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 Coun-
Gil of The City of Pendleton held on
April 18th, 1912. the following reso-
lutions 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 Perkins
avenue, in The City of Pendleton from
the south line of Jackson street to
the north line of Raley street; togeth-
er with the estimates of the work to
be done and the probable cost there
of, with a statement of the lots, parts
OF lots and parcels ot land to be ben
Gifted 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 examin-
ed such plans and specifications and
found the same satisfactory and the
estimates therefor to be in accordance
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
Perkins avenue with bitulithic pave
ment 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 hereby
proposed to improve, Perkins avenue
in The City of Pendleton from the
south line of Jackson street to the
north line OF Raley street by paving
the same with bitulithic pavement on
a bituminous base, such pavement to
be fifteen G5) feet wide on each
side of, and next to a space reserved
for a park in the center of said ave-
nue.. said space for a park being 10
feet wide and 1-2 feet on each side
of the center line of said avenue, and
with curbs and cutters, as shown by
the plans and specifications prepared
by Geary Kimbrell, City Surveyor,
and 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 charge
and lien upon all lots, parts of lots
and parcels of land to be benefited by
such Improvement, and the owners
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 thereof; and be
it further
Resolved, that an assessment dis
trict is hereby created to be known as
Assessment District No. 10, 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
GELS of land lying and being within
the district bounded and described as
follows, to-wt;
Commencing at the northeast cor
ner of Lot IL, Block 5, Raley's Addi-
ton, Pendleton, Oregon, thence west
to the northwest corner of Lot l,
Block 10, in said Raley's Addition.
thence south to the southwest corner
of Lot in said Block 10. thence
east to the southeast corner of Lot
in said Block 8. thence north to the
place of beginning; and be 1t 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 publish
ed for 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 Surveyors estimate of the propor-
ton of the cost of said work to be
charged against each lot part of lot
and parcel of land within the assess
ment district in said resolutions de-
scribed. Is on file in the office of the
City Recorder.
Dated, Pendleton, Oregon, April
10th, 1912.
THOMAS FITZ GERALD,
Citv Recorder