The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-07-10

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
tsKing the necessary oath TO faithfully
perform bis duties. shall be TO care
fully and equitably spportion 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 tbereupon said commissioner 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-
| ut assessed TO each of said differ
ent pieces of property, which assess
ment roll az soon after the appoint
ment of such comm issioner as IL shall
J be practicable 60 do so. shall be re-
turned and flied by such commissions
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and thereupon 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 to- days after the fling
Of such assessment roll by said com
missioner to file with the City Recor-
der, in writing. ecitcally and clear.
ly any objection that such person or
property owner may desire 20 urge
against such apportionment.
Section ,. AZ the next regular
meeting Of the City Council, or at any
special or adjourned meeting, after the
expiration OF said ten (10l days, or at
any time 60 which the hearing Of the
objections OF said special assessments
may be adjourned. the City Council
shall act as board OF equalization
and shall give each obiector an op.
portunity To- be heard ~ to the
objections that have been filed and
shall hear aud determine all such OBJ
iections that have been filed to the
apportionmeut OF such special as-
sessment and shall after such hear
Ing, either confirm the assessments,
M indicated by the assessment roll,
or W necessary 90 do 40, shall nrst
amend the same before such con
ilrmatiou. so that the apportionmeut
that shall be made and confirmed by
the City Council shall be equitable
aud just between the different pieces
of property benefited by snid improve
ment aud 80 that each assessment
charged against any aud nll property
benefits that shalt have been conferred
by said Improvement.
section q. After the confirmation Of
the apportionment Of said assessment
by the city council. the city recorder
shall forthwith publish nj least once in
the Ontario Argus and In the Ontario
Democrat, weekly newspapers publish
ed In said city Of Ontario. notice to
the property owners and persons inter
ested. indicating the apportionment OF
said 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 to
the Recorder, the descriptions Of the
different pieces of property assessed,
and the different amounts OF the bene-
fits charged against each Of the differ
ent pieces Of property assessed. The
city council shall have the power at any
time within thirty (3O) days of the con-
frmation 10 amend said assessment roll.
and at the expiration of said thirty
days. except as is otherwise provided
in this ordinance, the assessment as
confirmed shall be final
Section Z. No suit shall be maintained
10 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 leVying or collect
ing any such assessment. or from issue
ing bonds, or contesting the validity
thereof. unless such suit shall have
commenced within thirty (S0) 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 in
whole or in part for any reason what
ever, the city council may at any time
in the manner provided for the levying
of an original assessment. cause q new
assessment TO be made and levied which
shall have like form and effect as an
original assessment.
Section 5. That the aggregate
amount of said assessment for said i'm
provement, and each individual. assess
ment, shall be payable within thirty
(SOl days after the confirmation of said
assessment by the city council, as here