St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1921-09-23
Regarding Sewers in st. Johns

L0eTe are peJlIlOnb OUT 10 eQulp
the rest of the district. There
are three separate and distinct
trunk systems, viz: The St.
Johns Avenue and James Street
Trunk System, The Oswego
Street Trunk System and the Or
egonian Avenue Trunk System.
The first named system will
drain the area bounded by Kell.
ogg on the west and Bruce
street and Pier park on the north
200 feet south of Seneca street
on the east as far north as Fes.
senden street, and on the south
by a line diagonally from a point
200 feet south of Seneca and Fes-
sender streets to Richmond
street. The 0swego Trunk Sys-
TEN starts at the easterly and
south easterly line of the st.
Johns avenue and James street
line and takes in the district
bounded by Willamette boule-
ward and Polk street. The Ore.
gonian Trunk System takes in
the area from Willamette boule-
ward between Polk street TO the
railroad cut. The outlet for
these three trunk sewers is the
Columbia slough. The openirg <
up of the slough at the Columbia
river has caused enough current
in the slough to allow sewer out
lets to be placed into IL.
This work has been assessed to
a large district and will cost
about $40 per lot. st. Johns dis
tricts that have no sewers are
assessed for this work and il
will have to be paid whether
sewers are placed in st. Johns
at this time or not. There are
plats showing the proposed loca-
tons of these proposed trunks.
The property adjoining trunk
sewers will be assessed for COM
pleted sewers. The districts far
ther away will be assessed on a
graduated scale. according 10
the distance from trunk sewers.
The approximate cost Of the
sewer complete to lot line has
been fixed at $3.50. This price in
cludes the $40 for the Columbia
slough assessment. Where blind
sewers are already in the cost
will be for trunk line assessment
only. and not for any laterals.
The Oregonian Trunk System
will draia the district in which
there is TO be a high school
erected, and the city engineer
has the assurance that there will
be no building started unless
sewer connections are available.
This means THAI there will be
very little done towards erecting
our high school before this sewer
system is in. This also drains
the area on which blind sew
ers have been placed. namely.
Jersey and Buchanan streets.
There has been placed blind
sewers in various streets that
will be drained by the 0sweeo
Trunk System. The ST. Johns Av-
enue and James Street Trunk
System takes in the new park,
and il has been stated that no
extensive building program will
be started on the Pier park until
hey have sewerage facilities.
The school board petitioned the
,ity council for sewer, and the
,ity engineer has sent out peti.
lions which have been handed to
several people. There has been
no organization or club asked TO
circulate these petitions as a
Dooy. Various individuals have
been asked 10 get their neigh
)ors and friends to sign. The
'ity council does not intend TO |
'orce this improvement on the |
public. but have sent out peti.
ions 10 ascertain the sentiment |
II the people. whether or not they |
want this Improvement. BE sure
md make up your mind whether
his will benefit yourself and
'our community or not. IL is up
% the people of ST. Johns dis
rict whether these sewers will
,e started this year. The Frater-
lal Boosters have petitioned the
'ounty commissioners to repair
he county roads in this district
or which money has been ap-
,ropriated. and II any men are
leeded that ST. Johns married |
nen be given the preference.
he Boosters have also peti-
ioned the park bureau to expe-
lite work in Pier park. and il
'ossible. give the work TO the
leople OF st. Johns. married men
referred. There will be a meet.
ng at the Moose Hall next We'd
esday evening, September 2Sth,
D which all the people in the
ommunity should attend. The
I. Johns Fair site and topics
'hich are of of interest TO every
ne will be discussed. Come out
nd all hear and see for them.
elves, and do not take the other
allow's word for it.-Joe Rob-
rts. Secretary.
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