East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

Whereas, the property recommend
ed by the City Surveyor to be includ-
ed within the boundaries Of the dist
rict 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
Matlock Street, with gravel bitulithic
pavement is at this time necessary;
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the Common Council
of The City of Pendleton, that it is
expedient to improve and it is hereby
proposed to improve Matlock Street
| formerly Blaine StreeD from the
South line of Raley Street to the
North End of the approach to the
bridge now being constructed across
the Umatilla River. commonly called
| the star Street bridge, by paving the
same with gravel bitulithic pavement,
such pavement to be made and laid
down. and the Street to have curbs
cutters and all other things. and to be
| improved, in accordance with, and as
shown in. the plans and specifications
! for the improvements of said portion
of Matlock Street prepared by Geary
! kimbrell, City surveyor, and filed
with the Recorder of said City on the
2Sth day of January, 1914, and hereby
particularly referred to; and be it fur
ther
! 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
day of January, 1914. be and they are
hereby approved and adopted; and be
II 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 owners OF
such lots. parts of lots and parcels of
land so specially benefited by such i'm
| prOvement shall be liable for the pay
ment of the costs thereof; and be II
further
Resolved, that an assessment dist
rict is hereby created to be known as
Assessment District No. "a.
Description of Local Improvement
District No. "a.
Blaine street (now Matlock Street,
from the South line of Raley Street to
the North end of the approach to
bridge now being constructed across
the Umatilla River. commonly known
as the Star Street Bridge.
Commencing at a point on the west
line of lot Z. block IL Of Houser's Ad-
dition to Pendleton. oregon, 42 feet
south of the y. w. corner Of said lot
Z. thence n. through the center OF
: blocks ~ and IL. said Houser's Ad.
dition. 702 feet to the south line OF
Raley Street; thence f. along the
south line of Raley Street ESQ feet &c
| the y. f. corner of lot 12. block Is
Raley's addition to Pendleton. Oregon
thence $. parallel to and 100 eas
of the east line of Blaine Street 20.
| feet; thence w. 260 feet to the place
: of beginning: and be it further a
Resolved, that a copy OF this reso
} luton. together with the notice tha
: the surveyors estimate of the pro
portion of the cost of said work to b,
l charged against each lot part of 10
and parcel of land. is on file in tn,
l office of tie City Recorder, be pub
lished for period OF ten days in tn,
East Oregonian. which newspaper L
l hereby designated by the Council fo
the publication thereof.
And notice is further given that tn,
Surveyors estimate of the proportion
e of the cost of said work to be charge,
Q against each lot. part of lot and par
/; eel of land within the Assessmen
District in said resolutions describe,