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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.