THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1906. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ro 1 " 'If CITY NOTICES. : -,hotici. ;, notice is hereby given that tht Common Council o( tht City of Astoria has declared Hi determination ml Intention to establish tht grade on Grand Avenue from the nt lint of Third Strewt to the weat Hue of Me CluiVs Astoria to that said grade, when 10 ttblihtri, will m on the following tlevatlon nbov tlx Ims of grades, following! : At tha Intersection of flrand Avenue ml Third Street at 235 fret abovt tin bme of grades. At the Interaction of Grand Avenue find Second Struct at 200 fact nlmvc the lae of firnden, and at 1 tie lnterectIon of Grand Avenue, and the wet line of McCure' Aatorla at 285 feet Above the banc of grades. The stw't ahnll bo level from north to amith and between the point designated east and wt on a straight and even elope. OLOr ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of A'torla, Astoria, Oregon. August 0th, 10O0. 8-0-lOi. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria hae declared Ite determination and Intention to establish the grad on Hume Avenue from the eouth line of Commercial Street to the eouth line of Duana Street, to that ald grade when to eetablliihed will be at the following elevation above the 1mm of grade a established by Ordinance No. 71 of the City of Atorlai At the eouth line of Commercial atreet at 00 fret above the be of grade. At the north line of Dunne Street t 100 feet above the baft of grade. At the eouth line of Duane Street at 103 feet above the bate of grade, and between tald place designated the atreet ahatl be upon a ttralght and even elope. OLOF ANDERSON. 'Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Aatoria. Atorla, Oregon. Augtut 6th, 1000. 8-9-10L NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of the City of Attorla hae declared It determination nd Intention to ettabllth the grade on Franklin Avenue from the wt line of Fourth Street to the wett line of Third Street, to that tald grade, when ao etabl!hed, will be upon the follow Ing elevation above the bate of grade, to-wlt: At the wet line of Fourth Street at 109.3 feet above the bae of grade. At the Intersection of Franklin Aven ue and Third Street at 221.0 feet above the bate of grade, and that between eald point above deilgnnted, tald atreet halt be on an even tlope. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Attorla. Atorla, Oregon, Augutt 0th, 1000. 8-0-lOt NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of the City of Aatoria ha declared It determination and Intention to establish the grade on Third Street from the north line of Ex change Street to the touth line of Grand Avenue to that tald grade when ao et tabllthed. ehall be at the following el evatlon, to-wlt: At the north line of Exchange Street nt 100 feet above the bate of grade. At the touth line of Exchange Street nt 103 feet above the bate of gradea. At the Intertection of Third Street and Franklin Avenuq at 221.0 feet above the bate of gradea. and at the Intertection of Third Street and Grand Avenue at 235 feet above the base of grade, and between tald point above designatoed tho street thnll be upon an even tlope. .OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Attorla, Atorla, Oregon, August 0th, 1000. 8-0-lOt NOTICE., NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria ha declared itt determination and intention to re-establish the grade on Harrison Avenue from the Eaet line of Ninth atreet to the Wett line of Shively's Astoria ao that tald grade when to established will be at the fol lowing elevations above the base of grade, to-wlt: At the Intersection of Harrison Ave nue and Ninth street at 140.5 ft. above the base of grade at the North line and at 152.5 ft. above the bae of grades at the South line; at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Tenth street at 131 ft. above the bate of grade at the CITY NOTICES. North line and 134 ft. above the bait of grades ht the South line, at the luttr sectlon of Harrison Avenue and Klevcnth atreet at t)t) ft. above the bate of grade at the North line and 102 feet above the hate of grade et the South line. At the Interaction of Harrison Avenue with Twelfth strtct at 139 ft. above the boat of grade at the North line and at 137 ft. 'above the beat of grade at the South line 1 at the west line of Shively' As torla, at 107 ft. abov the baie of grade. Between said point above designated the street shall be on an even elope. ;,.-.t ' OLOF, AXDKRSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Atorla. Astoria, Oregon, Augtut flth, 1006. 8-0-10t. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT j the Common Council of the City of Attorla b declared Itt determination and Intention to etUblith the grade on MelltourfM Avenue from the south line of Taylor Avenue to the touth line of Columbia Avenue, to that the grade of aid street when to eUbIlthed thai I be at the following elevatlont above the lxe of grade a eaUbllthed by ordi nance No. 71 of the City of Attorla, to-wlt 1 . ; At the touth line of Taylor Avenue at 20 ft. abovt the bae of grade on the East and alto wet line of Mel bourne Avenue. At the North line of Alameda Avenue at 73 ft. above the bate of grade on tht aatt line and 70 ft. above the bate of grade on the wett line of Melbourne Avenue; at the South line of Alameda Avenue at 70 ft. above the bat of grade on the Eot line of Melbourn Avenue and at 81 ft. above the bat of grades on the weat line of Melbourne Avenue; at the north lint of Columbia Avenue at 117 ft. above the base of grade on the t line of Melbourne and at 120 ft. above the bae of grade on the wett line of Melbourne Avenue; at the center line of Columbia Avenue at 122 feet above the bate of grade on the eat line of Melbourn Avenue, and at 125 ft. abov the bat of grade on tht wett lint of the Intertection of Melbourn and Co lumbia Avenue will be at tht center lint of Columbia Avenut at 130 ft. abov tht bast of grade on tht at tint of Melbourne Avenue and at 140 ft above tht bat of grade on tbt wett Hnt of Melbournt Avenue, at tht South line of Columbia Avenut at 140 ft abovt the baa of grade on the South aide of Melbourne Avenue and at 142 ft. above tht batt of grades on tht wett lint of Melbournt Avenut. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Toilet Judgt of tht City of Atorla. Atorla, Oregon. Augutt flth, 1000. ' 8-9-lOt. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice U hereby given, that Saturday the 19th day of August 1900, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M In the Council Chamber in the City Hall of tht City of Attoria hat been fixed at tht time and place of tha meeting of the board of atMMMort and committee on ttreeta and oublio ways a a board of equalization to equalize and correct apecial aeseae ment roll No. 124 made for the purpose of defraying the cost and expense of conttructing a drain on Melbourne ave nue through tht alley-way running through Block 17 In Taylor's Attorla to a point 70 feet touth of the touth line of Taylor' avenue. All objectiont mutt be presented In writing. OLOF ANDERSON, i Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-8-10t. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice 1 hereby given, that Saturday the 18th day of August 1000, nt thtf hour of 2 o'clock P. M., in the Council Chambers In the City Hall of the City of Astoria has been fixed as the time and place of the meeting of the board of assessors and committee on streets and public wnye as a board of equalization to equalize and correct spcoial assess ment roll No. 125 made fop the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of constructing a sewer on Eighteenth street from a point 15 feet south of the north line of Grand avenue to the south line of Exchange street. , ' ' All objections nuis be presented in writing. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-8-10t. NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared its determination and intention to repair Commercial street from the East line of Ninth street CITY NOTICES. to tht west line of Fourteenth street. Said Improvement shall consist of re moving tbt old decking of the street between the E4 lint of Ninth and tha west lint of Tenth street, straighten ing up tht stringer and filling in around tht me, so that tht street will be on tht established grade when Improve!, and placing two new cap at the junc tion between tht wett lint of Tenth ttreet, and replanklng tht ttreet from curb to curb from said eatt lint of Ninth ttneet to tht wet lint of Four teenth ttreet with good sound yellow fir lumber, 4 inches in thickness by 12 inche In width, the planking to extend from one foot outsidt of the rail of tht ttreet car track to the curb. And from the east line of Thirteenth ttreet to the wett lint of Fourteenth ttreet upon tald plunking when laid and nailed, tht decking of the, atreet shall be coated to tht thick neM of li Inch with a mixture of elatlo cooked aphlt, cement an! sand spread upon the decking when tht samt it clean and dried tnd rolled with a hot asphalt roller to present a smooth surface. Said asphalt to be tpread from tht curb to the ttreet car track. In matters of detail said improvement ba.ll be conttructed according to tht plan and specification therefor to be prepared by tht City Surveyor a hereinafter provided and general ordl nance No. 1901 and any nutter of eon ttruction and drainage found necessary 0 make the improvement saft or sub stantial shall be done by the contractor whether specified or not, without extra charge. The City Surveyor has been directed to make and file with tht Auditor and Police Judgt of the City of Attoria, plant and tpeciflcations for the con struction of said improvement and ttti mntet of the costs and expen thereof. That the cott and expenses of con structlng said improvement shall be defrayed by special assessment upon tbt lob .lands and premites benefitted by the tame which said lots, lands snJ premise are Included In the tpeclal as tment district including all lota. lands and premites so benefitted to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corses of lot 8 in Block 25 in that part of tha City of Attoria as laid out and rtcordtd by John MoClure tnd extended bj Cyrut OIney, and manning thence East through the middle of blocks 25, 59, 58 and 57 in MoClure's Actoria, and Tract A" of McClmV 'Astoria, at laH out tnd recorded by tha Astoria Rtal E tat and Exchange Company, to tht northeast corner of lot 6 in said Tract "A," and running thence south along tht eat line of tract "A" and also along the east line of Block 130 in that part of tht City of Aatorla, a laid out and recorded by John M, Shively, to tha southeast corner of tald block 130 in said Shlvely't Attoria, and running, thence wett along tht touth line of block 130 to the southwest corner of said block 13a thence north on the wett line of block 130 to the point where the wett line of taid block 130 would be intersected by the touth line of lot 4 in block 02 in McClure's Astoria if ex tended easterly on a straight line; thence running wett through the middle of blocks 62. 01, 00 and 20 in McClure's Astoria to the southwest corner of lot 1 in block 20, and thence running north on the west line of blocks 20 and 25 to the place of beginning, and containing all lots, lands and premises within said district, which said lots, lands and premises are benefited by taid repair, and which are at follows: The north half of blocka 20. 00, 01 and 02 in that part of the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by John Mc Clure, and the south half of blocks 25, 50, 53. and 57, in McClure's Astoria, and the south half of tract or block "A" in McClure's Astoria, as laid out and re corded by the Astoria Real Estate & Exchange Co., and all of block 130 in that part of the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by John M. Shively. in Clattop County, Oregon. . OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, 8-9-0t. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. , Notice is hereby given, that Saturday the 18th day of August 1900, at, the hour of 2 o'clock P. M. in the Council Chambera in the City Hall of the City of Astoria has been fixed as the time and place of the meeting of the board of assessors and committee on streets and publio ways as a board of, equalization to equalize and correct special assess ment roll No. 123 made for the pur pose of defraying the costs and expenses of improving Fourth street from the north line of Astor street to the south rail of the railroad track of the Astoria 4 Columbia River Railroad Company, on Water street. . All objections must be presented in writing. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-8-lOt., CITY NOTICES. NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY' GIVEN, THAT the Common Council of the City of Attork ha declared it determination and intention to repair Bond ttreet from a point 15 feet wett of tht East lint of Forty-tecond street to tht West lint of Forty-fourth street. From a point 18 feet wett of the east lint of Forty-tecond ttreet to a point 132 feet west of the wett line of Forty-fourth street the repair shall consist of 'replanklng tht street on the existing stringers with covering planking 4 Inches in thickness by 12 Inches in width to the present width, excepting the portkm covered by tb right of way of the Attoria Electric Company's ttreet railway track, and that tht portion from a point 132 feet weat of the weat line of Forty-fourth ttreet to the wett line of Forty-fourth atreet shall be repaired by grading the same to itt full width and by planking tht tame to the width of ten feet on each tide of the Attoria Electric Com pany'! ttreet railway track. The cov ering planking to be three incbe la thlckne by 12 inches la width and throughout said improvement two new ttrincers 4 inches in thickness by S inches in width shall be placed on each sld of the street, and new handrail shall be constructed where tht same now exits on the old ttreet. All ma terlal need tha 11 be good sound red or yellow fir lumber. Ia matters of detail said Improvement shall be constructed according to tht plans and specification therefor to be prepared by the City Surveyor at hereinafter provided and general ordi nance No. 1901 and any matter of con struction and drainage found neceaaary to make the improvement saft or sub stantial thall be done by the contractor whether tpecified or not, without extra charge. The City Surveyor hat been directed to make and file with the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Attoria, plant and tpeciflcations for the con struction of tald improvement and esti mate of tbt costs and expenses thereof. That the cost and expenses of con structing said improvement shall be defrayed by tpeclal assessment upon the lot .land and premise benefitted by tht same which said lots, lands and premises are included in the special as tttemtnt district including all lots, land and premise mo benefitted to-witt North half of Block 6 and 7 in Adair's Port of Upper Astoria; South bslf of Block 105 in Adair's Port of Upper Astoria, as laH out and recorded by John Adair, and the South half of Block 112 in Adair's North Addition to tht Port of Upper Astoria. OLOF ANDERSON, . Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-9-9t. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared its determination and intention to establish the grade on Columbia avenue from the east line of Lincoln Avenue to the West line of Mel bourne Avenue, so that the grade when eo established will be on the following elevations above the bast of grades, to-wits On the North half of the street at the East line of Lincoln Avenue at 10S ft. abovt the base of grades, and in the center line of the street at 110 feet above the base of grades on the North side of the street and 110 ft. above the base of grades in the center line of the street; at the Southwest corner of Block 19 at 132 ft at the North line of the street, and 134 ft in the center line of the street; at the East line of Melbourne Avenue at 117 ft. above the base of grades on the North line of the street and at 122 ft at the center line of the street; at the West line of Melbourne at 120 ft above the base of grade at the North line of the street, and 125 ft. above the base of grades at the center line of ths street, and on the South half of the street the grade shall be as follows: At the East line of Lincoln Avenue at the South line of the street at' 112 ft. at the center line of the street 110 ft. at the west line of Lincoln Avenue, at the South line of the street 112 feet. and at the center line at 110 ft. above the base of grades, and at the South west corner of Block 19 in Taylor's As totfia at 130 ft. above the base of grades t the South line of Columbia Avenue and 134 feet at the center line of Columbia Avenue. At the East line of Melbourne Avenue at 140 feet above the base of grades on the South line of Columbia Avenue and 138 ft. above the base of grades at the center line of Columbia Avenue at the west line of Melbourne Avenue, 142 ft. at the South line of Columbia Avenue and 140 ft. ut the center line of Columbia Avenue. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Astoria, Oregon, August 6th, 1900. 8-9-10t. WOMAN PROPOSES By BEATRICE SURGES CojirrW". M", lr P. C, Eaatmeot For tbt first two year after aba en tered Stuart Lee's office as stenogra pher Mis Atberton'a desk was placed m that every time the glanced up she aw the back of hi bead. This oft recurring Incident, coupled with the fact that It wa a very good looking bead, well set on a pnlr of stalwart boulder, probably bad much to do with the state of affair at the end of tlx months. Even In that time the bad learned to dlstlngultth bis step from the dozen of other that traversed tht same ball, to watch for bis smile of greeting and to listen to his cheery "Good morning" a he took off bis hat and rolled up the cover of his desk. Then she would take a good look at the smoothly brushed yellow hair and turn again to her work, which consist ed of copying out long contract and other tiresome legal form. Stuart Lee was a lawyer and bad .sent all bl young effort so bard to ward socces that it was beginning to come hi way. At the end of two years be took larger offices, allowing himself the luxurious necessity of a private room. Miss Atberton then bad charge of the large outsido room, the second monographer and the office boy. She aw more people and received more salary, but she missed the closer com radeship of the old day and the fa miliar tight of a blond head rising firmlr above blue aerge shoulder. She kept on loving him, though, for the simple feminine reason that she couldn't help It Sometimes Lee gave her dictations that would take up an hour or more, and then be would make her rest a bit and chat with him before she started "mabbied!m hb brought out thi wobd IHCHDUIiOU8I.r. to work again. At other times be would ask her advice in the matter of au office boy or as to the choice of two samples for a summer suit or whether he looked fit to make a call without getting his hair cut and he would sometimes lay a case before her to get another point of view. To all of these friendly manifesta tions she responded gladly, with an in ward thrill at the pleasingly intimate basis on which It seemed to place their relations. Then this friendly glow would be suddenly chilled by a sweeping realiza tion of the fact that she was only his stenographer and that he probably talked to her during the day because there was no one else at hand. Still there had been times when he Impul Bivcly called her into his room to watch a thunderstorm or an unusually beau tiful sunset across the Hudson, and, standing close beside him at the win dow, she wondered if he had not felt some of the emotion that throbbed in her own pulses. If he did, however, he never spoke, and so the most gor geous sunset was veiled In a gray mist for her, and it was a long time before a gold lined cloud appeared on her own horizon. That was when she overheard a frag mentary conversation between Lee and one of his friends. In reply to some re mark Ie had said, "I don't know what I would do without her." The other laughed and responded: 'Well, she's too pretty a girl to spend her life iu an office. Somebody will be carrying her off some day." Lee's reply euded Indistinctly In "stop It some way" as he closed his desk with a bang, and as they passed out the door she heard the friend laugh again and say, "Do It yourself, eh?" , From that day she was a changed girl. She moved as one with a purpose, and yet there wus a dreamy softness In her face and manner that seemed to envelop her as an atmosphere. Lee, looking at her closely, wondered that he had not realized how creamy was her skin, how deep her dark eyes and how fascinating the gold and copper lights in her brown hajr, Gradually eh told him afloat Uram , fhlCt It wft bet grandfather who bad won a cer tain gallant fight for tbt Confederacy, her father who bad held an bonorablt office In a southern state and her brother who had won recognition for bravery in the Philippine; how she bad been suddenly obliged to work after her father' death and stenogra phy was the most Immediate thing, but that she had no intention of being a stenographer all her life. When he asked ber what she would do or what sbt wanted to do she first looked at him and then blushed deep ly, looking out of bis window toward the Palisades, and be felt strangely disturbed. He bad accepted her In hit office as a matter of course. Compan ionship with her on that basis seemed natural and easy, but he was a man of reserve, and a departure from the con servative routine disquieted his pbleg matlc nature. Their conversation kept the old friendly tone of everyday badi nage and comprehension, but there wa a subtle difference, and he begao to feel her presence more and more. Finally one spring afternoon wnen the son was flooding his office with a primrose yellow glow she looked in and asked If she might talk with him. "Why. certainly," be responded, with a smile, "and I wish you would alt la that yellow light It Just suit yoa in that brown dress." She sat down, but did not speak at first. Her lip trembled, and she seem ed to be seeking courage from tht yel low ky. Suddenly she turned to him. "Mr. Lee," she aid, "I hare beer with yoo four years." "I It as long as thatr ne que.. tloned. "Four year thl day." "They have been busy years," ht said, "and, I hope, happy one.' Tes, they were happy," she answer ed slowly as a pink flush spread ovet ber face. "But now I most go away." "Go away? Leave me? Why, Helen, you mustn't I can't spare you. Where would you go?" In his surprise be had called her Hel en for the first time, and her heart leaped. She turned to blm tremulously and said, almost timidly, "I am going to get married." "Marriedr He brought out the word incredulously. "Why, I thought"- Here he broke off and walked to tb window, where be stood, bis hands In bis pockets, gazing moodily across tht river. She sat silent until he turned to net again. "Why do yon do this?" be ques tioned. Womanlike, she began with the rea sons sue felt least "Because I want a home. I am all by myself, and I am tired of living in a boarding house. It I nothing bnt a travesty on life for a domestic woman to divide her tlmt) be tween an ofSee and a boarding house. Besides, I have worked for four year, and I want to stop for awhile." "Just for awhile V "Yes. for I mean to study law and keep my other work In practice ao I can help." "Help? Wbomr "Heip-hlm." "He is a lawyer, then?" Lee almost choked over the question. . ; "Yes." " ' "What ia be like? Is he all right? Is he worthy of you?" She looked at him, be thought a little sadly. "LiaeT He Is the finest man In the whole world." He walked swiftly to ler. "But Helen, Helen!" he exclaimed, "I don't understand It at all. I thought you were happy here, and I supposed, of course, you understood things. I'm lonely too. I haven't bad a home for six years, and I thought that some day Helen, don't you mind leaving mel Won't you miss me at all? Haven't yon seen, girL what yoo art to me 7" He took her hands and drew her up be side him. "Didn't you know, Helen T' "Know what?" She lifted her brown eyes to his. "That I love you and want you to be mine?" "You never said so," she answered. "That's because I thought you knew and because I always blunder. T need somebody with me all the time. I need you, nelen. You're the biggest part of my life. Come and make a home for me." He folded her suddenly in his arms, and his heart thrilled as he felt her lean on him. "Sweetheart,' he whispered, "I love you! I love yeu!" , She lifted her face to his. "Dear," she breathed t-o softly that he had tc bend to catch It, 'i have loved you for four years." He held har close In the gathering dusk for one ecstatic moment Then Bhe drew away. He came back to earth slowly. Not lotting her go, he looked away and out of the window, where the poMoa light had been merg ed Into a dull purple streaked with vail aud tfhero the evening star gleamed radiant In the upper blue. "This other chap." he began. "What other chap?" she asked. "The one you were were going to marry." She raised on her tiptoes and kissed him. "There's only one," she whisper ed, "and It's you." Then she fled luto the other office. ' Everybody says that Lee's wife Is tht oetter lawyer of the two. m MENAKDWOMKC I Urn Big for unnatural J dl"rhraei,inflanimtiooi. Gucuim U irritation! or ulceration not t .triotar. of mucosa membrane. PreVMto Cmtetfte. PainUu. and not utrtD. lTHEEVNSCH(MIClC). gent or poinonoui. ; . I)IKC1NH4TI,0 J " J Sold by Draevlata, : t.S.i, . i or rant tn plain wrapper, .jr-dj SI. 00. nrjbnttlne2,?5