Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-27

MEETING D. um IA Necessity
and 70 ~ sieps tdg : iid
ing o. W. R.tds t lins
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prominent Jutr u ul1 1i this city
was held ~ lhe tnis lusufsnce & 10.
psny's ofIlR h. couiilar ths uec lsty
for, and ~ n snoh steta ne may be
uecesssfy Tow rdt 'rpfoveInhi = the
wagon tsds sadlbr to nalsp under
the new law. Tfh av, Vbioh was
passed ri the last sns iof of eglsla.
ture oo The 22d " truar l3 pro.
vides, that, "Whar a mai i.y ~ tho
resident lend holder, ,t .a county
whose lands orc within rte miles Of
the proposed improvements present a
petition TO the county court Of
any county, stating the kind Of Inn
provement asked for aud the points be-
tween which the same Ia asked, the
said county court, II II be sati fed that
the proposed improvement would he Of
public utility, may appoint three disn.
terested housebolders Of the county
viewers, and competent surveyor or
engineer, to proceed, on day named by
the county court, TO examine, view, lay
out, straigbteD, or change such road as
IN their judgment public utility or
convenience requires; and II the said
viewers find that such Improvement
VIII be of public utility or convenience,
and that the costs and expenses thereof
and damages thereby will be less than
| tho honaHta ~ tha In ada ,.,ithi, thr,..
miles of such Improvements, they shall
upon actual view OF all lands within 3
miles of the improvement, apportion
the estimated costs, expenses, and dam
ages upon all the said lands within said
three miles that are benefited, accord
ing to the benefits to be derived there
from. They shall also assess the dam.
ages. If any, sustained by any person
or persons through whose land said
road is proposed to be laid out, straight
ened, changed or improved. These
assess meDts upon land within three
miles of said road proposed to be i'm
proved) when confirmed by the court
shall constitute first lien on the real
estate respectively assessed, which lien
shall relate back and bind the real es-
tate 30 assessed from the time of the
filing of the petition.
Afer the improvement has been or
dered and the assessments confirmed,
the court shall let the contract for the
construction of the work as a whole or
in parcels as 1t may deem best upon
proper notice, etc.
All work on said Improvements shall
be done under the supervision of the
roadmaster of the county or any other
competent person Of the county ap-
pointed by the county court. AS soon
as the contract or contracts are let for
the construction Of the work, the sub
erintendent shall assess upon all the
lands benefited, ratably upon the
amount of benefits as confirmed and
adjudged by the county court, such
sum as may be necessary to pay for the
work and all costs and expenses accrued
and to accrue, not exceeding the whole
benefits adjudged upon any tract. The
county treasurer shall thereupon exc
cute certificates which certify the sum
assessed against each tract of land re-
spectively that the same Is to be paid in
ten equal installments In one, two.
three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine
and ten years from the date of the GER
tificate, and that the whole amount of
The certificate may be paid at any time
by the owner of the land against which
.he assessment is made. Such certifi.
'ate shall bear interest at the rate of
light per cent per annum, and If any
nstallment is not paid when due the
whole certificate shall become due and
payable. Such certificate may be- paid
'ut by the county treasurer on a war
ant ordered by the county court In
payment for any labor performed on
aid road improvement as he NAV ne
,otiate and sell such certificate at not
ess than par value thereof, and the
proceeds of said sale shall be kent bv
he treasurer as separate fund to be
sed only in payment of the expenses
said Improvement, and shall be paid
ut by him only on warrant drawn
n said improvement fund by order of
be county court.
This Is the substance of the law n
assed, as above stated. Under this
Nv whenever a majority of the resi-.
ent land ownes within three miles of
ny road, desim, they can have said
'ad improved and made 80 that II is
good substantial road, free from mud
winter and dust In summer, and
I'VE ten years tc pay for the same.
Hon. John G. Wright was elected
airman Of the meeting, and ALL.
agner secretarr