St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-03-06
ORDINANCE NO. los
An Ordinance to Provide for the
Vacation Of Certain Portions OF
Albany Street, Formerly Known
as First Street, in A. l.. Minor
Addition to the City Of st.
Johns, Multnomah County,
Oregon.
The City of St. Johns does ordain as fol

The City of St. Johns does ordain as fol-
| lows
That whereas on the 77nd day of jan
uary, 1908, the Portland Manufacturing
Company, a private corporation, organ
lied and existing under the laws OF the
state of Oregon, with its principal office
and place OF business in the city of St.
Johns, Oregon, petitioned the council
of the city Of st. Johns, for the vacation
of certain portions of Albany street,
formerly First street, in A. l.. Minor
addition to the said city of St. Johns,
setting forth In this petition the partic-
ular circumstances of the case and giving
therein a distinct and full description OF
the property, and portion of Albany
street to be vacated, as hereinafter set
out, and the names of any and all per.
sons particularly affected thereby, and
the said petition was filed with the
recorder Of said city of st. Johns, on the
77nd day of January, 1908, and whereas
on the 7and day of January, 1905, one
Peter Autzen, as president of the Port
land Manufacturing Company, corpor.
alton, Aforesaid, caused TO be set up and
posted, three notices of the pendency of
said petition, as required by law, in
three of the most public places In the
/
notices remained set up In said places
for thirty days consccutively thereafter,
and said notices contained description
of the property asked to be vacated and
whereas no opposition or objection has
been made or filed to said petition, or to
the application therein contained and
that the persons owning the property
Immediately adjoining TO the portions
Of said Albany street, formerly First
street, the vacation of which Is asked
for by said petition, Is the said Portland
Manufacturing Company, the said COM
pany owning all the property adjoining
and abutting said portion OF Albany
street asked TO be vacated; and whereas
the vacation Of said portion Of said street
IL sought for the purpose of the erection
aud operation OF the works and business
OF the Portland Manufacturing company,
n private corporation, and II n 10 the
advantage and benefit TO the city OF st.
Johns. and the residents and inhabitants
thereof. that said factory continue aud
do business In the city OF ST. Johns, aud
that said petition should be granted; and
IL appearing that the vacation Of said
portion OF Albany street will not interfere
with the travel OF the public In the city
OF ST. Johns, and that no person or per.
sons will be injured by the vacation Of
said portion Of Albany street, formerly
First street;
Now therefore the city OF ST. Johns
does ordain as follows:
Section q. That all the following
described portions OF Albany street,
formerly First street, In AL. Minor addi-
ition to ST. Johns. Multnomah county,
state OF Oregon, as shown on the plat OF
the A. l.. Minor addition to the city OF
81. Johns, OF record In the Office OF the
county clerk Of Multnomah county, to-
wit: commencing at a point In the north
east corner Of fractional block fifty (So)
OF said addition, thence running In a
westerly direction To the northwest
corner Of said fractional block fifty (So);
thence in northerly direction 10 the
southwest corner OF block iorty-nine (I9)
Of said addition; thence in an easterly
direction ON the south line of block
forty-nine (l9l OF said addition to the
southeast corner of said block forty
nine (49(; thence in a southerly direction
10 the place of beginning the northeast
corner of fractional block fifty (Sol OF
said addition, be aud the same is hereby
vacated aud freed, relieved aud re-
leased, from all aud any easements,
iAkHNh W HtANNANkta VI Ant HhbltN w nalu
portion of Albany street whatever. sub
iect to the provisions OF the charter OF
the city OF 81 Johns, Oregon.
Section 2. Said portion of said street
80 vacated as set out in section 1 OF this
ordinance, shall vest in the rightiui
owner thereof who may have the title
thereof according to law, and shall be
attached To the lots or grounds bordering
on said portion Of said street, aud all
right or title thereto shall vest in the
persons owning the property on each
side thereof, in equal proportions, ac-
cording to the length and breadth OF
said lots or grounds, as the same may
border ON said portions OF Albany street |
80 vacated.
Section I. This ordinance will take |
effect on the sixth day of March, 1908.
Passed the council March J, 1908.
Approved March 4, 1908.
X. c. Couch,
Attest; Mayor.
A. NJ. EssoS,
Recorder.