East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-01


March 27th, 1912, the following res
olutions 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 statement of the lots, parts
of lots and parcels of land to be ben
Gifted bytsuch 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 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
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
hereinabove described portion of said
Webb street with bitulithic pavement
on 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
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 streets with said Webb
street where the pavement is
to be carried out in the manner and
form shown upon the plans and spec
ifications for said improvement filed
with the Recorder on March 27th,
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, 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 27th
day of March. 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 lot
and parcels of land to be benefited b!
such improvement, and the owners
| of such lots, parts of lots and parcels
| of land so specifically benefited b.
such improvement shall be liable fol
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 anC
parcels of land lying and being with
in the district bounded and describ
ed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at point on the cas-
line of Cottonwood street Pendleton
Oregon, 175 feet northerly from th'
north line of Webb street, theme,
easterly parallel with said Webl
street to the east line of Post street
thence southerly along the said eas
line of Post street % feet to north
west corner of Lot 10, Block II
Reservation Addition to the Town o
Pendleton, oregon, thence easterl
parallel with said Webb street to tn
northwest corner of Lot 5, in SAT-
Block II, thence southerly to tn
southwest corner of said Lot 5, theme
easterly parallel with said Web
street to the south line of Cour
street, thence east along the sal
south line of Court street to the ives
line of State street, thence southerl
along the west line of State street t
point IT'S feet southerly from tn
south line of Webb street, theme
westerly parallel with said Web
street to the west line of Thompso
street, thence northerly along tn
: west line of Thompson street to tn
southeast corner of Lot 2, Block Il
South Pendleton, thence westerl
parallel with said Webb street to tn
East line of Cottonwood street, theme
northerly along the said east line
; Cottonwood street to the place of be
ginning; and be it further
; Resolved, that a copy of this res
olution, together with the notice tina
the Surveyors estimate of the proper
ton of the cost of said work to
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 period OF ten days in tn
East Oregonian, which newspaper
: hereby designated by the Council fo
the publication thereof.
And notice is further given, this
, the Surveyors estimate of the prC