The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-10

Y, THURSDAY MORNING,
be so amended as to authorize the coon-
in to drain any land that con-
.rdns water that may cause land
70 slide, in the judgement of the
,ouncil, and to presarlbe special assess
nent Districts upon which assessments
,an be levied to dsfray the costs Of
aIch drainage and to make such assess-
nenks and to appropriate rights of way
7ver quGynlte prosperity both within such
Districts and outside of the same FOR
suc;h pipes and driains as may be ne
lessary-the mode of mal1ing the as
ses5ments and of condemning rights Of
way to be simdlar to the mode of max
ing district street assessments and OF
opening streets under the charter.
Second-That Paragraph 2S of saad
section he amended by correction so as
to auuhoOd7e the council to prohibit all
persons from begging on the streets
or in public places. or exhibiting any
cripple or deformed person in such
places. N
ThRrd-That Paragraph SO Of sold
section be almlended 50 as to authorize
he council In exprsss language to issue
md dispose of municipal bonds with
proper interest coupons ATTACHED,
Fburth-That Paragraph A be cors
rected by inserting after the word
city" in the third line thereof the
paa.t of said paragtaph commencing
With the words 'fto provide" in the
ifth line from lthe lsst line of said para
graph, and ending with the word
"1ares'' In the next to the last line Of
said pauag1taph.
Fi1uh-Thiat Paragraph IS be am nd
ed by inserting after the word "as in
the second line thereof, the words in
the Judgment of the council
slxth-That Section So be amended by
striking ort the words 'if money has
been appropriated therefor, and not
otherwise"
Sevenlth-That Section IA be arnes! ded
so as to SHOW beyond question thht a
special street assessment district may
include tlde-land and waiter out to the
halNbor Zine.
Elgnbh-ThAt Section "a be also
amended so as to provide that IL the
proceeds of the sale of bonds be applied
upon payments for street improvements
the bonds are mot to be taken into ac-
count in compublng the limit of indebt-
edness prescribed by Section 1852.
Also THAT this seJdlon be amended SO
as to provide THAT If any installment
due upon street Improvement be not
paid Within 80 days from the time of It's
becoming due, ell unpaid inst1llments
for the same Improvement aSsessed
against THE same parcel of land shall
become due, If the council So declare
by ordinance or resolution.
NIinth-That an amendment be made
to the effect that whenever In the judg-
ment of the council or its committee
on streets or public ways 1t is necessary
to repair a street or sidewalk in front
of any lot or parcel Of land and the ex'
pensa of the repair win not exceed
$25. 90 for each so feet of frontage OF the
lot on the street, or amount in proper
'aion to the frontage at such rate, the
gsuperlnltendenlt of streets may make
suah improvement at the expense o.
sudh lot or parcel of land If the owner
thereof fail to make the same aftel
having received "a hours personal no.
Hlce if he be in the city at dhe time,
or after a notice requiring such i'm.
provement to be made has been posted
for " hours on the lot If he be not In
tine city or resident thereof and that
the affidavit of the street superintend.
ent of his having given such notice, and
of the actual cost of the repair or i'm.
provement may be filed in the office Of
the auditor and police judge, and that
from the date of the Improvement OF
replalr there Shall be u lien upon such
ldt or parcel. Of land for the amount
of the cost Of the repair, with an added
penalty of % per cent OF tine amount OF
cost of the repair for the delinquency of
the property owner; and further, that
from TIME to time the council are to
equallze such assessments Of charges
on lots after publication of notice that
objections to the same can be heard
as In the case Of the equalization Of
ather assessments.
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ment of Section 76. allowing the inten-
aion Of the council TO make an Improve.
ment or REPAIR of street and the
designation of the special assessment
district and the instructions to the
auditor and police judge to give notice
by publication of such Intention and
district, to be declared and given by
resolution as well as ordinance. Also
that the section he amended So as tc
allow statement Of the Improvement
or repair in general terms Also an
amendment go that no pL1ts, or dca.
grams, or estimates will be required
until after the time for remons!rance
hhs expired, and no plat or diagram Of
the Iodllity or district to be improved
be required at all. We also favor an
amendment to the effect that the pub
Mcataon Of the intenblon OF the council
20 mike an Improvement sor repairs
Will be published ten days. but will re.
qutre the fling Of a remonstrance by
the time Of the next regular meeting
Of the council amer the completion OF
the pubsichton. And we further favor
an amendment to the effect that II E
renronasrance agaLnDt the repair or i'm
-provem4nt Of a street Is filed by the
retdent owneas OF more than half the
property IN the district the improve
mest or rsgiair cannot be made except
by a vote Of two-thtrds Of the member
Of the council. We. Of course, favor
such an amendment as Is necessary to
sr'adghten out the contents Of Sections
vfa.oh were out Of order when
uhe charter was enacted.
Elsvenuf-We recommend an amend.
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