Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-02-04

street, and north Of Chemeketa street,
shall ever be given or granted
"To provide for the construction,
cleaning and repairing of sidewalks sd-
jaeent to lots by the holders thereof
and cutters and sidewalks. To grade,
pave, plank or otherwise improve,
clean and keep in repair streets, alleys
and sidewalks, either at the expense Of
the adjacent property holders or at the
general expense Of the city, or both.
To appropriate money for any item
of city expenditures and to provide for
the debts and expenses Of the city. To
change the boundaries of the wards of
the city and to make new ones. Also
to change the number of aldermen.
"To permit, allow and regulate the
laying down of tracks for street cars
and other railroads upon such streets
as the council may designate. Upon
such terms and conditions as the coun-
ell may prescribe. To preserve the
streets, alleys, side and crosswalks,
bridges and public grounds from in
jury, and prevent the unlawful use of
the same, and to regulate their use; to
fix the maximum rate of wharfage,
rates for gas and other lights, for car
rying passengers on street railways,
and water rates.
"To regulate the use of streets,
roads, highways, alleys and public
places for foot passengers, animals, We
hicles, cars, street railways, and loco
motives; to protect the public from in
jury by 'runaways by furnishing per
sons who leave horse, or horses, at
tached to vehicles in the street without
fastening, and to regulate the rate o.
speed for horsemen, wagons, carriages
cars, locomotives, vehicles and street
railways or railroads and bicycles with
in the limit, or passing within the limi
of said city.
"No person is qualified to vote a
any city election who has not been
resident of the city, and of the ware
or precinct in which he offers to vote
for thirty days next preceding sucl
election. Also persons who do not pos
sess the qualifications of legal vote
in the state, No person shall be quail
fed for the election or appointment t
any office in the city unless he sha
have been resident of the city fC
three years next proceeding his electio
or appointment, or who shall have r,
fused or neglected, after proper d
mand, to pay any city fine or tax lega
e ly assessed against him. The eounc
t may prescribe such oaths as it ms
e deem proper to ascertain such facts ar
, impose fines and penalties for any vi
e lation of the elective franchise.
"Within ten days of the final pub
$ cation of notice, the owners of mo
}, than two-thirds majority of the supe
s fetal area of the property adjacent
: street, or part thereof, may file wi
!, the recorder a written remonstran
: against the proposed improvemeI
: grade or alteration thereof. If tv
; thirds of all the members constitutil
3 the council as then provided by la
IS vote in favor of such improvemeI
o grade or alteration, the council at
p earliest convenience, and within S
e months from the final publication of n
l. tice may establish the proposed gra'
D. or alteration or Improvement.
/ "In case the notice be for the il
Is provement of a street or part theret
1t if the remonstrance aforesaid be n
It fled, or if said remonstrance be ILL
If and the two-thirds majority of Z
council favor such Improvement as pr
s, vided for in section 2S, the council mi
n proceed to ascertain and determine t
le probable cost of making such improN
c. ment, and to assess upon each lot
,e part thereof liable therefor its prop'
III tionate share of such cost. Provide
c. that the owners of the property liat
IL for such improvement shall have a n
re sonable time to complete said improN
ne ment, under the supervision and dir
III tion of the street commissioner, in Ii
IL of assessment.