The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11
PRESENT SEA WALL
. AMENDMENT
Continued from page 81

tue ABOVE AccliOn ulfecltu, lne sdInt
shall be filed with the Secretary there
Of and numbered; before adopting the
assessment. the Commission shall
cause notice to be published at least
ten days In some newspaper Of the
City ol the fling Of the same with
the Secretary thereof, and appointing
q time when a committee Of the Com
mission appointed by II for that pur.
pose and the .joard oi Assessors
shall sit as Board Of Equalization
and shall have power TO raise or low
or the whole or any part of such
assessment: provided. that In case
any assessment Is raised the party
effected thereby shall be notified In
writing at Leaf three days before such
change shall be made Any person
objeeting 20 the assessment mist file
his objection thereto in writing with
the Secretary Of the Commission. The
said Commission and Board Of As
SCISSORS shall report the result to the
Commission which shall have the po-
wcr and authority 10 review and cor.
rect the action OF said Board OF Equal
ization and by resolution confirm the
same as corrected; or they may refer
tho same back TO the Board Of As
SCISSORS OF the Commission for feyis-
Jon or annull Il and direct new as
sessment; in which case the same pro
eeedings shall be had as In respect 70
the previous assessment When q
special assment shall be confirmed, the
Secretary OF the Commission shall
endorse certificate thereof Upon the
roll showing the date OF conhrma.
ton. When any special assessment
shall be confirmed by the Commits
sion. il shall be final and conclusive,
All special assessments from the date
OF confirmation thereof shall consti.
tute lien upon the respective lots,
parcels OF land, water frontage, rights
Of way and franchises assessed and
shall also be a charge against the
person 10 whom assessed, until paid.
Upon the confirmation OF such assess
meni. il shall be the duty Of the Sec
retary Of the Commission to enter q
statement thereof in the docke, OF
the City liens Of the Sanitary and
Reclamation Commission Of the City
Of Astoria.
Section Ia, The docket OF city
liens Of the sanitary and reclamation
commission Is book in which must
be entered in pursuance to Section
10, the following matter in relation
10 assessments for the filling In and
retaining OF any tide lands, over
flowed lands or water frontage in any
improvement district.
ist. The name OF the owner OF each
lot, tract or parcel OF land or tract
or parcel OF water frontage or right
Of way or franchise assessed or that
the owner Is unknown.
2nd. The number or letter Of. the
lot assessed and the number or letter
Of the block and the town or addition
in which il Is situated, or tract Of
land or water frontage or right OF
way or franchise, the description OF
the same.
3rd The sum assessed upon such
lot or tract Of land, right OF way or
franchise and the date oi entry.
4th. The time and manner IN which
the same is 10 be paid, and II payable
in installments, the amount of each
installment and the date OF payment.
Sectionl75 Whenever the assess
mcnt for filling in or reclaiming any
district against Ion OF twenty-five
feet by one hundred feet or an equiv
alent quantity Of land shall amount 10
the sum OF $4,000 or more, the Com
mission shall order that the assess
ment ior such improvement may be
paid In ten equal installments, one to
be paid ut the time for the payment
Npf the special assessment and one
shall be paid every two years there
afNr al such time as the Commission
shaN order together with interest on
the pontion still remaining unpaid at
the rate of five per ceni annum until
the whole sum Is paid; provided how
ever that all persons entitled to the
benefit OF this provision shall on or
before the confirmation Of sueh as
sessment, or within such further time
it shall be provided in the resolution
confirming the assessment filed with
the Secretary OF the Commission on
a written application that he be al
lowed to nay fhe costs OF such fill or
improvemm in installments in which
written application he shall also state
that he docs thereby waive all and
any irregularities in such proceedings
for the filling or reclamation OF such
district and the lleyying Of the assess
ment for that purpose, and giving
therein also a description OF his prop
perty affected thereby by the lots,
blocks or other convenient descrip-
dions and thereafter and thereupon
such property owner and such prop
erty thereby affected shall pay the
cost of such Improvement in install
ments as above provided Provided,
ftlrther, however, that such owner and
such property shall have the privi-
legs at any time Of paying the whole
Of sttch assessment and all interest
accrued, and thercupon have such
properly released from the lien Of
said assessment.
Provided further, that whenever the
assessment of any one person, or per-
sons owning property jointly, COM
pany or corporation, for such lll or
Improvement. shall exceed the snnn Of
$50000 then such person or persons,
company or corporation shall have