The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-29
DRAINAGE NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the Com
mon Council of the City of Astoria have
determined to construct a system of
drains or sewers in the City of Astoria
| as laid out and recorded by j. Adair and
j. NJ. Shively, the lands and premises to
b. drained to be known and designated,
| as Drainage District No. l." said syS
| TENS of drains or sewers shall consist of
| one main drain to run as follows, to-wit:
| Commencing in center of alleyway run
ming through block 6S In that part of the
City of Astoria laid out and recorded by
j. Adair, at point rs feet east from the
east line of 36th street, running thence
westerly in said alQeyway to S5th street,
thence northerly in 35th street to Irving
Avenue, and thence westerly in Irving
Avenue to a point in said avenue 10 fest
south and 30 feet west of southeast cor
ner of lot in block 81, and thence north
through said lot Ito the center of the
aileyway running through said block 81,
thence west in said alleyway to S4th
street and thence north In said street to
the aLsyway running through blocks Al
and AZ and thence west from said 34th
street through said last mentioned alley
way to 33rd street and thence north on
33rd street to the line of low water mark
on the south shore of the Columbia river.
Also consisting of a branch drain COM
menc.ng in center of alleyway running
through block 43, on the west line OF said
block and running thence west through
said alleyway TO connection with main
drain in 34th street. Also a branch COM
mencing at the northeast corner of block
So, running thence north IN 33rd street
to a connection with said main drain
at the alleyway running through blocks
10 and Al, said drain each to consist of a
frame wooden box drain to be placed
under ground at the necessary depth and
to be covered with loose rock to facili-
tate seapage of water, and the area of
waterway to be not less than three
square feet in the main drain nor less
than one and one-half square feet in
The branch drains (nor more than twice
the respective areas) and the covering
of the drain to be at least two inches
n thickness and the inside frames not
less than four inches in thickness, the
work and the materials used to be
strictly in accordance with plans and
Specifications and ordinances in relation
thereto.
The lands, lots and premises upon which
the special asse essments shall be levied
10 dsfray the costs and expenses of such
drains or sewers and the districts EN-
bracing said lands, lots and premises are
designated as follows, ITO wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner Of
block 16 in said part of said city and
running thence in an easterly direction
on the north lines of blocks 16 and II
10 the northwest corner of block Is
and th5nce south on the west line Of
blocks IS and 81 to the south line of
aAeyway running Through block 81
1hence east on south line of said alley
way 10 west line oR 35th street, thence
south on east line of blocks 81 and AZ to
northeast corner of lot s in said block AZ,
thence east on south lime of alleyway rum
aing through block 4S to point thereon
equally distant from east line and west
l.ne of said block, thence south to a
point ON said line of said block 43 that
is equally distant from the east and west
iae of said block, thence east on south
Ine of block 43 and A to southeast cor
ner of lot i'm block A, thence south on
straight line ito southeast corner of
lot 2 in block 50, thence east on a
straight line to the southeast corner OF
.ot Of said block 59 thence south on
asst line of blocks 50 and 6S to the south
east conner of lot IT in block 6S, accord
ing to the recorded subdivision of said
block, thence west on "a straight line to
a point on the north lime of aneyway
runaing through said block 6S that is
equally distant from the east and west
lines of said block, thence south to south
east corner of lot % in block 6S accord
ing Ito the subdivision of said block on
record, thence west on south line of
blocks 6S and 81 to southwest CORNER of
block 81, thence north on the west line
of said block g. to the southwest corner
of lot l therein, thence west on a
straight line to the southwest corner
of lot in block 66, thence north on a
straight Line TO the northwest corner of
said lot 8, and thence west on north
line of said block &C to the northwest
corner bhersof, thence nerth to southwest
corner of lot in block 81 and thence west
on north line of alleyway running
through Blocks 60 and 63 ito the southwest
corner of lot 2 in block 63, thence north
on the wsSt line OF the John Adair Dom
alton land claim to the east Zine of S1st
sbreet,t hence north on east line of 31st
street, thence north on east line Of 3lst
street to the southwest corner of block
li9 in the part of the City of Astoria
laid out and recorded by ]. NJ Shively,
thence easterGy on south line of said
block 149 to the southeast corner of lot
in sad block and thence northerly to
the northeast corner of dot 7, thence east
rly on a straight line to the point where
the south line of lot 3, block l5O of
Shively's Astoria intersects br reaches
west line of John Adairs donation land
claim, and thence north on said line to
place of beginning.
All land lots and prr;mises within said
described limits of said district and not
NO 1aI IN e1EY
D. subject to such assessment as bene-
lifted by such drain or sewer.
Estimates of the expense of said drain
n sewer and the plans and specifications
md diagrams for the same and of the
ocaGity to be drained have been deposit
ID by the City Surveyor with the Auditor
md Police Judge for public examination
md may be inspected at the Office of such
,fficer.
At the next regular mea ting of the Conn
non Council following the final putsica-
ION of this notice, to wit: On Wednes-
lay, September 4, 1895. at the hour of
80 p. m. at the city hald the Common
Council will consider any objections M
iuch Improvement being made, and Ma
emonstrance against such Improvement
igned by the residents of the Citv
. A1.oria owning more than one-half of
he property In said district in which the
pecill assessment is to be levisd to de-
ray the cost of said improvement shall
,e filed with the Auditor and Police
udge such Improvement shall not be or
lered, If a. az, except by vote Of rrV0o-
hirds Of the Common Council.
By order Of the Common Council
Au'est: K. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Oregon, Aug. II, 1895.