East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-04-03
NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AM
ENDMENTS.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AN
ENDMENTS.
The Common Council has ordered q speci-
al election to be held April %, 1914, to vote
filed with the City Recorder and transmit
ted to the Common Council. as follows:
The following Is the form and number In
which the measure will be printed on the
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment authorizing The City
of Pendleton to incur additional indebt-
edness not exceeding 100000 and to
issue bonds therefor, for purposes Of con-
structing, and completing construction of.
/. gravity system Of water works, and ex-
Vote YES or NO.
.S1. .S1 Fss. No.
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, Umatilla County, Oregon, and to au-
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 $4O,-
10000, in addition to all bonds heretofore
authorized to be issued, for the purposes of
constructing, and completing the construc-
ton of, a gravity system Of water works to
supply said City and Its Inhabitants and 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
Pendleton
The People Of The City Of Pendleton do
That the Charter Of The City Of Pendle-
ton, Umatilla County, Oregon, shall be am
ended by adding thereto q section to be
numbered SECTION A, which shall read
SECTION A. That The City Of Pen
dleton shall have power and authority, and
is hereby empowered and authorized, to in
cur an Indebtedness not exceeding $40,-
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
S4O,OO0.00, 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
consecutively, commencing with number 1.
and IL 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 any
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.
| ii.
The following Is the form and number IN
which the measure will be printed on the
official ballot:
PROPOSED BY INITIATIVE PETITION.
Charter Amendment providing for re assess,
ment Of property assessed. or liable to
assessment. for the opening. altering oe
In any manner improving Of any street,
any kind of local Improvement. hereto
fore or hereafter made by The City OF
Pendleton.
Vote YES or NO.
4o2. Yes.
The full title and text Of such measure
Is as follows:
| BILL
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 oil
improving OF any street. or the construe
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.
Be It Enacted by The People OF The City
Of Pendleton:
The People of The City Of Pendleton dc
Ordain as Follows:
That the Charter OF The City OF Pen
deton, Umatilla County. Oregon shall b,
amended by adding thereto a section TO b
numbered SECTION lB, to read as follows
SECTION I b. That whenever an as
sessment for the opening, altering. grading
paving or improving Of any street. or tn,
construction, reconstruction or repair o.
any sewer or for any kind Of local Improve