East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-17
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTs.
The Common Council has ordered a speci-
al election to be held April %, 1914, to vote
on measures proposed by Initiative Petition
filed with the City Recorder and transmit
ted to the Common Council, as follows:
l.
The following is the form and number in
which the measure will be printed on the
official ballot:
PROPOSED By INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter. Amendment authorizing The City
of Pendleton to incur additional indebt-
edness not exceeding S40,000.00 and to
issue bonds therefor, for purposes Of con-
structing, and completing construction of,
gravity system Of water works, and ex-
ps '' w Vote YES or NO.
400 4oo Yes.
The full title and text OF such measure is
as follows:
A BILL
To propose by initiative petition an Act
to amend the Charter of The City of Pen
dleton. Cmatilla County. Oregon. and to au-
thorize and empower said City to incur an
addition Indebtedness. not exceeding $40.
10000, to that already authorized. and to
issue. sell and dispose OF negotiable bonds
therefor to an amount not exceeding $40,-
000O0, in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized TO be issued. for the purposes of
constructing, and completing the construc.
tion Of, gravity system of water works to
supply said City and las inhabitants and the
inhabitants Of the territory adjoining the
City and the territory In the vicinity Of such
gravity system with water TO exempt such
bonds from taxation, and declaring that
none of them, nor any Indebtedness evil
denced by them, shall be taken into &C.
count in computing the heretofore author
lied Indebtedness which The City Of Pen
| dleton may incur
Be 1t Enacted by the People of The City of
Pendeton
The People of The City Of Pendleton do
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter of The City of Pendle-
ton Umatilla County. Oregon. shall be am
numbered SECTION l A, which shall read
as follows:
SECTION A. That The City Of Pen
dleton shall have power and authority. and
is hereby empowered and authorized, to In
cur au Indebtedness not exceeding S4O-
10000, in addition TO the Indebtedness al
ready authorized. and to issue. sell and dis
pose of negotiable bonds to evidence such
Indebtedness, to an amount not exceeding
SAC, 100000, In addition to all bonds here.
tofore authorized to be issued. for the pur.
poses OF constructing and completing the
construction Of gravity system Of water
works to supply said City and Its inhabi-
tants and the Inhabitants OF the territory
adjoining the City and in the vicinity OF
said gravity system with water. The bonds
issued pursuant to this Section shall be
known as WATER BONDS, Series c c."
shall have those words written. printed or
engraved thereon, and shall be numbered
consecutivey. commencing with number I.
and II the whole amount Of bonds author
lied by this Section shall not be issued at
the same time, any subsequent Issue shall
be numbered commencing with the number
next following the last number issued in
the next preceding issue of said bonds. No
| bond issued pursuant to the provisions OF
this Section shall be subject or liable TO auy
| taxation. and none of them nor any in.
debtedness evidenced by them. shall be
taken into account In computing the here
! tofore authorized Indebtedness which The
City of Pendleton may incur.
The following is the form and number In
official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment providing for re assess
ment OF property assessed. or liable to
assessment. for the opening. altering or
In any manner improving Of any street,
construction or repair of sewers. or for
any kind of local Improvement. hereto
fore or hereafter made by The City or
Pendleton.
- Vote YES or NO.
4os Yes.
The full title and text Of such measure
| Is as follows:
To propose by initiative petition An Act
to amend the Charter Of The City Of Pen.
dleton, Umatilla County. State OF Oregon.
and to provide for the re-assessment of pro
perty assessed, or liable to assessment, for
the opening. altering. grading. paving or
improving OF any street. or the construc>
tion, reconstruction or repair Of any sewer.
or for any kind of local Improvement which
has been, or may hereafter be, made by
said City.
Re 1t Enacted by The People OF The City
of Pendleton:
The People of The City Of Pendleton do
ordain as Follows: :.
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen.
dleton, umatilla County, Oregon shall be
amended by adding thereto a section to b,
numbered SECTION 1B, to read as follows
SECTION ! b. That whenever an as.
sessment for the opening, altering, grading.
paving or improving of any street, or the
lconstruction. reconstruction or repair OF
any sewer or for any kind Of local Improve