The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-06-10
ORDINANCE NO. II.Y.

An ordinance to establish the grade of
Main street in the city of Vancouver from the
center of Sixth and Main streets in said city
to the north bank of the Columbia river.
WHEREAS, At a regular meeting of the
Council of the city of Vancouver held on the
9TH day of April, a. ID. 1880, an order was duly
made by the said Council instructing the
clerk thereof TO give notice by publication
according to the provisions of chapter eight
of the charter of the city of Vancouver; that
the said Council proposed to establish the
grade Of Main street land 70 grade the same)
from the center of Sixth street to the north
bank OF the Columbia river, which order
aforesaid was duly entered Of record in the
minutes Of the regular meeting aforesaid
upon page 335 of book b, OF the Council Jour
nal. and
WHEREAS, pursuant to such order the said
clerk did cause to be published in the Van
couvcr INDEPENDENT "a weekly newspaper
published in the city of Nancouver) the no
ticc required by said order for the period of
two weeks, to-wit; Beginning on the Sth day
Of April, 1850, and ending on the 22d day Of
April, 1881, being three insertions Of said no.
tice in said newspaper, and
WHEREAS, more than ten days have eX-
pired since the final publication of said no.
tice. and the owners of two-thirds of the as
sessed value Of the property adjacent to said
Main street from the center of Sixth street to
the north bank of the Columbia river have
not made or filed with the clerk of the Com
mon Council of said city or otherwise, a writ
ten or other renonstrance against the pro-
posed grade and improvement in said order
mentioned and described, now, therefore,
The city Of VdacoUcer does orddn as fol-
iotcs.
SECTION |. That the grade Of Main street
III the city OF Vancouver from the center Of
Sixth and Main streets along said Main street
To the north bank of the Columbia river be
nd tho a,,, = I.~.fr YL.a t1s.I A1 ~ tlAu
viz:
The base OF the said grade is aud shall be
the bottom of the inside OF the fire cistern at
the intersection Of the said Sixth and Main
street, and the surface of the several streets
hereinafter designated shall be at the inter
section Of the said streets respectively with
the center of Main street. the following dis
tauces respectively, in a vertical line from
the bottom Of the inside Of the said fire els
tern. to-wit:
The surface of Sixth street at TIE said point
of intersection shall be eleven feet, nine and
a half inches from the said bottom of the said
cistcrn.
The surface Of Fifth street shall at the said
point of intersection be eight feet, eight
and n half inches from the bottom OF the said
cis,crn.
The surface of Fourth street shall, at the
said point OF intersection be seven feet, two
and u half inches from the bottom OF the said
cisteru.
The surface of Third street shall at the said
point of intersection be ten feet, eleven and
II half inches from the bottom OF the said els
tern.
The surface Of Second street shall at the
said point of intersection be ten feet and four
, inches from the said bottom of said cisten,
and First street shall at the said point of in
terseciion be one foot. eleven and a half
inches from the said bottom of the said els
tern in conformity with the survey made by
George IL. Steward, formerly City surveyor
OF Vancouver, a profile and plat of which sur.
vey is now on Tile with the clerk Of the City
Council.
SECTION II. That Main street from said
Sixth street TO the north bank of the Cnlum- :
bia river when graded in conformity with the
provisions Of this ordinance shah be ten
inches higher in the center OF the said street
than al the sidewalks ON the east and west
sides thereof.
SECrIcN Ill Al ordinances and parts 81
ordinances in conflict with the provisions OF
this ordinance be and the same are hereby
repealed. This ordinance shall be In force
from and after its passage and approval.
Read ihc first and SECOND times Maj Sd,
1881.
Read third time and passed, May nth, 1870.
Approved Junc 9Th. isso.
LOUIS sOHNs, Mayor.
Attest; III BEESON, City Clerk.
Published June 10Th. 's~1.