East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-28

thereof, and also definlnB the Doun-
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 all be
done in one and the same act.
(3) The resolution Of the Council
declaring It's purpose to improve the
street shall be published for period
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
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-
less the owners Of one-half or more
of the property affected as aforesaid
shall subsequently petition therefor.
go 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 az
will not materially conflict with the
completion Of the remainder thereof
The Common Council shall have the
right to reject any or all proposal:
received. If all proposals shall bs
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. TIL
Common Council shall have the pow
81 to provide for the proper inspec
ton and Supervision of ali work dom
under the provisions of this article
and to do any other act to secure
the faithful carrying out and the com
pletion of all contracts. and the max
ing Of all improvements in strict com
pliance with the ordinances anC
specifications therefor, and shall have
power to direct that the cost of sale
\ improvements, or any portion there
of, shall be paid for by the City.
I'd 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
of ten days in some newspaper to bt
designated by the Council, and tner,
hiring the labor therefor or as soor
thereafter as is reasonably conven
lent, the Common Council shall pro
ceed to apportion and assess the cos
of making such improvement upoI
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 VI lOl anu pdICtl Ol ldliu' IN
notice of such hearing and assess
ment shall be necessary other thar
the notice required by subdivision
Of this section, and all objections OF
exceptions to the Surveyors estimates
of percentage or any application FOL
raising or lowering the same in an!
particular shall be filed with the Cit,
Recorder within fifteen days after
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 shall
have the power at its discretion, anC
without any further notice to con
slider, ascertain and determine tn,
amount of the special and peculiai
benefits accruing to each lot, part o
lot or parcel of land within said as
sessment district by reason of sucl
improvement, and the amount appor
toned by the City Surveyor to an.
lot, part of lot or parcel of land shall
be so reduced or increased by tn
Common Council that it shall be II
just proportion to such benefits. Blu
in no case shall any such percentag
exceed such benefit. The amount o
such assessment against each lot
part of lot and parcel of land shai
be declared by ordinance, and the Re
! rorder shall thereupon enter the sa m