The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-07
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND.
MENT TO CITY CHARTER.

MENT TO CITY CHARTER.
Notice is hereby given. that an In
itiative Petition. signed by over two
ria, has been filed with the undersign-
, ed. Auditor and Police Judge OF the
( City of Astoria. demanding that the
hereinafter mentioned proposed "a
mendment 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
dav OF December. 4. D., 1906. and
the tenor and effect thereof being as
follows:
An amendement to Section 1Os 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 lOs of the Charter Of
thh City Of Astoria, being section 108
Of an act Of the legislative assembly
Of the state Of Oregon. approved Feb
ruary 1j 1899 and entitled An act
70 incorporate the City Of Astoria In
Clatsop County, State Of Oregon. and
TO repeal an act entitled An Act to in
corporate the City of Astoria in Clat-
SOP County. State of Oregon, and to
repeal an Act entitled" An Act to incOr-
p0rate the City Of Astoria in Clatsop
County. Oregon, approved October 20,
1876" filed in the office OF the Sec
retary Of State February IS, 1891. be
and the same IS hereby amended so as
10 read as follows:
-. Section l08, The Auditor and Po-
lice Judge shall Immediately and at
least five daya before the time as
viewers to be notified Of their ap-
pointment and the time and place of /
such meeting. and such viewers shall /
meet at the time and place desig- /
mated and take an oath faithfully .
to discharge the duties assigned (
them, and shall then, or on any other
day 70 which they may adjourn. not /
exceeding one week, proceed to view
the proposed street or alley, and .
20 assess and determine how
much less valuable If any. any
lands. tenements, heredtaments, or
premises, or any part thereof, through
or over which, or any part Of which,
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 If several parties have different
estates or interests in any lot, or parts
hereof, or any Improvements thereof,
he damages Of which each Of said
persons will respectively sustain, ac-
,ording to the rules Of law, in suits
II partition. and shall also make Just
md equitable estimate and assessment
If the value Of the benefits and ad-
Of such street, or alley. so
o be laid out, established or widened
Is the case may be, to the respective
'Wners. lessees, or other persons in
crested in any lands, tenements, he
# which IS required for the opening,
ayinP out, or widening Of such street I
n alley, and Of the value of the bene-
It's and advantages Of such street
IT alley in excess Of the damages {
which any such owner or lessee. or ,
ther person interested, will sustain
" reason Of the, orening, laying out,
or widening Of such street /
r alley, and Of the value Of the benefits t
nd advantages Of such street or alley, {
0 the respective owners lesseeS. or
ther persons interested in any lands, {
enementS herediataments. and premi- s
es not required for the purpos- t
$ of laying out opening, estab- f
"HNS' DuL lIOIILlHB OIl OI W the
'ont thereof, or being at, and with a
half the distance Of the next l.
treet or alley thereto, and also with t
! one hundred feet Of the boundary 7
the street or alley to be laid out v
'ened, established or Widened, on f
lch side thereof, and which the said |;
levers shall deem TO be benefited O
V such street or alley, in respect to Il
le respective estates and interest Of C
lch owners. lessees, and other per- 0
ms interested in any lands. tene- c
ents hereditaments, and premises, fl
I'd shall report such assessment to e
e next session Of the Council The Il
spectiVe sums so assessed by said o.
ewers on the owners. lessees, or 9TH c
persons interested in the lands ten fC