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VOL. XXIX. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FIIIDAY, APIUL 1, 1910. . NO. 10.
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CHURCHES JOIN
GRAFT CRUSADE
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1 WHUPH lllllllPI II
Pittsburg Ministers Make Ef
fort Arouse Sentiment
Many Councilman Eapactd to Resign
Without Prott Bans ar
Called Upon to Testify.
rittburg, March 29. Th Lenten
wuun, which ended Sunday, has been
Uk short season of penitence for
Pittsburg, snd ,t , wilt bo continued
with romlM of ovon more startling
confession of graft Oil tck,
In several hundred churches the
feature of th EaaUr service waa the
reading of a circular latter laausd by
civil committee, urging tho member
of every congregation t attend huge
India-nation maaa moating to ba held
turn day thia wek. Sermona, too,
were dralgnd to arous public con
demnation of uch practice aa hava
been revealed. Lesson In civic clean
tineas wcr drawn by many pastor.
It having lawn pretty thoroughly aa
Ublishcd, according to District Attor
ney William A. Blakeley, that at least
f 102,500 waa used In Influencing legis
lation, th mure of th money and the
di.penarm of It art to ba tha focus of
th grand jury's attention tomorrow
morning.
A eonlderbl portion of tba big
bribe fund la charged to certain banks
that sought to get city deposits. They
succeeded, but it is the desire of tha
grand Jury, a pronounced In Ita report
of Friday last, that tha bank deposit
ordinance be rescinded, and tha banks,
if found guilty, ba doprtved of tba use
of city money. It la known that some
representative of the banks are to ba
called tomorrow to testify.
The six banka that have been named
by the grand jury ft having been In
volved In the scandal art the Columbia
National, the German National of
I'UUburg, the Farmers' National De
pu.il bank, and the Second National,
the German National, of Alleghany,
and the Wurklngmen'a Saving A
Trust company.
The directorate of tha Farmers'
National haa announead that it will
comply with tha dlalrlct attorney's
rail fur Information and the Second
National has prepared a certified state
ment which is to be presented to the
grand jury tomorrow. The other
bank hava taken no action.
It wax stltl unlearned tonight wheth
er Charles Stewart in hi talk with Dis
trict Attorney lilakeley told all he la
believed to know of th men higher up.
Stewart la an ex-Select councilman,
who waa declared by the grand jury In
ita presentment Saturday to hava been
the man to whom S4&.000 of bribe
tainted money was given at tha Hotel
Imperial la New York.
ETNA MAY CAUSE TREM8LOR.
Pent-Up Lava Likely to Fore Pas
sage, Scientist Believe.
Catania, March 29. While the quan
tity of lava from the craters of Mount
Etna continue to decrease, the Intern
al activity of the volcano waa stronger
today than yesterday, Frank A. Fer
ret, the American authority, believes
that the decrease In the flow of lav is
du to obstruction in lb new crater,
which prevent ita flowing freely, and
that In a few day, the molten mass
will either fore a paaag or an earth
quake will result. Mr. Ferret went to
day from Nicoloai to tha Alpln club
refuge, which I ltuted near the cra
ter, and later telegraphed down a
fultow: "Th activity of Etna today
1 stronger, but the lava is slower.
Terrific explosion In the Interior of
the mountain continue."
Wracks Used for Fuel.
Spokane, March 89. Aside from
photographer, who reaped a harveat
from aalea of plcturea of the now
Hdvs at Mac and Burke, Idaho, a
month ago, the only persona who will
benefit from the disaster are the res
ident of the canyon town, who r ob
taining their next winter' supply of
fuel from the timber, many of them
of Immens site, brought down by the
avalanche. Thousand of big tree
and loga ar being taken from the
drift and aawed into convenient
lengtha for hauling.
Dun Explodes; Eight Die?
Manila, March 29. A report roach
d her today that a gun on the United
States cruiser Charleston exploded dur
ir targot practice, killing or wound
ing eight men. The Charleston la re
turning to Manila from Olongapo, No
detail of tha reported accident have
been received here. The Charlcaton
s th flagahlp of Rear Admiral John
Hubbard, commander In chief of th
Altlo fleet. Her commanding officer
Is Commander John II. Gibbon.
Tan Fight With Knives.
Walla Walla, Mareh 29 As th re
sult of a battle with knive between
four Italian and six Japanese early
this morning two Italian wr r
louly wounded. Antonio Pontl, on
f the participant, may dl from hi
j)Und. Two Japanese ware arrested.
The light a ruse over th poeseesion of
bicycle.
WANTS MORE BATTLESHIPS,
o
"lreimaiive Mobson Say Pacific
foait i Dsfens.lss.
WiMm.l .... u I- M
w, ninriii "uur na
tional defensleenea," wa tha theme
around which Representative H..tn
Democrat, Alabama, voiced a prophecy
of disaster in the house late this after
noon. A startling array of fart a to
our unpreparedrtea for war aa col
lected by the general staff of tho army
waa th baala for the appeal of the
hero of th Spaiilah-Amcrican war for
Immediate action by conirrcaa. Ha
declared It was Imperative that larg
r navy be authorised at once if tho
United Htate would stave off poaalble
Invaalon by foroiirn enemv in ih f.
tur.
"Any European nation of the first
power," said Hobaon, "that haa an
adequate army and merchant marine
I will take Germany merely as an il
lustration could nut 2i)0.on men
aboard ships In single expedition.
Omhbslf could land on the coast of
Long Inland and the other half on
the coast of Now Jersey and inaide of
few weeks they could suite Welling
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York without resistance."
Hobaon said he would probably 'offer
an amendment to the naval bill calling
for aix battleahlp.
"W need that manv a vear." he
said.' "to maintain the equilibrium
existing among the natlona."
Referring to condltlona on the Pacific
coast, Hubaun said :
"It la unfortunate that ! cannot re
fer to existing conditions on th Pa
cific oossl without these peace dream
era crying out 'war and jingoism,' but
you ran all verify for yourselves, you
who have no knowledge of existing
conditions, that the city of San Francis-
co cannot regulate her own schools as
h desire. The legislator of Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington cannot
today legislate utxm segregation of the
yellow people.
'Tbuae legialalor were told to drop
that dangerous nutation. 1 will tell
you why. We are defenseless on the
nelfte ocean,
"Th Japanese navy la rated at 490,-
000 tnna, and our at 695,000 ton.
All of our 695,000 tons substantially
ia In tha Atlantic ocean and haa to atay
there.
"Do you think I am talking war? I
am trying to arrange thia equilibrium
in the Pacific ocean under which we
could come to mutual concession and
solve th problem.
"I am trying to take the only way
to prevent war."
SENDS RELIEF TO ESTRADA.
General Gordon Prepares Expedition
and Defies Madrii.
New Orleans, La., March 28. The
crisis In the strained relation between
the representative of the Madri and
the Katrada factions of the Ntcaraguan
government wa reached late today,
when General Grtln, who is organis
ing an Kstrad relief expedition, sud
denly apppeared the Madri consul
ate and entering the room where Luis
Core. Madrl'a miniter to Washing
ton, and other Madri officials were in
conference, defied them to keep him
from starting his expedition for Cen
tral America.
It wa drsmstic scene. Core and
General Altachul were seated at table
when Gordon suddenly entered. He
calmly told this enemies that the report
that h waa organising n army wa
true.
"Then you are liable to a f 1,000 fine
and three yeara' imprisonment, accord
ing to American laws." ehoutod Corel.
"1 am ready to aign a statement
that I am raising an army here and
that I hav chartered a ship and 1 defy
you to do anything," was Gordon 'a re
ply. He then handed each of the Mad
ri official hia card and walked out.
Minister Cores was angered by the
proceeding and said he would endeavor
to hav Gordon imprisoned at once.
Loral government officials said they
would refuse to take official action un
til order were received from Washing
Later in the day General Gordon sud
denly wheeled on tho two detectives
following him ami tnrasneu mem ww,
it helUved that nart of the relief
expedition will attempt to sail tonight.
Atlantic Fleet to Cruise Mediterranean
Washington, March 28. The secre
tarv of tha navv announced thi after
noon that the whole Atlantic battleship
fleet would, In November, proceed to
Rumnean water. The principal
cruise will be made In tho Mediterran
ean. It 1 Intended to divide the fleet
whll In tha Mediterranean in oraer
that various porta msy be visited. It
(a not hinted anywhere that the fleet or
ny prt of It will go further than th
Eastern Mediterranean. Th official
etatement is that tho fleet will, ftor
thecrulso, go to liuantanamo.
Reduces Pullmsn Fares.
Washington, March 28. Pullman
rUM. fr St p.ul to North Pacific
coast cities will be materially reduced
by an order to b Issued by th Inter
atate commerce commission this week.
Th commission baa reacnci tnia oecis
lon In th cas begun by th Shippers
league, headed by George Loftus, of
Minneapolis. It Is understood the
commission will also Include In It de
cision that the Pullman company must
sell upper berth fur lo thn lower.
Get Mor Pittsburg Grafters
PltUburg, Marcl 28. - Former
Councilman Charlc Stewart waa In
th wet bo for four hour this after
noon. He I believed to hav told
many thing tht will caus new sen
sation Monday when th officials "get
their line out."
T I , Mil. ! ! i.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AND
PROGRESS OF OUR HOME STATE
EXTEND PORTAGE ROAD. ' HOLD WATERWAYS CONVENTION
Stat Commission Arrange to Fi
nance Project at Th Oalles.
Tha Dalle Work will be commenc
ed on the construction of the extension
of the state portage road from Big
Wily to Th Dalle as soon s th
contract can be signed up and th con
tractor get their plant on th ground.
Judge W. J. Marriner. member of the
state portage commission, and Mr.
Newell, of theeenigneering firm of
Newell, Closaett A Walsh, who at th
suggestion of th commission haa don
th engineering work on th extension,
had a meeting wlth the city council
and arrangement were mad that in
sure the speedy completion of th
road.
It was explained by Mr. Newell and
Judge Marriner that tha coat of th ex
tenaion would ba about $70,000, and
that only $60,000 of tbe appropriation
made by the last legialature is avail
able. Therefore the commission would
Ijc short about 110,000. Thi atat of
affair was anticipated by th city
council om time ago, and an ordin
ance waa paaaed authorising th sale
of 110,000 bonds, the money to b ex
pended in building bulkheads at to
lower terminus of the portage road and
the incline leading to 1C
Th extension of the portage to be
built commence at Big Eddy, some
three mile sbovs The Dalle, and
resrhe navigable water and a safe
harbor at th foot of Washington
street. At the terminus will be bulk
heada on which freight may be con
veniently transferred from river
steamers to wharf boat or onto car
that may be run in on the incline, or
may be diarharged from care directly
into the steamers.
The construction of this extension
will complete the connecting link of
river transportation with tha tower
river and the upper Columbia and
Snake river. Since the completion of
the state portage around the fall of
Celilo there ba been a connection be
tween the upper and lower river, but it
haa not been practicable to handle
heavy freight over thi line, because
of the poor facilities for tranaferring
it from boat to the portage road at
the lower terminus.
Rush Work on Cooa Bay Road.
That th Harriman interest will
rush construction of ita proposed road
across the atat of Oregon from Coo
Bay to Vle. by way of Bume, ia th
latest report in railroad circle on th
coast. It I impossible to get confir
mation, but the new emanate from
excellent sources, leaving little room
for doubt of it authenticity.
According to thee report comple
tion of th Coos Bsy-Drsin branch will
be rushed with sll possible baste while
at the aame time large force will be
put to work between Vale and Buma,
thus hurrying along th work from
both ends of the line. Construction of
line from Bum to Creacent City,
near Odcll, would complete th line
across th state, as It would glv con
nection wih the Natron cut-off from
Springfield and Eugene.
It ia said that to We activity or tne
Hill inleresta in Western Oregon msy
be attributed the progressivene of
the Harriman people, a they will be
compelled to fortify themaelve gaint
the Hill invaalon or Western uregon
by mean of th Oregon Electric and
the United Rllwy.
Work on th Coo Hay-Ural n line
wa suspended shout three year ago,
after an expenditure of several hun
dred thousand dollar, for no apparent
reason except that it wa thought safe
to let the work reat lor awniie, mere
helnir no imminent cauae for fear of
serious competition at that time. But
now that the Hill people are rapiciiy
pushing their way through the Wil
lamette valley by meana of exteniaona
of the Oregon Electric, the danger of
loaing a rich field is apparently dawn
ing upon the Harriman people.
Water Pipe Coming,
rVntral Point C B. Bade, of the
Jacobson-Bsde compsny, which haa the
contract for Installing central roint s
wster system, has received advice
from the East that the pipe had been
loaded and started Weat, Mr. Bade
expect the pip to begin to arrive in
from three to nv weeaa irom me
time it waa shipped. This should
bring some of the pipe by April 15.
Work will commence Immediately upon
receipt of the pipe.
Good Roada Meeting For Hood.
Hood River The Grange bodle of
Hood River r plannig a good roads
campaign in the valley. The officers
of Pine Grove grsnge have invited
Judge Webster, of Portland, and Judge
Twttv nf Hood River county, to ad
dress the citisens on the subject.
Coburg to Have Light.
Ruucne Th little city of Coburg I
soon to have electric street light, the
council hsvlng decided to put them In.
A small electric light plant ha been
In operation there lor ome time, oui
only residence and buaines houses
have heretofore boon ugntea.
Increase Capital Stock.
Central Point Th Centrl Point
State bank has increased Ita capital
from 112,600 to $30,000. Th growth
of th business haa been so great mat
the ptesent cspital wa Inadequate to
handle the volume of buslne.
ii
Msny Trees for Hood River.
it..j Dl, Snvaral hundred thou-
41 WW - -
asnd trees hv already been shipped
Into the Hood River valley this season
on account of th Inability of the three
locl nurserie to suppiy uio nvj u-mands.
Willamette Valley Delegates to Meet
In Albsny April 14.
Albany Th Improved waterway
convention which will be held at Al
bany on April 14 for th purpoa of se
curing th co-operation of Willamette
valley town In organizing a syste
matic campaign for the improvement
of the Willamette river, promise to
bear early fruit. Th United State
government will be asked by th eotv
veniton of sll commercial bodle in th
valley to make a $3,000,000 appropria
tion for river improvement. ' Follow
ing th action of th joint meeting of
tbe Albany Buaines Man' association
and the Albany commercial club, held
here recently, invitation to attend th
convention have been laaued by the
commercial club to the following cities
and town: Corvallia, Brownavllle,
Canby, Dayton, Dallas, Estacada, Eu
gene, Harriaburg, Illlliboro, Indepen
dence, Jefferson, Junction City, Lsifay
ette, Lebanon, McMinnville, Mount
Angel, Newberg, North Yamhill, Ore
gon City, Salem, Scio, Sheridan,
Springfield, New Era, Stay ton, ' Wil
lamette; Gervala, Brook. Turner, Hub
bard, Halaey, Aurora and Silverton.
Ten Acre a Bring 10,000.
Hood River An indication that tbe
$2,000 mark for Hood River orchard
land is not far away waa shown recent
ly when ten acre were aold for $19,
000. The highest price for Hood Riv
er orchard property wa paid by Felix
von Hake Vonegut, a resident of In
dianapolis, Ind., who will com her
to reaide. The orchard, which la eight
year old, is situated on th East aide
of the valley and consists of a solid
block of Newton snd Spitxenberg
tree. Tbe tract sold to Mr. Vonne
gut ha the diatinction of being the
firat piece of orchard at Hood River to
ell for $1,000 an acre, which waa in
1906. Later it waa sold to Mr. Hill
for the highest price at that time, $1,
700 an acre. Again changing handa
It atill maintalna th high mark for
orchard realty here at $1,900 par acre.
Brick Plant at Lakeview.
Lakeview A. T. Zeek, who haa been
engaged in the manufacture of brick
about three mile south of town for
some time, has purchased five acre of
land from Roy Woodworth. on Indian
creek. He will abandon the old work
and set up a new plant on the new sit.
The clay which will be uaed i said to
be better suited for brick making, and
Mr. Zeek expect to turn out a much
better brick than he has been able to
before.
Holds Banner for Alfalfa Seed.
Vale Vale la the banner alfalfa
seed point In Malheur county, chip
ping nine of the 14 car of alfalfa seed
sent out from Malheur county lit 1909.
The country in the Vale vicinity is un
excelled for the production of the finest
quality of alfalfa aeed. An average
car holda about 30,000 pound of alfal
fa seed, which at IS cents per pound,
the price paid for most of the aeed,
make a carload worth about $4,500,
or approximately $40,600 for the nine
car.
Addition to Madras Sold.
Madras The recently platted Boyce
addition to Madraa was sold to W. H.
Taylor, of Spokane, and Max Luedde
man, of Portland, for $7,000. There
ia about 1? acre in the tract. The
Oregon Trunk line railway passes
through the land. The plat Ilea well
for warehouse and railway aiding pur
pose. PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Tr sck price v
$1.011.03; club, 97fa98c;
Blue tern,
red Rus-
sian, 96c; valley, $1.
Barley Feed and brewing, $27
27.60 per ton.
Corn Whole, $34; cracked, $35.
Hay Track price: Timothy, Wil
lamette valley, 20w 21 per ton; East
ern Oregon, $23di)24: alfalfa, $17.50
18.60; grain hay. $17(.i l9.
Oats No. 1 white, 29f80.
Freah fruits Apple. $1.25$3 per
box; pears, $1.50((t!l.76; cranberries,
$8(a9 per barrel.
Potatoes Carload ' buying prices :
Oregon 60(u 60c per hundred; sweet po
tatoe. 8(n3Je per pound.
Onions Oregon, $1.501.76 per
hundred.
Vegetables Turnips, ' $1611.25 per
sack.; rutabaga, $l(ii!l.25; carrots,
85Ka$l; boets, $1(31.25; parsnip. 76
$1.
Butter City creamery, extras, 36e;
fancy outside creamery, 34(a;36c; tor
20c Butter fat price average lc per
pound under regular butter price.
Egg Freah Oregon ranch,22J23c
Pork Fancy,. 13(rl3)c per pound.
Veal Fancy, ll(tl2c per pound.
Lamb -Fancy, 15n)18e per pound.
: Poultry Hena, 2kd:21c; broilers, 27
(it 28c; ducks, 22t(tf28c; geese, 2728c;
turkey, live, 22(i(.26c; dressed, 25
29c; squab. $5 per doxen.
Cattle Beat steer. $6.25rti6.75;
fair to good steers, $5.606; strictly
good cows, $5.5XT:6; fair to good, $5
605.25; light calves, $6i7; heavy
calves, $4 C 6; bulls, $3.80 4.26;
atags, $4f'6. '
Sheep Best wether, $7.608; fair
to good, $6.60(dj7: good lambs, $8$12.
Hogs Top, $11.25; fair to good,
$10i;ll.
Wool Eastern Oregon, 1620c per
pound; valley, 2224o; mohair,
choice, 23(.C25c.
Cascara bark, 4i(5c
Hides Dry , hidea. , $!6g)17o per
pound; dry kip, 16(u7c; dry calfBkin,
14(n)15c; salted hides, 71(8c; salted
calfskins, 14c; green, le less.
CURRENT EVENTS
OF THE WEEK
Doings of the World at Large
Told in Brief.
Gnral Ratume of Important Event
Presented in Condensed Form
for Our Busy Readers.
Nearly every banker In Pitt burg
will feel tbe graft probe.
A seven-year-old boy in Denver, shot
and killed bis four-year-old brother.
Representative McCredi delivered
quits an eulogy on Speaker Cannon.
A Chicago insurance man and soci
ety leader is under arreat for robbing a
blind man.
Over $00 persons were killed in
panic at the burning of a dance hall
in Hungary.
Associate Justice Brewer, of the
United State Supreme court died sud
denly of sppoplexy.
Th reported death of King Menelik,
of Abyssinia, ia denied, but a regency
ba been established.
Alexander J. Moody, a rich Chica
goan who died a month ago, ia believed
to have been poiaoned.
Representative Martin asks investi
gation of attorney general' alleged
aid to sugsr trust in acquiring land of
the friar in the Philippines.
A two-year-old child at Vancouver,
B. C, fell aaleep with hi head across
a awing rope with which he had been
playing, and was strangled to death.
Roosevelt denounced recent assassin
ation of Egyptian premier, causing
quite a sensation and some apprehen
sion ia felt for his safety while in
Egypt.
Two accidents marred the opening of
the international aviation meet at Can
nes, France. Both areoptane were
am ashed and on operator badly
bruised.
Sixty-five members of the class of
Yale '78, among them the preaident of
the United State, dined in private at
the University club in New York.
There were no set apeeche snd report
ers were barred.
John Redmond ia coming to the front
aa a leader of the English Radical.
Roosevelt shook hand with over 400
American during a reception in Cairo.,
E7Pt-
Th eruption of Mount Etna ia cub-
siding and all danger ia believed to be
past.
A. SL Louis woman finds contract
marriage a failure and wanta a di
vorce. Insurgents suggest a substitution of
"pur parliamentarian" for Speaker
Cannon and will continue their fight
for hia re moral.
, Official of the state of Washington
would like to exchange school lands in
forest reserve for 1st da of equal value
adjoining th reserves.
A Wisconsin man set fire to a wid
ow' house, claiming that the insur
ance money would do her more good.
He got three year.
Four children in Hartford, Conn.,
were rescued by the police just a
their maniac father waa about to mas
sacre them with an axe. The family
had Just been evicted by their JjwW
lord. ' 3
' C.! T.. Urn A .rnta 3
ed a willingness to adopt acerjiJ
proraUing baby which was being ea
for in a foundling home, but all bae
out when it was discoverd that
child waa colored. '
Through the efforts of their gn
son, Cody Boala, a reconciliations a
been effected between Colonel Wif
Cody (Buffalo Bill) and Mrs. C
Colonel and Mrs. Cody became3
trantred three or four yeara ago-
since that time they have lived apaiu
Their supplies stolen by Cre In
dians in the wild of th Rocky Moun
tains, and with every one of their 44
bone dead of starvation. 22 man be
longing to a Canadian Northern Rail
way survey party, headed by Engineer
C " F. Hanington. arrived in Vancou
ver, B. C, after having fought their
way to civilisation through midwinter
snowdrift.
A Pittsburg councilman fainted when
asked if he had sold hi vote.
Ex-President Roosevelt waa warmly
welcomed at Cairo by the khodive of
Egypt .
NOTICE TO VOTERS
OF ST. HELENS.
; Notice is hereby givea that at the
regular city election to be held oa the
4th day of April, 1910, the following
proposed charter amendments will be
submitted to the voters of the City of
8t. Helens for their approval or re
jection, which said proposed charter
amendments are contained in a reso
lution duly passed by the Council oa
the 84th day of March, 1910, which
proposed resolution ia in words aad
figures as follows, towit:
BE8OLUTI0N.
Be it resolved by the Common Coun
cil of the Citv of St Helens. Columbia
County, Oregon, that th following
proposed amendments the charter of
said eity be, and the same hereby ar
oronosea for submission to the legal
voter at the regular eloetioa to be
held ia said eity on th 4th day ef
April, 1910,
CKAXTEB AMENDMENTS SUB
MITTED TO THE VOTEBS BT
THE COUNCIL.
AN ACT.'
To smend "Aa Act entitled an Act
to incorporate the City of St. Helens,
ia Colombia County, and State of Ore
gon," filed ia the office of tbe Secre
tary of State February 23, 1889; aad
aa amended by "Aa Aet to amend 'Aa
Act entitled aa Aet to incorporate tbe
City of 8t. Helens, in Columbia
County, and 8tet of Oregon,' filed ia
tbe office of the Secretary of State
February 15, 1889," filed in tbe office
of the Secretary of State, February
10, 1893; and a also amended by an
Aet entitled "An Aet to provide a
definite plan for the eonetraetkm and
maintenance of sidewalks and sewers
ia th City of St. Helens, Oregon, at
eoit of interested property owners, and
providing for the subjection of prop
erty benefited to tbe payment there
of" filed is tbe office of tbe Secre
tary of State February 11, 1905; and
also amended by that certain proposed
charter amendment submitted to tbe
legal voters of tbe City of St. Helens
at a special election held therein on
Angmt 2, 1909, approved by said
voters at said election, same being en
titled "Aa Aet to amend the charter
of the City ef St. Helena, under the
provision of Section I of Article XI
of the Coastitntwa of the State of
Oregon, and to provide a system ef
water worka for aaid eity; to provide
for the formation of a Board of Water
Commissioners to construct, acquire
and manage aaid system of water
works, aad to provide funds by issuing
bonds aad otherwise to pay for the
same, aad to manage and control the
receipt and disbursements of mone'v
necessary in cresting and operating
said system; to delegate to aaid Board
of Water Commlaiveni all the powers
aow vested by the charter of the City
or si neiens in tne common Council
of tbe said City of St. Helens, State of
Oregon, necessary to give said com
missioners power to fix rates for the
nse of water, to collect the aame, and
to provide penalties for failure to pav
water rates, and for the waste of
water by esers; to do aad provide for
all matters necessary for the con
struction and operation of a complete
system of water works, including the
purchase of any existing systems, the
acquisition of needed land, rights of
way, reservoir sites, springs and
streams, aad water rights, to provide
funds for paying the same."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY OF ST. HELENS.
CHAPTER L
Section 1. That aa Aet entitled
"Aa Aet entitled aa Aet to incor
porate tbe City of St. Helena, ia Co
lombia County, aad State of Oregon,"
filed ia tbe office ef the Secretary of
State Febraary 85, 1889; and a
amended by "Aa Aet to amend 'Aa
Aet entitled aa Aet to incorporate the
City ef St. Helens, la Colombia
County, aad State of Oregon,' filed in
the office of the Secretary of State,
February 23, 1889," filed in the office
of the Secretary of 8tate February 10,
1893; and aa also amended by aa Aet
entitled "Aa Aet to provide a definite
plan for the construction and main
tenance of sidewalks aad sewers in the
City of St. Helens, Oregon, at cost of
interested property owners, and pro
viding for the subjection of property
benefited to the payment thereof,"
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State February 11, 1905; and also
amended by that certain proposed
charter amendment submitted to the
legal voters of the City of St. Helens
at a special election held therein on
August S, '1909, approved by said
voters at said election, same being en
titled: "Aa Act to amend the charter
of the City of St. Helena, nnder the
provision of 8etioa 8 of Article XI
of the Constitution of the State of
Oregon, sad to provide a system of
water worka for aaid City; to provide
for the formation of a Board of Water
Commissioner to construct, acquire,
and manage aaid system of water
worka. and to provide funds by issu-
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struction aad operation of a completed
system of water works, including the
purchase of any existing system, the
acquisition of needed land, rights of
way, reservoir - aitea, springs and
streams, and water rights, to provide
funds for paying for the aame," be
amended so as to read a follows:
Section 8. The inhabitants of the
City of 8,t. Helens are hereby consti
tuted aad declared to be a municipal
eorporatioa by the name and style of
th City or at. Helens, ana ry eucn
name shall have perpetual succession,
sue and be sued, plead and be im
pleaded ia all courts of justice, in all
actions, suits r proceeding whatso
ever; may purchase, hold and receive
property, ootn real ana personal,
withia aaid eity for publie buildings,
publie worka and eity improvements;
may lease, sen or atspoae or ine same
for the benefit of the eity; may pur
chase, hold and receive property, both
real ana personal, oejona iuo-iiinu. vi
the eity, to be sed for eity parks or
burial purposes, for the establishment
aad maintenance of a hospital for the
reoeotioa ef sersona affected with con
tagion disease or other diseases, for
water worka, power plants, workhouses
or for houses ef correction, sad may
control, leaae, sell or dispose of the
same for the benefit of the eity. And
it shall have aad aae a corporate seal
and may alter and change the same
or make a new one at pleasure.
- Section S. The corporate limits of
said City of St. Helens shall be as
follows, towit: Commencing at the
northwest corner of the donation land
claim of H. M. Knighton and wife, in
section 4, township 4 north, range 1
west of the Willamette Meridian in
said county; these ia a aortbeasterly
direction and oa th northern bound
ary line of said claim to a point where
the said northern boundary line ex
tended would intersect tha center of
the main channel ef the Columbia
Kiver; thence up th center of the
main channel of th said river to a
point where the southern boundary
line of the said donation land claim
extended would intersect the center ef
said main channel of aaid river:
thence in a southwesterly direction and
on the southern boundary line of aaid
claim to the southwest corner of aaid
claim; thence in a northwesterly direc
tion and on the western boundary lie
of aaid claim to the place of beginning.
A a iroa stake at the northeast corner
of block 10, set by the County Sur
veyor Preacott, and established by th
Circuit Court as the initial point from
which all surveys are te be ran aad i
hereby adopted as such Initial point.
CHAPTER n.
Or THE GOVERNMENT OF TBS
CITT.
Section 1. Th power snd author
ity given to the municipal eorporatioa
of the City of St. Helens by this aet
is vested in a Mayor aad Com mo
Council and their successors la office.
Section 2. The Council shall com
pose the Common Couneil of the City
of St. Helens, and shall be elected by
the qualified voters of said eity at the
same time that the other officers ar
elected.
Section 3. The elective officers of
the eity shall be one Mayor, who shall
be ex-offieio President of the Common
Council, four Conneilmen, aad aae
Treasurer.
Section 4. Th Mayor aad Treas
urer shall be eleeted annually, aad
shall each hold office for the term of
one year, aad antil his accessor 1
elected and qualified. They shall be
subject to removal ia accordance with
the State Law governing the removal
of elective officers for cans.
8eetioe S. The Couneilmea shall be
elected for two years, one-half thereof
being eleeted eaeh year, and shall hold
their office until their aueeeeaors ar
eleeted and qualified.
Section o. Th Mayer, CouneUmea,
and Treasurer shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said eity at a gea
era! municipal election to be held
therein oa the firat Monday ia April ef
each year, the term of office ef the
said officers to begin on Moaday fol
lowing tne said election.
The Mayor and Treasurer eleeted
under this charter shall hold office one
year and until their successors are
eleeted and qualified. The Cooacilmea
shall hold office for the term ef two
years, and until their successors are
elected aad qualified unless removed
for eanse, providing that tha first
Couneilmea eleeted thereunder at the
election ia April, 1910, shall, at th
firat meeting of the Council, so classify
themselves by lot as that two ef their
number shall go out of office at the
annual election thereafter, and two at
the second annual election thereafter.
Section 7. The Marshal aad Re
corder shall be appointed by the
Mayor with the approval of a major
ity vote of the Common Couneil at the
first regular meeting, ia April, or as
soon thereafter as convenient aad shall
hold their offiee one year aad until
their successors are appointed aad
qualified; provided, however, the Mar
shal and Keeorder eleeted oa April 4,
1910, shall hold their offices until the
regular election ia 1911.
Section 8. The Common Couneil
may ia ita discretion appoint a City
Attorney and fix his compensation aad
term of offiee.
Section 9. No person is eligible to
any office ia the municipal corpora
tion who, at the time of hia eleetioa
or appointment, is not entitled to the
privileges of an elector according te
the laws of thia State, and who haa aot
resided in the City of St. Heleas for
twelve months preceding such eleetioa
or appointment, and no man who iaaot
the owner of . real estate withia . the
corporate limits of the eity shall be a.
member of the City Council.
Section 10. The Recorder, Treas
urer and Marshal shall, before entering
on the duties of their respective of
fices, each execute a bond to the City
of St. -Helens ia such penal sum as the
Couneil by ordinance may direct,
which amount may at any time he in
creased by the Council, conditioned oa
the faithful performance of hia duties
as such officer and as an ex-offiei
officer, whieh bond shall be approved
by the Council before said officers
shall enter upon the discharge of their
duties. The Mayor shall be th cus
todian of the Recorder 'a bond. All
the provisions - of any law ia thi
State relating to the official bond ef
officers shall apply to such bonds, ex
cept as herein otherwise provided,
every officer, elective or appointive, ef
the City of St. Helens, before entering
upon the duties of bis office, shall
take and file with the Recorder aa
oath to honestly and faithfully die
charge the duties of his office sad
that he will support the laws and Con
stitution of the State of Oregoa and
of the United States to ths best of his
ability. All official bonds shall be the
undertakings of surety companies sad
shall be paid for out of th general
fund of the eity.
Section 11. The Mayor aad Cooacil
mea shall receive no eompeasatioa
whatever for their cervices aa such of
ficers. The Recorder, Treasurer aad
Marshal and other subordinate officers
shall receive at stated times eompea
satioa to be fixed by ordinance by tha
Couneil, whieh compensation shall aot
be increased or diminished after their
election, or during their several term
of office. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to : prevent th
Council from fixing such several
amounts of compensation, in the first
instance, during th term of office ef
any such officer ' after his eleetioa.
The compensation of all other officers
shall be fixed from time te time by
ordinance duly passed by the Council.
CHAPTER 1IL
ELECTIONS.
Section : 1. The Common Council
shall have authority te provide th
manner of conducting eleetioa,
vaesiag the votes east thereat, aad te
fill vacancies in office, except here
inbefore provided.
Section 8. No person shall be ea
titled to vote at any municipal elec
tion of the eity who i aot a qualified
legal voter of tha Stat of Oregoa, aad
who has aot been a resideat of the
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