St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-10-20
Council Proceedings

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coma aud Bradford streets were re-
ferred to the water and light COM
mittee by the mayor
A petition to improve Fessenden
street from Buchanan to East city
limits with Bitulithic hard surface
was read, and resolution directing
the engineer to prepare the necessa-
ry data for same was adopted on
motion of Alderman Muck; all yes.
A vigorous protest against the
proposed use Of the fire bell for cur
few purposes was presented by the
hire department. Filed on motion
of Alderman Valentine.
A communication from the St.
Johns water company conveyed the
information that fire hydrant had
been installed at the intersection of
Hayes and Trumbull streets, being
the final one ordered installed by
council to date.
A communication from the school
board commended the action of the
council in enforcing the curfew or
dinance Filed 10y order of the
mavor.
An appeal for aid was received
from Black River Falls, Wis,
where damage aud desttulion was
reported OF account of big flood
IL was the sense of council that all
money for charitable purposes was
needed at home, unless the need
was more pressing than was be-
lieved To be the case in this in
stance.
The case of a destitute old sol.
dier had been reported To- the may
or. Mr.. Cole had offered him free
use OF small hlbitation in the
city. and was willing To do the
carpentering work aud make nee
essary repairs provided the lumber
could be gotten IN some manner
The St. Johns Lumber company
offered to discount the bill of $40
for lumber one. half and motion of |
Alderman Bredesou the city voted |
to pay the balance; all yes. While |
Alderman Perrinc favored extend.
ing aid, was doubtful il il was not
bad precedent to establish. lie
would rather give week. salary |
he receives from the city than TO
have the amount taken from the
general fund.
The following bills, amounting
To S2IS.6 90. were allowed OF mo
ton OF Alderman Muck all yes:
II. A. Harrer. $50; I. Johnson,
$50; V. o. Steinweis, S3 90; l.. W.
McI.ean,S $50 Frank Hathaway SAL
20; II. NJ. Osgood, S5.75; Colum-
bia Electric Co, So; ST. Johns
Laundry, S6.7S; CA. Vincent, Slo;
ID. ]. HorSman, Vas.
Alderman Horsman, porting for
the committee on buildings and
grounds. favored enforcing the old
ordinance as II stands and using
the frebell as a cnrfew bell; he
thought il better for this purpose
than to ring for a smoker at mid
night hour, which he thought was
ridiculous; that the bell was not a
plaything, but to serve a useful
purpose FIRE alarm or curfew. Al
derman Bredeson thought the coun.
ell had no jurisdiction over the bell; |
that IL was under the control OF
the fire commission exclusively. Al.
derman Perrine dissented from this;
didn't think the commission was
the "whole show" Alderman
Hill thought the objection to the
fire BELLS use was all rot" that
other cities have been using fire
alarms for curfew purposes for
years, and intimated that a fireman
who could not recognize the differ
ence between tolling the bell for
the curiew and ringing II for IRE
alarm was poor material tor fire
man. Alderman Davis suggested
the use of the large whistle at the
ST. Johns Lumber company's mill
but he was informed that this was
sought at one time, but its use was
refused. The High school bell
was suggested, but Prof, Boyd
pointed out the fact that the High
did not possess a bell. Finally Mr.,
Hill made a motion that council re-
quest of the FIRE commission the
privilege OF using the fire bell as
curfew bell. Upon vote Aldermen
Davis and BTedeson voted no, bal
ance yes; carried.
Alderman Perrine recommended
the erection of a ladies' waiting
room adjoining the city hall on the
north between the sidewalk and
building, the estimated cost being
about sI7s, Action stayed another
week.
The treasurer reported a couple
of thousand dollars in the city
Golfers belonging to the general
fund. Report referred to the fin
ance committee by mayor.
Attorney A. NJ. Rsson, in
written communication, advised
that the council rescind its action
in the acceptance of the Jersey
street improvement from Catlin to
Chicago street, for the reason that
the contractors had broken condi-
tions by making alterations after
acceptance. He had prepared a
resolution resembling the former ac-
ton which VS. read. Alderman
Hill was emphatically opposed to