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THE ST. JOHNS REVIEW BY A. W. MARKLE Published Every Friday At 117 West liurllngtou Street. THK Kkviijw Is entered nt post office In Snlnt Johns, Oregon, ns tnnll mntter of the second class under the Act of Con gress ol Mnrch 3, 1879. Official Ktwipaper of the City of St. John: Subscription price $1.00 por yonr. It has been contended by one or two advocates of dissolving this city government that "our charter was not legally adopted," hence it is impossible to sell any more im provement bonds. Doesn't it seem awful late in the day to advance such an argument? Alter Sio.ooo worth of city hall bonds, $60,000 city dock bonds, and more than $150,000 worth of improvement bonds have been sold without ques tion, it looks like belated argument to say the least. Ilecause the char ter was not strictly followed in re gard to giving notice of the ferry bond election, and Ixxntisc Boston attorneys of the company that was awarded the bonds did not under stand Oregon law, and, therefore refused them, the same as they did in one or two other cases in the state, the cry is raised that the charter is at fault. Ah a matter of fact the attorney for the ferry com pany advised it to take the bonds, the attorneys for the two banking institutions passed favorably upon them, and finally the bonds were disposed of in spite of the belated argument that the "charter was not legally adopted." Of course this city can sell any kind of bonds, but probably not to Morris llros. with their legal advisors in llostou. Hut it might be well to give a thought to the bonding ques tion providing tlie annexation case is withdrawn from the supreme court. Could the city of I'ortlaud then sell bonds for the purchase 0 the water works, tor instance, or any other utility in the territory now known as .St. Johns? Would not all attorneys for bonding com panics point to the fact that there was a very grave question whether or not St. Johns was ever legally annexed f J lie attorney for the de feuse is quoted as saying that "it is 11 very close question." Judge G11 tens passed 011 what he considered the merits of the case, but not on the law. He advised taking the question to the supreme court, and issued 11 restraining order until this could be done. His decision tip pea red to be based on the fact that it might work a hatdship upon out' or two other districts that had recently been annexed to Portland, possibly in an illegal manner, Wouldn't the bonding attorneys with thu.se facts in mind, advise their clients to invest in something les'j clouded in doubt; that if Port land had not annexed St. Johns le gaily, Portland could not legally sell bonds for any improvement within the prenent Iorder of bt Johns? It is infinitely better to go 011 with the CRM? and have it settled definitely, in xplle of the fact that it cost money to take a cum; to the supreme court, and nUo to defend it there. Some of our people have been led to believe that during the recent silver thaw the Portland Railway. Light and Power coiumuy failed to furnish light because it did not have the "juice." This in u mis take. 1 Here was plenty of power nearly all the time, but on account of telephone wire falling against their when it wax dangi'ioin. to turn it on for a time. It even helped another couiMiuy out in the way of supplying it with power. The P. H. I,. & P. Co., unless an awful calamity befalls it, can always be counted on to have power in plenty and to spate. V. W. Jobulmaiiii, who was an applicant for the position of public ity man for the Comuiciclal Club, who is well mid favorably known by a number of our citizen, is now inuiiagiug editor of The New Re public, official organ of the pro gressive Chinese in America, pub lished in Portland, the first issue of which appeared January joth. Mr. Jobulmauu is progrekkive all right, and will no doubt prove an efficient aid in guiding the Chinese out of the darkness and gloom of aiiti quilted idea and customs. 1 County registration books will open at the city hall tomorrow. All voters may ugain have the annual privilege of telling their pedigrees to the registration ollicer. I he city registration book are also ready. Pten til), gentleman, ami lie regis tered. It doesn't matter if you registered last year or not. If you want to vote this year without swearing in your vote, there is noth ing to do out register again. Isn't it fierce? ' ' '- Prospects are bright for holding another election in St. Johns for city officials. The primaries will be held about March 2nd, and the election take place the first Monday iu April, providing the government is not dissolved. Now is the time to pick out good men for office, if the present officers do not suit. . We have the agency for Chinook, Stearns, Tribune and Clevulaud bi cycles, the former of which is on exhibition in our window. Call uud see it. Wray's Uicycle Repair Shop, 114 East Uurlington. Hp Stories of Success GEORGE M. PULLMAN Younrt Qeorgo began Ufa ns a clerk In a storo on a salary ot forty dollars a J'car, Ills wholo Ifo belnf? a rec ord of cvory op portunity Im proved. At tor thrco years of carofut, encrect to endeavor ho vra.o tflvon a now mart In a New York ware li o u a c. but though tho vrapo was meagre, a nmall wcilgo In a bit; business Is Koldon. Later In Ufa whllo super Intending a larger business In Chi rnuo. nnd with his nmbltlonn still fixed high, ho conceived tho Idea of Bleeping carnon wheels. Men with equally ns wondorful dreams ns I'ullman hnvo passed out, and their dreams with them, but I'ullman was not only a drenmer, ho was a saver nnd a doer. With tho money ho hod saved ho was abtn to perfect nnd to begin tho manufacture, In a email way, tho pullman sleeping enr known throughout thn world. Thcra Is always, sooner or later, an Investment for tho man with ready money to necuro It. How about your opportunity Aro you ready to grasp It when It nppenrs? It not, start a savings account with this bank today and odd to it When ever you can. 4 per cent interest on Sav ings Accounts and Time Certificates of Deposits. FIRST NATIONAL BANK St. Johns, Oregon Svi.vitSTiM PKTKltSON, Pres. A. R. Joints, Vice President V. P. DuiNKitx, Cashier C. 1J. RussitM., Ass't Cashier ORDINANCE NO. 451 An Ordinance Declaring tlie Cost ot improving uiarics ton Street from the Center Line of Hayes Street to the Westerly Side Line of 01 ympia Street, in the City o St. Johns. Ore., nnd Assess inir the Property Benefited Thereby, Declaring Such Assessment and Directing the Liury ot the bame iu the Docket of City Liens. The city of St. Johns does oritulii us inuows: That the council lm conililcrcd the nminM.t't unwiumiHit for Miinriivliiu Clur- teuton street from the center Hue of lluym street to the westerly side line ol Olyinplii street, In the city of 8t. Iiihus. Oriiroii. and nil objection made thereto, Mini hereby iiftccrtiiiuK.rfelcrmiue nnd UiH-iiircN the whole com 01 sum nil iiniveiueiit in manner provided hy Ordl nance No. .ti to lie the sum of f). 166.00 uud that theieelal and H'culiar boiii-fiU accruing to earn 101 or in mere of oc iwirt'el of land within the n itvtMiiiieiit dUtrict, hy reiiMin ol said f tit nrovt'iiieut uud In jiixt iiroiMirtiuii to such lieiu'llttt, lire In the rex-t-livt' amounts net oiMitc the number or description i( etieli lot or Mrt thereof or parcel of laud III the lounwiug nuucxcu iiutw incut roll.nud Mild MMCMiiit'iit roll.wlilcli U numbered (), Is hereby adopted nod approved us the itkMiiiunt (or Mild Im provement, mid tliu recorder of the city of St. Johns U tlireeled to enter u state ment of the uMictrtimout hereby made in the docket o( city liens, and cause notice thereof to be iublUhel in provided oy charter, which iuomiiiiviii is us ioiiows 6.. I. . i, . .. 1.. a. . ,ot lllock Addition Anil. 4 1 V, I , smith's 47.w i " " SiM ,...WJ... " ....Hi.... " K.80 ....a " 17.68 " 33.07 ....WJ.... " S.87 ....111 .... " 8i6 " ...31 Jus, Johns' 3d 33.94 " 7.73 " 33.67 " 47.63 " 33.94 5 35.6; l IT......!". T. hUlltll'S 33.94 3 " 7-73 7 " 35.67 3 " 17.68 is 3.... . Jersey Street 30.38 14 3 13 " I " 3 i 4.. I.. 3. . 7.. 8.. 6.. 5.. t ttltl ....3 13.66 ...10.13 ... 7.60 30.35 . . iS.u . . . 14.67 . . .11.00 ...51.87 ...31.48 .. 3I.4H ...56.96 ...15.43 .. K4.03 3J.46 15.. 16.. 7.. IU . 17.. 16.. 15- 14.. 13.. 13., It.. 10.. 9... 8... 7... 6... 5... 4... 3-.. 2. .. 1... 1. . . a. . . 3.. 4... 5-6. 17.12 7.9 7.15 46.63 48.32 53.37 56.37 57.86 57-47 55.84 53-45 53.15 51.81 51.31 52.71 5"-52 46.94 .47.61 .46.62 .45.42 Ilnckstolll'.H 11 3.7 83.15 9o.S7 'A56 ,...100.03 .i"3-74 .112.80 Acreage John Johnson 274.46 18 a roini view 30.19 .15. 11 I::::::: 1. ......1...... 3 ,. 3 13..... I 10 1 3. 3 13 " 10 4...... 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U:::: 7.... 6.... ...... o 11 11 Crimes' .38.18 38.59 43.17 43.98 4.7 1397 (6.57 44.77 51.07 46.08 48.27 53-98 51.78 55.98 64.02 63.42 6.1.02 60.28 59.48 59-38 53.40 50.01 48.0 44.77 49-05 49-53 45.1 17-03 50.81 . .- 53.07 J6 .02 57.36 .... 57.93 56.4 33-93 93.5 53.03 75.18 .82.76 87.15 11 11 12 6 , Kuvciia 1'arlc 47-72 47.33 53.3 S0.3 114.81 71.78 57.4 43o6 113,5 -O.33 56.36 43.19 4941 .49-94 II. 10. 9.. 8. 7.. 6.. ?6: 17 18. 19. 15. 14 13- 13. .53.77 ,64,30 7 Allmerc 64.06 1 10.05 67.9 11 11 t .51.00 4l.ll 3-5 10 13 Oak Park No. 2. ...62.10 43.46 33-43 36.82 14.09 H0.61 55.14 13.08 34.74 , 18.07 116.60 62.78 148.68 00.05 ....136.93 .78.B0 II.. 3 9 8 7 6 5 (JstIlttt 8 I 2..... 13 8 13 II..... I 2 3 10 7 11 13..,,. 13 14 il II 56.9I 01,86 " 57-04 41.17 86.80 " 59.4o " 46.78 " 37-3 " 19-67 " 63.56 " 43-51 " 34.37 " 37.52 5 " M-47 1 1 ... .3 Kavciia I'arK 14.30 13 " 36.65 13 " 3.9 14 " 34.10 15 " 3J.I0 1(1 " I7.01 17 " 5-38 18 " W.oS Passed by the council this 23d day ol January, 1913. ai , . . rtpitovtsi oy inc mayor im jm 01 jMimary, 1912. k. 1, V.UUV-II, Mayor. Attest: V, A. KICK, Recorder. Published iu the St. Johns Review on Jan, 36, 1912, City Primary Nominating ELECTON Notice is hereby ei veil that on Satur day, the 2nd day of March, 1912, at Val entine's Keal I'.siate umcc at corner 01 South Jersey uud Charleston streets, for the first Ward, uud at the City Hall for the Second Ward, ti Primary Nomiuat tuK Hleetlou will be held, nt which the Keimbiicau ami Democratic turtles win ciioosc tiieircamiiuaies lor city omcers namely: One Mayor. One City Recorder. One City Treasurer. One City Attorney. Two Couucilmeu Plrst Ward. Two Couucilmeu Second Wuid, Three Couucilmeu at I.arec. Said election will be held at twelve o'clock noun, uud will continue until 7 o'clock of said day. v. A. KlV.lt, City Recorder. Published In the St. Johns Review 011 Juuuary 26, February 2, 9, 16, 33, 1912. We buy or .sell.St. Johns Property McKINNEY & DAVIS Real Estate List your property with us if you desire to sell quickly 202 N. Jersey St. St. Johns Wheu buyiuR a couch medicine for children bear iu mind that Cham berlaiu's Cough Remedy is most effectual for colds, croup and whooping cough and ttiat it con tains no harmful drug. For sale jy all dealers. ORDINANCE NO. 452 An Ordinance Providing for Holding a City Primary Nominating Election to Nominate City Officers for the Ensuing Year, Fixing the Time and Place There for, and Naming the Judges and Clerks to Officiate Thereat. The city of St. Johns does ordain ns follows: Section i. That a City Primary Nom inating Htection beheld In the said city of St. Johns, Oregon, ns provided by law, on Saturday, the second day of March, 1912, for the purxsc of nomina ting city officers for said city to be voted for at the regular cltv election to be held In said city on Monday, the first day of April, 1912, to wit: A Mayor, a City Recorder, a City Treasurer, 11 City At torney, two Couucilmeu ol the Plrst Ward, two Couucilmeu of the Second Ward, and three Couucilmeu ut I.nrtfc. Section 2: And it is hereby ordered that s.iid election be held on the said second day of Mnrch, 1912, between the hours of twelve o'clock M, and seven o'clock P. M. of said day. Section 3; It is hereby ordered that the (nllowliiK iersons be, nnd they are hereby, named nnd appointed ns Judges nnd Clerks to act nt said election, to wit: Judges of the Pirst Ward! Gilbert Goodhue, Mnrloif Johnston nnd Henry Muck. Judges of the Second Ward h. II. Chipman, S. W, Rogers, P. W. lilniimn. Clerks of the Pirst Ward: Otis Learn ed, A. W. Markle. Clerks of the Second Ward! A D. Mc Donald, C. I. Bailey. the v iilaces for said election be, nnd they Section 4? That I voting or or polling d they lire lercby. fixed ns follows, to wit Polling place for the Plrst Ward Vnl cut I nc's Real Hstalc Office, South Jersey and Charleston streets. Polling place for the Second Ward The Council Room nt the City Hall. Section 5: That the city recorder be, nnd he is hereby, ordered nnd directed to give notice of said election by publi cation In the city official newspaper ns piovided by law and the city charter; and to nlso provide nil accessary books and prepared stationery so ns to enable the qualified electors to hold said elec tion ns hereinbefore directed. Section 6: That the chief of police be, and he is hereby, ditected nnd ordered to x)Ht nil ncccsmry notices of said elec tion In the manner provided by law nud the city charter, which said notices shall be prejiared nnd duly signed by the city recorder of the said city of St. Johns, nud shall contain full Information as to the hours nud place of holding said elec tion nud the offices to be filled thereat. Passed the council this the 33d day of January, 1912. Approved hy the mayor this 33d day of January, 1913. ICC. COUCH, Mayor. Attest: Prank A, Rice, Recorder. Published In the St. Johns Review on Jan. 36, 1913. RESOLUTION - Jl Want 10 uet Your GROCERIES where They arc the Freshest and Most Reasonably Priced. Km in & 1 Tliis store is the only one in St. Johns that sells groceries exclusively. Therefore, we arc in a position to keep our stock fresh and the best that can be secured. No stale or poor quality of anything is kept on hand. Fair and courteous, treatment and prompt delivery arc at your command. Give us a trial, if not already a patron. NORWEGIAN PATRONAGE SOLICITED A. B. LINDBOE 111 West Burlinaton Street 1 : : It is resolved by the City of St. John?: That it deems It necessary mut expedi ent to improve Pcssciidcn street from the westerly tide line ol Iluchauaii street to the easterly city limits, In the city of St. Johns in the following man lier, to wit: lly grading said portion of street to subgrade below the grade now established, nud by laying thereon n con crete pavement, same to lie six (6) in, Iu thickness nud according to the speci fied! Ions prcMMitcd by the city engineer nnd on file with the city recorder rela tive thereto, which said plans nnd icc mention! nnd estimates arc satisfactory and are hereby approved. Said improve ments to be 'made hi accordance with the charter and ordinances of the city of St. Johns, nud under the supervision and direction ol the city engineer, That the cot of said Improvement to be iikscftsed ns provided by the city char tcrtipon the property especially and particularly benefitted thereby, nud which Is hereby declared to be all of lots parts of lots, blocks nnd parcels of laud between the termini of such Improve ments abutting iiiwn, ndjnccnt or prox imatc to snid Pcsscnilcti street from the marginal lines of said street back to the center of the block or blocks or tracts ol laud abutting thereon or proxlmnte thereto, That nil the property Included In said Improvement district nforcsald Is hereby declared to be local Improvement dis trict No. 77. That the city engineer's assessment of the probable cost ol said Improvement of said street Is f 10,910.96. That the cost o( said Pcssctidcn Street Improvement Is to .e nsscsscd against the pro)crty in said local assessment dis trict as provided hv the city charter of the city of St. Johns, Adopted the 16th day of Jauttnrv, 1913. PRANK A. RICH, Recorder. Published iu the St. Johns Review Jan. 19 nud 30, 1913. PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVEMENT BONDS CITY OF ST. JOHNS Scaled proposals will be received by the tiuiicrstgueii ni 111s oiuce 111 tue city hull of St. lolnn. OrcL'on. until 6 11. in., Pel). 6, 1913, for the sale of not less than ur ami accrued Interest of Improvement bonds of the ctty ol ht. Johns, Oregon Same to be Issued under Ordinance No, 450 for the whole or any part of f 25, too. Said bonds to be dated Dec. I 191 1, and iksued in denominations of fjoo each, payublc ten vcars from date same being couixni bonds bearing Inter est at six per cent, tvtyable seml-nnnu iillv. nud sublcct to nil the condition imooscd. directed and stipulated by tec tlou 131 of the charter of the city of St Johns. All bids must lie accompanied by n cer tified check for two ikt cent of the amount, mild check to be payable to the city of St. Johns, to which it will revert as damages 111 cute pany 10 wiiom imiiiu are awarded falls to accent nud nav fo same within 13 days from acceptance of bid, Money to ie pain nun nouns ue livcreil nt St. Johns, Multnomah county Oreeon. The right Is reserved by the council to relcct any nun nil uius, P. A. RICR, City Recorder, Published iu the St. Johns Review on January 19, 3b uud l'curuury 2, 1913, H. HENDERSON McDonald BIdg.,208JcrseySt. 1 Rea! Estate, Loans, Insurance bstrncts of Title Prepared. Accurate Work Guaranteed, MODERN SPECIALISTS, Inc. 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