East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-03-23

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
court, or when the council shall be In doubt
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 Re-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
| terest 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
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 as,
| sessment shall not be required to be taken ,
| or had within the intent of this Section
Such re assessment shall be made and shalt
I II
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 irregularlty or de-.
feet be jurisdictional or otherwise Such
re assessment shall not be made In case OF.
a street improvement wherein q remou-
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. and
snaIl direct the Recorder or City Engineer
to prepare preliminary re-assessment ur.
on the property included therein within, ~
time TO be fixed by said resolution Upors
tine passage Of such resolution the Recorder
shaii, as soon thereafter as such re-assess-
/ ment Is prepared give notice by ten SUI.
cessive publications In some daily newspa.
per published in The City OF Pendletou. ths,
such re-assessment Is file In his office
giving me 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 to said re assess.
ment by parties aggrieved thereby, ana
snch alains NJ suen persons ms not to depart until
Recorder shall forthwith mail to the own.
er or each lot or part thereof or tract as
iand, affected by such re assessment, or to
MS agent, II the postoffice address OF either
be known to the Recorder, a notice Of sncb
re-assessment, and II such postoffice al.
dress be unknown. then such notice shall h.
directed to such owner or agent at Pendle.
ton. oregon. The owner or owners of anv
property which Is assessed on sncb ress
sessment, or any person having an interest
therein. may within ten DAYS from the iast
puoueation herein provided, file with the
l.
lre-assessment. | At the time appoInted in
such notice the Council shall hear and de
termine all objections which have been filed
ey any party interested The Council shall
nave power to adjourn such hearing frou,
time TO time and shall have the powar n,
its discretion. to revise and correct o. IA
set aside and order the remaklnr of atch
re assessment and shall pass an ortilnanes
approving and confirming such re asses.
ment as corrected and remade by IL. ana
such decision shall be final determinatIon
OF the regularity, validity and CORRECTNESS,
a. er.,a Jns reasssssment. except as herein 9th
erVise provided. When said re assessment
Is completed and confirmed II shall be en-.
tered In the Docket OF City Liens and shah
be enforced and collected In the same man
ner that other assessments for local I'm
provements are enforced and collected IN.
der 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 we're paid
as OF the date OF suck payment And when
u has been attempted TO sell property FOR
any assessment and such sale IN found or
declared void, upon the making OF the re.
assessment the property shall be resoid ana
the proceeds OF such sale shall b. paid 10
the purchaser ut the forme~ ld sale o,
MS assigns. Bot no proceedings shall b.
instituted for such re-asscssr. rnt unss..
within ten years OF the passage ~ the rere
luton OF Intention for the making OF the
original work. Improvement or repair
THIS notice IL published pursuant 10 or.
der OK the Common Council. the first pub
hcauon hereof being made March 10. 1914
1914. "
TIios Fir2 GERALD.
city ReeoEdef