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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1910
Page
8
The Fourth of July committee presents a detailed list of receipts and expenditures showing how funds were spent. Readers may review the accounting to understand allocations and disbursements by category and source.
Sealed proposals will be received by the recorder of the city of St John for Portland street improvements. Bids must be accompanied by certifications and a ten percent bid bond. The project includes an east line improvement and related street work with specified estimates and engineering plans on file. Proposals close with the city, with right to reject any bid. Published in the St John Review in late July 1910.
The city council of St Johns Multnomah passes Ordinance No 308 to create the office of Deputy City Recorder. The deputy will be appointed per charter and receive compensation. The ordinance is signed by Mayor and Attest by the Recorder and published in the St Johns Review on August 4.
Signor Leoncavallo told of a theater night when a critic audience member praised his work as a masterpiece. The next day a local paper accused him of plagiarism in his own opera, prompting the composer to recall the incident with lingering unease.
A Victorian style tale recounts Sir Edwin Landeser's plan to recover a stolen dog for a noble owner and the thief confesses to the crime. The piece also threads in curiosities about Morneo bird omens, ancient Egypt waste, and a quip about handwriting and hardware from various sources. The overall tone blends anecdote with brief cultural notes.
The City of St Johns passes an ordinance authorizing Portland Boulevard improvements from Line of Point View Addition to Fairhaven Street. It sets a 60 day completion window from final notice publication with proposals due by August. The project includes grading, 6 foot cement sidewalks, curbs, crosswalks, and box gutters assessed as Local Improvement District No. 69.
In the County Court of Oregon Multnomah County the estate of William Guile is administered by an appointed executor. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to the First National Bank of St. Johns within six months from the first publication date. Coates & Coun, Attorneys for the Executor.
The following list of legal blanks are kept for sale at this office and others will be added as the demand arises. Warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, mortgage, liens, and other forms available at 30 cents per dozen.
Palm Café offers Purcomer Port Wine at 1.25 to 2.00 per gallon and advertises finest liquors of all kinds at reasonable prices in a compact local display.
Bealed proposals will be received at city hall in St Johns Oregon for improvement bonds of the city to be issued under Ordinance No 366. Bonds in $500 denominations payable in ten years bear interest as fixed by law. Submittal deadline August 46. City Recorder A M Besson announces notices to advertisers and asks for timely changes in ads.
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