present at the
regular meeting of the city council
Tuesday night with Mayor Hen
bricks presiding.
After the minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved,
petition for an arc light at the cor
ner of Oswego and Bank streets
was read and upon motion of Coun-
Gilman Dobie, accepted and ordered
6led.
A petition for an arc light at cor
ner of Leavitt and Gresham streets
was referred to the light committee
OH motion of Alderman Davis.
L. o. Magoon petitioned for
saloon license to do business in the
Woodhouse building when COM
pleted. Referred to the license
committee.
Claims against the city to the
amount of SS.sS were allowed on
motion of MIR. Dobie.
Judge w. w. Holcomb was
present aud asked that committee
be appointed to confer with the city
of Linnton to ascertain If arrange
ments could not be made to con-
struct ferry jointly. On motion
of Mr.. Davis the mayor was EN-
powered to select three citizens and
request that they serve as COM
mittee in securing the required data,
which would include fire apparatus
IN connection with the boat for pro.
lection Of the river front property.
Attorney Collier volunteered any
aid he might be able to render
along this line.
Ex-Fire Chief Holden and A. G..
Long of Portland made interesting
talks on the need of fire engine in
St. Johns, giving prices and other
information. Mr.. Holden told how
badly ST. Johns needed a FIRE en-.
gine and what a benefit il would
prove to the city. AS the cost is
greater than the city can stand at
present, no action was taken in the
matter, although Counci m a n
Dowuey believed there should have
been.
The engineers acceptance Of
Tyler street was accepted by coun-
Gil on a S to vote, Aldermen Hill
Ter and Dobie voting in the mega.
tive. A bond In the sum Of $500 as
two year guarantee was required
and received.
M. G.. Nease asked for an extern
sion Of his lease on the rock quarry
and apparatus to ten or fifteen years
II possible. He stated that they
had invested S2S, 600 in equipment
In addition TO what the city owned.
Referred to the attorney for written
report next Tuesday night.
Mr.. Schelter. representing the
ST. Johns band, asked to continue
to meet in the city hall Monday
evenings as usual. Council de-
cided II agreeable to the FIRE depart
ment there would be no objection.
A petition from the Weyer-
haeuser interests for vacation OF
part Of a street In their tract in ex-
change for right OF way for the
Maple street sewer was read aud
referred to the engineer and street
committee to check up as to de-
scription.
Councilman Downey gave a pas
sionate dissertation on street light
ing. and In a fowery manner de-
seribed what a great thing II would
be for ST. Johns II the business
streets were decorated with a string
of lights from one end to another.
Council agreed with him so far as
the beauty was concerned, but the
cost seemed to them to be prohibit
tive at this time, as there Is no
money in sight to even buy the
posts.
A resolution to improve New
York street from Willis boulevard
to Hayes street was adopted on
motion Of Mr.. Davis.
A time aud manner ordinance for
the improvement of North Jersey
from Catlin street to Weyerhaeuser
was passed on motion of Mr.. Davis,
Councilman Cook objecting, how