The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-17

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the contract to construct the said
improvement shall have been awarded,
the said City Council shall there
upon appoint some competent person
as a commissioner, whose duty. after
taxing the necessary oath to faithfully
perform his duties. shall be to care
fully and equitably apportion the
entire costs of such improvement [
not to exceed the amount Of the
contract awarded between the differ
ent pieces Of property adjacent to
and benefited by said improvement.
and thereupon said comm issioner shall
prepare an assessment roll. giving the
names OF the owners. the descrip-
ion Of the different pieces Of property
assessed. and the amount OF bene-
1T assessed to each of said differ.
ent pieces Of property, which assess
ment roll as soon after the appoint
ment of such commissioner as II shall
be practicable TO do so. shall be re-
turned and flied by such comm issiouer
In the office of the City Recorder
and tbereupon any interested person
or property owner who shall be dis
satisfied with the apportionment Of
the cost OF said Improvement shall
have the opportunity and be required
within ten t10) days after the flng
Of such assessment roll by said com
missioner to file with the City Recor-
der, In writing, speci tically and clear.
ly any objection that such person or
property owner may desire to urge
against such apportionment.
Section D. At the next regular
meeting Of the City Council, or at any
special or adjourned meeting, after the
expiration of said ten (l0) days. or ut
any time to which the hearing Of the
objections of said special assessments
may be adjourned. the City Council
shall act ne board Of equalization
and shall give each objector an op.
portunity To be heard ne to the
objections that have been filed and
shall hear aud determine all such oh.
iections that have been fled to the
apportionment Of such special as-
sessment, and shall after such hear.
ing, either confirm the assessments.
~ indicated by the assessment roll,
or " necessary To do 80, shall nrst
amend the same before such con
ilrmation. 40 TINT the spportionment
that shall be made and confirmed by
the City Council shall be equitable
and Just between the different pieces
| " property benefited by said improve
| ment and So that each asse,s nent
charged against any aud all property
,ssessed shall not be more than the
benefits that shall have been conferred
by said improvement.
section 8. After the confirmation OF
he npportionment Of said assessment
ny the city council. the city recorder
'hall forthwith publish at least once In
the Ontario Argus and In the Ontario
Democrat, weekly news )apcrs publish.
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the property owners and persons inter
Gated. indicating the apportionmcnt OF
,aid assessment between the different
pieces Of property. AS confirmed by the
city council. giving the date OF such
confirmation. the name Of the owners
Of the property assessed. so far as the
name Of such owners shall be known 10
the Recorder. the descriptions Of the
different pieces Of property assessed
and The different amounts Of the bono.
tits charged against each of the differ
ent pieces of property assessed Tho
city council shall have the power 1T ~ y
lime within thirty (20l daya ~ tio cu.
drmalion 90 amend said assessment roll.
and at the expiration Of said thirtJ
days, except as is otherwise provided
in this ordinance, the assessment a.
confirmed shall be final.
Section Z. No suit shall be maintained
TO set aside or modify any such assess-
ment, or to enjoin the city, or any per
son employed by the city. from making
such Improvement, or leyying or collect.
ing any such assessment. or from issue.
ing bonds, or contesting the validity
thereof. unless such suit shall have
commenced within thirty (30) days of
the passage Of the ordinance confirm
ing said assessment. Provided. that In
the event any special assessment shall
be found 10 be invalid or insufficient ir
whole or in part for any reason what
ever. the city council may at any time
in the manner provided for the leyying
Of an original assessment, cause a new
assessment 10 be made and levied which
shall have like form and effect as an
original assessment.
Section s. That the aggregate
amount Of said asse .sment for said i'm
provement, and each individual, assess
ment. shall be payable within thirty
| (30) days after the confirmation Of said