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ijHMMMEawiMBMM ST. JOHNS REVIEW : 14 0 1 1 a 1 i.J ft rib fJTj ACME LUMBER P3 m Company We carry at all times a full stock of Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash and Doors, Mouldings, Lime, Hair, Cement, Building Paper, and Builder's Hardware, All of our Flooring, Ceiling, Rustic and Finish Lumber is thoroughly Kiln-dried. OUR SPECIALTIES Ouick Delivery Low Prices Strictly a Retail Business FIRE WOOD OF ALL KINDS Call on us or call us up , ACME LUMBER CO. Foot of Westanna St Phone East 1846 (Continued from I'ngo 3) publlo places or of any land over which any right of way 1ms been ob tained, or granted for any purposo of public travel by moans of any kind of work, Improvement or repair men tioned In this charter, subject to tho provisions and limitations contnlncd In this charter, nnd In tho constitution of tho Stnto of Oregon. No streot, highway, avonuo or nlloy or public grounds shall bo vacated, except for public purposes, or for tho pitrposo of replattlng or to aid in opening, widen ing or extending somo street, highway, nvcntto or alloy; provided, that tho council mny, In their discretion, nnd by at least a three-fourths voto of nil tho members of tho council, nnd upon tho approval of tho mayor, and In tho manner provided by tho laws of tho State of Oregon, vacate any streot or alloy for manufacturing, railroad nnd similar purposes; provided, however, t int nothing herein contained, Biinii affect tho power of tho council to mnko vacation of plats, or any pari mcreor, as provided by tho lnws of tho Stato of Oregon. Tho council shall, not nl- low or permit tho orectton or any house, booth, building, or stand, or llko structure, In any street, nvenue, or alley within tho limits of tho city; provided, this section" shall not apply to drinking fountains or monumcniB. M. To provide for iiguung tnc streets, public grounds, buildings nnd places, and furnlBiiing mo city wmi electricity, gas or other lights, by con tract or by means of Its own plant, Biililect to tho conditions nnd lliriltn- t ons contn ncd In tills dinner, nnu uio constitution of tho Stnto of Oregon. 14. To provide by ordinance for so' curlnir tho payment of wages to mo' rhnnlrs and other employes In tho se'rV' Irn nf contractors engaged in doing work of nny kind for tho city, cither bv exacting bonds from such contract or or otherwise as mny seem mosi ndvlnnbln. IB. 'in nrovido for furnishing tho city with water, as clsowhcro In this rlinrlnr provided. lfi. To nrovido n son! for tho city and n seal for (ho municipal court of tho rdtV. 17. To establish and rogulnto the fees and compensation of nil officers of tho city, except when expressly pro vlitml hv litis chnrtor. nnd for nil offl clnl services not othcrwlso provided for In this chnrtcr. IS. To fix n schedule of fees for establishing' grades, surveying nnd mnrltlnir titn boundaries of Street, lot or blocks, urnnllng permits for the opening of street surfaces, grading slrcets, laying sldownlks, tho erection and Inspection or buildings ami piuinu Int? fixtures therein. 10. To tlx by ordlnnttco tho hours during which nil office nnd depart' mcnt slmll ho kept open for business, Finance and Revenue Powers. 20. Tho council has power nnd nil thorlly within tho City of 81. Johns to assess, luvy and collect taxes upon nil property, both renl and personal, not exempt from taxation. Tito council shall levy tho amount of taxes neces sary to provide for mo payment tiur nit 1 10 llscni year or an pro pony au thorized demands upon tho treasury. but such lovy, oxcluslvo of tho tax necesnnry to pny tho Interest accruing lurlnir tho venr on tho bonded Indebt edness of tho city nhnll not exceed for nil other purposes tho rnto of five (R) m s on each dniiiir or valuation oi Din property assessed. Huch lovy shall bo Hindu Uy ordlnanco nnd certified to the county clork or Miiitnomnii uouni) within tho tlmo iirnvlded by law. 2i. To ntiiironrlnto monthly to pny tho debts, liabilities and expenditures of Uto city or n'i" pnn or liem morem, Powers Retatlnn to Public rieaun, wei faro and Safety. ?. Tn mnlio regulations to prevent tho Introduction of contiglous dlhonsos Into tho city, nnd to remnvo porsoim nltllcted with surh diseases thorofrom to sultahlo hospitals provided by tho city for that purposo, which hospitals i. ...i.i.i.. .... iuIIIiiimI anl.l -111 nn.i tn nmvldo nnd to regulate such hofpltnlsj to securo tho protection of persons nnd proporty thoroln, and to provldo for tho health, clennllnosK, or nament, penco nnd Good ordor of the cur, 23, To prevont nnd roir.ovo nulsnnres nnd to dcclnrn whnt shall constlliito iim unino. nnd to niinUh porsnns com mlttlnK or suffering nuisances, nnd to provldo tho manner or uioir removal, and to mnko tho cost of such removal a lion upon tho proporty wnoro mien niilsancos existed: and to fill up or drnln any lots, blocks or parcels or land whore any stagnant water stands, and to doclaro tho soma a nuUnnco, and to mnko tho cost of filling up or draining tho snmo a lion upon tho property so filled or drained. Such Hens mny upon the order of the coun cil bo ontorod In tho docket of city lions nnd thereafter colloctod tn tho samo manner ns assessments for street Improvements, or may bo collocted In such manner as the council may di rect. 24. To regulate, rostraln nnd to pro vldo for tho exclusion from tho city, or nny part thereof, of stockyards, tan neries, slaughter nouses, wnsn iioun and laundries and all other offensive trades, occupations or businesses. 25. To remilato. the plumbing, orain ago and sewerage of buildings nnd the iiso of steam boilers and steam gen erators; to provide for tho registra tion of plumbers nnd stationary en gineers; to create the offices and do- fine tho dutlea or plumping inspector, and of boiler Inspector. 20. To compel all persona erecting or maintaining privies or cesspools within one hundred feet or any street In which a sewer has or may hereafter be constructed, to connect the same therewith; provided, that in cases whore blocks are more than two hun dred fet In width, ithl3 authority shall u extend-to the center of the block. 27. To rogulnto tho construction, enre, iiso nnd management of hotels, tenement houses, lodging houses and cellars In the City of St. Johns for tho bettor protection of tho lives nnd health of tho Inmates dwolllng there in, nml of others. 28. To rogulnto and to provide for and dctormlno tho number nnd slzo of plnccs of etitranco and oxlt from nil theaters, public halls, places of amusement, churches nnd other build ings used for public gatherings and the modes of hanging doors thcrcnt. 2D. To prevent and prohibit tho erec tion of dangerous and unsafe build lugs, and to cause tho removal or tear ing down of tho samo wherever sit uatcd. 30. To provont tho erection or mov ing of buildings within the city limits which shall bo dnngerous to tho passers-by or to tho adjacent property or nn obstruction to public travel; and In caso any building or structure shnll become dangerous to pnBBcrs-uy, tho council shnll havo power to cause tho Bnmo to bo removed or mndo safo at the expense of tho property upon flvo days' notlco to tho owner thereof or his agent, nnd to determine by resolu tion when tho samo Is dangerous. Such expense shnll bo mndo a Hen upon the proporty. Such Hons mny upon tno ordor of the council bo entered In tho docket of city Hons nnd thereafter collected In tho Bamo manner as as sessments for street Improvements or may bo collected In Bitch other man ner a tho rouncll may direct. 31. To doflno tho flro limits and to prohibit tho erection or repair of wooden buildings within tho flro lim its; to rogulnto tho height, construc tion, Inspection nnd rcpnlr of all pri vate and public buildings within tho city; nnd to crento tho oirtco and do flno the duties of building Inspector; to establish sidewalk districts and to determine! tho character of sidewalks In nny of snld districts and to spoclfy tho tlmo nt the expiration of which nil sidewalks shall bo of n specified character. 32. To require adequate flro escapes, apparatus and nppllnnccs, for protec tion against flro, to uo provuieu in buildings. 33. To regulate or prevent tho stor age, manufneturo nnu snio or unngor ous, explosive, or comhustlblo mater ials, Including gunpowucr. iiynnmiie, glnnt powder, tnlclum carbide, nltro rlvccrlne. oil. nnd gas, and to pro vide for tho Inspection of tho same; to prevent by nil proper means nil risiis of Injury or damago by flro arising from ncgllgenco or nllicrwin?. 31. To rogulnto tho transportation or punpowdcr, dymiinllo, nitroglycerin" nnd oilier comhustlblo nnd explosive through tho streets of tho city. nr.. To regit ato nnd nroiiinit mo iiso of nil guns, pistols and firearms, mis- silo weapons, fireworks, iirocrncucrs, bombs nnd detonators of nil descriptions. no. To roan nto nnd provont ptiblU criers, ndverllstng notices, stoam whit tles, tho ringing of bells and playing of bands. 37. To regulate, provont and prohibit tho erection, mnliitennnco or display of sign boards and bill bnnrds, and of signs, posters or other ndvertlsements, or advertising matter which nro oi- fenslve, Improper, unsightly, Indecent, lascivious or ohscoiio upon, along or nenr tho sldownlks, streets or publlo ploces. 38. To rogulnto and prohibit tho ex hibition nnd hanging of liniment and placards or lings In or across tho struct or from houses or oilier buildings. 39, To regulate or prohibit (ho driv ing of horses, cattle, sheop, hogs nnd other nnlmnlH nnd llvostock through the streots. 10. To rogulnto nnd restrain tho keeping of nil domestic nnlmals ni.d to provont nny nnd nil domestic nut' ninls from running nt largo within tho city or nny purl thereof, nnd to pun lull those who allow nulmnls so to run; tn provldo for tno Impounding of the samo and also tn provldo for tho snlo of such nnlmnU upon flvo days notice. 41. Tn rogulnto nnd rostraln tho keeping nnd tho running at largo of dog; tn punish those persons who nllow their dogs to bo unlicensed or tn run nt largo against tho reguhitlnnH established, nnd tn provldo for tho Im pounding of dogs nnd for tho killing of tho same whon kept ngnlnst such regulations, or on which no llcenso linn boon obtained or tnx pnld ns provided by tho council. 12. To protect tho publlo from In jury by runnwnya by punishing per sons who leave horses or cnrrlagos In tho stroots without being fastened. 43. To requlro nil railways and rail roads to provldo proper fondora nnd othor safety appliances nnd tho latest nnd most approved machinery and methods for their cars and tracks and tho oporatlon thoroof for tho protec tion of human Ufa nnd tho lessoning of danger thoroto and to enforco such regulations by such fine uiiu penal ties ns may be prescribed by ordlnanco. FRANK H. IRELAND PIEDMONT JUNOTIOK Lunch Itoom, Confectionery, Ci gars, Ice Cream, Ktc, Phooe Union 5123. MRS. L- D. JACKSON HAS A YULU LINE OV MILLINERY HATS, OAFS, ETC. DOLLS Kepalred tod Dreiied Fettheri and Olort Cleaned and Ded Jerny Areaue . 8T. JOHNS
