The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-24
NOTICE or INTENTION TO IMPROVE
COLUMBIA AND ALAMEDA
AVENUES.

Notice Is hereby given that the Com
mon ciuncii prcposc 10 Improve Column
bia avenue from It's intersection with
center line Of Bond street to an inter
section with the center line Of Alameda
avenue and Alameda avenue from the
east limo Of Lincoln street to line
drawn from the northwest corner OF lot
I OF block Is. Tayiors Astoria. to the
rouihwosa corner Of hot 30 OF block ?
In said Taylor's Astoria
Said Improvement 10 consist Of driving
srAies, in each bent. with bent centers
Is r. apart TO re width Of % H.. from a
connection with Bond street improve
mcnt. at its Intersection with Columbia
and Taylor avenues. to the center OF
Columbia avenue; thence southeriy along
the center OF Columbia avenue TO the
high water mark and placing thereon
strtng,rs and planklng the enme TO the
width Of % feet with sound fir plank
5xi2 inches laid Il inch apart. and from
high water tine sou,herly along the CEN
ter OF Columbia avenue to Its center line
Intersection with center line OF Alameda
avenue. and Alameda avenue through
the center thereof. from the eas; line
Of Lincoln street TO a point OF Intersec-
tion with a line drawn from the north
west corner Of los OF block ls Taytor's
Astoria, to the southwest corner OF lot
D. %, block . os Taylor's As
'oria. by grading tho s1mo 20 the
established grade. to the width OF 30 feet
and placing thereon stringers and plank
Ing ame 20 the width Of l6 feet with
fr plank 3xl2 inches and by placing rail-
InEs thereon where necessary.
Said Improvement 10 he made at the
expense OF the lands abutting upon. and
adhrent to. or otherwise benefited
thereby as required by the charter OF the
City OF Astoria, The lands and premises
upon which the special assessment shall
he leviel to defray the cost OF such i'm
proyCment and the district embraced
therein and the lots blocks, and parcels
Of land to be assessed shah be known
ana designated as the Columbia and Ala
meia Improvement district No o, said
district embracing said lots, blocks and
parcels Of land 10 be assessed for said
Improvement shall consist all the lands,
lots and blocks embraced within the fol-
lowing boundaries, towit:
Beginning at the northeast corner of
LOT .. Of block /. Taylors Astoria. as
laid out and recorded by the Peninsula
Land and Trust Company; thence west
erly across Columbia avenue and along
the north line Of block to the north
west corner Of lot 6 Of said block .:
thence soulherly along the west line Of
said lot to the southwest corner there
Of: thence westerly along the center of
said block to the northwest corner of
lot 50 thereof thence southcrly along
the west line Of said lot go across Ala
media avenue and along the west line OF
lot (, of block Is, to the southwest cor
ner of said lot 4: thence easterly along
north line Of alleyway running through
OF lot s. Of block 115: thence east along
south line of said lot to the southeast
corner thereof: thence north along east
line OF blocks ll5 and 10 the northeast
corner Of block /; thence west along
north line of said block to the north
east corner of lot thereof; thence north
to south line Of Bond street; thence west
along the south line OF Bond street to
its intersection with Columbia avenue:
thence southerly to point of beginning
Estimates of the expense of such i'm
provemcpts and the plans and specifica-
tions therefor and map of the locality to
he improved win he deposited in the office
of the Auditor and Police Judge for pub
lie examination before such improve
ment is undertaken thar at the next
meeting of the Common Council after the
final publication of this notice of i'm
provement. to wit: on Friday, Decem-
ber s. 1897. at 1880 o'clock p. M. of said
day, the Common Council will consider
any objections to such Improvement be-
ing made. and II remonstrance against
such improvement, signed by the resi-
dents Of the city owning more than one
half of the property to be assessed in
such district as described herein. and
In which special assessment is to be
levied. shall he filed with the Auditor
and Police Judge before the said regular
meeting Of the Common Council no such
work or improvement will he ordered
except by the two-thiris vote of all the
members OF the Common Council elect
Dated at Astoria, oregon. this 23d day
Of November. 1897.
Fl. f. NELSON.
Auditor and Police Judge