St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-11-24

II h. resolved by the city oi 81. Johns,
Mulinomah county, Oregon;
That, whereas, there has been submit.
ted to the recorder of said city of 81,
Johns a petition demanding that the fol
lowing proposed law shall bee submitted
To the legal voters ui the city of ST.
Johns lor their approval or rejection ut
q special election 10 be- held Ia accord
nuce with Ordinance No. luN of said city
oi 81, Johns, to wit
"Bc il enacted hy the people of the
city of 81, Johns, and the city of 81.
Johns does orlain as follows;
Section {, That all those certain mu-
nicipal bonds, numbered 90 ~, iuclu-
siyc, of $500 denomination, aggTegatiug
10000, bearing interest al per cent per
nuuum, interest payable scmi.annually.
on the 2Ist days ui september aud
March each year, dated March ~ iqiI
to mature March "a, tqgt, executed hy
the mayor and recorder ni the city oi ~,
Johns, ia Multnomah county, Oregon.
ON behalf oi said city, pursuant to Ordi-
nance No. So7, passed los the council of
said city of ~ Johns the 2lst day at
March, 1871, for the purpose oi paying in
full ior the ferry slips, pontoons and ap
proaches formerly owned by 81, Johns
Transportation company, situated ou the
east bank of the Willamette river al the
foot ot PittsbuTg street, ln said city OF
81. Johns, and on the west bank of said
uVcT opposite said CitN, al the ferry
landing ot said company purchased
irom said 81. Johns Transportation COM
pany by the city of 81. Johns, to be-
transferred to Alultnomah county, one
gon, 10 be used by said county ia vouncc-
ton with the operation ot a ferry boat
across the Willamette river from the
city of ST. Juhus, free Ia the public, said
bonds having been purchased by The
Peninsula Bank of 81. Johns, Oregon, be
and are hN the people ui said city ot NJ.
Johns ratified and Acknowledged and de
clarrd To be Just and legal indebted
ness OF said city, and said city shall pay
each aud an of said bonds, principal aud
interest, at the time and place therein
specified.
Section ?. All omission OF irregular
ities in the proceedings heretofore had
pertaining to the authorization, sale OF
execution oi said bonds OF otherwise,
or any thereof, iurisdictional or other
wise, are waived, and an defects, il any,
cured"
That the recorder Of said city of 81.
Johns has verified the number of sigma
lures and the genulncness thereof, and
the voting qualifications of each person
signing the same by comparing said sig
natures with the registration book of the
city of ST. Johns for the last preceding
regular city election and found the
same TO be genuine, and that more than
fifteen per cent of the qualified voters of
the city of ST. Johns, Oregon, have duly
signed said petition, the percentage hay-
ing been ascertained by calculating ON
basis of the whole number of votes cast
for Mayor at the last preceding regular
election for officers of said city of ST
Johns Oregon that not more than 20
names were signed TO any single sheet
of said petition; that each sheet of said !
petition has been duly verified by aliida-
vii of the person circulating the same,
and that said petition has been oireulat-
ed, signed, presented and filed in an re-
speots as required by Ordinance No. 4oS |
OF the city OF 81. Johns, and the city al
torney for said city OF ST. Johns has pre-
pared ballot title for said measure,
which is hereby approved by the council
OF said city, and all acts required or con-
by the aforesaid Ordinance,
OF otherwise, necessary TO require the