East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-04
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT.
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and parcels of land should pay on ac-
count OF the benefits to be derived
from such proposed Improvement. and
the City Surveyor shall file such plans
and specifications and estimates in
the office of the Recorder Of The City
| OF Pendleton. II the Council shall
find such plans. Specifications and es-
Inmates to be satisfactory, 1t shall ap-
prove the same and shall determine
the boundaries of the district bene-
| fitted and to be assessed for such i'm
provement and the action OF the
| Council in the creation of such an
| assessment district shall be final and
conclusive. The Council shall by
resolution declare its purpose Of maxi
ing such improvement, describing the
same and including such engineers
estimates Of the probable total cost
thereof. and also defining the boun-
daries of the assessment district TO
be benefited and assessed therefor.
The action Of the Council in declaring
its intention to improve any street or
streets or any part or parts thereof,
directing the publication Of notice
thereof. approving and adopting the
plans and specifications and esti-
mates Of the City Surveyor, and de-
termining the district benefited and
to be assessed therefor, may gil be
done in one and the same act.
CD The resolution of the Council
. declaring its purpose to improve the
! street shall be published for a period
shall also be published herewith a
notice that the Surveyors estimate of
J 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 copy Of such resolution, to-
5 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.
(4) 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 PEI
Y cent or more in area OF the propert!
within such assessment district ma.
n make and file with the City Records
n written objection or remonstranc'
against such proposed Improvement
II and such objection or remonstranc
o shall be bar to any further proceed
A ing in the making of such improve
" ment for a period Of six months, un
s. less the owners Of one-half or NOR
l. OF the property affected as aforesai
l. shall subsequently petition therefor
CD If no such objection or re
l. monstrance be made or filed with tn
r. Recorder within the time designated
s, the Council shall be deemed to hav
n acquired jurisdiction to order the i'm
s. provements to be made, and tn
e. Council may thereafter by ordinanc
provide for making such improve
lie ment, which shall conform in all pal
h; ticulars to the plans and specifics
of tions previously adopted.
i'll (6) When the improvement
in any street is ordered the Recorde
upon instruction from the Commc
If Council, shall Immediately invite pr
nd posals for making the same, in a
n cordance with ordinance provide
20. which proposals shall be opened
o. the presence of a majority of Il
Common Council and the contra
- awarded to the lowest responsib
)F bidder for either the whole Of sa
E. improvement or such part thereof
will not materially conflict with Il
of completion OF the remainder thereo
os, The Common Council shall have Il
p right to reject any or all propose
r. | oil IL, ho1
lai rejected the Common council sha
ty' have power by resolution duly adop
ds ed. to order that such improvement
or any portion thereof. may be maj
under the direction Of the CommC
Council by purchasing the materia
'n' and hiring the labor therefor. T
Common Council shall have the po,
- er to provide for the proper inspe
ton and supervision OF all work dol
ng under the provisions Of this articl
m and to do any other act to secu
ry, the faithful carrying out and the cor
he pletton Of all contracts. and the ma
IN. ing Of all Improvements In strict cor
ID pliance with the ordinances al
specifications therefor, and shall ha
I'd, power to direct that the cost Of sa
improvements. or any portion ther
of, shall be paid for by the City.
II CD Upon the signing OF the co
. tract. or upon the determination
Improvement under it's own super'
sion by purchasing the material a
the Common Council to make "a
of ten days in some newspaper to
designated by the Council. and the
hiring the labor therefor, or as so
thereafter as is reasonably conve
lent, the Common Council shall pr
ceed to apportion and assess the cc
OF making such improvement up