East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-04

Marcn 27th, 1912, n following res
olutlons were adopted:
Whereas. the Surveyor of The City
OF Pendleton, did on the 9th day Of
March. 1912, under direction and by
requirement Of the Common Council
file plans and specifications for an
appropriate improvement Of Webb
street, in The City of Pendleton from
the east line of Cottonwood street to
the south line of Court 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 Of 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 cou of the bene-
fits to be derived from such improve
ment; and
Whereas, the Council has examined
such plans and specifications and
found the same satisfactory and the
estimates therefor to be in accord
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
hereinabove described portion of said
Webb street with bitulithic pavement
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
hereby proposed to improve, Webb
street in The City of Pendleton from
the east line of Cottonwood street to
the south line of Court street, with
bitu.ithic pavement on a bituminous
base, as follows: From Cottonwood
street to Mill street, pavement to be
SO feet wide from curb to curb and
from Mill street to Court 80 feet
wide from curb to curb, excepting a
strip eight feet wide along the center
of said Webb street where the rail
road track of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company stands. which is
not to be paved; except upon inter-
sections of sire ats with said Webb
street where the pavement is
to be carried out in the and
form shown upon the plans and spec
ifications for said improvement filed
with the Recorder on March 9th,
1912. which plans and specifications
are hereby referred to. said pave
ment to have curbs and cutters on
the outer sides thereof as shown and
provided for in said plans and speci-
fications; and be it further
Resolved, hat the plans and speci-
fications m estimates for such i'm
provement, as prepared by the City
Surveyor and filed with the Recorder
Of The City of P%endleton on the 27th
day OF March. 1912, be and they are
hereby approved and adopted: and
be II further
Resolved, hat 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 owners
Of such lots. parts of lots and parcels
OF land SO specifically benefited by
such improvement shall be liable for
the payment Of the costs thereof;
and be 1t further
Resolved, that an assessment dis
trict Is hereby created to be known
as Assessment District No. Z, en-
bracing the property to be assessed
for the payment of such improve
ment, which assessment district shall
include all lots, parts of lots and
parcels Of land lying and being with
in the district bounded and describ-
ed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the east
line of Cottonwood street, Pendleton.
Oregon, 175 feet northerly from the
north line of Webb street, thence
easterly parallel with said Webb
street to the east line of Post street,
thence southerly along the said east
line of Post street 20 feet to north
west corner of Lot 10, Block II,
Reservation Addition to the Town of
Pendleton, Oregon. thence easterly
parallel with said Webo street to the
northwest corner OF Lot 5, in said
Block II, thence southerly to the
southwest corner of said Lot 5, thence
easterly parallel with said Webb
street to the south line of Court
street, thence east along the said
south line OF Court street to the west
line OF State street, thence southerly
along the west line of State street to
a point IT'S feet southerly from the
south line of Webb street. thence
westerly parallel with said Webb
street to the west line of Thompson
street. thence northerly along the
west line of Thompson street to the
southeast corner of Lot 2, Block H,
South Pendleton, thence westerly
parallel with said Webb street to the
East line of Cottonwood street, thence
northerly along the said east line OF
Cottonwood street to the place of be-
ginning; and be 1t further
Resolved, that a copy of this res
o~lution, together with the notice thai
the Surveyors estimate of the proper
ton of the cost of said work to 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 fol