East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-19

ment. which has been or may hereafter be
made by the City, has been or shall here
after be set aside, annulled, declared or
rendered void, or its enforcement refused
by any court OF this state, or any Federal
court, having Jurisdiction therein, whether
directly or by virtue Of any decision Of such
court, or when the council shall be In doube'
as to the validity Of such assessment, or
any part thereof the council may, by ordi-.
nance. make new assessment, or re assess.
ment. upon the lots, blocks or parcels OF
land which have been benefited by such
\ Improvement to the extent Of their respec
tive and proportionate shares OF the full
value thereof. Such %e-assessment shall be
based upon the special and peculiar bene
fit Of such improvement to the respective
] parcels Of land assessed, at the time Of its
1 original making, but shall not exceed the
amount Of such original assessment In
| est thereon from the date Of delinquency
OF the original assessment may be added
at the discretion Of the Council. Such re,
| assessment shall be made In an equitable.
manner, as nearly as may be In accordance.
! with the law In force at the time 1t Ia.
made; but the Council may adopt a DIFF
ferent plan Of apportionment Of benefits.
| when In Its judgment essential. to secure,
| an equitable re assessment. The proceed
ings required by this Charter to be had
prior to the making Of the original a.
sessment shall NOT be required to be taken
| or had within the intent Of this Section.
Such re-assessment shall be made and shalt
become charge upon the property upon
which the same Is laid. Notwithstanding the
omission, failure or neglect Of any officer,
body or person to comply with the provisions
OF this Charter connected with or relating
to such Improvement and original assess
ment and notwithstanding the proceedings
OF the Council or Of any Officers contractor
| or other person connected with such work
or improvement may have been irregular or
defective, whether such irregularity or de-
feet be jurisdictional or otherwise. Such
re-assessment shall not be made In case OF
a street Improvement wherein n remon
STRANGE sufficient in law to defeat the or
lginal Improvement shall have been filed
The Council shall by resolution declare the
district that has been or will be, benefited
by the improvement for which the re-as.
sessment is TO be or shall be made, ana
shall direct the Recorder or City EngineeS
TO prepare a preliminary re-assessment ucs -
on the property included therein within s.I
time to be fixed by said resolution. Upsr,
| the passage of such resolution the Recorder
snail, as soon thereafter as such re assess
ment is prepared. give notice by ten suc.
! cessive publications in some daily nevspa
per published in The City OF Peudieton, thar
/ such re-assessment Is on file in his office
giving the date OF the passage OF the reso-
| luton directing the making OF the same
and the time at which the Council will hear
and consider objections 10 said re assess.
ment by parties agYrieved thereby. ana
warning such persons not to depart pntR
such re assessment has been complessd Tn.
Recorder shall forthwith mail to me own-
er OF each lot or part thereof, or tract OF,
iand affected by such re-assessmeut, or 10
MS agent, II the postoffice address of either
known TO the Recorder. notice Of such.
.eassessment, and IL such postoffice ad
dress De unknown. then such notice shall b-
oirected TO such owner or agent at Pendie
ten, Oregon. The owner or owners OF ANY.
l plopery wnich is assessed on such re-as-
sessmeh', or any person having an interest
therein. may within ten days from the lasf
publication herein provided, file with the
recorder their objections in writing 10 snch
seSssessmeht; ssss Al the time appointed in
sucn notice the Council shall hear and de-
termine all objections which have been fiiaa
py any party interested. The ConuciI shall
nave power TO adjourn such hearing From.
;,n t,ne 70 time and snail have the power, In
IT'S uiscreuon. to revise and correct or 70
SET aside and order the remaking OF Sueb
reassessment, and shall pass an Ordnance
approving and confirming such re-asssss.
n meh. us corrected and remade by II, antg
sucn decision shall be final DETERMINATION
OF the regularity, validity and Correctness
OF tne re-assessment. except as herein 9th.
erwise provided. When said re e-assessment
completed and confirmed It shall be en-.
tered In the Docket Of City Liens and shall
be enforced and collected In the same man,
her that other assessments for local i'm
provements are enforced and collected un.
uer this charter and the laws governing
the city All sums paid upon the former
assessment shall be credited TO the property
on account OF which the same were paid.
as as OF the date OF such payment. And when
u mas been attempted TO sell property for
any assessment and such sale ls fonnd or
declared void, upon the making OF the re.
assess sment the property shall b. resold and
the proceeds OF such sale shall be paid 10
,hc purchaser at the former void sale or
ms assigns But no proceedings shall b.,
instituted for such re-assessnent unless
within ten years OF the passage Of tho reso
lutioD OF Intention for the making Of th.
orig,nal work. Improvement or repair
This notice II published pursuant 10 or.
ger OF the Common Council. the first pub
lication hereof being made March 10. 1914.
pated Pendleton, Oregon. March 10.
THos FiTz GERALD,
City aecasear.