The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-05-15
Wednesday, May Is, 1901

section "a. The council may pro-
vide by ordinance any regulation as
to the manner of opening, laying out
or widening streets or alleys not in
conflict with this act, and may provide
by ordinance anything convenient and
necessary for the effectual carrying
out Of the spirit and intention of this
act.
Section -. In all actions, suits and
proceedings concerning the opening.
laying out, establishing and widening
OF any street or alley under the pro-
visions Of this act, all proceedings had
for that purpose shall be presumed to
have been regularly and legally taken
until the contrary Is shown.
Section SO. Whenever any such
street or alley is opened. laid out or
widened, and the property therefor
shall be deemed to be appropriated to
public use. the city engineer shall
within thirty days cause to be re-
corded with the recorder Of deeds Of
Baker county an accurate plat. and a
full and definite description of the
same, and Of the property so appro-
priated for public use.
Section 81. Whenever any person or
corporation interested therein shall
desire the vacation Of any lot, street.
avenue, alley or part thereof, within
the city Of Sumpter. the person or cor
poration SO des. ring said vacation shall
give notice by advertisement thereof
for four consecutive weeks In some
daily or weekly newspaper published
in said city, that at a regular meeting
Of the council Of said city, to be had at
the time stated In such notice Of pub
lication, a petition will be presented
to the council praying for the vaca-
ton of such lot. street, avenue. alley
or part thereof, particularly describ-
ing the same. The petition 80 to he
presented to the council shall set forth
a description Of the part Of the lot,
street, avenue or alley or part thereof.
proposed or sought to be vacated. and
the purpose for which the ground is
proposed to be used. or the reason
for such vacation. and there shall ap-
pended to such petition as part
thereof, and as the basis for such va
cation and as basis for the granting
Of the prayer Of such petition. the
consent OF the owners In fee simple.
Of at least two-thirds Of the real es-
tate fronting on both sides Of said
lot, street, avenue or alley which or
part of which. is proposed to be va
Gated. estimated upon the frontage Of
the lot sure, It avenue or alley. such
frontage to commence at line drawn
across such streets or alleys eauidis-
tant from the termini from that por-
tion of the lot, street. avenue or alley |
proposed to be vacated. and extending |
along said lot. street. avenue or allev |
from said termini two hundred feet in |
each direction. unless such street. |
avenue or alley shall not be continu.
Gus In either direction from said ter |
mini two hundred feet: in which case |
the consent Of the owners shove pro-
vided for shall only be required for the |
distance that It Is continuous. The
council shall. upon the presentation
Of said petition. and the filing Of the
proof Of the due publication Of the
notice herein prescribed with the re-
corder Of said citv. fix time for hear
ing such petition and objections
thereto. II any be fled thereto. At
the time fixed by the council for the |
hearing of such petition and the obiec-
tions filed thereto. II any he filed
thereto. the council shall ascertain and
determine whether the consent of the
owners Of the requisite number Of
front feet has been obtained as afore-
said. and such finding shall he made
a matter OF record, and shall no con-
elusive of the facts as found In all
collateral proceedings. n upon such
hearing the council shall hnd that the
public interest would not be preiu-
diced nv the vacation Of such lot.
street. avenue or a'lev. or part thereof.
applied for. and that the consent Of
the owners Of the requisite number