St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-05-31
Council Proceedings

All members, with the exception
OF Aldermen Perrine and Jennings,
were present at the regular meeting
OF the city council Tuesday even.
ing. More street work was taken
care of at this meeting than at any
previous meeting OF the present
council.
A petition was presented for the
Improvement of Fillmore stree,
from Philadelphia to St. Johns ave.
nue. Later, upon request of one OF
the petitioners, same was withdrawn
for the purpose of securing more
sigatures to extend the proposed
improvement to Richmond street.
A petition for fire hydrant at the
intersection of North Hayes and
Maple streets was referred to the
water aud light committee.
+. o. Magoon applied for the
privilege of selling liquor in origi.
nal packages at his place of busi-
ness, 1903 North Jersey. On mo.
tion of Alderman Hill the request
was not granted.
Bills amounting to S224.I5 were
allowed on motion of Alderman
Hill.
An ordinance requiring and di.
recting the city recorder to sell
$1,000 worth of improvement bonds
was passed on motion or Mr.. Hill
Ter.
A resolution to improve Olympia
street from Myers to Charleston
street was adopted on motion of Mr..
Valentine.
A resolution to improve South
1vanhoe from Polk to Ida was
adopted on motion OF Mr.. Hill.
A resolution to improve Polk
street from Willamette boulevard
to Jersey street was adopted on
motion of Mr.. Hitler.
A resolution to improve S. Hayes
from Buchanan to Ida was adopted
on motion of Mr.. Valentine.
A directory resolution to improve
Fessenden street from Jersey to
Smith avenue with concrete pave
ment was adopted on motion Of Mr..
Hill.
A number Of property owners Of
Burlington street were present in an
endeavor TO have that street i'm.
proved without further delay. Mr..
Aver, of the ST. Johns Lumber Co,
acted as spokesman. and he said
one of the things St. Johns most
badly needed was at least one good
roadway to the water front and to
the south aud east parts OF the city.
He believed II poor policy TO inn
prove with anything but hard sur.
face, since there was so little differ.
ence between IL and macadam.
While he was particularly anxious
that a good street be constructed
from the water front up, yet he said
he did not care II II be Burlington,
Salem, or some other good grade |
He believed that one good
street in each direction would prove
Of wondrous benefit to the city and |
n good investment II little excess
cost had TO be taken care OF out of |
the general fund. Alderman Hill
stated that the water front was
really the eity's meal ticket" and |
n good roadway to it was a dire ne.
cessity. Aldermen Hitler, Valen.
tine and Davis also were heartily |
In favor OF the improvement OF
street, since the engin.
eer had estimated the greatest ex.
cess would be no more than S74S |
Alderman Horsman, however,
disapproved OF II on the ground that
II was poor policy to take money
out OF the general fund for any
street improvement. However, on
motion of Mr.. Hill a resolution was
adopted to improve Burlington
from In front of the city hall to
street with concrete pave
ment.
A resolution directing the engin-
eer to prepare the necessary data
for the improvement OF Crawford
street on a FIVE per cent grade and
by concrete pavement and sidewalk
was adopted on motion of Mr.. Val
entine, A. l.. Miner, the heaviest
property owner, having agreed to
stand for this improvement.
A directory resolution TO improve
Ivanhoe street from Richmond to
Mohawk was adopted on motion OF
Mr.. Valentine.
Alderman Hitler suggested that
since the city had decided to change
The name of several streets, all trac-
IS of the old names should be re-
moved from the sidewalks and new
signs be placed on all the streets.
Mr.. Hill also favored the idea as
splendid one. The engineer was
to make a report along
this line.