East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-11

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shall also be published Herewith a |
notice that the Surveyors estimate Of
the proportion Of the cost of said
work to be charged against each lot, |
part Of lot and parcel of land Is on
file in the office Of the City Record
er, and a copy of such resolution, to-
gether with the report of the Sur
veyor, showing the probable percent
age of benefit to be assessed against |
each lot, part of lot and parcel of
land within such district, shall be
kept Of record in the office Of the |
City Recorder.
"a Within ten days from the date |
of the first publication of the notice |
required to be published in the pre-
ceding section, the owners of 80 per
cent or more in area of the property |
within such assessment district may
make and file with the City Recorder
a written objection or remonstrance
against such proposed Improvement,
and such objection or remonstrance
shall be bar to any further proceed
ing in the making Of such improve
ment for a period of six months, un-
of the property affected as aforesaid
shall subsequently petition therefor.
60 If no such objection or re-
monstrance be made or filed with the
Recorder within the time designated,
the Council shall be deemed to have
acquired jurisdiction to order the i'm
provements to. be made, and the
Council may thereafter by ordinance
provide for making such improve
ment, which shall conform in all par
ticulars to the plans and specifica-
tions previously adopted.
(6) When the improvement Of
any street is ordered the Recorder,
upon instruction from the Common
Council, shall Immediately invite pro-
posals for making the same, in ac-
cordance with ordinance provided,
which proposals shall be opened in
the presence Of a majority of the
Common Council and the contract
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder for either the whole of said
improvement or such part thereof as
will not materially conflict with the
completion of the remainder thereof
L
right to reject any or all proposals
received. If all proposals shall be
rejected the Common Council shall
have power by resolution duly adopt
| ed, to order that such improvement,
or any portion thereof, may be made
| under the direction Of the Common
Council by purchasing the materials
and hiring the labor therefor. The
Common Council shall have the pow
er to provide for the proper inspec-
ton and supervision of all work done
under the provisions of this article
and to. do any other act to secure
the faithful carrying out and the COM
| pletton of all contracts, and the max
ing of all improvements in strict COM
pliance with the ordinances and
specifications therefor, and shall have
power to direct that the cost Of said
improvements or any portion there
Of, shall be paid for by the City.
CD Upon the signing of the con-
tract, or upon the determination o.
Improvement under its own supervi
sion by purchasing the material anc
the Common Council to make sait
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thereafter as is reasonably conven
lent, the Common Council shall pro
ceed to apportion and assess the cos
of making such improvement upol
the lots, parts of lots and parcels o
land within the assessment district, II
accordance with the special and pc
culiar benefits derived by each LOT
part of lot and parcel of land. NJ
notice of such hearing and assess
ment shall be necessary other thai
) the notice required by subdivision
of this section.s and all objections o
exceptions to the Surveyors estimate
of percentage or any application TO
raising or lowering the same in an
particular shall be filed with the Cit,
, Recorder within fifteen days afte
the first publication of such notice
and at such hearing the Common
Council shall consider the said Cit
Surveyors estimates of assessment
. and all objections thereto, and shal
have the power at its discretion, an
without any further notice, to con
slider, ascertain and determine tn
amount of the special and peculia
lot or parcel of land within said as
sessment district by reason of sue
improvement, and the amount appor
toned by the City Surveyor to an
lot, part of lot or parcel of land sha
be so reduced or increased by tn
Common Council that it shall be i
just proportion to such benefits. Blu
in no case shall any such percentag
! exceed such benefit. The amount G
, such assessment against each lo
part of lot and parcel Of land sha
, be declared by ordinance, and the Re
corder shall thereupon enter the sam
in the lien docket of The City of Pen
dleton, and the same shall thereafte
: be known as the Recorders Estimat
{ and Assessment. The contract price
based upon the estimate of the Cit
Surveyor, or If there be no contrac
the estimates of the City Surveyo
: the cost of right of way and expense
!, of condemning the land and a SUI
), not exceeding five per cent tn
. contract price, or the surveyors est
: mate as the cost OF advertising, eng
;, neering and superintendent shall /
!, deemed to be the cost of every in
provement
This notice Is published pursual
to order of the Common Council, ii
first publication hereof being mao
April 8, 1911.
Dated Pendleton, Oregon, April