St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1910-08-12

The city of St. Johns does ordain as
follows.
That Whereas, the viewers haye filed
with the city recorder rheir report in the
matter Of assessing the benefits and dam.
ages In changing, opening and altering
Fessenden street froin Jersey street 20 the
southeasterly limits of the city OF ST.
Johns, and
Whereas, said report has been exam.
ined by the council of said city, which
said report Is in words and figures as
follows, to-wit;
ST. Johns, Oregon, July as, 1910.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF
the city Of St. Johns, Oregon
Gentlemen;
We, the undersigned, having been du-
ly appointed by the council and by noti.
ccs dated July, a., 1910, in the matter OF
the proposed opening, laying out aud es-
tabiishfng of Fessenden street with ordi-
nance No. 7A4 Of the city Of St. Johns,d do
as such viewers, respectfully report, that
In pursuance OF individual notices 10 our
selves by the recorder OF the city of ST.
Johns. Of our appointment, we met on
Saturday, the 7ld day of July, 1910, at 9
A. NJ. OF ssid day at the office of the city
recorder OF the city OF St. Johns, where,
after being duly sworn TO faithfully dis
charge the duties assigned 90 us we were
furnished with a copy Of the city engin-
GERS report Of said survey and with plat
and description of such lots aud parts Uf
lots proposed TO be appropriated 10 public
use, by the opening, laying out aud es.
tabiishing of said Fessendcn street.
We then adjourned 10 meet Monday,
July IS, 1910, at 9 o'clock n. M. at which
time We proceeded to view the proposed
opening, laying out and establishing Of
said street, through the whole length
thereof. and after taking into considera.
ton the claims OF all parties concerned,
we determined, found aud assessed the
damages that will be sustained by the
taking OF property, aud the benefits
that will be derived by the parties res
pectively, by reason of the opening, lay
Ing out aud establishing Of said street as
aforesaid.
The proposed opening, laying out aud
establishing of said street will include
and ncccssitaic the appropriation 10 pub
lie use Of the following described parcels
or tracts Of land:
We find and determine that the Port.
land Railway, Light and Power company
owners Of tract Of land bounded and
described as follows:
A strip Of land 20 feet In width, being
IS feet on either side Of aud parallel to
center line more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at a point where the center
line OF the Portland Railway, Light and
Power Company's tracks, as now laid out
aud established ON the ground, iuiersecis
the division line between the donation
land claims Of James John aud D.S.Sou,h.
mayd, said poin, beiug located north -
degrees west Us .s) feet distant from a
stone monument At the intersection of
the line between the ID. 5. Southmayd
aud James John claims, with the south.
westerly side line Of the said right OF
way, running thence from said point of
OF beginning north IS degrees, " min.
utes east aud tracing the center line OF
the Portland Railway, Light and Power
Company's track. as now laid uut aud e..
tsblished. a distance OF 1884 feet more or
less. 10 a point, said point being the
point of beginning oi a curve TO the
right, whose radius Is SJ3 feet, thence
northeaslerly aud eastcrly along the said
centedine Of the Portland Railway Light
aud Power Company's track and tracing
the arc OF the last described curve dis,
tance Of SIl feet aud consuming an angle
OF 50 degrees, "a IA minutes, to point,
thence tangent TO the last named curve,
and tracing said center line Of said Port,
land Railway, Light and Power Com-
pany's track Ina an casterly direction. a
distance of i49.92 feet 10 a point Ia the
west side line OF the Wm. Caples dona
tion land claim, the said point being south
10 degrees, IS minutes west rs feet dis
tant from the northwest corner thereof, |
thence In an easterly direction, tracing a
line parallel with and fifteen feet south
eTly from the north line Of the Wm, Ca,
Piles donation land claim, 90 the easterly |
boundary line OF the city of ST. Johns, |
as the same WAS established by ordinance |
No 72S Of said city of ST. Johns.
Also that certain portion of land parlic-
ulaTly described a. follows,
BEGINNING al point where the north |
line OF the Wm, Caples donation land |
claim interseets the center line of Wall |
Street. In the city OF 81, Johns, running |
thence noF,herly along the center line OF
Wall street, 10 a point which Is IS feet /
noflherly iroln the center line oithe Port
land Railway, Light aud Power eompa-
ny,s track, as now laid out aud estah-
lsihed IN South Depot street, thence /
easteTly along alinc which isparallel with |
aud IS feet northerly from the center
line OF the Portland Railway, Light aud /
Power company's track, as aforesaid, To
the southeasterly boundary line of the
city OF 81, Johns; thence southerlY, along /
the essterly boundary line of the city OF |
81. Johns 90 the north lane OF the Wm.
Caples donation land claim, 10 the point |
of beginning. Excepting from the
above described strips ofTeal property all
that portion which lies outside the houn-
diaries of Somth Depot street, in the
city Of 81, Johns. aud within the blocks
ID, Il aud L OF East 81. Johns reference
being had herein 10 the established /
and recorded maps aud plats OF East ST,
Johns, blocks A, d, Z, ID, RIG, III, J,K,
l., NJ, y, o, 2, ., X and 81 containing
strip 70 feet wide, from the intersec-
tion OF Willis boulevard and Fessenden
street, 10 the east city limits OF ST. Johns,
all Of said 80 loot strip, will have 10 be
appropriated 10 the public use, by the
opening, laying out aud establishing of
said Fessenden street, will be damaged
aud said land will be rendered less vaiua,
BILE by the opening, laying out aud estab-
fishing OF said Fessenden street, and We
estimate and assess said damages ina the
sum of fSooo.oO.
We find aud determine that the Fort
land Railway, Light and Power com.
pany as owners OF all that part OF parcel
OF land above described, viii be specially
benefited, and said land will be rendered |
more valuable by reason of the laying
out, opening and establishing of said /
street, and We estimate aud assess said
benefits and advantages in the sum OF
fISoIS.oo
And We find that the excess of benefits
over damages, which the said Portland
Railway, Light aud Power Company will
derive by reason OF the opening, laying
out and establishing OF said Fessen-
den street, will be the sum OF $500.