The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-15
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT

The Common Council OF the City OF
Astoria has declared It's determination
ana Intention 10 improve all that nor
Ton OF Duane street from the east line
0f Fourteenth street 20 the west line
OF seventeenth street excepting the
crossing at the intersection OF raid
Duane street with Fifteenth street 10
the full width thereof. excepting that
portion thereof upon which the
obrlen Hotel stands nj the southeast
corner OF block iSa. and on the es.
tnblished grade thereof. all In that part
OF the town (nOw cityl OF Astoria a.
laid out and recorded by ]. NJ. Shlye-
ley, In Clataop County. State OF Ore
gon. Said Improvement nhall conalst
IN and be made by undermining ana
planklng 10 the full width all that por.
tion OF said street from the east line
or Fourteenth street 20 point 80 feet
east thereof, with the construction OF
ten foot sidewalks on each side thereof.
the covering plank 10 be i2xi inches;
and from point 30 feet east OF the eaat
line OF Fourteenth street 10 the west
line OF Sixteenth street. excepting the
crossing OF said portion OF said street
with Fifteenth street. said portion OF
said street shall be improved By grad.
INK the same 10 the established grade
aud planklng the same TO the width
OF 20 feet through the center thereof
and the construction OF ten foot side
walks on each side thereof; the COW
ering plank 10 be 3xi2 inches and 20
feet long; and from the west Inc OF
sixteenth street 10 the west line OF
Seventeenth street said portion OF said
street snail be Improved by under-pin-
ming and planklng the same 10 the full
width and the construction OF ten foot
sidewalks on each side thereof. tbe
covering plank Of the street TO be i2 in
wide and inches IN thickness :the
sidewalk on the north side OF that por.
tion OF the street occupied by the
O'Brlen hotel In 10 be as much less
than ten feet wide az said hotel build
Ing extends into the street. Said lm-
provement IN matters OF detail except
az herein otherwise provided shall be
made In conformity TO the provisions OF
ordinance No. 1901 entitled "An Ordl.
nance In Relation TO the Improvement
OF Streets" and strictly IN accordance
with the plans and specifications there.
for TO be fled with the Auditor and
Police Judge by the City Surveyor as
hereinafter directed
That the costs and expenses OF sald
Improvement shall be betrayed by spec.
lal assessment upon the lots, lands
and premises benefited by raid improve
ment. which said lots, lands and prem
lsts benefited by said improvement are
hereby included within n special assess.
ment district 10 be assessed pro-rata
according TO the benefits for the pur-
pose OF defraying the costs and ex-
penses OF making said Improvement
which said district Is as follows. to-
wit:
Commencing at the northwest cor
ner OF block 1876, In the town now city
OF Astoria. az laid out and recorded
by j. M. Shlveley. and running thence
east along the north boundary line Of
blocks 1876. 1874 and 1873 10 the north
cast corner OF block 1873, thence south
along the east boundary lines OF blocks
1873 and 12O 10 the southeast corner OF
block 100, thence west along the south
boundary line Of blocks 1g0. 110 and 1lS
10 the southwest corner Of block 1iS
thence north along the west boundary
line Of blocks 11S and 1876 TO the point
OF beginning. and containing ali OF
blocks 1886, 1874, 1873, 11S, 119 and 100, all
In the town (now clty) OF Astoria,
C,atsop County. State Of Oregon, as
laid out and recorded by ]. NJ. Shive-
ley. That the City Surveyor has been
required and directed to forthwith pre-
pare and deposit with the Auditor
and Police Judge Specifications for said
proposed Improvement and Estimates
OF the expense thereof.
That this notice IN published for eight
days in the Morning Astorjan in pur-
guance TO q resolution Of said Council
directing the same duly adopted on
September 4. 1900. the date OF the first
publication being on tho date OF Sep.
teInber 9Th, 1900. II. y. NELSON.
Auditor and Police Judge OF the City
Of Astoria.