St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1911-02-17
ORDINANCE NO. 352
An Ordinance Vacating a Por-
ton of the Plat of North st.
Johns Addition to the City
of st. Johns.

The city OF st. Johns does ordain as
follows:
That whereas, the Weyerhaeser Land
company, a corporation, did on the f4th
day Of October, 1910, file petition with
the city council of the city of st. Johns,
which said petition is on file in the Of
fee of the city recorder of said city,
praying that an order be entered vacat.
ing lots IS, g. a. 29, so, 81, 81, 80 and
| q and all OF lot a except a strip 3o.49
feet in width of the northeasterly side
of said lot number al; also that part OF
Maple street, formerly Holbrook avenue,
in said North st. Johns Addition 80 pro-
posed to be vacated, being all that por-
ton lying between the point 3o49 feet
southeasterly from and parallel with the
norlheasterly side line Of said lots 40 and
~ extended in said North St. Johns Ad-
dition; aud thence southwesterly to the
westerly end of said Maple street, form
erly Holbrook avenue, more particular
description Of which is as follows:
Beginning at the southwesterly termi-
nus OF Maple street, formerly Holbrook
| avenue as now laid out; thence casterly
along the southeasterly side line OF said
lots 90 aud AZ, 6Io.S7 feet, the same be-
ing also the northerly side line Of said
Maple street, formerly Ilolbrook avenue
thence at right angles southeasterly 90
feet to the southerly side line of said
Maple street, formerly IIolbrook avenue;
thence southwesterly along the south
westerly side line of lots numbered 40,
81 aud "a, 6f676 feet, the same being
also the southerly side line of said Ma
pie street, formerly Holbrook avenue;
thence in northerly direction 90 feet,
more or less, 10 the place of beginning,
and,
Whereas, said petition shows that the
Weycrhaeuscr Land Company Is the
owner OF the entire tract Of land herein
described 10 wit: Lots as, 40, 7S, 80,
so, 81, "a, g and 81, and all of lot AZ,
except a strip 5o.4g feet In width OH the
northcastcrly side of said lot ~, and that
Il IN the only person, firm or corporation
interested In the vacation proposed In
said petition; aud
Whereas, all nf the above and within
described property, including said Ma
pie street, formerly IIolbrook avenue, IL
q portion of North ST. Johns Addition to
the city oi st. Johns, ~ ~ shown by the
duly recorded map aud plat thereof on
Gle IN the Office of the county clerk ol
Multnomah county, Oregon, IN Book SOS
Of Plat Books at page IS, and,
Whereas, said petition was fled for u
period Of more than thirty days aud that
notice of the pcndancy OF said petition
has been given for a space Of more than
thirty days by publication thereof IN th,
81. Johns Review, a weekly newspaper
of general circulation at st. Johns, a.
shown by the affidavit oi the foreman OF |
said PAPER which said affidavit Is on file |
with the city recorder ui faid city, and |
by written notices thereof set up IN three |
IT the most public places In the city of |
81. Johns, to wit. one on the bulletin |
board Of the city hall, one ON the front
door OF the postoilicc, aud one at south.
west corner of block ~ Of North 81.
Johns, as shown by the affidavit Of II. u.
which affidavit Is on file In
the office of city recorder oi said city; all
pi which said notices, together with the
published notice thereof, contained a
description of the property To bc vacat-
ed, aud designating the time aud place
when aud where said petition would be
heard aud,
Whereas, no opposition has been made
10 said petition or application to yacatc
,aid portion Of said plat aud,
Whereas, the Wcycrhacuscr Land
company, owners of the property above
described. desire 90 utilize the property
lwned by IL and herein described a.
crragc and not as town lots, and,
Whereas, said vacation would not be
10 the interests Of the city Of
a. Johns,
Now, therefore, the city Of ST. Johns
ocs ordain as follows.
That lots IS, 20, 2S, ~, 20, 81, y, q
nd %, aud all of lot AZ OF North 81,
nhns Addition 10 the city of 81. Johns,
,Ncepta strip 5o.49 feet Ia width of Of
he norlhcasterly side OF said lot 27l, .
$50 that portion OF Maple street, former
! llolhrook avenue, la said North ST, u
lhns Addition, being all that portion I
ing between line Ao.l9 feet south !
esteTly from, and parallel with, the ,
side line of said lots 20 aud }
I extended, la said North ST. Johns
ddition, aud thence southwesterly 10
ie westerly eud OF said Maple street,
lTmerly Ilolhrook avenue, more par,
-ular description OF which would be as q
flows:
Beginning At the southwesterly termi-
MS OF Maple street, formerly Ilolbrook Z
'cnue, as now laid out, thence easteTly Z
ong the southeasterly side line OF said
DTS 30 aud ~, 6io,S7 feet, the same be-
X also the noftherly side line OF said :
"a le street, iormerlY llolbTook avenue,
ence southWestefly along the SOUTH
esterly side lines of lots numbered 20,
, oIo.2b feet, the same being also the
utterly side line Of said Maple street,
merly IIslbrook avenue; thence in
'rtherly direction oo feet, more OF less,
the place OF beginning
Ne and the same is hereby vacated as =
said petition prayed, Aud that the
lie 10 said Maple street, where vacated z
this ordinance, shall attach To the
Is or grounds bordering on said Maple
-eet where vacated, and all right OF ii
thereto shall vest in the person or
rsous, hrm OF corporation owning the
operly ON such side thereof, in equal
oportions, providing, nevertheless, that
is ordinance shall not be construed SO
10 yacate any portion of St, Johns
enue OF WeyeThaeuser avenue, but
ch OF said streets to remain open to
bile travel.
Passed by the council February 9TH,
IL.
Approved by the mayor February "a,
IA.
]. 4. HENDRICKS, =
Mayor,
Attest A. NJ, ESson,
,, Ne'oIuer'