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CENtOrlhtPANAMA Paotic Cxposition19I5 ORDINANCE NO. 463 An Ordinance Regulating the Improvement of Streets in the City of St. Johns, by Hard Surfacing With Con crete Pavement. .-an it. . 4S. The city of St. lolins docs ordnin ns follows: IBB II IIS 8 G Hi ill Every Country on Earth to Bo Represented at the Great est World's Fair In History. Eighty Million Dollars to Bo Expended on National Cele bration. WITHIN a few weeks' time thousands of men nuil toiitna will be cnptRwl In leveling off the ground of the I'ntm mn. Pacific IntoniHtloiml ex-poltlon mIIi In Bun I'rancUco, and It I cnt limited lliat within six mnnthit 10.000 men will bo employed In the count ruction of the mnterlnl pnrt of the grcnt exposition nt which the United Btnte or America will eclchratu the opening of thu t'nnn. ma cnunl. Responses to InvltntloiiH to pnrtlclpnte nnd ofTcrit of coopcrntlon from every pnrt of the world nre Hood ing the exposition mnnngemt'iit, nnd President 0. C .Moore und Ida thirty dlreclora. who represent every Impor tant Interest on the const und $1,000, 000,000 In Invested cnpltnl, nre working night nnd day to keep up with the Talanche of tlutlei thut pour In upon them. KoHponncR of foreign countries ur pnw nil anticipation of the uxponltlon management. Every civilized nntlou on curth, every land within the tiweep of both ajiorc of tho Pacific oeeun nnd every stnte In thu Union will bo represented by the fluent hkhciiiIiIhko of display tho world lina ever Neon, '8nn Frnnclsco." anya President Moore, "as hostess for tho nation will entertain the world In 1015 with tho most cotnprebenidve expedition In his tory, n Jubilee of nation, n splendid commemorntlve colobriilloii, which ahsll tncludu not only the llnest fix tures of all former world' exposition In recording the progress: of the world, but yet In mugnlth'oncc, In diversity. In Its dlstlnrtlvo rotor of thu went, of the orient uud of all thu couuirlwt lior daring upon the l'neltle ocouu will ataud alone. The nations of tho world will ceo the finest American display ever ahown at the I'nnmnii-I'acltlc lu teruntlonal exposition. "Tho plans of tho people of tho west for the I'nnaiiia-I'acltle International exposition are being undcrtukcu upon a acale of world education and Inter est, and tho exposition Is the subject of enthusiastic co-operation In every HARBOE VIEW SITE OF THE How is Your Title? Have your abstracts made, con tinued or examined at the Peninsu la Title, Abstract aud Realty Co Accurate work. Reasonable fees. H. Henderson, manager, 208 North Jersey, McDonald building. Bring In your Job printing while you think of IU Don't wait until you are enUrely out. Wo are equipped to turn out neat and tasty printing promptly at Portland prices or less. aBBBBBBBBIBlaLBlaVbJaWHaajssss - v4bKSebBH SaaaWBaaBiMEanHatBje I to''aawaaaaaaBiWBaaaaiBa Composite Fleet of Navies of the World to Pass Through Panama Canal and Enter San Francisco Harbor. What the Great Fair Will Be Like. Innd uHn tho earth. Ran Francisco U preparing to meet the standards of a great national celebration, livery Innd under thu stars nnd stripes will bo represented, nnd tho nations of the world nre Intensely Interested In thu Panama eatial, America's gift to cIvIIImiIIoii, and In the exposition nt which America will formally celelirato the opening of thu eanal. This uni versal Interest has assured thu most remarkable world's exposition in point of M'ze, diversity uud npeclll! Interest ever held." Tho opening of thu Panama cnunl will not only bu tho most Important commercial event In thu history of thu wnrhl, but It will mark u supremo epoch In tho Uvea of tho nations bor dering UK)ii the Pad lie, nnd appropri ately the visitor will see In thu ex position the greatest displays , of atrangu tribes nnd peoples of 'tho Pa cific ocenn countries ever assembled. Down the streets of San Francisco In exposition days will pass such ori ental pageants as (ho world bus never Keen, China. Japan, thu Philippines, India and other oriental lands will Join In parades that will rival the In dian durbar In iiiagnlllceiico nnd sur pass thu durlKir In vnrlety by reason of tho many nations represented. Tho exHstlou will formally open with the entrance Into 8au Francisco harbor of n comKlt Meet of tho bat tleship of tho world. Upon invita tion of the Culled Statin nearly 100 warships of foreign nations will first assemble nt Hampton Itoads and will Ivo Joined by detachments of the Amer lenn navy, and the eoinMislie tied will then bo reviewed by the president and by foreign dlKUltnrle. This tleet. the largest ever assembled, will rjroceed through the Pnnumn eanal. arriving In San Francisco harbor about two weeks after the expnslilon oien. The t munition will be held upon the shores of San Promisco Imy nnd of the Pacific iM-oHii und will occupy tin urea of mure than I.fSOO acres, The grounds will describe u semicircle nlxm! San EXPOSITION, WHERE THE MIDWAY AND CONCESSIONS WI X BE LOCATED. Christian Church Sunday school 10 a. 111., 1'reaclitiiK 11 a. 111 rreacninir 11 a. 111. aim 7:30 p. m C. H. 0:30 p. m. jun ior Endeavor 3 p. m. Everybody invited to all these service. Taber nacle corner New York and Leon ard streets. A cordial invitation is extended to all. J. R. Johnson, Pastor. o Tonight! St. Patrick's social at Dr. II. O. Brown's, 418 Kellogg street. Refreshments, games, good time. loc, Francisco, following tho contours of tho shore from tho hnrbor out to and beyond the Golden Onto. The struc tures will be the largest nnd costliest oTor erected for n world'a exposition. Tho two prlnclpnl locntlons of tho ex position will bo nt Harbor View nnd In Golden Gate park. Harbor View lies ns a crescent on Ban Francisco bay midway between tho ferry build ing, tho principal cntranco to Bnn Francisco, nnd .tho Golden Gnto. Gold en Unto pnrk fronts tho Pad tic ocean otio mile below tho famous Cliff House, Thesu two main alien und Intermediate locntlons will bo connected by n ran rluo boulevard thut will skirt tho ahores of Ban Francisco bay nnd nlao by nn Intcrmurnl railroad. A trackless trolley will run over tho boulevard. Harbor View Is within twenty min utes' wnlk of the Fairmont hotel nnd tho most extensive apartment houso section of Ban Frnnclsco. At Hnrbor View will bo located n yacht harbor, the Midway nnd night llfo of thu exposition nnd mnny con cessions that lend themselves to night Illuminations as well ns great build ings to house such heavy exhibits ns may bo readily unlonded from ocenn going vessels, such ns tho structure to contain tho manufacture nnd ma chinery exhibits, tho Palaco of Mhcrul Art and other Industrial features. Golden Gate park will bo tho sent of tho permanent fenturcs of tho expos.. Hon. With an area of more than n thouxnnd nerc Ooldon Gnto pnrk, for ested and creuted of sand dunes, today prevent one of thu most notable achievement In landscape gardening In tho world. The west end of Golden Gnto purls, comprising tIO ucres. will bu utilized for exposition purposes. Around it great stadium, nlready built, will be orccted a huge concrete coli seum, the largest structure of Its kind In America, cupnble of seating 7o.000 peoplu mid In nrchltecturo llku thnt nt Itouiu. A chnln of lake at different level will be connected by n working model of thu Panama cnnnl. Lincoln park, wlioro tho Golden Goto round out Into the Pacific ocean, com. niiinds u puuornma of tho Pacific ocean, of Ban Frnnclsco hnrbor nnd of tho hill of tho city. It urea is 1M ncres, and lis contour rise mora than 300 feet ubovu sea level. At Lincoln park will bu erected n great commem orative statiio welcoming ship to the Golden (late. Tentative plans for He. Francis momorlnl lower call for a nt rue turn K.0 feet In height, with a bnso '00 feet square. Tho top of the tower will bo almost 1,300 feet above the waters of tho Golden Gate. From Lincoln park tho boulevard, turning south toward Golden Gate park, will puss through nn area of 200 ucres that have born secured by the director for exposition purposes. Here will be located the foreign buildings, live stock exhibits, mining, horticul ture und agriculture and other dis plays requiring extensive space. REVIEW'S LEGAL BLANKS The following list of legal blanks are kept for sale at this office and others will be added as the demand arises; Warranty deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Realty aud Chattel Mort gages, Satisfaction of Mortgages, Contracts for Sale of Realty, Bills of Sale, peases. All these blanks nt the uniform price of 30c per dozen. Notice of Special Election Notice is hereby Riven llmt by virtue of ihe city chnrter, and Ordinnnce No. 462 in nccordnnce therewith, which ordinance was duly adopted by the council of the cily of St. Johns, Multnomah county, Ore., Mnrch 7, 1912. A special election will be held in the city of St. Johns, Multnomnlt county, Oregon, on Mcmdny. April I, 1912, for tlics purpose of voting for or nRninst the following proposition: Slinll the city of St.Johns incur a municipal bonded indebt edness in the. turn of Twelve Thousand (f 12.000) Dollars for the purpose of pur chasing for pork purposes the following described plot of ground: All that plot of ground situated in the cily of St. Johns, Multnomah county, Slate of Oregon, be longing to Nancy Cnplcs, bounded on the northwesterly side by Tyler street, on the southwesterly side by Dawson street, on the southeasterly side by Folk street and on the northeasterly side by Central ave nue, formerly Willis boulevard; containing 3.17 acres more or less, including Stanford street. Said ground to be held in use by said city as a public park and for park nurposes,sid bonds to run for a period of IS years, optional after 10 years, nnd bear Interest from their date at n rate not to ex ceed 6 per cent, per annum. Interest pay able semi-annually, interest coupons to bear interest at the same rate after their maturity. The voting places for said election will be as follows: For the First Ward, 202 South lersey street, main door of I. O. O. F, building. For the Second Ward, Council Room of the cily hall. rolls will be open at V o clock in the forenoon and close nt 7 o'clock in the after noon. F, A. RICE, Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Review on March 8. 15, 22. 29 1912. CIIAKI.ltrt l(. NIC1IOI.H ItSTATIt.-Notlcc I. htrcliv L'lvrn Dial ttie iimlmlitnrtl lias Iwtn aiiuolnlrtl AdmliiWuatrU ol the e.lsl ot Cliss, (, Nichols, drccaKtl. by the County Court ol the Mle ol Orrcou, lor Multnomah County, ml has iltinlltlttl, All crons havlnt; claims aiislii.t Mill elate ate hereby uutlllcl 10 present the Mint to me at thcoirk-t ol 11. J. (;tmer In Ihe McDonslil block so North Jtttcy street. M Johns, Otruon, with proper vmcher ami duly vermeil, wiunti sis mourns irom me uaie neiroi. Usliol first putillrallan-l'ftOsy, March Mh. 1911. lil.lZA NICIIOLH, Ailiiihil.lratris, O, J. Caliinyer, Attorney. Bubicrlbo for tho St. Johns Itovlow aud koep pented on tho doluK of tho city. Spring Opening Monday, March 18 at the St. Johns Millinery All are invited to come and in spect our new line for all ages. Will give our usual discount that day. MRS. E. J. MARTIN, Prop. Phone Columbia 306 NATHAN H, BIRD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE l:OR NOMINATION l:OI SIIURIIT As a candidate for nomination for Sheriff of Multnomah County, I desire to make the following .statements: First! If nominated and elected, I will feed the prisoners at the Courthouse aud at Kelly liutte at actual cost, ami will make public the same, together with the actual cost of the entire office, including the profits made by the same. I will work for the flat salary provided by law and will account to the taxpayers for all the moneys and payments that come into the office, and will turn the same over to the proper official. Give me a tryotit and see what I will do. Second! I was born in this state and have raised and ed ucated my family in Portland. I have nothing to fear from my past record and am under no obligations to friend or foe. I am in a position, if elected to give the criminal element my closest attention, and will put forth a specinl effort to subdue vice and crime iu this city. The sheriff's office shall be my headquarters at all times except wheu out on actual duty, and the duties of said office shall have my entire time and attention. Third: I am a working man myself and have won the confidence of the business men of Portland. They are aware that my training is such that, if nominated and elected, I will give the people an economic, impartial business administration, aud that I will greatly reduce the costs of the Sheriff's office to the tax payers of this county N. II. BIRD. (Paid Adv.) 714 Front St. PROPOSALS FOR - IMPROVEMENT BONDS CITY OP ST. JOHNS Scaled proposals will be received by the utidcrslKiicd nt Ills odicc in the city hull of St. John, Ori'Kou, until 6 p. tit., Mar. 19, 191 3, (or the Nile u( not less limit tur nnd accrued Interest uf Improvement bonds ol the city of St. Johns, Oregon. Sit me to be Issued under Ordinance No. 460 for the whole or nny pnrt of Ji, ,oo. Sitid bonds to be tinted Feb, I, 1913, mid Uiued In denominations of f joo ench, (Ktynble ten years from ilntc, same belli- coupon boiuls bcnriiiK Inter est nt six per cent, tNiyiihlc Stfinl-itliliii-ally, nnd subject to nil the conditions imiioscil, directed nnd stipulated by sec tion mi of Hie charter of the city of St, Julius, rue riKiu is rescrvcii to rciiccui nuy or nil IkmiiIs nt nny interest twiyiiiK crlod nt or nfter one year front dale. All bids must be nccouiKtuicd by n cer tified check for two cr cent of the amount, said check to be twynblc to the cllv of St. Johns, to which it will icvcrt ns damages In ense party to whom bonds ore nwurded fails to iircept ntul pity for nihil' within 15 days from acceptance of hid. Money to be xiid nnd IhiiiiIs de livered nt St. Johns, Multnomah county, Oregon. The rlKht Is reserved by the council to rclccl nny nnd nil bids. I'. A. RICH, City Kccorilcr. Published In the St. John Kcvlctv 011 March H, uud IS, 191a. Central Market! IIOLUKOOK IILOCK Sec us for the Choicest Gits ot the Best Meats Ohtninnblc. Order rillrd and Tamily Trade Solicited. T. P. WARD, Proprietor. ORDINANCE NO. 464 An Ordinance Providing the Time and Alnnncr of I in proving Fcsscndcn Street From Buchanan Street to the Southeast City Limits in tiic City of St. Johns, Oregon. The city of St. Johns docs ordain ns follows: The council of the citv of St. tubus. having ascertained the cost of Improving l'csv'tnicii street Irom tile westerly side line in iiuciiminn iircct tu tiic houiu easterly city limits, in the city of St Johns, Orcuon, ns shown liv the resoln tlou ot the council 01 sulil city, (luted on out nay oi l'ciiriuiry, 1913, nun rccorucu in tlicolhcc of the recorder of snld city, nnd notice thereof having 1eu published tu the .St. Johns Iteview, 11 weekly news iNiiier of ueiteral circulation. 011 the ytlt iluy nud the 16th day of l'eliruary, lutJ, ns siiown ny tiic niiiiinvii 01 111c foreman of wild tmpcr, which .snld nflida vlt la oil file in the ollice of the city re cordcr; and lecal imstlnir of notices of sucn tiunroveiiicui. ns mown uy me 11111 ilnvlt ol the city cnuluccr on file in the office of the city recorder: nnd 110 re tuouttrmicc having been filed, mid, ns tinivlded by said resolution, the euuiti cers preliminary estimate of snld improve ment Is 10,040,96, but shall lie more nccitrntely determined by ruihl engineer Now. therefore, it Is hereby ordered that said street be Improved nud the time fur the completion of said iui uriivcment is liereby fixed nt sixty day from the hist tmblicntlou of tiroisisiils o wild work, which said proposals intist be filed with the recorder of wild city on or before the mil ilnv 01 April, 1913 nt H o'clock, p. m. ol wild ilny. That Mid street snail be Improved as follows: lly urndini! ruime totheestnb lislird L'rnde oil each side of snld street for n width of sixteen feet nbuttiiiK the curb, mid by laying thereon 11 concrete luivcmcnt 6 Inches thick, hi nccorilance with the sKClficntlons therefor prcivircd by the city ciiuluccr. 011 file with the city recorder, ns directed by the city cu L'lneer. The city recorder slinll ulve notice by publication for not less than three In sertlous in the St. Johns Kevlew.thc olll clni uewsiMiier, iuvltiiii! proixiwls for ' imiklnu snlil Improvement, I Said liupiovemeul slinll In all respects : be done uud completed In conformity ' with the provUlous of ordinnnce No, 1 46 except os otherwise pro ' vided III this ordinance; nil work to be done under the direction und supervision of the city engineer. i That the cost of wild improvement 'slinll bu iihsesscd iiKulust the property ill I the local Improvement district us de scribed in wild resolution nud designat ed ns and declared to be local Improve ment district No. 77. l'sed the council this the 13th day of Mnrch, 1913, Approved by the mayor this the uth day ol March, lyu. ' K. C. COUCH, Mayor. Attest: I', A. RICH, Recorder. Published in the St. Johns Review on March 15, 1912. RESOLUTION It Is resolved by the city of St.Johns: That it deems it expedient and necessary to Improve l'esenden street from the westerly line of Ituchauaii street to the westerly line of Oswego street in the city of St. Johns iu the following man ner, to wit: Hy uradlm; said txirtion of said street to kiiht;ralc as now establish ed on each side of said street for a width of sixteen (16) feet nbuttiiiK the curb, anil by layiiiK thereon u concrete uivc. meiit six (6) inches thick in accordance with the specifications therefor prepared by the city engineer uud on file with the city recorder. Said plans and sccjiicutloua aud esti mates are satisfactory and ure hereby approved. Said improvements to be mude in accordance with the charter and ordinances ol the city of St. Johns, and under the supervision nud dlrectiou of the city engineer. Thut the cost of said Improvement to be assessed as provided by tin city char ter upon the property especially aud iar. tlcularly benefited thereby, aud which is liereby declared to be ull of lots, parts of lots, blocks and tercels of land be tween the termini of such improvements abuttiuK upon, udiaceut or proximate to the said l'essenden street from the marginal Hues of said street buck to the center of the block or blocks or tracts of laud abutting thereon or proximate thereto. That all the property included in said improvement district aforesaid is hereby declared to be Local Improvement Dis trict No. 80. That the city engineer's assessment of the prolable total cost of said improve ment of said street is f 10,653,86, Thut the cost of said improvement is to be assessed against the property iu said local assessment district as provided b) the city charter of the city of St. Johns. Adopted the twelfth day of March, 1913. 1'. A. RICK, City Recorder. Published iu the St. Johns Review on March 15 aud 33, 1913. Wolcott (the rent man) 130 uth street, Portland, is the man to see for real estate or mercantile deals, 46tf. Section t, Whenever n street is to be mproved by hnrd surfacing with con crete pavement, the sntuc shall be done in tne loiiowmg manner: ORADINO. The snuce over which the rnnrrrti- Is to be laid will be excavated to the Kron er depth ns designated hy the city engi neer, nun inorouguiy compacted uy roll lug with a road roller weighing not less than 10 tons, Care must be taken to preserve the proper crown. All soft nud spongy places not affording u firm foun dation slinll be dug out uud refilled with good cnrtli, gravel or macadam, well rammed iu place. All embankments slinll, whenever so required by the city engineer, lie built 111 Horizontal layers or courses 01 not more than one foot in thickness for the full width of embankment, nnd each layer rolled in turn to the satisfaction of tne city engineer. Rolling shall be completed iu sections of nt least one block, nud shall be tested and accepted by the city engineer, or in spector in writing before nuy of jmving mnterlnl is placed thereon. TIIICKNHSS OP I'AVliMUNT. UlKJII the sulii'rnili- tirptuirpd n aliiivr specified slinll be placed n layer of con crete not less than six (6) Inches thick from suburndc to too surface after heltn; thoroughly rammed mid competed. CONCRKTK. Mixing nud Laying, One part of cement nnd three mirtn of sand shall be thoroughly mixed dry mid made Into mortar with the least jiossible amount of water; to this will be added five ivirls of broken stone tliorotiL'hlv drenched with wntcr, hut containing 110 loose water in the keep, nud whole shall be thoroughly mixed until the aggregate Is completely covered with morter. .Ma chine mixed concrete equal to the nlxive win uc accepted. The stone nud tunrtitr nre to be meas ured (not estimated) iu the given pro portions nud mixed in 11 protier Imx or on 11 wntcr tight platform according to the direction of the city engineer, nud in no case nre they to be mixid 011 the ground. It shall then be spread nt once aud thoroughly compacted by ramming until free mortar appears 011 the surface nud no rock or gravel stones arc visible on the top surface. 1 uc upper surince 01 tne concrete shall exactly conform with the finished crown of the street mid slinll be struck with a template if ncccsarv. The mor tar nud concrete shall not be mixed in greater quantities than Is required for immediate use, nnd none remaining un used until set shall be remixed or Iu nny way used again. All surfaces or against which concrete Is to lie laid shall lie thoroughly cleaned uud dnmpcucd by sptinkting with wntcr just previous to placing the concrete. In the mineral aggregate one suck of ce ment shall be taken as one (1) cubic foot, and one (1) barrel as four (4) cubic feet. RUCK. The rock for making the concrete shall be the best dark colored sound ba salt rock, or gruiilte broken In lileccs not larger than two Inches lit the largest di ameter nor smaller than one-fourth of mi inch In diameter. The broken rock shall be screened so thnt all dust, clay, loam or vegetable matter nud nieces smaller than one-quarter Inch in illume ter shall be removed. The rock shall ks thoroughly washed, If considered uecos- Sitry uy tiic city engineer. SANI). All sand must lc clean, coarse and sharp; it mutt range uniformly from flue to coarse, All must pass 11 sieve having one. fourth inch mesh nnd not more than ten cr cent must pass u 30 mesh sieve. Cl'.Ml'.NT. The cement shall be u Portland ce ment of approved brand free from hard lumps mid all foreign matter. It shall be delivered 011 the work iu the original twickagcs in good condition, labeled properly nnd must be well protected from rain mid dampness. The engineer shall at all times have access to ull ce ments for the purpose of testing at least 10 days before being used, mid the engi neer shall be notified thut such l availa ble iu days iu advance of use. THSTS, IMiieuess, It shall leave by weight 11 residue of not more thuu H ht cent uu the No, 100 screen, and not more than 35 cr cent 011 the 300 screen, Time of Setting. It shall develop initial set iu not lav than 30 minutes, mid must develop hurd set Iu not more thuu 10 hours. Tensile Strengths. 14 hours in moist uir, 17s kiiiiuU pur square inch. One day in moist air, 6 day iu water, joo iouiias er win are inch. One day iu moist air, 37 lUyaiu witter, 600 pounds tier square inch, 1 :j Mortur, One day iu moist air, 6 days In witter, 300 jiouiids per square Inch, One day iu moist air, 37 days in water, 375 ixniuils per square inch. In addition to above tests all cement shall be subject to nuy other tests that the engineer shall deem necessary to de termine whether the cement Is of a suit able character. TOP 1MNISII. After the concrete Is iu pluce and thor oughly rammed, the upper surface con forming with the exact crown of the street and 110 pieces of rock being visible the entire surfuce shall be roughened by brooming same with u wire broom, All brooming shall be done before set. 15XPANSION JOINTS. At intervals of 35 feet, or as the engi neer shall direct, shall be placed an ex pansion joint made as follows: A header shall be placed at right tingles to the center line of the street, behind which shull be placed u double thickness uf tur building paper. When the cement has set enough to stand the header shall be removed, leaving the paper mid the ad joining concrete butted ugaiust it. Cure must betaken to keep the joint iu struight line. One of these joints shall be placed at the end of each day's run. The contractor shall barricade all work for a period of at least eight days after its completion, aud shall iu wurtu weather keep all concrete damp during the day for at least seven days after com pletion, Fussed the council this the uth day of March, 1913. Approved by the mayor this nth day of March, 1913, K.C. COUCH, Mayor, Attest: I'ruuk A. Rice, Recorder. Published iu the St.Johns Review 011 March ij, 1913,