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ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1911.
VOL. 7
NO. 22
The City Election
The regular city election was
held on Monday, and for some rea
son but little iutcrc.it wns tnken in
same. Only about fifty per cent, of
the voters took advantage of the
privilege of voting, or to be more
exact 484 votes were cast. A
clean sweep was made so far as
council tucii arc concerned. Messrs.
Hendricks and Downey were the
only members of the present conn
THK NKW MAYOR
cil making a run for rc election and
both were defeated. K. C. Couch,
J. W. Davis and F. W. Valentine
have all served previously either as
mayor or councilman, while the ex
perience will be new so f.ir ns St.
THK NICW ATTOKNKV
Johns is conce'rued to the others
elected. The closest race was be
t vcen Pascal Hill and J. F. Gill
more in the second ward, the for
mer winning out with only one vote
to spare. A. W. Vincent, socialist
etudldate for mtyor, jnade a splen
did nin, anil received many com
plimentary votes. Following is the
list of candidates elected, who will
begin business next Monday night:
Mayor K. C. Couch,
Recorder Frank A. Rice,
Treasurer W. S. Kellogg,
Attorney A. M. F.sson,
Couucilmen at Large Charles
Bredcsoti, D. Frank Horsmau and
K W. Valentiue.
Counclhuen First Ward John
W. Davis and A. A. Muck.
Councilmeu Second Ward P.
Hill and G. L. Perrine.
Following Is- the total vote each
candidate received;
For Mayor K. C; Couch 331,
A. W. Vincent 147.
For Recorder F. H. Brodahl
156, Frauk A. Rice 230, R C.
Stokes 83.
For Treasurer V. Scott Kel
logg 406.
For Attorney A. M. Esson 263,
O. J. Gatzmyer 198.
For Couucilmen at Large
Chus. Dredeson 241, G. W. Curtis
115, J. S. Downey 227, N. A. Gee
116, J. F. Hendricks 170, D. Frank
Horsrnan 334, F. W. Valentine
242.
Councilmeu First Ward J, W.
Davis 119, Randolph Graden 73,
Gaylord Mallett 47, A. A. Muck
190, J. I. Shurts 63.
For Councilman Second Ward
C. J. Anderson 32," W. S. Basey
41, J. F. Gillmore 66, P. Hill 67,
Rudolph Markwart 49, G. L. Per
rine 113.
The vote on the nark bonds was:
Yes 260, no 209. As it required a
two-thirds vote to secure the park,
the project was lost, being 106
votes short of carrying.
Allen Murray, his son, Edgar,
wife and two children arrived in
St. Johns from Clearfield, Penn.,
Wednesday morning, taking up
their habitation at the. Chicago
rooming house. Mr. Murray was
a former resident of St. Johns, and
and after spending another winter
In the Keystone state, was more
than glad to once more reach this
land ef sunshine and flowers.
J. J. Hurlburt has begun con
ctmrtlnn ution a ,handsome resi
dence on South Ivanhoe which will
cost 13000.
John Blum isliaviug a fine home
erected on Astor street.
Words of Appreciation
The following letter showing the
high esteem in which Rev. Qnt.cs is
held in the community was signed
by some sixty citizens of St. Johns,
representing every phase of the city
and is a tribute seldom paiu 10 a
citizen upon his departure to anoth
er field of activity. The letter was
written and circulated by Gov. J.
H. Fletcher:
Rev. C. P. Gates, pastor of the
United Evangelical Church, St.
Johns:
Having heard with regret that
you arc about to leave your charge
in this city after a residence nnour
years, as pastor of the United Evan
gelical church, we, citizens of St.
Johns,lrrespectIvc of denominations,
cannot allow you to depart to anoth
er field of labor without expressing
our regret, as well as bearing testi
mony to your worth nsa man and
your character as u citizen and a
Christian. While some of us did not
see eye to eye witli you on nil pub
lic questions, yet we never failed to
admire your fearless, outspoken
and conscientious advocacy of what
you believed to be for the best in
terest of the city and country. Your
eloquent and powerful discourses
invariably cliarmed us. and your
kind and obliging disposition to nil
regardless of icllgloii or politics
won our gratitude nndcsfcm, thus
illustrating the truth of the Hues of
the poet:
"If each for each do all he can,
A very god is man to man."
Of votir lofty character and high
aims wc entertain the highest ad
miration and we hope that where-
ever you go you will continue to
.ii. 1. 1 irt... 1!... I '
iTvacn uunsi nun mm kiuliiiwu
with the same power and acceptance
that you did here, and that you
will continue to enjoy the same con
fidence that you did in St. Johns.
We ure Indeed sorry to sec you
leave us, for as the poet says:
"It is not they who go who feel
the parting
It is they who stay behind who
feel it most."
Hut be assured, dear sir, that
wherever vou may reside we shall
cherish the warmest remembrance
for both you and your nmlable part
ner and that when you quit pro
claiming the "glad tldfugs" on
earth, you may receive the crown
of righteousness that fadeth not
away, eternal in the heuvens.
Then followed the list of names,
too numerous to warrant space here.
Beautiful Spring Flowers
lly K. H. Plakket
See, Oh I see the beautiful spring,
The flowers so early peeping, '
As they come forth with their dew
drops on,
Pointing heavenward.silently creep
ing.
Then they spread their leaves,
As tue sunsniue on, wmi tuuer
cnt shades of color.
Some are large and some are small
But each is distinct trotn me
other.
Then comes the bud, and then the
flower.
The fragrauce we love for smell
hie: And In the house it fills the room
Of our little cottage dwelling.
It makes me happy to see them
grow,
And makes us feel like living.
Oh I give me more to put in store,
On my little window sneivmg.
Oh' this beautiful earthly world
With all its beauty given,
Is only a home, an earthly home,
m f 1 .
To prepare tor a nome in neavcn.
Building Permits
No. 35 To J. J. Hurlbert to
erect a residence on Ivanhoe be
tween Catllu and Trumbull; cost
$3000.
Nn. ifi-To Mrs. B. Smith to
erect dwelllug on Mohawk between
Swift Boulevard and liendricics
avenue; cost $400.
Wn -it To Frauk Powers to
erect a dwelling on Mohawk be
tween Oswego and Alleglieuy; cost
$75o.
No. 18 To Tohn Blum to erect
a residence on Astor street between
Midway and Oregoian avenue;
cost $800.
The Eagles gave a delightful okl
fashioned Eastern dance in the M.
W. A. hall Tuesday evening. The
1 1 1 f I S l . . n Ita Annnnidl
nail was Ultcu mutual iu iw ui.i7
and the old time dances were en
ioved to the fullest extent. Re
freshments, bountiful and appetiz
ing, were well taken care of by
those in attendance. All voted it
an unqualified success. '.
Lavender Dinner
Mrs Alice Learned entertained
the Debonair Club at a Lavender
dinner at three o'clock Thursday
afternoon. The table decorations
were very beautiful and elaborate.
Broad lavender ribbons hung in
festoons from the ceiling and were
fastened to the four corners of the
table. Candles were used on the
table and had pretty lavender
shades. The central decoration
was a lovely fern in a jardiuerc cov
ered with lavender crepe paper.
Just before dinner was announced
eneh minst drew a number from a
troy. At each place was a square
of mauilla paper numbered to
match the numbers on the tray and
bearing on one side a humorous
sketch while the opposite side cur
ried n very clever illustration of
the sketch done in water colors by
Mrs. Hope Learned. The guests
were seated at the tabic 'according
to the number drawn and nmid
much laughter each in turn read
aloud the witticism found on her
place card.
The menu was as follows:
Grape Fruit
Salmon Patties . Salad
Chops Sliced Tongue
Mashed Potatoes Pickled Jcllo
Salted Almonds Olives'
Ice Cream Cake
After Dinner Mints
Cofe Noir
The dinner was delicious nud
beautifully served In every detail.
The Ice cream and cake were tinted
lavender to carry out the color
scheme. The pickled jello was
purticu'jrly fine and called forth
many complimentary remarks and
iiiuiiv lL-niiL'sts for the recipe. It is
titi eastern dish ami was made for
the occasion by Mrs. Boyd. After
dinner, slips of paper containing a
short type-written story in an in
complete form were passed one to
each guest nud they were given a
half hour to fill in all the blauks.
Mrs. Day's paper was found to be
correct and she received the first
prize, a handsome cut glass bowl.
Mrs. Gnmmcl and Mrs. Bovd were
next with only two crrqrs, and
. . a
drew for the second prize, a stiver
pickle fork. Mrs. Uoyd was tlie
winner. Afterwards a lame box
was passed containing the favors,
wrapped In white and tied with
lavender ribbon. Each one took
out the package to correspond with
the number given on ine piace
cards.
Mrn. Dav received an oriental sachet.
Mrs.Uickuase a Jap. cold cream jur,
Mrs. Kinder, a jap. pin tray,
Mrs. Fones, n Jap. puff box,
Mrs. Rambo, a hatpin holder,
Mrs. Hartel, a Japanese puff box
Mrs. Weeks, Japanese pin tray,
Mrs. Sandifer, a piece of Iudian
notterv.
Mrs.'Boyd, nut crackers,
Mrs. Evans, a fancy soap box,
Mrs. Hiller, a Japanese tray
Mrs. Keeler, a Japanese tray,
Mrs. G amine!, a Japauese tray,
Mrs. Markle, a brass bowl,
Mrs. Hewitt, a brass bowl.
Seventeen members of the club
were nreseut and all voted it Otie
of the most delightful affairs ever
given the Debonair club. Mrs.
Learned Is an ideal hostess and in
every way deserving of the high
esteem in which she is held as the
president of the club.
Confidence In Oregon
No less a financial authority than
Frank A. Vanderiin. nresidetit of
of the National City Bank of New
York, and who was formerly
an assistant to the secretary of the
tieasury, has handed out good ad
vice to Oregouians this -past week.
He snvs that everv man should get
a piece ot laud and he urges that
now is the time to get It. Mr. Van
derlip was entertained during the
mi st week bv the Portland commer
cial club. He expressed great con
fidence in tue tuture ot uregon anu
says the very attractive appearance
of the state impresses him with the
Wisdom of every man securing for
himself and tamiiy a piece ot ianu,
for it will not be a great while until
a poor man will be unable to get
land. In discussing the financial
situation Mr. Vanderlip expresses
the bellet tnat business conditions
in the country at large are taking a
hopeful turn. He finds banks are
sound, crop prospects are good and
there is general commence in me
future.
Bad breath, bitter taste, dizziness
and a general "no account'' feeling
is a sure sign of a torpid liver.
HERBINE is the medicine heeded.
It makes the liver active, vitalizes
the blood, regulates thebowels and
restores a fine feeling of energy
and cheerfulness. Price 50c. Sold
by St. Johns Pharmacy. , C25
West Side Development
"Turn to those western hills of
Portland," says the realty dealer.
"Study your city map at the same
limp. Observe flint the irent
I white patches which indicate acreage
within tue city limits yet unplatted
arc to be found in the western hills
only. In self defense, the realty
man who makes a business mar
keting newly platted property, is
turning to the western hills for lo
cations." Students of the realty situation
arc arguing that the era of the
West Side resident development is
returning, nud the rather numerous
additions being pushed on the
western hills is cited ns evidence.
The effect of this trend, they say,
wjll be to draw more of the new
population to the West Side, in
stead of letting practically all the
small homcbuilders no to the vast
expanse of the East Side between
the Columbia Ktvcr and tlic soutu
eru city limits. Many arguments
arc being advanced to prove the
contention.
"Take vour man." savs Vincent
Jones, "measure off the great areas
within easy distance which nave
not been platted. Wc have hund
reds of acres right here at our doors
on the western hills. Population
has not gone there because of the
relative cost of building on level
ground, nud the hill cost of street
improvements. But n time is
reached where distance on level
ground begins to counterbalance
the slight nud much exaggerated
difficulties of hillside building. I
think that that time has arrived.
Good, sightly cheap lots within sat
isfactory reach on the East Side are
growing scarce. People do not
want to go into tue country, tie
youd the five cent carfare limit,
when they can find anything sultn-
ble nearer.
Minn car lines tin the westciu
hills like Portland Heuihts Hue. You
could reach hundreds of acres now
vacant Within the ao-tnlmite limit.
If this land be tmt on the market
so that the owner gt'ts his business
site for $400 to $1000, why Is it
not reasonable to expect rabid de
velopment in thin-direction? Some
of the additions now being platted,
and others to go on later, will have
a large number of popular priced
lots, all on the hill elevation, giving
food air and the finest view. Ev
erything points to their becoming a
powerful drawing clement tor me
increase in Portland's population."
Mr. tones, with the other men
who arc becoming interested in the
northwest hills, also makes a num
ber of observations on the trend of
Industries which favor residence in
the northwestern district.
Wharves, warehouses and facto
ries are L'olmr in on the river and
adjacent territory below the bridg
es. That is conceded. 1 ne penin
sula is to become a great mauufac
turincr nud warehouse center. The
time is coming when thousands of
men able to own good homes will le
employed in that region. Laud
thereabout will be too high priced
and not desirable for such homes,
and this class will go to the nearest
locutions where rates are within
reach. Suppose that iiitertirbau
lines operate on the North Bank
rnnWs tliroiiL'h the neuinsula dis
trict, crossing the Willamette -at the
North Bank bridge. It -would be
easy to distribute this traffic through
out the northwestern hills, which
would be the nearest accessible re-
All the West side ot tlie river
from Guild's lake northward will
have its institutions. When Lewis
....... . . .
& Wiley have finished their great
filling work at tue laKe ami oilier
property is brought up to grade
level, heavy business interests will
be located there and the northwest
ern hills will be the only residence
section near.
To expedite the work o.f popular
izing this hillside region, and to use
it as an equalizing influence upon
the ereatest values of city property,
it is the purpose of Mr. Jones and
aud others interested to carry on
systematic work in explaining. what
can be done with hillside buildings.
A multitude of plaus of ' the Swiss
chalet type, and Portland buildings
already reared upon the hill slopes,
will be pictured, tue cost, 01 mis
type of work will be shown in de
tail, and the public urged to take
advantage of hill possibilities. Or
egon Journal.
There is no spot that is more at
tractive as a building site by reason
of its delightful view of mountain,
river and landscape, its easy access
to the great manufacturing district
developing at St. Johns, than that
of Whitwood Court. Directly across
the river, when our free ferry is in
stalled it will make that thriving
communhv aud St.Iohns practically
one city. Hundreds of employes of
mi 1 r. ...In .....1.,.
our mills mm muiuiica win nmnc
homes there where they will be free
from the dust and smoke of the
The Paving Question
It is somewhat amusing to those
not interested in the street to watch
the properly owners of Jersey street
shifting ground on the hard sur
facing proposition. One week 75
per cent arc in favor of Bitulithic,
aud sign up to that effect. The
nevt week on tier rent, renonnee
their former views and petition for
westrunutc. inst wcck nuotuer
shift was made and about eighty
per cent, according to Attorney
Collier, signed a communication to
the council asking that Westrumitc
he not tiKPft. Due went Knme fnvor
one thing, the next week they nrc
in tavor ot somciiiing else, i.ikc
a shirt on a clothes line, they arc
subject to every wind that blows.
They hug to their breasts one kind
of hard surfacing, and soon tliscard
it for something else. The same
tactics on n iurv would hanir n man
one week and free him the next.
Olly-tougucd representatives of the
strongest paving concern the
world has ever known have been
sent here, one after another, to in
still noison in the minds of the prop
erly owners. One takes hold where
the other left off. Doubt, hesitan
cy, vacillation nrc the result. The
uninterested citizens can only look
on and wonder if they arc ever go
lug to discard their swaddling
clothes mid net like men who know
their own minds, instead of playing
the part of weak willed children.
What will the world at large, as the
news goes forth, think of us ns a
municipality, anyhow?
Why have some of the people
renounced Westrumlte? If West
rumitc is good, the competing com
D.mv could afford to lav the Jersey
street paving free of charge to the
properly owners to Keep 11 irom
getting a foothold. If it is bad the
company could well afford to spend
money in seeing that Westrumlte
is laid just to snow to tue worm
west that It is utterly worthless,
lint tln coinnetinif comnauv Is cute.
shrewd nud well know how to deal
with human nature. Only their
best talent Is used here, nud one
man is not used long enough to
bore ills hearers. Another conies,
and still another. The tales that
appeur from time to time in the
livening Post concerning the "Sys
tem" are fairly out rivalled nerc.
Their interest in the dear people
of St. Tohns is immeasurable. Phil-
nnthroplstically they spend their
money, time nun laieuis 10 save 01.
Johns from laying n worthless pave
ment. And their interest is so dis
interested. What care they what
kind of surface is laid, only so it
Un't Westrumlte? Thev know
that people are gullible ns in P. T.
JJaruum a time aim incysuapc ineir
tactics accordingly. Oiled promi
ses, siicrnr-coated insinuations mid
startiing visions of what the result
would be were Westrumlte laid, are
tin wennons used, aud ah I how
skillfully they are brought Into
play. One cannot neip mil nuuiire
the deftness with which they poison
the mind and apologetically at
tenmt to miucture the reputation
and financial stnnditig of their com
petitors.
l et us look at the facts, stripped
of their clinging honey and veiled
inuendoes: Attorney collier saiu lie
had written duly to engineers in
tiu Krmt. An inspection of the re
plies, which he so disinterestedly
placed with the city recorder, dis
closed only a couple from engineers.
How the others came to reply from
letters addressed to engineers does
not become clear. Not one letter
from an engineer is derogatory to
Westrumlte. but on the contrary
rather upholds it. Letters from
. 1 . 1.1 1
other sources cannot oe cousiuercu
reliable. Money can buy testimo
nials, and men have beeu known
to neriure themselves for money,
especially so wheu there is little
chance of being discovered. En
gineers, as a rule, have reputations
tosustatn.and tliey are very carenu
regarding the statements they make.
Attain, sunoo.se a city iu California
should write to our own city en-
gineer, or the l'ortiaud cny eugin
eer.concerning Westrumite.can you
imagine the reply that would issue
from each? Aud yet neither of
them has had any personal exper
ience w ith Westrumite. Our en
gineer and Mr. Woodhouse both
affect to believe uie touuuaiiou inai
Westrumite company proiwses to
lay to be inadequate; yet we be
iieve neither ever had any exped
ience with hard surfacing. wauy
things are being doue today that
were tlioiiL'ht impossible a dozen
years ago. Science is ever on the
move. Mr. Andrew stated that he
factory district and where unsur
unsseil loveliness of the panoramic
scene which spreads out before the
vlsiou charms and sootues tue
weary worker after a day of toil.
This little hamlet, once a ferry is in
will grow like Jonah's gourd and
will soon cover the entire slope.
had sent back to Chicago for speci
cations used there, yet the ones he
wanted used here were secured
from Canada. There is no abso
lute proof that the specifications
submitted by the Westrumite Co.
arc not similar to those used in the
East. All the letters and testimo
nials received from city engineers
from any section where Westrumite
lias been laid unite in speaking iu
warmest praise of it except one,
which says it has not been laid long
enough iu his city to give n just
opinion. Then are wc to lose faith
iu our two townsmen, who were
sent back to eastern states to in
vestigate? Arc they men who arc
likely to be hoodwinked ? Is not
their word of more value than a
dozen letters, the authors of whom
arc utterly unknown to the people
of St. Johns? Think you, if the
streets were "blowing away,"
"full of holes," "disintegrating"
and "utterly worthless" ns some of
these letters nvcr, that Mr.McKcou
and Hill would gain no inkling of
it ? D. N. Byerlcc traversed one of
these streets when at Chicago a
year or so ago, aud says it was one
of the finest he ever saw, that one
of the citizens living on the street
informed him that the street had
been laid three years, that it was
the most economical ns to repairs
after being torn up for pipe work,
requiring no expensive skilled work
men to make such repairs, but that
any one with gumption enough to
use a shovel, a tamper and a trow
el could make the repair, n process
Byerlcc witnessed at the time.
He says while hi was talking nu
immense truckload of structural
steel, evidently weighing several
tons, passed as did n large number
of other vehicles, and he could not
see any signs of wearing or cracks
or any other defects, that so far as
this street is concerned he knows
by ersoual observation that these
adverse rciorts, insinuations and
vague rumors are absolutely false
to the distance of a mile or more
where he passed, nud consequently
he has no confidence in nuy of the
(mis) representations made in oppo
sition to Westrumite.
Do not the letters aud affidavits
the representatives of the Jersey
street property owners brought
back with them offset the letters
received by disiutercsted(?) parties
here? Surely the preponderance of
of evidence is still with Westrumite.
It is claimed by some Hint water
will get under the foundations nud
wash holes. With a top surface
that sheds rain and n 1 2-foot con
crete walk on each side of It, we
would be glad to know how enough
water could get under It to wash
nuy thing, or how it could "creep"
with cement walk on either side.
No man who had any faith iu Wes
trumite has had reason to lose any
of it by the evidence thus far ad
duced. Miss Ilulda Uuger returned to
St. Johns Monday evening from
Pasadena, Col., at which place nud
Prescott, Arizona, she has been
spending the greater part of the
winter, bite came up from Cali
fornia by steamer, and while 011
the voyage sent n couple of wire
less messages to her father here an
nouncing her coming. Her broth
er Milton is still at Pasadena, but
expects to arrive in St, Johns with
in a few days. Miss Uuger says
Southern California is beautiful,
but there is no place like St, Johns.
Her many friends here were glad to
note her return.
Mrs. T. E. Roye and young son
will arrive iu St. Johns tomorrow,
from Converse, Indiana, where she
left a husband and two daughters to
keep house while she looks for a
new home in Oregon. She was in
duced to make the trip by her bro
ther, J. Nutting, whom she hasn't
seen for seventeen years. Mrs.
Roye Is n member of several ladies'
societies aud stands high in her
home town circles.
Arnold Unger, since his retire
ment from the retail business, is
manufacturing cigars iu the Mc
Chesnev block. His cigars have
gained a wide reputation aud the
local demand alone keeps him Hus
tling to supply. More help will
be added later. If you want a
good cigar ask your dealer for one
of Unger' s make.
The Princess has changed man
agement once more, and likewise
its name. Henceforth it will be
known ns "The Idle Hour." This
theatre has had a precarious exist
ence since it was first installed,
owing principally to Inefficient
mauagment and inferior apparatus.
The new manager promises to make
it first class iu all respects.
Mrs. B. Smith is having a com
fortable dwelling erected on Eust
Mohawk.
Council Proceedings
The last active session of the
present council was held Tuesday
night. The next one will be held
on Mondny night when the reins
of government will be turned over
to the new officials. A large crowd
was iu attendance, and as usual the
paving of Jersey street had another
inning. A communication signed
by n number of Jersey street prop
erty owners objected to the laying
of Westrumlte on that thoroughfare
nud proceedings were once more
stayed.
Dr. White, of the state board of
health and Dr. Geary of the county
board, were present nud addressed
the council In relation to safeguard
ing the city against bubonic plague,
which they claimed was raging iu
all the Asiatic ports and other for
eign ports as well. They desired
that this city inaugurate precau
tious to prevent rats from escaping
from vessels hailing from thcuc for
eign ports, that the police nllow
none to tie up at the (locks unles
rat shields were used. Council
ugrecd to use nil precaution possi
ble nlong this line, aud instruct the
police regarding same.
L. D. Jackson was granted nu
extension of 30 days time 011 tlie
mprovemcut of North Ivunlioe
street, us was also T. II. Cochran
on the improvement of Mohnwk,
both on motion of Mr. Cook.
A tctitiou for nu arc light nt the
intersection of Seneca and Rich
mond streets was referred to the
light committee.
A communication from a number
of Jersey street property owner)
claimed that the Westrumlte speci
fications were loosely drawn nud
did not conform with eastern stxtci-
ficatious. Mr. Mckcou demanded
that certain letters placed by the
city attorney witli the recorder for
public inscction be withdrawn,
declaring that they reflected upon
the honor and integrity of the repre
sentatives sent East to investigate
hard surfacing. Mr. Collier denied
that any contained any reflection
upon nuy one, hut expressed 11 will
ingness to remove same if it wns
deemed desirable. After some lit
tle discussion it wns decided to push
the hard surface problem upon the
shoulders of the incoming council
for adjustment and settlemuut, on
motion of Mr. Downey, J. W.
Davis voted Iu the negative, how
ever. The Star Sand & Grnvul Co.
sought permission to use 11 siintoh
block system 011 Kiclimond Mi out
for the purpose of hauling snud aud
gravel to the top of the hill. Mr.
Leggett stated that he would op
pose the proposition, taking it into
the courts It necewiary. On mo
tion of A. W. Davis matter was re
ferred to the street committee for
more definite investigation.
An ordinance providing for cros
sing the 0-W. R. & N. Co. right
of way with the sewer was hwm
unanimously.
W.J. Cheney made streiiuoiui ob
jection to the sewer nuuiuunt nit
on his property. He stated tlmt to
connect with the sewer he would
be compelled to lay 300 feet of pi)e
at his own expense, while other
parties within 30 feet of the Inttrnl
were not assessed any higher limit
he. He could not see the quity
nud justice of the proposed aMaM
incut. After he had explained
matters the council agreed with
him, and the matter was laid over
for adjustment by the next council.
A motion to accept the sidewalk
of Jersey street from Catlin to St.
Johns avenue was the subject of
quite a debate. It seems tlmt lUc
frost uipicd it slightly and some of
the top surface scaled off iu soU.
The property owners iu front of
wiiose property the impcrfoctne
occurred had signed waivers, but
Mr. Hiller believed a bail precedent
would be established to accept it,
that it would affect the appearance
of the whole street. On vote Man
srs. Hiller, Cook, Downey aud
A, W. Davis voted against accept
ance, while the three others voted
to accept. The matter was referred
back to the engineer for report.
Mr. Johnson pointed out the dan
gerous condition at the curve on
the roadway leading to the Willam
ette boulevard bridge, aud he
made a motion that the street com
mittee be authorized to have a suit
able barricade constructed. All
favored this step except J. W. Da
vis. Mr. Downey stated that it was
incumbent upon the city officials to
provide a conipeteut sewer inspect
or, aud that it should have beu
doue long ago, aud he made a mo
tion to that effect, which carried
unanimously. Tlie engineer wan
authorized to secure a suitable man.
The mayor then appointed Mar
ion Johnson and T. H. Cochrau to
I to canvass the vote of Monday's
elect iou,