St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1909-07-16
RESOLUTION.
1t is resolved by the city of st.

| That whereas, the city engineer OF
the city of St. Johns has filed his
report, plat and survey In the mat
, ter Of widening Buchanan street In
the city of st. Johns, as shown by
said report, plat and survey now on
file In the office of the city recorder,
and are hereby referred to, and
Whereas, said report was adopted
by ordinance embodying the same on
the 4th day of May, 1909, designated
as Ordinance No. 22S of said city,
and is hereby referred to and made
part Of this resolution, now there
fore, II is hereby resolved that X.
G. Couch, II. w. Bonham and II. w.
Brice, each being disinterested free
holders Of the city of st. Johns and
over the age of twenty-one years,
and not being related to any of the
parties interested In such proposed
widening of Buchanan street, and
each possessing the qualifications of
jurors OF the Circuit Court of Multi
nomah county, oregon, be and they
and each of them are hereby APP
pointed as viewers 10 view such pro-
posed widening of Buchanan street,
as shown In said report. plat and sur.
vey of said Engineer above referred
to, and to assess damages and bene-
fits caused by such change and Wild
ening of said Buchanan street; and
that said X. G. Couch, II. W. Bon
ham and n. w. Brice. as such
viewers. shall meet at the office of
the city recorder of the city of ST.
Johns on the Goth day of July, 1909,
at $3.50 =. NJ. of said day, and shall
then and there be sworn to faithfully
discharge such duties as shall be
assigned them.
That the said viewers shall, at
that time or any subsequent date to
which they may adjourn, which shall
not exceed one week at time, pro.
ceed to view the proposed widening
OF Buchanan street: and to deter.
mine and assess how much, IL any
less valuable the land or other prop.
erty or any part thereof. through
or over which said street is to be
widened and laid out, will be ren.
dered thereby: and shall also as.
certain the respective interest Of all
persons claiming to be the owner
or the owners OF the land or any In.
torest therein. or any improvement
thereon, and the damages which each
OF said owners respectively will sus.
tain. and shall also make just and
equitable estimates and assess
ments OF the value OF the benefits
and advantages OF said proposed Wild.
ening OF Buchanan street to the re.
speotiyc owners or other persons In.
tcrestod In the land or other property
which said viewers shall be deemed
especially benefited by such widen.
Ing and changing OF said street. said
viewers shall thereafter. at their
earliest convenience, and not later
than 20 days. report the assess
ment for damages and benefits TO
the council OF said city, giving, as
nearly as they may by due diligence
ascertain. the name OF the owner or
owners owning or having an inter
est In any lot. block. tracts or par
cells OF land which shall be benc.
fitted by such widening and the |
amount of the respective benefits.
together with the damages assessed
To each tract or parcel OF land caused
by said widening OF said street; and
tho name OF the owner or owners
OF said tracts. lots. parcels OF land
so damaged.
That In making said report. said
viewers shall assess as part OF the
benefits the sum OF $500 for each
OF said viewers per day necessarily
required for viewing said proposed
change and widening and assessing
damages and benefits as aforesaid.
The recorder OF the city OF 81.
Johns shall send. by mail post paid.
4 notice OF the appointment OF the
said viewers. giving their names and
the time and place for
meeting. and specifying with con-
ienient certainty the proposed widen.
ng OF said buchanan street. 10 each
u the property owners whose propert.
3 proposed 10 be appropriated. or 10
lis agent, 10 the post office address
" such owner. II such post office
address, shah not be known. then the
lotiee shall be directed TO such owner
II agent at st. Johns; and said re.
order shall also. and at least five
ays before the day set for the meet I
ng OF such viewers as aforesaid. I
ause said viewers 10 be notified I
{ their appointment and the time I
nd the place OF such meeting. G
That when said viewers shall file .
heir report with the Council. the re-
order shall forthwith send by mail. S
ost paid. TO the owner OF each lot Il
r part thereof. or tract OF land as ?
essed for benefits OF damages. or
appropriated for the proposed change n
nd widening OF Buchanan street. s
Ireeted TO the post office address /
such owner or agent. II such ad-
ess be known, and IL not known, S
} ST. Johns. Oregon, stating when p
lch report shall be considered by u
Ie council; and directing that they OF
'esent their objections. II any there
}. in writing; and when and where 1.
ey shall be heard; and when and
here said council shall reject or
cept the report OF said viewers.
Adopted this 18th day of July, il
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Attest: q
A. NJ. ESsON, Q
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