East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-05
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 period
shall also be published Herewith a
notice that the Surveyors estimate oi
The proportion of the cost Of said
work to be charged against each lot
part Of lot and parcel of land is or
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 agains
each lot. part Of lot and parcel o
land within such district, shall b.
kept Of record in the office Of th'
City Recorder.
() Within ten days from the dat
of the first publication Of the motto
required to be published in the pre-
ceding section the owners Of 80 pc
cent or more in area of the propert
within such assessment district ma
make and file with the City Recorde
written objection or remonstranc
against such proposed improvement
and such objection or remonstranc
shall be a bar to any further proceed
ing in the making OF such improve
ment for a period Of six months, ur
less the owners Of one-half or NOR
of the property affected as aforesai
Shall subsequently petition thereto
go If no such objection or rt
q, monstrance be made or filed with tn
!, Recorder within the time designated
, the Council shall be deemed to haN
acquired Jurisdiction to order the in
, provements to be made, and II
-, Council may thereafter by ordinant
= provide for making such improv
ment, which shall conform in all pa
. ticulars to the plans and specific
tions previously adopted.
o (6) When the Improvement
V any street is ordered the Recorde
;. upon instruction from the Comm
r Council, shall Immediately invite pr
|. posals for making the same, in a
cordance with ordinance provide
which proposals shall be opened
the presence of a majority of Z
q Common Council and the contra
. awarded to the lowest responsih
bidder for either the whole Of sa
q improvement or such part thereof
will not materially conflict with t
completion of the remainder there'
The Common Council shall have {
/, right to reject any or all propose
: received. If all proposals shall
;. rejected the Common Council sh;
have power by resolution duly adoI
,. ed, to order that such improvemeI
# or any portion thereof, may be ma
n under the direction Of the Comm
i Council by purchasing the materis
"a and hiring the labor therefor. T
y Common Council shall have the po
70 er to provide for the proper inspe
ton and supervision OF all work do
under the provisions OF this artic
= and to do any other act to secu
the faithful carrying out and the col
N pletton Of all contracts, and the ma
ing Of all improvements In strict col
IN pliance with the ordinances a
n specifications therefor. and shall ha
power to direct that the cost Of ss
,r improvements. or any portion thel
10 Of, shall be paid for by the City.
A (7) Upon the signing Of the &C
~ tract, or upon the determination
S. improvement under its own super
l. sion by purchasing the material a
n. the Common Council to make q
of ten days in some newspaper to
Il. designated by the Council. and tn
~ hiring the labor therefor. or as se
Is, thereafter as is reasonably conv'
n lent, the Common Council shall p
s. ceed to apportion and assess the C
e. of making such improvement VI