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

Notice is hereby given. that an In
i,iative 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.
mendment to the Charter Of the City
legal electors of the City OF Astoria for
their approval or rejection, at the
general election to be held on the 18th
dav OF December. A. D.. 1905. 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 108 Of the Charter of
thh City Of Astoria. being section 1903
Of an act Of the legislative assembly
of the state Of Oregon, approved Feb
ruary l.. 1879, ana entitled AN act
70 incorporate the City Of Astoria In
Cla'sOp County. State Of oregon. and
10 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-
pOrate the CITY Of Astoria in ClatsOp
County, Oregon, approved October ~,
1916" filed in the office of the Sec
retary Of state February u, 1891, be
and the same is hereby amended 80 as
10 read as follows:
AV,Af Vl M
lice Judge shall Immediately and at
least five days before the time as
signed for such meeting, cause such
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 to which they may adjourn, not
exceeding one week, proceed to view
the proposed street or alley, and
TO assess and determine how
much less valuable, IL any. any
lands. tenements. hereditaments, or
premises, or any part thereof, through
or over which, or any part Of which,
such street or alley Is to be laid out,
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
thereof. or any Improvements thereof,
the damages Of which each Of said
persons will respectively sustain, ac-
cording to the rules Of law, In suits
of partition, and shall also, make Just
and equitable estimate and assessment
Of the value Of the benefits and ad-
vantages Of such street, or alley so
to be laid out, established or widened
as the case may be, to the respective
owners. lessees, or other persons in
terested in any lands, tenements, he
and premises, any part
of which Is required for the opening,
layinp out, or widening Of such street
fits and advantages Of such street
or alley in excess Of the damages
which any such owner or lessee. or
other person interested, will sustain
by reason Of the orening, laying out,
or widening Of such street
Or alley and Of the value Of the benefits
and advantages Of such street or alley,
TO the respective owners, lessees, or
other persons interested in any lands, !
Lenements herediataments. and premi- |
ses not required for the purpos-
IS Of laying out opening, estab-
fishing and widening any such street |
or alley, but fronting on or to the
'front.' thereof, or being at, and with
n half the distance Of the next |
street or alley thereto, and also with |
n one hundred feet Of the boundary ,
IF the street or alley to be laid out |
,rened established or widened, on
Zach side thereof. and which the said
viewers shall deem to be benefited |
~ such street or alley, in respect to
he respective estates and interest Of
such owners lessees, and other per-
sons interested in any lands. tene-
nents hereditaments. and premises,
md shall report such assessment to
he next session Of the Council. The
respective sums so assessed by said
yiewers on the owners. lessees, or 9TH
,r persons interested in the lands ten