St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-03-21
Little Can Be Done

The announcement has been
made by Mr.. Stroud that Mr..
Green, one of the engineers for
the Railroad Commission, wassin
the city last Monday making ar
rangements for the investigation
of the st. Johns Water Works
and Lighting Co., and on Thurs
day Mr.. Miller, chairman of the
Railroad Commission, together
with Mr.. Stubblefeld, the engi-
neer of the Commission. were on
the ground preparing for thor
ough investigation Of the Com
pany. Mr.. Miller authorized
you TO ask all persons having
complaint of any kind against
the company TO kindly file the
same with you. Now, Mr.
Stroud. | will ask you this, is il
not n matter of fact that divers
complaints have already been
made TO you? | myself can
name four or more. | will here
state the names of two of them,
and ask il these facts are not
true: That Mr.. A. c. Gaines,
Allegheny street, gave the water
company one check for the sum
of $29. 90 marked" paid in full
for four months, and accepted
by said company. That this
check with the account was in
yestigated by you before il was
turned over 10 the company.
That the same day that said check
was accepted by the water com
pany said company did turn off
the water, on the ground that
there was the sum of $1,000
more due. That Mr.. Gaines came
20 YOU and stated his case. what !
had occurred. and that you i'm
structed him he had better pay |
the SO. that he had done so. !
but the lady clerk told him that |
there was still 80 cents coming 10
the company for turning ON the
water before she could give him
4 receipt i'm full. That he came
TO you again and told you what
had happened, and what did you
DO? Did you not tell him TO go
and pay the so cents? And was
not the case of Fred Amerson of
North Fillmore treated by you
in the same way? Where is, or
what has become of that big
bargain that you proclaim that
you have made for the water I
Isers? Was il not your duty to
the water company
md make them come to your
agreement that you proclaimed
md told the water users 10 stand
~? Ii is Ordinance SOP which |
lere refer 10, and which will
stand the closest investigation.
Not later than last Friday |
heard you make spiel before a
ury in the city hall and told
hem that they should have res
'ect for any officer that does car
y out the oath of office, and |
will agree with YOU there, but |
ave my disregard for a man
hat has taken an oath of office
nd does not fulfill his duty when
Ie is paid for so doing.
Why are YOU afraid to have the
ommittee, which was appoint
d at a mass meeting held at the
ity hall a short time ago. meet
18th the Railroad Commission?
/ that mass meeting held i'm the
ty hall Rev. Weisle made a mo-
on insisting on abandoning
lese meetings, as it was unnec-
'sary and uncalled for on the
round that you had this matter
hand. AS | had the floor,
lbmitted TO Rev. Weisle's mo-
ON. A rising vote was called
r and motion was lost 2 in fa-
'r and 200 or more against.
ne prevailing sentiment was
It in favor of having you alone
indie this important matter.
So, Mr.. Water User, | come to
e conclusion that little can be ::
ne. The only thing we can
is to bond ourselves for $780,
D or more and put in city
lter plant, and contract with
e Portland water board, and
EN- We will know that we have
netting besides a hole in the