Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-11-16
AN ACT

AN ANI
To amend Section 26 of the Charter Of the
City. of Salem, Oregon, the same being
Section 26 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 Is. 1893 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 AZ 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 IAN Act to amend Sec.
tiOn No. five 90, Subdivisions nine (9)
and fourteen (14 Of Section No six (6) !:
and Sections fifteen (15), twenty-five
!25), twenty.seven (27 thirty.one (3D,
fOrtyseven (47), sixty.one (6i), and sew
enty-four (74) Of the Charter of the City
of Salem, Oregon, entitled IAN Act 10 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.
1898 and to repeal all acts and parts Of
acts in conflict herewith, approved Febru.
ary II, 1899" Approved February Is,
BE it Enacted by the People of the City of
Salem, Oregon:
Section l. That Section 90 of the Charter
Of the City of Salem, Oregon Of the Act Of
the Legislative Assembly of the State of
Oregon, approved February 10, 1901, be
amended so as to read as follows:
Section 49, The Council in improving any
street or streets, or any part or parts thereof
within the City Of Salem, Oregon, shall re.
guire from the City Engineer plans, specitica.
tons and estimates for two (2) or more kinds
OF appropriate improvements, at least one of
which must be of 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
be satisfactory IL 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
mine 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 the 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
than five (5l successive days in a daily
newspaper published in the City Of Salem |
Oregon, inviting bids for making SAID i'm.
provement. Each bid submitted must he
accompanied by certified check equal in
amount TO 10 per cent Of the amount of the
bid When such bids are received and the
mount of the lowest responsible bid for each |
kind or class Of Improvement has been ascer. |
tained, the Council shall, by resolution. de.
ermine the character of the Improvement to |
he laid and the lowest responsible bid; pro. |
gided that no grade or Improvement men. |
Toned IN THIS section or in Section 25, eX.
'ept the original establishing of the grade, |
AN be made without ten (l0) davs' notice !,
hereof being first given bv publication in |
some daily newspaper published in the City |
" salem, Oregon; provided however, in the |
'ase OF the Improvement of any street or any
part thereof, such notice shall not be re.
luired to be published until the Council Mas
determined the kind and character of the
Improvement TO he made rs herein specified |
When the Council shall have determined the
and Of Improvement TO be made and the low.
st bid submitted therefor the Recorder |
hall return to the respective bidders whose
'ids have been rejected the checks submitted
With their said bids, and shall retain the
neck accompanying the bid selected and |
,dopted FOR the Improvement by the Council
such check shall be held until such time as
remonstrance is filed sufficient to defeat
aid improvement, the contract and bond
Nscuted, as provided by law, or ordered re.
ufned by the Council
Section . That Section 81 Of the Charter
I the City of Salem, Oregon. being section
II Of the above entitled act be amended so
$ to read Us follows:
Section 81 In case the notice be for the
Improvement of n street or part thereof and
he same shall not have been defeated bv a
emonstrance, as provided in Section %. the
'ouncil shall direct the Mayor and Recorder
{ the city 10 enter into contract with the
erson. nersons, firm or corporation sub.
hitting the lowest hid as hereinbefore pro.
ided, to make said Improvement and shall
enuire any such contractor to execute a
ood and sufficient bond and Undertaking in
sum equal to the amount Of the contract
rice, conditioned 10 make said Improvement
ccording to the plans and specifications and
ccording TO the terms and conditions Of
uch contract, and to complete the same
'ithin reasonable time to he determined ~
he Council. After such contract and bond
re executed and the Council have thereby
scertained and determined the qctual cost
{ such Improvement, including sum not to
Ncced per cent of such contract price for
ngineerinc expenses, acquiring descriptions
( property and other special expenses con.
ected with making such improvement. shqrl
'sess upon each lot or part thereof liable
herefor, its pronortionate share Of such costs
Section 3. That Section AZ Of the act hf
he Legislative Assembly Of 1901. being Sec
ion ~ of the Charter Of the CITY Of Salem
regon be, and the same is hereby repealed
Approved by a majority OF the legal voters
the CITY Of Salem, Oregon, on the day
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