The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-21
CITY NOTICES.
NOTICE or IMPROVEMENT.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the Common Council Of the City Of
Astoria has declared its determination
and intention TO repair Commercial
street from the East line of Ninth street
to the west line Of Fourteenth street,
Said improvement shall consist Of re-
moving the old decking of the street
between the East line of Ninth and the
west line of Tenth streets, straighten-
ing up the stringers and filling in around
the same, so that the street will be on
the established grade when improved,
and placing two new caps at the june
ton between the west line of Tenth
street, and replanking the street from
curb to curb from said east line of
Ninth street to the west line of Four
teenth street with good sound yellow
fr lumber, 1 inches in thickness by IL
inches in width, the planking to extend
from one foot outside of the rail Of the
street car track to the curb. And from
the east line of Thirteenth street to the
west line of Fourteenth street. upon
said planking when laid and nailed. the
decking Of the street shall be coated to
the thickness of II inch with a mixture
Of elastic cooked asphalt. cement ami
sand spread upon the decking when the
same is clean and dried and rolled with
hot. asphalt roller to present smooth
surface. Said asphalt to be spread from
the curb to the street car track.
In matters of detail said improvement
shall be constructed according to the
plans and specifications therefor to be
prepared by the City Surveyor as
hereinafter provided and general ordi-
nance No. 1901 and any matter of con-
struction and drainage found necessary
% make the improvement safe or sub
stantial shall be done by the contractor
whether specified or not, without extra
charge.
The City Surveyor has been directed
to make and file with the Auditor AMI
Police Judge of the City Of Astoria,
plans and specifications for the con-
struction of said improvement and esti-
mates of the costs and expenses
thereof.
That the costs and expenses of con-
structing said improvement shall be
betrayed by special assessment upon the
lots lands and premises benefited by
the same which said lots. lands and
premises are included in the special as
sessment district including all lots.
lands and premises so benefited to-wit:
Commencing at the northwest corner
Of lot s in Block rs in that part of the
City Of Astoria as laid out and recorded
by John Mcclure and extended by
Cyrus Olney, and running thence East
through the middle of blocks 25, 50, 5S
and 81 in McClure's Astoria, and Tract
"a" Of McClure's Astoria, as laid out
and recorded by the Astoria Real Es-
tate and Exchange Company, to the
northeast corner of lot 5 in said Tract
"A" and running thence south along
the east line of tract "a" and also along
the east line of Block 1876 in that part
of the City of Astoria, as laid out and
recorded by John NJ. Shively, to the
southeast corner of said block 1876 in
said Shively's Astoria, and running,
thence west along the south line of block
1876 to the southwest corner of said
block 1876, thence north on the west line
Of block 1876 to the point where the
west line of said block 1876 would be
intersected by the south line of lot
in block 62 in McClure's Astoria if ex-
tended easterly on straight line;
thence running west through the middle
of blocks 90, 81, go and 26 in McClure's
Astoria to the southwest corner of lot