Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-26
ORDINANCE NO. 1898.
hGrter Amendment Submitted to the Voters by the
GOnnAanm GnaLnciL-Nn ONE

Common C0unci-NO. One.
An Ordinance providing for the amendment of Section
81 Of the Charter Of the City Of Salem, Oregon, as
adopted by vote of the people under the initiative
December 2, 1872 by modifying said Section 81 to
able the Common Council to construct public sewers
and drains; to create sewer construction, mainten
ance and redemption fund, and to authorize mllage
tax to provide the same prohibit the Common Coun
Gil from incurring Indebtedness for public
srucon and defining the procedure for construction
of sewers to authorize the issuance of general obga-
ton bonds to define public sewers to provide for the
payment of all Indebtedness for the cost of constructing
all public sewers to provide for refunds account
of paid assessments and the method Of making the
same; to limit payments and refunds to public sewer
construction and to City assessments of the cost thereof
to provide for the sale of said bonds to authorize the
question of issuing bonds to be submitted election
and to authorize the Common Council to ordinances
to carry into effect the provisions of Section So of the
Charter as modified by this ordnance to provide that
the bonds authorized hereunder shall be redeemed by
special and limited tax levy in addition to the limitation
Of Indebtedness provided by Section 6, Subdivision
Of the City Charter.
Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Ctg of SaIe
Oregon:
Be ordained By the Legal Voters of the City of Salem,
Section 1. Section So of the Charter of-the City of
Salem Oregon, amended under the initiative by vote
of the people on December q 1872 hereby amended and
modified so that the same shall read follows tow:
Section 62 (a) The City Council shall have power
TO build construct and lay down all necessary and
drans within the limits Of the City of Salem and to such
point or points beyond may be necessary for the pur
pose OF carrying the and drainage from said City
to safe and convenient point of discharge and in the
the right to use and divert from their natural courses
ANY and all creeks streams running through the CITY,
and the to flow into and through such sewers
and drains for the purpose of cleansing and flushing the
Same.
"(b) The Common Council under the power vested in
1T by paragraph Ca of this section may levy special
Sewer and drainage tax not to exceed five (5) mills on
the dollar the taxable property within the corporate
lmits of the City at the time of making out the annual
budget provided for by this charter and as part of
he total City levy. Said tax levy shall be special and in
addition to the ten Q0l mill tax limitation contained in
Section g. Subdivision Of this Charter and the money
from said special levy shall be kept in separate fund
and be used for constructing public and drains
and maintaining public sewers and drains which
or may hereafter be constructed and for other purpose
Except repayment of public drainage assessments
heretofore paid under assessment ordinances Of the City
as hereafter provided The Common Council shall not
construct any public drains unless the money to
pay for the same either hand tax levy has been
ade to provide the same or any shortage of money nee
"essary to meet construction expenses they mature.
Before undertaking any public sewer or drainage con-
structon project the Common Council shall declare, by
resolution its intention to construct the particular
or drainage system district and therein shall direct the
Getty Engineer to file report with the City Recorder
Showing the plans, proes specifications and estimates
for said system or district and such plans shall show the
boundaries of the proposed to be served by such sys
stem district in sufficient detail for prospective bidders
land for accurate information to the public, The City
Recorder shall present said report to the Common Council
at its first regular meeting thereafter for its considera
on. At any time within six (6) months after said report
is presented whenever the same shall be made to meet
THE approval of the Common Council it shall be adopted
"by resolution in which the sewers or drains to be con-
sruced shall be particularly described Thereafter the
Common Council may proceed to construct such public
sewers drains either by contract under competitive bids
or with City employees through the engineering depart
ent Of the City under the direct control of the Common
Council
"(c) All sewers and drains heretofore laid and con-
sruced by the City of Salem whether by special assess
ment or otherwise particularly those known and described
as the North Salem Sewer, the South Salem Sewer the
extension of the Marion Street Sewer the Union Street
Sewer and those certain public installed under the
designation OF lateral sewer districts and numbered from
zone W to thirteen S) both inclusive and sixteen (IE