The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-11-02
NOTICE or PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TO CITY CHARTER.

Notice IN hereby given, that an In
itlatlye Petition. signed hy over two
hundred electors .of tho CITY nf Anto.
| rita, has been tiied with tho underaiEn-
| "a, Auditor aud Police Judge ~ the
! city Of Astoria. demanding that the
hereinafter mentioned proposed a."
mrudmrnt 10 tho Charter nf the City
of Astoria shall be submitted 10 the
| legal electors of the CITY of Astoria for
| their approval or rejection. nj the
general election 10 bs held on tho 18th
| dav Of December. ", 1905, and
| the tenor and erect thereof being an
| follows,
An amendment TO section 81 of the
Charter or the city of Htotia pro-
vidlns for establishing ana re.rstAb.
fishing the grades of tho streets Of
tho city OF Astoria, and that no grade
street or portion thereof, except hn'
on written petition Of tho owners
AZ least three ,nftha ~ the property
ahutting pon said street. or that part
thereof upon which tho change OF
grade II proposed
HE IT ENACTED NY THE ELECT.
oRs or THE CITY OF ASTORIA:
That section vi OF tho Charter df
the city of ainrla, being section ~
OF an net 0f the legislative assembly
OF the state or oregon. approved Feb.
ruary l5 1899. and entitled An act
10 incorporate tho city OF Astoria. ~
Cintanu County, state ~ Oregon and
10 repeal AN act entitled IAN act 10
Incorporate ,hs CITY of Astoria IN
Clataop County. State Of oregon" and
10 repeal IN ACT entitled An act Ia In
corporate the Guy ~ Astoria. IN ciat.
sop County. state OF oregon. approved
October 90 1876 Piled IN the once
of the Secretary of State February
Is. 1891" bc ana The same IN hereby
amended so AZ to read an follows
section o. The Council shall have
| authority 10 determine ana cstabliah
the grade OF ull streets, avenues, AL
city ana 10 require improvements and
buildings aaiacsn; ~ ahniiin~ np-
on such streets, alleys or grounds TO
be- made aud constructed In eonf0r"
nifty with such grades, and the
Council may change or alter the grade
Of any atreet, alley or public grounds.
. or any part thereof. wherever IN their
opinion the public convenience will
be- promoted thfseby. Whenever
grade shall be established or altered
u record and diagram thereof shalt
be- made In the book of street records
IN the office Of tho city surveyor:
PROVIDED, that IN case OF a stree,
or portion thereof which has been
once fully improved an required by
ordinance no grade shall be changed
on such improved street. or portion
thereof, except upon IA written pstl~
tion Of the owners OF at least three
tifthA of the property AbuttinE upon
said street or that part thereof upon
which said change OF grade IN pro.
posed TO be made. II any damage
shnll result TO any owner by any
change OF The established grade Of
any street. alley, sidewalk. wharf, or
landing. the Council may, In their dts.
cretion, levy and collect the amount
thereof by special assessments on
the lots benefited thereby. and there.
with pay the aain1i hut the City shall
incur no liability by reason OF any
thing In this section contained. he
fore the grade Of any street. avenue,
or alley shall be established or all
tered. ten days notice thereof must
be given bv publication IN n newBpa.
per. published In the city Of Astoria.
such notice mus. be given by. the Aud
itor and Police Judge by order of tho
Common Council, and must specify
with convenient certainty the street,
avenue, or alley. or part thereof of
which the grade In proposed 10 ba es-
tabllshtd or altered. Within ten days
from the final publication of such no.
lice the owners Of three-nfths Of the
property adjacent to such street, ave-
nue., or alley, or part thereof as the
case may be, may make aud file with
the Auditor and Police Judge a writ
tenremohstrance against the pro-
posed grade or alteration. and there
upon the same shall not further be
proceeded In or made. II no such re-
monstranca be made and filed the ,
Council, at Its earliest convenience
thereafter and within six months from
the final publication of such notice,
may. by ordinance. establish the pro-
posed grade.
OLOF ANDERSON,
Auditor and Police Judge OF the City
Of Astoria. Oregon.
Dated at Astoria. Oregon November
ISL. A, d.. 1906 1t-I.Qt