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ST. JOHNS, ORKGON, FRIDAY, OCTOHHR 20, 1905.
NO. 50
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Number is East 1846.
THE SIMPLE LIFE
City Council and Lawyers Hold
Joint Session
Acme Lumber Company
P. S.--We are selling cull lumber
for wood sheds. Have you
seen the grade?
ACM 13 LUMBER COMPANY
SASH DOORS MILLWORK
WE CARRY ODD SASH IN STOCK
Columns
Spindles
Brackets
Lime and
Cement
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St. Johns "H."
Paints
Oils
Glass
Redwood
Gutter
ST. JOHNS SASH AND DOOR GO.
PHONE SCOTT 4063 JERSEY STREET
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At the meeting of the city coun
cil Monday evening Councilman
Peterson was the only absentee:
but there were lawyers to burn nil
sorts and sizes.
The first business after the adop
tion of the records was a ctition
front Willis Moxon ct ill., for the
grading and sidewalking of John
street front Jersey to Modoc streets.
Laid over till adjourned meetimr
but referred to the street committee.
At the suggestion of City Kngi-
neer uomiricn a resolution was
adopted making obligatory the car
rying out of all public" duties by
tuy uiiiciius mm private cm.cus.
An ordinance was ordctcd drawn
at the suggestion of City Kngineer
Uoodrlcli, making the destruction
of or the disturbing of any grade
stakes a misdemeanor.
From Mr. Goodrich came also
the following communication:
"There should be established at
as early date ns the council uiav
deem wise, at Jersey and Fcsscndcu
and at Richmond and Jersey streets,
lights, like the ones now in use for
lighting the streets of St. Johns.
This same will be of pleasurable
advantage to tne citizens of .St.
Johns."
Also this one:
"lhirlineton street should bo ox.
tended to the city Unfits, so that the
country and St. Jbhys procr -adjacent
thereto can have a direct out
let to the new ferry accommoda
tions, and for Vancouver direct.
There nrcccrtniu i&cicsts, becom
ing a possibility in,Jihc very, ttear
future, that will dtlftuvd tliinve
uue from the center of St. Johns or
Hurlingtou Place (Cochran and
Ilolhrook blocks and the pla.a
uicrcai; tor direct lines 01 ingress
and egress to all parts of the greater
St. Johns."
1 hese were laid over till the ad
journed meeting. Information re
garding the projKwed sewer was
tendered by Kugiuccr Goodrich in
the following communication which
was read ami passed till the next
meeting:
"The sewer in the center of
Philadelphia street will start at low
water mark; running thence to the
north line of Jersey street. Jlegiu-
ning with i . inches to IMisou
street: thence 13 inches to Ivauhoe
street; thence to inches to the north
line of Jersey street. Said sewer
will be of vitrified salt-glazed drniu
or sewer pipe, laid in cement, with
brick man-holes and inlets at each
laterul street. Said sewer will be
laid so as to take the drainage from
all cellars, water closets, home
washing and baths. This will ne
cessitate the same, and the Y.s
therefor, to be laid ten feet below
street grades, as per the profile for
said street. The cost lor the same
will .be jwr lineal foot, complete,
one dollnr and forty-five cents
(Si. 45). This can be assessed on
all property that may bs benefitted."
A resolution was men introduced
by Mr. Thompson condemning in
no uncertain tones the present water
system, and in a measure taking
preliminary steps towards a munici
pal plant. Mr. JJrice desired to
jwstpone action ujxm this resolu
tion in order to carefully look it
over. Mr. Shields moved its adoption.
Attorney Vaughn obtained per
mission to speak. He was the
father of this resolution and it was
merely the commencement of the
To Dallas or Palls City.
George W. Cone has, with asso
ciates, formed the Cone Lumber
Company and will install a big null
either at Dallas or Falls City. This
is a fact.
Just prior to the destruction by
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Tin Roofs, Gutters, etc.
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ST. JMNS.
R. WILCOX,
Dray and Baoo0 Line
PUno Moving Speculty.
Leave order t Blackburn'i furniture
itore nd they will receive prompt
attention.
"For Rent" and "For Sale"
cards for sale at this office.
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work of securing n municipal plant.
He proposed a scheme wherebv his
clients could be "hired" by the
citv to put in a proinir, highgrnde
plant and then be "lured" to run it
for a term of years: during all these
years it would be managed by a St.
Johns board of public works, mid at
the expiration of the term the sys- J
tent would be turned over to the
city free of all encumbrance.
This sounded so good (Mr
Vaughn is detieedly clever, don't
you know) that when the matter of
adopting the preparatory resolution
came up all voted for it except Mr.
Ilrice. He explained that he so
voted because he desired time to
consider it.
In view of the fact that there
is a probability of vacating many
thousand dollars' wotth of public
waterfront it was deemed best to
pass an ordinance regulating the
St. Johns Park
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niiinuer in which the vacation shall
be made. This passed the second ' t
reading Kdwnrds and Shields vot- J
ing "no," because they (like Mr. ;
Ilrice) desired to think It over. v
A resolution was then offered, 2!
the adoption of which would insitic
the vacation of a bit of street which V
Smith Brothers desired to occupy
with their marine and boiler works.
They wished to at once commence
work but, unless they could be as
sured that the council would vacate
that portion of Charleston street be
tween Albany street and the river,
it was rumored they'd not build.
When the motion to adopt was put
Messrs. Shields and Hd wards voted' J
"no." It was carried.
A representative of the O. U it
X. Company, Mr. Kddy, was pres
ent, and gave due warning that he
would soon apicar before the coun
cil and ask for another free gift of
streets so that his road could do
business with Smith Brothers' foun
dry. He merely mentioned the
matter so that it might, meantime,
be considered.
The jump-off on the newly-grad-
cu riiliudeipuia street was discussed
and there was universal condem
nation of the street since it has
been "improved." Mr. Messenger,
who lives at the foot of the street,
stated that the whole business had
been a detriment rather than a bet
terment to all owners of abutting
proiierty: he was perfectly willing
to pay for an improvement but it
hurt him to pay out good money
and then have his proticrty depre
ciated in value.
There seems to have Itccn some
bad blunder in calculation on the $
street, because the grade is Kteeter
now than lnifore any work was done
upon it. Residents are anxious ;
that some improvement be made
and the street committee is doing
some hard thinking.
Woods, electrician, was allowed
$. for looking after the arc-hgiit
one mouth: although a caudle in u
hollowed pumpkin would have been
an improvement on tne service tne
greater part of the time.
The committee on re-uaming sev
eral streets had no rejort ready,
Mr. Shields kicked because that
committee was so slow: declared
that a committee should be named
who would act when directed by
the mayor: and would rejMirt some
time within a year or two. Then
someone stated that Mr. Shields
was a nienilKT of that committee
and he was struck dumb!
Adjourned to Thursday evening.
Lois 50x1 06 ft.
With a 1 6-foot Alley bad;
of each lot.
Prices "m
$200 and Upwards
Terms ".
I $5 Down and $5 per month
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These lots are located on Jersey streeT,tlfree blocks
from car line and
Near the Great Weyerhauser Mill Site.
Don't pay $350 and S.joo for building lots only 100
feet deep, and without alleys, when you can jct extni
sized lots with 1 6-foot alleys, all hih and level, and in
the best locality in St. Johns for $200 and upwards.
Let us show you this properly. We can sell only
the first fifty lots at these prices. This is done to ad
vertise the property. When these are sold prices will
advance 25 per cent.
Within one year, when the great Weyerhauser mill
is in operation, these lots will be worth double the pres
ent prices.
St. Johns Land Co
St JollliS Plume Union 3101 OrtOM
Branch Office and Agency 011 (lie Ground.
No Names Mentioned.
Two of the sports of St. Johns
last Sunday went hunting. They
took with them something besides
the necessary weapons and had "a
warm time." Starting for home
one of them realized that his con-
fire of the sawmill here Mr. Cone dition was not quite right, and sug-
WHEN BUYING
YOUR GROCERIES
Do not forget we carry a full line of
Men's, Ladles' and Children's Underwear
at right prices. Phone Union .1066.
COUCH & CO
sold a two-thirds interest in his plant
to the Ulagens contemplating the
erection of another mill. The fire
hastened action on the part of Mr.
Cone and he at once went to Dallas
and made those people a proposition.
On Monday of this week the
citizens commenced the raising of a
$2000 bonus and, if successful in
the attempt, the mill will le built
on a site donated by the Dallas and
Falls City railroad. Otherwise Mr.
Cone may build at Falls City
where the same company will
donate a site.
gested that he'd walk ahead a bit
while the other took observations to
see if the wife would notice any'
thing when he'd reached home and
if the walk was eminently straight.
"Am I all right ?"asked the head
man.
I "Yes," replied the other, rather
thickly, "You're all right but
who's the other fellow with you?"
J. J. KADDERLY
Hardware
Of all Kinds.
Sole Agent for
Furnished Mouse
Guard your property against fire.
Insure with the Peninsula Hank.
for rent. Four rooms and bath. W.
C. Adams, contractor, two doors
from postofiice.
Insure with the 1'eiiinsula Hank.
Universal Stoves and Ranges
Do not fail to see the Universal
Steel Range before purchasing
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