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Historical Society ST. JOHNS REVIEW IT'S NOW UP TO YOU TotubKrlbe for THIS Paper All (lie new while It U newt U our motto. Call In and enroll GET IN THE HABIT Of admtltlnt In THIS Paper and you'll ntTtrrnt It. Be tin atonceandkuprlthtat II Devoted to the Intereiti of the Peninsula, the Manufacturing Center of the Northwest VOI,. 7 ST. JOHNS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 191 1. NO. 27 As Potter Sees It The following letter snows now one property owner views the linn! surface problem of Jersey street Med ford, Oregon Mny 3, 191 1 Mr. Paschal 11 ill, St. Johns, Oregon, Dear Sir: I run in receipt this in. of a cotiiimitiictitioii from n pur ty in Portland containing n ccrti Pied copy (so claimed) of n retiiou strnuce tlint is to he filed with the city council, Saturday, the 6th against using Westrumite paving on Jersey street, also a copy of the pe titioii, witli nu Invitation to sign it In my reply I have declined the honor of having my name written on the document. As the heaviest single property owner on Jersey street, the Westru mite company must have hid pretty high for your endorsement, unless us I believe, you are honest in your belief that this new pavement is nil right. Of course, whatever company lays the pavement will, or should be, under bond to guar antee their work for n term of years, and I am willing to use my smull influence with that majority of property owners who tire striving, not only to get a good pavement tit n reasonable price, but nlso to give the paving trust thnt has ruled Portland so long, to understand that "there nre others " Two years ngo Mcdiord gnvc Warren Construction company a contract, soon found out they were being held up. They sent n com mittee south to look up other com panies, with the result that with genuine competition, thcWnrrcii Co, arc not only out of it, but the city is getting more satisfactory work done for many thousands less dol lars. Medford has contracted for for nbout 15 miles (possibly more) nf paving lust season and this sea son, and the work the Clark Hen evy company is doing is very sat isfactory, to the city as well ns property owners. If Westrumite is ns rotten ns its enemies claim, should think they would like to have a sample of it in home convenient place like St. Johns, to show their customers in the future when they talk West iiimitc. I wish you would write me the percentage on Jersey that favors Westrumite ns compared with what is against it. The llititlitliic peo ple must have n strong lobby at work in St. Johns. Hoping to hear fiom you at nn early date, I wmuiu Very truly yours, C. W. POTTER. P. C. Stroud's Address Don't Be Weak Kneed We hnye heard the reinurk n ojiple of times on the part of citi zens: "The way the sewer is being lajd is evidence that we ought to be a part of Portland." Isn't this backbone, iudejwndeuce and stami na rolled into a ball? It reminds us of the boy who came running tu his father crying because a small er boy had "licked" him. His fa ther very properly turned him over his kuee and gave him another "licking" for permitting a smaller boy to get the best of him. The cases are somewhat similar, and if We go Into Portland with this plaint the dads over there ought to spank us for letting a little contractor get the best of a full-fledged city. Surely we are able to cope with the Sewer proposition without the pa tcrnal aid of .Portlaud, and any oth er proposition for that matter. Portland has had a few troubles of her own in sewer and street matters and they are far from being straight ened out yet. It is humiliating to know that St. Johns has citizens weak-kneed enough to want to shift a burden of this nature onto other shoulders. It smacks too much of the crying boy. With the recall at-hand, the council is bound to do its duty in regard to the sewer, and they have demonstrated that they tare able and willing to make it sat isfactory to the property owners be fore the contractor receives his pay. Portlaud could do 110 better, and 'doubtful if it would do as well. It is deplorable that the sewer has not .been, laid according to the specifi I cations, but it is more deplorable still that there are citizens in St. Johnswho are so spineless that they go crying to "dad" with every lit p tie punch they get on the nose, in stead of vigorously standing up for their rights. Construction work on the irriga tion system of the Willamette Val ley Irrigated Land Co. at Stayton, Oregon, is progressing rapidly, the weather haviug been unusually fa vorable for outdoor work. From 75 to 80 men and 30 to 35 teams have been at work daily and it is expected that water will be turned into the canal this month. The following is the address of Attorney P. C. Stroud, delivered at the opening of the public library, May tst: The subject assigned me is "L brarics from the stand point of business man." A business man is interested i four things: 1 . 1 he desire for a particular article. 2 . 1 he art of producing the article. 3 Its cost. 4. The selling or distribution of the article. Therefore, a business man would look upon libraries in this way: 1 . Man desires information, am the more he gets the more he wants. 2. a book is simply n more or ess permanent record of ideas ant knowledge. 3. A library is n collection of looks. 4 A library distributes infortiia tion. I think every reasoning person upon reviewing the progress of man from savagery to his present civili zation cannot be other thtiit ns mulshed at man's thirst for infor mation. There is a desire in everv liumtiu breast to lcnrii more, that le may progress to something bet ter. Through nil the nges the earned mnii has been upon n high plane than his fellows. Indeed t has been the men of learning who lave always been tlie real leader 11 any reform whether it be reli giotis, political or economical. It has always been the desire nf the ignorant to become wise, nun kewise it has been the desire of the wise and good to teach and in struct the illiterate. In past nges the educated were few indeed and the mass of the peo ple extremely ignorant: so it was obviously impossible for the scholar to reach the great body of the jxro- ile. Hut in order to instruct oth- rs two courses were open, both of hich were adopted and both of which continue to the present day. The scholar first gathered about 1m n body of other men who taught, and secondly he perpetuat ed his knowledge by inscribing it pou durable objects that other men might come and reati mm learn. Here was the inception of the library. Let me roughly trace the history of libraries, since civili ..itiou depends upon man's know edge and uinii's knowledge depends upon his ability to obtain tliut knowledge. The first library known was founded by a school of wise men at Sippsra uu the Euphrates .11 centuries ngo. These men inscribed treatises upon philosophy, religion, politics, inctliciue and business upon tablets of clay. A little later at Nineveh are found the records of the Assyrian philosophers upon slate tablets, After this wc find the hieroglyphics upon the pyra mids, obelisk;! and other monuments of Egypt. Then in Egypt came the printing upon the papyrus, a firbrous plant somewhat resembling paper. This was infinitely easier than inscribing clay or slate tablets, or carving stone monuments. Now comes the rise of the Greek civili zation. Athens is credited with the first public library, though there were many public libraries. Here the Greeks collected the learn ing of the Assyrians and Egyptians and in addition to their own find it written upon papyrus rolls by slaves Tlie papyrus had to be imported in rolls which were rare and expens ive. As the Greek civilization disintegrated and that of Rome gtew, we find the establishment 'of many libraries at Rome. Here the Greek learning was likewise trans lated and inscribed upon papyrus and parchment rolls, Parchment is the skins of calves, goats and sheep aud was less expensive and more durable than the papyrus. With tlie invasion of the barbarian hordes and the fall of the Roman empire and the consequent growth of the Catholic church we find dur ing the ensuing dark ages libraries in the monasteries where the monks took up the work of the Greek and Romau slaves of copying and translating. In the 15th century the printing press was invented. This was of tremeudous importance to learning and its preservation in libraries. Consider, if you can, the amount of labor it abolished. With the development of the art of printing we find libraries being founded in large numbers both up on the contiueut of Europe and in America. . But books were still expensive aud hard to obtain, and we read of Benjamin Franklin in 1729 asking each member of the Junto to place his private volumes at the disposal of the other members. In the past century learning has Get Your Money Bach It is the custom of most success ful newspapers to periodically make special-efforts to increase its list of The Teddy Concert ! Employ Local Men utir citizens turned out in line! opoKauc nas taken the lend 111 style to do honor to Teddy nt Hick- demanding that local labor be cm tier hall Monday night, and also to ployed as much ns possible on nil the occasion. The scatineenpneitv, be given the preference. This .is wns strniued to the limit aud all " lead that St. Johns would do well were glad to see the unfortunate J to follow. It is snid that not n sin but pleasant, attractive little waif. , Klc taxpayer in St. Johns is cm G. P. Wright, the Journal corres-1 ployed on the Maple street subscribers and induce old ones to the splendid program prepared for public work and that married men pay up. rue Kcview is going to tlo the same thing only in n different wny. Instead of sending out of town for premiums, this paper will keep the money nt home by giving it to the advertising patronage of the Review. Every old subscriber nnd every new one gets exactly the same treatment. Wc want those in arrears to pay up and one yeur in advance. uvcry new subscriber who pays pondent, had charge of nfftiirs nutl acquitted himself well. 1 W. Coffin favored the audience with a couple of pleasing piano solos. The Hoy Scouts, saluted Teddy from sewer system, ami yet live men in one afternoon applied to one local contractor for work, all of whom were good citizens and taxpayers. 1 his snows that it is possible to se stated thnt one of the cardinal tirifi- one year in advance will receive nn ciplcs ot the scouts wns to help oth- order for goods for 25 cents on any ers, that the first action the scouts regular advertising patron of took was to elect Teddy an honor- the Review, payable in trade. The arv member of their troop, thnt it subscriber gets the goods free sav- was their purpose to keep in touch the platform aud their scoutmaster cure local laborers. It is tip to the Council Proceedings Ing 25 cents. Oltl subscribers re ceive the same treatment. fills proposition holds good onlv with advertisers having nu ad in the Review in the issue nearest the time the subscription is paid. The subscriber must specify the adver tiser on whom the order is to be given, as the Review hns no favor ites. No regular advertiser is ex cepted, whether it is furniture. drugs, dry gootls, groceries, physi cian, attorney, laundry, sand nutl gravel, or any other advertiser it s all one to us. This opportunity to get your money back will hold good until June 1st. A penny saved is n iwnny earned, so now is your chance. ueieastd n thousand fold nmoiig the iiiiism.'s. Great strides hnve been made in the arts nutl sciences uud as grent ns any nre those made 11 printing nutl paper making. I od ay we hnve librnries in prnc tically every civilized city. even hard to conceive how some 01 the public libraries arc. inngine, if you cnu, the congres sional library of over two million lieces uud increasing somewhere near n hundred thousand a year. A book is now infinitely cheaper t Willi mm, wiieu their badges were received to supply him with one to wenr to remind him of his comrades aud thnt nt least once each recurring summer when convenient to llio.ie having the care of the little itiuu, to tnkc him for n day's outing with them at their camp in the woods. 1?. I Perkins, with Miss Kiln I-M- motidsou as accompanist, rendm-d n solo entitled: "As Welcome ns the flowers in May," which wis well received. Mrs. George Hill gave several recitations unit con vulsed the audience. Stewart Mc- Guire, baritone til the White Tem ple, accompanied 011 the piano by Miss Ferguson, soprano at the White Temple, rendered n solo in n style seldom heard in St. Johns. His wonderful range, volume mid purity of tone wns remarkable uud Held the audience spell bound uu till the Inst note had died away Mr. McGtiire cancelled a lucrative engagement nt Scllwood to come It is out nutl sim: for Teddy. The WII- vnst lmncttc Four done themselves proud nutl their fine singing was immense ly enjoyed. Chester A. Vincent proved that he wns nu artist of no little ability with a couple of cornet solos. The lust one in particular was exceedingly tlillicult nutl was . y . 1 n- inn it wns in the days of Pinto nutl executed nhnost perfectly. Marsh- Aristotle, lint as the art of book all N. Dana, of the Journal's force publishing has developed likewise, of writers, gnve nn entertaining hand in hand has the demand for talk and told all about Tedtlv. Dr. nformation Increased. Where the H. O. and Mrs. llrown snmr a duet ncicut philosopher ties! red 11 cony of one or two essays now the aver age man demands books upon a housaud different subjects. bo today we are confronted by precise,!) the same question that confronted our forebears, namely: tin insatiable thirst for knowledge and a cheap means of obtaining it. The public librury alone solves the conundrum. -Where each man in the community bears a small portion of the expense we are able to gather together thousands volumes treating every phase human activity. Thus each iudi vldual is enabled to read upon any subject, be it religion, politics, ag riculture.the money market iu I.on don or the exportation nf tea from China. Now, the history of the world shows three facts: 1 . Libraries disseminate know ledge to the people. a . As the people learn, their de sire to learn increases. 3 The desire to learn increases faster than the art of supplying iu formation. bo tt becomes the duty ot every man to gratify this desire lor know ledge and iu the most economical way. This is best accomplished by that was particularly fine, and their daughter, Miss Alice, sang a solo thai was most pleasing. Har ry Fassett sung n solo (hut so tickled his auditors that he wns compelled to sing several more before he was iwrmittcd to retire. Suecd's 01 chcMrn rendered one of the oa-ulng numbers iu a very creditable man uer. Miss l-nsselt. their accompnu st nppeurcd iu several numbers, it all of which her work was perfect. The program all through was of a of high order nud nil the performers 01 incmiitled themselves iu n splendid manner. I eddy enjoyed the eu tertutiimeut ns much us any one present, nutl showed ns best he could thnt he appreciatetl to the full extent of his little mind the honor that was being conferred 11 p on him. council to see that no contract for public improvement is given with out it being plainly stipulated that St. Johns labor be used wherever feasible. The Spoknue system, ns per n clipping from a recent issue of the Spokane Press, is not n bnd one: "Citizens of Spoknnc and tnnr- rietl men whenever possible will be secured by the commissioners for public work. "This afternoon a crew of aliens nutl single men employed by the Ilnrber Asphalt company on the North Howard street work were dismissed and married citizens of of Spoknnc put to work iu their stead, by order of City Labor Agent I'.vans. "For the past ten days I.nbor Agent Evans has been busy placing cards with the men on the different contracts. These cards inquire in to n man's citizenship, ask wheth er married or single, nutl how many nre dependent ution the laborer for support. As rapidly its the cards come in nctiou will be had nutl n demand made that the contractor employ home men and married men. "Commissioner of Public Works Coates says tlie effort to employ home men 011 the contracts will be continued until the contractors know that the city means business. 'This rule must be complied with' said Mr. Coates, 'and the sooner the contractors realize it the bet ter.' " A Sudden Death Why Not car- Editor Review: During the nival recently held iu this city it was noticed Hint every one who passed a certain stable near the grounds involuntarily held their breath and many covered their nos- the es with their handkerchiefs to keep public library, where the individual bears but a small portion of the cost but has access to the product of the whole. Building Permits No 49I0 J. J. Karr to erect a dwelling 011 Fox street between Myers and Cruiksbauk; cost $900. No, 50 To K. r, Kite to erect a dwelling 011 Tyler street between Swift boulevard aud liauk street; cost $100. from being overpowered with the horrible odor exuding from the aforesaid stable. Is it right that a city of this size should permit evil smelling stables to remain right along the public streets? In most cities no stable is allowed to be built within 30 feet of the side walk. A number of other stables iu St. Johns can be found that are just as bad as this, so that it is almost necessary to cross the street to escape the offensive stench. It is not (ermittcd iu Portland, why here? If the new council would have them removed, a long suffer ing public would rise up and call them blessed. A Sufferer. A sane Fourth of July is prom ised for Portland. It is now the intention to make a quiet one, with out the usual noisy features that are usually so prominent in the ob servance of Independence day. People of the city for the most part plan to spend the Fourth in the country and to enjoy picnics and outings in the fields ana within reach of Portland. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, governor of New Jersey, will be entertained by the Portland Commercial club when he visits Portland May 18 and 19. He will be the guest at a banquet in his honor at the club 011 the night of May 18 and he will ad dress a public meeting at the Ma- woods sonic Temple, Dizziness, vertigo, (blind staggers) sallow complexion, flatulence are symptoms of a torpid liver. No one cau feel well while the liver is in active. HERBINE is a powerful stimulant. A dose or two will cause all bilious symptoms to disap pear. Try it. Price 50c. Sold by St. Johns Pharmacy, 29c Rains of the past' week have been hailed with delight by all sec tions of the state. Eastern Oregou has welcomed the showers for they were needed to supply moisture to the grain fields. All other sections report that the rainfall makes the crop prospects particularly bright. Work for a Qreator St. Johns. St Johns residents were slincket Saturday morning to learn of the death of Mrs. Mildred Like at the Good Samaritan hospital Friday night, of H.-ritouitis. Mrs. Like belter known ns Mrs. Stanley, wns iu good health on Monday ant made n trip to Portland during which she caught n severe cold. She was taken to the hospitu l nurstlay morning, where every thing possible wns done to suve her life. Mrs. Like was boiu in South Carroltou, Kentucky, May 28,1870, ami came to St. Johns from Van couver, Wash,, iu 1901. She was married a short time ago to Henry i.ikc, nu employe 01 tlie union Meat company, Her husband, daughter, Joyce Wiuslow, and her step-father, W. G. Pillow, survive. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock from the Methodist Church, South, located nt the corner of Multnomah and Union avenue, Rev. C. I,. Mc Caiislaud officiating. Interment nt Columbia Cemetery near Kenton. Mrs. I.ike was a bright, intelligent and kind hearted lady, with hosts of friends, who will sadly miss her familiar figure. Milk is undoubtedly more easily digested than any other food. It is more nearly allied to blood. It Is quickly absorbed into the circula tion ami becomes a part of the tis sues of the body with the use of considerable less energy than is re quired to bring about the chemical changes which nre essential iu pre paring the ordinary foods for use iu the human tissues. Milk is a cleaner food than meat. It is not so likely to fill the system with im purities, especially when tisetl with out the addition of other foods. Milk added to the ordinary hearty meal is of very doubtful value, tho when it is apparently digested with out special effort and when no un pleasant symptoms ensue, there can be no objection to this method ot takiug it. Physical Culture for May. Where do you buy your meat? Is it giving you good satisfaction? Are you getting the quality for the price you are paying? Is it some times stale ami unpalatable? These are pertinent questions, but they are vital. Ward's Meat Market is the place to go for satisfaction, qual ity, full weight and fresh meat, S. II. Green is having a hand some residence erected on his Cas tle Rock, (Wash.) ranch, which he intends to occupy with his fam ily iu the near future. An unusually large nttendnncc wns present Tttesdny night to listen to the deliberations of the city fa thers. The fact was made nnunr- cut thnt the seating capacity of the must needs be largely increased if the attendance and interest in the nets of the new council do not abate. The session was n lomr one. the midnight hour tolliiivr before ad journment wns reached. Social interest nttnehed to this mcctitiir. because the time had arrived for n test of strength between the War rcn Construction Company and the Westrumite Pnvmg Co. The de cision meant n mortal blow for holding of its own to the former while to the latter it almost meant life or death. The latter won out with flying colors despite the chi canery and superhuman efforts of the paving trust to keep it out of the field. The sewer situation com mantled a Inrge slice of the dad's attention. All members were pres cut, with Mayor Couch presiding. The first mnttcr to receive attention wns n ctitiou to improve Willnm ette boulevard from Hticlinnau to Richmond street with six-foot cc incut sidewalks six feet from the property line. As the petition was a little Indefinite as to grade, the matter wns referred to the street committee to .straighten out. Couch & Co. nsketl for Dermis I a ... . a " sion 10 construct steps 011 the new sidewalk lending into their Pliiln delphia street store. Referred to the street committee. Petitions from K. C. Couch nud C. E. Andrew requested thnt the tree 011 Philadelphia street nt the city hull be removed, asserting that it wns dying nud the cement fortifi cation nrouiid it would permit of 110 water or drainage passing along the curb, thus making a perpetual mini puddle during wet weather. Couiicilmeu Horsmuu and Hrctlc son vigorously opposed its removal, averring that it was n thing of beauty nud n joy forever, thnt its death was tint momentarily expect ett nutl Hint lis shade would prove a Godsend during the summer to the wayfarer. Chns. Anderson pro tested that the tree interfered with the view of the property owners farther down the street and that it was neither ornamental nor useful mid that to nil intents nutl purpos es hns lost nil its vitality. P. Hill then rather timidly made n motion that the tree be cut down nud the obstruction removed forthwith. Soc. Perriue heartily seconded the motion, but 011 vote it wns found thnt nil favored the nxmnii spar ing the tree but these two. A remoustrunstrnuce ngniust lay ing Westriimltc in any form upon Jersey street was presented with 35 signatures nutl purortiug to repre sent 48 per cent of the protwrty nf- lectetl. CM. Iilleniau of Portland then began a spirited harangue against Westrumite iu favor of wooden block paving, but ns he strnyetl away from the remonstrance lie was culled to order by Mr. 1 S ill. Ills tale of woe was that the eugiii cer had informed them that reiuou strnuce was heavy enough to kill Westrumite nud that he did not correct liliuself in time to secure llie requisite number of property owners 011 the remonstrance. Mr. lllll pointed out the tact that a number had signed the reiuou strnuce who had 110 legal right to lo so, and when these were scaletl off the remonstrance would contain ess than 29 per cent of real prop erty owners, As it required 66 2-3 er cent to make the remonstrance effective, he moved that same be tabled. All voted in the affirmative. E J. Kdhitisou and J. J. McCauii registered protests against the con dition of North Jersey street walk, Mr. McCaun stating that It was a rotten piece of work, and asked for a rebate, Referred to the street committee. A communication by R, W. Mc- Kcou stated that he had been in formed that the vacation of West Charleston street was secured thru misrepresentation, and asked that the same be restored to the city if lis information was correct, Re ferred to the city attorney on 1110. tion of Mr, Valentine. Hills amounting to S983.95 were allowed on motion of Mr. Muck. Mayor Couch reported an inter view he had with the county au thorities regarding the free ferry. They refused to operate the present boat during construction of the new one on account of having been con demned by the county engineer. 1 hey very much desired lauding ilaces opposite each other iu order to run on a cable system, as a ten minute service would then be rend- red. The boat will likely be built so that it can be placed on a cable at any time matters cau be arranged for so running, Soq, Perriue then reported on ce ment cross walk which he had been requested to investigate while on n visit to McMiimville. He said the ones laid there nine years ago where heavy traffic passed over were still iu perfect condition nnd were very satisfactory. The expert nccouiitnnts' bill of $527 for conning over the city books wns me subject of some discussion. The charge of ten dollars per day for each seemed mighty steep to the dads nnd the bill wns held over nu other week for further considera tion, A cominuiiicntion from Engineer Andrew stated thnt the contractor is doing good work 011 the sewer nnd he could offer little objection thereto. Soc. Perriue wnntcd to know if Mr. Andrew wns working for the contractor instead of the city. He cited to several instances where the work wns not being done nccotdiiig to specifications, where tunnels were made, no tamping done, no water used nud defective pipe not destroyed or removed, contrnry to the letter nud spirit of the specificntions, How the en gineer could claim thnt the work wns sntisfnetory with these condi tions existing he could not see. Mr. Hill verified Mr. Pcrrine's state ments, ns ditl also Mr. Uredcsou in part. Mr. Valentine moved that the engineer be empowered to em ploy more inspectors, but the mo tion tiled for want of a second, the other couiicilmeu believing tt would be useless to employ more inspect ors just to bear witness to more fla grant violations of thespecificntious, that the inspectors would lie tinder the supervision of the engineer, nud it lie pronounced the violations good work the inspectors could do uo less. Soc, Perriue finally made n motion that exceptions be taken to tlie engineer's report, that tun neling iu violation of the specifica tions be not allowed, that tamping nutl flushing with water bedeuiuiid ctl, nud thnt uo pipe be covered un til inspected, All voted iu the af firmative except Valentine and Davis. The engineer's acceptance of No. Ivauhoe street work, wns ac cepted on motion of Mr. Muck, as was nlso Columbia boulevard 011 motion of Mr. Hill. Assistant Engineer Vincent re ported that the five ier cent asses sed 011 public Improvements paid for eugiiieeriiier service and printing during the past year with over six thousand dollars to spare. A summons served on the mayor and recorder to apiienr within tun days iu relation to the annexation case, and enjoining them from tuni ng over the city proiierty to the city of Portland wns rend. The Mayor's appointment of S. A. Cormnuy as siiecinl police was confirmed by the council. He is u night watchman nt the St. Johns Lumber company's mill. A time nud manner ordinance for the improvement of Jeiseystrcet from Richmond to Cutllu with Westrumite wns passed on motion of Mr. Valentine, all favoring the motion but Soc, Perriue, who is consistently "ferninst" giving uny ordinance three readings at one sitting. An ordinance assessing the cost of the Jersey street sidewalk wns passed 011 motion of Mr, Davis; nil yes except the socialist. An ordinance adopting the engin eer's report 011 opening Crawford St. pussetl to third reading, and laid over for one week to correct a slight error 011 motion of Mr, Valentine. A resolution to improve Edison street was adopted 011 motion nf Mr. Valentine, as was also a reso lution to improve Philadelphia street on motion of Mr. Hill, and Portland boulevard 011 motion of Mr. Valentine, being unanimous in each instance. A resolution to open and extend Kellogg street from Hurlingtoii to Chicago forty feet wide was adopt- ed on motion of Mr. Hill; 110 dis senting vote. 1 he following presented bids for the improvement of Kellogg street from Fessenden to St. Johns ave nue; M. T.Swan, Wheelock & Co., 'i 11 ni.-,. .. ii. iri... p. r 1. it, V1VUHUI,JUV.UI1 11UIII1 IX. kU,, K. Majeske, Mr. Swan's bid be ing the lowest, he was awarded the contract on motion of Mr. Muck, the price stipulated being $3924. 27, Wheelock ft Co. , St. Johns Sand and Gravel Co. and T. H. Cochran bid on tlie improvement of Iiuchau an street, the latter received the contract on motion of Mr. Muck. It was decided to purchase the drinking apparatus placed by Mr. Udiuouiisou on me reuiusuia liauk corner as a sample of what the af fair was capable of. Ily pressing down a little lever the water gush es gently but persistently and iu sisteutly down one's throat ami saves the trouble of swallowing. It is believed the arrangement will have a tendency to cultivate the drinking of more water iu St. Johns, but the idea should not be charged to the St. Johns Water Co.