The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-11-26
STREET EXTENSION
IMPROVEMENT NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that the Com
mon Council propose TO improve Com
mercal street and Twenty-th!rd street.
viz: Commercial street from the east
line OF Seventeenth street 10 the west
line OF Twenty-third street. and Twen-
ty-thlrd street from the north line OF
Commercial street to Exchange street.
Said improvement 10 consist OF driving
splles, six spiles in each bent with bent
centers Is feet spart. and placing there
on caps and strlngers to the full width
thereof, and planking the same - the
width OF 5s feet through the center
thereof and to the established grade
with new and sound fir plank 4xl2 inches.
and by building sidewalks on both sides
thereof. twelve feet wide OF ir plank ks
inches. and building ratings on both
sides thereof. in accordance with the
plans and specifications therefor and in
! conformity to Ordinance No. 1901. en-
titled IAN ordnance relating 10 the I'M
provement OF streets"
Said improvement TO be made at the
expense OF the lands abuttlnS upon. and
adjacent 10. or otherwise benefited
thereby as required by the charter OF the
City OF Astoria. The .a1ds and premises
upon which the special assessment shall
he levied to defray the cost OF such
( Improvement and the district embraced
/ therein and the lots. blocks and parcels
| OF land 10 he assessed shall be known
/ and designated as the Commercial and
I Twentysthird Street District No. a. Said
district embracing said los. blocks and
! parcels Of land TO he assessed for said
| impfovetneOt shall consis, Of all the
lands, lots and blocks embraced within
/ the following boundaries, 10 wit:
Beginning at the southwest corner OF
( block No. lS2 In that part Of the City
OF Astoria, a. laid out aai recorded by
! J. NJ, shiveiy; thence easterly and along
the south line OF blocks ls2. 13l. lsl
/ ~, 1sS and 1e7. to the southeast corner
Of lot 4, Of block i97. thence southerly
along The east line Of 10: 1, o: block
12s. 10 the southeast corner OF
said lot 4. block ise: thence
ea,zterly along the north line OF Exchange
street to a point where the north line
OF Exchange street II produced inter-
sects the cast line of Twenty-third street:
thence northerly to the southwest corner
Of lot 6. block IA: thence easterly through
the center OF block IA to the southe lst
corner Of lot .. block IA; thence north
westerly along the east line or lot ..
block IA. one hundred and fifty sest;
thence northerly parallel to east line Of
Twenty-thlrd street, to the pier head
line; thence westerly along the pier head
line to a point Of intersection on the east
line Of Seventeenth street II extended:
thence southerly along the east line OF
Seventeenth street II extended. 20 the
place Of beginning.
Estimates of the expense of such i'm
provements and the plans and speciflca-
ttons therefor and map of the locality to
be improved will be deposited In the office
OF the Auditor and Police Judge for pub
lie examination before such improve
ment is undertaken; that at the next
meeting OF the Common Council after the
final publication of this notice of i'm
provement, to wit. On Friday, Decem-
Der 5 1897, at 7:SO o'clock p. m. of said
day the Common Council will consider
any objections to such Improvement be-
ing made. and If a remohsttance 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 be filed with the Auditor
and Police Judge before the said regular
meeting of the Common Council. no such
work or improvement will be ordered
except by the two-thirds vote of all the
members OF the Common Council elect |
Dated at Astoria, Oregon, this 2sd dav
of November 1897.
II. f. NELSON.
Auditor and Police Judge.