East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-03
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT.
(Continued from rare aixl

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 max
| 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 all be
done in one and the same act.
(3) 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
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.
90 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 so pei
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 remonstranct
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 NOR,
of the property affected as aforesaid
shall subsequently petition therefor
! CD If no such objection or re
monstrance be made or filed with tn
| Recorder within the time designated
the Council shall be deemed to hav
acquired Jurisdiction to order the i'm
provements to be made, and tn
Council may thereafter by ordinanc
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 G
any street Is ordered the Recorde
upon instruction from the Commo
Council, shall Immediately invite Pre-
+ posals for making the same, in az
! cordance with ordinance provided
, which proposals shall be opened |
the presence of a majority of tn
Common Council and the contrac
, awarded to the lowest responsible
, bidder for either the whole Of sal
, Improvement or such part thereof a
will not materially conflict with tn
completion of the remainder thereoi
The Common Council shall have tn
right to reject any or all proposal
, received. If all proposals shall
rejected the Common Council sha
have power by resolution duly adopt
. ed, to order that such improvement
or any portion thereof, may be mad
under the direction of the Commo
Council by purchasing the material
and hiring the labor therefor. tn
Common Council shall have the pow
er to provide for the proper inspec
ton and supervision of all work don
under the provisions of this article
and to do any other act to secur
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 an
specifications therefor, and shall i1av
power to direct that the cost Of sal
! improvements, or any portion there
] Of shall be paid for by the City.
(7) Upon the signing of the cor
/ tract, or upon the determination c
Improvement under its own supervt
sion by purchasing the material an
the Common Council to make sal
of ten days in some newspaper to b
designated by the Council, and tner
hiring the labor therefor, or as 500
! thereafter as is reasonably conver
1 lent, the Common Council shall pro
I ceed to apportion and assess the CO.
OF making such improvement upo