Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-18
Yes 1OS.
No 100.

AN ACT
To amend Section 26 Of the Charter Of the
City Of Salem, Oregon, the same being
Section 90 of an act OF the Legislative
Assembly of the State Of Oregon, entitled
An Act to incorporate the City Of Salem,
and to repeal an act entitled An Act to
incorporate the City of Salem, approved
October , 1862, and an act entitled An
Act to incorporate the City of Salem ap-
proved February 15 1898, and to repeal
all acts and parts of acts in conflict here.
with, approved February II, 1890" Also
to amend Section 81 of the Charter of the
City Of Salem and to repeal Section Al Of
the Charter of the City of Salem, Oregon,
being Section 81 and Section AZ of an act
of the Legislative Assembly of the State
of Oregon, entitled 'An Act to amend Sec
tion No. five (5), Subdivisions nine (9)
and fourteen (14) of Section No. six (6) /;
and Sections fifteen (15), twenty-five
(25), twenty-seven (27, thirty.one (31),
forty.seven (47), sixty-One (61), and sew
enty-four (74) Of the Charter of the City
Of Salem, Oregon, entitled IAN Act to in
corporate the City of Salem, and to repeal
an act entitled An Act to incorporate the
City Of Salem, approved October -, 1862,
and an act entitled An Act to incorporate
the City Of Salem, approved February Is,
1893 and to repeal all acts and parts of
acts in conflict herewith, approved Febru.
airy H. 1890" Approved February Is,
1901
Be it Enacted by the People Of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section l. That Section 20 of the Charter
Of the City of Salem Oregon Of the Act Of
the Legislative Assembly Of the State of
Oregon, approved February Is, 1901, be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 26. The Council in improving any
street or streets, or any part or parts thereof
within the City Of Salem, Oregon shall re-
quire from the City Engineer plans, specfica-
tOns and estimates for two (2) or more kinds
of appropriate improvements at least one Of
which must be of q nOn.patentable kind, and
the probable total cost Of each class Of i'm
provement and the City Engineer shall file
said plans, specifications and estimates in
the office of the City Recorder of the City of
Salem, Oregon. II the Council shall find
such plans, specifications and estimates to
he satisfactory it shall approve the same, and
shall determine the limits Of the street pro.
posed to be improved, and the Council shall,
by resolution, declare its purpose and inten'
tion Of making said improvement and deter.
minJ the portion OF the street to be improved
The action of the Council in declaring its in
tentiOn to improve any street or streets, or
any part or parts thereof, approving and
adopting the plans, specifications and esti-
mates Of the City Engineer, and determining
the portion OF the street to be improved may
all be done at one and tne same meeting OF
the Council Upon the passage Of such reso.
luton by the Council, the Recorder shall
duly give notice by publication for not less
newspaper published in the City of Salem,
Oregon, inviting bids for making said i'm
provement Each bid submitted must be
accompanied by certified check equal in
amount to 10 per cent Of the amount Of the
bid. When such bids are received and the
amount Of the lowest responsible bid for each
kind or class Of improvement has been ascer.
tanned, the Council shan by resolution, de-
termine the character of the Improvement to
be laid and the lowest responsible bid; pro-
II al nj do frftRNp sam rFFnf
toned in this section or in Section 25, ex-
repg the original establishing of the grade,
ran be made without ten tT0) days notice
thereof being first given by publication in
some daily newspaper publ Ihed in the City
Of Salem, Oregon provided, however, in tho
ease of the improvement Of any street or any
part thereof such notice shall nR he re.
TtireT to be published until me Council Ras
determined the kind and character OF the
Improvement to be- made as herein specified.
When the Council siMTl have determined tRe
kind Of improvemeut to be made and the low.
est bid submitted therefor, rife Recorder
shall return TO the respective bidders whose
bids dave been rejected the checks submitted
with their said bids, and shalf retain the
check accompanying the bid selected and
adopted FOR the improvement by the Council.
Such cheek shall he held until such time as
\ remembrance is filed sufficient to defeat
said improvement, ttip contract and bond
executed as provided by hw. or ordered re-
Section ?. That SSction ~ of the Charter
Of the CITY OF Salem. Oregon. beiig- Section
81 Of THE above entitled act. be amended SO
as to read as follows:
Section 81 In case the notice be for tile
Improvement uf n street or part thereof and
the same shUIi not hJve BEEN defeated by a
remonstrauce. rs provided IN Section 2S. the
Councif sRuiT direct the Mayor and Recorder
Of the city to enter into contract with thg
person. nergnnS firm or corpora sinn sab
r..
vided, 10 make said improvement and shall
good ami sufficient bond rEd undertaking in
q sum equal Ia the ruourt of the contract
price CONDITIONED 10 make said imrTuvemc cnt
according to the plans and specifications, and
according ~ the terms gud con6ftons OF
such cortruyt, and 10 complete the SAINT
within roasOuahle time td he determined by
the C5unrSl After such tOntract and bUEt
are executed gnd the C0uncil have thereby
ascertained gud determined the actual cos
OF sutir Improvement, including sum not II
exceed rsr cent Of such contract price fOl
engineering expenses acquiring descriptions
Of property and other special expenses con
uecte,i with making surR Improvement, sAol
asses upon each LOT. or part thereof liabl
therefor lis pronortMnate share Of such costs
Sertion 2 That Section ~ OF HE aet o
the Legislative Assembly " 1901 being Sec
tiou 81 of the Charter Of the City Of Salem
Oregon, be, and the same is hereby repeSted.
Approved hy a majority Of the legal voter
Of the City OF Safem, Oregon, ON the da
Of December, l9lr