St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-04-03
NOTICE OF
ELECTION

accordance with Ordinance No
596, an election will be held OF
Monday, the 9th day of April
A. d., 1914, in the city of st
Johns, Oregon, for the follow
ing purposes, to wit: For tn,
election of the following nameC
officers for the said city for tn,
ensuing year, viz: One Mayor
one City Recorder, one City At
torney. one City Treasurer, three
Councilmen at Large, two Coun
cilmen of the First Ward. two
Councilmen from the Second
Ward. in the manner provided by
law and the charter of the city
of st. Johns.
And at said election there will
be submitted TO the qualified
electors of said city for their APP
proval or rejection the following
proposition: "Shall the city OF
st. Johns incur a municipal
bonded Indebtedness in the sum
of Nine Thousand Five Hundred
| (S9500) Dollars for the purpose
Of purchasing a triple combina-
tion fire fighting auto truck, said
bonds TO run for a period of ten
years. and bear interest not to
exceed the rate of six (6) per
centum per annum interest pay
able semi-annually.
And at said election there will
also be submitted to the qualified
electors Of said city for their
approval or rejection the follow
ing proposition. to wit: "Shall
the city of st. Johns incur a mu-
nicipal bonded Indebtedness in
the sum of Ten Thousand Three
Hundred ($10,300 Dollars for
the purpose of purchasing a tract
of land for public park purposes
Frequently referred to as the
Catlin-Markwart tract, the des-
cription of said tract is as fol-
lows, to wit: The southerly one
half (Sl) of Lot Eighteen (lS,)
and all of Lot Seventeen 40 in
North st. Johns Add. according
to the recorded plat there of, said
bonds to run for a period of
Twenty (20) years, and bear
interest not TO exceed the rate
of six (6) per centum per an
mum, interest payable semi-an-
ually.
And at said election there will
also be submitted to the qualified
electors of said city for their
approval or rejection the follow
ing proposition. to wit: "Shall
the city of st. Johns incur a mu-
nicipal bonded Indebtedness in
the sum of Five Thousand ($5,- =
000) Dollars for the purpose of
purchasing n tract of land for
public park purposes Frequently
referred TO as the Cook tract !;
the description of said tract of
land for said park purposes is as
follows. TO wit: Beginning at a
point in section six. township
one, north range one, east Of
Willamette Meridian in the
northeast side line of a 25 acre
tract of land conveyed 10 A. l..
Maxwell by Philip 4. Smith by
deed dated the llth day of May.
1898, recorded in book $50, page
%. of public records of deeds of
said Multnomah county, which
point of beginning is north n
degrees. west $40 feet from the
northeast corner of said 25 acre
tract; thence south 10 degrees,
west 1885,. feet 10 the northwest
corner of the land owned by En-
ma Summerfeld; thence north II
degrees, west 260 feet; north 10
degrees, east 1885, feet 10 said
northeast corner line of said %
acre tract; thence south II de
grees. east 260 feet to the place
of beginning, containing two
acres. Also, tract of land de-
scribed as follows: Beginning
at a point in section six. town
ship one, north range one, east
of Willamette Meridian, which
point of beginning is south l9I
degrees. west 1851 feet from a
point in the northeast side line
of a % acre tract of land convey
ed TO A. l.. Maxwell by Philip
L. Smith by deed dated May |
llth. 1898. recorded in book $50. |
page 3, records of deeds of Multi |
nomah county, which point is
north n degrees. west $40 feet
from the northeast corner of said |
% acre tract and from said point
lf beginning. running thence
south 10 degrees. west l67A feet:
hence north II degrees. west
'60 feet; thence north 10 de-
yrees. east 1873 feet: thence
outh II degrees, east 260 feet
o point of beginning, contain
ng one acre. Said bonds to run
or a period of Twenty (20)years
nd bear interest not to exceed
he rate of six (6) per centum per
mum, interest payable semi
And also at said election there .
viii be submitted to the qualified
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