Oregon Transfer Co. v. Portland
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah : Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice BeaN. Suit by the Oregon Transfer Co. and others against the City of Portland and others. The plaintiffs are the owners of blocks 217 and 225 in Couch’s Addition to the City of Portland, fronting on Tenth Street.
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From Multnomah : Arthur L. Frazer, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice BeaN. Suit by the Oregon Transfer Co. and others against the City of Portland and others. The plaintiffs are the owners of blocks 217 and 225 in Couch’s Addition to the City of Portland, fronting on Tenth Street. In January, 1904, the common council adopted a resolution for the improvement of Tenth Street from the north line of Washington to the south line of Front, about 17 blocks, in the following manner : From the north line of Washington to the south line of Marshall, a distance of thirteen blocks, by removing “all mud,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
1. The city charter provides that “whenever the council shall deem it expedient or necessary to improve any street or any portion thereof, it shall require from the city engineer plans and specifications for an appropriate improvement, and estimates of the work to be done and the probable cost .thereof; and the city engineer shall file such plans, specifications, and estimates in the office of, the auditor. The'improvement of each street or part thereof; shall be made under a separate proceeding”: Section 375. If the plans, specifications, and estimates of the engineer are satisfactory to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Bank of Columbia v. PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Murray v. La GrandeOregon Supreme Court · 1915
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- Lawrence v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1917
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