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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1912)
V LA'vMAJfijh MiZSix'ii UUSEKV'falli, MONDAY, JULY 15. 1912. PAGE TUBES OBDINAKCE NO. (17, SEH1ES 1912. . which ordinances are ordinances No. An ordinance providing for the U-Sjj' 659 661 nd 662 Serle 1,u- suance and ; PW "VhereAS, the recorder of the'clty bonde IS ?: of La Grande did thereafter enter a nmvpment district Nob. 36, 37, 38 ana ' .T .w ..MD,ft. t,o 3 and for tnjlmpww ; of ltth treet in Connordale addition to the city or wi uiauur u.jevM, . property owners whose property la a4- and manner provided by Chapter V. gesged b publication thereof In the Title 26 of Lords Oregon Law formanner prcr,Ded by th9 charter ol the PurPse.0' ,py'n,.fc'..ln9,'!?"ialo city, proof of the giving of which provement of 12th, Utb, 14th. 15th, notlceg lg now on flIe ln the offlce of and 16th streets in Connordal addl- the rec0rtlr of said city; and tlon to the city oi uranue, uiegoii. WHEREAS, the city of La Grande tiv resolutions QUiy passeu Dy ine council deemed it expedient and nee- essary to improve 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th streets In Connordale addl- . . kA nllu it T .D n,nnnA nratrnn iiou w iu . w.o, by laying mereuu ceiueui BiuewaiBj) and WHEREAS, standard plans ' and specifications have been heretofore duly passed and adopted for the con struction of said cement sidewalks; and WHEREAS, notice of the intention of the council to improve said streets 5 as been duly given to the property owners whose property abuts upon said streets respectively and which Is specially benefited by said Improve ment; and WHEREAS, a hearing was duly granted to any person feeling aggriev ed before said council; and WHEREAS, tbe council -of the city of La Grande met at the council cham- bers ln the city of La Grande, on the respective days at tbe hours specified for the respective hearings on said improvements and at each of said meetings there was no objections, re monstrance or other claims of any person feeling aggrieved; and WHEREAS, such proceedings were 9 - uou uj tuc luunvii mat yi uuonio I wwere Invited for the construction of -jniald sidewalks, and within said re- f anerHve times hlda were rerelvprl unit one of them accepted; and WHEREAS, such proceedings were thereafter duly had In the premises that ordinances were duly and regu larly passed authorizing tha-mayor and recorder ot the city of La Grande to enter into contracts for the Im provement of said streets heretofore mentioned by laying cement sidewalks in accordance with said plans and specifications; and WHEREAS, the work provided for In said contracts was completed and accepted by the city of La Grande, and the council by resolution deter mined the cost of making such im provements and duly met and consid ered and completed assessments : to covet the costs and expenses of such Improvements upon and among the several parcels of property affected and benefited thereby, and in no case did such assessments exceed such benefits: and . .... . 1. WHEREAS. the tp apportioned the costs and feSpens- v ucn improvement upon the property abutting to such improve ment declared the same by ordinance and directed the recorder of the city of La Grande to enter a statement thereof in tbe docket of city liens and THE ANNUAL At Gove, Oregon Will Be Better Than -Ever Before Everything Free ! At Cove Fine musical program, speeches by' Hon. "V. K. Newell a'nd others, baseball game, fiddlers' con test, pie eating contest and many other attractions Fruit exhibits from all over Eastern Oregon. E. CK Lewis, of O. A. C, will judge the fruit. Come to Cove on the 19th (See what this ProducesMeet your neighbors and go home Happy dccket f , Jj0D, f u , ot LA Crande and ave notlce tnereot t0 arH WHEREAS, among other parcels of ! property. ,ueclally benefited by said ;imnrnvmnt anil Inclurtori within anll Ussessment districts and also the lGlh ;Blreet Improvement, together with the :,ltmieg 0f the owners thereof, and the . .. . . ... aaiouni apporuonea against eaca lot, jvi jaiv iticirvi wr uiucr panes ML ilfiru) within such assessment districts cud abutting on tbe 16th street Im- provement, is the following to-wlt: CONNORDALE ADDITION Cement Sidewalk Improvement ln the City of La "Grande. All In Connordale addition to the city of La Grande. Geoige and Lydia O'Connor, lots 10 to 15 Inclusive ln block 11 .. $622.43 j Gf oigc and Lydia-0 Connor, , lots 7 to 12, Inc. in block 12.. 455.06 George and Lydia O'Connor, lots 1 to 10 Inc. in block 17.. 7S5.96 George and Lydia O'Connor, - lot 12 in block 1 219.50 .George and Lydia O'Connor, lota 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 In block J Geoige and Lydia O'Connor, lots 1 to 6 Inc. in block 3.... Ueor&e and Lydia O'Connor, 669.78 609.10 ' lots 9 to 16 inc. in block 2 George and Lydia O'Connor, ' lots 7 to 12 Inc. In block 3... George and Lydia O'Connor, lots 1 to 6 inc. In block 8... George and Lydia O'Connor, lots 1 to 8, inc. ln block 9... George and Lydia O'Connor, lots 1 to 6 Inc. in block 10.. George H. Sutherland, lot fot 1 n block 1 George H. Sutherland, lots 2 to 10 inc. in block 1 George H. Sutherland, lot 13 ln block 1 206.19 George H. Sutherland, lot ' 22 in block 1 ............ .. 203.04 George H. Sutherland, lots 14 to 31 Inc. In block 1 ..... 400.00 George H. Sutherland, lots 7 to 12 Inc. ln block 8 460.68 George H. Sutherland, lots 9 to 16 Inc. in block 9 706.74 George H. Sutherland, lots 7 to 9 Inc. in block 10 472.24 George H. Sutherland, lots 1 to 9, inc. in block 11 890.93 George . H. Sutherland, lots 1 to 6, Inc. in block 12 460.71 George H. Sutherland, lots : H to 17, inc. in block 17 .... 405.70 and, l nnmoi- n-HMn (on riavK after Sllch notice of such assessment were first published duly filed with the recorder of the city of La Grande a written ap- plication to nay in Installments said 'assessments against his respective .Fair Great Countru parcels of property, each and. all of which applications stated that the said applicant and property owner did thereby waive all irregularities or de fects, jurisdictional or otherwlia In the proceedings to Improve the street for which said assessment wss levied nd the apportionment of the cost thereof. Each of said applications al so contained a provision that said aQ plicat .t:sd property owner agreed to pay said assessment in ten annual In stallments with interest thereon at the rate on all of said Installments iJiL'fn b P""" ' pressed in the bond Issued to nav fur such improvement, to-wit: At the rate of six per cent per an num, payable semi-annually. Said ap plication also contained a statement by lots or blocks or other convenient description of property of the appli cant assessed for such Improvement; and . .- , WHEREAS, the amount of such as sessments, there being no previous assessment assessed against such property Is less than the valuation of I said property as shown by the last tax ) roll of the county ln which It is sit j uated, to-wlt: Union county, Oregon," ana I WHEREAS, said applications are ' separate and are now on file ln the office of said recorder of the city of La Grande and in a book kept for that purpose under separate heads for each street improvement, the said recorder has entered the date of the filings of each application, a description of the property and the amount of the as sessment shown in the application; and WHEREAS. Immediately after the 712.38 ; eP'ratloD ot the time far filing appli cations for the payment of said as- 460 69 sesment by installments, the said re corder entered In the bond lien docket 460 58 tne clty under separate heads for ,each street, each name or number, a 712 37 descrlPto'i of each lot or parcel of . land or other property against which 744 91 uch aBBe8ment Is made or which , bears or Is chargeable for the cost of 369.88 ' sucn ,mPrvement with the name of j the owner and the amount of such un- 450 00 p8,1 SMeBBnent; amj WHEREAS, the" amount of such un- , pa,a 8essmenis aggregate, tne sum U;A;;V ; ' NOW, THEREFORE, the city of La iGl?nd.f Ja '": . L80"0? ' , u tte , j Grande does Issue Its bond in all equal ' n.ao.(, oeing the total amount of unnaid assess ments for 'cement sidewalk. Improve ment in assessment districts Nos. 36. 37, 38 and 39 and for the 16th street improvement, for which applications to pay the same have .been filed as shown by the bond lien docket of said city, which said bonds shall be num bered from 376 to 398 both Inclusive, consecutively and shall be in denomi nations of 8500.00 each, except bond iv4J 7 . " - " eald bonds shall bear, date May 15th, 1912, and shall by the terms ' thereof mature ln ten years from said date thereof, and be payable In gold coin of the United States, and bear in terest at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable semi-annually, on the 15th day of May and November, of each year, said Interest to be evidenc ed by coupons attached to said bonds, both principal and Interest being pay able at the office of the city treasurer ln La Grande, Oregon. Said bonds shall be designated "Im provement Bonds" and shall have at tached thereto twenty coupons, repre senting semi-annual Interest pay ments. Such bonds before Issuance shall be signed by the mayor of the city, countersigned by the recorder of the city of La Grande, and authenii cited hv the seal of snch city, attach ed thereto, and shall be registered consecutively by number and denom ination of each In the Improvement Bond Register of, said city. Said bonds shall have distinctly and plainly In scribed or printed on the face there of, the register number of said bond, and, the words, "Improvement Bonds" with the name of the city Issuing the same: Said bonds shall be in substantially the following form; r $500.00 No..... - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CITY OF LA GRANDE, STATE OF OREGON. IMPROTEMBNT BOND. KNW ALL MEN BY THSE PRES ENTS: That the city of La Grande In the county of Union and state of Ore gon, for value received hereby agrees and promises to pay the bearer, the sum of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. In Gold Coin of the United States of America on the presentation and sur render of this obligation on the ltoh day of November, in the year of Out Lord One Thousand Nine hundred and Twenty-two, without grace, with in terest thereon from the date hereof until redeemed or untllthe tlm? o." th semi-annual Interest payment ncAl ensuing the publication of notice by the city of L Grande, thnt thl bond will he tnken and -nnr elled, and that Interest thereon will cease at the in terest pavfcit period next fo!lnwIrs purh puM'r.nt!on at the rate of bIx per cent pr annum payable semi-annually in like coin on the fifteenth day of November ln each year, on the presentation and surrender nf the proner eotinon hereto annexed. Principal and Interest payable at the office of the treasurer of the city of La Grand. Oregon. This bond Is one of a rl!i nutiior led by the acts of the legislative as sembly of the stat.n of Oregon for the mud of streets and the laving of s"w- i S 'le shall be paid by the purchaser to ionipn' rill In accordance with tho er In inrornnr"fet e!te enrf fnr tiv j t',e trear.irer of the city of La Grande assessment herein levied and to col payment of the cost of snrh Improve- t Mid shall 1 placed by him to th" . lecf snld assessment." tho same being ' runt pi, (ntrli:tirnts and Is an obll- 'rrdlt f funds to be known anil des- !)n Improvement district No. 40, In j gat ion of the city ot La Grande afore- lnated as "Imnrovement Imn.l str!-- tald ctiy of T.a Ornnrfe. Oregon, lx rmw j said and is not to be deemed or taken 'tig fund" and "Improvement bond In- in my hands for collection and t!,rt, Mr. ReMeir Read and have your wife INVESTIGATE I have a brand new modern house, with basement, furnace, steam heat in ev ery room, toilets and bath upstairs and down, Dutch kitchen, lift for wood, connected with sewer and sewer assessment paid for, cement sidewalk paid for , no street improvement. -. ;.:,,.',Y", The four rooms upstairs are now rented for $40 per month.. Close in, 2 blocks from the corner of Depot and Adams. Lot 40x110. . . , This is one of the new up-to-date modern homes of the city. Not built to sell but for a home. Conditions the last few days have placed this on the market, at most reasonable terrms, on $25 per month with an initial payment of only $500.00. , , ti, .li:,., ; a:, :y . The upstairs will make the payments and interest and the purchaser has the use of the balance of the property. ' There will be no taxes to pay until 1914. i Here is just the opportunity for some thrifty wife to procure : a. handsome home and pay for it herself, while her husband devotes his energies to laying up a bank account. ,. i; ' . '' 1 It always surprises some people as to the why of some other people always forging ahead. It is because there are always a few people who can grasp a proposition like this and in a few years own a home all paid for while the fellow , who pays out $20 to $25 per month never has anything to'show for it. This will bear investigation. It will not last long. Come . in and learn the -real merits of this proposition. When you see the property you win want it. Geo. H. I to be within ot any part of the -limitations by law as to the lndebtednness of said city, and It Is hereby certified Kn, all th. raniilmmentQ ftf Iaw have iw ith h the nron. er officers in issuing this bond and . ... . . that the total amount of this Issue does not exceed tbe limits prescribed by said acts. This bond Is redeemable at the of fice of said treasurer at- the option of the city of La Grande upon the pay ment of the face value thereof with accrued Interest to the date of the payment of any semi-annual coupon period at or after one year from the date hereof as provided in said acts. For the fulfillment of the conditions of this obligation the credit and faith of the ctly of La Grande are hereby pledged. . IN WITNESS WHEREOF this bond has been signed by the mayor and at tested by tbe recorder of said city of La Grande, and tbe corporate seal of the city of La Grande affixed this 15th day of May. A. D., 1912. T. ' Mayor. ATTEST: - , , , ' Recorder of the city of La Grande (Form of coupon' to be numbered lrom one to twenty inclusive with sig natures of the mayor and recorder en graved thereon.) CITY OF I. A GRANDE. STATE OF OREGON. Will pay to the bearer fifteen dollars In gold coin o' tbe United States of Americn at the office of the treas urer of said city on the fifteenth dny of May or November being six months Interest on Improvement Bond No... unless said bond I redeemed as there In provided which redemption will render this coupon volci. Mayor. ATTEST: Recorder of the city of La Grande. Section 2. Snld brtnils shall be ad- vertlsed for sale bv the recorder of the city of La Grande by publication thereof In six Issues of the Li Grande png the entry of said assessment -In Evening Observer, and shall be sold !ihe docket of city liens, provld Tor net less than prr and accrued In- ing a time when the same shall be- for the highest price obtainable, but tf-reuf. The proceeds deriveiltiv such Real Estate terest fund'' respectively, subject to disposition as in Title 26, Chapter V of Lord's Oregon Laws provided. Section 3. From and after the pas- age and taking effect of this ordl l natiaa t Yin man nnil tmnnolntt t iha nauvc ius uiajvi anu intuiuci 't t'"j city of La Grande are hereby a'. :or lzed, directed and empowered to cause to be issued and printed and duly ex ecuted Improvement bonds of tbe city of La Grande, Oregon, ln denomina tions as hereinbefore stated and of tbe form herein fully set forth, and in all equal to the total amount of unpaid assessments for said streets and avenues for which applications have been filed as shown by said Hen docket. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, ap proval by the mayor and publication In one !.ssue of the La Grande Evening Observer. Passed tbe common council of the city of La Grande this 3rd day ot July, 1912, by seven councllmen voting therefor. Approved this 6th day of July, 1912. W. J. CHURCH, Mayor. ATTEST: -. C. M. HUMPHREYS, liecordcr of the City of La Grande. NOTICE. Notlce of the recorder of the city of La Grande, Oregon, of the assess ment of Improvement district No. 40, ,of tbe city of La Grande. Oregon. Notice Is hereby given that the as sessment roll for the Improvement of Spring avenue, being, improvement district No. 40, of tbe city of: La Grande, Oregon, under the provisions of ordinance N". 610, series J912, en titled, "An ordinance declaring the cost of Improving Spring Btreet from the west line of Fourth street "to fie. east line of Alder street by the con Htructlpn of a board walk; determin ing the property benefited thereby, levying an assessment thereon to de- ifray the costs and expenses of the improvement; providing for the as- sessment roll of the sume and direct ,ronie delinquent and requiring the ' .city recorder to nrennre a sneclnl as- I any installment therein may be pui to me at any time within ten (14) days Xrom the 15th day of July. UI without penalty, Interest or cost; an each property owner is hereby noU fled that on application to ' the un dersigned within ten (10) days fro the 16th day of July, 1912, which km the first day of the publication at this notice, they will be allowed tm pay such assessment ln ten (10) an nual Installments, tbe first install ment thereof being due and payable on or oeiore tne 25th day of July. 1913. If application Is not made aa above provided, the whole amount will be and become due. Dayable anl delinquent on the 25th day of Jnlx, All property owners Interested are, hereby notified to appear at my office in the city hall and pay the same. . The assessment roll Is as follows: Fomlg's Addition 3. K. Romlg, lot 6, block 11 135 M George E. Wells, lot 7, block 11. 38.0 H. J. Bookman, lot 6, block 8... 39 3 Robert Pattlson, lot 7, block 8.. 37.lt L. A. Clifford, lot 6, block 6 ... 47 Mrs. L. Gullings, lot 7, block 5.. 57.4 J. K. Romlg, lot 6, block 2.... 40 Genevieve Bohnenkamp, lot ' 7. " block 2 G7.lt Grnndy's Addition. M. B. Donahue, lot 10. block 13...$ 4 "! Rose B. Sherman. lot 1, block 10 35 M N. Molltor, lot 10, block 10..... 45.it A. C. Huntington,, tract liM P. J. and Julia B. Holmes, tract 43.5? By order of the council, June 11 1912. C. M. HUMPHREYS.. City Recorded j GKEEN & SMALL Attorneys. : R.'X. 'Green and Chas. E. Small. Rooms 14-15-16 Sommer bldg. (Over Sllver- thorn's drug Btorc). La Grand, ': Oregon. - . Fer tbe Unf Man. Merchants' lunch from 12 a clock. 40 cents. Foley Grill. . to 1 a-l-tf WE WAXT n permanent representa tive in every locality to handle oar Mnh grade household utilities. Ev erything frlesh. All good sellers R. ' & K, Sales company, Ucrnlce Bldfc. T-'r ,-v r."-r' -13-f
