St Johns City Council Debates Streets and Lights
City council meets amid a caustic letter on Christianity and charity. Discussions cover Ivanhoe Street grading, curb and sidewalk work, lighting plans with six lamp locations, and potential bonds for a new city hall and waterworks. A woman critic attacks neglect of the aged poor, citing a Port earlier clipping about Robert Hardy and his wife caring for their grandparents.
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St. Johns
Hapy
St. Jesus
Methodist Churchom General
Robert Matdy
Northern Hill Station
St. Oon
Robert
Robert Hardy
Held Improvement Meet in Ar tisan ball Portsmouth
About fifty east siders gathered at the Artisan ball in Portsmouth last Saturday evening to hear talks on local progress and desires. Music and speeches drew applause though an encore was declined. W J Peddicord presided and speakers shared rapid growth indicators. A water question resolution was adopted. debate over eight lights costing over 500 dollars yearly prompted a committee to seek cost details from the light company for a report at the next adjourned meeting.
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Portsmouth
Nona Coovert
B. Morgan
W. J. Peddicord
F. J. McKenna
Peterson
Brice
Shields
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St Jonas
EST. Johns Review
ACME
Acme Lumber Company
Redwood
ST. Johns Sash and Door CO
SCOTT
Jersey Street
R. Wilcox
Dray
Baggage Line
Blackburn
C. D. Howards
King
Ivanhoe Street
Burlington
Richmond
John Street
Salem Street
Albany Street
W. W. Goodrich
Leggett
Eit
Thompson
Lindquist
Tte
Greene
Tug Revinw
Tts
General Electric Company
Fessenden
Jersey
Ivanhoe
Chicago
Burlington and Hayes
Willamette Boulevard
Oswego
Willis Boulevard
Tufts
The
Peninsula Bank
St. Johns Land Co
Phone Union
St. Johns Park
Sextoo
Oregon
Couch & CO
J. J. Kadderly
Universal
Universal Steel
Odd Fellows Building
Portland
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