East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-20
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 recommend
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 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
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 &c 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 specifications 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 i'm
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 own
ers of such lots, parts of lots, and
parcels of land so specially benefited
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
Assessment District No. IL, embrac-
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
cells of land lying and being within
the district bounded and described
as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the southeast cor
ner of Lot 4, Block 10, original Town
of Pendleton, Oregon, thence north
23 degrees So minutes W., TO a point
5. 23 degrees, Sc minutes E, feet
from the northeast corner of lot in
said Block 10, thence easterly to the
southeast corner of Lot l, LaDow's
Addition, thence along the east line
of said Lot l to the south bank of
the Umatilla River thence westerns
along the said south bank of the
Umatilla River to the east line of Main
street, thence southerly along the said
east line of Main street to the south
west corner of Lot 9, Block ., in said
original Town of Pendleton, thence
easterly to place of beginning; and
be it further
Resolved, that copy of this reso-
luton, together with the notice that
= the Surveyors estimate of the pro-
portion of the cost of said work be
charged against each lot, part of lot
and parcel of land, is on file in the
office of the City Recorder, be pub
: lished for a period of ten days in the
East Oregonian, which newspaper is
} hereby designated by the Council for
the publication thereof
| And notice is further given, that the
t Surveyors estimate of the proportion
e of the cost of said work to be charged
e against each lot part of lot and par
2 eel of land within the assessment dis
e trict in said resolutions described is
n on file in the office of the City Re-
1 corder.
= Dated. Pendleton, Oregon. April
? 18th, 1912.
t THOMAS FITZ GERALD,
= City Recorder.