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CITY KOTICES. lfOTlCE. KOTICK, IS HEREBY GIVEN' THAT tlit Common Council of tht City of Ailorlt, hai declared Iti determination nd Intention to eitabllih tht gradt on Grand Avtnut from tli tit lint of Third Street to tbt weit lint of Mo ClurVt AttorU to that said grade, when 10 titabllihed, will bt on tin following tlevatlon above tlie bant of grade, a followlngi ; At tht internet Ion of Orind Avenut nd Third Street at 239 fret abovt the bait of grade, At thn IntentHlon of Cmnd Avenue nd Second Street at 200 feet ahoy tht ba of grade, and at tht Interaction of Orand Avenue and tht wtt lint of MoCur' Aitorla at 288 feet abovt tht 1ta of gradei, Tim lrt thall tie level from north to aouth and between the point delgnatd eait and wtit on ft itralght and tven elope. olof Anderson. Auditor and Polka Judge of tht City of Aitorla, A'torla, Oregon, Auguit Oth, 1000. B-0-10t. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN' THAT tht Common Council of tht .City of Astoria hae dtclartd itt determination nd intention to tttabllih tht grade on Hume Avenue from tht aouth lint of Commercial Street to the aouth lino of rWn Street, to that ald grade when to aiUbllihtd will bt at the following elevation above tht ba of gradaa m titabllihed by Ordlnanc No. 71 of tht City of Atorlat At tht eouth lint of Commercial ttreet at 00 feet abovt tht beat of gradet. At tht north lint of Dtiant Street at 100 feet abovt tht bait of gradte. At the aouth line of Dumt Street at 103 feet abovt tht bait of gradea, and between uld place designated tht etreet limit bt upon a trlght and tven elope. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Toilet Judge of tht City of Aitorla. Atorla, Oregon. Auguit 9th, 1008. 8-0-10t NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TIIAT tht Common Council of tht City of Aitorla hat declared Ita determination and Intention to titabliih tht gradt on Franklin Avenue frona tht weit lint of Fourth Street to tht weit lint of Third Street, lo that laid grade, when ao established, will be upon tht follow ing tlevatlon abovt tht bue of gradei, to-wit I At tht wet lint of Fourth Street at 108.3 feet above the bait of gradei. At tht Interaction of Franklin Aven ue and Third Street at 221.0 feet above the bait of gradei, and that between eald polnta above designated, mid itreet ihall lit on an even ilnpe. OLOF ANDERSON. Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Aitorla. Atoria, Oregon, Auguit Otb, 1000. 8-0-lOt. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of tht City of Aitorla hae declared iti determination and intention to eitabliih the grade on Third Street from the north line of Ex change Street to tht aouth lint of Grand Avenue 10 that laid grade when to e tabllihed, shall be at the following el evation, to-wit: At the north line of Exchange Street at 100 feot abovt tht bait of grade. At the aouth line of Exchange Street nt 103 feet abovt the baie of gradea. At the Intersection of Third Street and Franklin Avenue at 221.0 feet abovt the bait of gradei, and at tlie intersection of Third Street and Grand Avenue at 2.1S feet above the baie of gradei, and between mid points above designated the Btrcet shall be upon an even ilope. . OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. Astoria, Oregon, Auguit Otlj, MINI. 8-0-10t n, notice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Common Council of the City of Astoria has declared its determination ;and intention to re establish the grade on Harrison Avenue from the East line of Ifinth street to the West line of Shively's Astoria so that said grade when so established will be at the fol lowing elevations above the base of grades, to-wlt: At the intersection of Harrison Ave nue and Ninth street at 140.5 ft. abovt tht base of grade at tht North line and at 152.5 ft, abovt the base of grades at the South line; at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Tenth atreet at .131 ft. above the base of grade nt the. CITY H0TICE3. North lint and 134 ft. above tht beat of gradei at tht South lint, at the Inter taction of Uartiaon Avenu and Eltventh ttreet at 00 ft, above the bait of gradt nt tht North lint and 102 feet abovt tht bait of gradt at tht South line. At tht Interaction of Harrlton Avenue with Twelfth itrtet at 135 ft. abovt tht bait of gradt at the North lint and at 137 ft, abovt tht bait of gradt at tht South line) at tht wtit lint of Shlvely'a At torla, at 107 ft. abovt tht bate of gradei. Iletwetn tald point above designated tht itreet ihall be on an tven ilopt, OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Polka Judge of tht City of Aitorla. V ,. Aitorla, Oregon. Auguit (1th, 1000, I - 8-0-lOt. NOTICE. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT tht Common Council of tht City of Astoria has declared Ita determination and Intention to titabliih tbt gradt on Mellmurne Avenut from tht aouth lint of Taylor Avenut to tht aouth lint of Columbia Avenue, ao that tht gradt of said atreet when to eitabllihed shall bt at tht following tlevatiom abovt tht bait of gradet at eitabllihed by ordi nanct No. 71 of the City of Astoria, to-wlti At tht south lint of Taylor Avenut at 20 ft, abovt tht bait of gradt on tht Ent and alao wait lines of Mel bourne Avenue. At tbt North lint of Alameda Avenut at 73 ft. abovt tht bait of grades on tht tut lint and 70 ft. abovt tht base of grades on the weit line of Melbourne Avenue; at the South lint of Alameda Avtnue at 78 ft. abovt tht baa of gradt on tht Eat lint of Melbourne Avenue and at 81 ft. above tht bait of gradea on tht weit line of Melbourne Avtnut: at the north lint of Columbia Avenut at 117 ft. above tht baie of gradea on tht taat lint of Melbourne and at 120 ft. above tht bait of gradea on the west line of Melbourne Avenut j at tht center lint of Columbia Avenut at 122 feet abovt tbt bait of gradet on tht eit lint of Melbourne Avenue, and at 128 ft. abovt tht bait of gradea on tht wtit lint of tht intersection of Melbourne and Co lumbia Avenut will bt at tht center lint of Columbia Avenut at 138 ft abovt tht Um of gradet on tbt tut lint of Melbourne Avenut and at 140 ft abovt tht bait of grades on tht west lint of Melbourne Avenue, at the Routh lint of Columbia Avenut at 140 ft. abovt tht bast of gradt on tht South aidt of Melbournt Avtnut and at 142 ft. abovt tht bast of gradea on tht wtit lint of Melbourne Avtnut. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judgt of tht City of Aitorla. Aitorla, Oregon, Auguit Otb, 1000. 8-0-10t. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice is hereby given, that Saturday the 13th day of August, 1000, at tht hour of 2 o'clock P. M- in tht Council Cbsmben in the City Hall of tht City of Astoria has been fixed as the time and place of tht meeting of tht board of aeesori and committee on itreett and oublio ways at a board of equalltatton to equalize and correct special aisesa ment roll No. 124 made for tht purpose of defraying tht costs and expenses of constructing a drain on Melbournt avt nue through the alley-way running through Block 17 in Taylor's Aatoria to a point 70 feet aouth of the south line of Taylor's avtnue. All objection must bt presented "in writing. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Tolico Judge of tht City of Astoria. 8-8-10t. NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice Is hereby given, that Saturday the 18th day of Auguit, 1000, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M.. In the Council Chamber 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 end committee on street and publio way as a board of equalization to equalize and correct special assess ment roll No. 125 made for the purpose of defraying tlie costs and expenses of constructing a sewer on Eighteenth street from a point 15 feet south of the north line of Grand avenut to the south line of Exchange street. All objections must be presented in writing. . OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 8-8-lOt. NOTICE OF IMPROVEMENT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the Common Council of iht City of Astoria ha declared its determination and intention to repair Bond street from CITY NOTICES. t point 18 fett west of tht East lint of Forty-second street to the West lint of Forty-fourth itrtet. From a point 18 feet west of tht eat lint of Forty-tet-ond itreet to a point 132 feet weit of tht weit lint of Forty-fourth itreet the repair shall conilit of replanklng tht trect on the existing stringent with covering planking 4 Inches In thlckneis by 12 inches in width to tht present width, excepting tht portion covered by the right of way of the Astoria Electric Company's street railway track, and that the portion from a point 132 feet weit of the weit line of Forty-fourth itreet to the west lint of Forty-fourth itreet shall be repaired by grading tht a mt to Its full width and by planking tht lamt to the width of ten feet on each ilde of tht Astoria, Electric Com pany 'i itreet railway track. The cov ering plunking to be three Ineke in thickne! by 12 Inches In width anJ throughout laid improvement two sew stringers 4 inches in thickne by 1 Inches In width thall be placed on each Ide of tbt itreet, and new handrail ihall bt eonitructed where the aame now exiits on the old street. All ma terial used ibill be good tound rtd or yellow fir lumber. In mitten of detail said improvement shall bt constructed according to tht plans and specification! therefor to bt prepared by the" City Surveyor a hereinafter provided and general ordi nance No. 1001 and any matter of con struction and drainage found necessary to make the improvement aafe or tub itantlal thall bt dont by tht contractor whether tpecifled or not, without extra charge. The City Surveyor hai been directed to makt and flit with tht Auditor and Pollct Judge of the City of Aitorla, plan and specification! for the con struction of said improvement and esti mates of the costs and expenses thereof. That the coit and expense of con structing a id improvement shall be defrayed by special asiesiment upon tht lot .land and premise benefitted by the m which aaid lot, land and premlte are included in the special aa m lament district Including all lot, landi and premise o benefitted to-wltt North half of Block 0 and 7 in Adalri Port of Upper Aitorla; South half of Block 105 in Adalr'i Port of Upper Astoria, aa laid out and recorded by John Adair, and the South naif of Block 112 fra Adah North Addition to tht Port of Upper Aitorla. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judgt of tht City of Aatoria. - 8-90t NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Notice Is hereby given, that Saturday tht 18th day of August. ! 000, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M., in tht Council Cbantbert in the City nail of the City of Astoria hai been fixed as the time and place of the meeting of the board of aor and committee on street and publio way a a board of equalization to equalize and correct special atses- ment roll No. 123 made for the pur' poie of defraying the costa and expense of improving Fourth itreet from tht north line of Astor street to tht aouth rail of the railroad track of tht Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Company, on Water treet. All objections must 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 ita determination and intention to repair Commercial street from the East line of Ninth street to the west line of Fourteenth street. Said improvement shall consist of re moving the old decking of the Btreet between the East line of Ninth and tha west line of Tenth street, straighten ing up the stringer and filling in around the some, so that the street will be on the established grade when improved, ond placing two new caps at the junc tion between the west line of Tenth street, and replanking the street from curb to curb from said east line of Ninth street to the west line of Four teenth street with good sound yellow fir lumber, 4 inches in thickness by 12 inches in width, the planking to extend from one foot outside of the rail of the street car track to the curb. And from the east line of Thirteenth street to the west line of Fourteenth street, upon said planking when laid and nailed, the decking of the street shall be coated to the thickness of U inch with a mixture of elastlo cooked asphalt, cement anJ sand spread upon the decking when the same is clean and dried and rolled with a hot asphalt roller to present a smooth surface. Said asphalt to be spread from the curb to the street car track. In matters of detail said improvement shall be constructed according to the plans and specifications therefor to be CITY NOTICES. prepared by the " ' City Surveyor a hereinafter provided and general ordi nance No, 1001 and any Matter of eon itruotlon and drainage found Decenary :o makt tht improvement tafe or lub tantlal (ball bt dont by tht contractor whether specified or not, without extra charge. (S The City Surveyor ha been directed to make and file with the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Aitorla, plan and (pacification for tht con struction of (aid improvement and titi mate of tht cost and expensti thereof. That the cost and expense of con structing n id improvement (ball be dtfraytd by special assessment upon the lota .land and premise benefitted by the aam which tald lot, landa and premise are included In the special at itnment district including all lota, land and premise so benefitted to-wit: Commencing at tht nortbweit come of lot 8 in Block 25 In that part of tht City of Aitorla at kid out and recorded by John McClure and extended by Cyru Olney, and runnning thence East through the middle of blocka 25, 69, 58 and 57 in McClure' Aatoria, and Tract "A" of McClure! Aitorla, at laid out and recorded by the Astoria Beat Ei tate and Exchange Company, to the northeast corner of lot 5 in tald Tract "A." and running thence aouth along the east line of tract "A" and also along the east line of Block 138 in that part of the City of Aatoria, aa kid out and recorded by John M. Shively, to the outheait corner of aid block 138 in said Shlvely'a Astoria, and running, thence weit along the louth line of block 130 to the southwest corner of stid block 138, thence north on the weit line of block 130 to the point where the west line of said block 130 would be intersected by the louth line of lot 4 in block 02 In McClure' Astoria if ex tended eaiterly on a straight line; thence running west through the middle of blocks 62, 01, 00 and 20 in McClure! Aatoria to the touthweit corner of lot 1 in block 20, and thence running north on the west b'ne of blocks 28 and 25 to the place of beginning, and containing all lots, land and premise within (aid district, which aaid lota, landa and premises are benefited by said repair, and which are as follows: The north half of blocks 20. 80, 81 and 82 in that part of tht City of Astoria aa laid out and recorded by John Mc Clure. end the south half of blocka 25, 59, 68. and 57, in McClure' Astoria, and the aouth half of tract or block "A in McClure'a Aitorla, ai laid out and re corded by tht Astoria Real Eitate Exchange Co., and all of block 138 in that part of the City of Aatoria aa laid out and recorded by John M. Shively. in Clatsop County, Oregon. 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 hai declared it 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, ao that the grade when so established will be on the following elevations above the base of grades, to-wit! On the North half of the atreet at the East b'ne of Lincoln Avenue at 10S ft. above the base of grades, and in the center line of the ttreet at 110 feet above the base of grades on the North tide of the street and 110 ft. above the base of grades in the center line of the street; at the Southwest corner of ttiocic 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 grades at the North line of the street, and 125 ft. above the base of grades at the center line of th9 street, and on the South half of the street the grade shall be aa 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 itreet 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' As toria at 138 ft above the base of grades at 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 133 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. Asbria, Oregon, August 6th, 1906. . 8-9-10t. An Angel In the Web H) Sidney It. Colt CofvtfvH. MS, hy P. i: IMmtnt All tiny lung the pi:;!" beat beat down ou the pavemeiitx, nnd at ulgbt when Mather came Lome to bl little room on tbt second Moor lie found It a veritable oven. Sleep In that place wan out of tlie question. Ho turned out the flngle gas jet and went down to the ttreet. On tlie sloop wore noisy, chat tering group, waiting vainly for ft breeze from the water. There wan much banter between the occupant of neighboring stoop and much blgb pitched laughter. The steps of hi own lodging house, like tlie rest, (tore Its quota, but be felt no inclination to Join them. Instead he walked out to the avenue and turned nlmlcsHly down town. He bad proceeded but a abort dis tance when the strident note of ft cor net and tromiwne and tlie pulsating boom of a bass drum fell on bit ears. Above the din sounded shrill voices, quavering a hymn. lie bad never yet attended a street comer service of the Salvation Army, and it atruck blm that Oil would le an excellent opportunity to do ao. He quickened hi step and oon came upon them, men and women alike kneeling on the dirty pavements, while ft raucous voiced lieutenant of fered a prayer. A flaring gasoline torch on a nearby fruit stand lighted the scene uncannily and threw Into flickering relief the face of varied typ crowded about the kneeling fig ures. Mather was country born and bred. Years of life on the farm bad given blm a big frame and a pair of shoul ders that many an athlete might bare envied. It wan an easy matter for him to elbow bis way through the crowd to tlie inner edge of the circle, where he stood quietly watching the little drama before him with mild curiosity and even milder amusement. The prayer finished, the little band arose, and tlie men replaced their caps. The lieutenant announced a hymn, the cornet squealed, the trombone brayed, the drum boomed valiantly, and the quavering voices rose once more on the hot night air. At the conclusion of the hymn the lieutenant announced that they would ''DOX'T HTJBT HIM, PLEASE DON'T," BBS BEGGED. listen to a few words from Sister Ruth. A slight, girlish figure stepped to the center of the circle from somewhere In the shadow. The light of the gasoline torch fell full upon her face a face of wonderful purity and sweetness. There was a beauty in the level brows, the long dark lashes of the eyes and the full, red lips that the bonuet of the corps could not hide, and there was a Bupple grace of figure that the plain blue drv ss did not wholly conceal. She begnu to speak In a voice full of earnest appeal. What she was saying Mather did not know, for he paid no heed to her words. He was not an Im pressionable young man Indeed, by his friends he was adjudged unusually hard headed and abundantly possessed of that quality generally termed "horse sense." But there was something that appealed to him strongly In that face beneath the regulation poke bonnet. He did not take his eyes from her while she was speaking, and when she had finished nnd stepped back Into the shadow he was aware of a strange feeling, half of sadness, half of buoy ancy, lie elbowed his way out and walked homeward, strangely perturbed and strangely elate.'. The following night nnd every nlsfct after that Mather attended the street comer meetings. If Sister Ruth snlw or prayed or siuv; be was si:;re:r.e!y happy; if others li'Lvl Iur place lie wa aware of a fei'Hajr. of diwppalntment Being unskilled In the nualrnis of emo tion, he did not rwog:s!re the tv:iv.l of It all. He only knew that lie wr.nWl t;i be near her, to see her face. t lister. to her voice. One night as the women of the con. is were passing the tambourines f;ir the collection he beheld Sister Ruth com ing In his direction through the crowd. She was smiling and nodjing srrateful- lv as the Dictate and dimes .fell Jingling 4wWiM nit I it6'tlfo'fiir.il;::.e, Sfaii.llnsf bealdn Mather were Hire young fellows, evl dently the worse for liquor. As Suiter Ruth approached thera one of tbt tbret llftrd bit foot and kicked the tarn bourlue tmnrily. "Little fa-higher, Gertie. I c'n kick higher 'a th-that," he hlccaughed famil iarly. Mather's hand . fjll on the fellow' coat collar with a rrlp of Iron. "Apologize for that! Hoar nie? Apol ognlze!" he said In a voice shaking with anger. "Ebt Whatr snkl the other. Ho looked tip nt Mather, y itiicr towered Inches above him. There was, more over, something very sinister in hi eye. "I pologized,B be;;an the captive has tily Mather felt a light touch on bis arm. He turned to find Sister Ruth standing beside him. "Don't hurt him, please don't," ht begged. ' " Mather smiled gIr.jly. "It's Just nx you say." said he. "IU kill blm If you say ar" ' Let him go, please," she said, and Mather pushed the can away. "Thank you," she said. Her eye met hi sqnnrely; she blushed and hesi tated a moment. "Thank you," ibt aid again and was gone. That night Mather walked home on air. Mather climbed the dingy stair to the Uttle hull at the corps barracks. It was Sunday evening. Outside the rain was falling dismally and the gut ters ran rivers of mud. He sat down quite alone on one of the rear settee. A handful of people nearer the plat form were the only others In the bar; cheerless place. There were hymn and prayeri and testimony quite as imnal, and during It all Mather sat back In the shadows feasting his eyes on the outlines of n pretty face lneath a poke bonnet at one side of the platform. Presently during the singing of ft hymn Mather saw her coming dowa tlie aisle toward blm, and his heart stood still. She stopped beside him. and h'r face flushed. "Were you looking for for salva tion?" hUe faltered. "No," said be quietly. "I was look-Ingfor-you," She looked a trifle frightened. He saw the color suddenly leave her cheeks. "Please sit down for a minute," hi begged. She hesitated, then reluctant ly complied. The hymn still went on stridently. Mather looked thoughtfully at the unshaded gas jets above th platform for a toe. , "I heed you more than the army does," he Bald at length. I want you to leave it". "Oh!" she gr.sped, drawing a war from him. "I realize you know nothing, about me," he went on hurriedly. "I'm fore man In a machine shop. I make good wages. So far I've lived a life I'm net ashamed of. But I want you to satisfy yourself as to the truth of all this, of course." She looked at him curiously. "What do you know of me?" sht asked. "That I love you." said he stoutly. "Is that enough?" "Yes. that's enough," he declared. She turned away from him for a mo ment. When he saw her face again her eyes were filled with tears. "This work is very dear to me, sht said. He was silent. "But of all men you are the one t should trust." "And love?" he asked breathlessly. There was a loa pause. "And love," she said very softly. They were starting the last verse of the hymn, but Mather heard nothing of It The bare, bleak room had sud denly become a glorious paradise. Tht yellow gas Jets were glittering stars in a blue rlvet sky. Sister Ruth' hand w a hia. 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