East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-26
NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT.

Notice Is hereby given that at a
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 Johnson
street, in The City of Pendleton from
the south line of Water street to the
north line of Court 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 wich 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 recommend
ed by the City Surveyor to be in
cluded within the boundaries of the
district 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
Johnson street with bitulithic pave
ment on a bituminous base is at this
time necessary; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Common Coun-
Gil of The City of Pendleton, that it is
expedient to improve, and it is here
by proposed to improve. Johnson
street in The City of Pendleton, from
the south line Of north line of Court
street, by paving the same with btu
lithic pavement on a bituminous base
such pavement to be 26 feet wide, be-
ing 13 feet on each side of the center
line of Johnson street, and by con-
structing curbs and cutters thereon
as shown by the plans and specifica-
tions, made by Geary Kimbrell, City
surveyor, filed with the City Recorder
on April 10th, 1912, which plans and
specifications are hereby particularly
referred to; and be it further
Resolved, that the plans and speci-
fications and estimates for such inn
provement, as prepared by the City
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
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 owner:
of such lots, parts of lots and parcel:
of land so specially benefited by sucf
Improvement shall be liable for the
payment of the costs thereof; ant
be it further
Resolved, that an assessment dis
trict is hereby created, to be known a
Assessment District No. 13, embrac
ing the property to be assessed fo
the payment of such improvement
which assessment district shall In
clude all lots parts of lots and par
cells of land lying and being within
the district bounded and described a
follows to-wit:
Commencing at the southeast cor
ner of Lot Z, Block s, original Tow
OF Pendleton, oregon, thence north
| erly to the northeast corner of Lot L.
in said Block s, thence westerly to TIL
northwest corner of Lot /, Block Z, il
said original Town of Pendletor
thence southerly to the southwest cor
ner of Lot 6, in said Block Z, theme
easterly to place of beginning; an
be it further
Resolved, that a copy of this reso
luton, together with the notice tina
the Surveyors estimate of the proper
ton of the cost of said work
charged against each lot, part of lc
and parcel of land, Is on file in tn
office of the City Recorder, be pull
lished for a period of ten days in TIL
East Oregonian, which newspaper
hereby designated by the Council fo
the publication thereof.
And notice is further given, ths
the Surveyors estimate OF the pre-
portion of Il cost of said work to
charged against each lot, part of |,
and parcel of land within the asses
ment district in said resolutions d.