The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-10
NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

MENT TO CITY CHARTER.
Notice is hereby given. that an In
uiatiye Petition. signed by over two
hundred electors Of the city OF Asto-
ria. has been filed with the undersign-
ed. Auditor and Police Judge Of the
city OF Astoria, demanding that the
hereinafter mentioned proposed "a
meudment to the Charter OF the CITY
OF Astoria shall be submitted TO the
legal electors Of the City Of Astoria for
their approval or rejection, at the
fav OF December. A. d 1905. ana
the tenor and effect thereof being as
An amendement to Section 108 OF
the Charter Of the City OF Astoria,
providing the method OF assessing
damages and benefits In laying. out
widening and opening streets and al
leys, and providing the method Of
collecting assessments levied for that
purpose.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECT
ORs OF THE CITY OF ASTORIA;
That section 108 of the Charter of
ihh city Of Astoria. being section lQ8
Of an act Of the Legislative assembly
Of the state Of Oregon. approved FEB
rtlary l5 1893, and entitled An act
20 incorporate the city Of Astoria III
, Clatsop County, state ot Oregon, ana
10 repeal an act entitled An Act 20 IN
corporate the city Of Astoria In Clat-
son county. State OF Oregon, and TO
repeal an Act entitled" An Act TO lncor-
p0rate the CITY Of Astoria in Clatsop
County. Oregon, approved October ~
1916" filed in the office OF the Sec
retary Of State February Is, 1891, be
and the same Is hereby amended so as
to read as follows;
Section 1G8, The Auditor and Po'
I lice Judge shall Immediately and al
least FIVE days before the time as
signed for such meeting cause such
viewers TO be notified Of their APP
pointment and the time and place o.
such meeting, and such viewers shal
meet at the time and place deslg'
mated. and take an Oath faithfully
10 discharge the duties assigned
them, and shall then. or on any otheI
day to which they NAV adjourn, no
exceeding one week, proceed 10 view
the proposed street or alley. anf
( 70 assess and determine no"
much less valuable. II any, an!
lands. teneuents, hereditaments. o.
premises or any part thereof, through
or over which, or any part OF wnlch
such street or alley Is to be laid out
established, or Widened, will be rend
cred by the laying out. establishing
or widening Of such street or alley
and II several parties have differen
estates or interests in any lot, or part
thereof, or any Improvements thereof
the damages of which each Of salt
persons will respectively sustain. ac
cording TO the rules Of law. In suit
Of partitiOn, and shall also make a JUS
and equitable estimate and assessmen
Of the value Of the benefits and al
vantages Of such street, or alley, 3
to be laid out, established or wideneo
as the case may be, to the respectiv
owners Iessees, or other persons In
terested in any lands, tenements, he
reditaments, and premises, any par
Of which Is required for the opening
layInp out, or widening Of such stree
or alley. and Of the value. OF the bene
fits and advantages or such stree
which any such owner or lessee, Q
other person interested, will sustain
by reason Of the orening,. laying out
establishing or widening Of such stree
or alley and Of the value Of the benefit
and advantages Of such street or alley
10 the respective owners, lessees, 0
other persons interested In any landf
tenements herediataments, and premi
SEES not required for the purpos
fishing and widening any such stree
or alley, but fronting on or to tn
front thereof, or being at, and with
In half the distance Of the mex
street or alley thereto, and also with
in one hundred feet Of the houndar
Of the street or. alley to be laid ou
|, each side thereof, and which the sal
viewers shall deem to be benehtte
by such street or alley. in respect t
the respective estates and interest 0
, such owners, lessees, and other per
sons interested in any lands tene
, ments hereditaments, and premises
the next session Of the Council. Th
. respective sums so assessed by sal
viewers on the owners. lessees, or 9th
er nersOns interested In the lands ten