East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-23
NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT


Notice is hereby given that at
regular meeting of the Common
Council of The City of Pendleton, held
on April 18th, 1912, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, the Surveyor of The City
of Pendleton, did on the 10th day OF
April 1912, under direction and by
requirement of the Common Council,
file plans and specifications for an
appropriate Improvement OF Water
street, in The City of Pendleton from
the east line of Main street TO the
east line of Vincent street, together
with the estimates of the work to be
done and the probable cost thereof,
with a statement of the lots, parts of
lots and parcels of land to be bene-
fitted by such improvement, and the
percentage of the total cost OF i'm
provement, which each of such
lots, parts of lots and parcels
of land should pay on account of
the benefits to be derived from such
Improvement; and
Whereas, the Council has examined
such plans and specifications and
found the same satisfactory and the
estimates therefor to be in accord
ance with the probable cost of such
work; and
Whereas, the property recommends
ed by the City Surveyor to be includ-
ed within the boundaries of the dis
| trict benefited Is, in the judgment of
the Common Council properly to be
included within such Improvement
district and no property is excluded
therefrom which should properly be
included therein; and
Whereas, the Improvement OF the
herein above described portion of
said Water street with bitulithic
pavement on a bituminous base Is at
this time necessary; therefore, be it
! Resolved, by the Common Council
of The City of Pendleton, that it is
eXpedient to improve, and it is here
| by proposed to improve, Water street
| in The City OF Pendleton from the
east line of Main street to the east
! line of Vincent street, by paving the
same with bitulithic pavement on a
| bituminous base, as follows: From
the east line of Main street to the
| east line of Cottonwood street, such
! pavement to be 40 feet wide, being 20
feet on each side of the center line
of Water street, and from the east
line of Cottonwood street to the east
line of Vincent street, such pave
ment to be 26 feet wide, being 13 feet
on each side OF the center line of Wa
ter street; and by constructing curbs
and cutters thereon, as shown by the
plans and 81 cifications made by
Geary Kimbrtl II. City Surveyor filed
with the City Recorder on April 10th,
1912. which plans and specifications
are hereby particularly referred to;
and be it fur. her
Resolved, that the plans and speci-
fications and estimates for such inn
provement, as prepared by the City
J Surveyor and filed with the Recorder
: of The City of Pendleton on the 10th
day of April. 1912, be and they are
hereby approved and adopted; and be
J it further
Resolved that the cost of making
such Improvement shall be a charge
and lien upon all lots, parts of lots
and parcels of land to be benefited
: by such improvement, and the own
ers of such lots, parts of lots, and
BtiNtlS VI ldllu 50 DtHtllttu
: by such Improvement shall be liable
for the payment of the costs there
Of and be it further
) Resolved. that an assessment dis
, trict is hereby created to be known as
5 Assessment District No. IL, embrace
ing the property to be assessed for
: the payment of such improvement,
: which assessment district shall in
clude all lots, parts of lots and par
GELS of land lying and being within
the district bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southeast cor
l ner of Lot A., Block 10, original Town
of Pendleton, Oregon, thence north
l 23 degrees, SO minutes W., to a point
I, S. 23 degrees, 36 minutes E., feet
: from the northeast corner of lot 2 in
: said Block 10, thence easterly to the
4 southeast corner of Lot /, LaDow's
$ Addition, thence along the east line
of said Lot ! to the south bank of
: the Umatilla River, thence westerly
along the said south bank Of the
Umatilla River to the east line of Main
4 street, thence southerly along the said
e east line of Main street to the south
e west corner of Lot 8, Block 2, in said
o original Town of Pendleton, thence
e easterly to place of beginning; and
t be 1t further
: Resolved, that copy of this reso-
= luton, together with the notice that
:, the Surveyors estimate of the pro-
e portion of the cost of said work be
e charged against each lot, part Of lot
t and parcel of land, is on file in the
: office Of the City Recorder, be pub
II lished for period of ten days in the
6 East Oregonian, which newspaper is
# hereby designated by the Council for
a the publication thereof.
It And notice is further given, that the
e Surveyors estimate of the proportion
e of the cost of said work to be charged
e against each lot, part of lot and par
Q Gel of land within the assessment dis
n trict in said resolutions described is
# on file in the office of the City Re-
l. corder.
e Dated, Pendleton, oregon, April
It 10th, 1912.
: THOMAS FITz GERALD,
City Recorder.