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Newspaper
Saint Johns Review
Location
Saint Johns, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1905
Page
2
The St Johns Review discusses a proposed ten thousand dollar city bond to fund a dock fire apparatus and Miner note, with debate on taxing impact and building plans. Citizens worry high salaries and tax burdens could cripple the young city, urging prudent finance.
The city asks whether to levy an occupation tax on business. Interviews show opposition from a broad majority, with critics arguing salaries and running costs should not be shifted onto taxed individuals. The paper notes legal and public protest risks and says a solution is needed, beyond licensing, to avoid widespread resistance.
The council earns praise for good judgment in presenting the cow question to voters. A 19 4 decision sought restraining stock roaming streets to protect homes and gardens, aiming to keep St Johns a beautiful, safe locale. Mrs Hutchinson of Oregon City visited St Johns last Thursday.
A Wednesday evening gathering of the Commercial Association discussed the occupation tax with strong opposition. Salaries drew criticism, noting 33 percent for the treasurer here versus 1 percent elsewhere, and a city attorney cost of 720 dollars yearly against lower caps in larger towns. A motion opposed the occupation tax by a 20 to 2 vote. Debate also covered debt for a city hall, with most opposing bonds beyond real needs, while favoring M. J. Holebrook’s soap offer. The event ended with a sense of mystery and hints of forthcoming Willamette races.
Dick Keegan, watchman at a shingle mill, fell about 30 feet from the dry kiln during a midnight round. He lay in the mud for an hour with a badly wrenched back and broken ribs before a Mr Mock from the nearby farm and others heard his cries and rescued him from the rocks and boiler room.
The Northern Pacific is believed to have decided to extend to St Johns and begin work within weeks. Plans for a Columbia river bridge at Vancouver are completed, and drawings for an air line across the Willamette from the Weyerhaeuser mill site to a point south of Linton are in progress.
A local meeting adjourned to the St Johns Land Co office with talk of a race between the river steamer Telegraph and the Spencer. Capt Spencer aims to arrange a boat for boat contest with a wager. Union memorial services are planned for M E church May 29 with all city churches participating.
Classified notice states sale of six cows and a milk route offering $300 monthly. Details read as a straightforward sale of dairy assets.
City of St Johns council adopts a plan to grade and pave Burlington from Bradford to Ly and Philadelphia from Ivanhoe to Jersey. Works include sidewalks gutters crosswalks and curbs per city engineer plans. Assessments to be filed May 4 with preliminary estimates published.
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