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VOL. 6
ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1910.
NO. 47
Huge Factory District
A Very Poor Reason
Home Rule the Best
All Were Bona Fide
Republican Primary
Better Read This
Council Proceedings
The following article from the
Orcgonlan regarding a contemplated
development of n huge factory dis
trict should prove of interest to all
St. Johns property owners and bu
siness men. The development of
the lower peninsula is only a ques
tion of time and it is bound to be
the greatest manufacturing district
of the Northwest. The laud which
this article deals with lies just cast
of the Swift packing plunt on the
Columbia river:
Development of a huge factory
district on the Peninsula is the
object of a lot of inquiry that has
been made recently and a large
purchase that is just announced.
Two tracts, aggregating 800
acres, with a frontage of n mile and
a quarter on the Columbia River,
have been taken over by a group
of capitalists, some of whom arc
Portland men and some of whom
arc from Seattle. The price is an
nounced as close to $300,000, tin
overage of $375 an acic. J. O.
Elrod, of the Corbett building ob
tained the land mid is intcro.xtcd in
the syndicate.
Those holdings known at the
Patterson und Taylor tracts a-c tlu
pieces that have been trutisicrrcd.
Options have been taken by the
sain. nun on other tracts adjiiulng
and if the purchase li nude, a
block of more than 130a acres will
have been secured, all one piece.
The Patterson tract is long and
narrow, containing 265 acres, and
appears on the maps as the Holt
grieve holdings. It lies about four
miles east of the Swift Packing
plant, and is separated from the
Taylor place on the west by two
pieces now under option which con
tain altogether about 500 acres.
The Taylor place Is in turn sepa
rated from the Swift holdings on
the west by a tract owned by J. R.
Howies, of the Northwest Bridge
Works, which contains approxi
mately 400 acres and cannot be
bought.
All this laud is said to be ideal
for factory purposes. It fronts on
the only stretch of that part of the
Columbia river that has deep water
close in shore, for both up and
down stream' sandbars interfere
with the lauding of large boats. It
is level and the slough running
through it, it is said, can be drained
with little expense, while the bank
is high and is never inundated.
Houses have been occupied close to
the water 011 this stretch for many
years.
This frontage of about 6700 feet
on the Columbia, where no dredg
ing will be required for dock con
struction, is one of the chief ns.sels
of the property as a iactory district.
This Is said to be the only piece of
waterfront of u'ny size on either the
Willamette or Columbia rivers
within practical distance from the
city that is left available. The soil
Is extremely fertile and the value of
the laud merely for extensive farm
ing purposes is very great, but as
part of a manufacturing district its
j wilt Ion increases the worth many
times
The men who have made this
purchase wish their identity kept a
secret for the time, but they are
men who have plenty of financial
backiug and they have beeu con
nected with other large deals Iu
Portland which haye been success
ful. Mr. Elrod is authority for the
statement that a large sawmill is a
possibility on part of this land. An
Eastern man who has laige timber
holdings in the Northwest, for part
of which he paid $2,000,000 cash
not loug ogo, Mr. Elrod says has
made Inquiry regarding the feasi
bility of establishing a mill here.
Nothing has been definitely settled
in black and white, however.
It is also said that one or possibly
two manufacturing enterprises now
located in Seattle have been con
sidering removing their plants to
Portland, and have been making
inquiry regarding land in tins uew
district. The fact that there is
both land and water transportation
here appeals strongly to manu
facturers. The line the O. R. & N.
Company is building around the
Peninsula runs a short distance
south of the property iuvolved in
this purchase.
This is a comparatively small
part of the inquiry that has been
made recently for land on the Pe
ninsula. Several of the most prom
inent real estate dealers in Portland
have been more or less puzzled by
a mvsterious stranger who has
asked them to get options for him
on certain land lying east of that
contained In the purchase negoti
ated by Mr. Elrod. To none of
these would tlie stranger reveal his
name. Just now be is out of the
city, but before going he aunounced
the date of his return as either the
last of this week or. the first of next.
Many options have been taken, and
are awaiting his pleasure.
One reason why several of our cltj
zctis arc iu favor of annexation is
because owning property In both
St. Johns and in Portland, they
claim that taxes arc less on their
Portland property than iu St.
Johns proportionate to their ESTI
MATED valuation. They claim
this is evidence of discrimination by
Portland against St. Johns which
would be removed after annexation.
That this is very poor argument
one does not have to delve very
deeply to discover. To make the
thine canal the rortland property
would cither have to be raised of
St. Johns property lowered. As
the same assessors would likely do
the assessing whether St. Johns is
annexed or not, which one would
likely change in their estimates?
l lie county of Multnomah assesses
and collects the taxes. The city of
Portland has no more to do with
assessing property than has St.
Johns. It is purely a county affair.
Therefore, it is fallacy to believe
there can be any discrimination.
The usttiisors .ir.f sworn to do their
duty and while ill v mnv mid often
do err in jndirnicnt, it is not in tuc
wuyuf duciimuiatioit between St.
Johns and Portland any more than
it is between Grcsham and Portland
or any other town iu the county.
The city tax levy iu Portland is
4.9, schools 5 mills; St. Johns city
levy is 4.8 and schools 4.6 mills.
Thus it can readily bu seen that
taxes iu Portland MUST be higher
than iu St. Johns for property of
the same value if the assessors have
done their duly. The law states
that nil properly must be assessed
at what iu the judgment of the as
sessor the same would bring at a
common sale. There is no getting
away from this. Annexation has
nothing to do with it. The law re
mains the same iu either instance.
It 1 known that the Schwartz-
child & Sulzberger Packing Com
'pony is desirous of establishing n
plant in Portland, and the guess Is
that the laud taken under option by
the mysterious one is for the site of
the packing plant. Mr. Sulzberger
Is expected iu Portland within a
few days, and those with whom he
has liccn in corresnondence sav ho
is coming with the intention of
selecting the site for the "S. & S."
plant. One of the properties that
has been offered, to this firm is the
tract 01 3400 acres Known as uic
"fimiillal Ranch" at Trout dale.
This is held by the Union Meat
Company.
"This laud cannot ncip uui tie
velno into n (.'rent shlnnluir terminal
und manufacturing center," said
Mr. Elrod about the laud he had
just bought. "It lies within the
five-inile circle of which the Burn-
side bridge is the center, and by
actual measurement along uie main
lines of traffic to and from the city
it is two miles nearer the business
center than is St. Johns.
"When the Panama canal is
opened, so that manufacturers can
bride their raw material to the
Coast cheaply, all manufacturing
Industries will leei me immeuiaie
effect and Portland naturally will
receive an immense ini(etus along
this line of development. We do
not have to wan lor mai nine
tiioitch. for the advantages of this
district are already seen, and the
location of factories on the Penin
sula is going on at an astounding
rate,"
There are other deals peuding in
this section of the city, as well as
those mentioned.
It is said that an Eastern manu
facturing concert! has paid $50,000
earnest-money on a large tract on
the Peninsula and that tuts ueai
will be closed within a few davs.
This land it Is said, is held bynfae
Union Meat Company, out particu
lars are withheld until the deal Is
closed.
Mount Hood will be enclosed with
in a national reserve if the petitions
now being circulated lor signatures
accomplish their purpose. With
its snow-canoed neaks. ereat gla
ciers and dashing torrents, this
mountain can be made a creat
national playground, easily accessi
ble from this city, where tnousancis
of people may seek recreation each
summer. It is sought to have the
same plan followed as has been
done in creating the Mount Rainier
reserve.
Re a pood manager. Look ahead.
Will you always have a job? Save
something now. 1 hen you can oe
sure of the future, It is the only
wav. The First National Hank
will tell you more. It compounds
interest every six months. it
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12 inch and 16 inch top water
proof shoes. J. T. Brooks & Son,
1 1 1 South Jersey Street.
The more the annexation ones
tiou is discussed the more apparent
it becomes that home rule is the
best. A number of the citizens
who have signed the "annex" list
have changed their views or had uo
intention of voting for annexation
when they did so. Rev. I. J.
Kcttctihofcn states that when the
proposition was broached to him,
without giving the matter any par
ticular thought, it looked good to
him, but since lie has studied the
problem to a greater or less extent,
believes it best to postpone annexa
tion tor some time at least.
A. A. Muck, the Richmond
street merchant, says he signed the
petition upon the representation
that the great majority of St. Johns
citizens were anxious for annexa
tion, but states he will vote to stay
out, as he thinks it best for the city.
Judge W. W. Holcomb was
strongly in favor of annexation,
but says since the great majority of
business men of the city want to
stay out, and since free mall de
livery and a free ferry' can be ob
tained without annexation to Port
land, there seems to be nothing to
be gained by annexation.
Peter Autzcu at one time favored
annexation, but after living in Port
land where it was difficult to secure
water at certain hours and aTlcr
vainly endeavoring to get a street
improved for a year or more, has
arrived at the conclusion that it is
best to let well enough alone.
S. 0. C Call, whose name ap
pears on the petition, emphatically
dcclurcs that he never signed the
document. L. G rotundity is also
just as positive that he never did
und says he is strongly against an
nexation. His wife signed the
paper, however, without fully real
izing what the thing meant.
John Noce, W. L. Churchill.
Win. Bean, I). F. Noonnn, Al
Peterson and others say that while
they signed the petition, they in
tend to vote against annexation.
Mauy who signed the petitions arc
"on the fence" and open to con
viction. Packing Plant-News
Receipts for the week at the Port
land Union Stock Yards have been
as follows: Cattle 245.1: hoes 1032:
rtheep 6972. The movement of
both cattle and sheep has been un
usually heavy this week. Nearly
three thousand head of cattle and
over six thousand head of sheep
have arrived. In the cattle division
the general quality has been only
fair to medium, very few offerings
of choice steers being made. The
highest price paid this week has
been 5.50; fully 25 cents under
the previous week's market. There
has been very satisfactory trading
ip the butcher division, there being
a very steady call for cows, with
prices averaging up fairly well al
though this market is also off from
IS cents to 25 cents. There has
been no calls In the veal market.
The hog market has been steady to
firm since the opening of business
011 Monday, with prices seesawing
between 10.50 and $10.75 and the
bulk of sales made at $10.65. Re
ceipts have been fair. Iu the sheep
division transactions have been
very spirited. The arrival of sev
eral lots of Mt. Adams wethers and
lambs put new life into the market
and good prices rule the trading.
4,25 was the extreme top for year
ling wethers and $5.50 tor the best
grade of lambs. Receipts have been
unusually heavy and the market is
steady to firm. D. O. Lively,
General Agent.
DAN'S RESTAURANT
MERCHANTS' LUNCH from
11:30 a. m. to 2 o'clock p. m.
Including:
Soup
Fish
Roast
Vegetables
35c
35c
Dessert
Coffee, Tea or Milk
EVERY DAY EXCEPTSUNDAY
Short Orders at All Hours.
Delays are dangerous. Save now.
The First National Bank com
pounds interest every six months.
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One of the parties who circulated
petitions among the voters of St.
Johns soliciting signatures on the
papers asking that the annexation
issue be placed on the ballot is pub
licly making tlie declaration that
the lists published in the Review
last week and the week previous
were not bona fide, that a number
of them never appeared on the pe
titions and that wc must have
hunted up the names iu foreign
lauds, It is certainly deplorable
that the solicitors now repudiate
the names after ' thev have served
the purpose for which they were
sought. The truth of the matter
is that every name printed iu the
Review In the ylwo "annex" lists
were found bv the editor union tr the
three original documents filed with
the officials at the city hall iu Port
land. There was not n fictitious
name in the lot published, It may
be that one or two of the names
have not been spelled exactly as
they should have been, yet it was
the best wc could do with the writ-!
iug which in some instances would J
have almost stumped a Philadelphia
lawyer. We do not claim, however, I
that the SIGNATURES of these
people appeared on the petitions in
each instance, for to be candid, wc
do not believe they did, too many
evidently being written by one
hand, but the NAMES do or did
appear, as can easily be attested if
the original petitions arc yet to be
found. To prove that wc have at
least some confidence in the evi
dence of our own eyes we will
cheerfully give any one ten dollars
for proof of ON h fictitious name iu
the two lists published. No one is
debarred from this, and wc chal
lenge one and all.
False Modesty Evil
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Today we have methods of dis
posing of sewage, though they are
far from perfect iu mauy Instances.
Hut vi linviTcrpntrd nnntlipr rlinr.
acter of fill lilt Wc have made tlie
body a filthy, thing, Wc have
been clnuuul if .prudery. Wc have
been following its dictates.. Every
child, when a mere toddler, is
taught to be ashamed of its body
and imbued with the idea that the
bodv is fdthv and vnlirar. Under
such circumstances should it cause
comment that the body usually does
become what we have mentally
pictured It? Can you cxcct a
beautiful body to develop, when the
mind is reeking with the idea ol its
uastincss? What sort of people are
we anyway? Picturing tlie human
form as a vile thing, and then ex
pecting it to develop all the strength
and capacity that it should nor
mally possess I we have made for
ourselves a mental picture of the
body, This picture Is destructive
to moral and mental development
and to physical well being. It con
nects vice and sin and dissipation
and immoralities of the worst sort
with every view of the naked
human form. Can we expect to
develop a race of men and women
with such disgusting and cuervat-
iug thoughts going forth into the
world as "true gold?' Can we
not in reality expect to become the
victims of our own "trap" that we
have unknowingly set for the com
ing generations? We have treated
the body as vulgar and vile, aud it
has become vulgar and vile. We
have associated it with immorality
and dissipation and it has become a
part of immorality and dissipation.
We have taken the divine features
of the human form, aud have
branded them as nasty and obscene,
and they have become nasty and
obscene,
Is it not about time for us tp call
a halt? Is it not time for the real
men and the real women of this
country to rise up in their power,
and demand the elimination of this
revolting, damnable mental atti
tude? Beruarr Macfaddeit, in Sep
tember Physical Culture.
Miss Mabel Griinig, the youug
orphan girl who was enabled to
have an operation p e r 1 0 r m e ci
through the generosity of the peo
ple of St. Johns, is getting along
nicely, hue can use the crippled
limb now almost as well as the
other and it Is growing stronger
every day. She desires to thank
the people of the city for their kind
ness in making it possible for her
to walk without the aid 01 a crutch.
K. C. Couch, while defeated at
the primaries by a rather small
margin, secured a splendid vote in
St. Johns. Had he been as well
known and as popular throughout
the county as he is at home he
would have led the ticket by a big
majority.
Following is the vote at the Re
publican primaries held in this city
Saturday. The vote was very light
and little interest seemed to be
taken iu the matter. The Demo
crats polled 42 votes of which K.
C. Couch received about one dozen.
The vote by precincts:
150 157 158 Total
W. R. Ellis 9.. 15.. 9 33
A. W. Laffcrty 25. .49.. 25 99
C. J. Reed 20.. 28.. 22 70
Geo. S. Shepard 13.. 14.. 9 36
Albert Abraham 10.. 12,. 6 28
Jay Bowcrman 17.. 35.. 21 73
Grant B. Dimick33..4i..3o 104
E Hofcr 9.. 18.. 12 - 39
F. W. Benson 42., 68.. 34 144
G. Wingatc 29. .35. .32 96
Ralph W. Hoyt 26.. 42.. 31 99
Thos. B. Kay 42 . .57 . .34133
Henry J. Bean 39. .63. .43 145
T. A. McBrldc 42. .64. .39 145
W. McCamant 21 . .29. .22 72
Geo. H. Burnctt40..54...j6 140
Frank A. Moore 49. .79. .48166
A. M. Crawford 42. .70. .42 154
J. N.Hart 23.. 29.. 21 73
L. R. Alderman 49.. 75.. 50 174
Wm. I. Clarke 19. .36,. 28 83
W. S. Duniwuy 47.. 66. 3715"
O. P. Hoff 27.. 43.. 24 94
G. M. Ortou 38.. 50. 38 126
F. J. Miller 44 . .78. .49 171
J. H. Lewis 52.. 80.. 56 188
J. T. Chlnnock 50.. 73. .39162
F. T. Gcttlu 10.. 24.. 22 56
S. H. Gruber 32. .47, .39 1 IB
J. P. Kavanangh 30.. 43. .24 97
J. 11. Cleland 31 . .45. .32 to3
H. E. McGinn 37. .59. .38 144
J. V, Beach 25. .32. .23 80
J. Ditclibtirn 32. .55. .34 121
E.Drake 24. .38. .20 82
I). J. Malarkcy 43 .62.. 47 152
W. H. Chatteii 4 1 . .65 . . 47153
J. R. Latourctte-24. .34. 20 78
B. Cason 12.. 16.. 15 43
G. W. Joseph 34 . .47 . 38 -1 19
C. N. McArthur 18.. 29.. 16 63
J.K.Locke 44. 67. .44135
A. B. Manley 20.. 19.. si 60
Jus. Abbott 41. .64. .51 156
J. M. Ambrose 40.. 50.. 45 135
E. G. Amine 35 . .42 . .34 1 1 1
II. D. Angell 19.. 17.. 20 56
J. W. Uevcridgc 24. .37. .20 81
C. A. Blgclow 36 . .57 .46139
J. C. Bryant 38. .50. .39 127
C. K Uurnside 26, .25. 30 81
W. J. Clemens 23. .53. .46 116
R.C.Clyde 19. .44. .38 ioi
Jas. Cole 39.. 43. .35 107
11. E. Collier 15. .24 . .22 61
S. Collins 27.. 37.. 30 94
W. I. Cottel 16.. 32 . 23 71
K, C. Couch 57.. 90. .56203
L. M. Davis 0..17..14 40
U. S. Purrcll 18. .15. .17 50
J. J. Fly nn 23.. 46.. 26 95
t. Fonts 24. .29.. 22 75
J. B. Goddard 15. .38. .22 75
O. M. Hickey 10. ,25. .14 49
1'. Iiohklrk 12. .13. .11 30
Peter Hume 14. .12.. 9 37
J. C. McCue 16 .17.. 9-- 42
C. B. Moores 17. . 15. ,14 46
F. N. Myers 4 . . 1 1 . . 9 24
II. 11, Northup 20. .20. . 1 1 51
T. L. Perkins 17- 39-. 37 83
E. L. Ray bum 11. 14 . . 5 30
A. G. Rushlight 29.. 48.. 35 ni
G. W. Stapleton 16. .32.. 846
J. R. Wetherbee 16.. 19.. 11 46
T. J. Clcctuu 61 . .96.. 64 221
II. W. Goddard 24.. 42.. 23 89
D.V.Hart 45-59--43M7
N. H. Bird 21 . .33. .20 74
G. W. McMillan 10.. 13.. 9 32
R. L. Stevens 38 . . 65 . . 3814 1
J. B. CoiTey 25. .43.. 20- 88
F. S. Fields 43.. 65.. 48 156
J. M. Lewis 58. .85. .55 198
S. B. Martin 38.. 64., 41 143
H, M. Welch 25. .36 .33 94
P. Holbrook 58.. 93 .52- 203
B. L. Norden 33 . . 53 . . 251 1 1
C. H. Skcwes 32, .51 . ,29 1 12
O, R. Downs 46.. 74.. 46 166
B. L. Snow 2i . .33. . 19 73
W. E. Ashbey 37.. 71 .34142
P. Hill 26.. 33.. 28 87
For committeeman iu district No,
156 F. P. Drinker had 31, aud A.
A. Muck 38. Iu district No. 157,
A. M. Esson had 74 and W. H,
King 31. In district No. 158 Chas.
Bredesop had 38, aud Alex Scales
26.
Get prices at Calef Bros, before
you buy. A good linoleum at 54c
and fitted to your floor.
Wanted Woman for
housework; $5 per week,
at 529 South Ivauhoe.
general
Apply
The law firm of Collier & Collier
have removed their offices to the
Spauldiug building rooms 601-2.
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The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve dinner and sup
per on election day, November 8th.
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Now is the time to have that
winter suit renovated. Bring it to
the St. Johns Cleaning, Pressing
and Dye Works. Our prices are
right, in South Jersey street,
next to Princess Theatre.
It appears rather difficult for a
number of individuals in St. Johns
to get away from the idea that an
nexation will revolutionize the
water situation here and that Bull
Run water will be obtained shortly
after annexation. Wc have taken
the trouble to investigate the fran
chise given by the city council to
1110 water company, which Instru
ment was passed and propcrlv
signed July 9, 1903. Among Its
provisions wc hud the following:
"The rights herein cranled of
laying mains in tli .' streets of the
Town of St. John? shall be and re
main the EXCLUSIVE right of
the grantee herein for the period of
FIFTEEN YEARS from and after
the taking effect of this franchise,
saving, however, the right of any
person or corporation within said
town to provide his or its own pri
vate supply in any manner not re
quiring the laying or use of mains
in the city."
This is plain enough for a child
to understand. This franchise, so
loug ns its provisions arc lived up
to, remain in force just as they
read for the next eight years so far
as this section is concerned. No
power on earth can change it. Noth
ing can be taken from and nothing
can be added to, whether annexa
tion takes place or whether it docs
not. It is contended, however,
that exclusive franchises cannot be
given under the state constitution.
If wc understand the law aright
they can be. PERPETUAL fran-
chinas are unconstitutional, but not
so exclusive franchises when given
for a certain number of years aud
given conditional. Therefore, the
city of Portland COULD NOT run
out Bull Klin pipe Hues through the
city of St. Johns for the next eight
years unless the bt. Johns water
Co. gives eruiissiou to do so, This
is surely plain to all who can read
aud understand the English lan
guage. Again it is said that the city of
Portland after annexation could Is
sue bonds and purchase the utilities
of the water company at their ap
praised value. Another section in
the franchise explodes this theory.
It plainly states:
f'That
the Town of St. Johns
shall and hereby docs reserve to it
self the right AT THE END OF
TWENTY YEARS from the time
this franchise goes into effect, as
hereinbefore provided, to purchase
the said water works," which
clause is followed by conditions as
to how the purchase may be
effected.
Thus it is seen that for thirteen
years yet the St. Johns Water Co.
may retain its utilities here without
fear of being forced to sell out to
the city. Since it is impossible to
lay another system or force the
company to sell their holdings, will
some one be kind enough to inform
us how Bull Run water can be
secured inside of a few mouths less
than eight years? During the life
of the franchise, the company is
also privileged to charge the
SAME PRICE for consumption
us is now iu force.
People who imagine they arc
spitting the water company by vot
ing to go into Portland are making
a sad mess of it. Tlie company is
secure whichever way the question
is decided. In eight years wc will
all be willing to annex with Port
laud, it is more than likely. Any
one doubting the worditig of the
clauses of the franchise as we have
given them above may be enlight
ened by looking for themselves at
the city hall, It is uot a secret,
but open to all.
According to Wednesday's Tele
gram, the people of the Mt. Scott
district are still complaining about
tlie shortage of water. 1 lie Wood
mere Water Co. has charge of the
water situation there iu spite of the
fact that Mt. Scott was annexed to
Portland about two years ago. The
Telegram states that this company
is preparing to enlarge their pump
ing station. Does this look like the
city of Portland was going to take
this company over and supply the
people with Bun Kim water f Aud
yet the Woodmere Water Co. has
NO FRANCHISE. It is only oper-
ating by virtue of a permit from
the county of Multnomah. Why
doesn't Portland purchase the plant
and stop the clamor? The people
of St. Johns will be asking tite same
question years from now if atincxa
tiou takes place.
It nik'ht have been I Sad eunuch
for Any man but doubly sad for the
man who has frittered awav his
youth and has naught to comfort
his old age. Tlie First National
Bank will save you this experience.
Begin to save today. It will pay
you 3 per cent. it
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Henry Ostwalk is having a small
dwelling erected ou North Kellogg,
All members were present at the
regular meeting Tuesday evening,
Mayor Hendricks presiding as usual.
The first matter taken up was
the filing of a map submitted by
the gas company showing location
of their mains.
Messrs S. W. Rogers and Marion
Johnson declined to serve ns view
ers on the condemnation of St.
Johns avenue, and the mayor was
instructed to select new viewers for
presentation next Tuesday night.
Bills amounting to over $900
were ordered paid.
A petition asking council to call
a special election for the purpose of
purchasing a public park, consist
ing of nearly six acres aud parts of
which arc owned by Mrs. Nancy
Captcs aud 11. E. Harris, was pre
sented. The petition contained 140 names
and the price to be paid for the
land $22,000. The city attorney
was requested to look into the mat
ter aud ascertain if enough signa
tures had been secured to legalize
calling a special election for the
purpose.
An ordinance establishing grade
of Oswego street from Batiks to
Swift boulevard was passed.
F. W. Valentine, as n representa
tive of the Commercial club, re
quested the services of the city en
gineer for the purpose of picking
out u feasible route for a wagon
road between St. Johns aud the
Swift packing plant. The request
was granted.
Councilman Downey deplored the
delay on the newer through the
Weyerhaeuser tract and believed
action should be taken to force the
Issue. Ou motion of Alderman
Davis the recorder was directed to
demand the petition from the com
pany, which they had agreed to
present by next meeting night.
As the county is now using the
steam roller, it was decided to
charge the county $8.00 per day
or use of same and the engineer.
On motion of Downey the elec
tric light poles 011 Jersey at Rich
mond and Burlington were to be
ordered removed and two iron
posts with a cluster of lights to be
placed in their stead on opposite
sides of the street Iu each instance.
Atl favored the proposition with the
exception of Doblc.
Building Permits
Following arc the building ikt-
111 Its issued during the past week:
No. 129 To II. bteiiihcld to
erect dwelling ou I lavas street be
tween St, Johns avenue aud Maple
street; cost 700.
No. 130 To L. H. Boyd to
erect dwelling 011 Edison street be
tween Tyler and Richmond; cost
$100.
No. 131 To G. L. Weiss to re
pair dwelling on Edison between
Decatur aud bt. Johns addition;
cost f 300.
No, 133 To Henry Ostwalk to
erect dwelling ou Kellogg between
Fessenden and Catliu streets; cost
350.
No. 133 To F. M. Glaup to re
pair dwelling ou Catliu between
liny as and Ivauhoe; cost 200.
No. 134 To N. G. Turkington
to erect dwelling ou Burr between
Bank and Mears; cost $1000.
A St. Johns Range for $38.00,
guaranteed for ten years, at Calef
Bros,
Just received a line of high top
shoes, waterproof, from the Foot
Schulze Co. J. T. Brooks & Son,
1 1 1 South Jersey street.
Frank Kilkenny has returned
from the prime fields of near Rose
burg, and will once more be ou duty
at his bootblack stand ou Jersey
street.
Sidewalks in which washed ma
terial is used are the kind that
never have to be takeu up. They
have the lasting qualities. Put
down by the St. Johns Sand &
Gravel Co. Photie Richmond 1571.
0
J. Arthur Perkins, uttoruey-at-law,
has departed for Vancouver,
Wash., where he has opened up
offices. The law field in St. Johns
is pretty well occupied and Van
couver looked like a more lucrative
location to Mr. Perkins.
Harry March aud Miss F. Salvoter
were united in marriage at the
bride's home iu Portland within
the past few days, and have taken
up their residence at 908 Portland
boulevard. Mr. March is employed
at the tailoring establishment of
John Noce & Co.