St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1912-03-29
Think This Over, Voter

deem il my duty to the citizens
of this city to bring fresh to their
minds what some of the present
candidates for Office for this city has
done heretofore, and we have no
reasons TO believe that they would
do better If they were elected again
Now, you all will remember when
Mr.. A. w. Davis was in Office what
lie did for the benefit OF St. Johns.
lie was instrumental in letting and
leasing TO the milling company the
foot of Burlington street and the
southerly half OF Bradford street for
about 600 feet, 50 that owners of
property on the norihcrly side OF
said street had to put this siding OF
their own land for there was not
room enough to put IN another sid
ing on this northerly half Of Brad
ford street. II you will remember
that / the undersigned, did 60 to
the mayor, Mr. Hendricks, aud told
him that the milling company was
putting up a water tank at the foot
! OF Burlington street, | persuaded
him to call a special meeting OF the
council for the purpose OF ordering
the milling company of OF Burling-
ton street. The order was made,
aud the milling company COM
menced to take up the cement piers
that had been put in as foundation
for the water tank. Then, all at
once, work stopped, and II was
stated by several citizens that Mr.
Davis had been TO see the milling
company-and you could see why
the mill company did stop taking
out the piers. And now Mr., Davis
has come ont for mayor of this city
aud has on his cards "a safe and
sane business administration, aud
says II elected he would have the
water company reduce It's price ot
water. aud so on. Now | think, II
the said A. W. Davis is elected
mayor OF ST. Johns, he will do as he
has done heretofore regarding the
interest OF the citizens OF ST. Johus
II is evident that he wants the Of
fee, aud | think he wants Il for the
money that is in It, Now ! do
think that every sane voter in 81.
Johns can see why the said a, W,
Davis did place OF his cards the
proposition Of getting cheaper wa
ter il he was elected mayor, Now
| investigated this franchise years
ago, aud the only way that water
can be forced to Portland prices Is
to go into Portland, or have view
ers appointed to appraise the water
company's utilities, and after the
appraisement has been made the
municipal authorities could make
this offer To the water company, ,aud
il the water company refuses the
offer, then the council could call an
election for the purpose OF voting
bonds to put in a water system,
This is the only way that this wa
ter question can be regulated at the
present time Now | do think that
all that would vote for party that
would try to pull the wool over
their eyes would vote against the
best interests of the citizens OF ~.
Johns, Oregon.
As for the others that have been
or are now ON the councll' The
sewer was received before II was
finished, and the warrants were is
sued the next day, so understand,
and the said sewer was not IN a
condition to be accepted This looks
as though there was something
more than friendship to this, and /
do not think any one that has been
elected to serve the people and are
sworn to protect the best interests
of the people should do this Now
do you think the council did for the
best interests of the people when
they accepted that sewer before II
was finished, and il is not a good
sewer today. Any one can so and
, investigate the said sewer. Then
YOU will know whether you want
to place them in power again. Now
the names of the parties that voted
for this sewer are Messrs. Nalen'
tine, Davis and Muck. Those thai
voted against the acceptance are
Messrs. Hill, Horsman and Brede
son; Mr.. Perrine was absent, and
the mayor voted for acceptance, Il
Mr.. Couch had voted against It Il
would have been lost, and then We
would have had a good sewer be
: fore having to pay for 1t, Ihes'
are records, and cannot be disputed
w. IL. KING.