East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-04-22
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 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 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.
ca Within ten days from the date
OF the first publication of the notice
required to be published III the pre-
ceding section the owners of so per
cent or more in area of the property
within such assessment district may
make and file with the City Recorder
a written objection or remonstrance
against such proposed Improvement,
and such objection or remonstrance
shall be a 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
(5) If no such objection or re-
monstranca 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 ir
the presence of a majority of the
| Common Council and the contrac
awarded to the lowest responsible
bidder for either the whole of sale
| improvement or such part thereof al
will not materially conflict with thu
completion of the remainder thereof
The Common Council shall have tn,
right to reject any or all proposals
received. If all proposals shall b.
rejected the Common Council shall
have power by resolution duly adopt
ed, to order that such Improvement
or any portion thereof, may be mad
under the direction of the Common
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
pletion Of all contracts, and the max
lHS OI ali improvements III SliiSl Soiii
pliance with the ordinances an
specifications therefor, and shall hav
power to direct that the cost of sal
improvements. or any portion there
of, shall be paid for by the City.
| CD Upon the signing of the cor
tract, or upon the determination {
improvement under its own superv
sion by purchasing the material an
the Common Council to make sal
OF ten days in some newspaper to /
designated by the Council, and thel
, hiring the labor therefor. or as SOC
= thereafter as is reasonably conveI
! lent, the Common Council shall pr,
I, ceed to apportion and assess the CO
t of making such improvement upc
the lots, parts OF lots and parcels
land within the assessment district,
accordance with the special and p
culiar benefits derived by each Il
part of lot and parcel Of land.
I notice Of such hearing and asses