The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-11

all anterior proceedings. NO SUIT Or
legal proceedings shall be instituted
~ vet aside such q deed Or to have
the same declared void without first
rendering 10 the purchaser OF the
property at the assessment sale, his
heirs Or assigns, whether the pnrchas-
cr be the City or otherwise, the
amount bid at such sale for the prop
crty, together with ten per cent pen
atty On said amount, with interest on
the amount bid at such sale from the
date Of sale at six per cent per an
mum and all taxes and assessments
paid by such purchaser on account of
such property, with like interest
thereon. And in any such suit or ac-
ton prosecuted by any person claim
ing TO be the owner Of any property
under an assessment sale for the re-
covery OF the possession OF such prop
erty, the defendant, except in cases
wher the assessments have been paid
or the property redeemed shall tender
with his answer and pay into Court
for the benefit Of the holder Of the
assessment title the amount herein
before required. to be rendered in an
action brought to set aside such as
scssment deed The style OF the war
rant for the collection Of delinquent
sessments shall be "in the name Of
the City OF Astoria"
Section 1855. Any contractor who
Has entered into any contract with
the City OF Astoria TO fill in or re-
claim any reclamtion district under
this act, may dredge out material for
the purpose OF making the fill from
the bed OF the Columbia River along
the City water front outside OF the
pier head line under such restrictions
and regulations as the Sanitary and
Reclamation Commission may from
time to time prescribe by resolution
Section 1856 Nothing in this act
contained shall be so construed as
TO in any way abridge or interfere
with the power OF the Common Coun-
Gil OF the City OF Astoria to improve
any and all streets thereof in any
manner now provided; and said Com
mon Council may improve any street
by constructing retaining walls on
each side thereof to retain the fill and
by grading and filing the same to
the established grade and by macad-
amizing or paving the same or in
any other manner whatever, and as
sess the costs and expenses thereof
against the property benefited there
by as now provided by the Charter
OF the City OF Astoria, and provided
further that whenever any street over
the tide lands or tide fats of the City
OF Astoria shall be improved by FL
ling the same to the established grade
and macadamizing or paving the same
and the assessment for such improve
ment against lot twenty-five feet
by one hundred feet or an equivalent
quantity OF land shall exceed the sum
OF $4,000, the owner Of the property
so assessed shall upon application
therefor to the Common Council be-
fore confirmation of the assessment
and waiver of all irregularities in the
proceedings have the privilege Of
paying such assessment in ten equal
installments, one OF which shall be
payable at the time the assessment
is confirmed and one every two years
thereafter with interest on all unpaid
instalments at the rate of FIVE per
cent per annum PAYABLE annually un-
til all installments are paid in full,
which said assessments except as
herein otherwise provided shall be
levied and collected in the same man
ner as other street assessments are
levied and collected and all the pro-
visions OF the charter shall be apple
able to and govern the mode Of pro-
ceeding for such an improvement and
the levy and collection of the assess
ments to defray the costs thereof.