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rrmTTTrrnTrifiniMiiMiMaawiiiiTnomTiMiiBiiiT o r ?i rv i i r ii nrm St. Johns review you should Patronize The Ilotti r-Her. It ejiihc1plnSl.JolHis m J Oil inciiwn, better Ji, v i y.m with Advertise in The Review Its circulation i ni'iiu ino nml it rot t'M the field. Its licttur thmi a dully in the Hi-Id. IT WILL REPAY YOU jUE ST. JOHNS REVIEW Devoted to the Interests of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOL. 2 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, N0VKMM5R 24, 1905. NO. 3 BUSINESS LIGHT, FAVORS LOW LEVY, 1 PATRONIZE US AND BE HAPPY Acme Lumber Company SASH GLAZING DOORS WE CARRY "ODD" SASH IN STOCK Columns Spindles rackets Lime and Cement ipij 1 1 3L j-. j St. Johns "D." Paints Oils Glass Redwood Gutter i 1 ST. JOHNS SASH AND DOOR CO. I PHONE SCOTT 4063 JERSEY STREET Small Amount Of Business Came Before Tltc City Council. Believes Prove Would City. Low Tax Levy A Qood Ail For Kditoks oi Tut! Rkvihw: I have on different occasions. during the past few months, heard it suggested by people discussing St. Johns' financial difficulties that it would soon be easy sailing, in ! The regular meeting of the city council was held on Monday even ing with all members present. There was a small nmount of busi ness transacted and it was not heavily important. Report of City Kngineer Good rich on the location of the dock stated that the dock nt the shore end projected six feet upon the Rankin property -while at the river end the eucroaclitiicut was nine feet. Somewhere about thcmimliiu center it extended over less than I 'nil ,,i,,tl r ,. ,iin,,ti!,.u three feet-showing that the same!i,a.s )ocn advanced in th.. Portland 1$ St. Johns Park view 01 me laci iiuu uie assess ment had been raised to about $1, 250,000 and that n 10 mill levy on this assessment would raise some $12,500, an nmount sufficient to pay all debts and leave n handsome was very faulty so far as a straight edge went. No positive action was taken. The time fur remonstrances uikiii Catlin, Lively and Thompson streets having expired the tccorder was ordered to publish a call for bids for the improvement of those streets. 1 he engineer s estimate is about as follows: Catlin, S.ttS: Lively, Stoy: Thompson, fo77r to which the engineer's cost of ten pir cent is to be added. An ordinance (No. 601 for plac ing street signs at proper Intersec tions was passed ntul adopted. A call for bids on the work is to be found in this issue. A complaint was made that the 0. R. and N. Company had re moved its tracks from one .section of the occupied street to another thereby spoiling the street as a thorofnn without permission from the council, wns very strongly con detuned: and steps will be taken to lave matters corrected. Various complaints were re ceived about the carelessness of msincss men in sweeping the litter from stores and offices Into Jersey street. There is nil ordinance pro- libiting such a practice and the apearniice of the newly-gravelled street has been so greatly harmed y it that the marshal was instruc ted to enforce the ordinance. If every business man will nut use a ittle pains to keep neat the street 'efore, his own door there wlll.be 110 trouble. A communication from. M. L. Iolbrook regarding the selected site for n city hall was received and read. Mr. Oihuse lias kept the tract for the city although he could have sixweu of it several tunes for a considerable iidvauce over his proff- j ered figure: unit Mr. llolbrook de-' sires to have the sale to the city at once effected. Few iwople would lave held the projerty so long as ins Mr. Oihuse and Mr. llol-i irook proposed to have the deal made he (Mr. llolbrook) agree ing to nuance tlie same, it was Mnceil in the nanus ol tlie prosier papers from time to time, and has attained a prominence i H.IIV.V. mm iiiwiun Z consideration at the hands of tax- payers mid all others interested in St. Johns welfare. For my.self, I do not believe that I... 11 .....i.....,i.. i... 1.. m. viij 1w11nv.11 :iimu:n) iiiiviiiin 41 sauctioiiimr a lew such as this. I Aside irom tlie salaries paid some 1 of the city officials - and for some of which the council should not be held responsible the city govern ment has not been characterized by extravagance and 1 believe those in authority keep in mind always the need of economy in the hand ling of the city funds. It is, however, well to give this matter of tax levy the utmost pub. Ilcity, and the duty devolves upon the council and tixn the citizens and tax payers of St. Johns generally to see to it that property interests arc not tuicrilcl by cessive tax rates. Nothing surely blight the town's future Let it be remembered that Yiiiiiv.i 1111 iinM-amui'iu iii u.m:.i 41 were nearly trebled by the county J assessor in all parts of Mtilttioinah county for the distinct purpose, J! publicly announced, of reducing ; the levy at a corresponding ratio. Last year the total assessment in J Multnomah county was about $56 , 000,000. This year it will be about J i.i.s. 000.000. Last year'Jv the total tax levy for all purposes ' was about .10 mills, as I recall it. 1 . This year Portland's tax payers are promised a total tax levy for all purposes of not to exceed 15 mills. Can St. Johns afford to iutosc a higher rate of taxes than Portland ? I do not believe it can. If the St. Johns levy is kept under 15 mills for all purK)ses, state, school and city, it is perfectly clear that the city levy cannot exceed 3 or 4 mills No. 2. Lots 50x1 06 ft. With a 1 6-foot Alley back of each lot. $200 Prices . and Upward s Terms &Zi Dwn and $5 per month at tlie outside. What greater ser vice can the municipal authorities render the community than to so manage affairs as to make pos sible a levy lower than that of Portland? What sort of reading for the public would it make, if the announcement were made to the St. 41 s ' ' These lots arc located 011 Jersey street, three blocks from car line and Near the Great Weyerhauser Mill Site. Don't pay $350 and $.oo for building lots only 100 leet deep, and without alleys, when yon can get extra si.ed lots with 1 6-foot alleys, all high and level, and in .i... 1 1 1 ii... :.. ci j 1 ....1 . iiiu ue.iL iiiLiuiiy 111 oi, mini mi uu .11111 iipwiiru.s, Let ns show yon this property. We can sell only the first fifty lots at these prices. This is done toad vertise the property. When these are sold prices will advance 2S per cent. Within one year, whenthegreat Weyerhauser mill is in operation, these lots will be worth double the pres ent prices. St. Johns Land Co coniniitteeTwitli instructions to re- worj, t,nt tnxcs nre ,Klcr j hju 111 me uumuuim iii-i-iiHK . in litis t Man ii I'ort and t Tie one Tuesday evening. Adjourned. great reason for the independent municipal existence of St. Johns is that she is enabled to esciiiK.' the I grafts and extravagances of Port- .... ... ... . 'laud city government, l lie mo- Although the puuip at the water-: .,... is .lenuiiistrattd that it costs Sprung A Leak. St. Johns Wiqhc union 3101 Oregon Branch Office ami Agency on the Ground. works workeil till Saturday night it could not supply water as rapidly it leaked from the tnnk: hence when the citizens were looking for jath-water Sunday morning the supply was limited to what was in le iinins. The Scott phone was kept busy explaining matters to the cople: and there wus a hustle to get the eak stopped. It required several so but alwtit eleven EDMONDSON CO., ! Hardware, Tinware, Plumbing i raone Scott 40fi!5 Tin Roofs, Gutters, etc. ST. JMNS. to R. WILCOX, Dray and Baggage Line Phone Scott 1308. Piano Moving a Specialty. Leave order at Blackburn' Furniture itore and they will receive prompt attention. "For Rent" and "For cards for sale at this office. Sale" more to run a separate municipality than it would to live as a part of the city of Portland, n demand will go up for annexation that cannot lie denied. Is it desirable to bring this con dition about? M. L. IIOt.llKOOK. Amrustus Abraham llurlbert mors to do so inn aixnit eleven 1 o'clock the force commenced to get was born in St. Lawrence county, in action and after that time there New York, Februury 30, iK.vj: as no trouble. died in bt. Jolins, at seven-thirty Those residences in the im- in the evening, Noven)ler i-t, 1905. mediate vicinity of the water-tank Mr. llurlbert enlisted in Coin were without water several hours pay l' 3st regiment volunteer while those at more distant jwints infantry, m 1861, and served three were lucky enough to have a lim- yars. He was in the battle of .-none uiver, .iiinreesourg, iuki others and was detailed 011 secret service work till the close of the war. He received an honorable discharge. When Lincoln was assassinated Mr, Hurlliert took part in the cap ture of liooth. At the close of the war he engaged in the lumber busi ness in Wisconsin, and about two years ago he moved to this city. A wife, a daughter, and three sons the eldest still in Wisconsin are his remaining relatives. Funeral services were held from the inethodist church at one o'clock Thursday afternoon -and the re mains placed in Columbia cemetery. WHEN BUYING YOUR GROCERIES Do not forget we carry a full line of Men's, Ladies' and Children's Underwear at right prices. Phone Union I06T. COUCH & CO. ited amount to keep things going. f ttt Dosn't Care To Sell. It is reported that the O. K. & N. railroad has instituted a suit against M. W. Oatton to compel him to sell a certain jortioii of his farm which the company wishes to use as a right of way for its pro posed line on Uie Peninsula. The land in dispute is located at the extreme northern end of the city, and skirts the bluffs above the immense sloughs on the farm. Both the O. K. & N. and the Northern Pacific have several surveys through the tract. It is reported Mr. Gattou is willing to sell, but declines the offer of $500 , an acre made for the right of way, having refused $450 an acre for the entire tract. J. J. KADDERLY Hardware Of all Kinds. Sole Agent for When the heart U getting lighter, Anil the spirits seem to rise, Then the frost is on the Pumpkin Anil the Pumpkin' in the Pies At the Jloiton Home Ilakery, Universal Stoves and Ranges Do not fail to see the Universal Steel Range before purchasing 141-143 Firtl Sired, Odd Fellows Building, Portland, Oregon. Phone Main 1382 -w -w w -w w -w -w - 1 . I 900000000000 L St. Johns Is Growing Nicely OOOOOOOOOO V ... J.. J : - . , , 1 in I t t- o t 8 I 1'J KM