The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-20
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REPAIR
COMMERCIAL STREET.

Notice Is hereby given that the Com.
mon Council OF the City OF Astoria has
declared Its determination and Inten-
ton to repair all that portion OF Com.
msrcial street In the City OF Astoria.
Clatsop County. State OF Oregon. as
laid out and recorded by ]. NJ. shive.
ley. from the west line OF Fourteenth
street 10 the west line OF Seventeenth
street. oy removing all OF the old cov-
erinR plank on said portion OF pald
street and the decking ON the sidewalks
and putting In three new stringers
abreast or parallel with each other on
each side OF the street car track on
sald street throughout the extent OF
sald portion OF said street so repaired
which stringer9 are to be placed be-
tween the existing strlngers now on
said portion OF said 5treet and by re-
moving the curb on each side OF said
street and putting In a new curb strin-
ger on each side OF the same where
removed and by replanSlng said por-
ton of said street from curb To curb
with good sound red or yellow fir lum.
ber and putting In new decking on
the sidewalks on each side OF said
portion u said street, the decking TO
he OF new sound red or yellow FIR
lumber. The strIngers shall be 4 in
ches by II inches and 80 feet long and
the covering plank shall be inches by
u Inches and the decking on the side
walks shall be one and ne-half inches
by eight inch -, dressed on one side,
and said Improvement ls 10 be made
strictly In accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor TO be filed
with the auditor and police Judge by
the city surveyor. That the costs and
expenses OF said Improvement. except
the repair Of the street crossings. shall
be betrayed by special assessment up-
on the lots, lands and premises includ-
Ing water frontage fronting upon and
otherwise benefited by said repair or
Improvement which said lots, lands and
promises including water frontage are
hereby included in a special assessment
district to be assessed to defray the
costs and expenses OF said improves
ment. which said district Is as follows.
towit, commencing at the southwest
corner Of block 1876 in the town (now
city, Of Astoria as laid out and re-
corded by j. NJ. Shiyeley. Clatsop coun-
w. Oregon. and running thence north
and parallel with the west line OF said
block 1876 10 the Pier Head line on the
south shore Of the Columbia river,
thence east along said Pier Head line TO
a point where the east line OF block 133
In said Shiveleys Astoria would In
tersect said Pier Head line II extend
ed a sufficient distance northerly,
thence south In a straight line to the
southeast corner OF block 1893 In said
Shiveley's Astoria, thence westerly
along the south line Of blocks 1873, 1874
and 1876 TO the place Of beginning. all
In the City Of Astoria, Clatsop Coun-
ty. State Of Oregon.
That the city surveyor Of said city
is required and directed 10 forthwith
prepare and deposit with the auditor
and police judge Of said city estimates
OF the expense Of said repairs or Inn
provement and specifications for the
proposed work
This notice is published for eight
days in the Morning Astorian in pursu-
ance to a resolution Of the Common
Council adopted on the 18th day Of
July, 1900 directing the same, the date
~ the first publication thereof being
on Thursday, the 18th day OF July
1900. II. E. NELSON.
Auditor and Police Judge Of the city
Of Astoria.