The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-25
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 fset east from the
east line of S0th street, running thence
westerly in said alleyway to S5th street,
thence northerly in 35th street to Irving
Avenue, and thence westerly in Irving
Avenue to point in said avenue 10 fest
south and 80 feet west of southeast cor
ner of Dot in block 81, and thence Lorth
Through said lot 6 Ito the center of th=
aleyway running through said block 81,
thence west in said alleyway to S4th
street and thence north in said street to
the akeyway running through blocks Al
and 42 and thence west from said 34th
street through said last mentioned alley
way 10 33rd street and thence north on
33rd street to the line of low water mark
on tIle SOuVu SIlOTG Ol iUle NOLulllDld IlNeIs
Also consisting of a branch drain COM
menc.ng in center of alleyiway running
through block 49, on the west line of said
block and running thence wtst 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 S3rd street
to a connection with said main drain
at tine alleyway running through blocks
40 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 facill-
tate seepage of water and the area Of
waterway to be not less than three
square feet in the main drain nor less
than one and one1haf square feet in
the branch drains (nor more than twice
the respective areas) and the covering
of the drain to be at beast two inches
IN 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 ssments shall be levied
90 d.fray the costs and expenses Of such
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
TO the northwest corner of book IL
and th5nce south on the west line OF
blocks IS and 81 to the south line of
alleyway running Through block 81
ohence east on south line of said alley
way TO west line of S5th street, thence
south on east line of blocks 81 and AZ TO
northeast corner of lot 5 In said block AZ,
thence east on south line of alleyway rum
ling through block 4S to a point thereon
equally distant from east line and west
Line of said block, thsnce south to a
ooint on said line of said block 43 that
S equally distant from the east and west
iae of said block, thence east on south
...e of block 43 and "A to southeast cor
ler of lot Z in block A, thence south on
straight line to southeast corner OF
.ot in block 59 thence east on
straight line to the southeast corner OF
.ot Of said block SO, thence south on
as. lice of blocks 50 and 6S to The SOUTH
e5st conner of lot II in block 6S, accord
ing to the recorded subdivision of said
a point on the north line OF aAeyway
running ,9hrough slid block 6S That is
equally distant from the east and west
lines of said block, thence south to south
cas-. corner of lot % in block 6S accord
Ing TO the subdivision of said b.ock on
record thence west on Souh line OF
blocks 6S and 67 to southwesi. coTnir of
block CT, thence north on the west line
of sid block 81 to the southwest corner
of lot l therein thence west on a
s.raight lire to the southwest corner
of lot in block 66, thence north on
straight line TO the northwest corler OF
slid lot 8, and thence west on north
line of said block sc TO the northwest
corner thersof, thence north to southwest
corner of lot in Block 61 and thence west
on north line of alteyway running
ohrough BLOCKS G. and 6S to the southwest
corner of lot in block 63, thence north
on the vi st line of the John Adair Dom
a5-on land claim to THE east Zine of Slst
: N.eetJt hence north on east line of S1st
5 rect, thence north on east line OF S1st
street to the southwest corner OF block
ll9 in '5he part of the City of Astoria
laid out and recorded by ]. NJ. Shively,
tn. nee easteEy on south line Of said
block 149 70 the southeast corner of lot
: in sad Block and thence northerly to
the northeast corner of lot Z, thence east-
riy on straight line to the point where
the south line of liot 3, block $50, of
Shive.y's Astoria intersects lor reaches
west line of John Adair's donation land
cam, and thence north on said line to
{. ace OF beginning.
An land, lots and prim.ses wfthin said
described limits of said district and not
included in any street or alley are to
b. subject 10 such assessment as bene-
fitted by such drain or sewer.
Estimates of the expense of said drain
lr sewer aad THE plans and specifications
and diagrams for the same and of the
ocMny to be drained have been Deposit
I'd by the City Surveyor with the Auditor
and Police Judge for pubiic examination
and may be inspected at the office Of such
officer.
At ehe next regular me. ting Of the COM
mon Council following the final pub,ica-
non Of this notice, to wit: On Wednes-
Hay, September 4, 1895, at the hour of
go p. m. at the city had the Common
Council will considsr any objections II
such improvement being made, and 4 a
against such improvement
signed by the residents of the City
# Astoria owning more 'ohan -hllf of
y .7.operty IN said district In which the
specia assessment is to be levi d TO de-
ray the COS; OF sad improvement shall
be fled with the AudlJor and Police
Judge such improven 5nt shall not be or
Tered, n at az, except By a vote Of ego-
,hirds OF the Common Council
BY order Of the Commcu Council
Attest: K. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Oregon. Aug. II, 1895.